Singapore Paranormal Investigators

Summary of events - 09 Dec ‘03

Weather – Drizzle & occasional heavy shower
Elites present – Abductboy, [G]ate, KC, Ah Toh.

6.20pm	Ah Toh arrived at tent opposite 75, Jalan Dusun. (see a drawing for the ‘bridge’ layout)
6.50pm	Arrival of abductboy, [G]ate, kc & club members
6.51 – 7.15pm	Ah Toh conducted briefing to club members, followed by a tour of the tent
7.35pm	Master Roland set up 2 statues at the south of the ‘bridge’.
7.40pm	Arrival of Lion dancing troupe.
7.45pm	Lion & Dragon dancing began.
8.05pm	The first two trances began. Tang-Ki – both male (including master Roland). Location – South altar (founding deities).
8.20pm	The third & fourth trance began. Tang-Ki – one male & one female. Location – sect members’ resting area
8.25pm	Arrival of Taoist priest who was conducting bridge-crossing ritual The ritual of “Leading the Soul across the Bridge” is a yellow-register ritual procedure frequently performed by Shanghai Taoists of the Orthodox Unity school. It is usually performed on the 21st, 35th or 49th day after the death, and its aim is to pray that the soul of the dead be enabled to cross the Bridge of Sighs in peace, mount the Bridge of Gold and the Bridge of Silver (commonly called the “Bridges of the Immortals”), and eventually reach the Hall of Heaven. The ritual is seen as emergency aid offered by surviving relatives to the soul of the departed, who has fallen into the pit of hell. They hope that the soul of the dead can avoid being assigned to any place of infernal punishment and obtain salvation speedily. This ritual was already current during the Sung dynasty, and it has continued to be performed and transmitted down to the present day in the southeast of the Chinese mainland and on Taiwan. The “Crossing the Bridge” ritual is a good representative of the ritual as it is performed in the Shanghai region
8.30pm	Fifth & sixth trance began. Tang-Ki – both male. Location – sect members’ resting area.
8.35pm	Devotees gathered along the centre of the tent, holding the 7-coloured string. The first two Tang-kis in trance ‘inspected’ the devotees
8.45pm	‘bridge-crossing’ ritual began Led by Master Rolland who is possessed by a deity, worshippers cross a specially constructed bridge, symbolizing belief that they are leaving evils of the past year behind. The bridge was blessed by chanting and burning offering by the Tang-ki before hand.
8.55pm	Seventh trance began. Tang-ki – male. Location – sect members’ resting area
9.05pm	Eighth trance began. Tang-ki – male. Location – South altar (Tiger spirit).
9.30pm	‘Bride-crossing’ ritual ending. Ah Toh, Azri & Tobi (I think) joined the the final crossing of ‘bridge’
10.10 – 10.25pm	Demonstrations using sword, saw & chopsticks. A total of 13 males & 2 females volunteered for the demonstrations. Sequence :- 1) male – sword thrust to abdomen 2) male – 3 chops at abdomen 3) kc – 3 chops at abdomen 4) male – 3 chops at left arm 5) male – sawing on both arms 6) SPI club member Phoby – female – sawing on both arms 7) male – 3 chops at lower back 8) SPI club member Pai Kai – male – sword thrust to abdomen 9) male - breaking chopstick using throat 10) male – breaking chopstick using throat (failed) 11) Master Roland – breaking chopstick using throat 12) [G]ate – breaking chopstick using throat
10.30 – 10.40pm	Deities’ martial arts demonstrations. Tang-Kis – 4 males
10.45 – 10.55pm	Club members Q & A session with Master Roland
10.55pm	SPI departed the tent for home

Amazing Tangki Performance
(WARNING: If you are under 18, please exit from here and do not continue because of the violence of the photos in nature)

The theme of this second tangki night is about a ritual called 'Crossing the safety bridge'.
Master Rolland and his fellows were busy in setting up the bridge both physically and spiritually.
The earth god is invited to sit at the end of the bridge that keeps off evil spirits.

Lion dance and dragon dance were held celebrating the ceremony. The dances drew immediately everybody's attention.

At the altar side, one big size tangki was having 'contacts' with the higher beings. He kneed down on the ground and became possessed
With a sword, he cut his tongue for obtaining blood to the bowl. The blood later was used to write charm-papers and talismans

Master Rolland, at about the time, also got possessed. The deity that seized his body was the chief Taoist master from the old days

Leading by the Chief Taoist Master spirit, through Rolland's body, everybody came forward to the heavenly altar and offered joss-sticks
That was certainly a big crowd of people, many rushed to buy joss-sticks and joss-papers for showing respects to the heavenly gods
Next to the bridge, a monk started singing and chanting, preparing for the bridge-crossing ceremony

Master Rolland was being the first to cross the bridge.
It was believed that after he (actually the deity that possessed him) crossed the bridge,
the following people who cross the bridge would be blessed

After the bridge crossing ceremony, the deity left Master Rolland.
He then continued this horrifying chopping act with this new group of participants
Joss-sticks were used like a pen, Master Rolland scribed some spells on the sword which was later used to chop and stab people

Look, that is SPI KC under the trial of blade. Before the deadly act of chopping, Master cast a protection spell on him from head to belly

Here is another SPI member put down the deadly show of arm sawing.
She is the ONLY female volunteer brave enough to try the sawing. Both arms were chanted with a protection spell to ensure safety

This is the clearest picture that we have captured so far on how the sword poked into the belly.
As shown in the photo the sword actually sank into at least an inch into the belly. But miraculously no fatal injury occurred

Let us take a close look at the chopstick breaking act. Against Gate's throat it was bent broken.
How does a fragile human throat sustain the breaking force?

The martial art show pushed the crowd to the climax

There is a story behind these photos. But because it is too disturbing, we would have to stop here... Look at what is in that man's mouth