大二爺伯 : 极限穿针 乩童 - Extreme body piercing. Taoist spirit medium in trance. 游境 二爷伯降乩
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 พ.ย. 2011
- June 4th, Singapore, a religious street parade (yew keng) where deities incarnate tranced through spirit mediums pay respects to deities in temples and rid the areas they visit of malevolent spirits. This video features a medium trancing a deity called Di Ya Pek (Hokkien) / Da Er Ye Bo (Mandarin), an Underworld enforcer deity being pierced with swords. In Taiwan this deity is known as General Fan. The reason for the parade was to celebrate the one year anniversary of the temple group (tua). There are different explanations of why mediums in trance pierce or strike themselves with various weapons.
Elliott (1955) states that the underlying assumption behind spirit medium practices is that "a spiritual being of vast and undefined powers possesses the body of a human medium and enables him to inflict injury upon himself without feeling pain, and to speak with divine wisdom, giving advice to worshippers and curing their illness". In essence, the medium is considered to be a deity incarnate, and through the medium, devotees can communicate directly with the deity. Mediums use a selection of weapons including a range of articles for self-mortification and whips and swords for exorcism, all of which are empowered to engage forces of evil: "Tang-kis pierce their bodies with swords and skewers in order to take on the spirit power imbued in these weapons ... driven into the very flesh of the tang-ki, the weapons super-charge the tang-ki with spirit power" (Margaret Chan 2009).
The event was remarkably festive, and I was lucky enough to be invited into the truck carrying these two mediums (the gentleman pierced with swords, and the gentleman pierced with a light tube) on their pilgrimage to various temples. They are both extremely gentle and generous individuals. It was a great day out!
Thank you for the reply. That is a good answer.
Thanks for the clarification I appreciate it
For those people who don't understand about Taoist Extreme Piercing Ritual, You all have to notice there is no blood oozing out from the skin during the piercing. It is another way to tell You and to remind human beings that don't forget the power of spiritual force , which is real.
It is a way to answer to people who may ask " How do i know that there is spiritual force? How can You prove to me?"
The pain r taken away with the deity when the person is out of the trance
Thanks Calvin ... May I contact you if / when I come back to Singapore some day?
The answer in in the description of the video - and in my commentary ...
"Mediums use a selection of weapons including a range of articles for self-mortification and whips and swords for exorcism, all of which are empowered to engage forces of evil: "Tang-kis pierce their bodies with swords and skewers in order to take on the spirit power imbued in these weapons ... driven into the very flesh of the tang-ki, the weapons super-charge the tang-ki with spirit power" (Margaret Chan 2009). "
how do they sleep? anyone ever thought of that
Hey there ...
The swords / skewers are taken out before they come out of trance - they do not leave them in when they go home after the religious ritual event. Hope that answers your question ....
Actually the deities bring the pain with them before they leave therefore the people who are in trance won't feel a thing
WHY ?
If u got any more question I can help u I help out in this kind of stuff all the time my father can also be in trances like them