Korean Gods Index

Bringing Light to the Longest Night: Exploring Korean Folk Magic for the Winter Solstice The winter solstice, the longest night of the...

In jusul (korean folk magic) as well as in many witchcraft practices, protection is one of the core basics someone is taught. It's very...

Haesun and Daesun are the Sun and Moon gods respective to folk deities. The story goes... Back when tigers used to smoke, there was a...

For anyone who wants to get started in KFM (or jusul), the core basics that any practitioner needs to be able to do well is cleansing and...

Smallpox affected Korea through visitors - and so the Smallpox god became known as "Son-nim" Honored Guest. Over time, as smallpox's...

We as a people have often used candles, in religious and non-religious situations. The action of lighting a candle is thought to bring...

Want to start practicing jusul? Have these at hand and you'll be ready to go! Red Pepper Powder, goch'ugaru. This is a different taste to...

Korean folk magic (or sorcery/witchcraft) is called 'jusul'. A practitioner who uses these means and methods is a Jusulsa/Jusa. They do...

Jiknyeo and Gyeonu are also called the Star Crossed Lovers. They are thought to be the origin of how the Ch'ilseok festival came to be....

Barigongju means Princess Bari. She is our Goddess of the Dead. While she works with Yeomra (God of the Underworld) and it is her realm,...

Yeomra (proper romanization is Yeomna) is the 5th king of the underworld. The ruling court are called the Ten Kings, Shiwang. But Yeomra...

Most people are familiar with Yeongdeung, the Grandmother of Wind. She is primarily a Jeju god that became immensely popular in the...

Magohalmi is also known as Seoguhwanghu. They are two sides of the same coin, and where most people have heard of Magohalmi as the Earth...

Dokkaebi have a lot of mixed connotations and imagery (no thanks to the Japanese colonialism era). But the true sources throughout...

Jishin (otherwise known as T'eojushin) is our Earth Goddess. She is the land of the house you reside in. She is a guardian of the home,...

The origin of Jowangshin is the fire of the home. But their realm also extends to the area that uses fire and water harmoniously. It is...

Depending on the body of water, the name can change. Mushin is another name. Generally all are seen as having connections to dragons....

Dragons reside all around us. They are a strong form of nature spirit, and can be found in the ocean, rain, clouds, winds, rivers,...