Compendium Of Ancient Katha

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Foreword / explanatory note — 1 Verse of homage to the teacher — 2 Rules of conduct to observe — 4 Things one should know — 6 Katha for inviting the teacher [spirit] — 7 Katha for assembling the teachers — 7 Invocation for assembling the deities — 7 Katha of homage to the teacher before performing [a rite] — 9 Katha for invoking the teacher's blessing-power — 9 Invocation of the Great Brahma King — 9 Katha for awakening a katha [charging a spell with power] — 9 Katha of possession/embodiment (Song) — 9 Katha for awakening the self, awakening knowledge — 10 Katha for awakening an herbal remedy — 10 Katha of the great celestial river (Maha Khongkha Thip) — 10 Katha for assembling the elements — 10 Katha for inviting mantra-power into oneself — 11 Katha of the Lord's weapon — 11 Katha before performing [a rite] — 11 Katha of the Earth Goddess (Thoranee) — 11 Katha of the Great Cold — 12 Katha of the Great Covering/Shield — 12 Katha for inviting a deity into the body — 12 Katha for closing the nine bodily gates — 12 Katha of the heart-mantra for tattooing the Lord [Buddha's image] — 13 The Lord's Itipiso [chant] in eight directions — 13 Katha for meditating [as if] dwelling inside a mustard seed — 14 Katha of the Lord Dhamma [Dhammanee] — 14 Katha of Sampuddhe [chant] — 15 Katha of the Lord's crown — 16

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Katha for dressing/donning regalia — 16 Katha for enchanting rice — 16 Katha of Hanuman rolling in dust — 16 Katha of Pattamuen [a binding/paralysing charm] — 16 Katha for enchanting fragrant oil — 17 Katha for awakening the regalia — 17 Katha of the great possession/embodiment — 17 Katha of the Karanee heart-mantra — 17 Katha of the Lord [given] to the forest hunter — 17 Katha for enchanting boiling water — 17 Katha for enchanting herbs and turmeric — 17 Katha for donning regalia — 18 Katha for awakening the regalia — 18 Katha for enchanting boraphet [Tinospora vine] — 18 Katha for enchanting oil of endurance — 18 Katha for enchanting oil against danger — 18 Katha for enchanting bathwater before performing [a rite] — 18 Katha for enchanting turmeric and herbs with power — 18 Katha of the Hanuman heart-mantra — 19 Katha for preparing for boxing — 19 Katha of enduring until the day of death — 19 Katha of the hundred-and-eight heart-mantra — 19 Katha of efficacy before performing [a rite] — 20 Katha for preparing a person [for a rite] — 20 Katha of endurance — 20 Katha of the Panthum heart-mantra — 21 Katha of invulnerability — 21 Katha for enchanting liquor — 21 Katha for calling [invoking] the katha — 21 Invocation of the Great Pattamuen — 21

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Katha of Changngang [a paralysis/freezing spell] — 22 Katha of Itipiso recited backwards — 22 Katha of the Lord playing hide-and-seek — 23 Katha of invisibility — 24 Katha for stopping breath/wind so it does not break [i.e. holding one's ground] — 23 Katha for erasing footprints — 23 Katha of the Lord's diamond sandal — 23 Katha of the Lord shedding [his] form — 23 Katha for consecrating a truncheon [for] invisibility — 23 Katha for awakening oneself — 23 Katha for [warding off the effects of] drinking liquor — 24 Katha for enchanting rice — 24 Katha for enchanting white sesame oil — 19 Katha for calling a katha into oneself — 24 Katha against the decay/loss of one's learning — 24 Katha for enchanting black pepper eaten for wisdom — 23 Katha for enchanting rice eaten for invulnerability — 24 Katha of invisibility — 25 Katha of the Nibbana Wheel — 25 Katha for awakening the regalia — 25 Katha for escaping danger — 25 Katha for veiling the eyes [to become] invisible — 26 Katha of invulnerability — 26 Katha for [warding off the effects of] eating food — 26 Katha against enemies — 26 Katha for [warding off the effects of] drinking liquor — 26 Katha for [warding off the effects of] drinking liquor — 26 Katha against all manner of animals — 27 Katha for jamming a firearm — 27 Katha for subduing [invoking] the Earth Goddess — 27

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Katha for [warding off effects carried through] saliva — 27 Katha for enchanting turmeric — 27 Katha of Changngang — 27 Katha for guarding against danger — 27 Katha of endurance — 29 Katha of Maha Ut [invulnerability/"deafening" spell] — 26 Katha of the Lion King emerging from his cave — 28 Invocation of the Great Tamuen — 28 Katha of the Lord contending with the master archer — 29 Katha of great awakening — 29 Invocation of the Lesser Uproar — 29 Invocation of Radiant Wisdom (Yanarangsi) — 31 Katha for enchanting betel [for] endurance — 29 Katha for enchanting oil that keeps the breath from breaking — 31 Katha for enchanting herbs [for] endurance — 31 Katha for enchanting oil to smear on the body — 31 Katha of the Lion King's armor — 31 Katha for enchanting champion's [Chatri] oil — 32 Katha for quelling danger — 32 Katha for enchanting turmeric — 32 Katha for enchanting turmeric and liquor — 32 Katha of covering the world — 32 Katha for picking up red-hot iron — 32 Katha of the fifteen heart-mantra verses — 33 Katha for calling money and gold — 33 Katha of the Lion King's power — 33 Katha of the Karaweik bird — 33 Katha for enchanting betel and wax — 33 Katha of loving-kindness (Metta) — 33 Katha for enchanting wax to stick to the hem of a garment — 34

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Katha for enchanting oil drawn up into the nose — 34 Katha for compounding [a charm applied to] the eyes — 34 Katha for enchanting betel and wax — 34 Katha of Narayana's transformation — 34 Katha of the charioteer — 34 Katha of the wish-fulfilling gem — 34 Katha for asking for something — 35 Katha for enchanting cigarettes — 35 Katha for compounding [a charm applied to] the eyes — 35 Katha of the Tanao — 35 Katha of the great Tanao — 35 Katha of the Buddha's great wish-fulfillment — 35 Katha for enchanting wax — 36 Katha for enchanting powder to rub on the face — 36 Katha of Phraya Tao Ruean — 36 Katha for asking for something — 36 Katha for flourishing glory — 36 Katha for sitting and talking with a woman — 36 Katha for enchanting wax — 36 Katha for making saliva/desire fall like rain — 38 Katha for enchanting something for a woman to eat — 37 Katha for holding a woman's hand — 37 Katha of the Karaweik bird — 37 Katha of meditation to arouse fortune — 37 Katha for enchanting something into a love-charm — 38 Katha for compounding [a charm applied to] the eyes [variant spelling as printed] — 38 Katha for enchanting water to sprinkle on goods for sale — 38 Katha of Phra Satchanu — 38 Katha of meditation when going to visit someone — 38 Katha for enchanting a Bhagavam amulet steeped in fragrant oil — 38

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Katha of the Brahmaviharas [Four Sublime Abodes] — 39 Katha of the Great Lalouy — 38 Katha of the great deity's deep remembrance — 39 Katha of the Karaweik bird — 39 Katha of the Karaweik [bird] — 39 Katha of loving-kindness — 39 Katha of loving-kindness — 39 Katha for shedding one's form, changing one's body — 39 Katha for enchanting something for a woman to eat — 40 Katha for enchanting earth [for] chickens to peck — 40 Katha for enchanting wax — 40 Katha of drawing in the spirit — 40 Katha for enchanting something for a woman to eat — 40 Katha for blowing [a charm] on a woman — 40 Katha for enchanting water to wash the face — 41 Katha for enchanting oil of loving-kindness — 41 Katha for enchanting a wrap-cloth [sarong] — 41 Katha for enchanting water to sprinkle on goods for sale — 41 Katha for enchanting betel for a woman to eat — 41 Katha for enchanting wax to color the lips — 41 Katha for enchanting champak flowers — 41 Katha for asking for something — 42 Katha of the diamond mace — 42 Katha for twisting the intestines [a harming spell] — 42 Katha of the crooked bullet — 42 Katha for making holy water to sprinkle on smallpox — 42 Katha for enchanting an animal figure — 42 Katha of the hand-bow — 42 Katha for enchanting a tamarind leaf into a wasp — 43 Katha usable one hundred and eight [times/ways] — 43

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Katha of the Great Mending — 43 Katha against ghosts, the twelve kathas — 43 Katha for enchanting water to sprinkle on a fever — 43 Katha of Ramasun [the thunder giant] — 43 Katha of Phra Moggallana calling the boy — 43 Katha for subduing — 44 Katha of Phra Moggallana — 44 Katha for enchanting bathwater to dispel a curse — 44 Katha for enchanting betel to test a curse — 44 Katha for stroking the face and shins [against] loss — 44 Katha for selecting an item — 44 Katha for enchanting oil to drop into the ear — 44 Katha against enemies with ill intent — 45 Katha for enchanting saliva to rub on the hand for grasping something hot — 45 Katha against the Pob ghost [a liver-eating spirit] — 45 Katha against being cursed/hexed — 45 Katha for undoing sin and misfortune — 45 Katha of meditation when going to court — 45 Katha for enchanting herbs and saliva to rub on for relief from fatigue — 45 Katha for resolving a legal case — 46 Katha for asking about a legal case — 46 Katha for enchanting salt to purify a legal case — 46 Katha of the Lord mending an alms-bowl — 46 Katha against being cursed/hexed — 46 Katha for making holy water — 46 Katha for blowing away rabid-dog poison — 46 Katha for making holy water to cure a water-ghost [Phi Phrai] — 47 Katha for blowing away thrush [an infant illness] — 47 Katha for enchanting a betel leaf to test a curse — 47 Katha for burying a cursed object — 47

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Katha of the Buddha's crystal walking-staff — 47 Katha for selecting an item — 48 Katha for extinguishing fire's poison — 48 Katha for hiding in the forest — 48 Katha for awakening [a spell] — 48 Katha for enchanting food against being cursed — 48 Katha for spreading loving-kindness to animals — 48 Katha for extinguishing fire's poison — 48 Katha for making holy water to expel ghosts — 49 Katha for enchanting water to dispel a curse — 50 Katha for suppressing an ox's hoofprint — 50 Katha for expelling ghosts — 50 Invocation of the Five Buddha Lords — 49 Katha for enchanting medicine to dispel a curse — 50 Katha for resolving a legal case — 50 Katha for laying down a rattan [charm] — 50 Katha of sitting with a candle to find a partner — 51 Katha for stopping rain — 51 Katha of Lady Suppavasa — 51 Katha for blowing away a ghost — 51 Katha for closing an animal's eyes and mouth — 49 Katha for calling stray cattle and buffalo back — 51 Katha for enchanting oil to mend bone — 51 Katha for enchanting husked rice to throw at a ghost — 51 Katha of the Garuda King — 52 Katha for testing/catching a thief — 52 Katha for enchanting cassumunar ginger to drive off ghosts — 52 Katha for enchanting pepper to smoke out a ghost — 52 Katha for enchanting a senna leaf to apply to ringworm — 52 Katha for sending an object back [to its sender] — 52

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Katha for brushing away fire's poison — 52 Katha for expelling ghosts — 52 Katha for making holy water to sprinkle on a fever — 53 Katha for enchanting husked rice to expel ghosts — 53 Katha for withdrawing [the consecration of] the ordination hall — 53 Katha of the Lesser Wheel and Indra's Wheel — 53 Katha for freedom from the great ghost — 53 Katha of the Lord teaching an elephant — 53 Katha for enchanting betel to blow out snake poison — 53 Katha for when going to see a patient — 54 Katha for [testing] a blade's edge — 54 Katha for enchanting betel to test a curse — 54 Katha for expelling ghosts — 54 Katha for expelling ghosts with fire — 55 Katha for enchanting husked rice to expel ghosts — 55 Katha for binding a ghost — 55 Katha for tying up a ghost — 55 Katha for summoning a ghost — 55 Katha of the heart-mantra of the Nibbana Sutta — 55 Katha for summoning a ghost — 56 Katha for making an auspicious cord — 56 Katha for withdrawing the ordination hall's consecration, withdrawing a curse — 56 Katha of husked rice thrown at a ghost — 56 Katha of the elements — 56 Katha of the ten weapons — 57 Katha for enchanting rattan — 57 Katha for making holy water — 57 Katha for making holy water — 58 Katha for making holy water — 58 Invocation of [divine] command — 58

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Invocation of [divine] scattering/dispersal — 58 Invocation of pouring water — 59 Katha for making holy water — 60 Katha for [dispelling] a curse — 60 Katha for extinguishing poison — 60 Invocation for making holy water — 60 Invocation of the Great Elder Midwife [Tamnae] — 61 Katha of the sixteen weapons — 61 Katha of the five weapons — 61 Katha of the four weapons — 62 Invocation for expelling ghosts — 62 Katha of the Buddha's discus/wheel — 62 Miscellaneous kathas — 63 Heart-mantras of the kathas — 70

Explanatory Note

This book, 'A Compendium of Ancient Katha Textbooks,' I have copied, compiled, and edited from many old palm-leaf/mulberry-paper (khoi) manuscript textbooks together. These are sacred spells that teacher-masters of former generations, out of compassion, recorded and inscribed so that later generations could learn and carry them on, so that they would not be lost. However, those ancient textbooks were, some recorded in Khom (Khmer-derived) script, some recorded in vernacular speech, and some had become damaged. Furthermore, at present many ancient textbooks have fallen into the hands of antique collectors, making it difficult for ordinary people to study them. I have therefore compiled this book so that those interested may study, learn, practice, and use it to support their own livelihood and that of others as appropriate.

To study the arts of magic and various branches of knowledge so that they bear fruit requires reliance on many factors. It is well known that 'the strength of the teacher' (raeng khru) is one important factor that makes the practice of a discipline succeed. Therefore, whoever receives this book must, as a matter of great necessity, arrange offerings to pay respect to the original teacher of the formula, the owner of the textbook, the teacher who is the source — the one who composed the sacred spells in this book. At the very least, one should set up the teacher-bowl (khan khru) and formally request permission and empowerment from the teacher according to custom.

Since this book has gathered spells from many textbooks, I advise the user of this book, for study, to arrange the teacher-bowl according to custom: flowers, incense, candles, and the teacher-bowl in the manner generally practiced, consisting of: 1 face-washing bowl; 5 cones made of fresh banana leaf, each containing 1 lotus flower, 1 incense stick, 1 candle, 1 betel-quid, with puffed rice placed in all 5 cones as well; white cloth and red cloth the size of a handkerchief to line the bottom of the bowl; then place all 5 cones on the white and red cloth lining the bowl, together with a teacher's fee of 6 baht or 12 baht, or as much as one can provide. Then spread the white cloth, set up the altar for the teacher and the book in a suitable place, with a Buddha image as the presiding image, light incense and candles to venerate the Triple Gem, recite the verse of homage to the teacher, make offerings to the teacher, and request empowerment and state one's wishes in due order.

Verse of Homage to the Teacher

Namo tassa bhagavato arahato sammāsambuddhassa (recite 3 times) — Homage to the Blessed One, the Worthy One, the Perfectly Self-Enlightened One.

I take the Buddha as my refuge for life until Nibbāna: Such is he, the Blessed One — worthy, perfectly self-enlightened, endowed with knowledge and conduct, well-gone, knower of the worlds, unsurpassed trainer of persons to be tamed, teacher of gods and humans, enlightened, blessed.

I take the Dhamma as my refuge for life until Nibbāna: The Dhamma is well-proclaimed by the Blessed One, to be seen here and now, timeless, inviting inspection, leading onward, to be experienced individually by the wise.

I take the Sangha as my refuge for life until Nibbāna: The Sangha of the Blessed One's disciples who have practiced well, practiced directly, practiced for the right method, practiced properly — that is, the four pairs, the eight kinds of individuals — this Sangha of the Blessed One's disciples is worthy of offerings, worthy of hospitality, worthy of gifts, worthy of reverential salutation, an unsurpassed field of merit for the world.

[Invitation of deities, a well-known Pali gāthā:] May the deities in the heavens, in the sense-sphere, in the form realm, on mountain peaks, in the sky, in palaces, on islands, in kingdoms, in villages, in groves and thickets, in houses, in fields and lands, in water, on land, and in difficult places, together with yakkhas, gandhabbas, and nāgas dwelling nearby, come and listen to this discourse spoken by the excellent sage; may the good ones hear it — now is the time to listen to the Dhamma, now is the time to listen to the Dhamma, now is the time to listen to the Dhamma, O worthy ones.

Having paid homage to the teacher, [I invite you] to come to the teacher's feet; may all Dhammas be accomplished for me; may all dangers be destroyed and pacified; may every success be mine.

Ehi-verse: come, beloved one, foremost guide of the directions, teacher — come, come, by the power of the Buddha, come by the power of the Dhamma, come by the power of the Sangha.

Having paid homage to the sages, the accomplished, unsurpassed refuges of the world, the sages bound by their formulas (sāttra) — I pay homage to them, the accomplished sages of Vessa [lineage].

[A mystical seed-syllable formula — ma-a-u, the root of the Three Divine Sciences — untranslated ritual/magical formula of sacred syllables invoking the great mantra, ending in homage to the Buddha, the Teacher.]

Oṃ, the point of the Lord who arose, named Brahma Sahampati, who in the first aeon came well, beholding the five lotuses — homage to the Buddha, an act of reverence.

On my head, the Buddha-deity; on my forehead, the Brahma-deity; in my heart, Nārāyaṇa (Vishnu); in my two hands, the Supreme Lord (Paramesvara); on my feet, [Vishnu] — may all my undertakings be accomplished for me.

Having paid homage to the Buddha, I have paid homage to the virtue of the Buddha. Having paid homage to the Dhamma, I have paid homage to the virtue of the Dhamma. Having paid homage to the Sangha, I have paid homage to the virtue of the Sangha. Furthermore, I invite the virtue of the Buddha, the virtue of the Dhamma, the virtue of the Sangha, as well as the virtue of my father and mother, the virtue of my preceptor and teachers, the virtue of the hermit-sage Narada, the hermit-sage Nalai, the hermit-sage Krailaikoti, the hermit-sage Ta Wua, the hermit-sage Ta Fai, the hermit-sage Kassapa, the hermit-sage Kraiphop, the hermit-sage Tassanamongkhon, together with the hermit-sage Phetchalu, and the accomplished masters of knowledge; as well as the Earth Goddess, Mother Ganga, the Fire God, the Wind God, and Lord Ishvara, ruler of the heavens — may they come and bestow victorious blessing upon me. I invite all the deities throughout the whole earth, and the one hundred and eight hermit-sages,

— may they bestow through every branch of knowledge and skill, [through] Phra Khru Pha, Phra Khru Thao, teachers of numerals and letters, lasting mastery and success upon me at this time.

Iti pi so bhagavā — I invite the Perfectly Self-Enlightened Buddha to come and rest above my head and hair. I invite Brahma to come and dwell on my left shoulder. I invite Nārāyaṇa (Vishnu) to come and dwell on my right shoulder. I invite Mother Ganga to come and become my saliva. I invite the Wind God to come and become the breath of my mouth. I invite the Nāga prince to come and become my necklace. I invite Phra Kan (the dark deity) to come and become my heart. Whatever I do, whenever, may no spirit, no phi, no phrai come to trouble or oppress me; may I never be careless or falter. I invite the merit of teachers of old, the one hundred and eight hermit-sages; by the power of the excellent teachers who have recited [these formulas], may the teachers dwelling in caves come and bestow blessing upon me. May the Buddha grant success, great success; may the Dhamma grant success, great success; may the Sangha grant success, great success.

Oṃ guru-deva namāmi — I raise my hands in respectful homage, paying respect to my teachers of old, from the past to the present: teachers of numerology, teachers of yantra, teachers of herbal charms and medicine, teachers of formulas and textbooks, teachers of magical spells and incantations, teachers of the Namo-ko-koka alphabet chants, teachers of the Khom and Thai scripts entire, which I have studied and learned. I invite all these venerable teachers to gather and assemble together at this auspicious place.

Success in every duty and undertaking performed as an act of merit — may it be completed without ever stalling or being delayed for long. Success in every work undertaken for maintenance and upkeep — may it never fade or weaken; may success come swiftly indeed. Success as the Tathāgata had — just as the All-Enlightened One overcame Māra and passed through safely, may [I too] be safe, clear of danger, freed from all evil at once. Success in gain, forever — may royal favor and every kind of gain flow forever without end, like a river current that never runs dry. Success in energy and constant victory — may power and authority spread over all, may enemies weaken and falter, may I be victorious on every side and vanquish all foes. May every success and blessing be granted and bestowed upon me, fulfilling exactly what I have prayed and offered here.

This verse of homage to the teacher is a short, condensed form. I consider it suitable to recite before undertaking anything — recite it first, for auspiciousness, so that all things succeed.

Matters One Should Observe

The study of spells and magical arts requires the practitioner to keep daily observances different from ordinary folk. Nowadays many schools of magical practice have arisen, each with differing observances — some ancient, some newly invented, some held only within particular specialties. Here, then, I set down the ancient practices that are the universal pattern in Thai society, recorded as a guide, namely 'Sawatdirak' (Guardian of Well-Being), composed by Phra Sunthonwohan, known also as Sunthorn Phu. Sawatdirak is a didactic work reflecting long-held Thai beliefs and personal conduct, as follows:

[Left column, as printed:] Offered to the royal scion, the lord of dominion — a possession fit for one of exalted rank — to carry forward the solar lineage and royal line — do not forget, strive to preserve this auspicious blessing — at early dawn, as the sun rises — turn the face to the east and to the south — that which is revered is the Triple Refuge — then utter good words first — by the constellation that inclines toward good fortune — at midday it is called Phra Rasi (the noon-sign) — on the chest, apply fragrant unguent and pure garlands — when dusk darkens the heavens — then pour water to wash away impurity — when dining, turn the face to the east — if turning the face south, the region of the mandala — to the west, one is filled with contentment and ease — but to the north, ill fortune and loss of life — also, when relieving oneself, do not look downward — turn the face to the north or west, which is good — then bathe to wash the forehead — wherever one goes, bathe in flowing water — also, His Majesty delights in and cherishes — the pleasure of diligently bathing in the river Ganga — also, the day for washing and bathing the head — cut nails on Wednesday and Monday to ward off ill fortune — also, robes worn into battle — on Sunday, success and good fortune are assured.

[Right column, as printed:] Sunthon composes these words of guardian blessing — following the Pali teachings, to increase and multiply [merit] — so that gain will appear and never be lost — to increase glory and fiery power — according to ancient custom as the elders have told — on waking, forbid anger and wrath — sprinkle water charmed with Dhamma verses — three times over, then wash and bathe the face — so that lasting prosperity and excellent rank will arise — [the noon-sign] governs the face only during daytime hours — it resides in the excellent body, to be bathed — so one will be at ease, free of disease and impurity — on the left and right feet is the [evening] constellation — forbid women from stepping across one's two feet — so that power and long life will flourish and bear fruit — one will never lack for loved ones, who will come and go — suffering will be relieved and fame will appear — one's years will not decline or shorten each year — do not spit saliva, or good fortune will be spoiled — one need not fear ghosts or black magic, and will be free of danger — so the complexion will become clear and radiant — this is auspicious for beauty, then one may proceed — do not let attendants forbid sleeping with the hand beneath [the head] — so as to prosper in fortune and dispel danger — on Tuesday and Saturday, all misfortune ends and is swept away — to study anything on Thursday is auspicious — let there be a complete set of all seven colours [of the week] — take the red-coloured set to wear as auspicious.

[Left column, continued:] Monday's set of clothing should be creamy white — Tuesday, resplendent purple mixed with indigo — Wednesday's set is best in orange colour — Thursday, dress in green and good yellow — Saturday, wear black, most excellent of all — and one steed to ride, splendidly adorned. Also, when going down to bathe, turn the face to follow the direction of the current — do not face upstream against the flow — when bathing is finished, the task is complete. Also, in magical arts richly accumulated, thus does one become sacred and powerful beyond all rivals. Also, when a dog keeps barking and howling, it spoils one's dignity and often brings danger. Also, do not spit when the wind blows. Also, upon meeting a virtuous monk [do as follows]. Do not curse or revile the sun, wind, or rain. At early dawn, as the sun is about to set — also, when retiring to the auspicious sleeping place, may there be everlasting praise and blessing. Also, the robe worn should be tucked in on the right side. Also, do not pass beneath a bridge over a canal, nor beneath a house post-beam or a fence rail, so that the power of one's spells will remain potent. Also, wherever one goes, if one meets a corpse or carcass, bathe and wash the face afterward. Also, amulets, charms, and tattooed cords bound to the body, and weapons, must never be stepped over or crossed. Also, on the day of a lunar eclipse, New Year, or the autumn/solar festival, and on one's own birthday, keep far away [from certain things]. If a woman is menstruating, do not stay together with her — it often causes boils and festering sores. Also, on one's own birth-day [certain observances bring] good fortune; [neglecting them shortens] one's life-span, receding each month and year. Also, when lying down, if breath flows freely on both sides, if the right flows freely, one must turn and lie on the left instead.

[Right column, continued:] — so that one's years will be long-lasting and fruitful — it is auspicious for royalty going into battle — mixed with eight [colours] arranged and alternating in hue — on Friday, the colour of storm-clouds, for going to war — most excellent, it overawes the enemy in battle — dress according to the correct colour to ward off danger. In every stream, wild pool, cave, or flowing water, it is forbidden to defecate or urinate; one must sway and fan oneself when passing by, and pay constant homage to the river goddess Ganga. In the evening one should reflect as a constant discipline, so that glory and rank will increase and become apparent. Do not mock or curse another's disposition, for one who shows no respect or fear in speech will offend beings and dull the power of one's spells and charms, losing both rank and wealth for want of respect. Do not fret and rush the day toward its end; pay homage to the sun and moon. Do not be careless — diligently pay homage before lying down on the pillow to the virtue of father, mother, and teacher. [This] wards off the tusks and fangs of crocodiles and beasts. Do not crawl beneath a trellis of gourds or squash [of ill omen] — whoever crawls beneath it becomes disfigured and loses dignity; the ill-omened one is transformed and made inauspicious. Do not speak greetings that are overly harsh or ill-omened, according to the texts that ward off danger. When retiring to sleep at the time of rest, do not lie on the left side, [for] women are often in danger [then]. On the full-moon day of the vassa (Buddhist Lent), by one's disposition, it is forbidden to indulge in lust, [lest] one's lifespan recede. If one does not die from it, one often loses one's eyesight; one should nurture and care for the body well. Do not kill living creatures, [lest] one lose dignity and fortune, for one will then often suffer grief and disease. Do not let the left foot cross over the right foot; this is the greatest auspiciousness, most excellent indeed.

[Continuing a great invocation from an earlier, unincluded page — 'the entire Three Pitakas'] I pay homage to the feet of the Righteous King, the Teacher of Teachers, the Lord Sri Ariya Metteyya, who will attain enlightenment in the future and thereafter swiftly enter Parinibbana; to the Elder Kaccayana, Chimphali (Sivali), Bhagavampati (Gavampati), Angulimala, Kondañña, Kassapa, Rahula, and the Elder Ananda who was charged with the duty of instructing the novice monks; the Paccekabuddhas, those attained to the cessation-attainment, and the great elder Devadatta, who in seven days will become a Paccekabuddha. I pay homage to the deities in every chamber and level of the heavens throughout the hundred thousand world-systems; I pay homage to the Four Great Guardian Deities, may they descend and grant success. I pay homage to the Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, and Rahu; I pay homage to Shiva, Vishnu, the sacred eye-relics of the Buddha, Phra Phu, the Wind God, Kubera (Vessavana), the goddess Uma, and the nun-goddess Ubonwanna, who unfailingly maintains the Four Divine Abodes — loving-kindness, compassion, sympathetic joy, and equanimity. I pay homage to Indra, Brahma, Yama, Phra Kap, the Four Guardian Kings of the World, and the great hermit-sage Narada, foremost of the Three Pitakas; I pay homage to the feet [of the Buddha] and to the Ten Birth-Tales (Thotsachat) in their ten forms — [an untranslated mnemonic string of their epithets] — namely: Phra Temiya Jataka, Phra Mahajanaka who ordained as an ascetic, Phra Suwannasam who cared for his royal parents, Phra Nemiraja the renowned, Phra Mahosot who received the white royal parasol, Phra Bhuridatta who observed precepts and gave alms, Phra Chandakumara, Phra Brahmanarada, Phra Vidhura, the mighty demon Punnaka, Phra Vessantara and Queen Maddi, the children Kanha and Chali, the Great Bodhi Tree, the [Buddha's] mouth, and the excellent heart born of generosity. I pay homage to the Four Relics that reside throughout every land of the four continents of Jambudvipa, who will gather together, all five thousand of them. I pay homage to my father and mother, and to Phra Sri Mahamaya, the Buddha's mother, mother of Prince Siddhattha. I pay homage to the deities throughout Jambudvipa: Phra Satchanu, the enemy-king, the lord of the ranges surrounding Mount Sumeru — Isindhara, Karavika, Sudassana, Nemindhara, Vinataka, and Assakanna — throughout every level, ravine, cliff, and cave; the river Ganges, Suddha, the naga-maiden Manimekhala, the fish Ananta, asuras and asuris, accomplished hermit-sages, vidyadharas, kinnaras and kinnaris of great power, the Righteous King, the elephant-lion, the lion-king, Sugriva, Vali, the Karavek bird, the vulture-king Sadayu, the monkey army and Angada, King Dasaratha of the solar lineage, and the astrologer Vibhishana. I invite the deities dwelling in every chamber and level of the heavens: the Catumaharajika, Yama, Tusita, Nimmanarati, and Paranimmitavasavatti heavens, together with Rama and Lakshmana, Hanuman, the city of Vali, the guardian spirit of the land, Phra Vessuwan (Kubera), the learned judge of great authority, tree-deities, sky-deities, earth-deities, and guardian-deities dwelling wherever the Lord Buddha walked in meditation. I pay homage to the Great Brahma of all sixteen heavenly realms: Brahma Parisajja, Brahma Purohita, Mahabrahma, Parittabha, Appamanabha, Abhassara, Parittasubha, Appamanasubha, Subhakinha, Vehapphala, Asannasatta, Aviha, Atappa, Sudassa, Sudassi, and Akanittha; the garuda-king, Indra, Brahma, Yama, demons, the ten-faced [Ravana], kumbhandas, hermit-sages, vidyadharas, and gandharvas dwelling throughout the heavens and the earth, in every place without exception — I pay homage, omitting none. Here I pay homage to the virtue of the Buddha, the virtue of the Dhamma, the virtue of the Sangha: Namo Buddhaya — Kakusandha, Konagamana, [Anatho], Kassapa, the ascetic Gotama, and Sri Ariya Metteyya, all radiant with brilliant splendor. I pay homage to my father, mother, and monastic teachers, and to all my teachers — may they grant me mastery. Phra Buddhaghosacharya, and the Wheel of the Dhamma abiding at Mount Cakkavala — come, come, may every success be mine.

This is the Great Assembly-of-Deities spell, to be recited before undertaking anything, for success in every matter.

Spell of Homage to the Teacher Before an Undertaking

[An untranslated ritual/magical formula in Pali: paying homage to the teacher's hand, that all obstacles may be destroyed, and requesting success in this knowledge, homage to the teacher.] This spell: pay homage to the teacher three times before undertaking any work, for success.

Spell for Invoking the Virtue of the Buddha and the Virtue of the Teacher

Namo namaskāra — I pay homage to the virtue of the Buddha, the virtue of the Dhamma, the virtue of the Sangha, the virtue of my father, the virtue of my mother, and the virtue of my preceptor and teacher. Having paid this homage, I now invite Brahma to dwell on my left shoulder, invite Vishnu to dwell on my right shoulder, invite the river goddess Ganga to become my saliva, invite the Wind God to become the breath of my mouth, invite the Naga prince to become my necklace, and invite Phra Kan to become my heart. May it thus be accomplished for me: success in every undertaking, success in gain, victory forever without end; may every success be mine. This spell invokes the virtue of the Buddha and the virtue of the teacher; recite it first before undertaking anything.

Invocation of the Great Brahma

[An untranslated ritual/magical formula: the syllable of the point that arose, named Brahma Sahampati, who came well in the first aeon, having beheld the five lotuses, in homage to the Buddha.] The Invocation of the Great Brahma: since the Buddha Kakusandha first spoke it, every Buddha has recited this spell as a meditation. Use it to charm water for washing the face every day, and drop it onto the crown of the head; the skin of the scalp becomes [as tough as] the palm of the hand, and blades cannot pierce it at all. If [the bearer] commits a wrongdoing, only you [the teacher] may put him to death — take 3 limes and charm them with the head-cleansing spell; he will love you as [his own] child, and can never be destroyed. If lost on a journey, recite it and one will find the way. It can also be used to divine for lead-ore, to charm oil and walk through fire; charm 3 limes and rub them on the hands and feet before walking through — there will be no blistering at all. It dispels the poison of fire, and can be applied to boils; charm oil 108 times and apply it, and it resists every kind of weapon. This spell has been trusted and passed down; find your own use for it.

Spell for Awakening a Spell

[An untranslated ritual/magical formula: Oṃ, awaken, awaken, arise and wake, followed by a string of protective syllables bringing the first, vowel-less consonant to the final letter, in its proper place.] This spell awakens and summons every other spell before undertaking any work.

Spell of Empowerment (Song)

[An untranslated ritual/magical formula beginning 'Sodhāya siddhikāriya, Oṃ' — ] empower the sky, empower the earth, empower every blade of grass bound by the sacred cotton thread, empower the deities dwelling in the heavens and air, empower the diamond-bearing nāga lords, empower the arrows of Rama, empower the letters within the foaming ocean, empower the Pita river, ponds, streams, canals, and marshes, empower hooves and ox-cords, empower bridgeheads, empower the underworld and the ocean, empower the Buddha, empower the Dhamma, empower the Holy Sangha, every kind of creature and every rank of horse and fish, empower the flocks of birds in the air, empower the mouths of speaking people, empower the languages of Chinese and Cham peoples, empower the names of every kind of tree and obstructing branch standing in the middle of the road. Oṃ, empower with great power, empower the wilderness thicket — success, so be it, svāhā. This spell empowers spells, magical formulas, numerological diagrams, yantras, and every kind of protective charm.

Spell for Awakening the Body, Awakening the Power

Oṃ, mighty serpent — I shall awaken the teacher-spirit, make it rise; I shall awaken the teacher-spirit, make it wake. In ten years the teacher-spirit will go elsewhere; in ten thousand years it will travel far. The Lord goes as whatever form, the Lord comes as that same form — [untranslated protective syllables]. [The verse repeats twice more, substituting 'a hundred years' and 'a thousand years' for 'ten years.'] Then follows a long body-hardening incantation binding the Buddha-jewel, Dhamma-jewel, and Sangha-jewel into every part of the body — the flesh, the bones, and the skin — declaring each as hard as diamond, so that white-bladed spears, bronze and white-gold daggers, and curved serpent-halberds cannot harm it; declaring 'my body is the great teacher Mahacharin, laterite stone,' so that no blade can pierce it; recalling how the Buddha had rice pounded three times in a mortar and entrusted it to the Earth Goddess — [concluding with untranslated protective syllables: assami assayi anuna]. This spell awakens the body and the power; when performing the working, swallow one's saliva while reciting it.

Spell for Awakening Herbal Charms and Medicine

Oṃ, awaken, awaken — I shall awaken every root-charm and medicine, I shall awaken sky and rain, I shall awaken all upon the earth and in the air, awaken even the eclipse of the moon and the vanishing of the sun. My head is a mighty stone, my head is as hard as a golden axe of heaven — [untranslated protective syllables] — I go for refuge. This spell awakens herbal charms and medicine; use with 1 candle.

Spell of the Divine Ganges

[An untranslated ritual/magical formula built from the sacred syllables na-mo-phut-tha-ya, each joined in turn to 'of the Ganges' and 'born from a drop.'] This spell is called the Divine Ganges; use it to make lustral water to bathe the body — it will feel cool, never hot, and it dispels distress. Most excellent indeed.

Spell for Gathering the Elements

Ehi, Earth-Brahma; ehi, Water-Indra; ehi, Fire-Narayana; ehi, Wind-Isvara — [followed by an untranslated ritual/magical formula combining seed-syllables with the epithets 'worthy, well-gone, blessed one,' repeated for each of the elements, then concluding with namo Buddhāya recited in four rotated orderings of its component syllables]. This spell is to be recited so that the four elements within one's body become complete and whole, before using any magical spell or performing any ritual.

Spell for Inviting Magical Power into Oneself

Ehi katha, piyaṃ kāyo, disāpāmokkhaṃ ācariyaṃ — come, beloved body, foremost guide of the directions, teacher; come by the power of the Buddha, come by the power of the Dhamma, come by the power of the Sangha. I draw the sacred formula up into my throat; I raise all the formulas up above [my mouth]; I lift all the formulas up above my head. My teacher thus makes me foremost above all people. [Followed by an untranslated ritual/magical formula of repeated ehi-syllables invoking the Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha, then the entire consonant alphabet in order, each empowered together with every vowel, comprising forty-one empowered letters in all], concluding: by leave, stand firm, it stands. This spell is used to invite the letters of magical formulas into oneself before undertaking anything — recite this spell first. It helps magical formulas gain potency and sacred power; it is even better to recite it every day, because various magic formulas may be called away or drawn out of one's body — reciting this spell will bring them back into the body as before.

Spell of the Lord's Weapon-Formula

[An untranslated ritual/magical formula of sacred seed-syllables — ma-a-u, the root of the great formula of the Three Divine Ones, the great mantra, the essence of secret knowledge, the King's proclamation of empowerment, the three letters that were born] — homage to the Buddha, the Teacher. This Weapon-Formula of the Lord: if anyone holding a magical formula cannot make it work, have them charm scented water and wash the head with it first, and it will work.

Spell Before Undertaking Anything

[An untranslated ritual/magical formula of protective syllables.] This spell: recite it before undertaking anything, for success. It may be recited once, three times, or seven times.

Spell of the Earth Spirit (Dharani-sara)

Oṃ, the point of the Lord who arose, named Brahma Sahampati, who came well in the first aeon, having seen the five lotuses, pays homage to the Buddha in reverence. On my head, the Buddha-deity; on my forehead, the Brahma-deity; in my heart, Nārāyaṇa; in my two hands, the Supreme Lord; on my feet, [Vishnu] — may all my undertakings be accomplished for me. Success in every duty, success in every work, success as the Tathāgata had, success in energy and constant victory, success in gain forever — may every success be mine. This Earth-Spirit spell: whenever one is about to study any magical formula, first charm bathing water with it and bathe — it excellently wards off all manner of ill omens and misfortune. It can also be used to make lustral water for the consecration of a Buddha image's eyes, or to make lustral water to remove and cure any manner of affliction or evil influence.

The Great Cooling Spell (Maha Yen)

On my head, the Buddha-deity; on my forehead, the Brahma-deity; in my heart, Nārāyaṇa; in my two hands, the Supreme Lord; on my feet, [Vishnu] — may all my undertakings be accomplished for me. Oṃ, power of accomplishment — my teacher establishes the power of accomplishment for all the deities: Indra, Brahma, Yama, and Phra Kan. They come and sit assembled together without delay, ninety million [strong], and grant that I may establish this weapon-formula, one mantra called 'Great Cooling' — may it cool me as the waters of the Ganges within the mighty ocean. They grant that I may extinguish every kind of poison within my own body, may I be as cool as the waters of the Ganges in the great ocean. Oṃ, collapse, collapse, fall, fall — [untranslated protective syllables] — svāhā. Iti pi so bhagavā — I pay homage to all twenty-eight Buddhas. They come and distribute the letters: A cools within, Mo cools without, A is the in-breath, Ā is the out-breath, U cools my whole body, together with the Buddha and the Dhamma; they distribute the letters of formulas and magic; I gathers it all in, together with every powerful spell — as hard as rock, stone, and laterite. Buddho, Dhammo, Sangho, U — cool my body. Oṃ, victory, victory — may every misfortune and ill omen be destroyed and pacified. This Great Cooling spell: if one becomes agitated and feverish from studying magical arts, use this spell to make bathing water and it will all disappear; or before studying any magical formula, use this spell to make bathing water first, for success.

The Great Covering Spell (Maha Khrop)

Oṃ, I shall cover the sky and the earth, I shall cover the ocean and every river, I shall cover Indra and Brahma, I shall cover Yama and Phra Kan, I shall cover all Four Guardian Kings of the World, I shall cover my whole body — I am the child of Grandfather Lord Saming Phrai. My teacher thus commands me to invoke every sacred mantra, minor mantra, and royal mantra; may they never stray far from my body. Oṃ, may it be accomplished for me, svāhā. This spell can be used for every purpose — it can be used to make lustral water for sprinkling, and it can be used to cover/protect all other spells; it will never fail or deviate from us at all.

Spell for Inviting Deities into the Body

By the power of the guardian deities, by the power of the [female deities], by the power of the Brahma gods, by the power of the Buddhas — may there be auspicious victory. This spell invites deities into the body; for success in one's undertaking.

Spell for Sealing the Nine Bodily Orifices

The Buddha protects, the Dhamma protects, the Sangha protects. Buddho-Buddhaṃ, form a wall to shield the body; Dhammo-Dhammaṃ, form a wall to shield the body; Sangho-Sanghaṃ, form a wall to shield the body. [Seal] every orifice — na, a. Seal the Buddha's orifice shut, seal the Dhamma's orifice shut, seal the Sangha's orifice shut. Above and below, Namo Buddhāya: Na abides on the left, Mo abides on the right, Phut abides in front, Tha abides behind, Ya abides on the crown of the head; the Arahant surrounds and protects me whether asleep or awake — I pay homage at all times. This spell seals the nine bodily orifices; it is recited by oneself as one's own protective meditation.

Heart-Spell of the Crow-Perch Deity (Ka Sak Phra Chao)

[An untranslated ritual/magical formula: Kārasatthā.] This spell is the heart-mantra of the Ka-sak deity. If someone comes chasing after you, recite it in meditation and they will be utterly unable to harm you. As a water-charm for washing the face, it grants invulnerability. If you wish to carry on a secret love affair, charm a flower and tuck it behind the ear — it will win love. If you wish to test a young woman, write the charm on a betel leaf and give it to her to eat — it wins love. If you wish to make someone afraid, charm the soles of your feet and stamp three times — spears and swords will slip loose from their hands. As a water-charm for washing the face using a bronze bowl — if there is a swarm of bees, chant it and they will listen. If you wish for good fortune, charm rice and feed it to a chicken — you will gain fortune. If you wish to render a firearm unable to fire, charm an egg and wave it — the gun will not fire at all. If you wish to gamble, charm gambling shells, gripping a shell between the big toe and second toe — you will win.

The Eight-Direction Iti Pi So

[An untranslated ritual/magical formula: Irachā katarasā.] This spell is called 'the Seven-Bearer Verse'; it grants endurance and the power to freeze an enemy motionless, and it can extinguish the poison of fire — it can do anything at all. Also: take 7 cotton-seeds, place them in scented oil, charm 7 times, and rub it on your body — enemies will be unable to harm you. Also: take charcoal from the cremation of a corpse that died on a Saturday or a Tuesday, carve it into a human figure, cover it with white cloth, add 1 portion of civet musk and 1 of camphor, offer white liquor, then awaken it by reciting the spell 108 more times; once it rises, send it to do your bidding and your wish will be fulfilled. If you wish to test a woman, gather 7 grains of rice from the base of a mortar, charm them 17 times, then flick them with your fingernail so they strike her body — this creates a love-charm. If you wish to induce sleep, take rice grains from before a corpse, grind them together with 7 kinds of soporific leaves, bury them in a graveyard for 3 days, offering white liquor every day; place them on the corpse's head and charm them 108 times; when approaching the doorway, charm 7 times; upon reaching the head of the bed, charm 11 times, then throw it up onto the roof out of sight. If the target senses it, throw it to strike the body directly. Before doing this, first protect one's own body against spirits.

[Untranslated ritual/magical formula: Tihang cha to ro thi hang.] This spell is called 'The Rain of a Thousand Geese, Narayana's Power'; it can produce the roar of a lion in all things, to be used as one wishes. Also: charm anything at all so that no weapon can pierce it.

[Untranslated ritual/magical formula: Pisamra lopu sattaphut.] This spell is called 'Swallowing the Ocean, Narayana Swallows the Discus'; it causes total annihilation. Also: charm water and rub it on the face before facing an enemy — they will be unable to harm you.

[Untranslated ritual/magical formula: Somana ka ritha tho.] This spell is called 'Overturning the Earth, Narayana Hurls the Discus'; if there is a lawsuit that has dragged on, reciting it will turn it back in your favor. Also: take 7 pebbles from a riverbed, place them in scented oil, charm 7 times, then throw them to strike an enemy — they will be unable to harm you.

[Untranslated ritual/magical formula: Phasam samwisatepha.] This spell is called 'Roaring at the Himalayas, Narayana Drives Back the Ocean'; if there is a storm of wind and rain, it will vanish and cease completely.

[Untranslated ritual/magical formula: Khaphutpanthu thamwakha.] This spell is called 'Narayana Scatters the Discus'; if you wish to break something apart, it will scatter and disperse completely. Also: grind sandalwood paste on a stone, charming it yourself 7 times, and apply it to your own body for all-around invulnerability; it also serves as a charm to win favor with officials and nobles of every rank, who will be unable to harm you. Even if the penalty is death, reciting it in meditation, you will not die.

[Untranslated ritual/magical formula: Watho no amamawa.] This spell is called 'Narayana Hurls the Discus, Narayana Pins the Three Worlds'; it is for entering battle and warfare, to be used as one wishes. Also: recite it 7 times and roar at an enemy's weapons — they will slip and fall from their hands completely.

[Untranslated ritual/magical formula: Awisunutsanusati.] This spell is called 'Narayana Transforms His Form, Narayana Drains the Ocean'; if you wish to summon someone to come to you, it can do so. Also: take 1 portion of civet musk, 1 of camphor, 1 of fragrant sandalwood, 1 of turmeric-paste, and 1 lotus-seed core; then write this spell on the face of a grinding-stone, charm it yourself 108 times, charm it with the Iti Pi So verse 7 times, charm it with the Eight-Direction verse 108 times, then apply the resulting powder to your own body — it is most excellent, to be used as one wishes.

Formula for meditating to remain inside a mustard seed Om: yasantivamasavaha. Svaha. This formula: meditate to enter and remain inside a mustard seed; no one will see you, you become invisible; you can dwell inside anything at all.

Formula of the Dhamma-lord [a long Pali-style invocation, kept as printed, romanized]: tejena sumana bhagava mahesi jayya jayya tejena... (the passage repeats "jayya jayya tejena" after each epithet of successive Buddhas, invokes the qualities of the Blessed One's perfect virtue, the thirty-two marks and eighty minor marks of a great being, glory, radiance, strength, the ten powers of a fully-enlightened one, the power of loving-kindness, compassion, sympathetic joy and equanimity; the supremacy of Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha; the refuge of the Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha; and closes: may all sin be destroyed, may all danger be destroyed; by the power of the Buddha, the power of the Dhamma, the power of the Sangha, I pay homage forever). This formula: recite it every day, three times a day, and gain great merit. If any punishment or danger threatens — ghosts, or the lords of the underworld passing a death sentence — twist three candles, eight inches long, and dedicate one candle each to the Buddha, the Dhamma, and the Sangha. Vow that these candles are offered to the Buddha, the Dhamma, and the Sangha; then light them and make this vow to the Buddha: "Whatever way this candle-fire burns, may the very being of the Triple Gem go forth and strike down my royal punishment entirely, in just this manner." Recite the formula until the candle burns out; this can ward off that danger. To subdue a tiger, charm a mark (of the formula) 5 times and carry it; the tiger cannot harm you. Before going anywhere, pay homage to the Buddha 3 times and no enemy can harm you along the way. To ward off ghosts, recite 9 times. Recite every morning and pay homage to the Buddha, and you will have someone to help and support you as though they were kin — brothers, sisters, parents. If travelling by boat and meeting a storm, sit facing straight at the bow of the boat, sitting as straight and steady as a banana stem, keeping your precepts level, and set (the offering) on that plank; enter samadhi towards the Buddha, the Dhamma and the Sangha with reverence and say: "May the Buddha, most excellent and supreme over the great city-realms, who bears compassion for devas and all humankind, come and protect me. May the noble Sangha come and be my refuge." Then recite this formula 18 times; a cloud-deity will come and take the fierce storm away, just as you wish — do not doubt it. To charm any implement, recite 6 times. To ward off a poisonous serpent-lord, recite 10 times; it cannot remain in that place. Whoever keeps this formula close, holding fast to the victorious spear of power, should not doubt it. Recite at midnight 8 times, and everyone will love you as kin.

Formula of Sambuddhe Om: sambuddhe atthavisañca, buddho me amhakam pakaram; dvadasañca sahassake, dhammo me amhakam pakaram; pañcasata sahassani, sangho me amhakam pakaram; sabbe buddha jana cittam namami sirasa aham tesam; buddhañca dhammañca sabbe dhamma jana cittam adarena namamiham; sabbe sangha jana cittam ma-a-u hantva; sabbe upaddave u-a-ma anekaantarayapi namo buddhaya vinasanti asesato yatha buddhomana. Svaha. [Gloss:] this invokes the twenty-eight Buddhas as one's rampart, the twelve thousand as one's rampart, the five hundred thousand as one's rampart, bowing the head to the minds of all Buddha-born beings, to the Buddha and the Dhamma, revering the minds of all Dhamma-born beings, the minds of all Sangha-born beings; may all dangers and countless perils be destroyed entirely by the power of homage to the Buddha. This "Sambuddhe Hongsa" formula: to test a woman, charm powder and perfumed oil to rub on the body 7 times. To make a binding candle: take agarwood, aloeswood, resin-lac, bullet-wood flowers, Mimusops flowers, and seven kinds of "sleep-knowing" leaves, made into a paste with 1 part yellow beeswax, taking 6 salueng of each; then write the formula down the candle's wick, write the name on the back, then charm this formula 13 times; light it up in the house as a binding charm. To gain authority, charm water to wash the face every day, 7 times a day; people will fear you. To charm lotus flowers to offer to the Lord Buddha for 3 days, charm 7 times a day. To make a concealment charm, take a fig-fruit fly, a black krabao seed, a jewel beetle, a black dog flea, hair of a person drowned, and a python's shed skin — combine with myrobalan and place inside a 'sawat' seed floated in water; seal the mouth of the sawat seed with underground stingless-bee resin, then charm 108 times; hold it in your mouth and no one will see you at all. To go anywhere and not be struck or cut, grind good root medicine with crude oil and rub it on the forehead, charm 7 times; it arouses pity. To induce miscarriage, charm water and have it poured (on the belly). To win a boat race, charm water to pour on the head 3 times, you will win. To test a woman, write her name on a lotus flower, offer it to the sun for 3 days, 3 times a day, then place it under your sleeping mat; she will come to you. To make officials favor you, charm oil to rub on your hair before an audience with a lord or a visit to the Sangha; whatever you wish for, recite at midnight 108 times for long life. If you truly know how to wish, you will be regarded like kin. To have more authority than anyone, carve an image of a lord-deity from Rak-son wood, then take perfumed oil and lay the image down in the perfumed oil; sit cross-legged, restrain the senses well, face east, charm and awaken the lord-deity image until it rises to sit up. Then use that oil to anoint your body or hair; it grants invisibility, concealment, royal charisma; when you speak or plead before lords and nobles they will fear you. If you wish to bind someone, restrain the senses properly and recite 9 times; whether betel or water, spit it upon the excrement and it will all fall away. If someone binds and takes you away, turn to face your captor and recite this formula 19 times; the ropes will all come loose. If someone means to kill you, recall the virtue of the Buddha above your head; recite this formula, whether as water to wash the face or charmed betel to eat, and they cannot harm you — they will love you as their own child. Also, to walk on fire, charm water to rub on 9 times; to reach into molten lead or resin, charm oil or betel 11 times, and your hand will come to no harm. If someone is sent to attack you, charm rice grains and scatter them around your house; no enemy can enter. To undo any poison someone has worked against you, stand upwind and recite the formula, blowing it away, and it will vanish entirely. Tear a strip from the corner of a cloth with one hand into a cord, wrap that cloth around your head before setting out on a journey, and charm it 19 times; pursuers cannot catch up with you. If they catch up meaning to kill you, charm a stick 19 times and lay it across the path; when they reach it they will turn on each other and fight among themselves. To cause paralysis (jang-ngang), press your tongue to the roof of your mouth, recite the formula 11 times, then blow it out; the attacker will stamp his feet and the spear or sword will drop from his hand, and his hand will stiffen like a piece of wood.

Formula of the Lord's Crown Om: itipiso visese-i, isese buddhanamei, imena buddhatangso-i, isotang buddhapiti-i. Svaha. This formula is called the Lord's Crown. Take beeswax weighing 1 baht to seal the face of a corpse, then write this formula on paper together with three strands of virgin thread, make it into a candle wick, and light it while chanting this formula; everyone who sees the candlelight will fall asleep entirely. To make yourself concealed, sit chanting in the sun until your shadow disappears; no one will be able to see you. To make a powerful charm, charm a flower to tuck behind a woman's ear and she will fall in love with you; charming betel for a woman to eat works too, and so does speaking words of incantation. For invulnerability, charm perfumed oil according to the day's power and rub it on your body, and you will be invulnerable. To undo a spell, charm water 108 (times) and drink it, and the spell will leave. If you walk while reciting, it brings good fortune and wards off all fangs and tusks.

Formula for Dressing and Donning Regalia Om: imang hattha pattang paccudarami. Svaha. This formula: charm the hand first, 3 times, then pick up the item. Om: phra khru puk-puk luk ma rao ja pai duay kan. Svaha. This formula is spoken when picking up the item. Buddhang kantang, om, songmaha song, sarapat song, ku song. Svaha. This formula is spoken when tying on the item. Om a-a-i-i-u-u-e-o, om songmaha song, sarapat song, chai song, jaroen song. Svaha. This formula is spoken when setting out to walk; it grants power.

Formula for Charming Rice Om: sisa-thakesa namo buddhaya, loma yatha buddhomana, nakkha ma-a-u, tanta u-a-ma, tajo isavasu, mangsang susava-i, atthi namo buddhaya. Svaha. This formula: charm rice and eat it, invulnerability lasts down to the bone.

Formula of Hanuman Rolling in Dust Om: phong phao thao thuli, om phong tri sawaha. Svaha. This formula: mix into liquor and drink some, rub some on the body; extreme invulnerability, strength of 7 tusker elephants.

Formula of Mahapattamuen Om: born and arisen is the great Mahapattamuen; I shall leap up to become a wheel of iron, trees and thickets shattering to dust throughout the whole Jambu continent; I shall call to mind my own teacher — none can rival my teacher; my teacher shall then have me recite the formula: sambuddhe addhavandanang masu-uja pemi buddhang isavasu u-a-ma ma-a-u asangvisulopusapabha phra sangsa thusanaso jicheronava japhakasa namaphatha asiromitilokanathang — turn twisting and gaping backward, my teacher's protection grant me a crystal wall seven tiers high to guard my body, so that my front stands firm against iron spears, swords, guns, spears with barbed heads and lances of all kinds, thorns of every sort — none shall touch me, whether spears sheathed in silver or gold, tube-spears or blow-pipes, bronze spears or copper krises. Om, tumult resounds through the three worlds and rolls beneath the underworld, leaping into the sky; all the mighty and lordly ones cower in the gloom, afraid and shrinking back before me, for I myself am Mahapattamuen; even the hermit-sage flees his dwelling, leaping to come to my aid, with the diamond-sharp blade. Om, may I be invulnerable in all things, invulnerable. Svaha. This formula: for awakening and charming, it grants invulnerability in all things.

Formula for Charming Perfumed Oil Om: suramani surimasa sumang pesulebangtang yansarakrit sarabidlek. Svaha. This formula: charm perfumed oil and rub it on the body; teeth will not bite through.

Formula for Awakening a Talisman Om: buddho mahapañño mohapañño anubhavena khanti. Svaha. This formula: for awakening all manner of amulets and talismans.

Formula of the Great Possession Om: husakkang makkhanang theti utakang sammana brahmanang upopathavisappasatava umamihang. Svaha. This formula is called the Great Possession. When about to cross by boat, pass under a bridge, or go beneath a house's foundation, recite this to release the possession first, and only then may it (the power) take hold again.

Formula of the Heart of Karani Om: turevasanti turebhutavasambhavesiva. Svaha. This formula: recite 34 times; enemies cannot raise a spear or sword against you. If they pursue you, they cannot harm you. If one chases you, recite this formula as you go and the pursuer cannot catch up; even if he does catch up he cannot harm you — beyond compare. This formula is the Heart of Karani.

Formula of the Lord Granting (Success to) the Forest Hunter Om: i-isavasu susava-i sa-i nama bhagavavika bhogajana jipiseki namo buddhaya ma-a-u u-a-ma. Svaha. This formula: the Lord granting (success) to the forest hunter.

Formula for Charming Boiling Water Om: karamatha kirimitha kurumutha kereremetha karomotha namo buddhaya ma-a-u u-a-ma tamatthang pakasento sattha aha. Svaha. This formula: charm boiling water for washing/preparing the body for whatever purpose it is to be used, it serves for every purpose.

Formula for Charming Medicinal Herbs and Turmeric Om: attabuddhang attadhammang attasanghang tusamani nimasathu sisathakesa namo buddhaya yatha buddhomana nakkha ma-a-u tanta ma-a-u tajo isavasu mangsang susava-i atthi namo buddhaya. Svaha. This formula: charm turmeric and herbs to eat for invulnerability; to remain invulnerable even while asleep, hold it in the cheek — it remains effective.

Formula for Donning Regalia Om: na bears the sky, mo bears the earth, phut bears the river current, tha bears the ocean, ya holds fast the sky. Svaha. This formula: for donning talismans and all incantations so that they never fade.

Formula for Awakening a Talisman Om: awaken, awaken, rise, rise, I shall awaken Hanuman and Indra whose power exceeds the devas; I shall also awaken my own body, every charm and formula, all bows, spears and lances lying scattered and overturned, their gleam scattering in disarray, scattering, shattering, breaking. Om sirang sawaha. Svaha. This formula: for awakening all talismans.

Formula for Charming Bitter Vine (bo-ra-phet) Om: hasarangkhame phra vitakka trai kaphan chatri, wrapped and enfolding my body within, firm as an iron house. Om phetchaku phetchakang phetcha phra narai phetcha hanuman, kong-kong sawaha sawahom, dukkham, aniccam, anatta. Svaha. This formula: charm bitter vine (bo-ra-phet) for invulnerability against spear-thrusts, for bodily invulnerability and prowess in battle.

Formula for Charming Oil of Endurance Om: ma-a-u u-a-ma thunimasa samanithusati namo buddhaya yatha buddhomana ti buddho nama bhagava. Svaha. This formula: to charm oil, take 7 threads, put them in a bottle, charm 108 times, and it will boil. If it does not boil, charm 7 times, 9 times, then rub on the crown of the head, the forehead, the shoulder blades, and both breasts — it becomes very potent.

Formula for Charming Oil of Escape from Harm Om: iti tajo bhagava, iti loma bhagava, iti mangsang bhagava, iti atthi bhagava. Svaha. This formula: charm oil and rub it on to escape and evade all weapons.

Formula for Charming Bathing Water Before Undertaking an Act Om: surati thama sambuddho, buddhang, dhammang, sanghang, asangvisulopusapabha, bhagavati jayamangalani. Svaha. This formula: before doing anything, charm bathing water and purify yourself with it first.

Formula for Charming Turmeric and Herbs for Strength Om: with a great roar I shall raise up from the underworld; I invite Hanuman to enter my body. Svaha. This formula: charm turmeric, herbs and medicine to eat; grants very great strength.

Formula of the Heart of Hanuman Om: totota khakhatikhunna. Svaha. This formula: the Heart of Hanuman, charm it for any use whatsoever; even ordinary dust can be used this way; excellent for preparing for boxing.

Formula for Preparing for Boxing Om: sodhaya isavasu susava-i isusava namo buddhaya yatha buddhomana samanithu thunimasa. Svaha. This formula: excellent for preparing for boxing; charm oil 7 times and rub on the head — cutting weapons and blades cannot cut through; it withstands spears and lances of every kind, swords and daggers alike cannot penetrate.

Formula for Invulnerability Until the Day of Death Om: buddham yavajivam saranam gacchami, dhammam yavajivam saranam gacchami, sangham yavajivam saranam gacchami. Svaha. [Gloss: "I go for refuge to the Buddha for as long as I live; I go for refuge to the Dhamma for as long as I live; I go for refuge to the Sangha for as long as I live."] This formula: charm rice and eat it when full, whether 3 or 7 mouthfuls; eating it for 3 days grants invulnerability for 7 months; eating for 3 months grants 3 years; eating for 3 years grants invulnerability until the day of death.

Formula of the 108 Hearts [A long untranslatable magical-syllable string, transcribed verbatim as printed]: namaphatha japhakasa ikawiti jipisekhi sasimira thasanaso kannaneha tamangthima tamasaha tahajasa isapami najaliti samujaka awisaja na-i-e-a pasu-ucha nasangsimo... [the string continues at great length with syllables such as] mollokhai putthasangmi kalapanu vavesabhu letasena isavasu ma-a-u nijjangkalang utthangattho khokhaiya anatta rikakhecha katituppha thunakhato nakangnevang kanhanetha susungsusang papimipa amajahang anakhati abhisami sahasatta jaapakha tisaapha manikama tivakhapha katungnga katanaapa manathana tangniputing sattatittha sangvakhani sammapajana sasa-a phasaraha patharaha a-imasajana nu-usa khajana itiaja machapatha chaakha sappa-a phasajatu kajapatha kassatha onathana nesathi mattangchittang ritangnaye juttimitti saopoma awasaja amasatthi sasoni-a sanasaja sesaphase suññabuddho tassevaputang sanamamang mayantang saphachaka saramamang saramame saremasa umi-ami nahisathang kasanapa saphachaka samana sayalava aphamang hihang-i-ang naphathasa thasamana apatha-a khako khamo pathamatha pasasana ana-o. Svaha. This formula: the "108 Hearts." Have them string prayer beads with lead beads, laid down in proper sequence without any overlapping. Charm 108 times by yourself; take blessed chalk-powder 56 (units) to make 1,000. As holy water: if bitten by a snake, or if a spirit has entered and caused madness, place the beads in a bronze bowl, charm it, and give it to drink — excellent for all such purposes; it can also release blockages (in the body).

Formula for Charming White Sesame Oil Om: awaken, diamond-hard, invulnerable, invulnerable in all things, come and make my body invulnerable; the Buddha invulnerable, the Dhamma invulnerable, the Sangha invulnerable, namo buddhaya yatha buddhomana; iti paramitangsa, iti sabbaññu magata, iti bo-arimanupatto, iti piso ja tenamo. Svaha. This formula: charm white sesame oil, charm it 108 times a day, for a full three months, both drinking and applying it; grants invulnerability against all manner of weapons.

Formula of Success Before Undertaking an Act I wish to invoke Lord Kakusandha to come and dwell above my head; may I have his power and truthful speech as he does; victory, dryness, and strength. I wish to invoke Lord Konagamana to come and dwell upon my forehead; may I have his power and truthful speech as he does; victory, dryness, and strength. I wish to invoke Lord Kassapa to come and dwell above both my ears; may I have his power and truthful speech as he does; victory, dryness, and strength. I wish to invoke Lord Gotama to come and dwell within both my eyes; may I have his power and truthful speech as he does; victory, dryness, and strength. I wish to invoke Lord Sri Ariya Metteyya to come and dwell at the root of my tongue; may I have his power and truthful speech as he does; victory, dryness, and strength. This formula: recite it before undertaking anything and it will succeed.

Formula for Preparing People Om: asisatiranu ceva, sabbe te avudhani ca, bhagga-bhaggavicunnani, lomang ma me phusanti. Svaha. This formula: charm perfumed oil to prepare (protect) a thousand people.

Formula for Endurance (Recited over each part of the body in turn) Kesa — hair: petcha-kong-kong, om petcha-kong-kong, tri petcha-kong-kong, petcha-banglan petcha-tangwa, isavasu, namo sukhato, sodhaya. Loma — body hair: [same refrain]. Nakkha — nails: [same refrain]. Tanta — teeth: [same refrain]. Tajo — skin: [same refrain]. Mangsang — flesh: [same refrain]. Nahoru — sinews: [same refrain]. Atthi — bone: [same refrain]. Svaha. This formula: charm turmeric or perfumed water, 108 times.

Formula of the Heart of Panthum Om: japuyehe. Svaha. This formula: the Heart of Panthum, a great diamond armour; blown onto a fist, knife, or club, even one that would otherwise hold firm will shatter. This formula may likewise be used to strike.

Formula for Invulnerability Om: turmeric-lord, iron thrusts, lances, krises, bows subdued, spears, swords, tridents, halberds, the sword of victory-glory, the water-parting boat's prow; strike with a hundred thousand clubs and the club bends; strike with a hundred thousand hammers and the hammer flies apart. I am the hermit-sage Narada of the fire-eye; remain, remain, invulnerable to me. Om, success, svaha; may you grant me invulnerability, invulnerable whether sitting or standing, invulnerable whether asleep or awake, invulnerable both night and day; may you grant me invulnerability, invulnerable to the tips of my feet and hands; may you grant me invulnerability against bronze spears and copper krises. The hermit-sage Narada of the fire-eye grants me this power. Svaha, na sattha samang, khi singkhawaiyana. Svaha. This formula: charm 3 times for invulnerability; charm perfumed oil to rub on the hair and even one's wife cannot approach for 7 days.

Formula for Charming Liquor Om: gush, gush, strike, strike, a hundred thousand stones shatter and break; my head is as hard as a diamond wall; a hundred thousand iron spears striking me cannot touch me; a hundred thousand golden swords in their scabbards cannot pierce me; thirty pieces stabbing me cannot enter; the Lord Buddha has me pound rice with three pestles; I entrust my needle to the Earth Goddess. Om, success. Om, invulnerable, invulnerable; iti piso bhagava, kesa (hair) invulnerable diamond-strong, loma (body hair) invulnerable diamond-strong, iti piso bhagava, tajo (skin) is the hide wrapping my whole body, om, invulnerable in all things, invulnerable diamond-strong, iti piso bhagava, invulnerable diamond-strong. Svaha. This formula: excellent for charming liquor for any purpose.

Formula for Summoning a Formula Om: I now draw forth the great lord of mantras; I shall draw the glorious victorious circling one; I shall draw my own formula and mantra to give to you to learn. Once I have recited it, hurry and come, come and recite it for long. I shall send Hanuman to go and summon the incantation: ehi, ehi, come quickly, remain here. Svaha. Tajo, tanta, sara-attha, gathering of all the vowels: a-a-i-i-u-u-e-o, ka-kha-kha-gha-nga, ja-cha-cha-jha-nya, ta-tha-ta-tha-na, ta-tha-tha-tha-na, pa-pha-pa-pha-ma, ya-ra-la-va, sa-ha-la-ang; may these letters become mine. This formula: for summoning all mantras and formulas.

Proclamation of the Great Mahapattamuen Om: by this power of success I shall speak of the birth of the great Mahapattamuen; the devas descend from every heavenly tier; Indra shall descend to consecrate my mantra called Mahapattamuen; the devas shall then hurl my body upward to become a wheel, and every tree and thicket shatters to dust throughout the whole city of Jambu; none can rival my teacher. My teacher shall recite the formula: bhagava, bhagava, buddham saranam gacchami, dhammam saranam gacchami, sangham saranam gacchami — [continuing with a long untranslatable string of magical syllables, kept as printed]: kasang isambuddhe asangvisulopusabhupa arahang sukhato sangvithapukyapa apamacupa timasang angkhu sathavipipasa-u jicheruni namaphatha japhakasa karamatha ja-aphakha namakaya tathanathu amaayang kanhaneha viramahangsating...

[continuing the untranslatable string of magical syllables from the previous page]: jipisikhi najaliti iramisuthatho namanaa nokonaka koonnoa naakaang susimo buddho bhagava susimo dhammo bhagava susimo sangho bhagava — turn twisting backward; by the power of my teacher's proclamation, I was sent forth. There is a diamond wall seven tiers high protecting my body — I am the Vibhanga, the Sangkhani, the Paramattha (Abhidhamma treatises), and all the Noble Ones grant me invulnerability against spears, swords, lances, bows, halberds, crossbows and firearms alike — let none touch my body; grant invulnerability against silver-necked and gold-necked spears, bronze spears and copper krises. Om, invulnerable in all things, invulnerable in front and behind, invulnerable sitting and standing, invulnerable asleep and awake, invulnerable day and night. Om, a great roar through the three worlds down to the underworld, leaping into the vast sky; demons cower in the gloom, afraid, shrinking before me; even the sleeping horde of demons and illusion-spirits hasten down to aid me, one who would destroy their span of life; fighting even Indrajit's power, escaping any binding spell; Hanuman brought me before Ravana; a hundred thousand great discuses could not kill me, by the power of Narayana's incarnation come to birth. May I be invulnerable in all things: iti piso bhagava, kesa (hair) growing on my body, invulnerable in all things, invulnerable diamond-strong, iti piso bhagava, loma (body hair), nakkha (nails), tanta (teeth), tajo (skin), mangsang (flesh), atthi (bone) — invulnerable in all things, invulnerable diamond-strong, iti piso bhagava, namo buddhaya, ma-a-u u-a-ma isavasu susava-i; may the Buddha grant me success, may the Dhamma grant me success, may the Sangha grant me success; I vow this binding of my body; a second time I vow this binding of my body; a third time I vow this binding of my body. Svaha. This formula: may be charmed into water, liquor, or oil alike, for invulnerability in all things.

Formula for Paralysis (Jang-ngang) Om: iti buddho, iti arahang, saranang ipiti-i. Svaha. This formula: if anyone recites it to cause paralysis, the enemy cannot harm them at all; spears and swords will slip loose from the hand. Charm water to wash the face with it and it prolongs life.

Formula of Itipiso Reversed [Transcribed verbatim, the syllables of the Itipiso formula spelled out in reverse order]: ti va ka bha tho phut nang sa nus ma va te tha sat thi ra sa ma tham sa ri pu ro ta nut a thu vi ka lo to ka su no pan sam na ra ja cha wich tho phut sam ma sam hang ra a va ka bha so pi ti i. Svaha. Recite Itipiso in reverse and charm water 108 (times) for endurance/invulnerability. To gain fortune, restrain the senses and recite 19 times; people will come to pay you homage. To visit an official, charm beeswax to rub on the lips 16 times; women will love you greatly. Before battle, recite 24 times; no enemy can withstand you in combat. To make an enemy's spear or sword slip from his hand, recite 4 times, stamp your feet, and no enemy can fight against you. To subdue an evil spirit or crocodile, recite 30 times, and it cannot act. To make someone unable to let go of a blade of grass they've grasped, recite 6 times. To neutralize poison, recite 90 times. To awaken (a talisman), recite 12 times. If a malevolent spirit possesses someone, charm chalk powder, betel, wild ginger, or raw rice — scatter it and the spirit departs. To pay homage to one's astrological affliction, recite 63 times. If a bird lands on the house as an ill omen or there is a solar/lunar ill-omen, recite 10 times and the ill omen is removed. To ward off thieves and robbers, recite 7 times, and they cannot succeed. Before going anywhere, recite 2 times, then go. To keep bees and wasps from stinging you, recite 108 times, and they cannot sting; snake venom, recite 5 times and it is cured. To stop wind, storm, rain or lightning, recite 6 times and it will cease. To eat shrimp safely, place this formula in a bowl of water, charm it 108 times, and it is done. To make a rabbit charm, carve a banana-flower stalk into the shape of a rabbit, recite 229 times, and it is done. To eat eel safely, gather eel bones together, recite 32 times, and it is done. This formula should be written in gold; do not doubt it.

Formula for Charming Pepper for Wisdom Om: buddhaghosa ja dhammalangka singhabhasa pahutukkhang pahulapang pahusenehang cittayantang mahayantang puripañña mahayanapañña dvicitta buddhang saranang buddho mahapañño anubhave me rakkhantu sabbada; cittadhammang saranang buddho mahapañño anubhave me rakkhantu sabbada; cittasanghang saranang buddho mahapañño anubhave me rakkhantu sabbada. Svaha. This formula: charm pepper and eat it for good wisdom.

Formula to Stop a Cut from Splitting Open Om: masun asun usun namewaja phra mokkhallana chorati iti. Svaha. This formula: recite while pressing on the wound three times and the cut will not split open.

Formula for Erasing Footprints Om: satthathanang visajjetung anathasi a-angthangsu. Svaha. This formula: erases the golden footprint of the Tathagata. If fleeing from someone, recite it and they will not see your footprints at all.

Formula of the Lord's Diamond Sandals Om: anisomonasanarasumevasa. Svaha. This formula: the Lord's Diamond Sandals; charm lime paste and rub on the feet; you can walk through thorns and brambles unharmed, and it protects against everything.

Formula for the Lord Shedding His Form Om: namo tha phut, phutthamona, tha phutmona. Svaha. This formula is called "The Lord Sheds His Form." If imprisoned in stocks, charm a betel leaf and leave it in your place, and you can slip away.

Formula for a Walking Stick of Invisibility Om: kannachatana kantapittitantang. Svaha. This formula: carrying this walking stick makes you invisible. While walking, recite it, hold your breath, and close your eyes, so that no one at all will see you. Once made, mark the syllable "na" together with it on the tip of the walking stick.

Formula for Awakening the Body Om: na dwells in the left arm, mo dwells in the right arm, phut dwells in front, tha dwells in the heart, a-ra is the crystal vessel that clears the path of one's nature; this presence now abides constantly within my body. Om, mala-lu; my teacher grants that I awaken my left arm; Narayana grants that I awaken my right arm; the Great Illusion-Goddess grants that I awaken my back; the Refuge-lord grants that I awaken my mouth; the Naga king grants that I awaken my resting place; the Lord Buddha grants that I awaken my whole body; the Lord of Mantras grants that I awaken the 32 sacred syllables within my body, that is, the thirty-two parts. Om, petcha-kong-kong, petcha-than-than. Svaha. This formula awakens the body; do not doubt it.

Formula of the Lord Playing Hide-and-Seek Om: cakkhu cakko, cakkhu buddho, na ko maha ku. Svaha. This formula: recite while grasping a tuft of grass; when the Lord plays hide-and-seek within a topknot of hair, recite it and the enemy will not see you.

Formula for Becoming Invisible Om: bhagava bang hu, bhagava bang ta, bang lang thawa thua thang tua, isavasu ma-a-u ikawiti. Svaha. This formula: grasp a tree trunk and recite it, and we become invisible.

Formula for Charming Liquor Om: the great diamond whose body is iron, whose head is a diamond wall; no one can cut or stab through; invulnerable through the Buddha, greatly invulnerable, invulnerable in bone, invulnerable in flesh, invulnerable in muscle, invulnerable in hair. Om, svaha, katesiti, kring saranang ahangpitang chanami. This formula: charm liquor and drink it for invulnerability.

Formula for Charming Rice Om: namaphatha; the Lord Buddha grants that I be invulnerable against bronze spears, copper krises, and palace ceremonial blades; invulnerable in tusk and in fang, invulnerable in front and behind, invulnerable sitting and standing, invulnerable asleep and awake, invulnerable by day and by night, invulnerable on land and on water. Iti piso bhagava; I invite the Buddha to stand at my left, I invite Narayana to stand at my right, I invite my father to stand before me, I invite my mother to stand behind me; may all enemies and evils be destroyed. Namo buddhaya. Svaha. This formula: hold your breath and charm each rice-ball 3 times, eat it regularly; charm any food this way and it grants invulnerability against all weapons.

Formula for Summoning Formulas into the Body Om: namo namara saha phra dhamma, agacchaya, agacchahi, ehi, ehi; come now into my body at once. Svaha. This formula: summons all formulas into your body; one must recite it also when passing beneath a bridge.

Formula to Prevent Magic from Fading Om: namaphatha, buddhagunnang, dhammagunnang, sanghagunnang, vijadharangmang pasiddhime. Svaha. This formula: charm holy water 7 times, for 7 full days, then sprinkle the water once; do this regularly, and your magic will not fade.

Formula for Charming Rice for Invulnerability Om: ma-a-u apamacupa, thimasangwantha, ma-a-uthiwang, rok na rong nang, rok bang hum tua, phutthapak hua ma-a-u sukhang. Svaha. This formula: charm rice and eat it for invulnerability.

Katha for Vanishing from Sight

Buddham is a crystal wall, Dhammam is a crystal wall, Sangham is a crystal wall. [untranslated ritual formula, tradition holds it as a protective seal-verse] This katha: recite it and no one will see us at all.

Katha of Nipphan Chakkri

Kupakuto kuramo morraku. [untranslated ritual formula] This katha is called Nipphan Chakkri. The Buddha shut his eyes, hiding, seeking one another with Lord Isvara (Shiva). If pursuers chase us, take hold of a branch, recite the katha and stand still — they will not see us at all. Then break off that branch and go; recite it while walking and they will not see us at all.

Katha to Awaken the Body and Its Equipment

Om, I shall awaken — awaken my own self first, as the primal act, with this holy katha: [a long romanized Pali/magical formula follows in the transcription, kept as printed; tradition holds it an untranslated ritual formula] ...my hair, all five million six hundred thousand strands, becomes diamond-like fur granting invulnerability; my nails, all twenty, become bronze granting invulnerability; my thirty-two teeth become magic iron, renowned for its power, granting invulnerability; my skin — though it could be rolled to the size of a jujube fruit — becomes an amulet-vest granting invulnerability; my flesh, all three hundred pieces, becomes [equal to] the Great Birth Tale (Mahachat), granting invulnerability; my sinews — nine hundred great tendons and nine thousand small tendons — become a strand of jeweled cloth, granting invulnerability; my bones and bone-marrow turn soft as kapok and cotton, granting invulnerability; my kidneys, my heart, my whole being become divine — I decree: let it hold firm when I wish it to hold, let it endure when I wish it to endure, let it grant escape from harm exactly as I intend; my liver, diaphragm, spleen, lungs, small intestine, large intestine, stomach contents, feces, bile, phlegm, pus, blood, sweat, fat, tears, mucus, saliva, urine, and the marrow at the crown of my head — my whole body throughout becomes invulnerable. Though bound in a stock, I shall not be shaken or afraid. I shall awaken the elements within me, I shall awaken the elements outside me, I shall awaken both the in-breath and the out-breath. Om, awaken, awaken, quickly, quickly! I shall awaken every magic letter and script, every yantra and amulet-vest of good fortune, every sacred nail (takrut) and prayer bead, every image of Phra Khophakhom, every oil, every charm of a boar's curved tusk — every kind of medicine whose power has faded — restore it to power, invulnerability, and escape from harm, by the might of this sacred mantra and katha. Prasitthi sawaha sawahom, na krueng, mo krueng, phut krueng, tha krueng, ya krueng, iti. [remainder of formula untranslated as printed] This katha awakens the self and all one's equipment very well indeed.

Katha for Escaping Harm

Na khlaeo (escape), mo khlat (evade), phut pen amnat (power); na bang din (block earth), mo bang fai (block fire), phut bang luk (block bullets); tha chuk pak krabok (plug the muzzle), ya mi hai ok (let it not fire); na phut phat phit, patisevami. [untranslated ritual formula, with interlaced Thai glosses as printed] This katha: recite it for excellent escape from all harm.

Katha to Blind the Eyes and Vanish

Phuttho pha-uhang bang sattananang bang umi hai hen i. [untranslated ritual formula] This katha: enchant hing (asafoetida) leaves, 7 leaves, chanting 7 times each; may be eaten or applied — one can vanish from sight entirely.

Katha of Invulnerability

Buddham is my skin, Dhammam is my flesh, Sangham is my bone. Saranam phan phuk, saranam gacchami [I go to the bound refuge]. [kept as printed] This katha: enchant rice and eat it, enchant betel and chew it — grants strong invulnerability.

Katha to Neutralize Poisoned or Tampered Food

Om phetchakesa yathaphutthomana ma-a-u thanta u-a-ma susawa-i atthi namophutthaya kanhaneha sitthiphuttha kanhaneha sitthithamma kanhaneha sitthisangkha prasitthime. [untranslated ritual formula] This katha: neutralizes every kind of poisoned or tampered food and drink.

Katha to Ward Off Enemies

Buddham wards off, warded off; Dhammam wards off, warded off; Sangham wards off, warded off. Buddham averts, Dhammam averts, Sangham averts. Buddham escapes harm, Dhammam escapes harm, Sangham escapes harm. Buddham shields my body, Dhammam shields my body, Sangham shields my body. May every enemy perish and know peace. [kept as printed] This katha: grants escape from harm — enemies cannot injure you at all.

Katha to Neutralize Liquor

Om, Diamond Hanuman who lays waste to the world — let the liquor that falls into my body [find that] my body is laterite stone, my head hard as diamond-iron. Om tri phet sawaha. [kept as printed] This katha: neutralizes liquor so that one may drink and still stand firm against weapons.

Katha to Neutralize Liquor (second version)

Na tri phetchakhong, Mo tri phetchakhong, Phut tri phetchakhong, Tha tri phetchakhong, Ya tri phetchakhong. Buddham [is] bone; Dhammam [and] Sangham [are] skin and flesh. Namapatha. Buddham remains, Dhammam remains, Sangham remains. [kept as printed] This katha: keeps one steady while drinking liquor.

Great Katha of Invulnerability to Firearms (Maha-ut)

Buddham shields the eyes, Dhammam shields the eyes, Sangham shields the eyes. Buddham shields the mind, Dhammam shields the mind, Sangham shields the mind. Na isawasu susawa-ina ikawiti-i arahang sukhato phakhawa isawasu yathaphutthomana ya mi hen i. [untranslated ritual formula] This katha: recite while pressing the thumb and pushing the tongue against the roof of the mouth; recite it to steady the mind directly in front of a gun and the firearm will not discharge at all.

Katha to Ward Off All Manner of Wild Animals

Siddhang, methang, cittang — the Holy Buddha wards off harm, the Holy Dhamma wards off Mara, the Holy Sangha opens the door of Nibbana. [kept as printed] This katha: recite to ward off every kind of wild animal.

Katha to Jam a Gun

Buddham closes, iti closes; Dhammam closes, iti closes; Sangham closes, iti closes. Na citta, na uttha. Buddham breaks, Dhammam breaks, Sangham breaks, iti breaks, na breaks. [kept as printed] This katha: jams an opponent's gun.

Katha to Subdue the Earth Goddess

Cha wa ta sawahi. [untranslated ritual formula] This katha subdues the Earth Goddess (Phra Thorani). Take earth from the foot of a house post and place it on the crown of the head, then go up into the house. Then pluck a nipa-palm leaf and place it between the teeth, and say: "Ma so" — three times — then go up [and proceed]; it works very well.

Katha to Neutralize Cursed Saliva

Mo lo kho khai, khai kho mo lo — endure and hold firm, invulnerable. Sawaha. [untranslated ritual formula] This katha: neutralizes cursed saliva, granting invulnerability.

Katha to Enchant Turmeric

Om, hermit-sage Kassapa — I shall imbue this with Hanuman's power. A hundred thousand axes striking only break their own blades and blunt their spears; a hundred thousand sledgehammers striking cannot fell me; a hundred thousand swords slashing cannot cut me down. Om tri phet khong khong, sawaha. [kept as printed] This katha: enchant turmeric and eat it for invulnerability; it can also be used to enchant any food for every kind of protection.

Katha of Paralysis (Changngang)

Na freezes the mind, Mo freezes the heart, Phut freezes the left hand, Tha freezes the right hand — Ya, may every enemy be frozen still. [kept as printed] This katha: causes an enemy to become paralyzed and unable to move.

Katha for Protection from Danger

[A formula repeated for each of the eight directions, each closing with "danger... may the wicked enemy perish and be at peace":] Iracha khatarasa — danger from the east: may the wicked enemy perish and be at peace. Tihang chatorathinang — danger from the southeast: may the wicked enemy perish and be at peace. Pisamralopusatphut — danger from the south: may the wicked enemy perish and be at peace. Somanakaritsatho — danger from the southwest: may the wicked enemy perish and be at peace. Phasamsamwisathepha — danger from the west: may the wicked enemy perish and be at peace. Khaphutpanthuthamwakha — danger from the northwest: may the wicked enemy perish and be at peace. Wathonoamamawa — danger from the north: may the wicked enemy perish and be at peace. Awichasunutsanusati — danger from the northeast: may the wicked enemy perish and be at peace. [kept as printed] This katha: enchant 8 clods of earth and throw them out toward all 8 directions; going into a dangerous forest, no harm can enter at all.

Katha of the Lion King Emerging from the Cave

Sodhaya phutthasettho mahanathang nathanto singhanathakang phutthassa sahassatechena marasena parachaiyang. [untranslated ritual formula] This katha: the Lion King emerges from the cave. Recite it for power.

The Great Invocation of Mahathamuen

I go for refuge to the Buddha, I go for refuge to the Dhamma, I go for refuge to the Sangha. [a string of romanized titles follows, kept as printed: phetchaphanthorahot, phetchaphanchatri —] the Lord unyielding in flesh, the Lord unyielding in skin, foremost among refuges, among the gods, [formula continues as printed]. Om, I shall now tell of the origin — the birth of the Great Mahathamuen. I shall hurl myself upward to become a wheel; trees and forest are ground to dust across the whole Jambu continent (the human world). I shall call to mind my teacher — none can match my teacher. My teacher-guru therefore grants me this sacred verse: I go for refuge to the Buddha, I go for refuge to the Dhamma, I go for refuge to the Sangha. Sambuddhe khachanaso, namo phutthaya, I pay homage. Pasu-ucha phutthasangmi isawasu ma-a-u ikawiti namapatha namanaa nokanaka koonaa naakaang chipisechi sehakanha nehakanha chaphakasa karamatha chaaphakhawa suchimo phutthophakhawa suchimothammophakhawa suchimosangkhophakhawa lokanatho yathaphalang changngang heihai. [untranslated ritual formula] My teacher-guru shall grant me a diamond rampart of seven tiers to guard my body and my face. I shall be proof against spear and sword, against gunfire subdued, against iron lance and pike; every splinter and thorn of tree and forest shall not touch me. Proof against silver-hafted spears, proof against gold-hafted spears, proof against bronze spears, proof against copper daggers, proof by the radiance of Phra Khophakhom; proof in front, proof behind, proof sitting, proof standing, proof asleep, proof awake, proof by day, proof by night. Om, resounding through the three worlds, rolling down to the underworld, leaping into the sky — the hosts of demons cower; in darkness and gloom they fear and shrink before me. Even hermit-sages hiding away cannot sleep. Hanuman, skilled in battle, leaps and flies to aid me — every kind of closeness, every kind of firmness, firm, firm, able to bind himself. Though King Thotsakan of Longka and the demon-yaksha would kill me, they cannot — by the might of Lord Narayana descending in avatar to smite the demons, I am protected by his miraculous power. Namo phutthaya. My hair — my hair is invulnerable, invulnerable, tri-phet invulnerable, invulnerable. Namo phutthaya, itipiso bhagavā. My bones — my bones are invulnerable, invulnerable, tri-phet invulnerable, invulnerable. Namo phutthaya, itipiso bhagavā. My flesh — my flesh is invulnerable, invulnerable, tri-phet invulnerable, invulnerable. Namo phutthaya, itipiso bhagavā. My skin — my skin wraps my whole body, invulnerable, invulnerable, tri-phet invulnerable, invulnerable. Namo phutthaya. Yatha phutthomana isawasu susawa-i namo phutthaya. May the Buddha protect me, may the Dhamma protect me, may the Sangha protect me, may my father protect me, may my mother protect me, may the Buddha protect me, may the Dhamma protect me, may the Sangha protect me. May the billion-fold hosts of devas ever protect me. I bind this body [with this vow]; a second time I bind this body [with this vow]; a third time I bind this body [with this vow]. Itipiso — bind the hair [formula], bind the body-hair [formula], bind the nails [formula], bind the teeth [formula], bind the skin [formula], bind the flesh [formula], bind the sinews [formula], bind the bones [formula], bind the bone-marrow [formula], bind the kidneys [formula], bind the discipline and the form (rupa) [formula] — may every power of this sacred utterance be fulfilled in me. [remainder kept as printed] The Great Invocation of Mahathamuen can equip a thousand men. It may be used to awaken oneself, and to enchant any equipment whatsoever — it grants every kind of invulnerability.

Katha of Endurance

Phuttho phuttang, [my] skin encases my body. The Lord King, ma-a-u, Phra Arahang, Phra Arahang, Phra Arahang. [kept as printed] This katha: enchant [an object] for all-purpose endurance and invulnerability, very good.

Katha to Overcome the Master Archer

Satthadhanung akatthitung tatwawisatchetung nathasi. [untranslated ritual formula] This katha causes a master archer to be defeated; recite it and no weapon can touch you at all.

Katha to Enchant Betel Nut for Endurance

Buddho is hard iron; Dhammo pierces spear, sword, crossbow, and gun; Sangho pierces the eye of Narayana. Let every enemy who would do me harm not come near me. Thayoisothaya yathaisonamophutthaya ma-a-u-u-amaitimi. [kept as printed] This katha: enchant betel nut, 108 [chants], for endurance and invulnerability.

The Great Awakening Katha

Om, by the power of my teacher-master, I shall leap up into the sky of the gods. In the heaven of contentment, the deities descend to bear witness, every host of them. The Grandmother-Lord Nang Uma Bhagavati, Lady Earth (Phra Thorani), mother of the Buddha — I shall bring incense and candles to perfume the rite. Lord Brahma shall then bring fragrance to anoint me, descending to the forested mountains, invoking every mighty name. A wild boar's curved tusk becomes iron; scale becomes iron and radiance; an old elephant's tusk becomes curved. I write upon white cloth, drawing it as an implement for war. I shall awaken beautiful hearts and cowardly hearts alike. I shall awaken every spear and sword, every silver and gold wire-thread; I shall awaken every gleaming cloud and tusk to guard my face. I shall awaken every elephant, horse, and soldier. I shall awaken every mantra and every katha. I shall awaken every eye and every ear. I shall awaken every hand that raises a royal weapon. I shall awaken every woman who lies upon a mattress. I shall awaken the skin that wraps the bones, and the blood and sinews. I shall awaken the feet that serve as pillars pounding down. I shall awaken the pure and clear heart. I shall awaken every spirit and every illusion. I shall awaken cowardly hearts into bravery. I shall awaken every palace and every treasure. I shall awaken every bed where people sleep. I shall awaken every pillow and every crystal seat which shall sweep away all the hosts of Mara. Om, light upon light — hasten to strike the gongs, drums, trumpets, conches, bells, and music! Om, praise to the self, praise to the mantra! Om, praise to all things, by the virtue of Phra Phet Chaloo Kan. I shall awaken every day, month, and year in succession. Om, sitthisawahom. [kept as printed] This katha awakens everything; one must awaken oneself first before one can become bold [in battle].

The Lesser Resounding Invocation

Om, resounding — Tri Phetcha Dao, the diamond armor of the great victor, Hanuman the champion of war, mighty and fierce. A hundred thousand axes hacking, however many, only chip and break their own blades. A hundred thousand spears thrusting only bend and mangle. A hundred thousand sledgehammers striking cannot touch me. A hundred thousand clubs beating cannot strike me. A hundred thousand arrows shot cannot penetrate me. This body of mine is truly invulnerable. A hundred thousand swords slashing cannot cut me. I am Phetcha Det Phetcha Song, invulnerable — proof against iron spears, proof against cast spears, proof against bronze spears, proof against copper daggers, proof by the light of Phra Khophakhom; proof on the left, proof on the right, proof in front, proof behind, proof sitting, proof standing, proof asleep, proof awake, proof by day and by night in battle. Invulnerable in water, invulnerable on land, invulnerable even while holding one's breath and hidden in sleep. This body of mine is stone and laterite rock, as hard as the mightiest diamond. [page continues on the next leaf]

[This page continues the invulnerability litany from the previous page, running unbroken through the whole 32-part enumeration of the body, without a heading.] Itipiso bhagavā. Om, kesa — the hair — dwells throughout my whole body. Om phetcha khong, khong, tri phetcha khong. Itipiso bhagavā. Om, loma — the body-hair — dwells throughout my whole body. Om phetcha khong, khong, tri phetcha khong. Itipiso bhagavā. Om, nakha — the nails — dwell throughout my whole body. Om phetcha khong, khong, tri phetcha khong. Itipiso bhagavā. Om, danta — the teeth — dwell throughout my whole body. Om phetcha khong, khong, tri phetcha khong. Itipiso bhagavā. Om, taco — the skin — dwells throughout my whole body. Om phetcha khong, khong, tri phetcha khong. Itipiso bhagavā. Om, mangsa — the flesh — dwells throughout my whole body. Om phetcha khong, khong, tri phetcha khong. Itipiso bhagavā. Om, naharu — the sinews — dwell throughout my whole body. Om phetcha khong, khong, tri phetcha khong. Itipiso bhagavā. Om, atthi — the bones — dwell throughout my whole body. Om phetcha khong, khong, tri phetcha khong. Itipiso bhagavā. Om, atthiminja — the bone-marrow — dwells throughout my whole body. Om phetcha khong, khong, tri phetcha khong. Itipiso bhagavā. Om, vakka — the spleen — dwells throughout my whole body. Om phetcha khong, khong, tri phetcha khong. Itipiso bhagavā. Om, hadaya — the heart — dwells throughout my whole body. Om phetcha khong, khong, tri phetcha khong. Itipiso bhagavā. Om, yakana — the liver — dwells throughout my whole body. Om phetcha khong, khong, tri phetcha khong. Itipiso bhagavā. Om, kilomaka — the membrane/fascia — dwells throughout my whole body. Om phetcha khong, khong, tri phetcha khong. Itipiso bhagavā. Om, pihaka — the kidney — dwells throughout my whole body. Om phetcha khong, khong, tri phetcha khong. Itipiso bhagavā. Om, papphasa — the lungs — dwell throughout my whole body. Om phetcha khong, khong, tri phetcha khong. Itipiso bhagavā. Om, anta — the small intestine — dwells throughout my whole body. Om phetcha khong, khong, tri phetcha khong. Itipiso bhagavā. Om, antaguna — the large intestine — dwells throughout my whole body. Om phetcha khong, khong, tri phetcha khong. Itipiso bhagavā. Om, udariya — the stomach contents — dwell throughout my whole body. Om phetcha khong, khong, tri phetcha khong. Itipiso bhagavā. Om, karisa — the feces — dwell throughout my whole body. Om phetcha khong, khong, tri phetcha khong. Itipiso bhagavā. Om, pittam — the bile — dwells throughout my whole body. Om phetcha khong, khong, tri phetcha khong. Itipiso bhagavā. Om, semha — the phlegm — dwells throughout my whole body. Om phetcha khong, khong, tri phetcha khong. Itipiso bhagavā. Om, pubbo — the pus/lymph — dwells throughout my whole body. Om phetcha khong, khong, tri phetcha khong. Itipiso bhagavā. Om, lohita — the blood — dwells throughout my whole body. Om phetcha khong, khong, tri phetcha khong. Itipiso bhagavā. Om, sedo — the sweat — dwells throughout my whole body. Om phetcha khong, khong, tri phetcha khong. Itipiso bhagavā. Om, medo — the fat — dwells throughout my whole body. Om phetcha khong, khong, tri phetcha khong. Itipiso bhagavā. Om, assu — the tears — dwell throughout my whole body. Om phetcha khong, khong, tri phetcha khong. Itipiso bhagavā. Om, vasa — the oil/grease — dwells throughout my whole body. Om phetcha khong, khong, tri phetcha khong. Itipiso bhagavā. Om, khelo — the saliva — dwells throughout my whole body. Om phetcha khong, khong, tri phetcha khong. Itipiso bhagavā. Om, singhanika — the mucus — dwells throughout my whole body. Om phetcha khong, khong, tri phetcha khong. Itipiso bhagavā. Om, lasika — the joint-fluid — dwells throughout my whole body. Om phetcha khong, khong, tri phetcha khong. Itipiso bhagavā. Om, mutta — the urine — dwells throughout my whole body. Om phetcha khong, khong, tri phetcha khong. Itipiso bhagavā. Om, matthake matthalungam — the brain-matter in the head — dwells throughout my whole body. Om phetcha khong, khong, tri phetcha khong. Itipiso bhagavā. [kept as printed throughout] Tassa kesi satto yatha ganga sotam pavattanti, marasena na pi titthatum asakkonta palayimsu, asesa satto namo phutthaya, yatha phutthomana ma-a-u u-a-ma isawasu susawa-i. [untranslated Pali-style ritual formula] Ayantu bhonto idha dana sila nekkhamma pañña saha viriya khanti sacca adhitthana-nisu mettu pekkha yutthayavo khanatthi awutthani. [untranslated Pali-style ritual formula]

[Page opens mid-formula, continuing from the previous leaf, without a heading:] Namakaro hi tejo — the virtue of the Buddha protects, the virtue of the Dhamma protects, the virtue of the Sangha protects; the Four Elements protect within my body. Om, titthapado, viriya-titthapado, china-titthapado, na ubhuyuya — cast away from the hand; na changngang shields the eyes. I vow this bodily binding; I vow this bodily binding. [kept as printed]

The Invocation of Yannarangsi

Om, by the power of Phra Yannarangsi, the divine mother-goddess, swift as spear, sword, lance and pike, invoking the constellations, Guru Kassapa at the water's edge of the Buddha — iron mallet, hammer in pursuit, the victorious sword — riding upon a monkey-steed, gliding along; every iron caltrop, wooden caltrop, saw-blade, forged iron, dagger, cleaver, adze, sawfish's toothed snout, stingray's spine [and every such weapon] — spirits bearing rice-baskets, drawing with hook and blade, sharpened stakes and spikes, the mighty iron club, boulders carried along, an amulet-cloth wound about the belly; though clad in every instrument of war, in the name of Chakri, Tri Kalahom [titles, kept as printed] — firm as firm, the fortress-wall of victory; steadfast as steadfast; constant as constant — one diamond makes me proof against the iron spear [formula], one diamond makes me proof against the cast spear [formula], one diamond makes me proof against the bronze spear and the copper dagger; proof by the light of Phra Khophakhom; proof on the left, proof on the right, proof in front, proof behind, proof sitting, proof standing, proof waking, proof sleeping, proof by day, proof by night, proof against every weapon held in hand. This body of mine is Phra Phirot Kraphalai — I shall roar and scatter every water-spirit and land-spirit; they shall be struck with sudden terror, their hands trembling as they cower before me, fearing me, fleeing beyond the edge of the sky and the universe. Om, by this power my teacher-guru bestows this accomplishment upon me. Sawaha. [kept as printed] This Invocation of Yannarangsi pairs with the Lesser Resounding Invocation; it grants invulnerability, and can be used to enchant absolutely anything.

Katha to Enchant Oil Against the Striking Blade

Sitang kesa namophutthaya, loma ma-a-u, taco isawasu, mangsa susawa-i, naharu thusamani nimasathu. [untranslated ritual formula] This katha: enchant oil, or saliva likewise, and apply it to the body — a striking blade cannot break the skin at all.

Katha to Enchant an Invulnerability Herb (Wan)

Uphantharang santi-ukesanta misakhang sangkha rachamichakoti setipathakosathanta phutthayati namophutthaya yathaphutthomana phutthowiyakathamma wiyakasangkha wiyakakusantithang phutthangyiwakusantipa phutthayati. [untranslated ritual formula] This katha: enchant the invulnerability herb (wan) very effectively.

Katha to Enchant Oil for Anointing the Body

Maresothaya namapatha ikawiti chipisekhi nachaositi chaphakasa simari thusanaso kanhaneha thusamani sangwithapukayapa namophutthaya. [untranslated ritual formula] This katha: enchant oil and anoint the body; an axe cannot cut it at all — if you doubt it, test it and see.

Katha for the Lion King's Armor

Satu saparipuppa satasame satasatarakera kuntheteatphime. [untranslated ritual formula] This katha: armor of the Lion King. Enchant oil and apply it — grants strong invulnerability.

Katha to Enchant Oil for Invulnerability (Chatri)

Chicheruni utanusaha sahassa. [untranslated ritual formula] This katha: enchant fragrant oil 18 times, may be eaten or applied for invulnerability (chatri); raw/unrefined oil may be enchanted the same way. Enchant rice into 7 balls, each ball chanted 7 times — very effective; eaten for up to 3 months it grants invulnerability.

Katha to Avert Danger

Namophutthaya, ma-a-u: suffering, impermanence, non-self. Yathaphutthomana, a-ma-u: impermanence, non-self, suffering. Phutthayanamo, u-a-ma: non-self, impermanence, suffering. Namophutthaya, na-akha, nitasarana, aramathura, ma-a-u: suffering, impermanence, non-self. U-a-ma: suffering, impermanence, non-self. A-ma-u: suffering, impermanence, non-self. [kept as printed, with the Three Marks of Existence given as gloss] This katha: recite it 3 times after brushing the teeth and washing the face. If beset by any suffering or danger, recite it 7 times — every misfortune and danger of every kind shall be stilled and dispelled by the power of this katha; it is a jewel beyond price.

Katha to Enchant Turmeric

Om, King Turmeric — my tongue is bronze, the marrow of my skull is hard as stone; blade and thrust cannot enter me. This mantra was given to me by the hermit-sage — proof against spear, sword, gun subdued, bow and crossbow, knife, cleaver, and lance of a hundred kinds; proof against every thorny reed as well. Sawaha. [kept as printed] This katha: enchant turmeric, may be eaten or applied — grants invulnerability.

Katha to Enchant Turmeric and Liquor

Namophutthaya, ma-a-u-a-ma, noka-noka, yathaphutthomana. Om, I shall enchant my body to become gold. Om, I shall forge my body to become iron; let my skin become firm at once, invulnerable at once. Sawaha. Kanhaneha thusanaso na-sa-a-ang. Om phetcha khong, khong — invulnerable sitting, invulnerable standing, invulnerable asleep, invulnerable awake, invulnerable against gun and crossbow. Namophutthaya. [kept as printed] This katha: enchant turmeric, may be eaten or applied, and enchant liquor for drinking, likewise.

Katha to Envelop the World

Namophutthaya, pañca-phutthanamamihang thathamachuppatiwasang asangwithapakayathakapasang chapuyethu isawasu amaniso sosasatsa a-a-a nitachesa nimakuchanawiwe asangwisulopusaphupha yathaphutthomana ma-a-u u-a-ma. [untranslated ritual formula] This katha is named "Enveloping the World" — it may be used for any purpose whatsoever, granting invulnerability, endurance, and protection alike; one enchanting can be used a thousand times over.

Katha for Picking Up Red-Hot Iron

Icceva Moggallano, canaseta naraaggivutthidharang, javatitejodhatusammahita, anubhavena rakkhantu. [untranslated Pali-style ritual formula] This katha: recite it 11 times, then pick up the red-hot iron.

The Heart-Katha of 15 Verses

Namapatha kasachapha chaphakasa karapnayang chasathusang mahoratang sathamapha thunamapha namakasa chasaphaka chachasathu karanika samakhama manachakang phathanama. [untranslated ritual formula] This 15-verse heart-katha: enchant fragrant powder and fragrant oil and apply it to your body — every kind of weapon shall miss you entirely.

Katha to Summon Money and Gold

Invocation: Bindu-nathang uppannang, brahma-masahapatinama, adikappe su-agato, pañcapadumang disva, namophutthaya, vandanang, sitthikichang, sitthikammang, sitthikariya tathakato, sitthitechochayo nichang, sitthilaphoniranttarang, sappakammang prasitthime, sappasanehacha puchita, sappakhrothawinasantu asesato, mettakaruna karunyang hathayawisaso piyamanapome sappasokammang. [untranslated ritual formula] This katha: recite it daily and you will have more money than you can spend. Whoever does not know this verse is said to be "not a man though born a woman" — as though never born at all, never having met money and gold coming to them of its own accord.

Katha of the Lion King's Power

Evang rachasingho amahanathang singhanathang singhanamo silatechena — I am the Lion King himself (hold the breath and roar the lion's roar three times) — possessed of miraculous power. Chaiya, chaiya! May the Buddha protect, may the Dhamma protect, may the Sangha protect. Naracha chete: may every enemy be utterly defeated. [kept as printed] This Katha of the Lion King's Power: when one wishes to conduct business with any person whatsoever — from ministers of state and court officials, to the monarch himself, to monks and brahmin teachers, down to ordinary people — one should focus the mind specifically on the person and the business desired, then set the intention and recite the vow. This brings great loving-power and victory, fulfilling one's purpose; that person will both fear and love you, and hold you in the highest respect. This katha's virtue is fierce power and victory, miraculous authority, and captivating charm in the eyes that draws great popularity beyond estimation — it is truly excellent; no enemy can do you harm at all. Enchant sand and scatter it around a house or a factory where people gather, and all will hold you in fear and respect; there will be no quarrel or discord from any human danger whatsoever.

Katha of the Karavik Bird

Om, let my voice be cleared — I am like a monkey licking the pradu tree, like the karavik bird's song in the sky. Lord Wind, come to me! Sawaha mama, [belonging] to me. [kept as printed] This katha: enchant water and drink it — makes the voice beautiful indeed.

Katha to Enchant Betel and Beeswax

Kittisukkhiwesukhang ehiphrammani yiphawattinotangtimukhang. [untranslated ritual formula] This katha: for a learned man [charming] a lady — enchant betel so that when he takes her hand she cannot cry out; enchanting beeswax works the same way.

Katha of Loving-Kindness

Mata yatha puttang ayusa, ekaputtam anurakkhi. [untranslated Pali-style formula, glossed by tradition as: "as a mother guards the life of her only child"] This katha: enchant powder, or beeswax, or a flower, 7 times — it becomes a charm of loving-kindness.

Katha to Enchant Beeswax for a Woman's Skirt-Hem

Susisa arahang. [untranslated ritual formula] This katha: enchant beeswax used to color the lips, then apply it to the hem of a woman's skirt so she comes to you. If a minor wife and a major wife are quarreling, enchant beeswax and keep it in a compact for both to use — they will come to love one another.

Katha to Enchant Oil to Inhale into the Nose

Om, my eyes shall gaze true and strike home; let it become a snare binding the pupil of her darkened eye. Om Indra, Indra, phanthaya, phanthaya, ehi, ehi, tiwattapo akacchaya akacchahi ehi ehi mani. [untranslated ritual formula] This katha: enchant oil, inhale it into the nose, then flick it toward your wife so it touches her body — she will refuse you nothing, and even a divorce may be undone.

Katha to Blend the Gaze

Om, my eye gazes and strikes home, becoming a snare binding the woman's very belly. Om, mind, mind — the binding: a woman surrenders, a woman melts, a woman melts away, a woman is bound with a collar, a woman is bound with a hook, a woman is bound like a tethered elephant. [kept as printed] This katha: blends the gaze [to attract]; may also be used to enchant betel or beeswax.

Katha to Enchant Betel and Beeswax

Saradhi cha yo loke, cha saradhi tewamanussanang, saradhi, saradhi dang namamihang. [untranslated ritual formula] This katha: enchant betel or beeswax to become a charm for speaking with women.

Katha of Narayana's Transformation

Isotiphapha-atangrawahang. [untranslated ritual formula] This katha causes transformation like Narayana. To perform it: take a champak flower, write upon it the year, month, and day [of the target's birth], place it in a bronze bowl and enchant it, then enchant it again with this katha 7 times: "Chittimettangsukka iti upathukkhangchittaphawang." Then enchant it again with this: "Rawinamangsihonamma lilasihosuchamchitti kappanuchipilonativakarothamitte" — enchant it with this to become a bumblebee.

Katha of the Charioteer

Saradhi manussanang, saradhi tang namamihang. [untranslated ritual formula] This katha: enchant rice so that people who eat it become gentle, not fierce; enchant grass so that cattle, buffalo, elephants, and horses who eat it become gentle, not fierce.

Katha of the Wish-Fulfilling Gem

Muni chinda piyamañca dasang, dasi na yayakasakoman passanti, sanehang mata puttang aorassa. [untranslated ritual formula] This verse was given by the hermit-ascetic to the Conch Prince — it is truly excellent, and whoever sees him falls in love. To turn it into a love-charm, enchant fragrant oils — sandalwood, agarwood, and every kind of perfume — together with a flower, 32 times, then tuck it behind the ear as a charm. The Conch Prince won Lady Rotchana through this very verse; it may be used a thousand times over — its worth is reckoned equal to a whole pit of gold.

Katha to Ask for Things

Winasila. [untranslated ritual formula] This katha: write it on the palm, enchant it 7 times, keep the hand closed and recite it on the way to your destination; to ask for anything, open the hand and ask.

Katha to Enchant Tobacco

Buddham itthiyo pacchakkhami ehi mama. Dhammam itthiyo pacchakkhami ehi mama. Sangham itthiyo pacchakkhami ehi mama. [untranslated ritual formula] This katha: enchant tobacco, chant and blow it upwind so it touches a woman — she cannot help but come to you. Enchanting betel, beeswax, or oil the same way works without fail — do not doubt it. Should you wish to undo it, recite this katha to release her: Sodhaya buddhang itthiyo gaccha amumhi. Dhammam itthiyo gaccha amumhi. Sangham itthiyo gaccha amumhi. [untranslated ritual formula] Recite it 7 times to release her; enchanting betel or beeswax the same way works likewise.

Katha to Blend the Gaze

Om, my teacher's eyes are wondrous on both sides — a snare that binds the woman's gaze; the corner of my eye is a leather cord binding her fast. Itthiyang phanthanang, chakkhang phanthang, chakkhu phanthang, chittang phanthang, hatthayang phanthang. Piyang mama, agaccheyya, agacchehi, tiwattapo agacchahi. [untranslated ritual formula] This katha: blends the gaze to charm a woman.

Katha of Tanao

Om namo kru-ae, chaoranikappathak-thak, sawa-haya. [untranslated ritual formula] Katha of Tanao: enchant sandalwood oil, then flick it so it touches a woman's body — she will fall in love with you.

The Greater Katha of Tanao

Om, hail to Lord Wind! Lord Narayana is grandfather-spirit of the wild forest; he descends and hands incense-resin to me, an old healer. He then bids me take a coal of corpse-fire and write upon it the name of a young woman desired by men. Lord Wind, blow and waft it so she cries out longing, so her head aches and her sight grows dim — [invoking] the spirits of plague, of the abyss, of sudden death, of those who died on a Saturday and were cremated on a Tuesday — until, discontented and without peace, she cries out and comes seeking me. Om, teacher, teacher! By the power of my teacher-guru, grant this accomplishment to me. Sawaha, yathaphutthomana. [kept as printed] The Greater Katha of Tanao pairs [with the lesser one]: enchant oil 7 times in the morning, 9 times at midday, 11 times in the evening. Take a coal from a corpse-fire — of one who died on a Saturday and was cremated on a Tuesday — whittle it thin, write its name and your name upon it, place it in fragrant oil with the woman['s name] face-down beneath and the man['s name] above, then enchant it: "Namamang samaso, yuttatho yuttatha," for all such names — "namamathimmetthane." This katha: write the names and invoke them with this katha, and it takes effect.

The Great Wish-Fulfilling Katha of the Buddha

Evacittiya, buddha-buddhathamma, acittiya-acantiye, na passana-wipako pi antiyo. [untranslated Pali-style ritual formula] This katha is named the Great Wish-Fulfilling Katha of the Buddha. Whoever recites this katha every day will never know the hardship of poverty.

Spell for charming beeswax

[Katha — untranslated ritual formula: Na ramphueng, mo khit thueng, phut khruan ha, tha yu mi dai, ya itthi rong hai ma ha ku, om sitthi kae ku sawaha.] Instruction: This spell — charm beeswax and apply it to the lips.

Spell for charming face powder

[Katha — untranslated ritual formula: U a ma sawaha, ma a u sawaha, a ma u sawaha.] Instruction: Write this spell into your own palm, put powder on it, then charm it 3 and 7 times; rub it on the face to be loved.

The Lord Land-Tortoise spell

[Katha — untranslated ritual formula: Na sang simo phakhawa natho, na sang simo phutthophakhawa, na sang simo phutthoarahang, na sang simo itiphakhawa.] Instruction: This spell — if anyone recites it every day, enemies cannot harm him at all, and everyone will love him; even his lord and master will feel loving-kindness toward him. If it is a legal dispute, blowing [breath charmed with] this at the opposing party will make it impossible for them to win the case. To make everyone love you, charm beeswax and colour your lips with it 3 times; charm scented oil and rub it on betel-nut to eat 5 times. If someone hates you, charm sandalwood paste and apply it 3 times — on seeing your face they will love you. To make it enduring, charm oil 15 times — it will endure through everything.

Spell for asking for things

[Katha — untranslated ritual formula: Metta, karuna, mutita, cittang, cetasikang, sangwithapukayapa.] Instruction: This spell — charm betel-nut, charm powder, or oil and rub it on the body; whatever you ask for, people will give it easily.

Spell for flourishing glory

[Katha — untranslated ritual formula: Ka phu phani sawaha sawahu.] Instruction: This spell — a hermit charms cool raw oil for flourishing glory, then fumes it with benzoin resin over the clothes worn on the body, to go before officials and lords and be loved. If someone dislikes you, write their name on a betel leaf, charm it, and eat it — the dislike is gone. To make someone love you, write their name on a betel leaf, charm it, and eat one bite of it — love follows. Charm betel-nut and eat it together with them to work [the charm]. Charm sugar and rub it on the tongue and the person will love you. Charm rice and feed it to a crow; if the crow perches on the house, [the intended] will die [i.e., the target falls under the spell]. If there is offspring already conceived, charm water and drink it to expel it. Charm perfume to be a love-charm. Invoke the deities when performing the rite, 13 times, scattering flowers for them to descend.

Spell for sitting and talking with a woman

[Katha — untranslated ritual formula: Ehiyokacchahi, anantang, winanasayang.] Instruction: This spell — recite it and the woman will sit and talk with you, unable to get up and leave.

Spell for charming beeswax

[Katha — untranslated ritual formula: Phutthang a metta, phutthang a rahang, thammang a metta, thammang a rahang, sangkhang a metta, sangkhang a rahang.] Instruction: This spell — charm beeswax and colour the lips with it; excellent for talking with women.

Spell for charming something for a woman to eat

[Katha — untranslated ritual formula: Kaki kama kilet khong ... tha mueng mi khit kabot to phra phutthachao ko di, tha mueng mi khit kabot to phra thammachao ko di, tha mueng mi khit kabot to phra sangkhachao ko di, hen na ku hai long lai chong chai rak, rong thak ku yu thuk thua na, sin nai chan fa lae phaen din, akhatcheyya akhatchahi, ma ma reo ma ma ku cha pha mueng pai, yu mi dai tam ku ma, ma ni ma rue, ithichetaso thanrahang khanhahithamasa nachaliti imihahani chicheruni imisini thusamani phutthasangmi, phutthang prasitthime, thammang prasitthime, sangkhang prasitthime.] Instruction: This spell — charm food or drink for a woman [to eat or drink].

Spell for holding a woman's hand

[Katha — untranslated ritual formula: Om lalui maha lalui, hen ku hai ngong nguai, phitsawat khat huachai, on lamun lamai krong chai rak, om phra net thang song pen buang khlong ta nang, pharaha phalahom, na metta mo karuna phut prani thayindi ya endu itthiyo, pan chanatha po ehi mama.] Instruction: This spell — recite it while holding a woman's hand; excellent.

The Karavika-bird spell

[Katha — untranslated ritual formula: Om nok karawek ram rong bon sawan, sip thung nan ma, sip na nan su, ying yu mi dai, rong hai ma ha ku, om satthi maha satthi phut mi hai wa thapitpak.] Instruction: This spell — charm a cigarette, smoke it and blow the smoke on a woman; she will come running after you.

Spell for invoking one's radiance

[Katha — untranslated ritual formula: Linla thewada thuk thisa, phra ruesi sit thot soi sangwan yuen hai kae ku, muea phrachao satchanu chom talat luang, sao noi saen phuang, nan dai roi lae dai phan, itipiso phakhawa, phutthang khon thak ayu yuen, thammang ying rak ayu yuen, sangkhang ying chai ayu yuen.] [Katha — untranslated ritual formula, continued: Om hatsawadi oei, rasi ku dang saeng phra athit pleng ratsami, na ku ni dang krachok thong, nai net ku thang song khue thao maha kasat thirat, khrai hen na ku yu mi dai, rong riak ku khao pai prasai choeichom, itikumaru itikumare sammasamphuttho, o phra phutthachao oei chuai khaphachao duai, surotha surama attahu, i khue tua ku, ku khue luk luang, a rue khrai cha wa ku dai, phutthophakhawati itiphakhawati.] [Katha — untranslated ritual formula, continued: Om rak ma rak, mueng rak ku dang chang rak nga, mueng rak ku dang pla rak nam, hen na ku loetlam kwa khon thanglai, uru sawahom, phra in laksana sina ngam dang si phrachan, phra athit rak ku sanit sawaha, om sitthi fa phuen chamroen si, namaphatha, si na ku ngam dang si phrachan namaphatha, sao sawan hen na ku yu mi dai namaphatha, ku cha ramluek thueng ton mai ko ma on yu ngong namaphatha, ku cha ramluek thueng fung pla nai maenam ko ma luem phra khongkha namaphatha, ku cha ramluek thueng sena ko ma luem thaen thong namaphatha, ku cha ramluek thueng luk kai on ko ma laen tam ku namaphatha, ku cha ramluek thueng phaya chang phlai ko ma luem phrai namaphatha, ku cha ramluek thueng chao thai ko ma luem suatmon namaphatha, ku cha ramluek thueng fung khon ko ma ruam rak ku thuk thuan na, talot chan fa lae chan din, om sitthi sawahom, om namo phutthaya namaphatha.] Instruction: This spell — for invoking one's radiance while dressing.

Spell for making saliva fall so desire is aroused

[Katha — untranslated ritual formula: Ehi itthiya simama.] Instruction: This spell — write it on a betel leaf, charm it yourself 7 times, then let saliva fall so she sees desire overcome her.

Spell for charming an object into a love-charm

[Katha — untranslated ritual formula: Ehi cittang phantang ehi.] Instruction: To make something a love-charm, charm the lower and upper garments, or beeswax lip-colour; it works excellently. It [the target] will be bound to you every time. Usable up to 108 times.

Spell for meeting eyes

[Katha — untranslated ritual formula: Om saeng chan chap saeng ta, net chao lae onchon, itthiyo pihang itthiyang mama.] Instruction: This spell — recite it for eye-catching charm.

Spell for charming water to sprinkle on goods for sale

[Katha — untranslated ritual formula: Om maharacha than thao phanta, chak chuan kan ma thuan na, tai fa yom mi phu prat, thao withehaka pen senha nai songsan, khru thayan phra thoranisan nai lokkathat, chao prat khue phra mahosot, ao namlai ku khai ok laeo khuen long, nama manunyang phatha manunyang, akhatcheyya akhatchahi tiwattapho akhatchahi.] Instruction: This spell — charm water and sprinkle it on goods for sale.

The Sachanu spell

[Katha — untranslated ritual formula: Sothaya cittangwa pupphangwa, rachakumarowa rachakumariwa, itthiwa purisowa phanitchowa, ehi ehi akhatchanti pariwewanti.] Instruction: This spell — write the woman's name on a fragrant flower, then charm this spell over it 108 times, offer it to the sun as it rises, then make your wish known as you desire — she will love you greatly. This spell is called Phra Sachanu.

Spell to recite when going to see someone

[Katha — untranslated ritual formula: Itipiso phakhawa purisa thamma sarathi.] Instruction: This spell — if you are going to see a man or woman to make them love you, recite it 13 times before going. You may charm food and eat it yourself, or let them eat it — either works.

Spell for charming a Phra Khavam image soaked in perfumed oil

[Katha — untranslated ritual formula: Arahang sukhato phakhawa, asangwisulopusaphupha.] Instruction: This spell — to make someone love you, carve a Phra Khavam [eyes-covered figure] from rak-tree wood grafted together, put it into perfumed oil, and charm it with this spell until it rises up; then take the oil and rub it on your body — it becomes an excellent love-charm for officials and lords.

The Great Enchantment spell

[Katha — untranslated ritual formula: Tatoso panditto tharo attha maha sattocha.] Instruction: This spell — charm fragrant powder, fragrant oil, or beeswax lip-colour to make a great enchantment.

The Brahmavihara spell

[Katha — untranslated ritual formula: Metta, karuna, mutita, upekkha.] Instruction: This spell — recite it every day and no one will be able to be angry with you. If someone is so angry they would kill you, charm water and wash your face with it. Take a length of thatch-lashing cord and make this vow over it: "You are as angry at me as this cord is bound fast, but I am coming to you — may your heart loosen as this bound cord loosens." Then break it and drop it into the water, and charm the water with this spell — it is a truly great and excellent charm.

The Great Deva-Remembrance spell

[Katha — untranslated ritual formula: Om sitthi fa phuen, si ku ngam khue fa, na ku ngam khue phra maen, khaen ku ngam khue phra narai, chai ku ngam khue phra athit, rit ku ngam khue phra chan, sao nai sawan hen na ku ko yu mi dai, ku ramluek thueng ton mai ko ma nguai ngo, ku ma ramluek thueng phaya hong ko ma luem tham, ku ma ramluek thueng phaya pla nai nam ko luem phra khongkha, ku ma ramluek thueng sena ko ma luem thaen non, ku ma ramluek thueng mae kai on ko ma laen tam, ku ma ramluek thueng chang ko ma luem rawang phrai, ku ma ramluek thueng sao chai ko ma luem mae, ku ma ramluek thueng sao kae ko ma rong hai, ku ma ramluek thueng chao thai ko ma luem suatmon, ku ma ramluek thueng fung khon thuk thuan na, thuk phaen fa lae phaen din, om sitthi sawahom.] Instruction: This spell is called the Great Deva-Remembrance, a great enchantment.

The Karavika-bird spell

[Katha — untranslated ritual formula: Karawiko otthachiwha saranna se uppiyang pitisang ahang watchanang satthangsutwa.] Instruction: This Karavika-bird spell — charm beeswax with it; excellent for preaching/persuasive speech.

The Karavika spell

[Katha — untranslated ritual formula: Karawikowa nataamsing tiwikitmachu thammasaresesi cha kumana karawiko.] Instruction: This Karavika-bird spell — charming betel-nut or beeswax with it works too.

The loving-kindness spell

[Katha — untranslated ritual formula: Phutthang metta karuna iti, thammang metta karuna iti, sangkhang metta karuna iti.] Instruction: This spell — recite it to become an object of loving-kindness.

The loving-kindness spell

[Katha — untranslated ritual formula: Om phra si chanuracha, pupphangwa itthangwa, rachakumarowa rachakumariwa, itthiwa phanitchowa phanitchawa, ehi ehi pariwewanti.] Instruction: This spell — the loving-kindness charm works on anyone at all.

Spell for shedding one's form as a substitute body

[Katha — untranslated ritual formula: Sitthi phutthatsa phutthanimittang.] Instruction: This spell — set aside a substitute form so you may escape unharmed; do not doubt it. Charm beeswax 5 times, betel-nut 3 times, the lower garment 6 times, powder 8 times, while calling to mind the goddess Uma Bhagavati — it becomes a love-charm.

Spell for charming something for a woman to eat

[Katha — untranslated ritual formula: Om pu chao saming phrai, ku cha chai mon sane yai pen ton, din nam fa khao yai, doen noen ya moen tangchai chit, reo wai reo rit, phra phai chao oei ma kham pa, kesa phom khon, phra mon ko reng ma reng krueng, thang ong namo phutthaya, na krueng mo krueng phut krueng tha krueng ya krueng, ku cha krueng thang sai yai tap tai, ku krueng cha hai talot thang badan, ehi ehi eng ya yu nan chong ma reo wai, na hai mo rap phut kamkap tha pha doen ya namthang, nam nam chit nang hai reo ma ya yu cha doi ku mai, om thepphayada thanglai chong chuai kan song hai chomyong chao khechon, tuean thang nang tuean thang non tuean thang lap tuean thang tuen tuean thang klangwan tuean thang klangkhuen tuean yuen hai doen, ehi ehi phra phai chao oei reng pha ma, na maomua, phut pha ao tua ma ha ku, tha somsu, ya yu chon tai, itthi chittang piyang mama.] Instruction: This spell — charm any kind of food or drink for a woman to eat, so that she comes to you.

Spell for charming clay where a hen clucked

[Katha — untranslated ritual formula: Chakku chakko, chakku phuttho, chakko haku.] Instruction: This spell — charm the clay where a rooster calls a hen to him, then take it in your mouth, mix it into lime paste, colour beeswax lip-rouge with it, speak to the person, and they will follow after you.

Spell for charming beeswax

[Katha — untranslated ritual formula: Om o khik, o khak, o he, o ha, o ma lok ling, om maha lalui hua khuai thim hi, nam taek nam taek.] Instruction: This spell — charm beeswax lip-colour, of the bawdy/joking kind.

Spell for drawing in the mind

[Katha — untranslated ritual formula: Sappecha na, pahucha na, atthasukhi atthasukhi mittasukhi, sappecha na pahucha na.] Instruction: This spell — recite it to draw everyone's mind toward you and hold it there; when they hear your voice they will love and delight in you, and pay you homage.

Spell for charming something for a woman to eat

[Katha — untranslated ritual formula: Om si si, phra khru ching mi phra wacha trat wa, i nan oei, mueng yu nai khan phra manda, mueng taek pancha sakha thang 5 haeng, mueng phawana duai a a i i u u, mueng mai hen na ku ko yu mi dai, hai mueng rong hai ma ha ku, tha ku cha long luk chang hai rare rahon, tha ku cha long luk khon hai pen ba, na ma nima ma pai kap ku, ulum pattu hai ok mueng ron rao, akhatcheyya akhatchahi chuttiphawang.] Instruction: This spell — charm anything at all for a woman to eat, or charm anything at all set beside her so that she cannot bear to be without you; even if her parents lock her away, she will still escape to come. It is forbidden to teach it far and wide — the [charm] of Khru Phet works truly.

Spell for blowing on a woman [to draw her near]

[Katha — untranslated ritual formula: Tiwakhaphatho phutnangsa satthathewasakkati.] Instruction: This spell — blow it on a woman and she will come running after you; to undo it and make her step back, charm water and give it to her to drink.

Spell for charming face-washing water

[Katha — untranslated ritual formula: Na si si, din fa na kha ngam yang phrachan muea wan phen, tua kha ngam yang ratchasi, khrai hen khrai rak khrai hen khrai chom, duai akhom phraphutthachao, ma pokklao pokkramom, etang sampayang phakhawa na sawaha phutthasangmi.] Instruction: This spell — charm water and wash your face with it, or drink some of it too; you become loved.

Spell for charming loving-kindness oil

[Katha — untranslated ritual formula: Na ma na a, nok on aka, ko o o on o a, na aka ang, namo phutthaya, namaphatha, na ma a u, son hua hai tua bat ni, kanha neha, om phetchakhong khong, tri phetchakhong khong.] Instruction: This spell — charm sesame oil with it 108 times; used for loving-kindness.

Spell for charming the lower garment

[Katha — untranslated ritual formula: Decha phra munithon hai wai kae ku pen kamsit, pen sane pha nung, pen sane pha hom, sane phom an ku sai namman, sane thang fan an ku khiao mak, sane pak ku chorachu, sane thang khiu sane thang ta, om sitthi sawaha.] Instruction: This spell — charm the lower garment, or charm betel-nut and eat it, as a love-charm.

Spell for charming water to sprinkle on goods for sale

[Katha — untranslated ritual formula: Om sasi wirammathung, chattulokangthipo, mahaphuttho papepho, mahapanyo sitthithanlarattamakkho, rachaphiko phutthophanti.] Instruction: This spell — charm water and sprinkle it on goods for sale; excellent.

Spell for charming betel-nut for a woman to eat

[Katha — untranslated ritual formula: Om ku cha sek mak duai kam pu, ku cha sek phlu duai chom khang, ku cha len luk chang chang nan ko long, ku cha len luk khon khon nan ko ba, lat thung ma ha lat pa ma su, om sitthikhun khru, i nan yu mi dai rong hai ma ha ku sawahom.] Instruction: This spell — charm betel-nut for a woman to eat; excellent — she will be unable to bear it and must come to you.

Spell for charming beeswax lip-colour

[Katha — untranslated ritual formula: Om ma si, maha si, ko cha mon paeng namman chamroensi, hai fueang khuen pai thueng thewada, khrai hen khrai rak khrai hen khrai thak khrai hen khrai chom, piyang mama, tamattang pakaseonto satthaaha.] Instruction: This spell — charm beeswax lip-colour with it; excellent.

Spell for charming a champaka flower

[Katha — untranslated ritual formula: Om phraphutthakhiten, phraphutthakhinai, sai phrachattan, suwannathewata, sadet cha chai hai long ma, khao khao to kan ma ma, po po sawaha, wantha wachanang yangwa papphangwa phalangwa, itthikumari mara kumarowa, ehi ehi akhatchanti.] Instruction: This spell — if you desire a woman, take one champaka flower and find where its outer petals number four; write the name of the woman you desire on it, charm it 3 times, then wind red thread around it 3 times, and kiss it so that she comes to feel love for you and comes to you when called.

Spell for asking for things

[Katha — untranslated ritual formula: Yangyang purisang itiwa, tharathiwa therassawa, nuphawena sittarakkhang piyangmama, chimphalimphali itiwisutto, sorahopatchayatimhi, chaiyalapho sapphalapho phawantume.] Instruction: This spell — if you wish to ask something of a person, write their name on paper, surround the name with this spell written all around it, and make it into a candle wick offered to the Buddha image. Recite this spell while telling a rosary until the candle burns down; then take the candle's ash and rub it on your face before going to that person — you will get your wish. If it is a legal case, write the name of your opposing party into the candle wick, offer it as above, then take the candle ash and rub it on your feet and hands — you will win. If you wish to go see anyone, write their name to sit beneath you, and chant for 7 days — they will come to you.

The Diamond Mace spell

[Katha — untranslated ritual formula: Sappethewa pisacheva, alawakathoyo, piyakkhattang talapattang, thitwa sappeyakkha palayanti.] Instruction: This spell is called the Diamond Mace, exceedingly potent — spirits and demons fear it greatly; it may also be tattooed on as a mace-mark.

Spell for twisting the entrails

[Katha — untranslated ritual formula: Om mae nang dam, om mae nang daeng, ku cha non takhaeng a pak sup lom, ku cha bit thang sai on lae sai kae, papphasang, ku cha bit thang di lae huachai, antakhunnang, krueng krueng chaiyakhananti.] Instruction: This spell — write the name [of the target] on something carried on your person, then take a bamboo strip with a blunt tip made into a splint and twist it 3 times, 7 times — they die.

Spell for a curving sling-pellet

[Katha — untranslated ritual formula: Phummo achorang saranangkhato.] Instruction: This spell — recite it while shaping a sling-pellet in your hand until it dries; touch the pellet to your own body, then throw it — wherever it touches, it strikes true there.

Spell for making holy water to sprinkle against smallpox spirits

[Katha — untranslated ritual formula: Kuliyukkhe sappasattanang, kuliyukkhe sappapapang winatsanti, kuliyukkhe thipphamantanang, inthasetthang pisacheva palayanti, inthathewo phrammaracha, thumathipe manutsanang akapporapayanti.] Instruction: This spell — make holy water and sprinkle it against smallpox spirits.

Spell for charming a drawn animal

[Katha — untranslated ritual formula: Phutthang bangchanu, thammang bangchanu, sangkhang bangchanu, phutthang bangchakkhu, thammang bangchakkhu, sangkhang bangchakkhu, phutthang bangpit, thammang bangpit, sangkhang bangpittang.] Instruction: This spell — draw the picture of any animal you wish, then charm it 108 times; it becomes that animal.

The Fist-as-Bow spell

[Katha — untranslated ritual formula: Om phom hak phanak taek, fan mi hak ko hua taek, om phukhao thalu kamphaeng thalai, phrachao thanglai sitthi hai ku, chak ai tatchak.] Instruction: This spell — charm your fist and punch lightly; it kills.

Spell for turning tamarind leaves into hornets

[Katha — untranslated ritual formula: Itipiso phakhawa, wiphattakoti, sattasahatsa, namami sampanno.] Instruction: This spell — charm tamarind leaves to become hornets; exceedingly potent — if you doubt it, try it and see.

The Hundred-and-Eight-Uses spell

[Katha — untranslated ritual formula: Itipiso phakhawati, tiwatiphatthipho phutthanang, khaphasopiti tithewamanutsanang, yawachipachanatthang natarangpawitchanawatattata.] Instruction: This spell — usable in 108 ways, beyond comparison, like finding a hoard of gold. To stupefy someone, write the names of everyone in the household onto paper, weigh it down with 3 bricks, sit on top of the bricks, chant the spell 3 times, then place it under your pillow — they will all fall completely asleep. When you get up, charm 3 handfuls of rice, chant it 3 times, and scatter it — they remain fully asleep. To make someone love you, charm beeswax or betel-nut with it.

The Great Bone-Mending spell

[Katha — untranslated ritual formula: Chattarome ehi eko, yathapattaramangsang lohitang akhatchahi.] Instruction: This spell is a truly excellent bone-mender — do not doubt it, it has proven itself trustworthy many times over. Works for broken bones or severed limbs alike. Take one baht-weight of rice offering, charm raw oil 108 times, and rub it on the break or injury; it heals within three days.

Spell warding off ghosts of all twelve tongues

[Katha — untranslated ritual formula: Om pulithao thong pulithao wawaiphaphaihap.] Instruction: This spell — recite it going into deep forest to ward off ghosts of all twelve languages; even pob-ghosts and every kind of black-magic spirit — have no fear of them.

Spell for charming water to sprinkle on a fever

[Katha — untranslated ritual formula: Sammasamphutthowatasophakhawa, yoimaksarupasangpahanaya, thammangthetseti suppatipanno watassa phakhawatosawakasangmo, yoimaksewarupassathukkhangsapahanaya papannosusukhangwata nipphanang yathithang ewarupangthukkhang nawichchatiti.] Instruction: This spell — charm water and sprinkle it on someone suffering fever and every illness.

The Ramasun spell

[Katha — untranslated ritual formula: Pharatsonammayakkho, chamekhangkharanirasakka, asuni patephumiyang honetechaiyamangkhalang.] Instruction: This spell — undoes the wounds of a war-axe or tusked weapon; strike the axe-head against it. This spell is called Ramasun.

Phra Moggallana's spell for calling out a possessing spirit-child

[Katha — untranslated ritual formula: Theropapimang teangchapachanghani athapasami kitchang tang pana sakkalisiti.] Instruction: This spell — when a possessing spirit-being has entered and lodged in someone's belly, Phra Moggallana calls it out. Charm water, have them drink it, and every curse and affliction leaves entirely and all is well again.

Spell for stupefying

[Katha — untranslated ritual formula: Na patsele.] Instruction: This spell — make it into a candle wick, charm it 17 times, light it, and carry it beneath the water while reciting the spell all the while — you may also walk on dry land this way. To stupefy someone, take three pinches of rice from three handfuls, charm it 108 times, and scatter the rice toward them — they fall completely asleep and cannot even feel themselves get up. To undo shackles, charm them 9 times, charm water and sprinkle it on them — they fall loose. To turn something into hornets and wasps, charm rice 44 times and scatter it — it becomes hornets and wasps that drive off enemies.

Phra Moggallana's spell

[Katha — untranslated ritual formula: Theroantarathayitwa, phumiyangsukhumang, paramano phakhawato itthiyaattano, suriyang sarirammangsang awasattume.] Instruction: This spell — a great bandit struck at Phra Moggallana and shattered his bones into fragments like grains of rice; he recited this spell and the bones joined back together completely into one whole. Use it to charm oil for sprained tendons and to knit bones; it clears bad blood excellently — do not doubt it.

Spell for charming bathing water to undo black magic

[Katha — untranslated ritual formula: Namophutthaya, tamatthangpakaseonto, satthaaha, katchaamumhi okasetitthahi, phutthang patchakkhate, thammangpatchakkhate, sangkhangpatchakkhate, yathaphutmona.] Instruction: This spell — charm bathing water to undo a curse or black magic worked against someone.

Spell for charming betel-nut to test for a curse

[Katha — untranslated ritual formula: Na pit chit, mo pit chai, phraphuttha pit luk phrathamma sawaha.] Instruction: This spell — charm betel-nut and give it to eat, 3 times, 7 times, to test what has struck the person or whether nothing has: if it lodges in the throat, a house-spirit has struck them; if it tastes bitter, a forest spirit; if it makes them retch, a chamop-spirit; if it causes diarrhoea, a human curse; if it makes them belch, a deity passing by has struck them; if none of these occur, then they are well.

Spell for stroking the shin to relieve numbness/cramp (สูน)

[Katha — untranslated ritual formula: U sun, a sun, na thippha sun.] Instruction: This spell — if the affliction spreads, write its name along the shin-bone and recite the spell while stroking it toward sunset.

Spell for withdrawing a charm

[Katha — untranslated ritual formula: Phuthowinyanangwissanti.] Instruction: This spell — watch where it was blown to counter an amulet-charm or any spell at all; recite it, blow toward the present moment first, then speak the withdrawing spell.

Spell for charming oil to drop in the ear

[Katha — untranslated ritual formula: Susisusang, arahang sukhato phakhawa, arahang phutthasangmi.] Instruction: This spell — charm fragrant oil until it boils, then drop it in the ear; you will know whatever anyone says of you, however they gossip. When dropping it in, say this spell — [Katha — untranslated ritual formula: Thippha so chayana] — one drop lasts three years.

Spell warding off enemies with ill intent

[Katha — untranslated ritual formula: Namaau, phra in yu sai, phra phrom yu khwa, phra in yu na, phra kat yu thua saraphangkai, tha khrai khit rai kho hai phra kat ma phlanchiwit, phutthangpatchakkhami, thammangpatchakkhami, sangkhangpatchakkhami, banlaiyawa pupa, phra arahang phutthang kruengsaranang, phra arahang thammang kruengsaranang, phra arahang sangkhang kruengsaranang, ahangpittang chanami chanami khatesi khatesi kruengsaranang khatesi, ahangpittang kruengsaranang khatesi pittang chanami.] Instruction: This spell — may be charmed onto an herbal cutting, and recited at night, whenever someone plots to bring you to ruin.

Spell for charming saliva to rub on the hand before grasping something hot

[Katha — untranslated ritual formula: Na luai, mo thon, phut on, phutthaya thammaya sangkhaya attiphutaya.] Instruction: This spell — charm saliva and rub it on the hand before grasping anything hot at all.

Spell warding off pob-spirits

[Katha — untranslated ritual formula: Phutthangchatichara, kanmatthaattha, phayathimarana, kanmatthaattha, sangkhangsanphat, kanmatthaattha, phutthangkanna, thammangkanna, sangkhangkanna, kannaphutthang, kannathammang, kannasangkhang.] Instruction: This spell — charm rice to eat, and charm face-washing water; pob-spirits cannot harm you at all.

Spell warding off black magic worked against oneself

[Katha — untranslated ritual formula: Na phrabida khamchu, phra manda pongkan, phra upatchaya phra kammawacha phra anu chong ma pen kamphaeng kaeo 7 chan, pongkan antarai, upasuptang, ya dai ma klam klai sappharattangthirang, me haeng khaphachao.] Instruction: This spell — wards off black magic done against you.

Spell for undoing sin and bad fortune

[Katha — untranslated ritual formula: Channolakkhanang, motappang, tatchalini sawahai.] Instruction: This spell — even in the face of severe misfortune, recite it to be rid of misfortune and grief, warding off every ill omen. Recite it underwater 3 times and it is gone — misfortune cannot be found; every sin and wrongdoing committed in the past is likewise wiped away entirely.

Spell to recite when going to court

[Katha — untranslated ritual formula: Naphutthalaphamasang, natilosusangkangpimang, thewanangrachanang, phutthakhunatalokayang, na metta mo karuna ya yindi, mamametsokang, phutyesopiti phakhawaha karithusetang, mawinaphutthe pitayapi.] Instruction: This spell — recite it going up to court when a legal case is at hand; the opposing side will see you and be afraid.

Spell for charming an herbal cutting or saliva to rub away fatigue

[Katha — untranslated ritual formula: Phumicharang mahayanang, akasekhuchasatarang, anantangchakkawalanang, yawachiwangsaranang khatanti.] Instruction: This spell — charm an herbal cutting, or saliva, and rub it on the shins and knees; it relieves aching and fatigue — exceedingly potent.

Spell for winning a legal case

[Katha — untranslated ritual formula: Sammasampai, samma thi nai sampai thi nan, na bomi ru, mo bomi hen, sattru tham khen winatsanti.] Instruction: This spell — recite it to win a case now before you.

Spell for [use in] questioning in a legal case

[Katha — untranslated ritual formula: Na khloem, mo fuean, phut wian yu huachai, tha longlai, ya sappasattanang winatsanti.] Instruction: This spell — recite it when about to be questioned in a legal matter.

Spell for charming salt to clear a legal case

[Katha — untranslated ritual formula: Thosathosa, ayangkhatha, sappathosa winasaiyang.] Instruction: This spell — charm salt 7 times to clear a present case, and it is resolved.

The Buddha's Bowl-Mending spell

[Katha — untranslated ritual formula: Chattupatto eko, athitthahi.] Instruction: This spell — as the Buddha mended his alms bowl: draw out bad blood 9 times, then apply to the bone 18 times, and it heals.

Spell warding off black magic worked against oneself

[Katha — untranslated ritual formula: Phutthang kante kantangmi, charana kantang, marana kantang, asangwisulopusaphupha. Thammang kante kantangmi, charana kantang, marana kantang, asangwisulopusaphupha. Sangkhang kante kantangmi, charana kantang, marana kantang, asangwisulopusaphupha.] Instruction: This spell — wards off black magic.

Spell for making holy water

[Katha — untranslated ritual formula: Om sitthichaikraichak, ku cha phlak phaendin ko hai khwam, ku cha phlik phaendin ko hai ngai, ku cha krachai khao phrasumeru ko hai taek laek krachai pen thuli, ku cha khap rok rai laoni thang phi khao yu, mu yak thewada thi rai thi dai thuk tong, thang phi huai phi nong phi khlong nam lai phi dong phong phrai an raikat, ku cha fan ku cha fat hai khat song thon, mueng ya chum son yu nai khon khai, tha mueng klua tai hai reng pai reng ni, katchaamumhi mueng ok pai nok chakrawan, om namophutthaya namothammaya namosangkhaya, phutthahamana, phutthorang thammorang sangkhorang, thammohanaya thammohanati thammohanato thammohanata thammohanankhancha, sangkhoukhareyya, phutthoprasanothathaya, thayaekangsemayangesa katchati, ya krachai phut krachai, na narai hai krachatkrachai, sawatha sawahai sawasun, pariwasangnikhippami wattangnikhippami.] Instruction: This spell — recite it 3 times, or charm water and sprinkle it; it undoes curses of ghosts or of people, and drives out poison and blight alike.

Spell for blowing away rabid-dog poison

[Katha — untranslated ritual formula: Om phraruesi tawua, phraruesi tafai, phraruesinalai, chai hai ku patphit ma ba, om phloengphloeng sawahai.] Instruction: This spell — charm betel-nut with three bites and blow it toward the poison of a rabid dog's bite; the bite heals.

Spell for making holy water to cure phrai-water and phrai-land spirits

[Chanted ritual formula, kept as printed — Om invokes the Yaksha Paribhasun (a guardian yaksha spirit) and deities; the speaker boasts of a voice so fierce that fire is doused, trees snap and fall, standing men collapse, guns break, grass snaps, and doors shatter at a single roar; a deity cowers alone in its heavenly mansion; the speaker claims to have captured the sage Phra Vidhura and to be greater than all yaksha; phrai spirits of water and land are commanded to tremble, lose their khwan (life-essence), and flee beyond the edge of the universe, empowered by a teacher-monk's authority; closes with syllables of kammic power and protection (svaha, svahaya).] This spell cures water-phrai and land-phrai spirits, and child-phrai spirits — it is fully effective. Chant it 3 times, or 7 times, and so it is.

Spell for spraying medicine on thrang (a childhood skin/mouth ailment)

[Chanted ritual formula, kept as printed — invokes success and well-being from the Brahmin/Brahma realm; the spell is to be sprayed as holy water "like a shower of golden rain," issuing from the mouths of the Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha, to defeat every kind of boil and poison named in turn: hot, cold, foul, rotten, cobra-venom-like, mad-dog-like, cancerous, and many named varieties of thrang (red, kramao, khum, wind, thief-thrang, turmeric-thrang, tamoi-thrang), making the affliction recede and scatter, closing with repeated invocations of Buddha/Dhamma/Sangha "scatter," "dissolve," "vanish," and "subdue the poison utterly," each sealed with svaha.] This spell makes holy water for spraying on thrang — so.

Spell for enchanting a betel leaf to test for a curse

[Untranslated Pali-style ritual formula, kept as printed — invokes Namo Buddhaya.] This spell: take 3 betel leaves and a cup of raw oil. Dip the betel leaves in the oil, then circle them around the sick person 3 times. Then place them on a tray set at the head [of the bed] for a short while, and look at them: if the top leaf bruises on the right, [the illness] was caused by a wandering deity; bruised on the left, by a forest ghost. If the middle leaf bruises on the right, it was caused by a human curse; on the left, by a ghost's curse. If the bottom leaf bruises on the right, it was caused by Phra Kan [the deity of misfortune]; on the left, it is a strong bribe [malicious payment].

Spell for burying a warding charm

[Chanted ritual formula, kept as printed — "Buddhang rakkha, Dhammang rakkha, Sanghang rakkha" ("May the Buddha protect, may the Dhamma protect, may the Sangha protect"), followed by Pali invocation phrases including iti pi so bhagava, iti sugato bhagava arahang.] This spell: inscribe it on lead and bury it in the eight directions, to ward off all manner of enemies.

Spell of the Lord Buddha's crystal staff

[Untranslated ritual formula, kept as printed — names a tiger, leopard, elephant, rhinoceros, buffalo, serpent, yaksha, and demon (pisacha), commanding them far away.] This spell: [invokes] the crystal staff of the Lord Buddha. It can be used for anything at all — it drives away everything, whatever it may be.

Spell for cutting off / holding fast

[Untranslated ritual formula, kept as printed — repeats "Phra Buddhang / Dhammang / Sanghang scatter and disperse," then "Phra Buddhang / Dhammang / Sanghang vanish utterly."] This spell holds a person fast in place, or holds objects fast.

Spell to extinguish fire's poison

[Untranslated ritual formula, kept as printed — "um" the bamboo-stone does not scorch, "um" the iron is not made to burn, "um" the fire is not made hot; namo buddhaya.] This spell extinguishes fire's poison. Once extinguished, enchant husked rice and spray it — it puts out fire's poison, even inside a stove/hearth.

Spell to conceal oneself in the forest

[Untranslated ritual formula, kept as printed — repeats "conceal the body, conceal the self, conceal the spell, conceal the mantra, conceal from person, conceal from people"; invokes the Buddha, a leather cord wrapping the body, and "Buddhang / Dhammang / Sanghang conceal the eye" so that one is not seen.] This spell is chanted to conceal oneself in the forest.

Spell to awaken

[Untranslated ritual formula, kept as printed — "Om, awaken, great awakening": the teacher-monk is said to awaken Phra Naret on the left, Phra Narai on the right, Phra Yamaraja at the back, Phra Tanang at the sleeping-platform, and so on, ending with 37 sacred letters said to belong to the body, and a closing wish for well-being and victory.] This spell can awaken/rouse anything at all.

Spell to enchant food eaten together [as a binding charm]

[Untranslated ritual formula, kept as printed — namo buddhaya raksa ("homage to the Buddha, protect").] This spell enchants any food so that all who eat it together [are bound to one another].

Spell to spread loving-kindness to all beings

[Recognizable Pali title "Karaniya Metta Sutta" followed by the four divine abodes — metta (loving-kindness), karuna (compassion), mudita (sympathetic joy), upekkha (equanimity) — then a chanted formula repeating "may loving-kindness bring release" (metta ahositi) through several syllables, closing with nibbana and well-being.] This spell spreads loving-kindness to all beings in this world.

Spell to extinguish fire's poison (second version)

[Untranslated ritual formula, kept as printed — invokes Elder Mogallana (a chief disciple of the Buddha) and the fire element (tejo-dhatu) being stilled/composed.] This spell extinguishes fire's poison.

Invocation of the Five Buddhas

[Long chanted Pali-style invocation, kept as printed — untranslated ritual formula. It opens by naming recollection of the Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha (Buddhanussati, Dhammanussati, Sanghanussati) and the four divine abodes (metta, karuna, mudita, upekkha); it invokes homage to the Well-Gone One of the past, future, and present, and names the five Buddhas of this world-age — Kakusandha, Konagamana, Kassapa, Gotama, and the future Buddha Metteyya — describing their conception in the womb, attainment of omniscient knowledge, and the 32/128 marks of a Buddha, and closes with repeated lines that gold/good fortune (suwan) arises through the power of each Buddha in turn, ending in a wish for the safety and well-being of all.] This invocation can be used for anything at all. It makes an excellent holy water to sprinkle on the sick, or it can even be used to awaken ghosts, spirits, and phrai. [Received from] Ajarn In.

Spell to make holy water to drive out ghosts

[Untranslated ritual formula, kept as printed — addresses "Grandfather Lord of Lamphrai, Lord of Lamphrai, Lord Sming Phrai," commanding the spirit not to lodge sand in the liver or hide in the lung or joints, and to return to its former master; states it was born of the four elements (wind, water, fire, earth); closes with "Buddhang / Dhammang / Sanghang" repeated with words for renouncing and departing, and a command to go and remain in its own place.] This spell makes holy water to drive out ghosts.

Spell to close the eyes and mouth of an animal

[Untranslated ritual formula, kept as printed — repeats "close the eyes," "close the ears," "close the mouth," then a closing word for departure.] This spell closes the eyes and mouth of an animal, to ward off all animals.

○ And further: should one travel, or lie down, or sit, and a sound rings out — a crack, a knock, a rap — that is the sign of a spirit, an inauspicious ghost, or a demon; whoever can read the sign aright has mastered this occult skill. ○ ○ May Your Majesty keep this well in mind: this is what is called the matter of "sawatdi-raksa" (protective conduct for well-being), intended for persons of royal and noble lineage, that they may be clear, at ease, blessed, and free of harm. The ancient verses were composed in poetic meter (chan), but of that generation, who now remains to explain and set it forth? So it has been retold and reworked, set down again as verse, in hope that it may be easily learned and mastered by heart. Offered in repayment of a debt of gratitude and loyal devotion, that one may rise to high rank and inherit lasting fortune. Should anything be altered or mistaken from the ancient telling, I beg pardon for the fault — grant it, I pray. ○

The proverbial teaching on "sawatdi-raksa" given above is a matter of conduct bound up with belief in omens, meant to bring good fortune to one's life and keep life from falling into decline. It is an important matter that practitioners of magical spells should hold to and observe strictly, and never neglect.

Things one should know

The foundational study of magical spells that should be learned by heart before studying any spell at all is: Maha Khrop, Maha Yen, and Thoranisan Noi. These three spells are the foundation for a beginning student, guarding against derangement, ill omens, and the feverish agitation that can come from various occult disciplines. Furthermore, for certain people whose study of a discipline will not "take" — whose practice of supernatural power yields no result, said to happen because the sacred syllables sink and settle heavily in the body — these same three spells should be used to make holy water for bathing the body, washing the face, and washing the head, in order to imbue the sacred syllables in the body and make them strong; for these spells are held to be the sovereign of all mantras. The method by which each individual teacher selects and imbues sacred syllables will differ in its secret techniques and methods of practice. Anyone wishing to study at a higher level must seek out a teacher and study directly, which is best, because beyond what has been described above there remain many further techniques that must be practiced — such as inviting knowledge into the body, binding knowledge, fixing mantra power, and warding the body, among others.

Spell to invite the teachers

[Untranslated ritual formula opens with homage — Om, namo. The speaker recalls all teachers from whom knowledge was received (as masseur, herbalist, mantra-doctor, and diagram/yantra master), inviting them to sit above an assembly of teachers, with the Buddha above the crown, the Dhamma at the heart, the Sangha as a wall, mother as foundation, and father giving comfort; Phra Narai, the aged Komarabhacca (legendary physician), Phra Ketnet, Phra Isuan (Shiva) on Mount Kailasa, Phra Wetsuwan (lord of demons and ghosts), and the yakkhini are all named as protective figures beneath the speaker, invoked to help remove misfortune, sorrow, disease, danger, and enemies on land and water, north and south, left and right, in all eight directions, closing with "Buddhang / Dhammang / Sanghang, grant me success."] This spell invites the teachers whenever any working is about to be performed.

Spell to assemble the teachers

[Untranslated ritual formula — opens "Buddhang vanditva" ("I have paid homage to the virtue of the Buddha"), likewise for Dhamma and Sangha, then invokes the virtue of Buddha, Dhamma, Sangha, one's own parents, preceptor and teachers, the Fire-Gazing Hermit, the Hermit Kailaya-koti, the Hermit Kassapa, the Hermit Traiphop, the Hermit Thatsamongkhon, Phra Phetchalukan, Lady Thoranee (Earth), Lady Khongkha (River), the God of Fire, the God of Wind, and Phra Isuan the Lord of Heaven, asking them to grant the blessing of victory; then invokes all deities across the earth and the 108 hermits to bestow all knowledge and learning, and asks wandering and elder teachers and sacred letters to grant lasting power. This continues: "Iti pi so bhagava" — inviting the Fully Enlightened Buddha to abide above the crown and hair, Brahma on the left shoulder, Narayana (Vishnu) on the right shoulder, the River Goddess as saliva, the Wind God as the breath of the mouth, the Naga prince as a necklace, and Phra Kan as the heart, so that no spirit, phuti, or phrai may molest the speaker in any undertaking; it invites past teachers and the 108 hermits, and teachers dwelling in caves, to grant victory, closing "Buddhang / Dhammang / Sanghang, grant me success."] Whatever working is about to be undertaken, this spell for assembling the teachers should be chanted first, so that good fortune and blessing arise, granting success and result in every respect.

Invocation of the assembly of deities

[Untranslated ritual formula — opens "Ukasa" (a formal request for leave to speak) and invokes the Arahant; the speaker pays homage to the virtue of the Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha, the Three Precious Gems, the future Buddha Sri Ariya, the Victorious King, the Lion of Victory, the Sage of the Sakyas, and the Omniscient One speaking above the speaker's own head, who bears the wheel-mark of 128 auspicious signs, and who fulfilled the path to Buddhahood through virtue and generosity across countless lifetimes out of a wish to save all beings, awakening to the Dhamma in its full eighty-four thousand sections; the invocation continues onto the next page.]

Spell to enchant water to counter a curse

[Untranslated ritual formula, kept as printed.] This spell enchants water for sprinkling to counter any curse.

Spell to bind a thief's footprint

[Untranslated ritual formula, kept as printed — opens "iti pi so bhagava," then names a thief (achorang), fear, and mind/binding.] This spell: enchant three sticks and drive them into the middle of the footprint, driving all three in with full intent — the thief will never be able to take our ox away.

Spell to drive away ghosts

[Untranslated ritual formula, kept as printed — the speaker declares he will drive out the crowd of ghosts and demons possessing the sick, ordering them to leave the body quickly; boasts of being the child of the sacred Sword-of-Victory / Lord of Fire, so that if he glances at the ghost's head it will split into seven parts and fly from the body; commands it not to linger, to come forth and surrender its head without delay; closes with a phrase invoking the Buddha as refuge.] This spell makes holy water. Take one baht of money, divide it into four parts — [use] two parts, and give the [remaining] portion to make merit, returned to its owner, the teacher-monk.

Spell to enchant medicine to counter a curse

[Untranslated ritual formula, kept as printed — a string of vowel and consonant syllables closing with "svaha."] This spell enchants one long pepper, one ginger, and one garlic to counter a curse.

Spell to undo a curse

[Untranslated ritual formula, kept as printed — repeats "Buddhang / Dhammang / Sanghang scatter and disperse," "I renounce the Buddha / Dhamma / Sangha [as witness against the curse]"; invokes offenses (apatti) being confessed and laid down at the root, observances laid down, penance laid down, until the uposatha day; continues with "Phutho, the Lion King, roaring the lion's roar," the Buddha's power overcoming the Lord of Death (Mara) and proclaiming victory, the great teacher proclaiming this matter, and closes stating that this matter will not turn back upon itself.] This spell is used for undoing a legal/personal dispute: write the enemy's name on a brick, then make a vow according to your wish, and cast it into a river. Whenever that brick floats back up, that is when your adversary will be able to find grounds against you in return.

Spell for casting the rattan/cane [an ordeal or divination]

[Untranslated ritual formula, kept as printed.] This spell: after casting the rattan, enchant yourself nine times; take it to the river [governed by] the river-spirit and it will dry up and disperse, warding off anything at all. Enchant water and sprinkle it upon the great lords for blessing and good fortune.

Spell for sitting with a candle to seek a partner

[Untranslated ritual formula, kept as printed.] This spell: mould a candle weighing one baht, then sit and recite this spell, saying: "Wherever my partner may be, in whatever direction, may I see it shine bright and radiant as the moon and sun on the full-moon day."

Spell to forbid rain

[Untranslated ritual formula, kept as printed — invokes the fearless, unshakable Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha.] This spell: when a rainstorm arises, chant this spell — first address the Phalahok rain-cloud deity (a deva of storm clouds), then chant, and it will pass.

Spell of Lady Suppavasa

[Untranslated ritual formula, kept as printed — invokes the Fully Self-Enlightened Blessed One, who taught the Dhamma for the sake of relief from suffering of this very body, the well-practiced one, the happiness of Nibbana, wherein for one of excellent form no suffering any longer exists.] This spell: Lady Suppavasa's chant, [invoking] the Lord's virtue, to make childbirth easy.

Spell to spray on a boil/abscess

[Untranslated ritual formula, kept as printed — invokes "iti" and Elder Mogallana, the virtues of the Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha.] This spell: enchant holy water and spray it on a boil according to the strength of the day [of the week]; use a candle weighing one baht, with money attached to the candle as well.

Spell to call back a stray ox or buffalo

[Untranslated ritual formula, kept as printed.] This spell: if a thief or bandit has stolen our ox or buffalo, take the rope of the lost animal and tie it to the yoke-pole of [another] buffalo — it will come back out of [the thief's] hands on its own.

Spell to enchant oil for mending broken bone

[Untranslated ritual formula, kept as printed — invokes an elder (thero) laying down [medicine] upon the ground with fine care, the Blessed One, flesh and blood, followed by a chant: "Om, let the small sinews and tendons draw together, let the large tendons draw together; Om, press close, press close, meet, meet, come together, svaha; Om, the flesh binds; Om, the skin joins; Om, the bone joins; press close, press close, meet, meet, come together, svaha."] This spell enchants oil for mending broken bone very well indeed.

Spell to enchant rice-powder to cast at a ghost

[Untranslated ritual formula, kept as printed — opens "namo to all Buddhas" and closes with a command to go and remain in its [own] place.] This spell enchants rice-powder to cast at ghosts and demons of every kind — very effective indeed.

Spell of the Garuda King

[Untranslated ritual formula, kept as printed — the speaker declares himself the Garuda-lord arriving before the Naga King, commanding him aside; closes with taking refuge in the Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha.] This is the spell of the Garuda King.

Spell to test/detect a thief

[Untranslated ritual formula, kept as printed.] This spell: if you suspect that someone has stolen something of yours, enchant rice and give it to them to eat — [if guilty] it will not go down at all.

Spell to enchant turmeric to drive away ghosts

[Untranslated ritual formula, kept as printed — "all yaksha, be far from here; all ghosts, keep your distance; let them all go one after another; let all yaksha flee."] This spell: enchant turmeric and spray it to drive away ghosts — very effective indeed.

Spell to enchant chili peppers for smoking out a ghost

[Untranslated ritual formula, kept as printed, closing with "hulu hulu svaha."] This spell enchants chili peppers for fumigating against a ghost.

Spell to enchant senna leaves as a ringworm ointment

[Untranslated ritual formula, kept as printed — "Buddhang / Dhammang / Sanghang, I attain and settle in concentration."] This spell: enchant senna leaves and apply them to ringworm — it cures it.

Spell to send stolen goods back

[Untranslated ritual formula, kept as printed — addresses the old grandfather-spirit of Khao Sming Phrai, invoking cowhide and buffalo-hide to surround, rhinoceros-hide and elephant-hide to shield the speaker, then commands: "turn back and return to your former owner."] This spell sends back to its owner whatever charm or object someone has worked against you.

Spell to ward off fire's poison

[Untranslated ritual formula, kept as printed — invokes protection and names the fire element (tejo-dhatu) as composed/stilled.] This spell wards off fire's poison.

Spell to drive away ghosts

[Untranslated ritual formula, kept as printed — repeats "Buddhang / Dhammang / Sanghang scatter," names Narayana scattering [ghosts] as well, lays down observances, renounces the Buddha/Dhamma/Sangha [as witness], and closes with a command to go and remain in its own place.] This spell drives ghosts out.

Spell to make holy water to sprinkle on a fever

[Untranslated ritual formula, kept as printed — declares this body to consist of the water, earth, fire, and wind elements, [each] a source of suffering, impermanent and without-self, the flux of the impure aggregates; closes with namo buddhaya, arahang, sugato, bhagava.] This spell makes holy water good for sprinkling on a fever.

Spell to enchant rice-powder to drive out ghosts

[Untranslated ritual formula, kept as printed — "all the devas and even demons such as Alavaka, seeing the palm-leaf fan, all yaksha flee"; closes with a command to go and remain in its own place.] This spell enchants rice-powder and enchants water to drive out ghosts — very effective indeed.

Spell to withdraw an ordination hall's consecration

[Untranslated ritual formula, kept as printed.] This spell for withdrawing an ordination hall's consecration: enchant water, enchant rice, and eat it to counter a curse — it draws out what has entered.

Spell of the Lesser and Greater Wheel-Discs

[Untranslated ritual formula, kept as printed — names the protection of the lesser wheel-disc over the world-sphere of humankind, and death (marana).] This spell is the Lesser Wheel-Disc spell. [Untranslated ritual formula, kept as printed — names the greater wheel-disc, an investigation into death, and non-death (a-marana), pure understanding, and death before the Blessed One.] This spell is the Greater Wheel-Disc spell. This spell: if anyone has stolen anything at all belonging to us, write the name of that item down, enchant it, until [the thief] can bear it no longer and releases it.

Spell for safety from the Great Ghost (Phi Luang)

[Untranslated ritual formula, kept as printed — invokes truth, danger, the destruction of all weapons, and the arising of every kind of great fortune.] This spell: chant it when about to travel, for safety from all great ghosts; chant it also when going to seek any kind of gain.

Spell of the Lord Teaching the Elephant

[Untranslated ritual formula, kept as printed — invokes the Blessed Buddha and the lord of a mountain-elephant.] This spell of the Lord Teaching the Elephant can teach an elephant anything at all: enchant its food and give it to eat three times a day.

Spell to enchant betel nut for spraying [against] snake venom

[Untranslated ritual formula, kept as printed — pays homage to the hermit-lord of the world, the unsurpassed one, and the hermit's bond of protection; namo buddhaya; invokes the Wind God binding the mouth [of the snake], the seven-bodied, seven-headed, seven-tailed Naga king, and the Garuda King binding its head, so that it fears the Garuda King; closes with svaha.] This spell enchants betel nut to spray against snake venom of every kind.

Spell for when one is about to go see a sick person

When someone comes asking one to go see a sick person, or to do any working at all, one must first summon one's own guardian-spirit (phuti) into oneself before undertaking anything.

[Untranslated ritual formula, kept as printed.] This spell summons the guardian-spirit into oneself. [Untranslated ritual formula, kept as printed.] This spell awakens one's own guardian-spirit. [Untranslated ritual formula, kept as printed.] This spell binds one's own guardian-spirit. [Untranslated ritual formula, kept as printed — invokes the Lion King (Raja Singha) proclaiming this matter.] This spell is chanted when about to go, becoming the Lion King. [Untranslated ritual formula, kept as printed.] This spell opens the direction and touches the earth when about to set out. [Untranslated ritual formula, kept as printed — invokes the arising of a lord of dewdrops, the Great Brahma Sahampati, the deity of the first aeon, arrival, and the five lotuses; namo buddhaya; then repeats "success in every task, success in every deed, success in knowledge, success reached through effort, success and victory through radiant power always, the Buddha's constant success, may every deed of mine succeed."] This is the Great Brahma invocation, chanted once the direction has been opened. [Untranslated ritual formula, kept as printed.] This spell is chanted upon reaching the door of the sick person's house. [Untranslated ritual formula, kept as printed — "subdue death, subdue affliction, subdue disturbance."] This spell is chanted upon reaching the sick person. [Untranslated ritual formula, kept as printed, closing with svaha.] This spell is for stepping up onto the blade's edge. [Untranslated ritual formula, kept as printed — the speaker declares he will hurl himself up as a wheel-disc, so that wood shatters to splinters and dust; he will enchant a sharp iron point to pierce stone until it turns soft as banana-pith; he will pierce every ghost who died a violent or plague death; svaha.] This spell enchants the tip of a knife for stabbing a ghost. [Untranslated ritual formula, kept as printed.] This enchants a rattan switch for whipping a ghost.

Spell to step onto the edge of a blade

[Untranslated ritual formula, kept as printed — invokes the hot season subduing, arrived, fallen away, dissolved into emptiness, stilled, and set loose.] This spell is for stepping onto the edge of a blade, [rendering] it void, [so it can] cut through a boil harmlessly.

Spell to enchant betel nut as a test for a curse

[Untranslated ritual formula, kept as printed — "conceal the mind, conceal the intention, conceal the sight, conceal the form"; invokes the Buddha's protection, the Dhamma's protection, the Sangha's protection, and the truths of suffering, impermanence, and non-self.] This spell enchants betel nut as a testing-charm for a curse — whether we eat it, or another eats it, it works just the same.

Spell to drive away ghosts

[Untranslated ritual formula, kept as printed — repeats "eliminate and disperse, may all ghosts and demons be utterly destroyed and at peace"; commands "Buddho's ghost/demon, get out, do not come near the boundary-line, go out beyond destruction and peace," repeating the same for "Dhammo's" and "Sangho's"; closes with a command to go and remain in its own place, addressed also to a female yaksha (yakkhini).] This spell drives ghosts out.

Spell to drive away ghosts with fire

[Untranslated ritual formula, kept as printed.] Om, empty, ya ya, ya ya — Phra Isuan (Shiva) thus bade the speaker take heavenly fire to burn away lion-like beasts of that kind dwelling in the Avici hell, wandering and scattering to lodge themselves in every corner of the human world; the hermit thus sent the speaker to search and cleanse them out, to send them back to suffer in Avici. Om, be gone, all you crowds of ghosts — you shall not be able to withstand or endure against me at all. [Closing untranslated formula invoking auspicious power and "iti pi so bhagava," commanding them to depart.] This spell drives ghosts out; using resin powder sprayed [into] fire, it is called "driving out with fire."

Spell to enchant rice-powder to drive out ghosts

[Untranslated ritual formula, kept as printed — "all devas and even demons such as Alavaka, seeing the palm-leaf fan, all yaksha flee," continuing with phrases invoking emptiness, Nibbana, and peace, and a plea of compassion.] This spell: enchant rice-powder to drive out ghosts; it can be made into holy water, or used to drive them out directly.

Spell to bind a ghost

[Untranslated ritual formula, kept as printed — repeats four times, with the syllables "na," "ma," "pha," and "tha" in turn: "[syllable]-jicheruni, having bound, it is accomplished."] This spell binds any ghost, phuti-spirit, phrai-spirit, or tree-nymph (nang mai), all of them.

Spell to tie up a ghost

[Untranslated ritual formula, kept as printed — "alas, conditioned things are impermanent"; invokes the Precious Buddha, the Precious Dhamma, the Precious Sangha, the Buddha's teaching, the sacred letters of all devas, every kind of divine mantra; closes twice with "come, be bound to me."] This spell ties up a ghost using enchanted thread.

Spell to summon a ghost

[Untranslated ritual formula, kept as printed — "scatter, vanish utterly"; "close," "open," the excellent one who opens the cave-mouth, opening everything; closes twice with "come, come."] This spell can summon a ghost for any purpose at all — summoning it down into a pot or a skull-bowl, or summoning it into an effigy, all equally well.

Spell of the Heart of the Nibbana Sutta

[Untranslated ritual formula, kept as printed — closes with "come to me."] This spell can summon a ghost for any purpose at all — tree-nymphs and guardian spirits, stillborn children of Lady Thoranee, and the ghosts of one's own father and mother — it can summon all of them very well indeed.

Katha to Summon a Ghost

[Pali/ritual formula, untranslatable, kept as printed.] [Second formula, untranslatable, kept as printed, closing with the practitioner naming "that man," "that woman" and bidding them come.] Gloss: This katha summons a ghost to eat rice offerings; it can also be used to summon it to do work. [Third formula, untranslatable, kept as printed.] Gloss: This katha binds a ghost. [Fourth formula, untranslatable, kept as printed, closing with "Come here now, mother, come" and invocations of the Buddha-, Dhamma-, and Sangha-jewels.] Gloss: This katha calls the ghost down into a bottle, for when it is time for it to return.

Katha for Making the Auspicious Cord

[Formula, untranslatable, kept as printed — a boundary-protection formula invoking the Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha to guard within a radius of seven yojanas and one hundred thousand (leagues).] Gloss: This katha: take the auspicious cord and put it around the neck of a sick person, then consecrate it with this further katha — [second formula, untranslatable, kept as printed]. This katha consecrates the cord once it has been put on.

Katha to Dispel a Curse or Sorcery

[Formula, untranslatable, kept as printed — invokes Kumbhanda spirits and Vessuvana, commanding the affliction to loosen, slip, come undone and disperse; "the Buddha scattered, the Dhamma scattered, the Sangha vanished, let it disperse at once."] Gloss: This katha removes every kind of curse; sprinkling consecrated water also works.

Katha of Rice Grains Thrown at a Ghost

[Formula, untranslatable, kept as printed.] Gloss: This katha consecrates rice grains to throw at a ghost.

Katha of the Elements

[Formula, untranslatable, kept as printed — four permutations of "Namo Buddhaya" with its syllables cycled.] Gloss: This katha consecrates powder to daub on the forehead, to summon spirit-oil (nam man phrai); it can also be made into lustral water for bathing, to cure a severe fever/collapse (maha soon).

Katha of the Ten Weapons

[Formula, untranslatable, kept as printed — an invocation of ten weapons belonging to the Buddha, Sakka, Vessuvana, Yama, Alavaka, Kala, Brahma, and others.] Gloss: This Katha of the Ten Weapons is recited over a cane used to whip a ghost or evil spirit; it works very well.

Katha to Consecrate the Cane

[Formula, untranslatable, kept as printed — homage to the Buddha and his great disciples Sariputta, Ananda, Moggallana, Kondañña and others, asking that great power, fame, gain and universal well-being come to the practitioner.] Gloss: This katha consecrates the cane for whipping the effigy of a person afflicted by black magic; consecrate the cane and use it to whip a sick person, and the cause of the illness will be told completely.

Katha for Making Lustral Water

[Long invocation in vernacular Thai mixed with Pali, kept as printed — homage to teachers past, calling on a succession of past Buddhas (Kakusandha, Konagamana, Kassapa, Metteyya) to come reside in the crown, forehead, both eyes, both ears, and the tip of the tongue of the practitioner, so that his speech becomes as truthful and effective as the Buddha's own virtue; a plea for every spirit-doctor teacher to gather near without delay.] [Second passage, untranslatable, kept as printed — the practitioner draws the katha into his chest, throat, and above his crest, invoking each Thai consonant group and each vowel form under "bearing" (song), 41 letters in total, closing with a Pali-like phrase.] Gloss: This katha makes lustral water.

Katha for Making Lustral Water

[Formula, untranslatable, kept as printed — homage to the teacher's feet against danger, invoking success in every act, word, and skill.] [Second passage, a Thai devotional recitation, kept largely as printed since it is itself the ritual text: homage — this is my act of veneration; I intend to act, may it succeed for me. Om, homage to the Protector of the World, the glorious Sakyamuni Gotama who has entered Nirvana; he knows the hearts of beings in every corner of samsara; earth and sky must fear him, hair stands on end; every ghost, spirit and illusion, even the great guardian spirit of the earth, cannot remain, but comes out to bow before me, everyone completely. Om homage to the Buddha, Om homage to the Dhamma, Om homage to the Sangha, such as this — hulu hulu, svaha.] Gloss: This katha makes lustral water to drive away a ghost; it can also drive away all kinds of curses.

Katha for Making Lustral Water

[Formula, untranslatable, kept as printed — a first-person boast: the practitioner opens the sixteen heavens of Indra and Brahma; nothing can withstand him, for his body is red as fire; his guru will come and have him raise the victory candle; he commands even ferocious demons; his gaze reaches into the naga kingdom; he directs powerful spirit-doctors to break stone and shatter passageways, causing hardship and death to those who oppose him, while trees and leaves are offered up to him.] Gloss: This katha makes lustral water for driving out [spirits], done together with whipping using a cane.

Invocation to Command (Bandan)

[Formula, untranslatable, kept as printed — invoking power to command sky and earth, Indra and Brahma, Yama and Kala, the city of Bali, the virtue of the hermit in the cave, the virtue of the Buddha and Dhamma, fangs and tusks, aching bones and every curse, every ill omen and misfortune, poison and rabid dogs — commanding them to rise up hot into the powder at once, by the power the teacher bestowed as the practitioner's rightful inheritance. Svaha, svaha.] Gloss: This invocation to command consecrates powder to command all manner of curses.

Invocation to Disperse (Pradan)

[Formula, untranslatable, kept as printed — invoking power to disperse the roots and stock of poison-herbs, the rivers and earth, to make the sky itself scatter, to disperse the curse of ghost-effigies, iron implements and lead, tiger-fangs and human-fangs, the bones of a drowned phrai-spirit, buffalo meat and cursed hoes, the ghost of an infant who died in the womb, every ill omen of water- and land-phrai — commanding them to leave the body at once and remain with the demons; the teacher is fierce; the practitioner shouts at the host of phrai-ghosts, numbering in the tens of thousands, chasing and catching them, cutting them down until they perish utterly, closing with a Pali-like renunciation formula.] [Second formula, untranslatable, kept as printed, cut off at the bottom of the page: the practitioner shouts to frighten a spirit away — he shouts at a person and even one standing collapses; invoking the Buddha-jewel, the Dhamma-jewel, the Sangha-jewel — they all scatter in terror, unable to remain, restless with fear, hair standing on end, crying out in a great commotion... [continues on the next page]

[Continuation of the invocation from the previous page, untranslatable, kept as printed: ...it splits open into a bee that turns to fire, chasing and burning the affliction into ash and dust. Homage — I drive away the host of forest ghosts, possessing spirits, and phrai-spirits, the ghost of an infant who died in the womb, every ill omen, water- and land-phrai; may it leave the body at once and remain with the demons; the teacher is fierce; I shout at the host of dead spirits, numbering in the tens of thousands, chasing and catching them, cutting them down until they are utterly destroyed, closing with a Pali-like renunciation formula.] Gloss: This invocation makes lustral water to sprinkle away every kind of ghost-curse.

Invocation for Sprinkling Water

[Formula, untranslatable, kept as printed — homage to Lord Shiva the supreme protector, Narayana reclining upon the ocean, the forest deity, Brahma, Yama, Kala, the Four Guardian Kings of the world, and the divine beings of the boundless universe; they grant the practitioner a divine command to destroy the host of asura-ghosts, malevolent spirits and demons, those who died a violent death, died of plague, and phrai-ghosts. They have him recite the divine mantra: "I go for refuge to the Buddha, I go for refuge to the Dhamma, I go for refuge to the Sangha," together with a chain of paramita-references. Once the practitioner has spoken this divine mantra, [he commands:] hasten to flee beyond the rim of the universe, in time with the royal command of the Lord Paramesvara; he then has the practitioner strike red-hot iron into the upturned earth, driving it through both eyes, both ears, and both nostrils — do not remain, hasten away, taking every manner of your affliction and misfortune with you. [Closing Pali-like formula:] all the gods and demons, Alavaka and the rest, seeing this, all the yakkhas scatter and flee.] [Second formula, untranslatable, kept as printed — Om, by the power of Lord Shiva the supreme protector of Mount Kailasa, together with Uma and Lakshmi, they grant the practitioner this divine mantra: "by the power of the Buddha, by the power of the Dhamma, by the power of the Sangha" — they grant him the power to undo the sky and undo the earth, undo Indra, undo Brahma, undo Yama, undo Kala, undo the Four Guardian Kings, undo Mount Meru, undo the ocean throughout the whole universe, undo the demon-king's victory, undo every curse and sorcery; the practitioner undoes Chinese curses, Cham curses, Brahmin and preacher's curses, French and Dutch curses, Burmese, Mon and Lao/Kaeo curses, a thousand kinds of foreign-script yantra, curses with no yantra or spell at all, sorcery performed in the shape of a pig, bear, dog, or scattered sand, sorcery shaped as an elephant or wild elephant, sorcery shaped as a bird or hawk, sorcery shaped as a foreign figure or kinnara, sorcery shaped as a dragon or kilen, a stingray or sawfish, sorcery shaped as the face of Rahu — every kind of animal figure; sorcery worked with cow-hide, buffalo-hide, or monkey-skin, sorcery shaped as a man or woman — every figure upon the earth; he undoes every letter in the Tipitaka, he undoes all the deities of the sixteen heavens and fifteen earths. The Buddha undoes it, the Dhamma undoes it, the Sangha undoes it. Om, power, svaha, be still, svaha.] Gloss: Both of these Invocations for Sprinkling Water should be recited together with the Chayanto verse and the verse of the Buddha's virtues.

Katha for Making Lustral Water

[Formula, untranslatable, kept as printed — homage to the sage Panali; the practitioner sprays so that stagnant water and canals dry up, stars and moon fall from the sky, the ocean itself dries as if consumed by the fire of universal destruction, the earth trembles, the stars scatter, and the three classes of great and small ghosts have their heads made to burn like fire and swell into pus and blood; boils, rhinoceros-scale sores, and scorched leaves, stinging and whirling pain — all sprayed away to wither and vanish; shingles-poison likewise is scattered and extinguished, by the power the teacher bestowed as his rightful inheritance. Svaha, svaha.] Gloss: This katha makes lustral water to spray on wounds, for shingles, herpes, and smallpox sores.

Katha to Command a Curse

[Formula, untranslatable, kept as printed — invoking the four ghost-guardians who faithfully watch over [the charm], wandering to seek food, to come; the practitioner opens bronze and copper vessels, laterite stone and gamboge, phrai-ghost bone, tiger-fur oil, medicinal vines and physic, various fever remedies and a male duck, cow-hide and buffalo-hide — all healed, all relieved; he sprays mountains and they split apart with a great crashing roar; he divides the curse into two pieces, small and large, head broken and feet broken. When Phra Rot appears in this world, in the heavens, atop the golden cave-mountain, he comes to help the practitioner undo the curse of one afflicted by poisoned medicine-plasters and fever, by beeswax and amber oil of the fierce Brahma-spirit, by khamot-ghosts, tree-ghosts and forest-ghosts wrought with bronze and copper bowls, with various lethal "diamond" charms (diamond-kill, diamond-curry, diamond-betel-nut, diamond-lime, diamond-medicine) — you must not flee into the lungs, must not slip into the gall, must not hide in the intestines, as the hermit-sage has decreed. Om, crush together, pierce together, layer upon each other thus. Svaha.] Gloss: This katha commands away curses of every kind; it can be used to make lustral water, powder, wild-taro leaf, or coconut.

Katha to Extinguish Poison

[Formula, untranslatable, kept as printed — invoking auspicious power and the Lord Paramesvara's strength, sending the practitioner to spray and brush away pain and poison from centipedes, scorpions and cobras, rotten and blackened mouths, bruised swelling and throbbing pain, the poison of measles-sores and shingles; he has sprayed and brushed away the poison of mad dogs, house lizards, toads, and scorpions, black and red venom-trails — so that the poison shall never again leave the mouth. The Buddha is emptied of it, the Dhamma is emptied, the Sangha is emptied. Hulu hulu, svaha.] Gloss: This katha is for extinguishing poison.

Invocation for Making Lustral Water

[Formula, untranslatable, kept as printed, cut off mid-sentence at the bottom of the page — Om, victory, victory, mighty and strong! All you ghosts and evil spirits — I possess power greater than you; my name is Narayana-of-the-bee-and-hornet; my teacher dwells on Mount Kailasa, the jeweled peak. I shall strike with my crystal sword and cut you into large and small pieces; I shall hack, sever, and cut you down; I shall bring the mountain peak crashing down upon you, crushing you into dust and ash — you shall scatter and flee! I drive the host of ghosts out beyond the rim of the universe, all demons, spirits and phrai together, subdued and bound. I undo every kind of herb- and medicine-curse; I release and annihilate it; I undo the power of every demon. My name is the Great Elder Uttakuto, the valiant one named Phra Uttakut; I shout at the water of the great ocean and it dries up utterly; I shout at the earth and it shatters into dust; I shout at Mount Sumeru... [continues on the next page]

[Continuation of the invocation from the previous page, untranslatable, kept as printed: ...and it bends low and shatters into seven pieces. I shout at a gun and it breaks; I shout at a rope-sling and it snaps; I shout at a person and even one standing collapses; the Buddha-jewel, the Dhamma-jewel, the Sangha-jewel — they all scatter in panic, restless though not overheated, hair standing on end, crying out in a great commotion; it splits open into a bee that turns to fire, chasing and burning to ash and dust. Homage — I drive away the host of forest ghosts, possessing spirits, and phrai-spirits, the ghost of an infant who died in the womb, every ill omen, water- and land-phrai; may it leave the body at once and remain with the demons; the teacher is fierce; I shout at the host of dead spirits, numbering in the tens of thousands, chasing and catching them, cutting them down until they are utterly destroyed, closing with a Pali-like renunciation formula.] Gloss: This invocation makes lustral water to sprinkle away every kind of ghost-curse.

Invocation of the Great Elder Tamyae

[Formula, untranslatable, kept as printed — invoking the Great Elder Tamyae for unfailing power, to undo the curse of a wax or cloth effigy, to undo every kind of spirit affliction: kinnara and gandhabba spells, evil omens, trident and iron-club weapons, lime and laterite curses, copper grids and wheels, every kind of demon-effigy, flying carrion-birds, talking wood and trees, a thousand kinds of weapon-curse, afflicted yantra diagrams, elephants gored in the corral, every ill omen, and the roots of great trees. By the true merit-power of the Great Elder, he grants power to undo every kind of buried ghost-curse, forest ghosts and tree-spirits, wandering, leaf-, and mad-ghosts — do not resist; listen to the Great Elder's command; he speaks of every curse of spell and lac-resin; he is of the royal palace of Siri Kosa; hasten to my word. The excellent Buddha grants power to undo enclosures, the teacher grants power to undo any wall that blocks, to blast open channels and paths throughout every quarter — I invoke the power of the mighty Great Elder, who is my teacher. Svaha, svaha.] Gloss: This Invocation of the Great Elder Tamyae is used to make lustral water for undoing all manner of curses.

Katha of the Sixteen Weapons

[Formula, untranslatable, kept as printed — an invocation naming sixteen divine weapons belonging to the Moon deity, the deity of Time, various guardian deities, Vayu, Brahma, Yama, the Naga king, the fire deity, Sakka, the Sun deity, and others.] Gloss: The Katha of the Sixteen Weapons is consecrated while sitting before a candle; it is the katha of Phra Kan (Lord of Time/Death) and can be used to consecrate anything.

Katha of the Five Weapons

[Formula, untranslatable, kept as printed — invoking the weapons of Sakka, Vessuvana, Alavaka, and Yama.] Gloss: The Katha of the Five Weapons can be used to consecrate anything.

Katha of the Four Weapons

[Formula, untranslatable, kept as printed — invoking the weapons of Sakka, Alavaka, Yama, and Vessuvana, by whose power all demons are struck down and flee.] Gloss: The Katha of the Four Weapons can be used to consecrate anything.

Invocation to Drive Away Ghosts

[Long vernacular invocation, kept as printed — homage to Lord Shiva, who first established sky and earth, the ocean, the Ganges and other sacred rivers, and the goddesses Nang Ueai, Nang Ee, and Nang Phokhawadi, our forebears who once arranged all things: swan-prow and goose-prow boats, images, candles, parasols, banners, popped rice, flowers, bananas, sugarcane, sesame, strong liquor and fish carefully prepared. Today being an auspicious day, the practitioner drives away the ghosts and asks that no harm come; he invites Mae Phra Phraek to strike with glorious power, inviting the ghosts to depart and not linger, not to trouble or bewilder anyone. Whoever is faint of spirit, sleeping and startled — hear this word: do not wander about. Ghosts stay with ghosts, people stay with people, do not collide with one another. The practitioner drives them away with this katha, swiftly, swiftly — ghosts hurry, do not delay; hear this word and be gone together: Thai ghosts, Khaek ghosts, Lawa and border-district ghosts, Chinese and Cham ghosts, wandering phrai-ghosts, ghosts of buffalo gored to death, of elephant-goring, crocodile-biting, tiger-mauling, rhino-goring, falling from trees with head split and poison risen to the brain; ghosts dead by beating, by blows; withered ghosts, writhing ghosts, aching ghosts; ghosts dead on land, ghosts drowned, wailing and beating their chests loudly; ghosts dead in the marsh, dead in the creek, sitting in the road, crushed by a falling tree; wandering widow-ghosts, servant-ghosts, maiden-ghosts embracing each other's necks, crying out mournfully, rolling about; mad forest-ghosts, once gone do not turn back to look; ghosts buried in pits and mounds, Mon ghosts, Burmese, Lao, and Kaeo ghosts, trembling and troubled; plague-ghosts, ravine-ghosts, ghosts burned alive, ghosts dead in the forest — how pitiable; ghosts dead on Saturday, cremated on Tuesday — do not linger past this invocation and katha. Om, homage to the Buddha — I subdue from the moment of birth down to the shoulder; homage to the Buddha — I subdue from the chest and flank downward; Phra Arahang, Phra Arahang, hey, hey! Every water-phrai and land-phrai ghost, gather and come; I will have you dressed in cloth of grey and saffron flower-print. The wicked ghosts who love to dance to the drum, to the pipes and orchestra, wailing mournfully — wicked ghosts who love to play and eat, do not delay, hurry away at once; any wicked ghost too slow will be struck by my discus, pierced by my spear, hooked by the head — do you not know the Pali katha of the Buddha! Om... (closing Pali-like phrase invoking dispersal).] Gloss: This is the Invocation to Drive Away Ghosts.

Katha of the Buddha's Discus

[Formula, untranslatable, kept as printed — the discus becomes a diamond wheel that destroys and scatters the enemy, heads severed, feet lamed, utter destruction and peace; closing with a Pali-like renunciation formula.] Gloss: This katha of the Buddha's Discus drives away evil spirits.

Miscellaneous Katha

Each entry below gives a short Pali/magical phrase (untranslatable, kept as printed) followed by its stated use. Only the glosses are translated. 1. Grants safe escape from danger. 2. Consecrate three lumps of earth thrown away so that dogs will not bark. 3. Recite seven times over oil rubbed on the shins; prevents dog bites. 4. Recited so that a blow lands true. 5. Extinguishes the pain of fire/burns. 6. Consecrates beeswax to stick to the hem of a person's robe. 7. Blown upon a lock or key. 8. Recited while holding the breath; causes anyone struck to fall into a daze and set down even a weapon. 9. Consecrates areca-nut for a woman to eat, so she must fall in love. 10. Recited while picking up a centipede's venom. 11. Causes paralysis/stupor. 12. Recited to make oneself beloved by everyone. 13. Recited when fleeing from someone, [so as not to be seen]. 14. Grants safe escape. 15. Recited to open the way past a great guardian spirit when travelling. 16. Recited to ward off every kind of ill omen. 17. Recited when putting on a ring. 18. Consecrates important lime-paste. 19. Consecrates herbal oil; with it, being whipped causes no pain at all. 20. Summons a spirit — bind it first by tying three threads around the big toe. 21. Consecrates boiling oil. 22. The heart-mantra of Phra Kaccayana; consecrates boiling oil and makes a sour lime sweet. 23. The crown of the ka-kha alphabet series; use as needed. 24. Can consecrate an herb or peppercorns. 25. An excellent great paralysis-spell, long proven trustworthy. 26. Recite over the hand seven times then stroke over the face; fixes a price of one chang of gold [on goods for sale]. 27. Consecrates a stick laid across a path so pursuers cannot catch up. 28. Recited every day; one will never lack wealth. 29. Consecrates water for washing the face daily; grants insight into the hearts of all beings. 30. Consecrates grass fed to elephants, horses, cattle and buffalo, making them easy to handle. 31. Recited while stroking the forehead; a fired shot will not strike. 32. Consecrates seven grains of salt placed in a water jar, so the whole household loves the practitioner. 33. Consecrates areca-nut for eating. 34. Ensures one cannot be bound or tied. 35. Recited while sitting on the same plank as a woman; makes her love the practitioner.

Continuing the Miscellaneous Katha list. Each Pali/magical phrase is untranslatable and kept as printed; only the glosses are translated. 1. Consecrates a cigarette to blow at a woman, making her love the practitioner. 2. Grants safe escape. 3. Ensures a blow does not land. 4. Consecrates beeswax to make a woman fall in love. 5. Consecrates saliva rubbed on; very effective on women. 6. Recited three times over chalk-clay rubbed on the hand before touching a woman; makes her love the practitioner. 7. Consecrates food to make the body grow strong. 8. This is the Naga-King katha; wards off snakes of every kind. 9. Consecrates a termite-wing leaf that preserves food for seven days. 10. Ensures one cannot be bound. 11. Consecrates turmeric rubbed into the palm. 12. For lancing a boil. 13. Recited while whirling saliva rubbed on, to stay safe near thorns or stakes. 14. Consecrates turmeric eaten seventeen times, for protection against spears. 15. Recited so a blow does not land. 16. Recited to activate/awaken a charm-object. 17. Recited while picking up the ritual object. 18. Used when setting down the ritual object. 19. The heart-mantra of Phra Kan; consecrates rice grains thrown at a ghost. 20. Consecrates grass fed to animals; usable for any such consecration. 21. Recited to strike at the head of a ghost. 22. Recited while walking, so as to remain unseen by others. 23. Makes the Lord smile with loving-kindness. 24. Blown on the crown of a woman's head; makes her love the practitioner and never forget him. 25. Restrains an animal. 26. Consecrates a tamarind leaf, turning it into wasps or hornets. 27. Ensures a struck object does not break. 28. This is the Diamond-Evasion katha. 29. Causes rigid paralysis. 30. Compels/subdues, for approaching a young woman. 31. Grants concealment. 32. Spoken when addressing a woman; wins her love. 33. Consecrates perfumed oil, three or seven times. 34. Consecrates powder, three times. 35. Consecrates water for washing the face. 36. Makes lustral water to drive away ghosts.

Continuing the Miscellaneous Katha list. Each Pali/magical phrase is untranslatable and kept as printed; only the glosses are translated. 1. Drives away ghosts. 2. Consecrates water to undo curses. 3. Consecrates areca-nut eaten so that a fired gun will not discharge. 4. Undoes black-magic curses. 5. Wards off a gun. 6. Wins a favorable gaze [attraction through the eyes]. 7. Consecrates saliva rubbed on the hand before touching a woman, so she will not refuse. 8. Consecrates tobacco whose smoke is blown onto a woman. 9. Consecrates the fists before a boxing match; very effective. 10. Consecrates a lime to make a wart or growth fall off. 11. Consecrates a cigarette to blow at a woman. 12. This is the Maha-Ut (invulnerability) katha. 13. Consecrates lime-paste smeared on the body for invulnerability. 14. The heart-mantra of Maha Laluai — hold the breath while reciting; very effective when speaking with women. 15. Calls a ghost into a pot. 16. When someone binds the practitioner's hands, recite and blow three or seven times to be freed. 17. Consecrates a leaf into a means of concealment. 18. Consecrates a bamboo strip tied to a dog's leg so it will not bark. 19. Consecrates the hand for handling any venomous creature. 20. Unlocks a lock or key. 21. Recited to ward off elephants. 22. Consecrates lime-paste taken into the body. 23. Recited while picking up centipede venom; very effective. 24. Annihilates a ghost. 25. Consecrates areca-nut eaten to drive away a possessing ghost (phi pob). 26. Consecrates water drunk to expel all curses entirely. 27. Consecrates oil seven times, rubbed on broken bones and every kind of shrunken tendon. 28. Consecrates water, turning it from salty to fresh. 29. Consecrates water seven times, to dislodge a fish-bone stuck in the throat. 30. This is the Sun katha; consecrate lustral water 108 [times] and sprinkle to cure fever. 31. Unlocks a lock; consecrate water and pour it down. 32. Consecrates water for washing the face, warding off sorcery worked against one. 33. Recited, this katha makes even a thief feel affection [and desist]. 34. Recited three times daily, brings more than enough to eat and use. 35. Consecrates areca-nut three times, as a charm for favor with officials. 36. Recited while meeting a woman's gaze; makes her fall in love with the practitioner.

Continuing the Miscellaneous Katha list. Each Pali/magical phrase is untranslatable and kept as printed; only the glosses are translated. 1. Consecrates lime seven times placed in a water jar, so that whoever drinks it loves the practitioner to the point their heart nearly breaks. 2. Recited when speaking with anyone, makes them love the practitioner to the point their heart nearly breaks. 3. This is the Lord's Necklace katha; consecrates beeswax, and consecrates water for washing the face, very good. 4. This is the Wild Junglefowl King katha; consecrate rice fed to chickens, very good. 5. Recited, wins a favorable gaze; very effective. 6. Consecrates water drunk [for invulnerability], lasting even against an axe's blow. 7. Chanted while whirling liquor before drinking; grants great invulnerability ("stickiness"). 8. Consecrates sesame oil eighteen times, rubbed on the body to transform into a tiger. 9. Recited while stroking a blade's edge; prevents it from cutting or piercing the practitioner. 10. Recited, makes a blow painless. 11. Jams/blocks a gun very well. 12. Inscribed on an amulet-scroll hung on the ear; makes the practitioner unseen. 13. Consecrates earth thrown down, warding off everything, as if erecting a seven-tiered wall. 14. Recited as taught, allows escape even through the smallest gap. 15. Recited, ensures a blow does not land. 16. Recited seven times, ensures a blow does not land. 17. Calls power into the body. 18. Releases power out from the body. 19. Consecrates areca-nut eaten for invulnerability. 20. Consecrates lime-paste smeared on the body, very effective for invulnerability. 21. This is the crown-jewel katha; recited, it makes the practitioner unseen. 22. Consecrates boiling water applied for invulnerability. 23. Consecrates areca-nut eaten to make the body grow strong, invulnerable to everything. 24. Consecrates three rice-balls eaten for invulnerability. 25. Consecrates lime-paste worn around the neck, protecting against a club. 26. Consecrates lime-paste rubbed on the feet, protecting against thorns or stakes. 27. Recited, ensures a blow never lands. 28. This katha is called "Diamond Evasion"; recited, a thrust never lands. 29. Chanted while whirling saliva, three or seven times, applied for invulnerability. 30. This is the Iron Heart-mantra invoking the ancestor-spirit Samo Khraeng; it drives away ghosts. 31. Recited while approaching, seals the mouth so an accusation cannot be spoken. 32. At night before sleeping, dip the hand in water, recite this katha, and circle it around the head. 33. Recited nine times, causes a gun to burst or misfire every time. 34. Recited, causes paralysis. 35. Chanted while whirling water three times, grants protection even against bamboo spears and swords — have no doubt of it. 36. Consecrates rice eaten for invulnerability lasting seven days.

This mantra: charm a waist-cord [ground powder/lime paste applied around the neck] according to the day's power; guns shot at it will not hit, and even if they hit, they will not penetrate. Na ut, Mo at, Phutthayat, Thayan, Yatan khao wai, Isawasu — this mantra: recite to jam a firearm. Patisankhayo, niso senasanang patisawami, yawa tewa utu-utu — this mantra: bind a gun so it will not fire. Akan hane ha, mahayatha, namaphatha — this mantra: charm betel so that eating it grants invulnerability. O phuta phe theothak, sawahak sawaha, hupa sawahai — this mantra: to restrain/subdue a dog. Na nitini — this mantra: charm betel so that eating it, when struck [in a fight], causes no pain at all. Umi ami, mahisutang, sunaphutthang, asunaa — this mantra: to prevent a dog from biting. Buddhasangmi — this mantra: charm a sour lime to sweeten it and draw fortune/oil into the body so it stays steady. Acorang, acoraphayang, nanataruto sokang phakawa — this mantra: to extinguish the venom of fire. Namo phutthaya ajjati kasapaja — this mantra: charm 11 betel quids to remain lodged by the tusk. I-ang sangwisu asuti — this mantra: charm oil boiled 1,008 [times]; the heart-formula written with the left hand — good for trying with a young woman. Maauphrommawihamanimani — this mantra: charm a cigarette for use in courting women. Hatthiwattanga asantang — this mantra: recite so that when struck it will not break at all. Sangwithite thewathatang — this mantra: charm the hand before going to sleep; very good. Kutinotinilisikito — this mantra: charm clay/soil for application; very good, causes no pain when struck at all. Karassa — this mantra: charm an herb so it may be eaten, or charm any object so it remains durable. Rachohara nang — this mantra: [for something that is] bound, it will not stay bound. Thurangthangcho — this mantra: recite so that pursuers cannot catch up. Samuhati samuhata ewang sema sahasayeyya — this mantra: to dispel/undo a mantra. Naphutphatphitthutitassa — this mantra: recite for very good luck and safe deliverance from danger. Sappapheyyarangap thure-thure sawahai — this mantra: recite 3 times to ward off elephants. Namattakarakram, namakhatassakramkring — this mantra: to ward off water buffalo. Om payakkha prasitthime — this mantra: charm a betel-leaf stalk to stab a ghost with. Namathitha — this mantra: charm saliva, apply to a thorn [wound]. Tassakesisako sangkhaso pawajanti — this mantra: charm hair-washing water to cleanse impurity. Onami — this mantra: recite while blowing into the palm, then stroke the face for loving-kindness; for dressing/adorning oneself. Narat, morueng, phutkrueng, tharueng, yakruengsawaha — this mantra: to bind all ghosts. Ayantupho, maau, namophutthaya — this mantra: to bind a ghost. Nayantangsantangwikruengkhare, phanthanangmatti — this mantra: to bind a ghost. Naphuk, momat, phutrat, tharuengrang, yaruengtang — this mantra: to bind a ghost. Naklueon, moklai, phutlalai, titi — this mantra: to release/undo a bound ghost. Anisosa, nisosaa, sosaani, saanioso — this mantra: to summon a ghost floating on water to come to us. Ehi itipisaso nipphanangsayummama — this mantra: to summon a teacher-spirit into one's body. Tassamanang utthayangcatchanti, sangsarang pararamangsukhang, nalapphati — this mantra: to summon a ghost. Mamaparipuchantujamahaphuta — this mantra: to make an offering for a ghost to eat. Makayanemettaiyeyati, mahaphetangmahirupang — this mantra: to command/use a ghost.

Ehi amanussomare ehi — this mantra: to wake/rouse a ghost, making it rise up. Buddhang wise[ฯ] khap phassa, thammang wise[ฯ] khap phassa, sanghang wise[ฯ] khap phassa — this mantra: to send a ghost away as before [dismiss it back]. Cakkhung ummiraddatwa sappeyakkha phalayanti — this mantra: charm the eyes into a weapon of corrosive/acid fire. Asangwisulopusaphupha, namophutthaya, phetchatangsappajana — this mantra: charm oil for application; makes it durable. Sutisu i-asangwisu-asangphatiphusa-awisanga, iphaphusapulosuwisanga — this mantra: charm turmeric both to eat and to apply; remains very durable. Na bang fai, mo bang din, phut bang luk, tha ya thuk, ya phutphit patisawami — this mantra: to prevent a gun from firing at all. Phakawa ekacakkang marapetwa, phutthacakko wehasarakhantwa — this mantra: charm a piece of cassumunar ginger [phlai] to stab a ghost with. Om nang prainang, thammathakang, phochanangwarang, ekanitapraráyanti — this mantra: charm rice to feed to a ghost. Phakawa tassamanang utthayangcatchanti, sangsarang pararamangsukhang, nalapphati ehi — this mantra: to summon and command a ghost. Buddhangkantarang, sattisattakantarang, maranakantarang — this mantra: charm the clothes we wear to guard our body. Phuttho khum, thammo raksa, sangkhorawang, appamanopongkan, saraphatsattru winatsanti — this mantra: to protect our own body. Kayasawahom — this mantra: [recite] while [a person] is still in the mother's womb, charm oil to anoint the body so that others cannot see us at all. Sappatho, thosaraphatatho, karipheccatangnatana sawaha — this mantra: charm an herb so that Phraya Phichai's sword breaks [invulnerability against blades]. Itipiso phakawa saranangiti — this mantra: charm betel to eat; if one wishes a gun to misfire, [the person] spits out the betel and the gun barrel bursts. Rachanangpiyangmama, panyitanangpiyangmama — this mantra: charm beeswax lip-rouge as a love-charm to attract all women. Yasantiwamasawaha — this mantra: the Lord walking in meditation within a mustard seed; recite to become invisible for one hour. Mangyangtangkhangsakhasasitthipipasauusa — this mantra: charm medicine or oil; makes one durable against all manner of weapons. Itipiso phakawa sukato — this mantra: charm face-washing water; wherever one walks, others see one as beautiful as a heavenly being. Itipiso phakawa sammasamphuttho — this mantra: charm face-washing water for wisdom like that of the teacher Buddhaghosa.

Thaphutyanamo — this mantra: [invokes] the Lord who conquers the Three Worlds; recite it entering into battle, or charm beeswax lip-rouge to gain favor with officials. Itipiso phakawa sattha thewamanussanang — this mantra: charm oil for the eyes; makes one beloved by all people. Na lui, mo thon, phut on, tha khluean, ya ok, sawaha — this mantra: charm water to dislodge a fish bone stuck in the throat. Cakkhuphanthanang itthiyo tawang ehi akhacchanti paritewanti — this mantra: to catch a woman's eye and gaze upon her favorably. Ompulisosophutthaya itipitii — this mantra: charm raw oil or fragrant oil, or turmeric; either way it remains very durable. Pitii — this mantra: [invokes] the albino eel-spirit king; charm fragrant oil and apply it — one who grasps at us cannot hold on, and by shimmering/blurring, cannot see us at all. Attipatang phraphutthichaokhla, khlapanjaphutthanamamihang — this mantra: strike down with a wooden club to ward off tigers. Nehakanha, nenakanna, nahichatu — this mantra: charm betel, or beeswax, or liquor; all remain durable/potent. These miscellaneous mantras are short verses whose method of use is not lengthy, and so they have been gathered together into a single section here. The mantras in this section are ones well suited to practical, real use, and their special virtues are no different from the longer mantras in any way. Those who wish to prosper in magical knowledge should not look down on the letters of a sacred mantra, even a single syllable. The ancients said: a single syllable "Na" or a single syllable "Mo" have been able to save one's body from danger, time and again. Let those with wisdom consider this well.

Heart-mantras

Jipisekhi — heart-mantra of the alphabet [Ko-Kho]. Hasatta — heart-mantra of Hanuman. Ture vasanti ture bhutava sambhavesiva — heart-mantra of compassion. Nasangsimo — heart-mantra of the drifting tortoise. Pitii — heart-mantra of the albino eel. Techasunemaphujanawiwe — heart-mantra of the Ten Birth-Tales (Dasajati). Sangwithapukayapa — heart-mantra of the Seven Books of the Abhidhamma. Ikawiti isawasu — heart-mantra of Itipiso. Buddhasangmi — heart-mantra of Supreme Virtue. Jaapakha — heart-mantra of compassion. Nachaliti — heart-mantra of Chimphali. Naueoa — heart-mantra of Namo. Piwaphaso — heart-mantra of Itipiso. Tototakhakhatikhunna — heart-mantra of Hanuman. Chapuyehe — heart-mantra of the Great Diamond-Armored One. Phrammachakkangpawattenti — heart-mantra of Vipassana. I-a-ya — heart-mantra of Hanuman rolling in dust. Marakhakamothoa — heart-mantra of Vipassana. Attinattarammi — heart-mantra of Man. Jittangphakhilime — heart-mantra of Woman. Jittangchanonaphacha — heart-mantra of Man. Wethasaku kusathawe — heart-mantra of the Wild Jungle Fowl King. Kajjayapa — heart-mantra of Phra Kaccayana. Kajatapaa — heart-mantra of the alphabet [Ko-Kho]. Nakarana — heart-mantra of the Three Gems. Kalasati — heart-mantra of the Auspicious Universe. Kalaphacha — heart-mantra of the Lord of Death. Angasa — heart-mantra of the Naga King. Buddhijuti — heart-mantra of the Nibbana Sutta. Wessaphussa — heart-mantra of Vipassana. Mittangjittangmittangsatthanachaliti — heart-mantra of Phra Chimphali, male and female forms. Nasareti — heart-mantra of the Vulture King. Wingwangkangha — heart-mantra of the Wind-Monkey. Pangkatthangloimethangmangkhuhahangatthakhangkhong — heart-mantra of Bali (Phali). Phanhawawa — heart-mantra of Bali (Phali).

Manunisayangme — heart-mantra of Man. Namakata — heart-mantra of Phra Kan (the god of death). Unalume unalume phumma phumma lumauna phumma — heart-mantra of Ullum. Kipiphiki — heart-mantra of the brown hawk-owl. Narakarang — heart-mantra of the Golden Tongue. Namakatang — heart-mantra of the 16 Male Buddhas. Kamakatang — heart-mantra of the 16 Female Buddhas. Sasithewaphummalawutang — heart-mantra of Phra Kan. Karanasassa — heart-mantra of Phra Kan. Narakara — heart-mantra of Man/humans. Kamaassa — heart-mantra of the Wealthy Merchant. Ikawiti — heart-mantra of Itipiso. Pasipami — heart-mantra of Khaphesi. Nawaassapekhasawiphumi — heart-mantra of Virupakkha (one of the Four Great Kings). Phamanaukasanathu — heart-mantra of the Bahung [victory] verses. Katphachala — heart-mantra of the River Ganges. Kukujini — heart-mantra of the Rooster King. Nasajato — heart-mantra of the Pine Tree. Makkhajattang — heart-mantra of a Spell/Mantra. Nawaassa — heart-mantra of Namo. Naitisa — heart-mantra of the Great Trickster-Spirit. Karasattha — heart-mantra invoking the Lord Buddha. Kanama — heart-mantra of the alphabet [Ko-Kho]. Pattamerapana — heart-mantra of the Primer (Pathamang). Kaaphasueauuakaausiwangphunga — heart-mantra of the Great Elder Upagutta. Assakottapalayanti — heart-mantra of Mother Earth (Nang Thorani). Pasise — heart-mantra of Virupakkha. Ahangnuka — heart-mantra of Supernatural Power. Kakhajani — heart-mantra of Weapons. Kayanaa — heart-mantra of the alphabet [Ko-Kho]. Naphanuwe — heart-mantra of the Bow. Hantanupha — heart-mantra of Bali (Phali).

These heart-mantras were compiled by copying from many different textbooks brought together, and so may differ somewhat from other textbooks that have been generally printed and circulated. Some of these heart-mantras are still not widely known, and so they are recorded here so that later generations may learn them in turn.