Myanmar has a rich culture of fortune-telling, and many believe the future can be discerned by mystics.
The poll’s outcome, some reckon, could even be swayed with “Yadaya” – magic rituals thought to steer fate.
“People struggling with trouble turn to fortune-telling and Yadaya, seeking the power and belief derived from it,” said Linn Nhyo Taryar.
“What people really want is a safe and secure life and future,” the 30-year-old told AFP.
DISSIDENT DIVINATION
Linn’s past has been anything but safe and secure, thanks to his prophesying profession.
As protests erupted after the coup – which he claims to have seen coming – he put a “Nine Swords, Nine Needles” hexon military chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, calling on social media for other mystics to do the same.
The ritual of candles arranged atop knives set out in a star pattern earned him two years in Yangon’s Insein Prison – notorious for alleged brutal rights abuses – for “causing fear or alarm” and inducing others to attack the state.
Post-release, he lives in self-exile in Bangkok, communing online with clients back in Myanmar.
Source: CNA
