By Gloria Ogbonna
A group of indigenous shamans in Lima, Peru, gathered on Monday to perform a traditional end-of-year ritual aimed at accessing visions of the future as the world approaches 2026. According to the spiritual leaders, their revelations point to a year marked by intense global turmoil, including the possible downfall of Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro and even the outbreak of a third world war.
The ritual brought together 11 shamans—often referred to locally as witch doctors—who conducted elaborate ceremonies along Peru’s Pacific coast, a setting they traditionally use for year-end spiritual observances.
During the ritual, the shamans worked with symbolic images of prominent world leaders, including U.S. President Donald Trump, Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, and Russian President Vladimir Putin, among others. These images were used both to foresee political developments and to carry out spiritual “cleansing” ceremonies intended to calm tensions and promote peace among global leaders.
According to those present, President Trump was given particular attention during the ritual. The shamans claimed they sensed unusually high levels of anxiety surrounding the American leader and therefore performed an especially thorough cleansing intended to restore balance and strength.
The group regularly convenes at the close of each year to interpret what they believe are spiritual signs for the months ahead.
To access these visions, the shamans reportedly use traditional tools such as coca leaves—best known as the raw material for cocaine production—and ayahuasca, a hallucinogenic herbal brew long used in indigenous Amazonian spiritual practices to induce altered states of consciousness and prophetic visions.
Speaking to Spanish news agency EFE, several shamans warned that 2026 would be a year of major instability on the world stage. They suggested that escalating tensions between global powers could potentially spiral into a wider conflict, though they ultimately predicted that the United States would emerge victorious.
“We have observed that there are going to be many problems—very strong ones—between Maduro and Donald Trump,” said spiritual leader Cleofé Sedano. “Why? Because ambition and conflict will drive events, and there may even erupt a third world war.”
Another shaman, Felix Roldán, focused on Venezuela’s geopolitical position and its reliance on foreign allies. He predicted that Russia and China—often described as Caracas’ main international backers—would not ultimately intervene to preserve Maduro’s grip on power.
“Venezuela is supported by China and Russia,” Roldán said. “But it’s not just about Venezuela—it’s about petroleum. In the end, the winner will be the United States. That is what we have seen. The Americans have been preparing for many years, not just two or three. They are very prepared.”
The predictions come as Venezuela remains diplomatically isolated across much of Latin America, including in Peru. The Maduro government is widely regarded as illegitimate by regional neighbors, particularly following disputed elections and ongoing human rights concerns.
China and Russia continue to be its most significant allies, frequently blocking international efforts—such as at the United Nations—to hold Caracas accountable and helping Venezuela sell oil despite international sanctions.
In mid-December, President Trump announced a sweeping initiative to designate the Maduro regime as a foreign terrorist organization. Trump argued that the regime has not legitimately governed Venezuela since at least 2018, citing the failure to hold free and fair elections.
As part of the designation, Trump said the United States would impose “a total and complete blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers going into and out of Venezuela,” framing the move as both a response to the regime’s actions and years of asset seizures from American companies under Venezuela’s socialist “Bolivarian” system.
Around the same time, the U.S. Department of Defense announced “Operation Southern Spear,” an effort aimed at intercepting and destroying vessels used to smuggle narcotics from South America into the United States.
Maduro, who serves as Venezuela’s de facto commander in chief of the military, is also believed by U.S. authorities to be a senior figure in the Cartel de los Soles, a cocaine-trafficking network allegedly operating through elements of the Venezuelan armed forces.
Beyond Venezuela, the shamans expressed concern for President Trump’s personal well-being, claiming to sense high levels of anxiety and predicting he could suffer an illness in 2026. They also foresaw major earthquakes and natural disasters around the world, though their outlook for Peru itself was comparatively optimistic.
Peru is scheduled to hold presidential elections in April, marking the country’s ninth president in just 11 years due to repeated impeachments and political instability.
At the time of the ritual, 36 candidates—many of them repeat contenders—had registered to run. The shamans predicted a relatively calm election with minimal violence and forecast that the winner would be conservative politician Keiko Fujimori, a four-time presidential candidate and daughter of former President Alberto Fujimori.
The Lima gathering continues a pattern of annual predictions by the same group. In late 2024, the shamans similarly warned of the potential for global war in 2025 and claimed to foresee an unexpected alliance between Trump and Putin designed to isolate communist China.
“We have been able to visualize that the United States is going to ally with Mr. Putin of Russia,” spiritualist Juan de Dios García said at the time. “This alliance will not be well received by China, and we have seen that a third world war could erupt.”
In previous forecasts, the shamans also predicted mass deportations of illegal immigrants from the United States, the possibility of nuclear conflict involving Israel, and advised Canadians and Japanese to invest in gold to avoid betrayal and instability.
While their predictions are rooted in spiritual tradition rather than empirical analysis, the shamans’ annual rituals continue to draw media attention in Peru and beyond, reflecting both cultural heritage and widespread global anxiety over the future.
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