That which empowered a tribal shaman to cast out an evil spirit is in many ways the same force that Benny Hinn, Jimmy Swaggart, Pat Robertson, Oral Roberts, Jose Luis de Jesús Miranda and others wield over their audiences.   The shaman was the tribal healer; with ritual magic to intercede with the spirit world.  These men sit at the top of their organizations, praying on behalf of their followers to mediate with God.  Just like the shaman, they are the healer, priest, and psychologist of their people, defining what is reality.  The same power changed the face of religion inAmericain the nineteenth century, at the spiritual revival meetings and camps.  For many faiths, such as The Assemblies of God, New Age movements, and Southern Baptists Trances, spirit voices, healings, exorcisms, visions of light, and prophesy are all part of every-day religion.  These religions don’t rely upon complex theologies and ancient creeds—they prove their worth with mystical experiences that everyone can undergo.  We still see them hold on to ancient myths, and particularly the Bible, but the theology is far less of an issue than is the importance of encountering God.  At Pentecostal services, people try to “speak in tongues”—and many do.  New Age groups try to contact other worlds though meditation—and many feel they succeeded.  Most Baptists are “Born Again”—convinced that a Holy Spirit touched their lives.  These experiences are not told by liars.  They aren’t slight-of-hand tricks played by charlatans.  They are the natural reactions by people who have experienced something they don’t quite understand.  An experience they were trying to create with all of their energy.  An experience they longed to have.  They have an experience their leaders knew would come, and the modern-day shaman were ready with mystical explanations for these very natural reactions.