The Budoji (Epic of the Emblem Capital City)
The English Translation
The Budoji is the principal text of Ceto-Magoism (the Whale-guided Way of Mago, the Creatrix). Comprising a total of 33 chapters, Dr. Helen Hye-Sook Hwang provides her 25 year-painstaking English translation for the public. Comprehensive notes and commentaries are forthcoming. Dr. Hwang offers the nine-part course, Reading the Budoji (0.5 Credit for each part), to expound the rich and salvific messages that the Budoji conveys to moderns. If you are interested, email Dr. Hwang (magoacademy@gmail.com).
Below translation is last updated on Jan 2, 2026.
Any part of the translation is subjected to revision without notice.
Budoji Translation Volume 1 (Chapters 1-11)
Genesis, First Catastrophe of Food, and Ceto-Magoist Shaman Leaders:
Mago, Mago Stronghold, and Departure from Paradise
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Part 1 (Chapters 1-4)
The Magoist Cosmogony: The Ninefold Cosmic Music
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Part 2 (Chapters 5-8)
Eating Grapes: The Catastrophe in Human Biology
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Part 3 (Chapters 9-11)
Mudang Leaders and Ceto-Magoist Civilization: From Hwanggung to Goma Hanung
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Budoji Translation Volume 2 (Chapters 12-26)
Budo, Second Catastrophe of Patriarchy, Ceto-Magoist Calendar
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Part 4 (Chapters 12-16)
The Budo Civilization
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Part 5 (Chapter 17-20)
Rise of Patriarchal Monarchy
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
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Part 6 (Chapter 21-23)
Yao’s Calendric Appropriation and 13-Month 28-Day Calendar
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Chapter Twenty-Three
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Budoji Translation Volume 3
Decline of Budo and Revival of the Sillan Ceto-Magoism
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Part 7
Chapter Twenty-Four
Chapter Twenty-Five
Chapter Twenty-Six
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Part 8
Chapter Twenty-Seven
Chapter Twenty-Eight
Chapter Twenty-Nine
Chapter Thirty
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Part 9
Chapter Thirty-One
Chapter Thirty-Two
Chapter Thirty-Three