Filipino medicine man cures patients by melting candles
A black magic doctor in the Philippines cures patients by using melted candle wax.
Filipino medicine man Angelito Oreta, 54, has become one of the most sought-after conjurers in his home country.
The spell caster is visited at his home in at his home in Muntinlupa, Philippines, by sick families who believe their illnesses are caused by supernatural forces including elves, demons and evil spirits.
Angelito recites prayers in Latin and local dialects, before melting candles over a flame and dropping the wax into water - a form of pseudomedicine known as Pagtatawas.
The movement of the wax and the shape of the solidified wax is then used to diagnose ailments.
Angelito then moves the wax over a candle until it bursts into flames - supposedly destroying the evil spirits causing the illness. He also prescribes the right herbs to eat, or amulet or talisman to wear, in order to ward off more ''lower entities'' or evil spirits.
Footage and pictures taken earlier this month show a Filipino mother with insomnia and her teenage daughter with asthma visiting Angelito for help.
They said that they have been visiting Angelito for seven years because his treatments work every time.