Unveiling Client-Commissioned Shinsunghwa (Mid 2021)
What is ShinsungHwa?
ShinsungHwa is a unique form of spiritual art where drawings emerge through spontaneous, flowing movements. Artists tap into their subject’s energy and let Qi(氣) guide their hands, creating geometric patterns that serve as a universal language.
Midway Through the Year
By the middle of 2021, I had completed a handful of works that stood out with a stronger presence than the rest. With the permission of the people who commissioned them, I’ve decided to share a few here. Each ShinsungHwa shown is pared down to its essential form—without the more difficult or shadowed aspects.
Case 1
The person behind this work described how, after first sensing the presence of invisible energy, their world widened and they felt a deeper connection to the sacred within.
From the hands and feet, spiral energy symbols stretch outward. Some flow in wavering streams, but most extend downward, below the feet. In ShinsungHwa, what lies beneath the feet represents the material, everyday realm. Here, it suggests that this person’s gifts and life force are expanding into the world, reaching outward in tangible ways.
From the spiritual core, energy also radiates, spreading wider and pointing toward the next stage of growth. Overall, the energy appears steady and balanced, with a particular strength in spiritual progress.
Case 2
In this piece, spiral energy rises from the head and spreads in several directions. At the same time, an unusual current begins at the feet, flowing downward in a spiral form, wrapped by a rotating energy field.
From there, another stream branches off, moving deeper into the material realm. It draws a pattern with a heptagonal energy form, symbolizing the operation of material energy. In short, the person’s energy seems especially active in worldly tasks—rooted in action and spiritual growth, yet channeled strongly through the feet and their connection to everyday activity.
Case 3
This client carried a wealth of spiritual energy information. The drawing shows energy centers throughout the body, and streams of flow that extend beyond the edges of the paper—upward and outward.
They told me they had been practicing with sincerity, though lately their confidence had faltered. Still, with the right guidance and methods, I sensed the possibility of real accomplishment. A vast structure of energy, however striking, does not fulfill itself on its own; its meaning comes alive only when it is lived and embodied.
Closing
It’s important to remember that a ShinsungHwa never shows the whole of a person. Our spiritual energy holds countless layers, and what appears here is only a glimpse of the core.
There is no need to hold too tightly to what a single image shows, whether it looks bright or heavy. A spiritual journey ripens through many phases, shaped by both ease and hardship. We cannot know the meaning of light without having walked through the dark. In that sense, every experience—even the painful ones—can be received as a kind of grace, a reminder that the sacred runs through it all.
