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Interesting quick intro to some aspects of Thai Animism:-
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http://www.thaiworldview.com/bouddha/animism.htm
http://www.thaiworldview.com/bouddha/animism2.htm
http://www.thaiworldview.com/bouddha/animism3.htm
http://www.thaiworldview.com/bouddha/maenak.htm
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http://www.luckymojo.com/penisamulets.html
PENIS AMULETS FROM THAILAND
The Thai name for a penis amulet is palad khik, which means "honorable surrogate penis." These small charms, averaging less than 2' in length, are worn by boys and men on a waist-string under the clothes, off-center from the real penis, in the hope that they will attract and absorb any magical injury directed toward the generative organs. It is not uncommon for a man to wear several palad khiks at one time, one to increase gambling luck, for instance, another to attract women, and a third for invulnerability from bullets and knives.
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Let's hope that the possessed got their fair share of the feast that probably accompanied a ceremony that cost so much money: -
Villagers gang up to cast out Phi Pop
Frightened of evil spirits known as Phi Pop - a demon believed to posses a person to eat his intestine while also forcing him to seek and consume raw animal organs and meat at night-time - villagers at Kalasin's Sam Chai sub-district raised Bt35,000 to exorcise the ghosts allegedly dwelled in two female villagers.
The Nation arrived at the ceremony at the Ban Nong Kung Noi community hall yesterday morning while spirit doctor Paithoon Sommitr, 63, was chanting magic words and spilling water over the absent-minded Thong who laid down on the floor, screaming and crying.
Village headman Suwit Phaitecha, 53, said that, following four mysterious and sudden deaths of villagers late last month feared to cause by the evil spirits, some 1,000 residents raised about Bt35,000 - each of the 760 households contributing Bt50 - for an exorcism of Phi Pop allegedly possessed Thong and Pai (not their real names), both in their 40s. :eek:
Local health official Juthamas Wilasri who rushed to the ceremony and later conducted a physical check-up on Thong found that the woman was weaken from fasting, absent-minded, had occasional seizures thus submitted her to Khammuang Hospital. :D
Juthamas said she had checked about the four "mysterious deaths" and initially found that they were all elderly persons aged around 65 to 80 and some were said to die of heart disease, heart failure and strokes.
Yutthana Kietdamnoenngam
The Nation
KALASIN
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2007/02/10/national/national_30026479.php
Elderly lady cruelly treated in exorcism
Kalasin police have orders to question a provincial chief, shaman and three villagers who allegedly illegally detained and attacked a woman who they believed to be possessed by an "ogre spirit".
Ae (not her real name), 30, filed charges with the police on Saturday against Boonmee Vannarit, chief of South Samran Tambon Administrative Organisation, shaman Paitoon Soommit and three village leaders.
She claimed the five brought her 66-year-old mother, Thong, by force from Udon Thani to be subjected to a superstitious rite to drive out the so-called ogre spirit, which was said to be in possession of the woman.
Ae said she could not ignore the cruelty subjected to her mother, which she claimed had seriously damaged her family's reputation.
Kalasin's Ban Nong Kung Noi villagers contributed Bt50 per family towards the cost of the rite to drive out the spirit believed to be in possession of Thong, which was blamed for the death of several residents.
Thong had been exiled from the village and was living in Udon Thani but the deaths continued so the woman was forced back to face the exorcism.
She was made to drink herbal medicine, restrained in the village's central pavilion and left without food or water for three days.
Ae believes relatives of Thong's new husband made the allegations about her mother because of a land inheritance dispute.
Boonmee yesterday appeared unconcerned about the allegations because the rite was held in accordance with the area's beliefs and they had wanted to drive the spirit out of woman.
"The rite was paid for by all south Samran tambon residents. As the tambon's chief, I had to do it to solve the problems faced by my people," Boonme said. He said he was willing to meet police officers.
Amnaj Pasuk, of the area's administrative body, said people in the Northeast believed strongly in ogre spirits and the rite to drive the foul presence out of humans had been carried out in the area for centuries.
He was present at the ceremony Thong endured.
Maj Sombat Phankham, of Samchai police, yesterday said people related to the allegations had been called in for questioning, adding the case would be concluded within a week.
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2007/02/26/national/national_30027885.php
Tank-top spectre haunts prison cell
A monk was called to perform an exorcism at a detention cell within the Crime Suppression Division Bang-kok compound yesterday.
Published on July 14, 2007
Detainees complained they could not sleep after having seen a ghost several nights running. :eek:
Six detainees complained to guards that a man detained on credit-card-fraud charges had been possessed on Thursday night. He began "moaning painfully" about being released.
The man, Phiphat Nabnian, later regained consciousness and explained that he had seen a "mysterious man" in a red tank top squatting on a cardboard box in the cell and staring at him for two nights in a row. This statement coincided with an account by cellmate Phitsanu Narkkhon. He said he had seen the same man a couple of nights before.
Phiphat said he had seen the mysterious man on his first night in the cell. The apparition came to him in a dream, and the man was running towards him intent on harming him, he said.
"So I lashed out in my dream, and my fist landed on a cellmate, and then I passed out. I came to when the others shook me," he said.
According to police records, there had never been paranormal incidents in this cell until a man charged with raping his niece, Chalard Senarat, hanged himself on July 1. The incident was reported in several newspapers.
According to these reports, Chalard tore up a long-sleeved shirt to make a rope. Police records do not indicate if Chalard wore a red tank top.
Acting division commander Colonel Phongphat Chayaphan ordered the exorcism for the peace of mind of inmates and officers on duty.
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2007/07/14/headlines/headlines_30040827.php
Phrakanong
26-07-07, 10:54 AM
I'm intrigued by Thailand's fear of ghosts.
I remember as a little kid in Bangkok when the next door neighbour passed away during the night. That same night, all the neighbourhood dogs started howling. Next morning, all the neighbours said the dogs were howling because they saw his spirit leaving the house. Some neighbours even claimed they too saw the spirit leave.
Each time I heard dogs howl during the night from then on, I was dead scared.
More recently, at my wife's parents' house in Bangkok, her parents claim they have a ghost. They even went to the extent of getting in a monk to exorcise etc. They had some holy symbols and items placed around the house. However, evidently it didn't work. The main complaint with this ghost is early in the morning, they could hear it cooking food downstairs in the kitchen. When I stayed over, I too heard the sounds, but tried to argue that it was simply sound being channeled from another house... they didn't want to believe this. Therefore, one early morning, I was armed with my sony vid camera... switched it over to nightshot (ie infra red) and crept downstairs when I heard the kitchen noise... no apparitions were captured and no cooking sounds could be heard from the kitchen... the sounds could only be heard from upstairs.
Interestingly, when I visited the wife's parents' house a year later, the holy symbols etc were all sitting in their storage room.
Anyone have any actual experiences?
"Nightmare death" suspected in Thai worker in Taiwan
Taipei (dpa) - Taiwan police are investigating the death of a Thai worker who died mysteriously in his sleep in a suspected case of Nightmare Death Syndrome, common in Thailand, the Central News Agency (CNA) said Thursday.
Adul Phanakan, 41, a newly arrived worker at a factory in Chiayi in central Taiwan, died Wednesday after screaming loudly in his sleep, CNA said
Chiayi police plan to conduct an autopsy to determine the cause of the death of Phanakan, who was strong and in good health.
Phanakan's death is similar to that of dozens of young Thai workers who were also in good health and also died in their sleep with loud screams.
Nightmare Death Syndrome is recognized as a leading cause of death in young men in Thailand, the Philippines and Japan, but the largest number of such deaths occur in north-east Thailand.
Spanish doctor Pedro Brugada discovered the cause of such deaths in 1986, linking them to an irregular heart beat that causes the chambers of the heart to pump out of sequence, halting blood circulation.
In Thailand, folklore has long held a different cause - widow ghosts. These ghosts are said to snatch the souls of young men when they are asleep.
To avoid nightmare death, some Thai men paint their fingernails red or wear lipstick at night to trick the widow ghosts into believing they are women and not men.
May expire:
http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/breakingnews.php?id=120751
OK! what I am about to repeat here is PERHAPS a false connection. My local informant knew immediately what this report was referring to. He connected it to the condition known by some as 'Sudden Death' syndrome. NE Thai construction workers in Singapore sometimes drop dead at work for no immediately apparent reason. One explanation is that at Singapore prices (and what with sending money home), such workers cannot afford to eat much more than their traditional sticky rice diet. However, they are called upon to do a hard job in the very hot and humid conditions of Singapore. The glutinousness of sticky rice sometimes makes it hard to digest. In their natural environment, such workers probably have coping mechanisms. In a high-pressure work situation, some of these coping mechanisms may go by the bye. Apparently, these digestive problems can also impact on the performance of the heart.:confused:
Well to be honest, this all seems to be as much hocus-pocus as the 'screaming nightmare' superstititions. Is there a doctor in the house who can be a bit more precise on this?
May expire:
http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/breakingnews.php?id=120751
OK! what I am about to repeat here is PERHAPS a false connection. My local informant knew immediately what this report was referring to. He connected it to the condition known by some as 'Sudden Death' syndrome. NE Thai construction workers in Singapore sometimes drop dead at work for no immediately apparent reason. One explanation is that at Singapore prices (and what with sending money home), such workers cannot afford to eat much more than their traditional sticky rice diet. However, they are called upon to do a hard job in the very hot and humid conditions of Singapore. The glutinousness of sticky rice sometimes makes it hard to digest. In their natural environment, such workers probably have coping mechanisms. In a high-pressure work situation, some of these coping mechanisms may go by the bye. Apparently, these digestive problems can also impact on the performance of the heart.:confused:
Well to be honest, this all seems to be as much hocus-pocus as the 'screaming nightmare' superstititions. Is there a doctor in the house who can be a bit more precise on this?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/medical_notes/424813.stm
What is SADS?
Sudden Arrhythmia Death Syndrome (SADS), otherwise known as Long QT Syndrome, is a disorder of the electrical system of the heart.
The problem centres on the length of time it takes the electrical system to recharge following a heatbeat. This is known as the QT interval.
People who have a long QT interval are more vulnerable to a very fast, abnormal heart rhythm, or arrhythmia.
When this rhythm occurs, no blood is pumped out from the heart, and the brain quickly becomes deprived of blood causing sudden loss of consciousness and sudden death.
What causes SADS?
The condition is caused by dysfunction of protein structures in the heart cells called ion channels.
These channels control the flow of ions like calcium, sodium and potassium molecules.
The flow of these ions in and out of the cells produces the electrical activity of the heart.
Abnormalities of these channels can be acquired or inherited.
The acquired form is caused by certain medications.
The inherited form occurs when a mutation develops in one of the genes which makes a channel.
The mutations cause the electrical recovery of the heart to be slow.
When do symptoms occur?
Heart
Abnormal heart rhythms can be fatal
Sudden loss of consciousness, or syncope, usually occurs during physical exertion or emotional excitement like anger or fear.
Sudden death can often occur when the victim is asleep, or when they are waking up.
In patients with syncope the heart rhythm reverts spontaneously to normal.
When this occurs, the patient regains consciousness within a minute or two
When the abnormal rhythm persists, however, the outcome is death.
It is not common for the syncope or sudden death to occur when the person is awake and at rest.
Not all patients who have this condition have symptoms - about one-third never develop any.
In the other two-thirds, some have just one or two syncopal spells as children.
Others have many episodes over a number of years. The symptoms may begin as early as the first days or weeks of life, or as late as middle age.
Most commonly, however, the symptoms first occur during pre-teen and teenage years.
The symptoms start earlier in males than females, beginning on average at approximately eight years in males and 14 years in females.
How common is SADS?
Scientists do not know how common the condition is. It was thought to be rare, but it is now thought that on many occasions the condition was not properly diagnosed and that it is in fact a relatively common cause of sudden and unexpected death in children and younger adults.
A few things I get from the above are that a glutinous diet may interfere with protein assimilation, this may be a partly-inherited condition and that in a culture where dreams are perceived as highly significant events (rather than just common-or-garden nightmares), there may be a tendency for some people to literally succumb to fears that they find difficult to rationalize (even at a subconscious level). Also this reports seems to be saying that the acquired form could result from some medications. Are these medications those that a construction worker might be prescribed or might abuse in a high-pressure work environment?
mdechgan
09-08-07, 04:14 PM
There's an old saying from the Thai elders that there is nothing to fear unless one has guilt.
Blaming bad things on ghosts are a simple way of passing on guilt by the Thai people here. Usually one should not fear ghost unless one has done something bad or does not have a pure heart. That's why the Thai people are infatuated with amulets for protection and rituals of cleansing ghosts.
I'm not sure but I think the elders made up ghost stories when we were little to scare us from doing bad things otherwise the ghosts will come for us.
I think it is the same way as how we were taught to fear the devil if we were to commit the deadly sins.
We investigate the Elephant Tree in Sattahip
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Another bizarre story now from our broadcast colleagues in Sattahip District. We were taken to a tree which appears to show the image of an elephant at the bottom of the tree trunk. Elephants are held in high regard here in Thailand and the tree has attracted a lot of interest and has also installed fear in locals who claim to have seen Elephant Ghosts late at night walking around the tree. We were also told that people have scratched the bark to reveal lottery numbers and one lucky person has already won a significant amount of money, three times, because of this unusual tree. During the night, the area is avoided by locals who fear the ghostly elephants and during the day, offerings of bananas are made to the tree.
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Again, a rather dated story. This is the first time I have seen it rendered in English. I am told there is an extremely bitter herb which is believed to assist mummification of corpses. And that it could be a factor in this case too: :confused:
Incombustible cleric
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[Photo: Phuket Gazette - The body of Phra Duan, after a futile attempt at cremation.]
RANONG: Funerals of esteemed monks are always auspicious occasions for believers, a chance to bid farewell to a spiritual leader and wonder what rewards he will get for his life-long accumulation of merit.
At the funeral of an abbot in Ranong, the deceased clergyman’s spiritual power was reportedly so strong that his mortal remains refused to burn.
Phrakhru Praphasawiriyakhun, abbot of Wat Wareebaphot in Tambon Bang Norn, passed away on October 17.
When the day of his intended cremation arrived on November 8, the temple was packed with the faithful coming to see off their abbot. The ceremony was presided over by the Governor of Ranong Province, Kanchanapha Keeman.
Leading up to the ceremony, the heavens were overcast and rain poured down all day, threatening to wash out the proceedings. When it came to the hour of the ceremony, however, the rain suddenly stopped and the clouds cleared as if by a miracle.
At 9 pm, the body of Phrakhru Praphasawiriyakhun, or Phra Duan as he was known to his followers, was brought out and laid on the pyre. The flames were lit and began to lick at the monk’s body.
After a few minutes, the monk’s followers began to realize that something out of the ordinary was taking place before their eyes: Phra Duan’s body seemed to be impervious to flames.
After about half an hour on the flaming pyre, there were little more than a few minor scorch marks on his saffron robe. The body was unblemished by the heat.
With the body so steadfastly refusing to burn, the cremation had to be called off. Phra Duan’s body was brought down from the fire and placed back in his coffin.
He was then taken to the temple’s Hall of the Reclining Buddha, where stunned devotees changed his robes to the sound of cheering from the funeral guests, all amazed that the Phra Duan’s holiness had been stronger than the flames.
Police and volunteers worked together to prevent guests getting too near the body, fearing that scuffles would break out between people desperate to get pieces of Phr Duan’s singed robe to make into charms and amulets.
Witnesses reported that after the 30 minutes on the flaming pyre, the only marks on Phra Duan’s body were a couple of small burns on his arms. The lenses in his glasses were uncracked and his robe was only slightly burned.
Phra Duan’s followers then lifted his body above their heads and carried him among the guests for all to see.
When everyone had had a chance to catch a glimpse of the body, it was placed back in a coffin while the temple’s directors decided what to do it next.
In the end, the directors decided to keep the body in a glass coffin so people could come and pay their respects.
Somphian Banyicheng, a guest at the funeral and a follower of Phra Duan, said that he believed the reason the body’s flame retardant qualities came from Phra Duan’s holiness as he had been a strict follower of the dharma for many years.
As it became clear that the cleric’s corpse was incombustible, K. Somphian shouted for water to extinguish the useless flames.
Phra Duan, a native of Songkhla Province born Duan Prangsuwan, initially wanted to be a policeman. After failing the entrance tests at the age of 21, he became a monk instead.
After spending Buddhist lent in a temple in Phatthalung, he went and practiced meditation in a cave in the province’s Khao Chai Son hills for two years.
He then traveled around making merit, eventually ending up staying in Bang Non. As the story goes, one night a hairy, dark-skinned man dressed only in a loincloth appeared to him and asked him to stay in the village.
In 1959, Phra Duan started building Wat Wareebaphot, where he remained doing good deeds until his death.
http://www.phuketgazette.com/queernews/index.asp?ref=20071220104412
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Ghostly goings on
NAKHON RATCHASIMA: In the West nowadays, fears over the safety of children have reached the point where many parents are reduced to nervous wrecks at the thought of letting their little ones out of sight.
Predatory priests, pedophiles and high-profile disappearances – notably that of Madeleine McCann just six months ago – have all take their toll on parents’ sanity and further restricted the freedom of Western kids.
In Thailand, however, the paranoia does not seem to have yet reached such a peak. Indeed, the freedom enjoyed by Thai tots would be the envy of cooped-up little Westerners. There is one realm, however, where the Thais tend to take more precautions, as illustrated by an eerie tale from Bua Yai district in Nakhon Ratchasima recently – ghosts.
A number of villages in the district began ramping up anti-ghost measures after residents had been having dreams that people born on Tuesdays and Wednesdays would be taken by the dreaded phi pop.
Despite the fact that their name sounds rather cute in English, phi pop are one of the most terrifying specters in the panoply of Thai folklore. With an insatiable appetite for fresh meat, they enjoy nothing more then disemboweling unfortunate villagers and snacking on still-warm organs. It is believed that phi pop are born when practitioners of the black arts let their magic get out of control, thus allowing themselves to be transformed into ravenous ghouls.
When reporters from the Gazette’s Thai-language affiliate newspaper Kom Chad Luek arrived at Baan Khok Sawang Village 9 on November 24, they found villagers sitting pale-faced, discussing how to deter the ever-hungry ghosts.
Villagers Buntham Pawanna and Yaem Upara explained that spine-chilling dreams of the phi pop had started about a month before. News of impending doom quickly had spread throughout the area, putting everyone in a state of fear – especially children. In a bid to deter the ghouls, many homeowners placed scarecrows in front of their dwellings bearing written messages that no one born on a Tuesday or Wednesday lived therein
Outside one home, reporters found a farang busily engaged in making anti-ghost scarecrows. The man, originally from Switzerland, identified himself as Pius Bierler, 41. He said that he was making the models to protect his young son, Tim, who at the tender age of two would make a tasty appetizer for a ravenous phi pop.
Pius, whose name indicates a willingness to perform religious duties, told the reporters that he had come to the village just a week earlier to visit his wife’s family.
At first he had been confused as to why nearly every house appeared to have a scarecrow outside.
After his wife explained what was going on, however, he realized that Isarn held a grave threat to his child, one potentially more terrifying than the most perverted priest.
Pius said that he had never heard about phi pop before and had certainly never seen one. After hearing of their gruesome dining habits, however, he felt compelled to stay on the safe side and make a model to protect his beloved son.
“The villagers say that phi pop are so cruel that they eat the livers of their chosen victims while they are still alive. I fear that one may come and eat my son, who was born on a Wednesday. To keep them at bay, I made this scarecrow to put outside our house,” said Pius, showing the sign.
Source: Kom Chad Luek
http://www.phuketgazette.com/queernews/index.asp?ref=20071222113030
Sawang Boriboon Foundation members rid Pattaya of Evil Spirits
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We joined Sawang Boriboon Foundation members on Saturday Night as they conducted an annual ritual around Pattaya City which utilized a special stick which is held by two men who are thought to be possessed. They lead followers around the City and stop at locations where there is thought to be evil spirits. A special ritual takes place to cleanse the area of the spirits and the group then move on to the next location guided by the two men and the stick. This ritual originates from China and is repeated by organizations around Thailand and the rest of Asia.
Early on Sunday Morning, 49 Monks attended a merit-making ceremony held on Pattaya Beach Road in front of the old pier near the entrance to Walking Street which was also organized by the Sawang Boriboon Foundation.
Offerings were made to the monks in this ceremony which is known in Thai as “Tamboon”.
http://www.pattayacitynews.net/news_21_01_51.html
One that didn't quite get exorcised on Sunday morning - also on Walking Street:
Estonian man dies following attack on Walking Street.
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A disturbing incident occurred on Walking Street in the early hours of Sunday Morning which was initially dealt with by the Tourist Police based on the street. Three men from Estonia made a complaint at the Tourist Police Mobile Unit regarding a confrontation with three Thai Men in Soi 15. It is thought the men were being ushered into a Show Bar but decided at the last minute that they did not want to go. The Thai men became angry and a fight ensued. The men were told to make their way to Pattaya Police Station to make a report, however they decided to take matters into their own hands and went back to confront the Thai men. It is thought that more than 15 men set-upon the three Estonian Men. One managed to run away, a second was hit over the head with a steel pole and a third man was stabbed in the leg with a broken bottle. A major artery in his leg was severed and he was rushed to Hospital. Later on Sunday he died from the injury according to medical staff at the Pattaya Memorial Hospital. The incident, which is now a murder investigation, occurred only meters away from the Tourist Police Unit and is now being investigated by Pattaya Police and the Tourist Police as the hunt for the attackers continues. We understand that as of Monday Afternoon, no arrests had been made in connection with the attack.
http://www.pattayacitynews.net/news_21_01_51_3.html
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