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Kum-Hwa Kim – Riding the blades in Sidney, Australia July 1994
Identifier
027205
Type of Spiritual Experience
Background
A description of the experience
Korean Shamanism – The Cultural Paradox – Dr Chongho Kim
Kim was a big success in Sydney, too. I had the opportunity to observe her at the Museum of Contemporary Art on 12 July 1994 in the company of over 70 Australians waiting with great curiosity for her performance of a Korean shamanic ritual. When she climbed up on to knife blades and danced, the audiences held their breath. At the end of the performance they participated by hand-clapping and dancing. The Sydney audiences were so interested that most of them remained after the performance in order to learn Korean shaman dance and song from her. The pamphlet provided by the Museum introduced her as 'Most Famous Korean National Living Treasure for over 47 years'
The source of the experience
Kum-Hwa KimConcepts, symbols and science items
Concepts
Symbols
Science Items
Activities and commonsteps
Activities
Overloads
Listening to sound and musicSuppressions
DancingListening to beating sounds
Swirling, whirling, spinning and twirling