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What are Nāga and why are they significant?
In various Asian religious traditions, the Nāgas are a divine, or semi-divine, race of half-human, half-serpent beings that reside in the...
Gavin Symahanou
Jul 9, 20242 min read


What exactly are the Kwai Tanu?
The Kwai Tanu are small Animist figurines made out of clay, stone, special metals, and special Necromantic materials found from...
Gavin Symahanou
Jun 30, 20241 min read


Who is the Sihuhata (4 Ear, 5 Eye) deity?
The deity of Sihuhata is a folk deity commonly found in the Northern Lanna regions of Thailand. There are multiple legends about the...
Gavin Symahanou
Jun 30, 20241 min read


The making of the Kuman Thong:
According to ancient Thai manuscripts used by practitioners of black magic (Thai: ไสยศาสตร์ Saiyasat), first the unborn fetus was...
Gavin Symahanou
Jun 30, 20241 min read
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