CEREMONY OF THE PHILOSOPHERS

A stranger encountering a rabbit in the countryside is captivated by its beauty. He wants to approach it, but the rabbit seems in a hurry. His curiosity piqued, the stranger follows the rabbit, and as he runs through the vast countryside, through the shadows of its massive trees, he suddenly notices the sound of a drum ringing in his ears. "Where are these hypnotic drum sounds coming from?" the stranger wonders, completely confused.

As he pushes wild orchids with his hands, he finds himself on a path that leads to a tranquil, verdant pond where butterflies dance in the sky. Swans, gliding on the surface as if chatting, seem to signal the dragonflies' arrival with a flutter of their wings. The drum sounds become increasingly clear. Through the tall ivy, the stranger sees people dancing on the lakeshore, circling around a circle of fire, accompanied by these hypnotic sounds. He immediately realizes that this is a ceremony and that the dancers are shamans.

At that very moment, a dove with striped wings lands on the stranger's shoulder, inviting him to the edge of the pond. The dove flies toward the shamans and, upon landing, transforms into a shaman. He witnesses a shaman transform into a horse, and a uniquely patterned snake transforms into a shaman.

The stranger doesn't believe the stories, but he can't believe what he sees either. That's where the real story begins.