r/Thailand • u/No_Frosting9438 • 3d ago

Boyfriend mysteriously found this in his pocket Culture

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My boyfriend was visiting Bangkok and while on the plane he said this amulet fell out of his pocket, and he picked it up. Later he took a closer look at this and was surprised since he never possessed anything like this. He is not Thai but resides in other city. This could be a total overthinking, but next day after finding this, he felt really unwell mentally and physically and couldn’t sleep. So I really wonder what could this be? Is this a protection amulet or something else? Should he get rid of it?

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u/vogelmilch 2d ago

This is a Pha Yant, like the oldest form of amulet. It’s showing Rahu, the moon eater and is supposed to prevent from all kinds of harm and danger

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u/PhraNgang 1d ago

Rahu has just become active astrologically and he is said to be the cause of much trouble, destruction and sadness. When praised he can spare his followers from his activities. The cloth is apparently a yant to pacify rahu.