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How Magickal Pearls Are Acquired Part 1
We are often inquired how mustika or magickal pearls are
extracted by shamans from Nature's realm or how some people are fortunate enough
to be gifted by Her. It certainly is appropriate that collectors and those
interested in the subject of animal/plant stones acquire more information in
this regard. Those who are misinformed or are not properly educated on the
processes of pearl-acquisition by shamans often mistakenly believe that animals
fall prey to hunters of these pearls and are killed indiscriminately without
compassion; generally speaking, this is not the case here in Indonesia as wanton
killing is a waste of time and resources even for shamans and would put them on
Nature's black-list and cause them to lose their raison d'ętre. It is important
to stress that one would hardly find animal-pearls through such killing..
Shamans are careful in maintaining a good relationship with Nature and Her
forces as it is through working with Her rather than against Her that the
magickal pearls are acquired. It would, therefore, probably be proper if we were
to offer some enlightenment and remove the concerns that some individuals might
harbour in their minds.
In almost all cases of magickal pearl-acquisition there lies an element of the
mystique, of the occult and the processes of shamanic work. Nature offer these
pearls possessing magickal properties to humanity and she often does so in ways
that borders upon the miraculous and the "supernatural." We know this
to be true as a result of several personal experiences where we were gifted by
Nature of unusual objects with inherent talismanic value. We need not elaborate
on this, the point being that when the hidden forces of Nature wishes to display
their fondness, respect, and friendship towards someone attuned to their
existence with mutual feelings on the part of the mortal, they often express
their delight with a physical token, such as a natural artifact, a curio or a
magickal pearl; these gifts often come as a surprise to the one so-attuned with
Nature; sometimes they are specifically requested through occult means--shamans
the world over are well familiar with the principles and the processes involved
and regularly practice them. The modus operandi of this occult-retrieval,
however, is not an exact science, and Nature does not always respond in the
manner hoped for--greed, doubt, arrogance, harmfulness, wrong-timing, etc.
almost always prevents the psychic-connection and the bonding from being
established with Nature. Shamans treating Nature with love and respect while
functioning under a magickal-trance and attuning to her life-rhythm are rewarded
for their congenial expressions accordingly. This is not to say that just anyone
can approach Nature and request pearls from Her and then be given them. It does
require a certain degree of mastery and the unfoldment of shamanic/psychic
powers aside from the development of purity and a spiritual consciousness--these
are cultivated through years of difficult training, discipline and struggle. In
Indonesia, the art of acquiring pearls from Nature is a specialized knowledge
and not all indigenous shamans of the class called "pawangs" possess
this power or know-how; tradit
The search for one's animal-totem in a shamanic-journey also often concludes
with the practitioner being gifted with a physical token by the forces
representing the archetypal animal-totem; these keepsakes are regarded as
magickal tools and as symbolic of the oneness and bond between the practitioner
and his/her animal-totem. The occult gifts that Nature of the tropical
wilderness of Indonesia present to native shamanic practitioners or fortunate
ones come in an array of forms; predictably, they are derived from their native
ambient flora and fauna and have mineral and/or organic structures in their
composition--these objects are often in a crystallized, fossilized or
concretized form. For instance, unusual shapes of fossilized roots, organic in
the initial stages of their growth, are often presented to the shamanic-practitioner
in his magickal interaction with the hidden forces of Nature. Pearls produced by
plants, trees, and animals as a result of unusual organic functions or
environmental influences are some of the objects imparted by Nature in her
desire to establish a harmonious relationship between humanity and the lives of
the various forms of spirit-intelligences composing her being. Lost or unowned
objects such as kerises, spear-heads, gem stones, rings and other accessories,
etc. when left in the open in the wilds for many years are often collected and
hoarded by the intelligences of Nature and kept in secret or hidden places
unknown to the mortal mind and unseen to the naked eye--these objects are
likewise gifted to shamans under certain conditions. At first reading the above
may seem like a tall-story, like a "fairy-tale"--and so it is: fairies
are involved; the tales, however, are true.
Journeys to areas of pearl-retrieval often require hours of hiking through
jungles and forests. Hardships are endured by shamans during such treks and
retrieval-work. Most of the occult operations are conducted in
power-spots/haunted areas referred to as "tempat-angker." These are
cross-roads of magnetic forces that are conducive to psychic and magickal work,
especially those rituals related to the contact with Nature's hidden forces. The
tempat-angker are regarded as portals between the third and fourth dimensions
and facilitates the passage of beings/entities travelling from one realm to the
other. It is for this reason that the tempat-angker are regarded as haunted and
avoided by natives familiar with the locale--there are many stories of the
unwary person being lost there only to emerge years later but without any
awareness of the passage of time. Magickal work done in power-spots require a
knowledge of occult principles and rules that govern such occult interfaces to
avoid or prevent mishaps from occurring. Two of the famous forests/jungles in
Java where magickal operations are often conducted are Alas Purwo and Alas
Ketonggo. Many sacred mountains are also chosen for magickal work such as Mt.
Lawu, Mt. Sumeru, Mt. Muria, etc. Basically, however, the pawang-shaman would
pick an area according to inner guidance or a spot already known to yield the
type of pearls that he may be seeking.
During magickal-retrieval operations shamans are given guidance by spirit
intelligence as to where mustika-pearls may be discovered and retrieved.
Normally it is the regional guardian-spirit of a given area that comes forth to
attend to the shaman. The pearls are often revealed to be located in caves,
dens, nests, and lairs; other possible spots are in the vicinity of some unusual
rock formation, old trees, pools, waterfalls, burial ground, etc. The pearls
indicated by psychic sources could be buried or hidden in an area in which case
they would have to be dug and sought for. Oftentimes shamans are guided and
intuitively led to the whereabouts of the remains of animals who were hosts to
these pearls. Through spirit guidance shamans are informed of the pearls
available in an area, the approximate amount, their organic origin, and what
types they are--the knowledge of these are conveyed via telepathic means and
through psychic visions.
Occasionally, during the ritual of retrieval, pearls are manifested directly
before the shamans from the etheric planes through teleportation or from whence
they were hidden in the physical realm--this type of acquisitions are typically
accompanied by long inner-struggles with the spirit guardians of the pearls and
often the presiding shaman is tested in various ways of his courage, purity and
worthiness. With the possibility of such a prospect shamans are always
psychologically and physically prepared beforehand. If a shaman has spirits (khodams)
working for him, his task is made much easier with their assistance. To
facilitate the magickal retrieval process, offerings and certain empowered oils
and incenses are employed in the magickal rituals as gifts to the fairy-spirits,
and pragmatically, to release sufficient psychic energies so that spirit
guidance or direct manifestations may occur; these oils and incenses can be
quite costly and pearls acquired in this manner are not given away for a cheap
"mas kawin," or "dowry." When all the tools and implements
are set, the shaman would commence chanting the secret mantras of invocation,
conjuration, communication and/or manifestation--this step alone could take
hours to complete. Occasionally, of course, spirit guidance and directions are
given to shamans without any need of rituals.
In the retrieving-ritual process, etheric forms may appear frolicking or moving
menacingly before the shaman. If they are spirits related to dragons, tigers,
and snakes, the etheric shadows would possess such forms as the
associated-creature. Dragon-spirits regularly manifest themselves as wisps of
smoke, as slithering etheric shadows--at time they form themselves through the
flames of the camp-fire. While the psychic-struggle and testing is taking place,
these spirits would strive to thwart the efforts of the shaman. But once the
operator overcomes all of the trials and temptations, all of the personal fears,
etc, the spirits eventually award him with the pearls that they watch over.
Sometimes the spirits would indicate that the time for release would have to be
at a later date as prevailing conditions related to the "bilateral
relationship between humans and spirits" are not conducive or appropriate
for the gifting--shamans would then have no other alternative but to postpone
the acquisition. It has been suggested by some that the whole modus operandi of
pearl-retrieval should be captured on video--this would certainly have a
promotive effect on the sales of mustika-pearls; however, rituals conducted
under such conditions are apt to fail because of the varied factors that
conflict with the sacred and prepared environment and the processes of shamanic-work.
Unwanted intrusions or an inappropriate/inept set-up are causes of failures
during retrieval-work.
If these pearls are psychically revealed to be in caves where snakes and
venomous creatures are to be found in abundance, the shaman while entering in
the vicinity of the hidden pearls would strew certain substances left and right
while chanting a power-mantra to repel the creatures and thus avoid being
bitten--but even then, because they are so numerous, shamans often do get bitten
by these creatures; at least one pearl-retrieving shaman showed us the marks of
the various snake-bites that he sustained during the many trips he made to the
caves in the dense jungles.
Hidden pearls are apt to glow or radiate subtly coloured-rays of light when they
have a "desire" to be found; these auric lights are detected by
shamans through etheric vision, and at times these lights are apprehendable
through normal sensory perception. When the glow is seen in some dark recess or
as emanating from the ground, it actually indicates that the regional or
indwelling spirit of the pearl wishes to be bonded with a human-being. It is
logical to assume that these nature-spirits are responsible for making the
hidden sacred-objects to glow as once they are found the glowing phenomenon
ceases--they do not continue to radiate lights and assume normal appearances
once in the possession of their human keepers. The appearances of these lights
not only occur in a shamanic pearl-retrieval setting, these events also occur
under ordinary circumstances and in the haunts of men--even layman experience
them according to the many reports that come to us. Various rumors and tales of
glowing cobra and centipede pearls may have their origin in this paranormal
phenomenon. Kerises and gem-stones when hidden by Nature similarly reveal
themselves in the twilight or nocturnal hours as colored-lights emanating from
the ground or wherever they are hidden--but when extracted from their position
they no longer give-off their unearthly radiance. The latter is a strong
argument in favour of spirit-activity in regards to glowing pearls as witnessed
by individuals; that these are the result of spirit-agencies and not of any
inherent properties of the pearls themselves unless possessing phosphorescent or
fluorescent substances/minerals.
In the case of fluorescent minerals, however, ultraviolet light is
required in order to see the effulgence. During their magickal rituals, shamans
would often capture in their hands colored-lights floating or zooming their
way--the captured object would feel warm and soft in their grasps. When their
hands are unclapsed, stones or other small objects reveal themselves to be the
miniature UFOs. This phenomenon and shamanic practice has gone on for centuries
long before stage-magic came up with entertaining routines duplicating closely
the above. The phenomenon of glowing lights in the environments of Nature are
well recorded in the annals of paranormal research; nevertheless, there are
still lots of mysteries related to the glowing-pearl phenomenon and as reported
by reputable individuals that nothing conclusive as yet can be reached.
Copyright © 2006 Luxamore
Bio:
Leonard Lee aka Luxamore: Metaphysical teacher, counseler, healer and merchant
of occult/magickal items of Indonesia. www.indotalisman.com
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