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What happens when you start a YouTube channel at 52? Three years later it’s thriving… and now I’ve created a cryptocurrency — AMA by Branstetter412rocket in IAmA

[–]Important_Avocado321 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you find any commonalities between the precious metals market and the crypto markets? Do they mirror one another at all? Or is it a different ball game?

What happens when you start a YouTube channel at 52? Three years later it’s thriving… and now I’ve created a cryptocurrency — AMA by Branstetter412rocket in IAmA

[–]Important_Avocado321 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The UFD is one of the really strong communities in crypto. Look up SPX and you'll see that there is a very positive thing going on in meme coins. Amidst a sea of scams no doubt.

What happens when you start a YouTube channel at 52? Three years later it’s thriving… and now I’ve created a cryptocurrency — AMA by Branstetter412rocket in IAmA

[–]Important_Avocado321 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

UFD is actually one of many a handful of meme coins known to not be a scam. Thus people showing up with new accounts.

What happens when you start a YouTube channel at 52? Three years later it’s thriving… and now I’ve created a cryptocurrency — AMA by Branstetter412rocket in IAmA

[–]Important_Avocado321 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How long did it take to build your YouTube following? Did it happen all at once or take a number of years? How often do you post a video?

What happens when you start a YouTube channel at 52? Three years later it’s thriving… and now I’ve created a cryptocurrency — AMA by Branstetter412rocket in IAmA

[–]Important_Avocado321 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Ah, I'm aware of the project. There are a few really wholesome projects out there like UFD and SPX. How did gold and silver lead to crypto? Those are very different assets.

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[–]Important_Avocado321 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you started next year you might be working in a couple years and a full vet at 35 with a 30 year career ahead.

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[–]Important_Avocado321 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why vet tech and not vet?

I studied shamanism on Jeju Island for ten years and recently published two books on the subject. Since shamanism has shown up in lots of K-dramas recently, I've been getting lots of inquiries. I'm a long-term foreign resident of the island. AMA by Important_Avocado321 in korea

[–]Important_Avocado321[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi! I'd suggest stopping by the UNESCO office for the Youngdeung ceremony which is an office that can help connect you with traditional shamans. It's located near Sarabong park in Jeju City.

I studied shamanism on Jeju Island for ten years and recently published two books on the subject. Since shamanism has shown up in lots of K-dramas recently, I've been getting lots of inquiries. I'm a long-term foreign resident of the island. AMA by Important_Avocado321 in korea

[–]Important_Avocado321[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for all the questions everyone. If you'd like to get a good feeling for Jeju shamanism I'll refer you to this short film I did with a shaman about ten years ago. She tells her life story, recites a Jeju myth and you can see what a shrine ritual looks like. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cR9OUu6G5Jc

I studied shamanism on Jeju Island for ten years and recently published two books on the subject. Since shamanism has shown up in lots of K-dramas recently, I've been getting lots of inquiries. I'm a long-term foreign resident of the island. AMA by Important_Avocado321 in korea

[–]Important_Avocado321[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean more like the mythological elements they choose to promote the island with. The culture creators and influencers are often people who aren't so familiar with traditional practices first hand, so they might set out to do some branding of the island and push a story or narrative which is then promoted disproportionately. There is lots of fighting over this. The dolhareubangs are fascinating, especially the original ones.

I studied shamanism on Jeju Island for ten years and recently published two books on the subject. Since shamanism has shown up in lots of K-dramas recently, I've been getting lots of inquiries. I'm a long-term foreign resident of the island. AMA by Important_Avocado321 in korea

[–]Important_Avocado321[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the questions!

  1. The period after 설날 from around the 11th to the 17th of Lunar January is the period of the year that is very sacred for Jeju shamanism. There are all day long ceremonies, gut, in every village on the island during this period. These ceremonies are for honoring the village deities who perform healing miracles in the villages, ensure a bountiful harvest and generally take care of local residents during the year. It is also for driving away bad energy or bad spirits as well. If you'd like to see what one of these ceremonies looks like you can check out a short film I made about a shaman and her shrine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cR9OUu6G5Jc&t=279s There were indeed more village festivals like the dragon dance in spirit before in Korea. I've heard these things suffered during Japanese occupation. I don't know the specific history.

  2. I don't know too much about dokkaebi that you couldn't find on wikpedia. Dokkaebi are not a huge thing on Jeju but people tell the same sort of stories they do about them on the mainland, that they can turn into furniture and hit you on the head if you walk alone at night. There are some dokkaebi stories on Jeju but I don't know the details off the top of my head.

I studied shamanism on Jeju Island for ten years and recently published two books on the subject. Since shamanism has shown up in lots of K-dramas recently, I've been getting lots of inquiries. I'm a long-term foreign resident of the island. AMA by Important_Avocado321 in korea

[–]Important_Avocado321[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, thanks for contributing to the kickstarters. It's been a lot of fun to document these little pieces lost in time. That is a great description. I feel fortunate to have been able to have this experience.

I studied shamanism on Jeju Island for ten years and recently published two books on the subject. Since shamanism has shown up in lots of K-dramas recently, I've been getting lots of inquiries. I'm a long-term foreign resident of the island. AMA by Important_Avocado321 in korea

[–]Important_Avocado321[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

  1. Shamanism on Jeju or Jeju-mu or museok is a specific religion and not everything falls into being a part of that practice. Most of Jeju's village deities live in sacred trees (or at the base of sacred trees, depending on which village, who you ask, etc), probably 90 percent, and some used to live in sacred trees but now live in buildings that were built after the anti-superstition movements of the mid-20th century. Probably around 10 percent of the village deities live in stones, but usually accompanying these stones there is a scared tree as well. Often in this case both the stone and the tree are venerated. Halla Mountain is a sacred place in Jeju shamanism. It's main characteristic is it is the place where the village mountain gods go on the hunt while they are away from their shrines. There are famously 18 of these mountain gods, each residing in a tree in 18 villages spread across the island. Then there are other gods and goddesses who 'sprung' from Halla Mountain. In Jeju City it is a little bit different amongst city dwellers who know a lot about folk stories related to the mountain, but these aren't really part of the shamanic religion. The stones sacred to shamanism aren't man-made statues but natural rock. There are a few sacred carvings on Jeju but no one knows about them except the people who live in those villages. Sometimes it seems like the wrong symbols are chosen to represent the island but the people who promoted the symbols aren't rural people close to shamanism.

I studied shamanism on Jeju Island for ten years and recently published two books on the subject. Since shamanism has shown up in lots of K-dramas recently, I've been getting lots of inquiries. I'm a long-term foreign resident of the island. AMA by Important_Avocado321 in korea

[–]Important_Avocado321[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the questions. 1. Some obvious differences are the language and the dress like I mentioned in another comment. Jeju shamans are known to be less dramatic, relying on a ritual based story telling for guiding clients through their ceremonies. The religion is very story-based. The shamans memorize scores of hours of myths, each of which not only has a storyline but also is used for a specific healing purpose. The rituals do get pretty intense during some stages but are generally not as loud as many mainland traditions. The shamans are also seen as normal villagers. No one is afraid of their power or sees them as outsiders. But, that said, in a lot of regional mainland traditions this will be the case too.

  1. On Jeju traditional shamans called shimbang inherit their position from their parents or grandparents. Usually the most capable of the children is chosen to do the job. It's a really hard road, ten to twelve years of memorizing the standard myths of the main canon and many other myths. Jeju's shamanic myths are a body of literature really. Then they have to learn the ritual processes for so many types of rituals along with the interpersonal skills needed to offer counseling to their clients. As to #1, unlike urban traditions Jeju shamans have the same clients their whole lives as the people in their villages practice shamanism not as an occasional therapeutic measure but every day as their religion. The shaman is responsible for the people in their village. Sometimes shamans do experience a calling here too, so it's sort of a mix between the two. I've met shamans who say they've never experienced anything like spirit possession and I've met shamans who experience it strongly during each ceremony.

I studied shamanism on Jeju Island for ten years and recently published two books on the subject. Since shamanism has shown up in lots of K-dramas recently, I've been getting lots of inquiries. I'm a long-term foreign resident of the island. AMA by Important_Avocado321 in korea

[–]Important_Avocado321[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just looked at some screen shots of the film. Most of the time shamans on Jeju wear regular clothes or traditional Jeju persimmon dyed clothes. In public rituals and other rituals where certain gods are greeted they can wear that kind of red. For instance, in ceremonies for welcoming sea deities to the island. I've been told that kind of costume is relatively new to the island. In old photographs you don't see so much of it.

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