Its September again… I kinda remember some three years ago, I hired this tailor to make a suit. I mean I picked him on the basis of skill… he was very good… but sometime in September he kept falling sick and could not finish. I was so fed up that in September of that year I met him to issue an ultimatum. Either finish up or return the money…
Well, when I walked into his shop, he was so pale, it was clear he would not survive the year. He said that the docs had scheduled surgery… They did not really know what was wrong except that his kidneys were not working.
I sort of chatted with him and found out that he had a “golden child” in a shoebox on a shelf in his shop. Needless to say, I did not really want to open the box.
The “golden child” is a black magic item made by roasting baby fetuses to remove moisture… and then wrapping in gold leaf. Sometimes it is put into a jar with essential oils. Roasting is a method of preserving the body… sort of. the gold leaf is for presentation purposes. I suppose the essential oils will help with body preservation, but this is not always done.
My first reaction to his story was “FUCK!” and then I asked him how he got it. Turns out, one of his “friends” gave it to him to help in business.
But you know he was the artistic sort, his workspace was rather messy and I had asked him for months to try and rearrange things because it would help.
I had the diagnosis to his problem.
Folks who keep this sort of thing usually have to follow a strict schedule. Offerings of milk and sweets , with toys and marbles. On the 15th, an offering of blood must be made. Otherwise, the rule is, the golden child will suck the owner’s life force.Disorganized folks who are lazy cannot keep this thing. Also depending on the magic used, special prayers and mantras have to be said at specific times, the schedule is important, and cannot be broken. Keeping this thing has helped many dishonest people in business, but I am normal and prefer to pray to gods and my dead ancestors.I mean, my grandma is unlikely to murder me since she gets offerings from me. I mean, I am not that crazy. You cannot reason with the “golden child”, but you can reason with your relatives, probably.
I scolded him and said, “Life is more important than money!” Also pointed out that he was super skilled, so he had no need of stupid hoodoo to help him out.
We only know this thing exists because, in 2014, some stupid girl offered to give me her golden child. My reaction was the same and told her to look after it well and bring it back to the seller and ask for a refund, if possible.
Well, the tailor is alive today cos I got him to bring the thing to a temple for the monks to dispose of it. I said to him that if they asked for monies for funeral expenses, to just give them what they ask and give the child a decent funeral. He did exactly as per my demand (yes, it was so bad that I literally stood over him and shouted.) and he never went for surgery. The docs said his recovery was “a miracle”.
I mean, I know what it means to be so poor and desperate, but, I’m not crazy.
Also, the local cops sometimes catch people trying to smuggle these things.No matter what they say, every cop in these parts has a weird occult story to tell. My old schoolmate had a couple… he was terribly frightened of certain places because of the area’s reputation for deadly witchdoctors and what not.
The point of this is to give readers interested in the background of the area I live in some idea. Also, do not support this trade.. yes, it is a trade. IF you visit Bangkok, do not buy these things, do not encourage the providers. I mean, some really WTF individuals actually buy live infants to kill them or aborted babies!
Local belief does not support this. The belief is that these children are “enslaved” by black magic and cannot reincarnate. Buying them supports the “trade”. If you want to acquire them for research purposes, contact the Thai police for legit victims. MOST normal, hardworking Asians reject this. I mean, there is a special mini altar at my place during the Hungry Ghost Season to “appease” these children which might be mistreated by their owners. I do not know who in my block owns them, but if the neighbours know who it is, they will get together and force the person to give up this thing. My neighbours are all ex-farmers who gave up their land to the Singapore government, and they do not support this thing.
I mean Asians believe:
1. the child cannot reincarnate because he is trapped by the spells and thus cannot either become Enlightened or fulfill his destiny (yes, most of these babies are male) . As a pagan who believes in the Egyptian idea of “Ma’at”(Truth. Justice, Life Purpose, Destiny) I do think we should do all we can to not hinder a person from fulfilling his/her purpose.
2. the owner gets huge bad karma for buying and owning magical servant/slave created by this means.
3. Only criminals and bad people own this stuff. Most regular people spit on assholes who own this thing. It was true in my grandma’s day. It is sadly not so true today. Money is more important than life now for some unscrupulous people. I mean as educated people, we should value life above other things. IF you are Singaporean, you are not being a good Singaporean if you engage in this sort of thing. It is illegal and god damn gross. The reaction is the same in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. People will beware these individuals.(I cite a Balinese farmer who avoided his neighbour because every year, one person who works for him dies under mysterious circumstances. Hey man, some assholes don’t mind offering live people just to benefit themselves. I am guessing he probably has one of these ghost children. I mean if you don’t want the kid to kill you, you gotta offer someone else. They died unjustly and want revenge.)
Practical Reasoning
1. this is an evil trade where some truly unscrupulous idiots steal lives to get rich. What do I mean, I mean I do not know if they perform an autopsy, but some of the kids are killed on purpose. I mean, it is local gossip that a certain casino owner in Southeast Asia actually got 12 pregnant women to stay at the resort while it was being built. When they left, they had no kids and were not pregnant anymore. Gamblers say that the ghost children haunt the gambling halls to tilt the scales in the favour of the House.
2. Do not buy, trade or attend an auction for this thing. Do not support it. It’s worse than a puppy/kitty mill.
3.You are being a gawd damn “vampire” if you own this thing. I mean, work hard, make right choices to get rich. Good hard labour hurt no one.
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