සෝල් කොරියානු ෂැමනිස්වාදය අර්ධ දින මඟ පෙන්වන සංචාරය

මෙය සෝල් නගරයේදී මා ලැබූ අද්විතීය අත්දැකීම්වලින් එකකි. ඉන්වන්ග්සන් හි ඇවිදීමේ චාරිකාව පැය දෙකක් පමණ පැවති අතර වේගය ඉතා සුවපහසු විය. අපගේ මාර්ගෝපදේශක ඊතන් කඳු නැගීමේදී සෑම කෙනෙකුටම විවේක ගැනීමට හැකි වන පරිදි වග බලා ගත් නිසා කිසි විටෙකත් ඉක්මන් වීමක් දැනුණේ නැත. කඳු නැගීම ඉතා අලංකාර වන අතර, ඉහළ දර්ශනීය ස්ථානවලින් සෝල් නගරයේ විශ්මයජනක දසුනක් දැකගත හැකිය. මෙම චාරිකාව කොරියානු අධ්‍යාත්මිකත්වය සහ කොරියානු ෂැමනිස්වාදයේ ඉතිහාසය කෙරෙහි අවධානය යොමු කරයි. ෂාමන්වරුන් චාරිත්‍ර වාරිත්‍ර සිදු කරන ආකාරය, ආත්මයන්ට ගරු කරන ආකාරය සහ මෙම සම්ප්‍රදායන් අද කොරියානු සංස්කෘතියට බලපාන ආකාරය ඊතන් පැහැදිලි කළේය. අපි සිද්ධස්ථානයක් සහ සිහිවටන සහ සුවඳ දුම් අලෙවි කරන කුඩා කඩයක් පසු කළෙමු. විශේෂත්වය වූයේ පුද්ගලික ෂාමන් කියවීමකි. ෂාමන්වරයා මගේ ශක්තිය සහ ආත්ම මාර්ගෝපදේශය පිළිබඳ අවබෝධයක් ලබා දුන් අතර, ඊතන් සියල්ල පරිවර්තනය කළේය. මෙම අත්දැකීම අව්‍යාජ බවක් දැනුණු අතර සංචාරකයින් සඳහා වේදිකාගත කළ එකක් නොවීය. සාමාන්‍ය සෝල් චාරිකාවලින් ඔබ්බට කොරියානු සංස්කෘතිය, අධ්‍යාත්මිකත්වය සහ අද්විතීය අත්දැම් සොයන ඕනෑම කෙනෙකුට මම මෙය බෙහෙවින් නිර්දේශ කරමි.

One of the most unique and memorable experiences you can have in Korea—this tour is absolutely worth booking! Even though we arrived late and missed Ethan's email, he was very understanding and still welcomed us to the experience. The tour was engaging, educational, and gave us a deeper understanding of Korean shamanism and its cultural significance. Along the way, we enjoyed beautiful views and a cool evening breeze, which made the atmosphere even more special. I learned so much, had a great time, and left with a newfound respect for the culture. If you want to experience a side of Korea beyond the usual tourist attractions, don't miss this tour!

ඊතන් ඉතා අපූරු මාර්ගෝපදේශකයෙක් වූ අතර, ෂමනවාදය පමණක් නොව කොරියාවේ ඉතිහාසය සහ සංස්කෘතිය පිළිබඳවත් ඉතා හොඳින් දැනුමැති අයෙක් විය. සංචාරය ආරක්ෂිත අවකාශයක් බව ඔබට වැටහෙන පරිදි, විවෘත මනසකින් කටයුතු කිරීමේ වැදගත්කම ඔහු අවධාරණය කළේය! අපට කඳු මුදුනේදී ප්‍රාර්ථනයක් කිරීමට හැකි වූ අතර එය ඉතා සන්සුන් සහ අලංකාර අත්දැකීමක් විය. ඔබ අධ්‍යාත්මික නැඹුරුවක් ඇති අයෙකු නොවූවත්, මෙම සංචාරය මඟින් ඔබට සෝල් නගරයේ නව මුහුණුවරක් දැකගත හැකි වනු ඇත. ස්වභාවධර්මය සමඟින් කාලය ගත කිරීමටත්, සුන්දර දර්ශන නැරඹීමටත්, කොරියාවේ ඉතිහාසය හා කථාන්දර ඉගෙන ගැනීමටත් ඔබට හැකි වේ.

Ethan did a phenomenal job pacing the tour and explaining the foundations of Korea and Korean Shamanism. I booked both the tour and the Shaman reading, and I highly recommend both. Ethan is a great storyteller, and by the time you reach the top, it hardly feels like a hike. Before booking, I had already researched Korean Shamanism and had many personal questions about things I had felt and experienced. Seeing the altars and sacred spaces in person gave deeper context, and the reading helped clarify and confirm many things for me. I was nervous about the unknown, but I felt strongly drawn to do it, and it was absolutely worth it. Knowing Korean helped, but it was not necessary since Ethan translated wonderfully and the Shaman also knew some English. This is a niche tour, but a deeply meaningful and eye-opening one. 10/10 recommend. ❤️ PS: At the reading, avoid asking about those who have passed unless truly necessary. It consumes energy, and Shamans are human too. 무당 선생님께 다시 한번 감사드립니다!

Ethan was the brainchild behind this tour and an awesome guide. He’s a wonderful storyteller who really knows how to set the mood as you ascend the mountain and immerse yourself in its mystical atmosphere. The place has a really strong spiritual energy, and if you’re someone who’s sensitive to these things, you might just feel a thing or two. I decided to consult a shaman during the tour, and I have absolutely no regrets. It was such a fun and unique experience, and the shaman definitely gave me some new perspectives on life. Would highly recommend this tour if you’re looking for something a little different, meaningful, and memorable!

Overall, one of the most unique experiences from my rent trip to Seoul. The tour involves about two hours of walking and hiking with quite a few stairs, but our guide, Ethan, made sure we had plenty of breaks while sharing interesting facts and stories along the way. The nighttime views of Seoul from the mountainside were beautiful, and there was also an opportunity to purchase candles and make a wish near the top. Definitely a memorable trip.

The tour was nice & promptly - easy to follow. Ethan is our tour guide and he's very attentive to all of the guests, taking frequent breaks along the trails as the stairs quite steep & knowledgeable about the history of Seoul in general & deep stories about shamanism & we got to see the rituals today as well! Definitely once in a lifetime experience to see where the locals go & learn about the history & especially the people! I also did the shaman reading which the shaman is very lovely & Ethan is very patiently explaining to me about my reading which was another experience I've never tried before! 10/10 recommended! Thank you so much for such a lovely tour!!

Very impressive tour that guide around area that tourist probably never head to on their own - also very authentic and not those setted ground for tourism purpose. Ethan is a vivid, energetic, patient and caring storyteller that has in-depth knowledge towards Korean folklore and Shamanism, who are always willing to share his knowledge and recieve random questions from the group. In addition, it is lucky to have joined the optional Shaman reading experience. Being able to visit a Shaman and having one-to-one session to experience the spiritual culture is one of the most unforgettable part of my Seoul trip. Highly recommended for those who are looking for beyond-typical experience in Seoul.

Fue una experiencia increíble. Como alguien interesada en el chamanismo y la espiritualidad cumplió con todas mis expectativas. Ethan fue muy detallista, nos contactó con anticipación para darnos toda la información necesaria, ajustó el horario para que todos pudiéramos vivir la experiencia completa y durante todo el recorrido nos dió una explicación muy interesante sobre el lugar, sobre historia coreana y sobre la cultura del chamanismo. Durante el recorrido pudimos orar para pedir un deseo y a pesar de ser una montaña no se sintió pesado porque nos dió las pausas necesarias para descansar. Definitivamente lo recomiendo altamente y volvería a tomar el tour completo en mi próxima visita a Corea.

So I came to Seonbawi rock with my Filipino sister last year to pray and the benevolent spirits residing there had granted my wish. I received a major major miracle and I promised that I would visit again as gratitude. Honestly, if Ethan didn't start this tour I would have broken my promise because my sister back in the Philippines can't come with me, and I don't want to risk going alone at Ingwangsan as a foreigner, who knows what would happen. 😅 I really liked that Ethan is considerate and prepared, even gave us some mosquito repellents. Our pacing during the hike is also good. I also enjoyed the stories he told us. It was a surprise to hear folktales and legends that I haven't heard of yet. If the benevolent spirits at Seonbawi Rock made my wish come true this year, I would join Ethan's tour again next year October and that is a promiseeee~ I hope we can witness a 'gut' in the future 🏞️🥹🙏