Kumantong DIY

Reposting of KMT information for your comparisons:

There are two kinds of Kuman Tong,

1.      The wild, ferocious and can destroy enemy. They can be called "Pret Puti Ngan" or "Kuman Pretprab". People use them only to hurt or murder the enemy

a.       Kuman Tong Pretmun

                                                              i.      Protection of property, will kill intruders

b.      Kuman Tong Pretkong

                                                              i.      Protection of property, will kill intruders

c.       Kuman Tong Pretdub

d.      Kuman Tong Pretsoon

                                                              i.      For driving people crazy

2.      The charming and can bring fortune.

3.      The common ones

a.       No particular name

                                                              i.      Commonly named Udomdat, Udomlap, and Udomchoke

4.      Ruk-Yom (A complement to KMT)

The making of soil KMT

1.      Chose a suitable location you would not be disturbed.

2.      Go to a cemetery at around 7pm bring alone white strings 4 wooden spikes, some black joss sticks, a bundle of candles.

3.      After setting up boundaries burn some joss sticks and light up the candles.

4.      Hold the candles with your right hand and let the molten candle dip onto the cemetery soil. Use your left hand to form the mixture of soil and candle into human shape.

5.      Once you are satisfied, wrap the soil figure with white cloth and tie with seven colour strings.

6.      Bring the bundle back to your altar for chanting and food offering.

The making of a wood KMT

1.      Light joss sticks

2.      Start reciting incantation

3.      Bless the crafting dagger

4.      Begin to craft the small figure of young boys from wood of Ruk Son and star gooseberry trees.

5.      Write a spell on the figures’ forehead, both hands, chest, and both legs.

6.      Bath the KMT figure in scented oil which has already being recited incantation.

7.      Continue with mantra recitation until you have a vision of a boy coming to smile and greet you, hearing voice or see KMT move.

8.      Continue with mantra recitation for 3/7/49 days to make KMT more powerful.

Key Ingredients of KMT

1.      Soil

a.       For fierce and powerful KMT

                                                              i.      Soil from 7 graves

                                                            ii.      “Prai Kuman Dust” or Children’s bone ash

b.      For general KMT

                                                              i.      Ordinary soil

                                                            ii.      Then a invocation ritual for good spirit to inhibit the statue

                                                          iii.      No showing of power as in (a)

2.      Wood:

a.       Withered trees: Withered Ruk Son and star gooseberry trees.

b.      This kind of spirit is called “prai” and “created” through the master’s spell.

c.       It will not grow up and always appear as a child.

3.      Spirits:

a.       Wandering spirit (Strongest)

b.      Heavenly spirit (Moderate)

c.       Thought form created through spell (Weakest)