We do not need to offer the client any information of ourselves, so do not ask us. We (ESPECIALLY during sessions with clients) are the vessels of our gods – when you speak to us, you are speaking to the gods. The gods do not have a birthday, or private matters of the vessel (us)… Continue reading PSA: There are courtesy rules to acknowledge when in a session or even simply speaking to a 무당.
The interesting note here to take is that it certainly varies by culture. For example, in Korea, no one but initiated monks and initiated mudangs are able to draw up and sell these talismans. So for us, to see a layperson do this, would be egregiously offensive. She notes that you WILL have this sort… Continue reading Selling Fu Talismans — benebell wen
It was a bit difficult watching at first. I had a strong urge to dance and jump – but 신령님 was quite pleased when I tried to play. It was my first time ever really watching or even touching 장구 but I seem to have a bit of a knack for it. I’m very excited… Continue reading The Ancient Drums
Once upon a time, I was outside looking in, into a tradition I had no idea about and gathered what I did know from various sources like anthropologist books. I did my best with what I had. I knew I was missing a lot of context, even with my being Korean, due to the closed… Continue reading The Initiation Ceremony & Why It’s Important
I’m going to walk you through an easy beginner’s methodology for I Ching and tarot divination. We’ll be doing a simple one card tarot draw plus casting I Ching hexagrams by the coin toss method. So in addition to the instructions here for the I Ching divination, I’m presuming you have a tarot deck and… Continue reading
Evil spirits are attracted to strange, “impure” things. They hover around funerals, bridges, and homes/families that had a newborn baby. These misfortune/calamity spirits can be called 살 curse or Invisible Arrows, as they strike you strong and quick and piercing. Everyone gets 3 years’ worth of bad luck every twelve years. Typically a fortune kut… Continue reading To Avoid Misfortune
THE MUDANG 