Sintua traditions, particularly trance mediumship, began with the shamanistic rituals of the Yao tribe, who are the predecessors of the Hokkien people. Also, a good number of sintua deities were Hokkien in life. Cantonese people can and do participate in sintua rituals, but you are not likely to find a traditional sintua, with mediums and all, run by Cantonese staff.

Like Wu Cheng En, who wrote Journey to the West, the author of the Feng Sheng Bang did not create his novel out of whole cloth, but drew on existing traditions, rituals and folklore for inspiration. Many of the gods he mentions were being worshipped LONG before the sixteenth century.

In any case, what's wrong with praying to an imaginary god? An imaginary god can be just as effective as a so called 'real' one.

Mediums from several Penang sintuas, channelling Hell deities, made for the Georgetown City God Temple on the night of 28 May to pay their respects and consecrate sacred items.

Here is a story from my time helping my teacher out at his sintua.

We were once visited by a yuppie couple, whom we'll call Jess and Simon, who were being plagued by strange and disturbing events ever since moving into a new neighbourhood.

No, they merely partake of the essence of the food.

They don't move or process sensory input the way living people do.

A less than ideal situation, although ancestral spirits can still keep going courtesy of the afterlife's welfare system.

They can receive offerings confiscated from other spirits who are deemed undeserving.

Dear sifus, I want to ask one question about Qingming.
After praying and got down from the mountain cemetery, I was asked to take off shoes and rub my feet on the dirt at the base of the mountain.
What does this action means and what is the purpose? First time encountered this situation.

Thanks in advance.

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Anyone can advise me what does this joss paper praying for?

"King of Ghosts" is mentioned several times here in English.

What is the Hokkien equivalent?

And what is the Cantonese equivalent?

Tq

Guys, Taoist is not pray to those Jade emperor, thunder God and so on? A relative of mine, a Taoist recently passaway,  the funeral priest, dunno what you guys call it. Make some calculations on this relative of mine, was told that this person's soul have been send or dunno what you guys call it to the ghost realm. What have this person done in his life that he is send there. Can anybody know more about to explain this.

The birth date and the death date.

What's the general view of Sintua / Tangki?

I used to believe in them alot. Some of the stuff that the medium tell me about myself is true. However, I realised that if you asked them what will happen in future. They can't give you an accurate answer.

That time I was asking them whether can I get a job from xxx company.

1st medium (tua ya pek) told me that I can't get it.
2nd medium (tua ya pek from another temple, a replacement tua ya pek as the usual god didnt come that day) told me that I can't get it. He told me to go to a temple to pray certain god. I went back for the next session and asked the usual tua ya pek, he said that I can get the job.
3rd medium (bao gong) told me that I can get the job.
4th medium (ji gong) said that I can't get the job.

In the end, I didn't get the job.

I come to the conclusion that these god are not really gods after all. They may just be spirit that's all. I do not know why do they want to pretend to be god and give people false hope. If there is karma in this world, why didn't these fake god gotten karma for deceiving people.

Is anyone able to shed more light about sintua/tangki? If you think you know of an accurate tangki, please let me know. As I really want to find a real god to guide me.

may i ask is this not the same as Tao religion? thanks

Hi all! Does anyone know the process of worshipping Yue Lao?

During Chinese new year I went to pray Yue Lao asking for a match, I lit up some candles from the temple. Recently I've got myself a partner. Is there anything I can do to show my gratitude? I've looked up several websites and some say to bring some candies (or anything sweet).

I m moving my original ancestor tablet back to my house soon.

The tablet was moved from my late father's house to my late brother's house and now I would be moving it to my house.    

I read online that can just bring back and just do offering after moving.

Anyone done such moving before? Need to ask sifu at temple?

Hell deity temples - do they usually hold prayers on the 2nd and 16th days of the month?

thats bright. they can tahan?