I'm also from Queens NY, grew up in that typical Christian Korean community and had been conditioned to view mudangs as demonic. I'm really glad to have found this talk because I discovered another unwarranted prejudice I can dispense with. The extreme negativity towards mudangs, I think, is mainly from the fear of the unknown. There's no mainstream, acceptable source of information explaining the culture and practices of mudangs, so ignorance and prejudice fills that void. I feel really bad about Jenn suffering from discrimination because I know if I was in her community, I would've been just another person passing judgment onto her as well :(
Thank the producers for bringing Mudang Jenn to speak so openly about her understanding and process, including the status of mu-ism in Korean culture and her concerns about integrity of indigenous culture. Thanks to Jenn for speaking so openly!
Thank you for sharing this. Chinese shamanic practitioner here. Lots of cultural parallels. Love her analogy of her pantheon being a Swiss Army knife. LOL Mudang Jenn's grandmother was basically WITH THE SPIRIT during Catholic mass but the male priest was not having it. There's no shame in being a mudang/ witch now; the souls on this planet & the planet NEEDS the healing.
Great podcast.. Hmong shaman and Korean shamans are very similar, I believe we both originated from the same ancestors. A Hmong shaman is also chosen by the spirits, get spirit sickness and will need to find a shaman teacher to begin your journey as a shaman.
Shamans across the globe all have similarities as Shamanism is the innate spiritual heritage of ALL humanity (of course there are more cultural similarities between Asia shamans & other Asian shamans; South American shamans with other South American shamanic practitioners).
There are two "types" of shamans in Korea, like many diverse traditions: those who are called to the vocation through initiation by another shaman who identifies a spirit illness, simbyeong, and is mentored in the practice by a shaman "mother" in the ritual traditions of the northern part of the peninsula. And the other, whose roots are in the southern part of the peninsula, enter the vocation through ancestral lineage. In the latter the traditions (rituals, paraphernalia, etc.) are passed down within the family, such as the shamans of Chindo Island (Chindo Ssiskkim). The video included in the link shows the late naramansin (national shaman) Kim Keumhwa who hailed from Hwanghae-do, a province now within the borders of North Korea. While her grandmother was a shaman, and her niece was also initiated as a shaman, this is not considered a hereditary practice. These shamans all experienced charismatic episodes. Kim Seongsengnim had dedicated her life to preserving these intangible treasures, including teaching the practices to her initiates.
Similar to the Land Dayak too, the priestess / shaman of the old practice got spirit sickness as a child and healed by senior priestessses and priest / shaman before being intiated as one.
Besides putting in the effort to do proper research on the community, do you guys have advice/recommendation to show support to the Shamans? This was wonderful to listen to. Thank you for this!
Hi, I feel very strongly that her grandmother was told when she was younger that one of her offspring would have that gift. I know her grandmother refused to believe it but knows deep down that it would be true.
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I'm also from Queens NY, grew up in that typical Christian Korean community and had been conditioned to view mudangs as demonic. I'm really glad to have found this talk because I discovered another unwarranted prejudice I can dispense with. The extreme negativity towards mudangs, I think, is mainly from the fear of the unknown. There's no mainstream, acceptable source of information explaining the culture and practices of mudangs, so ignorance and prejudice fills that void. I feel really bad about Jenn suffering from discrimination because I know if I was in her community, I would've been just another person passing judgment onto her as well :(
Thank the producers for bringing Mudang Jenn to speak so openly about her understanding and process, including the status of mu-ism in Korean culture and her concerns about integrity of indigenous culture. Thanks to Jenn for speaking so openly!
Thank you so much for bringing this level of journalism to such an obscure and absolutely fascinating topic 🙏💜
Thank you for listening and watching 🙏
i think this is the only indepth video on mudang on youtube. thanks. i wish there was more material on this to help others learn more about the mudang
Thank you for sharing this. Chinese shamanic practitioner here. Lots of cultural parallels. Love her analogy of her pantheon being a Swiss Army knife.
LOL Mudang Jenn's grandmother was basically WITH THE SPIRIT during Catholic mass but the male priest was not having it.
There's no shame in being a mudang/ witch now; the souls on this planet & the planet NEEDS the healing.
Really appreciate this talk show, thank you so much 💖
Thank you for watching 🙏
This is one of my FAVORITE episodes!!! Listening to it again today…😆
As a hindu it’s so interesting seeing people from different indigenous religions. Korean shamanism is so interesting.
Great podcast.. Hmong shaman and Korean shamans are very similar, I believe we both originated from the same ancestors. A Hmong shaman is also chosen by the spirits, get spirit sickness and will need to find a shaman teacher to begin your journey as a shaman.
Shamans across the globe all have similarities as Shamanism is the innate spiritual heritage of ALL humanity (of course there are more cultural similarities between Asia shamans & other Asian shamans; South American shamans with other South American shamanic practitioners).
There are two "types" of shamans in Korea, like many diverse traditions: those who are called to the vocation through initiation by another shaman who identifies a spirit illness, simbyeong, and is mentored in the practice by a shaman "mother" in the ritual traditions of the northern part of the peninsula. And the other, whose roots are in the southern part of the peninsula, enter the vocation through ancestral lineage. In the latter the traditions (rituals, paraphernalia, etc.) are passed down within the family, such as the shamans of Chindo Island (Chindo Ssiskkim). The video included in the link shows the late naramansin (national shaman) Kim Keumhwa who hailed from Hwanghae-do, a province now within the borders of North Korea. While her grandmother was a shaman, and her niece was also initiated as a shaman, this is not considered a hereditary practice. These shamans all experienced charismatic episodes. Kim Seongsengnim had dedicated her life to preserving these intangible treasures, including teaching the practices to her initiates.
Similar to the Land Dayak too, the priestess / shaman of the old practice got spirit sickness as a child and healed by senior priestessses and priest / shaman before being intiated as one.
This is such a great podcast.
Thank you! ✨
Besides putting in the effort to do proper research on the community, do you guys have advice/recommendation to show support to the Shamans? This was wonderful to listen to. Thank you for this!
Excellent post
Hi, I feel very strongly that her grandmother was told when she was younger that one of her offspring would have that gift. I know her grandmother refused to believe it but knows deep down that it would be true.
Jenn's experiences and work are very much like Hmong Shamanism and how their journeys begin. Hope you are dong well, Jenn.
Greeting from Nepal Himalayas 🇳🇵
Fascinating subject. Curious to know, if the rituals are very expensive, are they only accessible to wealthy people?
Fascinating and informative!
Thanks for watching!
Ancestors healer r consider best here in nepal as well. 🇳🇵🇳🇵
Really nice
Wait who’s the one being interviewed is that who’s TikTok and IG in the description?
Thanks for this 💚♥️💚♥️
How can I book a shaman near seoul?
Go on RUclips and look up 무당 and you will see a whole lot of them including their cell numbers
안녕. I am huang ren shaman from indo
Hi! What is a huang ten shaman?
즉, 인도네시아 출신의 무속 숭배자이고 다른 사람이 볼 수없는 정령을 볼 수 있고 아직 한국계이며 신내림굿도 했습니다.
I'm interested!
howre koreans appropriating their own culture??