Shamans switch Yoon on the scandal and war law act – Sri Lanka Guardian

After the exemption of the former South Korean President Yoon Suk-Yeol, the shamanic community of the country broke its traditional silence to condemn the fashioned guide for what they call the abuse of holy spiritual practices for personal and political gain.

As reported by The Times UKThe consequences of Yoon's alleged attempt to impose war law on December 3 has shocked not only legislators and citizens, but also traditional shamans – an influential but often discrete force in Korean culture. The controversial step, according to reports of mystics and former military officers who have developed spiritualists, is today the subject of a far -reaching criminal investigation.

The scandal deepened last week when the investigators fell through the private residence of Yoon and his wife Kim Keon-Hee in South Seoul. The search is part of an investigation by Jeon Seong-Bae, a shaman who is known as the “Geonjin”, who is suspected of acting as a mediator in a bribes with the unification of the United Church. According to the public prosecutor, the church supposedly tried to give her a diamond chain worth over £ 32,000 and a luxury handbag with Kim to Curry. According to investigators, the goal was to influence the payments of official help for the projects of the church in Cambodia – a country in which South Korean help was later increased.

In response to this, Lee Sung-Jae, head of the South Korean largest shamanic association, spent a rare public complaint:

Yoon's lengthy connections to spiritual personalities have been a recurring topic since his presidential campaign. During a television debate, the audience noticed the Chinese character for “King” (왕) (왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕 왕. However, repeated phenomena of the same symbol in previous events protected speculation that it was a talisman that was supposed to initiate supernatural powers in his political career.

His wife Kim has the public suspicion with her background in the ignition ignition and a doctoral thesis on the fortune telling subject. Reports also claim that Yoon often consulted spiritual advisors during the most important political meetings.

For the controversy, the former chief of the defense information command Noh Sang-Won-der 2018 was easily dismissed due to sexual misconduct-because of its central role in the coup. After Noh had reinvented himself as a shaman and fortune teller, he allegedly became plans to confiscate the national election commission and to fake evidence of voter fraud.

These developments draw unpleasant parallels to the recent political history of South Korea. Park Geun-Hye, the former president, who served a prison sentence for corruption, was similarly accused of being under the influence of a shamanic confidante-a scandal that shook public trust in both politics and traditional belief systems.

While shamanism continues to take a respected cultural niche in South Korea, his politicization has triggered an intensive counter reaction. Critics argue that his use by political personalities undermines the spiritual integrity of practice on a high level and harms its legitimacy in the eyes of the public.

For many South Koreans, the latest revelations not only mark the collapse of a presidency, but also a crisis of credibility for the leadership of the nation – and a cultural settlement with the way old traditions are led in modern power struggles.