So, when the shaman chants "Olon Angit Kino Solongos," they are asking a metaphysical question: "Who among you birds will become the bridge?" "Which spirit will bend its back like a rainbow so that I may walk upon it?" What strikes me most about this phrase is the word "Kino" (Who?). It implies that the shaman does not control the spirits. They cannot simply summon a rainbow at will.
So the next time a storm passes and a rainbow cuts across the gray sky, stop looking for the pot of gold. Instead, watch the birds. And whisper the old question: "Kino?" Olon Angit Kino Solongos
is the bridge. In shamanic drumming, the rainbow is often visualized as the path the shaman takes during a trance. It is the shimmering, impossible arc that connects the wet earth to the dry thundercloud. So, when the shaman chants "Olon Angit Kino
