Korean Shamanism

http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=2994354

http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/AK/AK_EN_1_4_8_3.jsp

http://omtimes.com/2013/01/korean-shamanism/
Shamanism is the oldest religious impulse of the Korean people before any foreign born religious/spiritual ideology, such as Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism, came to Korea. Even though its origin is shrouded in mystery it is believed to be linked to a Siberian prototype and to Ural-Altaic civilization. Shamanic practice survived throughout the five-thousand-year-old history of Korea and formed the conscious and the subconscious strata of the Korean psyche.

http://www.gwangjunewsgic.com/online/korean-sayings-a-novice-shaman-kills-a-man/
This is a strange article that has nothing to do with the title-I only include it for some Korean vocabulary.

http://people.duke.edu/~myhan/kaf0911.pdf
Korean Shaman Art PDF

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/29/uk-korea-shamans-idUSLNE85S00M20120629

http://www.redicecreations.com/article.php?id=9791

Shaman Article National Geographic

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2012/12/shamans/stern-text

http://fineartamerica.com/featured/a-female-shaman-walks-across-grass-justin-guariglia.html

http://cn.hujiang.com/new/p526360/

Asian Ghosts

http://group1ghosts.tumblr.com/

Dan Gun

http://www.san-shin.org/Dan-gun_Myth.html

San-Shin

I am having my students write a paper about Korean Shamanism. Today, we were talking about San-Shin, mountain Gods.
Kim Nam Hee said that if a mountain is burning, it weeps."When a mountain is burning furiously, it is wailing."
Lee Hyo Jin discussed the significance of the tiger. She said that after 300 years, the tiger can speak and smoke a pipe. The pipe is called "kom bang dae." In the pipe, he smokes the dried leaves of "yeon jo." I asked what says. Hyo Jin said, "I'm 300 years old. I can speak and smoke a pipe. Cheers!" In Korean society, that is really funny. Below are some pics of Sanshin with tiger, and Korean pipes.

http://cksdigital.manoa.hawaii.edu/photo/items/show/10

http://somewhereindhamma.wordpress.com/2011/02/03/why-did-the-rabbit-give-the-tiger-a-pipe/

"The Tiger is an Angel" Thomas
"He is holding a stick, cha yeon, or pa cho seon, which can change the weather. He is 10000 years old and practices everyday to care for his soul." Tom
The Tiger represents the Korean map (Kristen), which looks like a crouching tiger. (Moon Seri said Dokdo is one of the tigers turds.)
"The tiger represents bravery. The Pine Tree represents the defeat of evil." Coco
The Pine Tree is always blue, which means the correct spirit." HwangSuJin
Sanshin controls the mountain's biology. The tiger protects the San shin. Park Seo In

There seems to be an element of shapeshifting in this. The Sanshin has a tiger spirit, and can shapeshift into a tiger.

http://sacredsites.com/asia/korea/sanshin.html

Sun Salutation

Mantras to be said with each posture and English translation.
1- Om Mitrayanamah - Oh Sun, You are a friend of every one, let us all be friendly with every one like you.
2 - Om Ravayenamah - Oh Sun, You have bubbling energy, you have sustainable energy throughout the day, let us also have the same sustainable and untiring energy through out the day.
3 - Om Suryayanamah - Oh Sun, You possess only clean and positive energy inside. No pollution you cause while producing energy. Let us also possess only clean and positive energy inside.
4 - Om Bhanavenamah - Oh Sun, You shine with your own energy. Let us all shine in life with our own efforts and achievements. Let us try to be independent.
5 - Om Khagayanamah - Oh Sun, You don’t have any darkness inside, only illumination. Let us also not have any darkness inside. Let us not have any ignorance, let us have only wisdom.
6 - Om Pooshnenamah - Oh Sun, You have enormous energy and you give such a warmth for all beings, let us share only warmth to all those around us.
7 - Om Hiranyagarbhayanamah - Oh Sun, You have a gold fusion energy in the stomach. Let us also have the same fusion energy inside, consume less and produce more, eat less and convert whatever we eat into energy. Let us consume less and leave resources for the coming generations.
8 - Om Mareechayenamah - Oh Sun, You have created such a good atmosphere on the planet where all of us can live in peace and harmony, let us also create a good atmosphere around us so that every one around us can live happily.
9 - Om Adityayanamah - Oh Sun, You are the initiator, you awaken the people every day in the morning. Let us also be the initiators, let us leave our lethargy, our laziness, our boredom and let us be in the fore front of every activity in our life.
10 - Om Savitrenamah - Oh Sun, You have such generosity that you don’t keep any thing back but just share every thing with others. Let us also share whatever good things we have, let us share them with others.
11 - Om Arkhayanamah - Oh Sun, You are selfless, You use your entire mass for the benefit of others, You burnout yourself to give light to this world, let us also use this body to serve others. “Sareeram kadu dharma sadhanam”.
12 - Om Bhaskarayanamah - Oh Sun, You make every thing shine around you. Let us make every one around us shine and become successful in their lives. May we all shine together.

Thanks, Jyoti.