A background look on Curanderismo (By: Jacqueline Perez)
Visions and Stones
A Look into Korean Shamanism and Rock Divination - Stanley Baran Korean shamans that practice divination use many tools to give readings, possibly the most interesting being the use of rocks and stones to grant wishes. Korean shamans also incorporate many cultural aspects into their readings, such as their belief in gods and also zodiac and age calendars. Musindo (Gods) Shamans often keep many paintings and statues of musindo, or gods, in their houses. Their gods symbolize many objects in nature, such as mountains and also the sun and moon. During readings, shamans often utilize their many paintings and statues of their gods to channel their energy. In addition, shamans believe that their god's spiritual power allows them to better connect with their clients, allowing them to perform more accurate and thorough readings. Charts Shamans in Korea often use charts to determine their clients' fate and characteristics. The above chart is specifica...
nice! i wonder why we (as a society) are so much less inclined to adopt spiritual cures on top of physical medicine.
ReplyDeleteHey Jacqueline. I liked learning about curanderos and curandeiros. You did a good job covering the what and why concept of a curanderismo. It was interesting to see why Hispanic culture accepted this type of healer due to economic struggles. It makes sense. Great post!
ReplyDeleteSome families actually give babies bracelets to prevent people from giving them the evil eye. I don't remember if it is mentioned in the reading or not but I know people can give babies the evil eye without knowing. Interesting thing is that apparently in my family it is well known that my grandfather is one of these people I don't know why exactly but I thought it was interesting. Thank you for your post!
ReplyDeleteGreat presentation, the reading was easy and forward, and love the balance of positive and negative color choices. and the did you know section is well delivered!
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