How to Become a Korean Shaman - Interview with Mudang Jenn

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@andrewofaiur 3 жыл бұрын

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 :(

@2010facethemusic 2 жыл бұрын

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!

@r.s.5166 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for bringing this level of journalism to such an obscure and absolutely fascinating topic 🙏💜

@WitchesWine 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for listening and watching 🙏

@cillianennis9921 2 жыл бұрын

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

@andrewc.2952 4 ай бұрын

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.

@Jumpoable 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@dearthricedewitt5534 2 жыл бұрын

This is one of my FAVORITE episodes!!! Listening to it again today…😆

@paleobc65 Жыл бұрын

As a hindu it’s so interesting seeing people from different indigenous religions. Korean shamanism is so interesting.

@kollettevan9746 Жыл бұрын

Jenn's experiences and work are very much like Hmong Shamanism and how their journeys begin. Hope you are dong well, Jenn.

@danni274 3 жыл бұрын

This is such a great podcast.

@WitchesWine 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! ✨

@tinjadog Жыл бұрын

Fascinating subject. Curious to know, if the rituals are very expensive, are they only accessible to wealthy people?

@hollywoodj5758 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@Jumpoable 2 жыл бұрын

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).

@2010facethemusic 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@bastianbahal5922 Жыл бұрын

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.

@DivineFeminineDiaries 6 ай бұрын

Excellent post

@NepalShaman 3 жыл бұрын

Greeting from Nepal Himalayas 🇳🇵

@CrazyGirlMelody 3 жыл бұрын

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!