Steppe Shaman
@SteppeShaman
Nomadic Shaman // Adventures & History
East Tibetan vs. West Tibetan scenery Caused by the Himalayas stopping all humidity from South Asia to entering West Tibet; whilst East Tibet is connected to the more humid Yungui highlands and Mongolian steppe
Western Civilization began on the Steppe
Western Civilization began on Mount Sinai.
🇨🇦 Some say I am too eloquent and magnificent to hold a speech at a conference (I agree)! I was detained and interrogated. I gave the good officer a lesson in metapolitics and perhaps I have a new subscriber now. Obviously, I have done nothing wrong. I have no criminal record.…
The Yak is among the most majestic beasts of the world; even in it's domesticated form
Yak pastures in East Tibet vs. West Tibet; despite variations in environment, the hardy yak still manages to thrive on the Tibetan plateau
The last great steppe migration was from Europe to Asia: In 1771 Torghut Mongols travelled from Kalmykia to Dzungaria en masse, defeating larger Muslim armies along the way Torghuts were significantly outnumbered by Muslims but withstood the chasing Bashkir and Kazakh armies
It is still possible to travel from Europe to the Sea of Japan by horse, because the steppe stretches from Slovakia to Manchuria A great undertaking
"Perfect purity is possible if you turn your life into a line of poetry written with a splash of blood." - Yukio Mishima in Runaway Horses
