Episode 5154: Dark Enigma - Chinese Mythology Cosmongony-P’an Ku and The Fashioner of the Universe

Please be aware the stories, theories, re-enactments and language in this podcast are of an adult nature and can be considered disturbing, frightening and in some cases even offensive.  Listener Discretion is therefore advised.  Welcome heathens welcome to the world of the weird and unexplained.  I’m your host, Nicole Delacroix and together, we will be investigating stories about the things that go bump in the night, frighteningly imagined creatures, supernatural beings and even some unsolved mysteries but I promise all sorts of weirdness.  So, sit back, grab your favorite drink, and prepare to be transported to today's dark Enigma....  And on today’s Dark enigma well, I got another long email – which I loved, asking if I would focus on some Chinese mythology, so here you go!  So, with that said, we will still be playing our drinking game and as you know, the drinking game is only for those of us that are at home and have nowhere else to go tonight.  The choice of libation, as always my darlings, is yours, so choose your poison accordingly… Alright, now for the game part how about every time I say Chinese that will be a single shot and every time I say P’an, that will be a double shot.  Now that the business end is out of the way we can jump headfirst into today’s dark enigma… so don your best Hanfu or Qipao and, let’s dive into today’s offering of Chinese Mythology Cosmongony-P’an Ku and The Fashioner of the Universe The most conspicuous figure in Chinese cosmogony is P’an Ku. He it was who chiseled the universe out of Chaos. According to Chinese ideas, he was the offspring of the original dual powers of Nature, the yin and the yang, which, having in some incomprehensible way produced him, set him the task of giving form to Chaos and “making the heavens and the earth.”