Mysteries Of Paranormal, Superstiton
By Za'im Zaini & Azrol Azmi

Bandar Seri Begawan - The `Jenglot', Keris Picit or Mustika Kelapa, names which are unfamiliar but yet can send chills down your spine. Other interesting exhibits include 'Minyak Dagu', a love potion from the paranormal world and 'Mustika Beras' which allegedly can bring great profit to businesses. These items displayed are among many known to be associated with superstition; paranormal and bomoh practice. The exhibition which runs until Aug 19 at the Knowledge Convention at ICC has drawn flocks of people ranging from the elderly to young students. Items like the 'Mustika Kelapa' from Malaysia are commonly used by bomoh practitioners as a means of protection from disturbance by evil spirits.

The Jenglot, a replica of a mysterious human-like creature, or commonly associated with vampires, is also a crowd-pulley. It is used by some witch doctors to cast black magic spells.

The 'Keris Picit' is used as a means of protection and to scare off enemies.

Hjh Norsinah Hj Husin, Head ofAqidah Control Section of the Syariah Affairs Section, said that the objective of the exhibition is to provide exposure and awareness to society.

She added that response has been great from the public. One main attraction was said to be the `susuk jarum' that is alleged to give beauty to the wearer. This item according to officials was obtained from a local and that it actually did not bring any beauty to the wearer itself.

Some of the items shown are confiscated items, among them invincible suits and the `kulit kijang' which has been wrongly believed to make a person invincible.

Commenting on the unnerving incidence of a woman hit with hysteria during the exhibition at 1CC recently, Hjh Norsinah said that it was not actually an extreme hysteria but "shock" after viewing the exhibition.

A visitor Awg Irfan bin Mohammad, a 15-year-old fifth former from Lumut said the exhibition is indeed quite interesting and can teach the public so that they will not be deviant or believe in such bomoh practices.

It is also a rare opportunity to see such items because it is very unusual for items of such kind to be displayed.

For others the informative exhibition proves important in highlighting items which are considered 'khurafat' and believing in it can lead to 'syirik' (ultimate sin). -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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