Why a Businesswoman Received Spirit Descent Late in Life, and the Meaning Behind the Name 'Buru Mama'

When searching for a well-regarded fortune-telling house in Uijeongbu, you are likely to come across the name 'ChungA Dang Buru Mama' at least once. This teacher's unusual name, along with the reasons behind it, and why they gave up a large business to step onto the path of a shaman, were shared personally in a first-greeting video on Jeomsa TV. Following what the teacher said in the video, here is a summary.

Key Points

• Teacher ChungA Dang Buru Mama is a shaman who runs a spirit shrine in Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi Province.
• The name 'Buru Mama' began with an incident at the summit of Mount Taebaek, where the teacher unconsciously called out 'Prince Buru'.
• While running a food service business, the teacher noticed spiritual power in the daughter and decided without hesitation to receive the spirit personally instead of the daughter.
• After receiving the spirit as a late-starting novice (aedong jeje), the teacher openly shares that a difficult period followed.

What kind of shaman is ChungA Dang Buru Mama?

At the beginning of the video, the teacher introduced themselves as ChungA Dang Buru Mama, living in Uijeongbu. Because the spirit shrine is located in Ganeung-dong, Uijeongbu, many people seeking a fortune-telling house in Uijeongbu or spirit divination in northern Gyeonggi visit here.

When the host asked whether they had appeared on TV several times before, the teacher answered briefly that they had, somewhat. The teacher said a separate interview would be held on Jeomsa TV, so this video focuses on the origin of the name and the circumstances of receiving the spirit.

What does the name 'Buru Mama' mean? Something that happened on Mount Taebaek

The teacher said they were not good at walking and were nicknamed 'Hermit' for that reason. When they went on prayer retreats, they mostly chose places reachable by car, but one day their grandfather (the guardian spirit) appeared in a dream and told them to go to Mount Taebaek. They said their heart trembled from the day before, and they climbed the mountain praying that only their legs would hold out.

A trip that others complete in three to four hours round trip took the teacher eight hours to reach the summit. Standing at the top, they were moved less by anything spiritual and more by the fact that 'I climbed all the way up here,' and tears poured out even though they were wearing sunglasses.

Thinking they should do something after such a hard climb, they took out a fan and a bell and shook them. At that moment, two very large crows flew past their heads, and the words 'Prince Buru' burst from the teacher's mouth. They said they were startled, since they had never heard that name before.

Who was Prince Buru? The connection to the Chang Bu Geori of the Seongju ritual

After coming down the mountain and searching, the teacher found that Prince Buru was said to be a son of Dangun Wanggeom. The teacher said they had thought there was only one Dangun, and only learned then that there were up to the 47th.

According to the teacher, Prince Buru is also called 'Changsu Buru,' and in a ritual, when performing the Seongju geori or Changbu geori, that Changbu is connected to Prince Changsu Buru. The teacher said that having learned this now, back then they knew nothing and felt proud, thinking 'I must be someone great,' and laughed.

So, since they are not a prince but a woman, they attached 'Mama' to 'Buru' and became Buru Mama. The teacher confided that the day this name, whose meaning they did not know, came out of their mouth, they felt that they must have been born to become a shaman.

Why did a businessperson receive spirit descent?

The teacher described their life as full of ups and downs. They ran a business in the food service industry, falling down and getting back up repeatedly, but still gained recognition in the industry and received investment as they kept the business going.

Since childhood they had been ill at times, and they had heard that spiritual power existed wherever they went, but they thought they could simply push it down and expand the business. Then one day something strange happened to their daughter, and they thought it must be due to family lineage, so they believed the daughter had to receive the spirit.

However, when they actually arranged a session, the daughter was dozing off while holding the spirit fan, and on the urging of the people around, the teacher took up the spirit fan without a second thought, and the spirit immediately broke through. They said they ran around like a marionette pulled by strings from above, cried aloud in a way that surprised even themselves, and received all the spirit deities that day.

"Because I don't want my daughter to live like me": a decision made without hesitation

When their mother asked whether they would really receive it, the teacher answered without any hesitation that they would receive it themselves. They felt that if they did not, the daughter would end up living a life full of hardship like theirs, and because of that thought they did not hesitate for even a minute.

The teacher said they had no calculations at all about how to wind up the large business they had built or how to handle the aftermath. They added, however, that since the spirit was received later in life, they had to start over as a late-starting novice, which was very hard.

The teacher honestly said that one might think everything becomes comfortable and easy once the spirit is received, but that is absolutely not the case, and from then on another series of difficult events unfolded. For anyone considering spirit descent, this is a story worth listening to carefully.

Frequently Asked Questions

Could you recommend a well-regarded fortune-telling house in Uijeongbu?

Teacher ChungA Dang Buru Mama, in Ganeung-dong, Uijeongbu, is the fortune-telling house introduced on Jeomsa TV. The story of the name obtained from prayer on Mount Taebaek and of receiving the spirit late in life is covered in detail in the video.

What does the name Buru Mama mean?

It comes from the teacher unconsciously calling out 'Prince Buru' at the summit of Mount Taebaek. Prince Buru is known as a son of Dangun Wanggeom, and since the teacher is a woman, they added 'Mama' and came to be called Buru Mama.

Does life become easier immediately after receiving spirit descent?

In the video, the teacher said that one might think everything becomes comfortable and easy after receiving the spirit, but that this is absolutely not the case. They said that after starting as a late-starting novice, difficult events continued even after receiving the spirit.