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| Traditional Korean gentleman's hat from the Joseon era |
Inspired
by my contact with a very knowledgable, powerful , interesting and
friendly Korean spirit, I've immersed myself in Far Eastern culture
for the last few months ….. uh ….. maybe not just a few
...
Learning all about tea and tea ceremonies. Listening almost exclusively to Korean and Chinese music. Studying a little Chinese and Chinese calligraphy. Reading Mencius and Confucius. Learning to make dumplings (with not much success yet)
Very, very interesting to gain a little more understanding of this refined, very ancient culture!
This is a
beautiful side of working with spirits. Learning new things, while
bridging time and space.
Learning
new old things that is, things that were once probably not so alien
in this region either. This whole journey started when I discovered
some striking similarities between Korean royal funerary customs and
European bronze age burial mounts …
This morning my honourable spirit friend told me he really appreciates all my efforts to learn to understand his culture. But now it's time to do my own thing again as well, because our friendship was meant to be a two way bridge between cultures and he is also interested in the things that I do and know.
This morning my honourable spirit friend told me he really appreciates all my efforts to learn to understand his culture. But now it's time to do my own thing again as well, because our friendship was meant to be a two way bridge between cultures and he is also interested in the things that I do and know.
A true
gentleman indeed :)
