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LIGHT BEFORE BUDDHISM

MEDIUM : FAKE OR REAL (2)

Nopphorn Suwanphanit

Nangphraya, nonetheless today will wade through ghosts to ask doubts
Sunthornphu - Phra Aphaimanee

The ghost is down. Votes are down. Can’t come down, Climbing down
Thai Idioms

Generally speaking, there are two types of Sometimes, those who use automatic
mediums. That is to say material or substance writing but it was written in parts Incoherent.
and mental. The medium is a person who Some people use vibrating pendulums. But
communicates with the dead, where the dead generally used to play crystal ball as foreigners
can see and speak through those who are still call Ouija board.
alive. The dead may be the person who But the vibrating crystal ball uses
experienced the accident. The body may be conscious energy or unconsciousness made by
separated into fragments. the people who participated in this game not
In terms of psychology, there are many from outside in any way.
questions that follow, such as the process of In general, people tend to sleep but
awareness or why spiritualism arises. What have symptoms of freckles in the body. Then
does the medium tell us about mental state? awakened as a ghost, the voice, appearance
Some claim that those who are mediums are and personality changed from what it used to
gifted in mediums. Many modern psychologists be. In China, it may be like children. Or is a
argue that such individuals are easily sensitive. doctor or a master, but often does not know
In Thailand, like many of the mediums of that what is the name of the country in which
America, women are many times more than it is acquired? The name of the person who
men. created the medium may not be a real name.
People who watch the gatherings call For one thing to be noted, the medium’s lips
their English sisters. These people have a had the lips of a spirit figure, similar to the lips
subconscious mind. And the minds of those of a deceased relative. Those who watched
who watch often believe him. The seam is said the medium he can easily set the age, gender
to have many levels and stages. Each level and engagement ring.
indicates the process of exiting the body. In Thailand, mediums invite what is
Some people hypnotize themselves strongly, often referred to as “ghosts” into their bodies.
resulting in changes in themselves. The person This may be the ghost of a deceased
who changed it was called the English grandparent, referred to as grandmother ghost
controller, which in Greece was called the or, grandfather ghost, or an ordinary ghost,
word Apollo. But in Christianity it is Devil or such as a child or friend’s ghost. They will
Satan In belief, Voodoo is a fairy. In Thailand, it even invite “gods” into their bodies to relay
is often called Goddess (or godfather) messages from beyond this world. A “local”
Nonetheless; modern psychologists tend to resident ghost, attached to a place or object, is
see it as the dancer who plays the role as the usually refered to as a “god” such as the
goddess. In which it is played like this using “ruby goddess” or “the godfather of the
various symbols The God (mother) may speak mountain”. Some places possess the ghosts of
automatically; move their tongue up and enduring heroes such as Phanthai Norasing,
down, through impulse. Chaophraya Bodindechanuchit (Singh). Some