Do you believe in them? Do you feel some of them are fakes and scam artists?
Whats your experiences with them?


Filipino Indigenius
http://www.iwgia.org/sw16704.asp


1. Why the fuss over indigenous missions?
http://www.worldchristianministries.org/de...ive_page_id=168
"Three major organizations promoting the work of indigenous missions are Gospel for Asia in Carrollton, Texas; Partners International in Spokane, Washington, and Christian Aid in Charlottesville, Virginia. Like P.M. Thomas of India, Christian Aid has spawned a number of daughter agencies..."

http://www.christianaggression.org/item_di...p;id=1138636255
Ecuador's Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities (????)



CHRISTIAN MISSIONARY ATROCITIES
www.mamiwata.com/christian_atrocities.html


Indians and Leftists in the Making of Ecuador's Modern Indigenous Movements
www.yachana.org/indmovs/acronyms.php

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Tan, T. H. Tony /Paper Back /2005 (SB#037784)
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Complete Guide To Chinese Astrology, The: The Most Comprehensive Study Of The Subject Ever Published In The English Language
Walters, Derek /Paper Back /2005 (SB#036755)


Hidden Oracle Of India, The: The Mystery Of India's Naadi Palm Leaf Readers
Donovan, Andrew; Angela Donovan /Paper Back /2008 (SB#043712)
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Religions Of South Asia: An Introduction
Mittal, Sushil; Gene Thursby (Eds.) /Paper Back /2006 (SB#038698)
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Hinduism And Other Eastern Religions: Worship, Festivals, And Ceremonies From Around The World
Barnes, Trevor /Paper Back /2005 (SB#044894)

Rites And Rituals Of Hindus And Muslims
Singh, K V (Ed.) /Hard Cover /2005 (SB#037921)
Price: US$26.37
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Encyclopedia Of Malaysia Vol.10: Religion And Beliefs
M. Kamal Hassan & Ghazali Bin Basri (Eds.) /Hard Cover /2005 (SB#028708)
Introduction To Asian Religions
Hawkins, Bradley K. /Paper Back /2004 (SB#035224)
Goddess On The Rise: Pilgrimage And Popular Religion In Vietnam
Taylor, Philip /Paper Back /2004 (SB#034982)


Local Chinese Beliefs, Myths, Taboos... And Superstitions by Kwok, Raymond
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Chinese Astrology Bible, The
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Imperial Guide To Feng Shui & Chinese Astrology, The: The Only Authentic Translation From The Original Chinese
Aylward, Thomas F. /Paper Back /2007 (SB#040732)
Feng Shui: The Pillars Of Destiny (Revised Edition 2007)
Lo, Raymond /Paper Back /1994 (SB#014312)



Three Variables, The
Tan, Jason /Hard Cover /2008 (SB#044342)
Tibet's Ancient Religion Bon
Baumer, Christopher /Hard Cover /2002 (SB#035532)
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Images Of The Wildman In Southeast Asia: An Anthropological Perspective
Forth, Gregory /Hard Cover /2008 (SB#045722)
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Customizing The Body; The Art And Culture Of Tattooing (Revised & Expanded Edition)
Sanders, Clinton R.; D. Angus Vail /Paper Back /2008 (SB#045019)
Jaranan: The Horse Dance And Trance In East Java
Van Groenendael, Victoria M. Clara /Paper Back /2008 (SB#044712)
Pagans Of North Borneo, The
Rutter, Owen /Hard Cover /2007 (SB#043025)
**** Bomoh, The: Magician And Spiritualist
Modder, A. Rafi /Paper Back /2007 (SB#042824)******!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Modernity And Re-Enchantment: Religion In Post-Rev Olutionary Vietnam
Taylor, Philip (Ed.) /Hard Cover /2007 (SB#042434)
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***Thailand: Spirits Among Us
Guelden, Marlene /Hard Cover /2007 (SB#041446)****
Tanah Tujuh: Close Encounters With The Temuan Mythos
Antares /Paper Back /2007 (SB#041323) ....."one of the 18 surviving tribal groups of Peninsular Malaysia."
Tribal World Of The Eastern Himalaya & Indo-Burma Borderlands
Dalton, Edward Tuite /Paper Back /2007 (SB#041165)
***Spirit Houses Of Thailand, The
Reichart, Peter A; Pathawee Khongkhunthian /Paper Back /2007 (SB#041164)***
Uncultural Behavior: An Anthropological Investigat Ion Of Suicide In The Southern Philippines
Macdonald, Charles J-H /Paper Back /2007 (SB#039699)
Exploring Ethnic Diversity In Burma (Nias Stud In Asian Top. Ser. No. 39)
Gravers, Mikael (Ed.) /Paper Back /2007 (SB#039496)


Divine Messengers: Bird Symbolism And Aesthetics In Southeast Asia (Les Messagers Divins: Aspects Esthétiques Et Symboliques Des Oiseaux En Asie Du Sud-Est)
Le Roux, Pierre; Bernard Sellato (Eds.) /Paper Back /2006 (SB#043584)
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Python Spirit And The Cross, The: Becoming Christi An In A Highland Community Of Papua New Guinea
Reithofer, Hans /Paper Back /2006 (SB#041401)
String Figures: A Study Of Cat's-Cradle In Many Lands
Jayne, Caroline Furness /Paper Back /2006 (SB#041169)
Powers Of Blessing From The Wilderness And From Heaven: Structure And Transformations In The Religion Of The Toraja In The Mamasa Area Of South Sulawesi
Buijs, Kees /Paper Back /2006 (SB#040857)
***Possessed By The Spirits: Mediumship In Contempora Ry Vietnamese Communities (Cornell Seap Ser No. 23)***



Orang Asli And Their Wood Art
Ratos, Anthony /Hard Cover /2006 (SB#039280)
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*******Way That Lives In The Heart, The: Chinese Popular Religion And Spirit Mediums In Penang, Malaysia
Debernardi, Jean /Hard Cover /2006 (SB#038005)****!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sorrow Of The Lonely And The Burning Of The Dancers, The (Second Edition)
Schieffelin, Edward L. /Paper Back /2005 (SB#041391)
Spirits And Souls: Gender And Cosmology In An Isan Village In Northeast Thailand
Sparkes, Stephen /Paper Back /2005 (SB#039960)


****With Respect To Sex: Negotiating Hijra Identity In South India
Reddy, Gayatri /Paper Back /2005 (SB#038408)******
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No One Cries For The Dead: Tamil Dirges, Rowdy Songs, And Graveyard Petitions
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Deathscapes Of The Malay Martial Artist (Nus Socio Wp #174)
Farrer, Douglas /Paper Back /2005 (SB#037291)
Deadly Dances In The Bornean Rainforest: Hunting Knowledge Of The Penan Benalui
Puri, Rajindra K. /Paper Back /2005 (SB#036672)
One Head, Many Faces: New Perspectives On The Bird's Head Peninsula Of New Guinea
Meidema, Jelle; Ger Reesink /Paper Back /2004 (SB#041780)
Death And Beyond (Death & Burial Rituals & Other Practices & Beliefs Of The Igorots Of Sagada, Mountain Province, Philippines)
Piluden-Omengan, Dinah Elma /Paper Back /2004 (SB#039395)


Healing In Sabah: Mysteries Of Illness And Well-Be Ing (Sabah Museum Mono Vol 9)
Charles, Ismail S. /Paper Back /2003 (SB#038426) "Individual healers describe their methods and specialisms: traditional concepts and rituals are interpreted for the modern reader and tabulated data present diagnostics, remedies and plants used, and the needs of fifty patients. Chants and relevant sayings are translated...."
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When The Bird Flies: Shamanic Therapy And The Maintenance Of Worldly Boundaries Among An Indigenous People Of Riau (Sumatra)
Porath, Nathan /Paper Back /2003 (SB#035164)
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Same Hair Different Hearts; Semai Identity In A Ma Lay Context: An Analysis Of Ideas And Practices Concerning Health And Illness
Kroes, Gerco /Paper Back /2002 (SB#033188)
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Potent Dead, The: Ancestors, Saints And Heroes In Contemporary Indonesia
Chambert-Loir, Henri & Anthony Reid (Eds.) /Paper Back /2002 (SB#032826)
Last Filipino Head Hunters, The
Howard, David /Paper Back /2001 (SB#041059)
Head-Hunting And The Magang Ceremony In Sabah
Phelan, Peter R. /Paper Back /2001 (SB#036399)
****People Of Power: A Philippine Worldview Of Spirit Encounters
Mcandrew, John P. /Paper Back /2001 (SB#033900)**************


Endangered Peoples Of Southeast And East Asia: Struggles To Survive And Thrive
Sponsel, Leslie E (Ed.) /Hard Cover /2000 (SB#033984)
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In The Place Of Origins: Modernity And Its Mediums In Northern Thailand
Morris, Rosalind C. /Paper Back /2000 (SB#030450)
Varieties Of Javanese Religion: An Anthropological Account
Beatty, Andrew /Paper Back /1999 (SB#028867)

Iban Rites Of Passage And Some Related Ritual Acts : A Description Of Forms And Functions Special Order Item)
Ngadi, Henry Gana /Paper Back /1998 (SB#034905)
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Kayan Religion: Ritual Life And Religious Reform In Central Borneo
Rousseau, Jerome /Paper Back /1998 (SB#028050)
Signs Of Recognition: Powers And Hazards Of Representation In An Indonesian Society
Keane, Webb /Paper Back /1997 (SB#034813)
Indigenous Peoples Of Asia
Barnes, R. H.; A. Gray & B. Kingsbury (Eds.) /Paper Back /1995 (SB#030056)
Visible And Invisible Realms: Power, Magic, And Colonial Conquest In Bali
Wiener, Margaret J. /Paper Back /1995 (SB#022212)


Iban Shamanism: An Analysis Of The Ethnographic Literature
Graham, Penelope /Paper Back /1994 (SB#008273)
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Art And Politics Of Wana Shamanship, The
Atkinson, Jane Monnig /Paper Back /1992 (SB#033542)
Hindu Javanese: Tengger Tradition And Islam
Hefner, Robert W. /Paper Back /1985 (SB#023049) "This has been described as being the most important study of Javanese religion since Clifford Geertz's Religion of Java (1960). ....."

Spooky Tales: True Cases Of Paranormal Investigation In Singapore
Fong, Kenny /Paper Back /2008 (SB#043052)
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Local Chinese Beliefs, Myths, Taboos... And Superstitions
Kwok, Raymond /Paper Back /2007 (SB#046266)


Malaysians
Lee, Steven V-L (Photo) & H. Hashim-Doyle (Text) /Hard Cover /2007 (SB#043282)
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32 True Ghosts Spirits & Gods, Plus Questions & Answers On The Paranormal
Tan, Andrew /Paper Back /2007 (SB#043087)
Tong Sing: The Book Of Wisdom Based On The Chinese Ancient Almanac
Windridge, Charles /Paper Back /2007 (SB#042866)
Chinese Auspicious Pictures
Lan Peijin /Paper Back /2007 (SB#042383)


Disappearing Customs Of China
Qi Dongye & Lu Xianwen; Chen Fuming (Trans.) /Hard Cover /2007 (SB#040502)
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Chinese Pakua, The: An Exposé
Ong Hean Tatt /Paper Back /2007 (SB#012128)
Whispers And Moans: Interviews With The Men And Women Of Hong Kong's Sex Industry
Yang Yeeshan /Paper Back /2006 (SB#046019)
Woman, Man, Bangkok: Love, Sex, And Popular Culture In Thailand
Barme, Scot /Paper Back /2006 (SB#043570)
Badi Of West Nepal, The: Prostitution As A Social Norm Among An Untouchable Caste
Cox, Thomas /Paper Back /2006 (SB#040768)


Bali Sacred & Secret
Marais, Gill /Hard Cover /2006 (SB#039743)
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Living Heritage, The: Stories Of Fook Tet Soo Khek Temple (Bai Nian Gong De Bei Nan Bang: Wang Hai Da Bo Gong Miao Ji Shi)
Ho Phang Phow (Ed.) /Paper Back /2006 (SB#039686) "...Fook Tet Soo Khek Temple, the oldest Hakka Taoist temple in Singapore,..."
Centhini Story, The: The Javanese Journey Of Life (Based On The Original Serat Centhini)
Santoso, Soewito (Trans & Condensed) /Hard Cover /2006 (SB#039663)


Sex And The Japanese: The Sensual Side Of Japan
De Mente, Lafayette Boye /Paper Back /2006 (SB#039269)
http://www.selectbooks.com.sg/getSubcat.as...1&index=101
Taxi Talk
Zheng Shuying /Paper Back /2006 (SB#038687)
In Lust We Trust: Adventures In Adult Cinema
Lim, Gerrie /Paper Back /2006 (SB#038633)

Don't Sit On This Book: A Collection Of Chinese Taboos And Superstitions
Cheong, Philip; S.L.Ang; Adeline Loh (Ed.) /Paper Back /2005 (SB#039965)
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Traditional Medicine Street: Pho Lan Ong Ha Noi
Pham Hoang Hai (Ed.) /Paper Back /2005 (SB#038202)
Origins Of Shaolin Kungfu
Cheong, Jack (Illus) /Paper Back /2005 (SB#038197)
Ghosts: A Christian's Encounter
Pillai, Ravi /Paper Back /2005 (SB#038085)
Original I Ching Oracle: The Pure And Complete Texts With Concordance
Ritsema, Rudolf; Shantena Augusto Sabbadini /Hard Cover /2005 (SB#037452)

Between Gods And Ghosts
Lim, Jonathan /Paper Back /2005 (SB#037308)
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Some Last People: Vanishing Tribes Of Bhutan, China, Mexico, Mongolia And Siberia
Odier, Pierre /Hard Cover /2004 (SB#036866)
Origins Of Chinese Science And Technology
Fu Chunjiang (Illustrated) /Paper Back /2004 (SB#035690)
Chinese Death Rituals In Singapore
Tong Chee-Kiong /Hard Cover /2004 (SB#028391)

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Face Fortunes: The Ancient Chinese Art Of Featurereading
Shen, Peter /Paper Back /2001 (SB#015243)
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Kretek: The Culture And Heritage Of Indonesia's Clove Cigarettes (Special Order Item)
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Beyond The Realm Of The Senses: The Balinese Ritual Of Kekawin Composition
Rubinstein, Raechelle /Paper Back /2000 (SB#029507)

Fu Lu Shou: Gods Of Blessings, Prosperity And Longevity
Song Shouxiang (Comp.) /Paper Back /1999 (SB#028150)
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Mysticism In Java: Ideology In Indonesia
Mulder, Niels /Paper Back /1998 (SB#028247)


Images Of Asia: Traditional Festivals In Thailand
Gerson, Ruth /Hard Cover /1996 (SB#017818)
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*****Understanding Witchcraft And Sorcery In Southeast Asia
Watson, C. W. & Roy Ellen (Eds.) /Hard Cover /1993 (SB#014969)*******
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Roseman, Marina /Paper Back /1993 (SB#013139)****


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Some are real and some might also be a placibo effect. I think its real because my Aunt had cancer and she went to a Faith Healer and she got healed the cancer disappeared.

This is real it was even featured in discovery channel.

http://www.johnofgod-healing.com/

Hey Martin.

What kind of Faith Healer did she go to? Was it like a psyhic surgeon or was it like a psychic prayer healer?
Or was it like a Hilot?

With Hilot I have great respect for. They have vast knowledge of healing with plants and things. I dont know about other forms of healers so I cant comment much about them.

I think its more like a psychic surgeon where the healer prays and goes into a trance then performs invisible surgery. There are many of these in the Philippines but many are fake.

Wow this is interesting Martin. Glad to know your Aunt was cured by one. You put my faith back in some of these psychic surgeons.

Have you ever heard of Dr. Fritz and Zé Arigó in Brazil. They do something a little different. They actually use a scaple and goes into trance to do their psychic operation on a patient. According to patients they dont feel a thing.

Dr. Fritz
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Fritz

Arigo
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z%C3%A9_Arig%C3%B3

What is also interesting is that Psychic Surgeons first appear in the Philippines and Brazil which I just knew. Maybe there is a portal connection between the Philippines and Brazil.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychic_surgery

To be quite honest I think psychic surgeons first appeared in the Philippines befor Brazil. Although there are some differences between how psychic surgeons work in the Philippines compared to those in Brazil. In the Philippines (as you probably already know of course) can use their abilities to penetrate the body of the patient and remove the disease. With Brazilian psychic surgeons they go into a trance and use a scapel to remove the disease. Both cases the patient feels no pain.

you can correct me if i'm wrong.
the brazilian psychic surgeons channel spirits of dead medical surgeons that's why they use scalpel as in what the surgeons do in the operating room.
while filipino psychic surgeon use powers given to them by the elemental beings or innate powers they developed from instructions from beings in the astral world.

to mystics and paranormal researchers, in brazil, masculine energy predominates while in the phil., feminine energy predominates.

You are correct my Brother. Brazilian healers channel the spirits. But the patients also do not feel any pain. (There must be some sort of mystical energy comming from the channalers which prevents the patients from feeling pain.)

I agree. Filipino psychic surgeons are given their powers from either mystical beings or from isntructioins.
They of course can penetrate the patient's abdominal area with their hands.


With both cases their is some thing supernatural going on.

Interesting perspective you mention about masculine and feminine energy. I can agree with that.