Fortean Times Marquesas Island article online

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A atomictonytiki Tiki Socialite Spain Joined: May 14, 2002 Posts: 1322	A atomictonytiki Posted posted on Wed, Jul 7, 2004 6:57 AM I read this article in Fortean Times magazine a few months back and thought about scanning it and posting it but now they've saved me the hassle... Spirits of the South Pacific Despite the predominance of modern attitudes and Catholic faith in the islands of the South Pacific, the people of the Marquesas Islands still have close encounters with terrifying, shape-changing ancestral spirits. PAUL ROSS travelled to the land of the tupapau to hear their stories. http://www.forteantimes.com/articles/181_pacific1.shtml
T Tiki_Bong Member Huntington Beach, CA Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: -16	T Tiki_Bong Posted posted on Wed, Jul 7, 2004 9:33 AM The ancient Hawaiians also believed that spirits of deceased or demigods (such as Patsy Cline)could take alternate body forms; the Hawaiian word for this phenomenon is: he kinolau
K Kanaka Member Atlanta Joined: Jun 02, 2003 Posts: 402	K Kanaka Posted posted on Wed, Jul 7, 2004 11:43 AM Cool story! It never occured to me that Jesus and Mary are in fact Catholic Tikis! Kanaka
V virani Tiki Socialite Volcanic area of France Joined: Sep 17, 2003 Posts: 1439	V virani Posted posted on Wed, Jul 7, 2004 2:48 PM I was there, I was there !!!!
PJ purple jade Member New Orleans Joined: Feb 19, 2003 Posts: 1450	PJ purple jade Posted posted on Wed, Jul 7, 2004 3:18 PM ...Jesus and Mary are in fact Catholic Tikis! Guess I wasn't so far off the mark with these than.

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