- Lightning Spirits Come to See Sahng-jeh-nim
- 1 One night, when Sahng-jeh-nim and Bahk Gohng-ooh were sleeping at Shin Gyung-su’s house, Gohng-ooh dreamed that dozens of brightly shining people came down from the sky.
- 2 In the yard in front of the room, they bowed to Sahng-jeh-nim, whom Gohng-ooh fearfully hid behind.
- 3 The next day, Sahng-jeh-nim asked Gohng-ooh, “Did you see anything in your dreams?”
- 4 Gohng-ooh spoke of his dream, and Sahng-jeh-nim said, “They were lightning spirits.”
- The Manner in Which Spirits Greet Sahng-jeh-nim
- 5 With their spiritual eyes, Gyung-suk and Gohng-ooh saw spirits requesting an audience with Sahng-jeh-nim do the embracing-heaven-and-caressing-earth bow four times. Sahng-jeh-nim responded by bringing His hands together in front of His forehead.
- When Spirits Come
- 6 When Sahng-jeh-nim summoned spirits during the work of renewing heaven and earth, Ho-yun could see them. To the rest of the disciples, it looked as if Sahng-jeh-nim were talking to Himself.
- 7 One day, Ho-yun saw some spirits outside the gate craning their necks to see what was going on inside. One of them crawled into the yard. The spirit bowed to Sahng-jeh-nim four times and, after the fourth bow, remained low to the ground.
- 8 Sahng-jeh-nim said, “Stand up. It is not time yet. Wait in readiness until I call.” All the spirits left.
- 9 Whenever spirits were coming, Ho-yun heard a sound from the entrance of the village like the buzzing of bees and could see glowing light.
- 10 Sahng-jeh-nim would draw a line in the yard with a stick and say, “Come in.” The spirits would enter.
- 11 They always bowed to Sahng-jeh-nim four times in the yard.
- 12 Most of the spirits that came into the yard could not pass the line Sahng-jeh-nim had drawn.
- 13 Some spirits of higher positions could come as far as the area outside the door. Some could stand on the doorstep and bow to Sahng-jeh-nim there, but could come no closer.
- 14 Different spirits wore different attire. Some spirits wearing red and yellow uniforms in the style of Japanese soldiers saluted, and Sahng-jeh-nim replied by raising His hand.
- (JSD Dojeon 4,90)
