THAI OCCULT Hand Drawn Suea Yant Talismanic Vest Protection Amulet Magic RARE

Description

[Thai Occult] SUEA YANT - Talismanic Cloth Vest (Early to Mid 20th Century)
(Early to mid 20th century) Magical vests of this sort are known as Suea yant. The vest measures 21 inches wide and 18 inches tall. It has been
drawn by hand
with the front of the vest featuring protective yants in the form of magic squares and mandalas. The back of the vest contains one very large yant design. There are no lengthy magical inscriptions on either side but rather, individual letters and numbers within the squares and compartments of the yant designs. These diagrams do, however, contain supernatural formulae with the letters and numbers representing codes for incantations and spells. This was made in order to provide protection of all sorts. A rare piece.
The regional origin of "magical clothing" may be traced to the golden age of the Ayutthaya Kingdom (1351-1767 CE), where warriors took to the battlefield clad in suea yant (shirts covered in magical yantras) meant to protect them. Slowly, over a period of time, these designs travelled on to the bodies of the warriors themselves, when they realized inking the skin was a more practical idea. And thus grew the sacred art of Sak Yant Tattoos. In order for the warriors to obtain the fullest protection and increased strength in battle, they would often have their bodies tattooed from head to toe with magic symbols to prevent knives and arrows from piercing their skin. This tradition continued in Thailand as late as the second world war, when in 1940, a special series of Suea Yant shirts were made to distribute to members of the Thai Military who were volunteering to fight in Foreign Struggles. Members of the French Military reported that they witnessed Thai soldiers being shot and knocked to the ground by bullets, and then immediately standing up again and going back into battle as if nothing had hit them. Because many of them were tattooed, wearing protective amulets, and also wearing vests covered with occult inscriptions, the French Military gave them the name of “Ghost Soldiers”.
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