SEOUL — With statues of the Buddha and local gods, candles and incense sticks, Lee Kyoung-hyun's shrine looks similar to those of Korean shamans from centuries past.
SEOUL — With statues of the Buddha and local gods, candles and incense sticks, Lee Kyoung-hyun's shrine looks similar to those of Korean shamans from centuries past.But the 29-year-old shaman — also known as Aegi Seonnyeo, or 'Baby Angel' — reaches her clients in a thoroughly modern way: through social media accounts with hundreds of thousands of followers.'Shamanism...
She decided to embrace her calling in 2018 and soon started a YouTube channel that now has over 300,000 subscribers. She posts videos on topics such as the items she carries in her bag and the country's fate for in 2024. 'The current state of South Korean society is a factor that can't be ignored,' she said, adding that many of her millennial and Gen Z clients came to her with concerns about affordable housing and the cost of raising children.
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