tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post9157908937269761947..comments2024-03-22T21:58:18.933+00:00Comments on ShukerNature: ENCOUNTERING THE CHING SHIH - A VAMPIRE FROM CHINAAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15628598508836601012noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-54681922710557655172017-06-07T23:44:50.311+01:002017-06-07T23:44:50.311+01:00Wow great story .Wow great story .Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16346653115222498134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-85114892910397754922017-06-07T15:31:07.532+01:002017-06-07T15:31:07.532+01:00This is just a guess but I think it has something ...This is just a guess but I think it has something to do with the generative power of water. When we look at the most common things used to drive away malevolent beings, we often see things such as running water, the sun, and genitalia. What do all of these have in common? They support life. Water and sunlight have been known forever to be beneficial to crops and obviously every adult human is aware of genitalia's role in reproduction. All three are known to support life. When we look at a lot of malevolent spirits, they are often associated with death, disease, and sterility. My guess is that the generative power of things such as the sun, running water, and genitalia is supposed to displace the absence of generation. When there is an absence of life, the only solution is to bring life. That would be my guess as to the thought processes behind apotropaic imagery Tetrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15248509191969138029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-26469453700928340512017-06-06T07:58:02.700+01:002017-06-06T07:58:02.700+01:00Curious that the convention of supernatural creatu...Curious that the convention of supernatural creatures being unable to cross flowing water appears in European and Chinese folklore. I wonder from where that notion comes, and whether it means anything. Given the ubiquity of flowing water, I've often thought many supernatural creatures would be trapped in fairly small territories.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05990564432778690216noreply@blogger.com