The Methods to Worship Guman Thong
Guman Thong is a sacred talisman with power in itself. We can worship Guman Thong by offering him rice, boiled eggs, sweet drinks, candies, and toys. Besides that to make Guman Thong even more powerful, we can make a vow. For example, you should pray that if you win the lottery, you will offer your Guman Thong gold necklace or buy him toys, or feed him with sweets. This action will persuade Guman Thong to exercise his power. Yet, if you do not have time to do all these, you can only invite Guman Thong that he could go everywhere you go or eat anything in the house without your permission.
If you worship Guman Thong and Ruk-Yom with food, you have to do these as your routine. You may offer them food on every Buddhist Days and you have to tell your Guman Tong and Ruk-Yom that you will bring them food on this or that way. Because they are sacred spirits and hold to the truth, you have to be punctual in offering them your worship or promise. You should offer them food in the mornings and take it away in the evenings. Other offerings such as rings or necklaces and toys can be given to him permanently by placing the gifts close to them.
You should be careful not to neglect offering Guman Thong and Ruk-Yom your worship. After all, they have feelings too like us human and they are children and need our attention too. If you are not convenient in giving affection to them you can tell them that: "You can go everywhere I go and eat everything I eat." This is because if you ignore your Guman Thong and Ruk-Yom, they will gradually ignore your orders and run away from you too. Moreover if the spirit inside the statue of Guman Thong comes from the grave type, he will bring destruction to his owner if he is being ignored or abandoned. He will become an evil spirit haunting his owner, driving you crazy, and you will no longer be happy. Therefore you should think carefully before taking Guman Thong or Ruk-Yom to live with you. For Ruk-Yom you should set your offerings in pair such as two bottles of sweet drinks, two bowls of rice, two boiled eggs, and two toys, because there are two spirits inhibiting inside Ruk-Yom. If you think you cannot worship them often you should also tell them: "You can go everywhere I go and eat everything I eat." You could as well allow him to eat or touch anything in your house in the same way as Guman Thong that we have explained above.
Special Tips in Worshiping Guman Thong and Ruk-Yom
In worshiping Guman Thong and Ruk-Yom you should offer him with sweet drinks and boiled eggs because they will make Guman Thong and Ruk-Yom more powerful. The shelves where you let them reside must be lower than the shelf that you put the image of Buddha. Guman Thong and Ruk-Yom's shelves can also be set in your bedroom. If you want to take them with you, you should bring some food in your bag and tell your Guman Tong and Ruk-Yom that this food would be their prize if they help you in bringing good luck and miracle. If you do not have much time to worship Guman Tong and Ruk-Yom every day, you can put some money on their shelves and tell them that they could use this money to buy food or sweet. You should be careful not to use the money you have already given to Guman Tong and Ruk-Yom but you can distribute this money to make them merit, and they will be full without consuming anything. The most important thing is that the owners of Guman Tong and Ruk-Yom must practice virtue and if you practice meditation you should also share your merits after meditation with your Guman Thong and Ruk-Yom to make them more powerful.
Special Tips before Taking Guman Thong and Ruk-Yom into your House
If it is the first time that you bring Guman Thong and Ruk-Yom to reside in your home, you have to light up sixteen joss sticks and tell the other spirits in your house to make way for Guman Thong and Ruk-Yom to enter. If you have already had Guman Thong or Ruk-Yom in your house before, you have to tell them that you will bring their brothers to live with them too. After that, you have to light two joss sticks to tell Guman Thong his territory and introduce him to people in your family, and teach him to behave because he is not different from other young boys. For example if you are praying or meditating, you should invite him to do these with you. These will help Guman Thong and Ruk-Yom to be more powerful.
You have to raise Guman Thong up as if he was your younger brothers or children. You need to teach him and take good care of him and in return Guman Thong will love and help you in anyway possible. If you ignore him or treat him badly, Guman Thong will run away to live with his master. You can make him more powerful by worshipping him every day. And if you make a vow and pray for him, he would give you what you want. The most important thing is that you should not forget to make merits for him every time.
People in the past created Guman Thong because they thought that every child had charm in themselves as we could see when people saw a child they would always come to greet, smile, and play with him. When they made Guman Thong in a figure of a young boy, they believed that the power of charm inside Guman Thong would also add charm to his owner. The most significant part is that the owner of Guman Thong has to smile and clear his mind like a child; this will surely make him more charming.
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