{"id":1656827,"date":"2025-02-07T15:54:39","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T14:54:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/?p=1656827"},"modified":"2025-02-07T16:59:56","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T15:59:56","slug":"bizarre-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/en\/other-news\/2025-02-07\/bizarre-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Shamanic rituals, burgers, martial law: The bizarre crisis gripping South Korea"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Andres Sanchez Braun<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Seoul, Feb 7 (EFE).- A failed martial law plot in South Korea has exposed the deep influence of shamanism in the country\u2019s crisis-ridden power circles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From secret meetings in a burger joint to divinations guiding state decisions, figures tied to President Yoon Suk-yeol, including a former military intelligence chief-turned-shaman, have blurred the lines between governance and superstition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bono, a neighborhood in Ansan, 30 km southwest of Seoul, is one of many South Korean enclaves known for its shamans. Its streets are marked with swastika emblems\u2014symbols of prosperity in Hinduism and Buddhism\u2014indicating the presence of shamans available for consultation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a modest semi-basement in the neighborhood, a pile of dry haddock, symbolizing good luck, sits alongside salt offerings and red beans meant to ward off evil spirits, marking the path to the office of Baby Bodhitsava. This was the residence and workplace of Noh Sang-won, one of the key architects behind the failed martial law declared on Dec. 3.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"772\" src=\"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-36-1024x772.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1656875\" style=\"width:800px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-36-1024x772.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-36-300x226.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-36-768x579.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-36-1536x1158.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-36-379x286.jpeg 379w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-36-200x150.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-36-1200x904.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-36.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Impeached Prime Minister Han Duck-soo (L) speaks at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, 06 February 2025, during the third hearing of a parliamentary special committee to probe into impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol&#8217;s insurrection allegations in connection with his botched martial law declaration. EFE-EPA\/YONHAP SOUTH KOREA OUT<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Noh was closely connected to former defense minister Kim Yong-hyun, whom he first introduced to Moon Sang-ho, a recently dismissed military intelligence commander. Moon had allegedly planned to raid electoral institutions during the state of emergency in an attempt to uncover alleged fraud\u2014claims for which no credible evidence exists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Noh is arguably the most controversial and eccentric figure in the plot, beginning with his choice to use a hamburger franchise in Bono as a meeting spot with Moon Sang-ho and other military and ex-military officials to finalize plans for declaring martial law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The restaurant has since become an unusual pilgrimage site for South Koreans with a taste for dark humor, who have dubbed Noh &#8220;Burger Bodhitsava&#8221; online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That\u2019s not all. In 2018, while serving as commander of military intelligence\u2014the same role Moon later held\u2014he was expelled from the army for sexually abusing a subordinate. Since then, he had lived and worked at Baby Bodhitsava, training in divination alongside other seers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I often saw long queues in front of Baby Bodhitsava. There were people who came from different parts of the country because of their reputation,&#8221; the owner of a nearby butcher shop in Bono told EFE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the establishment, police discovered Noh\u2019s journal, which detailed plans to provoke North Korea as a pretext for declaring martial law. It also included a list of politicians to be arrested and the phrase &#8220;block parliament,&#8221; referring to efforts to prevent lawmakers from repealing the state of emergency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The former military official admitted to police that he had urged President Yoon Suk-yeol to declare martial law before the year&#8217;s end, believing the omens were favorable based on his horoscope and the traditional face-reading practice known as &#8220;gwansang.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Seungsook Moon, a sociology professor at Vassar College, emphasizes that musok, often translated as shamanism and tracing back to prehistoric times, is Korea\u2019s only truly indigenous belief system and remains deeply embedded in the national psyche.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This belief centers on a multitude of spirits and is closely tied to divination. Beyond serving as a spiritual guide, musok also has a pragmatic and therapeutic role, while offering a form of entertainment in modern times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moon revealed that many South Koreans turn to musok for guidance on everyday matters, seeking advice on everything from love to choosing business names.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Besides Noh, President Yoon and First Lady Kim Keon-hee are known to have mysterious connections with various shamans. Furthermore, Yoon\u2019s decision to relocate the presidential office after taking power in 2022 was solely influenced by geomancy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sociologist Moon reflects on why powerful figures would turn to something many in the country &#8220;take lightly&#8221; when making state decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He suggests it stems from a lack of professionalism, similar to Donald Trump, Yoon became president without prior political experience, which may be linked to broader social changes and the evolving nature of leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Professionalism and decision-making based on scientific facts are being sidelined in the US,\u201d Moon argues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn Korea, with Yoon and the radical right, we are seeing an upsurge in authoritarianism. In reality, irrational and superstitious thinking seems to go hand in hand with the so called personality cult.&#8221; EFE<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">asb\/sc\/sk<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Andres Sanchez Braun Seoul, Feb 7 (EFE).- A failed martial law plot in South Korea has exposed the deep influence of shamanism in the country\u2019s crisis-ridden power circles. 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