[NSFW] The Singapore Occultists Thread

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He was also told to refrain from cursing the source of the stench or acknowledging the presence of the spirit.



Are you the kind whose mind immediately thinks of the supernatural when you see or smell something unusual?

A Xiaohongshu user recently wrote in a post: “Every night, when I jog past Queenstown park connector at around 7-8pm and I enter certain areas with dense vegetation, a sort of unpleasant, decaying odour will fill the air.”

He innocently asked: “Does anyone know what that smell is?”

Judging by his hashtags, the OP is an overseas student based in Singapore. Which also explains why they might not be clued in on local superstitions.

As locals, the first thought that springs to mind would be: ghosts.

A majority of netizens told him that he had probably encountered a ghost, or more specifically, a Pontianak.

The belief is that when one encounters the female spirit, they will first be greeted by a floral fragrance, followed by a stench that smells like a decaying corpse.

He was told to refrain from cursing the smell or acknowledging the presence of the spirit, and was also warned against turning around.

A few also shared similar encounters on their jogs.

The OP was instantly alarmed by the comments he received, revealing that he “no longer dares to go jogging at night”.

However, there were also a bunch of people who provided logical explanations for the smell.

Some said he probably noticed the smell of fertiliser, while others attributed the odour to “decomposing corpses of rats” and “rotting wood”.

So do you think it's ghost or no ghost?

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16 hours ago, chamfer said:

 

To be honest, there are only that handful of tools that works for me that I bought *side glance to boxes of "magical" trash*

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2 hours ago, Huat Zai said:

To be honest, there are only that handful of tools that works for me that I bought *side glance to boxes of "magical" trash*

I did not buy a lot stuff due to try be discreet. 

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@chamfer Hindu left hand path, a lot of points that are interesting.

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Need to be in working relationship with the deities involved. 

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On 3/10/2025 at 1:43 AM, Huat Zai said:

 

 

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Chinese version is 地基主.

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5 minutes ago, chamfer said:

 

Chinese version is 地基主.

Honestly I've never worked with one before, usually my relationship with them are more like

 

Maybe I should get cosy with the spirit at work...

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Lucid Dreaming Isn't Sleep or Wakefulness—It’s a New State of Consciousness, Scientists Find

 

 

Have you ever had a dream in which you realized you were dreaming?

When you become conscious of the fact that you are dreaming, you can take advantage of that knowledge and manipulate the dream. If you want to do something that is physically impossible in the real world, such as flying, you can leap into the air and take flight. Someone who realizes they are trapped in a nightmare can convince themselves to wake up.

The state known as lucid dreaming is an unquestionably surreal one, and it just got even more so. A team of researchers—led by Çağatay Demirel from the Donders Center for Cognitive Neuroimaging at Radboud University Medical Center, the Netherlands—has discovered that lucid dreaming has now been found to be a state of consciousness separate from both wakefulness and REM sleep (the state usually associated with dreams), and is in fact associated with its own unique type of brain activity. They published a study on their findings in the Journal of Neuroscience.

“This research opens the door to a deeper understanding of lucid dreaming as an intricate state of consciousness by pointing to the possibility that conscious experience can arise from within sleep itself,” Demirel said in a press release.

To identify what sets lucid dreaming apart from the rest of sleep, he and his team pulled previous studies—in which brain activity was measured with EEG sensors—together into what is now the most extensive dataset in this field of sleep research. The researchers then compared brain activity patterns for wakefulness, REM sleep, and lucid dreaming to find that that the eerie self-awareness experienced in lucid dreams has a connection to the electrical rhythms in neurons known as brain waves.

Perception and memory processing in the lucid dreaming state were found to be different from non-lucid REM sleep. The consciousness of existing in a dream was associated with with beta waves in the right temporal lobe (which controls spatial awareness and nonverbal memory) and parietal lobe (which controls the sense of touch and self-perception). Beta waves are a type of high-frequency electromagnetic activity in the brain involved in conscious thought processes like solving problems or making decisions. Our consciousness is dominated by beta waves when we are awake.

This might explain why there is so much cognitive control in lucid dreams. Dreamers deep in REM sleep have no sense of control over factors like thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, but those in lucid dreaming states do.

Demirel also linked gamma waves with lucid dreaming. These are the fastest brain waves, which become visible on an EEG at times when the brain is especially alert and focusing on something. When lucid dreaming begins, gamma waves increase in the right precuneus, which is involved in self-referential thinking—thoughts about ourselves and our lives. When we are awake, we often drift into this type of thinking when our minds wander.

Maybe the most mind-bending thing about lucid dreams is that they are, according to the study, similar in the brain to the effects of psychedelic drugs such as LSD and ayahuasca. These types of psychedelic experiences are also associated with the precuneus, whose activity is modified when waking imagery is seen despite having closed eyes (something usually only experienced with psychedelics).

Interestingly, however, lucid dreams may even go a few experiential steps past psychedelics. “While psychedelics often lead to a dissolution of ego and decreased self-referential processing […] lucid dreams may actually harness elements of self-awareness and control,” Demirel and his team said in the study.

So if you’re capable of lucid dreaming, you’re in for an awesome trip.

https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a64563688/lucid-dreaming-consciousness/

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Wig returned to deceased cancer patient in M’sia after mysterious mortuary noises

 

 

 

 

Wig returned after eerie noises from deceased cancer patient’s mortuary compartment

A Malaysian social activist recently shared a chilling story about a deceased cancer patient whose wig was returned to her after mysterious noises were allegedly heard coming from her mortuary compartment.

On 17 May, Chee Heng Kuan aka Uncle Kentang, founder of non-profit organisation Community Policing Malaysia, recounted the experience on Facebook.

He said he was honoured to assist with the case of a woman who passed away in March this year.

While signing the necessary documents, a forensic staff member warned him to “put back her crown”, referring to the woman’s wig.

 

Source: Chee Heng Kuan on Facebook

Noises from mortuary led to wig being returned

The forensic staff shared that while on duty, he repeatedly heard strange noises coming from the deceased’s mortuary compartment.

Each time he checked, the sounds seemed to come from the same place.

Source: Chee Heng Kuan on Facebook

Believing the deceased was trying to send a message, and with the police unable to locate her next of kin, they traced her last hospital admission to the emergency department.

When questioned, the emergency staff recalled that the woman had fiercely protested whenever anyone touched her ‘crown’ — the wig she wore during cancer treatment to maintain her appearance.

No more noises after wig is returned to the deceased

A nurse recalled how the woman had warned staff to handle her wig with care.

This triggered the forensic staff member’s memory — he realised the body had been collected without the wig

 

He contacted the ward where she passed away, and the staff confirmed the wig had been left behind.

Source: Chee Heng Kuan on Facebook

He immediately retrieved the wig, brought it to the mortuary, and placed it next to her body.

After the wig was returned, the noises from the compartment stopped.

The forensic staff explained that the patient had lost all her hair due to cancer treatment and wore the wig to maintain her appearance.

Fearing supernatural consequences after the warning to “put her wig back”, Mr Chee instructed the funeral parlour’s cosmetologist to ensure the wig was respectfully placed on her before the coffin was closed.

Promise made to find woman’s next of kin

Mr Chee then organised a dignified funeral for the woman, complete with flowers, chanting monks, and cremation rites.

Source: Chee Heng Kuan on Facebook

Mr Chee believes the strange events surrounding the missing wig were a sign that he was “chosen” to ensure she received a proper send-off.

 

Now committed to locating her next of kin, he says the experience has strengthened his belief in life after death and underscored the importance of honouring the deceased with dignity.