Shamanic & Royal Shrines of Benevolent-King Mtn Lecture-Tour

Want to see some "Deep Korea"?? This tour will meet at 10:00 at Gyeongbok-gung Metro Subway Station Exit #1 (Orange Line #3). We will walk over to Sajik Park, the Royal Joseon Neo-Confucian Altars for Earth & Grain, and I will explain their usage & significance. We will proceed just up behind there to the magnificent Shrine for Dan-gun or 단군성전, mythical Founder-King of the Korean Ethnic Nation; I will recite the myth and its interpretations, and tell of its continuing significance in both Koreas and in the world.
We will proceed to walk on fairly gentle slopes for about 20 minutes up to the "Inwang-sa" area of Inwang-san, the very rocky mountain just west of Gyeongbok Palace, which has been the most active site of Korean shamanism for thousands of years. We will see the mystic Seon-bawi rocks, the Guksa-dang National Spirit Shrine, several examples of active shamanic shrines, and stand on top of a giant boulder for one of the best views of Seoul there is. We just might see some live-action Shamanism happening right in front of us – or we may not, you never know! But it will be fascinating!
When the tour is complete around 14:00, we will return down to Dongnipmun Metro Station (next one on the same line); those who wish to have a late-lunch together can do so.
20,000 Won per-person -- please confirm by paying in-advance, by Friday Sept 27 at-latest.