Premarital sex is not a sin where Chinese folk religion is concerned.

Adultery, however, is, unless of course someone was, say, driven into such a situation by the abusive behaviour of their other half.

The context of a wrongdoing is always taken into consideration.

You tried a doctor yet?

Nobody better than a doctor for that kind of stuff.

Tai Sui is an impersonal force and will not assist individual devotees.

There really is no reason why the Monkey King should become extra powerful during the Year of the Monkey.

People of different zodiac signs become favoured by the stars during different years that may not necessarily correspond zodiac-wise to the their year of birth.

I wonder if it has ever occurred to people that the Monkey King may not have been born during the Year of the Monkey - that his own zodiac sign might be something else.

If anything, fairly convincing arguments have been made that his personality could correspond more to someone who was born in the Year of the Dragon or the Year of the Tiger.

Ask me a specific question or questions about the Monkey King, and I will give you specific answers.

There is more to life than luck.

Most of these 'masters' are just out to scam you of your money.

I would never take this as proof of authenticity.

Never.

Hei Bai Wu Chang are Hokkien deities first and foremost, and you are not likely to find them being worshipped in Cantonese majority areas like KL.

People may tell you about a certain temple in Brickfields, but this place is run by fake mediums and you should never go there.

Come over to Klang; you'll have more luck here.

Bump for Tua Li Ya Pek showing up at a wedding.

http://news.sinchew.com.my/node/470856

The bride Ms Yi and groom Mr Huang are from Segamat in Johor, and they are long time devotees/godchildren of Tua Li Ya Pek.

With the aid of two mediums from a local temple called the Niang San Gong, they invited their godfathers to their wedding to seek their blessing for the union, and to thank their godfathers for the protection they have received all these years.

Tua Li Ya Pek toasted the couple and handed out ang paos to the guests, rivaling the couple themselves as the focus of attention.

Relevant video:

Don't see what there is to be pantang about.

Here's one that I suggested a while back.

Bidding Guan Yin a blessed feast day.

Some lovely pictures from the Johor branch of Singapore's Hu Song Dian, a prominent sintua that features Hell deities, including the Hell paymaster Uncle Moneybags/Bao Bei Ye, whom I spoke about earlier in the thread (they were one of the first ever sintuas to feature him).

You can visit them at 10/3, Jalan Pontian Besar Kiri, Kampung Melayu, 82000 Pontian, Johor.

Just a reminder: I run two Facebook discussion groups on Chinese gods.

One dedicated to Heavenly gods...

https://www.facebook.com/groups/fazhugong/

... and the other dedicated to Hell deities.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/tualiyapek/

Feel free to sign up and join in the banter.

Haven't seen any new faces here in a while.

Do stick around and feel free to talk about the subject.

I welcome any and all questions.

Traditional incense paper is the only universally accepted legal tender for the Netherworld.

Some Hell deities will not accept more the modern varieties of Hell money, which resemble human bank notes.

The denominations mean nothing; inflation is not a problem that applies in the Netherworld.

I would classify sintua as being both cultural and religious, Brian.

Welcome to the thread, by the way; please feel free to stick around and chit-chat.

The answer is NO.

Down there, you are not allowed to own anything except food, basic clothes and a small amount of money.

Burning paper airplanes, cars, mobile phones, houses, servants and so on is totally meaningless and a waste of time.