The US economy is experiencing a "selective recession" where lower-income Americans are struggling due to rising costs and dwindling savings, while upper-income consumers remain unaffected. Inflation, although cooling down, has significantly impacted the purchasing power of lower and middle-income individuals. With the pandemic savings having been depleted for most Americans, recession fears are now growing as the job market weakens and interest rates remain high.
Don't do shamans like this they're legitimate religious figures (unironically though only from the region where there are actually shamans in siberia it's not a universal concept)
I know, I actually thought about that after the fact, but I couldn't think of something else that fits and is understandable