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The New Lunar Year: Important Rituals You Need to Know

By Dr. Anne Hilty on March 7, 2013 in Asia, Featured, Jeju Island, Photos, South Korea

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Jeju Sin-gwa-se-gut, or first ritual of the new (lunar) year, is held to honor a village’s patron gods; the shaman entreats the gods for a propitious year, performs divination to receive the gods’ response, and...

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A South Korean Ipchun Ritual Welcomes Spring

By Dr. Anne Hilty on February 13, 2013 in Asia, Jeju Island, Photos, South Korea

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The stage is set: Ipchun altar, prior to ritual, paper art of traditional figures in background beneath Jeju’s oldest (1448) and most significant building, Gwandeokjeong (National Treasure No. 322).Shaman Suh Sun Sil (left) welcomes “Ja...

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Yongnuni Oreum: Waves of Curves

By Dr. Anne Hilty on February 12, 2013 in Asia, Jeju Island, Photos, South Korea

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Yongnuni Oreum, thought to look like a dragon at rest, is a beautiful volcanic crater with soft ridges. This oreum [volcanic cone, in Jeju dialect], 247.8 meters high, is a good place to go trekking...

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Gotjawal, a Giver of Life, Mystery and Magic

By Dr. Anne Hilty on February 7, 2013 in Asia, Jeju Island, Photos, South Korea

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Gotjawal (“goht-jah-wahl” – in Jeju dialect, meaning “forest” and “rubble”) is one of the more unique and mysterious features of Jeju, for centuries deeply significant to the island’s people.Densely forested regions over rocky volcanic soil,...

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Ipchun Gut: Shamanic Ritual Celebrates the Coming of Spring

By Dr. Anne Hilty on January 8, 2013 in Asia, Jeju Island, Photos, South Korea

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In the dead of winter, take heart: spring is not far away.Ipchun, one of 24 seasonal divisions by the lunisolar calendar, marks the onset of spring. On Jeju, people traditionally celebrated it primarily by affixing...

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Jeju is Blessed with Goddess Shrines

By Dr. Anne Hilty on January 5, 2013 in Asia, Jeju Island, Photos, South Korea

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In Jeju, ‘halmang-dang’ or goddess shrines dot the island.The word ‘halmang’ can mean both ‘goddess’ and ‘grandmother’ or ‘old woman’ — the veneration of an elder female, perhaps reminiscent of the clan structure.The shamanistic shrines...

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New Year: The First Sunrise in Jeju South Korea

By Dr. Anne Hilty on January 1, 2013 in Asia, Jeju Island, Photos, South Korea

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At the grassy base of this UNESCO-designated mountain [2007] jutting out to sea, Seongsan Ilchulbong, an annual overnight New Year’s Eve festival takes place. People enjoy the party and performances throughout the night, and climb to...

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Women’s Empowerment: Jeju-style, Part 1

By Dr. Anne Hilty on February 17, 2012 in Jeju Island, Photos

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I’d like to talk to you about Women’s Empowerment Principles, within the context of culture. Women’s Empowerment Principles, known as WEP, were co-created by two United Nations organizations: UN Development Fund for Women, or UNIFEM; and,...

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Dr. Anne Hilty

Dr. Anne Hilty is a Cultural Health Psychologist with a focus on the interplay of Eastern and Western theories of mental health as well as the mind-body connection. Her grounding is in the fields of cultural, transpersonal, and health psychology; she is additionally influenced by classical Chinese medicine, somatic psychology, and Asian shamanic traditions. Originally from the city of New York, Dr. Hilty lives on bucolic Jeju Island in South Korea, having previously lived in Seoul and Hong Kong.

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Dr. Anne Hilty

The New Lunar Year: Important Rituals You Need to Know

A South Korean Ipchun Ritual Welcomes Spring

Yongnuni Oreum: Waves of Curves

Gotjawal, a Giver of Life, Mystery and Magic

Ipchun Gut: Shamanic Ritual Celebrates the Coming of Spring

Jeju is Blessed with Goddess Shrines

New Year: The First Sunrise in Jeju South Korea

Women’s Empowerment: Jeju-style, Part 1

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