We, Co-facilitators, are happy to announce the workshop during the 2025 Creatrix Studies online conference. For other details, go to the virtual Plaza of the S/HE Conference here.
Title The Ceto-Magoist Root in Korean Muism (Magoist Shamanism): Pre-Patriarchal Mudang Progenitors and Today’s Mansins
Time Time 17 (8-9:30 AM Sat 14th PT)
Facilitators Helen Hye-Sook Hwang Ph.D. and Andrea Kalff (Shaman/Mansin)
Summary While Korean Musim and Mudangs (Magoist Shamans) are renowned for their powerful rituals, the Ceto-Magoist root of Korean Muism is hardly recognized by today’s mudangs themselves. Dr. Helen Hye-Sook Hwang maintains that Korean Muism is a pre-patriarchally originated religious tradition of Ceto-Magoism (the Whale-guided Way of the Creatrix). Ceto-Magoist heritages are too ample to mention. Suffice it to say that the image of Yonggung Mama (Mother of the Dragon Palace) seated on the back of a dragon is one. According to the Budoji (Epic of the Emblem Capital City), the principal text of Ceto-Magoism, Mudangs (Magoist Shamans) are the socio-political-spiritual leaders whose mission is to bring the Restoration of the Origin on the Earth. With Andrea Kalff who will share her story, “Why and how I became the first European Mudang in 2006 by my spirit-mother Kim Keum Hwa?” Dr. Hwang will discuss Ceto-Magoist rituals conducted by today’s mansins (an honorary reference to mudangs).
Meet Facilitators:
Helen Hye-Sook Hwang, Ph.D.
Dr. Hwang is the founder of Mago Academy, which offers graduate and continuing education programs in Creatrix Studies. She is a philosopher, researcher, author, publisher, and advocate of Ceto-Magoism (the Whale-guided Way of the Creatrix). After earning her MA and Ph.D. in Religion with emphasis on Feminist Studies from Claremont Graduate University, CA., she pursued M.A. degree at UCLA, CA. Having founded The Mago Work, Hwang has recently launched the S/HE Conference and the S/HE Forum after co-founding the peer-reviewed journal, S/HE: An International Journal of Goddess Studies and Return to Mago E-Magazine. Hwang’s publications by Mago Books include Reader: Toward Magoist Cetaceanism, Celebrating Intercosmic Kinship of the Goddess, Goddesses in Myth, History and Culture, Mago Almanac, The Mago Way, She Rises trilogy, Celebrating the Goddess series, She Summons Volume 1, and The Budoji Workbook.
Andrea Kalff, Mansin of Korean Muism
Andrea Kalff is the first European to be initiated as a Korean Mudang by the renowned shaman Kim Keum Hwa. She lives between Hawaii and Europe, dedicating her life to spiritual healing and ancestral connections. Deeply rooted in traditional Korean shamanic practices, she serves as a bridge between the spirit world and those seeking guidance. As a mother of five and grandmother of two, she embodies wisdom, intuition, and the strength of female power in her rituals and ceremonies. Andrea has shared her knowledge through academic guest lectures and co-authored a book with medical professionals. Her spiritual journey includes participation in several documentaries and the film Manshin: Ten Thousand Spirits, highlighting the transformative power of Korean shamanism. She continues to guide and support others on their paths to healing enlightenment.
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