I SAW the movie Himalaya about a hill tribe of Tibetans who were led by an old chief. They needed to take a yak train of salt bags down to the valley to exchange for grain before the winter came. The chief wanted to take his grandson on the trip but was concerned about the evil spirits that lived in the mountains. He took the boy to a shaman to get a protective spell. The shaman changed the boy’s name to Pasang and put a small anvil on a cord around his neck. As they left the shaman, the grandfather told the boy he might be embarrassed by his new name but at least he was protected.