Phuket sea gypsies use black magic to fight land barons

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Phuket sea gypsies use black magic to fight land barons
Phuket Gazette


Sea gypsy elders prepare chilies, salt and earth taken from their burial ground to be burnt as part of the ceremony. Photo: Kritsada Mueanhawong

PHUKET: -- Rawai Sea gypsies have turned to black magic in a last-ditch effort to fend off real estate developers in Phuket.

About 200 sea gypsies took part in the ancient ‘Ah Boi’ ceremony Saturday morning, which was attended by village chiefs from Phuket, Phang Nga and Krabi, in an effort to garner spiritual help against Baron World Trade Co Ltd. The company intends to develop a section of beachfront land, for which it holds Chanote land titles, despite DNA proof backing the gypsies’ claim to the land (story here).

The gypsies made offerings of boiled chicken, sticky rice and water while chanting and praying – completing the ceremony by burning dried chilies, salt, shrimp paste and sacred earth taken from their nearby ancestral burial ground.

They hope that the rarely used sacrificial ritual will protect their community by ensuring the land developers lose an upcoming encroachment case.

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-- Phuket Gazette 2016-02-08

[Reigntax]

Black magic. So they are appealing to the PM's advisors.

[NCC1701A]

think maybe the land developers are the ones using Black Magic, this is a White Magic ceremony.

"Black magic or dark magic has traditionally referred to the use of supernatural powers or magic for evil and selfish purposes."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_magic

[ableguy]

Good on you guys, that should sort the buggers out and teach them a lesson.

PS how many of them the land barons will turn into toads ? Do you plan to bbq them ? And can you get me a rich young nymphamaniac who owns a string of liqueur stores, ? Please.