| Freaks and anomalies are found abound in | | | | elementals will not interact with humans that |
| Nature and her creations--if we would just | | | | are spiritually unbalanced and have not |
| look for them. "Mustikas" or "Magickal | | | | harmonized their element psychologically |
| Pearls" having their origin in animals and | | | | within the psyche. For this reason, genuine |
| plants are just some of Nature's curiosities | | | | mustikas or magickal pearls may be mistaken |
| hardly known or mentioned in the literature | | | | for fakes by psychics who know no better. |
| of the Occident, accept perhaps in faerie | | | | Sometimes other factors fool people who think |
| tales. It is different in the East, however. | | | | they know something about mustikas; two such |
| Pearls, other than those originating from | | | | factors are the color and form of a pearl. |
| oysters are mentioned in the Hindu scripture, | | | | When shown a genuine pearl of a certain color |
| "Sri Garuda Purana," where it explains the | | | | and size, like one having its origin from a |
| powers of several types of pearls derived | | | | bamboo plant, for instance, they would search |
| from mammals, reptiles and even the natural | | | | for further bamboo mustikas having only such |
| conditions or specific events of Nature. In | | | | characteristics--other genuine bamboo pearls |
| Indonesia, legends are found in which brave | | | | of a different form and color would be |
| men died searching for these pearls--and when | | | | labeled as "false." This is unreasonable as |
| acquired they are treasured and valued as | | | | there is nothing in Nature that are exactly |
| high as other family heirloom items such as | | | | alike. Oyster pearls, as an example, come in |
| kerises, spear heads, and other sacred | | | | various colors, sizes, and forms. Oyster |
| objects. Almost all magickal stones mentioned | | | | pearls are not always round, they may come in |
| in Arabian, Chinese, and other Eastern tales | | | | pear-shape forms, as in tear-drops, and even |
| or legends actually refer to mustikas, or | | | | flat pieces resembling angel-wings. We |
| magickal pearls of an organic origin. | | | | personally possess bamboo pearls as large as |
| Dragons, for instance, in Chinese lore, are | | | | a chicken egg, red in color. We also have |
| known to guard pearls--these pearls are | | | | blue and green, and black bamboo pearls of |
| actually produced by them rather than | | | | diverse shapes and sizes. Not all of our |
| acquired from some external source.It would | | | | stock are presented on our web-site. The |
| be appropriate here to explain the word | | | | pearls shown are merely representative of |
| "Mustika": it is from the Kawi language, of | | | | what is available. Those ordering |
| an old Javanese origin and translates as, | | | | mustika-pearls from us are not always given |
| "magick jewel," or "precious stone." Some | | | | the exact same mustika as seen in the |
| Indonesian occultists use the word to refer | | | | pearl-pictures--mustika-pearls are |
| to any magickal object or power. That most | | | | one-of-a-kind.Descriptions from ancient texts |
| western occultists and shamans do not mention | | | | as to the color and shape of a mustika do not |
| animal pearls or pearls originating from | | | | tell the whole story as not enough pearls |
| plants is quite unusual in itself. One would | | | | were found at that time to make a proper |
| expect this knowledge to be universal, | | | | comparison or a true statement. To put it |
| especially among aboriginal shamans in all | | | | plainly, mustikas or magickal pearls of the |
| parts of the world--yet we find that this is | | | | same animal or plant origin do not always |
| not--as far as we can tell (if anyone can | | | | have the same color, size or form. They may |
| offer us some info on this regard we would | | | | appear as an unworthy object or as a thing of |
| greatly appreciate it). In contrast, the | | | | beauty--their appearance should not be too |
| shamans of India, China, and South-East Asia | | | | much of an issue for the magickal |
| are always on the look-out for these occult | | | | practitioner, for their true value lies in |
| objects as they hold great power and magickal | | | | their occult nature.In their natural state |
| virtues--powers and virtues often employed in | | | | most mustikas have rough textures. It is only |
| magickal work, mystical rites, spiritual | | | | after being tumbled and polished do they give |
| development, and occult healings. In the | | | | a lustre. It is actually in their natural |
| past, kings, ministers, and noblemen sought | | | | state that one may see that a mustika is |
| for them and paid handsome rewards for those | | | | genuine as they are unlike any crystal or gem |
| able to acquire them--many have died trying. | | | | stone in their uncut, untumbled, and |
| Unfamiliar with pearls of origin other than | | | | unpolished state. Sometimes natural objects |
| oysters, westerners approach the subject with | | | | such as a grass or part of an insect may be |
| a good deal of skeptism--even those involved | | | | found embedded within them--these magickal |
| in the occult are somewhat surprised at the | | | | pearls often possesses additional |
| possibility. This shows that a good deal of | | | | power.Pearls may be tested by the layman |
| work and investigation still lies before the | | | | whether they are genuine or fake using the |
| seeker and average practitioner of the occult | | | | finger test; however, this method is not |
| from the Occident in the probings of Eastern | | | | conclusive--it does entail having some |
| Mysteries. We also still have to hear what | | | | psychic sensitivity on the person testing it. |
| open-minded zoologists and botanists have to | | | | The method is to hold a pearl with the right |
| say about these mustika-pearls.In Indonesia, | | | | hand between the thumb and forefinger. Inhale |
| a shamanic specialist on the animal kingdom | | | | and hold your breath, then feel the energy |
| called a "pawang" is normally the one that | | | | flowing along the arms to the heart. Exhale |
| goes looking for these objects in the jungles | | | | when you need to. Repeat the breathing |
| and wilderness. Sometimes magickal pearls are | | | | cycle--the more you do this, the more |
| acquired in an occult manner directly from | | | | definite will the energy be felt. The arm |
| the faerie realms where they are guarded by | | | | holding the pearl would feel intensely heavy |
| elemental beings--often with considerable | | | | at one point--this effect is generally not |
| psychological struggle. Pawangs are those who | | | | felt with ordinary stones and objects. You |
| speak the "language" of animals, birds and | | | | may test this for yourself should you possess |
| plants. The pawang would meditate and sleep | | | | a magickal pearl. Some people make a mistake |
| in the wilds requesting Nature for her gifts | | | | of stating that testing every object makes |
| in the form of mustikas. In dreams or while | | | | their fingers tingle and thus feeling this as |
| in the trance-state he is guided by the | | | | a result of holding a magickal pearl is of no |
| spirit-dwellers and guardians of the forests | | | | import. This is fallacious, and is not the |
| and jungles as to where mustikas may be | | | | effect sought. This tingling is the result of |
| acquired, and sometimes what he has to do in | | | | the blood pulsation as the fingers are |
| order to acquire them. He is almost always | | | | pressed against the hard surface of the |
| directed to caves, nearby lakes or streams | | | | pearl. What we are actually after in this |
| and shown the cadavers or remains of animals | | | | experiment is to feel the subtle energy |
| or plants and trees where they are found. | | | | flowing into the arms--thus the pearl should |
| Animals are never hunted for their pearls, as | | | | not be held between the fingers too tightly. |
| shamans and pawangs respect them. | | | | When the energy flows, it accumulates in the |
| Nevertheless, pearls are also sometimes found | | | | arm before reaching the body--this makes the |
| in animals being hunted for food by native | | | | arm intensely heavy. When one's subtle nadis |
| huntsmen. It is said that it is the senior | | | | or etheric nerves have been cleansed of |
| members of any animal species or those | | | | psychic toxins and enlargened for a greater |
| displaying exceptional qualities that yields | | | | capacity of energy-flow, just holding a |
| mustikas.Occasionally, ordinary people in a | | | | mustika-pearl for a few seconds is sufficient |
| rural environment would have visitations in | | | | enough to feel the rush of the force.In the |
| dreams by the regional spirits. These | | | | days of yore, most men could only mention |
| intelligences would direct someone to accept | | | | animal/plant pearls in their writings. |
| a special gift from Nature lying at a certain | | | | Nowadays, magickal pearls are bountiful and |
| spot. These dreams are often found to be | | | | readily available to a wider public--to those |
| substantially true as the object is | | | | that seek them. The reason has partly to do |
| located--objects which are normally | | | | with the Aquarian-Age that we find ourselves |
| mustika-pearls.Why are mustikas so highly | | | | living in. It is, however, mainly because |
| valued? Magickal pearls are held in great | | | | Nature wishes to offer humanity something |
| regard not only because of their scarcity, | | | | that would help men embrace her and not |
| and sometimes beauty, but also because of the | | | | destroy the platform where the other lower |
| power that resides in them. These pearls are | | | | kingdoms have their place of evolution. |
| formed with the help of elementals | | | | Mustika-pearls are Nature's gifts to |
| spirits--gnomes, elves, and other etheric | | | | humanity, it connects us directly to the |
| beings of Nature. That etheric spirits help | | | | Spirit-Intelligences of the mineral, plant, |
| to form gems is not quite unknown in western | | | | and animal kingdoms. |
| occultism. In the fairy tale, "Snow White," | | | | |
| for instance, we read of 7 dwarfs working in | | | | As alluded to previously, the reality of |
| their "mines." From the esoteric perspective, | | | | mustika pearls are to be found in certain |
| they were actually not mining at all, but | | | | literature. Below we quote fully the summary |
| forming gems and crystals. Tales such as hens | | | | translation of the Sri Garuda Purana by the |
| laying "golden eggs" possesses some truth if | | | | gemologist , Robert S. Brown, regarding this |
| considered in the light of magickal pearls. | | | | matter. The commentary in square brackets are |
| There are many such golden eggs available. | | | | ours:"Besides (natural) oyster pearls there |
| Elementals are Nature's handmaidens and are | | | | are seven other types [In fact, almost every |
| the hidden forces acting behind all phenomena | | | | animal specie and perhaps plant-life may |
| and natural formations or creations. | | | | produce pearls--although rare] found in conch |
| Elementals help "paint" the flowers and | | | | shells, wild boar heads, elephant heads, king |
| nourish them with prana and the necessary | | | | cobra heads, bamboo stems, clouds, and fish |
| gases. Science calls the latter process | | | | heads."Pearls from elephant heads, bamboo |
| osmosis, but behind the physical scene, in | | | | stems, boar heads, fish mouths, and conch |
| the etheric world, one may perceive fairies | | | | shells are lusterless, even though possessed |
| frolicking among plants, flying to and fro, | | | | of other auspicious qualities [Not all |
| entering and exiting the stem and leaves of | | | | crowns of animals are lusterless--some have |
| plants taking the pranic globules from the | | | | clear crystalline-structures and do give |
| air and into the flora.Such similar work as | | | | forth a sheen; some bamboo pearls also have |
| the above are being done by elementals in the | | | | lustre]. Pearls from conch shells are usually |
| formation of mustikas. The difference with | | | | the size of a large kona (the large end of |
| ordinary gems and crystals is that these | | | | a drum stick), and they possess a color |
| elementals eventually make the pearl their | | | | similar to their host shell."Fish pearls are |
| dwelling place until released by the | | | | perfectly round and symmetrical. They possess |
| destruction of the pearl or for some other | | | | a yellowish hue like the scales of the |
| cause--thus sometimes we have genuine pearls | | | | pathenam fish which often inhabit the mouths |
| without the elemental spirit present. Below | | | | of deep sea whales [Again, not totally true, |
| we quote a paper, "Conversations on | | | | we have seen shark pearls white in |
| Occultism" by H.P. Blavatsky on elementals to | | | | color.]"Boar pearls [we have this pearl |
| give a greater insight on these beings | | | | available in our collection] are colored like |
| (italics are ours) :"Student.- If I | | | | a boar's tusks and are found only in remote |
| understand you, an elemental is a centre of | | | | parts of the world. Such pearls are |
| force, without intelligence, without moral | | | | auspicious symbols of the Varaha boar |
| character or tendencies, but capable of | | | | incarnation of the Supreme Lord, Sri |
| being directed in its movements by human | | | | Vishnu."Pearls derived from bamboo appear |
| thoughts, which may, consciously or not, | | | | like hailstones in color, and they are found |
| give it any form, and to a certain extent | | | | only within bamboo that has grown in a region |
| intelligence; in its simplest form it is | | | | populated by religious people [Lots of bamboo |
| visible as a disturbance in a transparent | | | | pearls in our collection--they mostly come |
| medium, such as would be produced by 'a | | | | from Ujung Kulon, Java, which secret sources |
| glass fish, so transparent as to be | | | | say is one of the remote places where the |
| invisible, swimming through the air of the | | | | Indonesian Spiritual Masters regularly |
| room,' and leaving behind him a shimmer, such | | | | convene]."Pearls from the cobra's hood are |
| as hot air makes when rising from a stove. | | | | perfectly round, like fish pearls, and they |
| Also, elementals, attracted and vitalized | | | | radiate a natural effulgence. By repeated |
| by certain thoughts, may effect a lodgment in | | | | washing, a snake pearl becomes as lustrous as |
| the human system (of which they then share | | | | a polished sword blade. Anyone possessing |
| the government of the ego), and are very hard | | | | such a naga-mani attains piety, rare good |
| to get out."Sage.- Correct, in general, | | | | fortune, and eventually becomes illustrious |
| except as to their 'effecting a lodgment.' | | | | as a leader of men, complete with a great |
| Some classes of elementals, however, have an | | | | collection of all precious gems [Cobra-pearls |
| intelligence of their own and a character, | | | | are not always round, they may also come in |
| but they are far beyond our comprehension and | | | | other shapes]."Upon acquiring such a snake |
| ought perhaps to have some other | | | | pearl, the owner should have the rite of |
| name."Student.- Am I to understand that a | | | | installation performed by a priest who is |
| clairvoyant or clairaudient has to do with | | | | learned in religious formalities. After |
| or is affected by a certain special class or | | | | hearing from the owner how the pearl was |
| classes of elementals?"Sage.- Yes. A | | | | obtained and conducting the benedictory |
| clairvoyant can only see the sights properly | | | | ritual, the priest should formally install |
| belonging to the planes his development | | | | the jewel inside the owner's house. On such |
| reaches to or has opened. And the elementals | | | | an auspicious occasion, the sky becomes |
| in those planes show to the clairvoyant only | | | | filled with dark and heavy rain clouds, |
| such pictures as belong to their plane. | | | | thunder, and flashing lightning, such as |
| Other parts of the idea or thing pictured may | | | | exhibited at the time of universal |
| be retained in planes not yet open to the | | | | dissolution. A man in possession of such a |
| seer. For this reason few clairvoyants know | | | | snake pearl will never be troubled by snakes, |
| the whole truth."As to the moral character of | | | | demonic beings, diseases, or disturbances in |
| elementals, they have none: they are | | | | any form."Cloud pearls [this could possibly |
| colourless in themselves - except some | | | | be a "dew pearl" or a variation], being |
| classes - and merely assume the tint, so to | | | | naturally effulgent like the sun, illuminate |
| speak, of the person using them."It is the | | | | the sky in all directions and dispel the |
| presence of these elementals in pearls that | | | | darkness of cloudy days. Glowing brighter |
| give them an extra feel of power. Normal | | | | than the combined light of the moon, the |
| gemstones and crystals do not have any | | | | twinkling stars, and fire, a cloud-born pearl |
| elemental spirits dwelling in them unless | | | | dissipates even the darkest night exactly |
| willed by an occult practitioner; mustikas, | | | | like the sunrise. A cloud pearl is so |
| however, do have an etheric being living in | | | | priceless that the entire earth, with her |
| them as a matter of course. Lacking a spirit | | | | oceans filled with countless jewels and |
| dweller, a mustika-pearl is still more | | | | covered in layers of gold, would not be equal |
| powerful than an ordinary gemstone or crystal | | | | in value. Cloud pearls rarely reach this |
| as it possesses the energies of the Guardian | | | | earthly world, because they are usually taken |
| Group-Spirit or Intelligences (Animal Totems/ | | | | away by the demigods."Even a low born man |
| Plant Devas) of the animal/plant species | | | | would become supreme ruler of the entire |
| embedded in it.Some occultist believe that | | | | world if, as result of some past pious |
| the beings living in mustikas are human | | | | actions, he were to come into possession of |
| spirits, but we feel this to be untrue. Human | | | | such a pearl. The appearance of such a man on |
| spirits do not return to dwell in animals or | | | | earth who obtained a cloud pearl during his |
| stones but live in the various realms of the | | | | lifetime would bring good fortune not only to |
| astral and higher regions.Elementals dwelling | | | | himself, but to the entire human race as |
| in pearls are not demonic; although some may | | | | well. No form of evil could even touch the |
| be amoral. Some may assist the owner to | | | | land within an 8,000 mile radius of his |
| gamble for instance--directed to do something | | | | birthplace."THE "OTHER" PEARLS By Richard |
| negative by its master. The elemental would | | | | S. Brown, Gemologist (G.I.A.)How do animal |
| not know the difference between good and evil | | | | plant pearls differ from ordinary gem stones |
| or the natural law of consequence. Elementals | | | | and crystals? Mustika-pearls contain energies |
| love to imitate human beings in clothings, | | | | of the Totem Animal/Plant Spirit-Guardians |
| names and titles. Thus, psychics of | | | | (Power-Animals/Plant Devas) of the species |
| high-caliber have found that most elementals | | | | under its care. During its construction, an |
| adopt the titles and names of saints and | | | | elemental spirit appropriates these energies |
| kings. These names and titles should not be | | | | to actually construct every line of force |
| taken too seriously, but when given by the | | | | within the pearl and to actually dwell within |
| elementals themselves, they do respond | | | | it after it is fully formed. The energies of |
| psychically to them. Acquiring the names and | | | | the Totem-Animal/Plant Spirit and the |
| details of the elemental dweller is not an | | | | presence of the elemental are the two occult |
| easy process, although once acquired and | | | | factors that differentiates mustikas from |
| contact made with the pearl-intelligence, | | | | ordinary crystals and gems.Extraordinary |
| many things may be known about the origin of | | | | mustika-pearls are sometimes found. These are |
| the mustika and its virtues. Yet, psychics | | | | the crowns and horns of animals that normally |
| who manage to contact the elemental spirit | | | | do not possess them. In this category are |
| are probably 40-70% accurate in this matter. | | | | also the fossilized-eyes and other parts of |
| It should be noted that even without such | | | | animals and creatures. Crowns are normally |
| knowledge, the powers and virtues of a | | | | lusterless as described in the Sri Purana |
| magickal pearl may still be readily felt by | | | | Garuda. There are, however, crocodile-crowns |
| those possessing it after a short period of | | | | that are crystalline in nature. Most |
| time.Undeveloped psychics may have trouble | | | | crown-pearls come from snakes and centipedes. |
| detecting and communicating with elementals. | | | | These crowns normally have a spiral, conic |
| Interacting with human spirits and jinns may | | | | shape. Horns/crowns of animals such as horses |
| not pose a problem but elementals may | | | | (unicorn) and cats do exist, though they are |
| sometime elude them. This is because | | | | scarce. |