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Within Leni Lenape spirit tradition essentially all objects were generally believed to possess a "life spirit" or regarded to "be alive", that is animated by a life spirit.
Guidance was sought through the manetuwak by both Lenape men and women by various ritualized prayers, visions, and dreams.
Meteinuwak, a kind of shaman directed these rituals and dances and were the spiritual advisors and closely connected with these spirits, thought to be involved with every day life.
Instead, he directed the manetuwak[?], the life spirit of all living things, which were created by Kishelemukong.
The manetuwak were venerated in ceremonies, rituals, dreams, visions, games and ohtas[?] (see below), as well as through the interventions of the Meteinuwak[?], the shamans who were healers, spiritual and emotional guides and religious leaders; they could communicate with the manetuwak.
An Ohta[?] is a wooden doll carved annually and that were said to have remarkable powers of healing and luck.
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