In my early days of Taoism, I have a tendency to be open and seek out Masters, friends and contacts of those in various traditions from Taoist medium, Muslim healers, Indonesian Shamans to Thai Wicha or Occult masters. Those were young curious days.
After taking on the responsibility of Tao Fa and vision of setting up Kam Dong San Temple in Penang, my quest for different traditions slowed down but nevertheless I have maintain good contacts with many Masters and experts in different traditions and consider them as lifelong friends. As we say in Chinese 同台吃饭 各自修行, sitting together having a meal, but each one to their own cultivation, means end of the day each must walk their own spiritual path in cultivation as each have their own calling in life.
This article is written in conjunction with the 2nd installment of my article The Making of Invisible Child (Kumanthong) 2 .
Each tradition of Magic or Sorcery has a source to draw its power from, for Yang Energy Sorcery 阳法 some will be from Deities within the lineage (Tao Fa 道法), some will be from the ancestors, some will be from elemental, some will be from Protectors of the Lineage and for Necromancers, it will be from spirits of the dead.
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Description from WikiPedia
Necromancy (/ˈnɛkrəmænsi/)[1][2] is a practice of magic involving communication with the dead – either by summoning their spirit as an apparition or raising them bodily – for the purpose of divination, imparting the means to foretell future events or discover hidden knowledge, to bring someone back from the dead, or to use the dead as a weapon, as the term may sometimes be used in a more general sense to refer to black magic or witchcraft.[3][4]
For the Thai, Cambodia Laos tradition of Wicha, the Necromancers or those practicing the lineage of using Spirits (阴法） for their work will definitely have a LukKrok as part of their Yin Marshalls 阴将.
So what is LukKrok?
LukKrok in the most traditional sense are unborn babies that have not seen the daylight. Meaning aborted naturally because they cannot continue to form into full human babies or they are remove from dead pregnant mothers who died from encountered mishaps.
Aborted babies due to decision made by the mother is not considered LukKrok in strict sense. Those are considered KumanThongs potentials only.
Why do Thai Necromancers uses LukKrok?
It is the blend of the innoncence of an unborn being and the unfortunate events that caused them to be chained to this physical plane of existence. On 1 angle, they have not yet experience life and the innocence of a child, while on the other angle of being curse by circumstances to be doom onto this plane as a spirit with no way of getting onwards to further re-birth. That creates a full level of anguish and hatred. From this sense, the power of LukKrok then becomes immense if compared to normal human beings who have experienced life and becomes ghost or spirits. Those departed are just ghosts with certain unresolved attachments that holds them back from re-birth.
How does Lukkrok develops its immense power?
After the Necromancer obtained the unborn child's body, it will then uses a ritual to summon and convert the hatred energy into a spiritual force to then infused onto the unborn spirit. This is usually done by roasting it, a ritual of rebirth through fire until it becomes almost carbonised form. Then it is further chanted and enhanced by the spiritual incantion. After all pacification ritual is done and enhancement is being infused, it is officially a LukKrok.
What is the difference between Kumanthong and LukKrok?
Most of KMT is being done by monks in their compassion for child spirit, hoping that they would be able to be reborn soon if they helped the person that invites them home. Sharing of merits with the KMT is a form of compassion in hope that they enter the cycle of rebirth soon. And usually KMT are Theps or child devas, if not they are 1 child spirit but usually being separated into many amulets and effigies for devotees.
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| LukKrok - Photo from https://zway2go.com/raising-a-baby-ghost/ |
LukKrok on the other hand, is 1 whole spirit residing in its carbonised body kept by the Necromancers. Chances of entering re-birth again is minimal due to the circumstances that be fall upon the child before he was even born. If LukKrok can be send off for re-birth easily, high level monks in Thailand would not be keeping the LukKrok that they found or pass on to them in the temple halls and daily chantings for many decades.
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| LukKrok at Wat Chang Yai - Photos from https://www.ayutthaya-history.com/Misc_LukKrok.html |
What do the Necromancers do with the LukKrok?
From conducting rituals of love binding, charms, hex or even curse, the Necromancers can use the LukKrok to do their bidding. Because the invisible child only follows and obey the command of the necromancers, regardless of any moral and ethics consideration. If the Necromancer main service is to help others, then the LukKrok would at least be receiving some merits, however it is very unlikely to find such type of Necromancer.
Any transporting of foetus, bodies and human body flesh parts among countries is illegal. Thailand have also banned this practice long time ago, yet there are still interested parties that look for such items.
Traditionally they are the companions of the Necromancer, but when those who decide to commercialised it make up big stories about how it would gather richness and fame if one were to obtain it. Just like ritual implements and items in Taoist and Vajrayana. Having it without knowing what to do with it, is the same as a museum piece.
For LukKrok however, having the being at your side, but do not know what to do with them is more dangerous in every sense of the word.
The purpose of this article is to let the readers know where do Thai Necromancers draw their power from and also distinguishing what is Kumanthong and LukKrok. Too often they are lump together as one subject.
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