ABSTRACT
This chapter traces the ways in which attentiveness to waketime and dreamtime omens, although once more public and associated with spirit propitiation, remains an active practice in the domestic sphere. It shows that a set of practices, though now mainly rooted in dream interpretation, can be traced to the general preoccupation with sieving spiritual power and volition in human social life. The chapter explores the office of the village head or Kemovo/Thevo in relation to pre-Christian religious practices. It also explores practices that take place in the sanctuary and prayer centre of the Baptist Revival church. The chapter looks at the Naga conflict and the emergent charismatic movement. It suggests that the 'interference' of the interpretive community with regards to everyday dream experiences in the community, these controls and regulated rhythms now instituted as part of Baptist Church Revival services reflect the dynamic of 'interference' and thus regulation or 'sieving' of charisma.
