in South Korea a land where Buddhism and Christianity reign many still turned to
Christianity reign many still turned to
Christianity reign many still turned to the old folk beliefs of shamanism belief
the old folk beliefs of shamanism belief
the old folk beliefs of shamanism belief in a world inhabited by spirits but to
in a world inhabited by spirits but to
in a world inhabited by spirits but to become a Korean shaman a believer must
become a Korean shaman a believer must
become a Korean shaman a believer must pass an initiation called the Noreen
pass an initiation called the Noreen
pass an initiation called the Noreen coot a right so extreme that few would
coot a right so extreme that few would
coot a right so extreme that few would attempt it while some are born to their
attempt it while some are born to their
attempt it while some are born to their role as shamans others like ji-yong
role as shamans others like ji-yong
role as shamans others like ji-yong receive their calling through a mystic
receive their calling through a mystic
receive their calling through a mystic illness called shinbe young she may look
illness called shinbe young she may look
illness called shinbe young she may look healthy but jion has been tormented by
healthy but jion has been tormented by
healthy but jion has been tormented by spirits since childhood sometimes I’d be
spirits since childhood sometimes I’d be
spirits since childhood sometimes I’d be in so much pain that it left me almost
in so much pain that it left me almost
in so much pain that it left me almost completely paralyzed one day she had a
completely paralyzed one day she had a
completely paralyzed one day she had a dream she dreamed of a shaman but didn’t
dream she dreamed of a shaman but didn’t
dream she dreamed of a shaman but didn’t know who she was
know who she was
know who she was I saw a shaman all dressed up and
I saw a shaman all dressed up and
I saw a shaman all dressed up and participating in some activity I felt I
participating in some activity I felt I
participating in some activity I felt I needed to find her
the shaman in jion’s dream turned out to
the shaman in jion’s dream turned out to be real her name was Kim kumoi
be real her name was Kim kumoi
be real her name was Kim kumoi the acknowledged leader of northern
the acknowledged leader of northern
the acknowledged leader of northern style ecstatic shamanism Kim kumoi
style ecstatic shamanism Kim kumoi
style ecstatic shamanism Kim kumoi agreed to take Jeon into her home to
agreed to take Jeon into her home to
agreed to take Jeon into her home to prepare her for the initiation ceremony
if Jeon fails this test the spirit will
if Jeon fails this test the spirit will not possess her and she will not be
not possess her and she will not be
not possess her and she will not be cured it’s morning on the day chosen for
cured it’s morning on the day chosen for
cured it’s morning on the day chosen for jion’s Noreen coot initiation with the
jion’s Noreen coot initiation with the
jion’s Noreen coot initiation with the beating of the drum and the banging of
beating of the drum and the banging of
beating of the drum and the banging of the gongs the Noreen coot begins jion
the gongs the Noreen coot begins jion
the gongs the Noreen coot begins jion puts on her first costume and prepares
puts on her first costume and prepares
puts on her first costume and prepares to summon a god she enters into what’s
to summon a god she enters into what’s
to summon a god she enters into what’s called an ecstatic trance these shamans
called an ecstatic trance these shamans
called an ecstatic trance these shamans believe that in this trance her mind
believe that in this trance her mind
believe that in this trance her mind becomes possessed and she speaks in the
becomes possessed and she speaks in the
becomes possessed and she speaks in the spirits voices jion and the other
spirits voices jion and the other
spirits voices jion and the other shamans dance for hours changing
shamans dance for hours changing
shamans dance for hours changing costumes after every spirit possession
the time has come for Kim kumoi to call
the time has come for Kim kumoi to call upon the knife writing general her
upon the knife writing general her
upon the knife writing general her guardian spirit
guardian spirit
guardian spirit as an indication of the general spirit
as an indication of the general spirit
as an indication of the general spirit within her she licks the blades and
within her she licks the blades and
within her she licks the blades and presses them against her thighs she
presses them against her thighs she
presses them against her thighs she climbs up onto the double-edged shock to
climbs up onto the double-edged shock to
climbs up onto the double-edged shock to knives and dances no blood is shed while
knives and dances no blood is shed while
knives and dances no blood is shed while she addresses the audience in the
she addresses the audience in the
she addresses the audience in the spirits voice announcing his presence
Gian steps on to the knives and she
Gian steps on to the knives and she begins to dance fortunately her feet do
begins to dance fortunately her feet do
begins to dance fortunately her feet do not bleed jion’s passed the final test I
not bleed jion’s passed the final test I
not bleed jion’s passed the final test I feel like I have the whole world in my
feel like I have the whole world in my
feel like I have the whole world in my hands but this is only the beginning
hands but this is only the beginning
hands but this is only the beginning she will have to undergo years of
she will have to undergo years of
she will have to undergo years of training under the guidance of Kim kumoi
training under the guidance of Kim kumoi
training under the guidance of Kim kumoi hopefully she will find greater peace
hopefully she will find greater peace
hopefully she will find greater peace and happiness fulfilling her destiny as
and happiness fulfilling her destiny as
and happiness fulfilling her destiny as a shaman
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