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How Magickal Pearls Are Acquired Part 2
By Leonard
One interesting myth related to cobra-pearls is that these cobrasemploy the light of the pearl that they carry in their hoods to hunt atnight, as a means of brightening their pathway--this would certainlyindicate a property of the pearl itself or in accord with the argumentabove that a symbiotic relationship is being alluded to here betweenthe cobra and the spirit-elemental of the pearl that the snake hosts.In cases where a pearl is said to have glowing properties it isdifficult to validate and affirm its authenticity or to determinewhether some form of a gimmick is employed to working its becauseowners of such pearls invariably refuse testers closer inspection. Inregards to fakes, we know that there are synthetic "stones" selling inIndonesia with an electronic component, the Light-Emitting Diodeembedded within them; this is coupled to a tiny battery and a switchthat closes the circuit and gives off light whenever the stones areimmersed in water or when pressure is applied to them--this noveltyitem could probably be found in various countries as well--this stoneis often appropriated for deception. What confuses the glowing-pearlissue of the above is that in ancient Vedic literature such as theGaruda Purana, the nature of the pearls that are said to be "brilliant"are described in terms that are open to interpretation and debate.
But to return to the subject of shamanic pearl-retrieval, there aretimes when the ritual fails for one reason or another or it may requireextra effort to be channeled into it in which situation moreritual-sessions are repeated for consecutive days and this entails theshaman spending more days/nights in the mosquito-infested region. Attimes such prolonged struggles also fail and the shaman has to returnempty-handed for his efforts. Generally speaking, the more difficult itis for the shaman to retrieve a pearl, the greater is its inherentpowers/magickal virtues. It is a rare occurrence, but shamans dooccasionally pay for their lives during psychic-struggles.
Shamans are often called to attention of unusual phenomena occurring invillages such as strange hauntings, poltergeists, possessions,etc.--subsequent psychic detection by these shamans may reveal that thehaunting entities are guardians of magickal pearls who often desire forthese to be given to certain individuals--rituals are then conducted tofacilitate the transfer of these treasures. In other cases, hauntingspirits are not predisposed of giving away pearls in their possessionsbut haunt as a result of the desecration or disturbances of theirterritory by humans. When shamans detect that these nature-spirits areprotectors of pearls and wishes to acquire them, a psychic "battle"would ensue with the shaman engaging in an inner-struggle for victoryover the spirit beings.
Haunting spirits such as the above are often the "siluman"class-types--the sort of jinns (genies) that manifest themselves asetheric creatures and sometimes even as physical animals that can bekilled as ordinary beings. Beasts such as tigers, crocodiles andwild-boars menacing villages and killing humans are often regarded assiluman--they carry certain traits or have features that indicate thatthey are no ordinary animals--there is always something strange aboutthem. To protect the community, the elders of a troubled village wouldtypically decide to set a trap for the beast somewhere in theircompound or to hunt them down. During the actual confrontation, thesecreatures often display extraordinary qualities of invulnerability,strength, fearlessness, and stamina; ordinary blades and weapons havealmost no effect upon them--when they are finally vanquished with theassistance of shamans who casts an appropriate spell, they are found tocontain pearls or stones in their bodies and these are discovered topossess the same properties displayed by their dead hosts. Normally thetribal chieftain or an elder would claim these pearls as their own. Notonly pearls but every part of these unusual beasts such as their claws,fangs, teeth, horns, skin, etc., are likewise regarded as havingmagickal properties.
The power of invulnerability against the blade is often displayed bydomestic life-stock as well, most of the time fowls--roosters, inparticular; and even after the prayers conducted by the butcher whichresults in a successful slaughter, the decapitated chicken would stillhave the strength and the nerve-energy within it to run amuck albeitheadless for several minutes. These roosters when later dressed andcut-open often reveal bezoar stones in their organs--Albertus Magnusand other naturalists of past centuries refer to these stones asAlectoria. At times, silumans are benevolent and they wouldmysteriously appear in a village as an animal, most of the time aslarge snakes; they find themselves an agreeable person to reach out toand who eventually adopts them as pets. After being with their newkeeper and family for several months or years, these benign creatureswould suddenly vanish as mysteriously as they came but not beforeleaving behind a pearl or two. Sometimes the keeper would notice abulge on their pet's serpentine-head developing; this would grow anddevelop into a snake-crown and is the object given to their keeperduring the creature's departure.
One interesting manner in which Nature offer pearls to individuals isthrough dreams. Villagers living adjacent to forests and jungles oftenhave lucid-dreams in which a mysterious personage would visitthem--most of the time such encounters is of an elderly personthat would make contact and explain to the dreamer that a gift is beingoffered and that it may be found at a certain place; the nature of thegift is not always described, though, neither is the site where it islocated in which case the dreamer would simply wake up before sunriseand resume his or her normal daily-routine until later in the day thegift is found unexpectedly. If the site is indicated in the dream, thedreamer in his waking-state would investigate and conduct a searchwhich almost always yields the expected results. Sometimes dreams suchas these precedes the mysterious arrival of a creature wishing to beadopted as a pet as described above.
Pawangs that sojourn in the wilds are close to Nature and are observantof the creatures that live in their natural habitat. The behavioralpatterns of these animals, their place in the food-chain, their defencemechanisms, etc. are all duly noted by the studious pawangs--the latterare the non-academic "natural" naturalists who also observe the occultside of the flora and fauna in a given region. As these pawangsspecialize in animal and plant pearl-acquisition it is understandablethat they would mentally record the characteristics of animals andplant-life harboring pearls. From the reports that we have gatheredcreatures with pearls in them often have the following characteristicsand traits: an advanced age, invulnerability, unusual gait/movements,immunity to venomous bites, human behaviour, etc. Serpents that oftenhave stones within them, for instance, are observed to swim andundulate their bodies not horizontally but vertically--we can theorizethat such a movement is caused by the excess weight dragging theirbodies downwards and the effort of the creatures to keeping themselvesafloat. In regards to tree-pearls, it is noted that trees withcrystallized sap or petrified pieces are often the type that have holesin their trunk where rot has set in and where these pearls are found.
As mentioned before animals are not hunted for pearls; nonetheless,these stones on occasion do show-up in the carcasses of wild-animalsslaughtered by villagers for food; pearls are thus acquiredincidentally in such situations. Shamans do not employ the methods ofhunting or killing animals as not only is this a fruitless effort and awaste of time but it also severs their attunement with Nature and thevalues and goals that they hold dearly. There is one rumour circulatingthat animals are triggered to developing stones by the Dayaks ofKalimantan (Borneo). The author of the online article "Bizarre TalesAbout Bezoar Stones" (webguru.com) states that,
"The Dayaks of Borneo have a method for producing bezoars which theycall guligas. This is to shoot an animal with an unpoisonedarrow. When the wound heals, there is often a hardening ofthe skin, which finally results in the formation of aguliga. In some of these concretions the point of the arrow still
remains. The guligas of natural formation are frequently foundbetween the flesh and the skin of apes andporcupines."
However, the author does not mention how injured animals are supposedto have survived such shots--do the Dayaks help them to recover?Arrow-shot wounds are often fatal--especially to small animals--therewould not be any opportunity for injured creatures to recover and havetheir wounds healed--this rumour, based on the accounts of travellersof past centuries has yet to be verified; nevertheless, contemporaryunwritten information regarding the retrieval of bezoar stones,mustika, or guligas do not mention Dayaks forming pearls in such amanner. After all, there are no stories of humans forming pearls afterbeing shot by arrows and recovering thereafter--it might be redundantto say that shamans of our acquaintances and associates do not kill oracquire pearls in such a manner.
Some mustika-pearls have the power to assist their keeper to acquireother pearls that are equally exquisite and rare--this may result invaried ways. The keeper may easily find suppliers or sources for thesepearls or they would approach him without much effort on his part ofseeking them out. The magickal-pearl owned would also enrich the keeperbuilding up his finances so that other pearls may be secured ifdesired. Another method which is not too common is for the pearl(s) tobe appropriated in magickal rites especially designed for themanifestation of mustika-pearls--most of the pawangs that conductpearl-retrieval operations have their own special pearl to facilitatesuch work. By possessing a good quality magickal pearl, especially aserpentine/dragon pearl it is said that the keeper would eventuallyfind the acquisition of other pearls and gem stones much easier. TheGaruda Purana states thusly,
"Only meritorious persons will have access to the cobra-pearl. Thenthey can get other gems of great brilliance, wealth, kingdom and growbrilliant."
Certain spirit-communications convey the idea that mustika-pearls whenplaced in certain geometric-formations send out signals in the ethericrealms which attract the attention of the guardian-spirits of pearlsmaking it possible for further gifting to take place--we will notelaborate on this principle or methodology here, suffice to say that itis a tried and tested method.
We have already described how ordinary individuals are giftedmustika-pearls through lucid-dreams. Another possible manner wherebythese pearls are entrusted to fortunate individuals is within theframe-work of paranormal incidents that would leave the individualsconcerned dazed and amazed. Such phenomena would normally transpireamidst natural surroundings, such as in forests, sacred grounds,power-spots, etc. The external character of these incidents may varyand have outward differences but they are essentially similar inspecifics in which the recipient of the pearl is approached by amysterious person who offers a gift or points to where it may be found.While still reflecting about the matter and perhaps gazing elsewherefor a second or two, the recipient would turn once again to thestranger who is found to be no longer there nor anywhere else. Therecipient would find in place of where the person was standing or inthe vicinity mustika-pearls or some other object as indicated by thebestower.
It is well-known that in the ocean lives a creature called the oysterthat produces pearls of various shades of color and sizes. It is notrecognized, however, that the sea offer more jewels than justoyster-pearls. There are other pearls formed by the interacting forcesof the elements or sea-creatures and they can be just as exquisite andunusual as the pearls produced by the mollusk. For a lack of a betterword, we refer to them collectively as "sea-pearls"--they are anynatural jewel found in the sea and can be of any size, shape and color.Sea-pearls are mostly in a spherical-form and may have any sort oftexture. Their mineral composition are not quite known to us as thereare many types to consider, though the common ones are composed ofsilica or of a glass-material. How such sea-pearls are developed in thesea is a mystery, though the fulgurite (Lat. Fulgur--"thunderbolt")formed out of an environmental event may probably offer us a clue as totheir origin. The fulgurite, also called "petrified lightning" is afused-quartz (Si02, melting-point 2950°F) formed as a result of alightning-strike upon sand or rock. As a thunder-bolt hits the ground,it melts and fuses the material that it comes into contact with andnormally form a root-like structure buried beneath the surface; thisglass-like object is formed as the lightning traces its path in theground and it can have a length of several feet and several centimetersin diameter. They are normally hollow and have rough outer surfaces;their inner surfaces, though, are glassy and smooth; fine globules maybe found within fulgurites and the color of these objects vary in colorwith a greenish, grayish, whitish, blackish, or brownish tinge--theymight come in other colors too depending on the composition of thematerial where they are formed. Sea-pearls may be fragments of thesefulgurites re-shaped and re-formed by the forces of the sea.
Sea-pearls, generically, belong to the class of Lechatelierite, ornaturally-fused silica; one other possibility as to their origin isthat they are the matter ejected out of underwater volcanic craters;they may be crater glass (Impactite)--created out of meteorite impactevents in which case they are related to tektites; these pearls are notshards or fragments of colored-bottles fallen into the sea as believedby some theorists as the form in which they appear make it quiteimprobable. Underwater volcanic craters are found in the seas of theIndonesian archipelago and it is not illogical to assume that thepearls may have their origin within the fiery-furnace existing deepwithin their bowels. These colored sea-pearls are occasionally foundlying on the ocean-bed by divers and by those whose living depend verymuch on the sea; shamans acquire them through their unique methodsalong the lines that we have explained previously. After spendinghundreds and thousands of years in the sea in a natural environment,sea-pearls absorb a good deal of occult energies and elemental-beingsare attracted to them.
Pawangs have an uncanny knowledge related to mustika-pearls ofplant-life such as those found in coconuts and in bamboos; not only dothey detect the stones metaphysically, they are also familiar with thephysical characteristics that indicate whether or not a coconut or asegment of a bamboo-trunk has a pearl--generally speaking, theknowledge that they possess afford them to detect the presence ofpearls in almost every-type of flora. Most coconuts that have pearlswithin them are the "one-eyed" and "blind" coconuts--knowledgeablepawangs prior to removing the husk of a coconut can state withcertainty whether it is one-eyed or the regular three-eyed types. Withsuch specialized knowledge it is a simple matter for pawangs to extractand collect coconut or bamboo pearls without the unnecessary work ofopening thousands of coconuts just for their acquisition. Coconutplantation-workers and those involved with the processing of coconutswould have lots of the pearls in their possession as a result ofhandling them by the hundreds and thousands on a daily basis. Probablynone would admit of having them though, to avoid confiscation by theirsuperiors or employers.
We would like to conclude this article by saying that the methods ofpearl-acquisition explained herein only represent the "tip of anice-berg"--that there are probably more ways that mustika-pearls areacquired that we have inadvertently overlooked or that we may beignorant of. Nature cannot be constrained in any way--if she decides tooffer a gift to someone she will find a way to do it--no one canprevent the giving from taking place nor should anyone try to do so asthis could have catastrophic consequences. Forcing Nature to part withsomething which is not meant to be also has its negative effects. It isfortunate to possess a magickal mustika-pearl as one then has an objectthat connects oneself to Nature and her hidden spiritual forces--thishas inestimable value that cannot be described with words.
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