Standing in front of the altar, Bong Sen sticks three large burning hio (incense sticks) in his left palm. Five blood-red phu (written spells) are stacked on top of the hio, representing five people from the community. He mumbles. His right hand holds a small hio, moving as if writing on the stack of phu. While perspiring, his face looks serene and does not show any pain. He is deep in beseeching the gods. The spirit of Li Sak Kung, a medicine ma