Shaman Stories: Look inside People's Minds.

This happened when I was living in a boarding house in Seoul. At the time, I was deeply immersed in my studies and spiritual practice. Since I was living in a boarding house, I could eat home-cooked meals there for breakfast and dinner. One day, as usual, I finished my studies and walked into the living room to have dinner. It was still early, so the other students weren’t there yet. I sat down ..

Shaman Stories: Ghosts Do Exist.

This happened back when I was in middle school and deeply immersed in breathing exercises. One night, after finishing my practice, I fell into a deep sleep. Early in the morning, I got up to use the restroom and noticed something under the kitchen table as I walked out of my room. “Is it a burglar?” I wondered, and as I looked closer, it seemed to be a person—yet not quite. It was pitch dark, so..

In my second year of middle school, at the suggestion of an acquaintance, I began practicing meditation to calm my mind. I started with five-minute sessions of seated meditation and gradually increased the duration. One day, as I sat quietly meditating while gazing at the wall, I noticed that the wall before my eyes was gradually fading away—as if it didn’t exist at all. The saying “Form is empt..

When I was about 14 years old, I began to predict the future in dreams. I had had intense dreams before, but one night a dream felt different, much more real, clearer and very concrete. I saw a school friend walking hand in hand with a boy from our class in the neighboring town. However, said girlfriend did not have a boyfriend and so far there had been no signs that the two were interested in e..

As explained in a previous post, “Saju” refers to an individual’s birth energy based on Yin-Yang and the Five Elements. Therefore, the core of Saju is simple and can be easily understood using various online tools. Subsequently, numerous Mingli scholars and self-proclaimed experts in the art of divination analyzed data gathered from books and their own experiences to develop it into a more concr..

The following is a question I received in the summer of 2021. I’d like to revisit my answer to this question from my current perspective. Is the Four Pillars of Destiny real? I’m a 25-year-old woman. When I was a sophomore in high school, my mom took me to see a renowned shaman, who predicted that I would become a police officer. But I just scoffed at that. I thought, “Me? A civil servant?” I wa..

Not long ago, someone on Naver Knowledge asked the following question, saying they were afraid of death, and I’d like to share my thoughts on this topic with you. I’m afraid of death.I don’t usually think about it much, but when I suddenly start thinking about death, I get so scared. I’m terrified of falling into endless darkness, and I start to wonder if life even has any meaning. Of course, it..

"I'm really obsessed with fortune-telling. What should I do?" This question was posted on Naver Knowledge iN: The person mentioned that he always checks his fortune before taking an exam. Recently, his academic fortune had been unfavorable, and he failed the exam; he was seeking advice on how to become less dependent on fortune telling. My response to this resonated with many people. “Luck isn’t..

There’s a Korean drama currently on Netflix that has drawn public attention by addressing the problems within the education system. Titled *True Education (literal translation of the Korean title)*, the drama depicts the process by which a newly established government agency—the Office of Teacher Authority—reforms the education system by tackling issues such as school bullying, violence against ..

Throughout life, countless people take steps without even knowing where they are going.To find my destination, I must first accurately understand where I am right now. In other words, I must first find myself. Only by finding myself can I discover the purpose of my lifeand move forward in the right direction toward my destination. Phoenix