Dukun

Dec 12th, 2007, in Opinion, by Guest Writer

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Marisa Says:
December 17th, 2007 at 6:02 am
@ dewaratugedeanom and iamisaid

It’s a lightbeamer cat, suits my site’s name..
Changed it back but maybe indon-matter cached the previous one

Thank you, Mr. ? and Mr. ? and Ade Wanto.

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*just a minute ago, I realised that most people (commenters) here are twice or much older than I am.

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OOPS.

@ dewaratugedeanom

Yeah now this is exit… uhm, sir. Any eligible bachelor sons? Feel free to visit my blog.

Heheheheh.. ..jadi ga enak.
dewaratugedeanom Says:
December 17th, 2007 at 8:35 pm
Marisa

I love this blushing emoticon. It appeals to my protective instincts.
BTW, how do you make it?
Dragonwall Says:
December 18th, 2007 at 3:35 am
ha.ha.ha.Any eligible bachelor sons

Yeah seven years old..just kidding.
Kopral Geddoe Says:
January 17th, 2008 at 11:14 pm
Anyways, the dukun thing… Curses and bewitchments and all… are those for real?
Yati Says:
January 18th, 2008 at 2:42 pm
Hi does anyone know where i can see a dukun in batam?
Tolerasi Says:
February 6th, 2008 at 12:56 pm
Hey Ade….

I think you are very naive, you want to kill people for using black magic (which isn’t even proven to be real only gullibile people would believe it) just for using some quran verse…… I got some news for you buddy, your’e a terrorist. Ever here of tolerance or understanding, or minding your own business, your so angry inside you want to kill someone for reading something, I pity you and what must be your sad pathetic life.

I hope a dukun puts a quran curse on you.
Yati Says:
February 6th, 2008 at 4:26 pm
Hi Tolerasi,

Tks for your comments. FYI I’m looking for a dukun as i’m looking for a cure for my husband’s illness, as doctors are not able to tell what is wrong with him. I’m just looking for another alternative so that he can get well soon.
madepeter Says:
February 18th, 2008 at 2:15 pm
Hi,

I live in Jakarta. I’m wanting to find a reputable dukun…though not one as expensive as Ki Joko Bodo. Can anyone help? I am researching for a book, things like Tyuls, susk and work on opening indra kenam. I’ves een a few and they have not been much help.
If anyone is interested in meeting and speaking with me I would welcome that also.

Thanks, madepeter
passerby Says:
April 19th, 2008 at 12:33 pm
Is ’soul retrieval’, recoveing fragmented parts of the soul a common practice among dukuns in Indonesia? I have read about the Dayaks in Kalimantan having similar practices.
are there similar practices in Java. I live in Jogja and would like to learn more about this.
BALK Says:
May 27th, 2008 at 5:11 pm
How would you go about finding a reputable dukun in Jakarta?

I’d like to consult with one, although I’m not sure if he’d be willing to speak to a boule?

Also, what sort of things can you ask a dukun about? Anything you want, or are there rules to such meetings?

Does it cost a lot?

Most grateful for your help.
Zecky Says:
August 6th, 2008 at 10:43 pm
There seems to be so much stigma attached to the word, so do dukun like their name, or do they call themselves something else?

My cousin’s wife is a dukun, although I didn’t realise it when I last saw her (I was still very young, I just thought she was a magician). She could peel a fruit open and there’d be jewels inside, and other forms of magic.
And what amazed me most was that she brought Islam into it… she chanted in what sounded like Arabic before performing a miracle (although she always mumbled them so we wouldn’t hear!). She also dressed in full Islamic clothing, with only face, hands and feet exposed. And she used verses from the Qur’an in her magic.

Too bad I live in Europe – I havem’t been able to see any dukun.
Zecky Says:
August 6th, 2008 at 11:08 pm
@ BALK: my cousin’s wife doesn’t charge her customers/patients.

And I think this is important – if they don’t charge, they’re obviously more appealing than doctors.

There’s a cycle –
-Indonesians are superstitious…
-so they consult a dukun…
-the dukun wows them with magic…
-so Indonesians remain superstition…
-so they consult a dukun.

Another cousin of mine had the money to go to a doctor, but she insisted on going to the dukun instead. And she’s young, educated and from the city!
Therefore dukun can only disappear BY FORCE in my opinion, and if we look at the current situation I’d say the growing Islamic fundamentalism could cause that.
BALK Says:
August 7th, 2008 at 4:59 am
I hope not (about the fundamentalism)……..Yeah, so how do these ones that don’t charge make a living? Are they just doing it as a sort of spiritual hobby then?

Did you wife’s cousin only do little tricks to impress people? Nothing more useful? What about “cleansing” a haunted building or something like that…Is that something a dukun might do?

Most interesting, thank you.
zecky Says:
August 7th, 2008 at 4:54 pm
Did you wife’s cousin only do little tricks to impress people?

That was only to impress me (as a kid) and my mum (as a European); but this is her “job” too. Like I said, she doesn’t charge, although I’m sure customers who can afford it would feel obliged to give her a little something.
As for “useful” things, yes she can be consulted for healing and for removing curses etc (I’m not sure about LAYING curses!). I’m not sure about haunted houses, but it’s possible.
Her husband (my cousin) died recently, but when he was alive he worked, so that’s how she could live.

Unfortunately, she can be a bit of a gossip – no “dukun confidentiality”, lol – last time she visited us she told us about most recent patients/customers (some of whom it turned out were my dad’s friends!).
Peter Says:
August 10th, 2008 at 9:37 pm
Hello!

I am an American writer visiting Yogyakarta this month (August 2008). Does anyone know a dukun I can visit or maybe interview?

Thanks!

Peter Levenda
The Emperor Says:
February 28th, 2009 at 7:07 pm
Hi Folks,

My girfriend recently has quit on me, but I need her back in my life.

Is there a DUKUN who can assure me that he can get her back to me in my life…?

I would be so grateful.
Namjap Says:
October 24th, 2009 at 9:47 pm
I have experience in most of your queries. It’s just that I am not on the net very often so the best way to contact me is by phone. I am in Seremban, Malaysia. My contact is
+6017 621 8838. Although it would be better to visit me, it is not necessary. A set of recent photographs of the patient is enough. Also Full name and date of birth.

You don’t have to pay me anything until you get some results. Upon having the favourable results, you must make the payment. You can email me if you are not in a hurry. I am a male, 53 years old and Dukun is my full time profession. I have several years experience and also provide meditation technique to open your third eye.

I have treated stroke patients with very high success if they came within 3 months of their illness. My email : namjap@yahoo.co.uk