But all this was not given for free. Help seekers had to pay a heavy price for favors sought from the sorcerers. Fee was in the form of gold, gems, animal sacrifice and even human sacrifice – which was considered most sublime.
Mayong yet practices therapy for snake bite and magic to cure back pain. Necromancy was another practice common in Mayong.
Elders who do have some knowledge on the witchcraft yearn for scientific research on it so that word can spread and people can benefit through them.
Relics and conspicuous signs of Mayong's magical history are all over the place. Archeologists have discovered wall engravings, rock inscriptions, idols, voodoos and chants written on parchments. These have been passed on generation after generation as legacy. Almost every household in the village owns manuscripts.
