Rituals

Overview

Chris finds out about some of the rituals people use to help improve their lives.Up country in the Philippines, Chris takes part in an exorcism to cleanse a haunted house. While under a full Moon in a Manila cemetery he takes part in a War Eskrimador Death Offensive ritual, which is meant to give increased power to a martial artist. He decides not to take part in a Thai ritual to protect villages from evil, because it involves climbing huge ladders made of razor sharp knives, but decides to leap feet first into the Fire-Walking ritual in the same place, with unexpected results...In India he learns the secrets behind an apparently miraculous dance that cured smallpox. And he meets the UK team harnessing common or garden herbs and plants to cure Alzheimers, cancer and head-aches.