Spirits in Chinese Medicine; possession, death and dying

[vikinggoddess]

Chinese is a tonal language so 'shen' in this case I think is 2nd tone rising shen[/] meaning spirit. 'shen[/] is pin yin romanization. I am not so familiar if 'sheng' may be the old wade giles romanization of this word shen, but if it is pin-yin word then for sure shen and sheng are different. Do you know the tone for 'sheng'?

[Rhapsody Rain]

No, I do not know the tone for the word sheng.

[Rhapsody Rain]

Two of my relatives were cured of asthma with Chinese medicine!

[vikinggoddess]

would you believe that gecko is a chinese 'herb' commonly used to treat asthma. yikes!

[herb ox]

I remember a strange gathering of the martial bredren and sistren one night... we had shots of gecko wine. It was basically just flattened geckoes stacked in a pickle jar and filled with rice wine. The thought of it was worse than the taste, though. And the effects were noticable. Did some of my best push hands that night....

hmmm... maybe its time to start my own batch. I've always been fond of the 'spirits' in chinese medicne
ox

[GeneChing]

Not really kung fu. At least they don't have birds falling out of the sky by the thousands....

Mon, Jan 10, 2011
The Daily Chilli
'Kung fu' spritualist in exorcism bid


Widow Zainab Sulaiman, whose house in Kampung Penambang Bunga Emas, near Kota Baru, Kelantan has been plagued by hundreds of small fires which seemed to ignite out of the blue, is getting help from paranormal experts from as far away as Penang.

The latest "exorcist" is spiritualist Ong Q Leng, who came to the aid of the 73-year-old on Saturday to chase away "evil djinns" and "lock" the house to prevent it from coming back and causing trouble again.

Ong, 36, also known as Master Ong in Penang, said the house was infested with spirits sent by someone with ill-intentions.

She performed several 'kung fu' motions to get rid of them,

"I could sense an evil presence the moment I stepped into the house. There are little djinns under the house while the big ones are outside the house.

"I was able to chase away the small djinns but there is a 50-50 chance that they will return to cause mischief again."

"I have also provided 'shields' for Zainab and her family members, and advised her not to allow visitors as they could be possessed by the djinns," she said.

The mysterious fires have destroyed more than 250 pieces of clothing as well as prayer mats and two mattresses over the past two weeks.

Last Wednesday, a local group of Muslim ghostbusters called Darus Shifaq had conducted prayers and chanted Quranic verses, including cleansing with blessed water her ancient collection of keris, swords, and brassware believed to be possessed by the djinn.

However, a day later, Zainab said at least 46 pieces of her clothing were destroyed after the fire started mysteriously, adding that she believed that the djinns might be angry with the presence of paranormal experts in her house.

"However, I would still like to thank those who have helped me."

"I sincerely hope that this spirits would leave me alone because I have been having sleepless nights for the past fortnight, worrying that this house would catch fire while we are sleeping," said Zainab.

The widow lives in the wooden house with her daughter-in-law and two grandchildren.

[David Jamieson]

Make simple your mind and your fears will rise.
Dull your senses and you will have them tricked.

ghosts, ha! There is no such thing.
This world is for us, the living.
If it was for ghosts, it would be overrun with them.

These constructs are complete fantasy and made up.
Good for a laugh though.

[Niersun]

Make simple your mind and your fears will rise.
Dull your senses and you will have them tricked.

ghosts, ha! There is no such thing.
This world is for us, the living.
If it was for ghosts, it would be overrun with them.

These constructs are complete fantasy and made up.
Good for a laugh though.

Hope your not Christian. Ever heard of the holy ghost.

Spririts in medicine. What a bunch of nonsense.

[David Jamieson]

Hope your not Christian. Ever heard of the holy ghost.

Spririts in medicine. What a bunch of nonsense.

holy ghost is a catholic construct.
Jesus said exactly nothing about trinity or any of that.
It's a dogmatic construct that has SFA to do with Christianity and everything to do with retaining the power of intercession.

As you may note, I am not a churchy.
But Christianity? I'm down with it.

[Niersun]

holy ghost is a catholic construct.
Jesus said exactly nothing about trinity or any of that.
It's a dogmatic construct that has SFA to do with Christianity and everything to do with retaining the power of intercession.

As you may note, I am not a churchy.
But Christianity? I'm down with it.

I suggest you read your new testament again. If you have any problems with reference to the holy ghost, let me know.

[GeneChing]

Chinese “exorcist” convinces client to have sex with him to remove evil spirit residing in her vagina
Philip Kendall 5 days ago

Now there’s a title I never thought I’d write.

It sounds like something you’d only ever find in movie script penned by a misguided teen with an occult fetish, but a man in Guangdong, China was arrested earlier this month after convincing a woman that the reason her love life was on the rocks was due to the evil spirit inhabiting her fouff.

And would you believe she actually fell for it?

The tragically gullible woman from the Guangzhou City is believed to have approached purported exorcist and counsellor Huang Jian Jun seeking relationship advice after falling for a co-worker but struggling to catch his eye.

At some point last month, Huang escorted the woman to a hotel where he instructed her to remove all of her clothes and lie on the bed. He then apparently told her:

“The evil spirit residing within your vagina is hindering your love life. There is no other option but for me to drive the spirit away with my *****. I have never had sex before, but for the sake of performing this exorcism, I offer up my virginity.”

Quite how he kept a straight face while uttering such cringe-worthy lines we have no idea, but the woman actually fell for the shamefully cheap tactics and had intercourse with him. It was only afterwards when Huang wrote out a bill for some 20,000 Yuan (US$3,200) that she smelled a rat and went to the authorities.

When police questioned Huang, he protested, maintaining: “Being a sufferer of diabetes, I have long since lost the ability to maintain an erection.”

No word yet as to whether the woman has managed to bag the man of her dreams now that the exorcism is complete. Though perhaps panty ghosts always hang around until after the bill has been settled?

You know, I can perform exorcisms too. I can dispel demons within you, if you only subscribe.

[Kellen Bassette]

“The evil spirit residing within your vagina is hindering your love life. There is no other option but for me to drive the spirit away with my *****. I have never had sex before, but for the sake of performing this exorcism, I offer up my virginity.”

Isn't that one of Lucas's pickup lines?