Dolnaras Geerativudhipong (Ommi) — When the Divine Enters: Ommi’s Trance Journey at the Phuket Vegetarian Festival

The Phuket Vegetarian Festival, or Nine Emperor Gods Festival, is a Taoist ritual held each October in southern Thailand. Though known for its strict vegetarianism and purification practices, it is equally defined by trance and mediumship. Ma Song (“spirit horses”) enter altered states believed to be deity or ancestor possession, performing acts like cheek-piercing or fire-walking without pain—seen as devotion and purification.

Psychologically and spiritually, these trance states function as culturally supported dissociative experiences and communal catharsis. They allow participants to transcend ordinary consciousness, channel symbolic divine power, and release personal and collective suffering. The festival becomes a powerful expression of embodied spirituality, uniting body, mind, and spirit in a shared ritual of protection and renewal.

In this episode, Dolnaras, Ommi shares her 20-year journey of serving as a medium during the Phuket Vegetarian Festival, where a female deity enters her body to offer blessings and joy to others. She describes how the deity guides her toward the people who need her touch and how this non-ordinary state of consciousness has deepened her appreciation for both the human experience and the realms beyond it.

Through this cultivated balance between the spiritual and the everyday, Ommi has learned to support others in their healing—not only during trance states but also in her daily life.

ดลณรัสม์ กีรติวุฒิพงศ์ (Ommi):

Dolnaras Geerativudhipong is a Holistic Health Therapist specializing in Thai Sappaya Aromatherapy and Reiki Energy Healing. Her integrative approach blends the ancient wisdom of Thai Sappaya Medicine with the therapeutic properties of aromatic Thai herbs and essential oils to restore harmony and natural balance to the body, mind, and spirit.

Through the art of scent and herbal therapy, Ommi guides individuals toward inner peace and emotional clarity. Each session offers a gentle, sensory journey that soothes the heart, nurtures the senses, and awakens the body’s innate capacity for healing. By combining the core principles of Thai Sappaya—emphasizing comfort, balance, and mindfulness in all aspects of life—with the restorative energy flow of Reiki, Ommi’s sessions cultivate sustainable wellness and a deeper connection to self-awareness.

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