¹During Taemonim’s residence in Jojong-ri Village, whenever there was a major chiseong, numerous followers gathered from Gyeongsang-do, Jeolla-do, and Chungcheong-do provinces and from various other regions throughout the country.²Seen from the central quarter of the village, the procession of followers clad in large gats and white robes traveling along the road into the village seemed like a close-packed row of white clothes hung on a clothesline.

³When the number of chiseong participants was large, it reached into the hundreds, and scores of makeshift outhouses had to be built.⁴The followers awaiting the chiseong sat on large straw sacks on the mountain behind the dojang, and it appeared as though vast areas of Jojong-ri Village were covered in white.

⁵On such occasions, followers coming from Gyeongsang-do Province usually brought the bull that was to be offered for the chiseong,⁶and the bull, clad in straw hoof-wrappings, was hobbled from walking such a long distance.⁷When the bull reached the village, it was tied to a pine tree on the mountain behind the dojang until it was slaughtered and prepared as food offering.⁸At those times when the bull was not sufficient, many dogs, chickens, and pigs were purchased from the areas surrounding Jojong-ri Village.

⁹When chiseong preparations were underway, a straw rope was hung across the main gate to prohibit passage and a canopy was raised in the yard. Under the canopy was laid out a mat upon which an altar was erected and behind the altar was raised a folding screen, followed by the placement of the spirit tablets.¹⁰A lamp was hung on each of the two doors of the main gate, which was guarded by two strong young men who prohibited passage. ¹¹Hence, no one could access the main gate, save for Go Min-hwan, who passed through it freely while overseeing the chiseong preparations in carrying out Taemonim’s orders.

¹²It was under such circumstances that the chiseong would be offered with utmost solemnity from beginning to end, and various mantras, including the Sicheonjuju Mantra and the Taeeulju Mantra, would be chanted. ¹³When spiritual inspiration descended upon Taemonim, She did not chant the mantras aloud, only silently.

¹⁴When the followers readied themselves for their departure after the chiseong, scores of them, according to their regions, would gather on the mat laid out in the yard and offer their prostrations to Taemonim as one, then withdraw. ¹⁵Taemonim would commend their great efforts and raise Her hand in answer to their prostrations, which the followers felt to be an honor, and then they would set out for their homes.