The Spiritual Power of the Keris

The Keris is said to posses many mystical and spiritual powers . Many believe that a properly made Keris, crafted by a Keris Smith who is knowledgeable in supernatural forces, will afford its owner physic protection, financial prosperity, harmony in life and elevated social status. The finest made blades are thought to possess a magical or spiritual force. This is known to Indonesian’s as “Khodam” or Servitor, Khodam is a spiritual force or intelligence which “lives” in the Keris. In this regard the Khodam provides guidance and offers protection to its owner. All blades sold on this site contain their own unique Khodam sprit genie, which makes them highly prized and valued amongst collectors.

This myth has become legend and those who have carried the Keris in their native birth places in Indonesia and Malaysia swear by the power of this weapon. The spiritual qualities of the Keris are often a complex subject. These blades, for their owners, were and are considered to have a life of their own and were treated as valued members of the family. They are passed from generation to generation so that they stay within the ancestral family from where it originated. Kerises could be tested two ways. When one would first acquire a blade to be passed as a family heirloom the owner slept with the blade under their pillow and had a bad dream, the blade was unlucky and had to be taken away and another one found. The “bad blade” was not unusable, it was simply deemed not right for that particular person. That same blade may have turned out to be perfect for another owner, but the process of finding the perfect blade was considered a careful and intricate process. Harmony between the owner and the Kris was critical.

The stories of the power of the Keris is deeply embedded in the psyche of those natives of Southeast Asia where these blades were used for centuries. Legend has it that Kerises helped prevent fires, death, crop failure and innumerable other troubles. Amazingly they were purported to do more than avert trouble; certain Kerises could bring about prosperity to its owner or happy events to the family of the owner, such as the conception of a child. Kerises were also said to protect its owner in combat and during battle. There are legends galore of Kerises moving around on their own and killing individuals they disliked. When making a blade, the Empu could infuse into the blade any special spiritual qualities and powers the owner desired, thus if one wanted to bring prosperity the Empu would add these properties to the blade.

Some Kerises are considered sacred, and people believe they contain magical powers, thus specific rites needed to be completed to avoid calling down evil fates. For example, pointing the blade at someone is thought to mean that they will die soon, so in ceremonies or demonstrations where ritualized battles are fought with real krises, the fighters will perform a ritual which includes touching the point of the blade to the ground to neutralize this effect. Many of these weapons were thought to absorb the strength and heroism of their previous owners, and impart those virtues onto their present owners. Others could be used to extend and focus a user's personal energy to cultivate spiritual awareness.

As an object of occult , the Keris is much revered as the swords of the samurai. There are many myths associated with this blade. Some natives of Indonesia and Malaysia have confessed that they have seen water drawn from the weapon. It is also believed that the Keris could perform remarkable and stunning actions. The death of an enemy could be performed by merely pointing the weapon at the intended victim. This command is known in Malay as “tuju” and this brand of sorcery is highly feared. The kris is also believed to have the power to jump out of its scabbard on its own and engage in battle with an enemy. It is also believed to be to rattle on its own scabbard to forewarn its owner of impending danger or threat.

The obvious connection of supernatural power with the Kris is somehow linked to the mysticism of the Orient itself. The most interesting aspects of the kris is its close association with religion. This relationship can be explained by the common goal of protecting the believer and owner of the weapon from danger. It is believed that the powers of religion held within the Keris can only be manifested for good purposes and that to use the Keris in an evil manner will backfire and cause the harm to the initiator of ill will. Although there are many various weapons to be found on the archipelago, none even come close to possessing the highly regarded social and religious attributes associated with Keris. The Keris is considered a mark of social distinction and is regarded as an "inseparable brother of men." It is also regarded as man's learning spirit and is a method of communicating with ancestors.

Copyright © 2006: Zahir Karbani UK Registration Number 253932
This article was published on Wednesday 09 May, 2007.
Source: ancientkeris.com

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Kris Parts

Some experts classify tosan aji keris as a stabbing weapon, so the main part of a keris is wilah (blades) or its lay language is like a blade. But since Kris has other equipment, namely wrangka (sarong) and the grip dagger or engraving, the unity of all the accessories called keris.


* Handle kris
This keris grip assortment of motives, for Balinese keris No sculpture resembling a god, sculpture pedande, raksaka sculpture, statue dancer, ascetic, forest, and there are carved with gold and precious stones kinatah.

Keris Handbook describes Sulawesi sea birds. It was a symbol of the most professional people who are sailors Sulawesi, while the bird is a symbol of the world for safety. As well as the bird's head motif used in Riau kris Linga, and for other areas as aji tosan development centers such as Aceh, Bangkinang (Riau), Palembang, Sambas, Kutai, Bugis, Luwu, Java, Madura and Sulu, has carved dagger and a different symbol. In addition, the material used was derived from a variety of materials such as ivory, bone, metal, and wood are the most.

To handle Javanese kris, largely composed of wingking sirah (the back of the head), jiling, cigir, shallow, bathuk (forehead), weteng and cauliflower.

* Wrangka or Frame
Wrangka, order or sarong keris is part (completeness) dagger that has a specific function, especially in the social life of the people of Java, as part wrangka this is directly seen by the public. Wrangka the first (mostly) made of wood (teak, sandalwood, Timoho, yellow, etc.), then in accordance with the times then wrangka function changes (as a reflection of social status for its users). Then the top or ladrang-Gayaman often replaced with ivory.

Broadly speaking there are two kinds of wrangka, the type wrangka ladrang comprising parts: tweezers, lata, beard, gandek, Godong (shaped like leaves), axle, ri and cangkring. And the other type is the type wrangka Gayaman (Gandon) which parts are similar to wrangka ladrang but no tweezers, Godong and gandek.

Rules wrangka use this form been determined, although it is not absolute. Wrangka ladrang used for official ceremonies, let the king, another court official events (coronation, royal appointments, marriage, etc.) with the intention of respect. The procedure is to use slip axle dagger in the folds of the belt (Stagen) on the back of the waist (including as consideration for the safety of the king). While wrangka Gayaman used for daily purposes, and the dagger was placed on the front (near the waist) or behind (back waist).

In war, the use is kris wrangka Gayaman, consideration is in terms of practical and concise, because more Gayaman wrangka allows fast and easy to move, due to its more simple.

Ladrang and Gayaman a wrangka-shape pattern, and the main part by wrangka function is shaped bottom length (along wilah dagger) called axle or antupan, then the function is to wrap wilah axle (blades) and are usually made of wood (considered to not damage the metal wilah mix).

Because the axle to wrap function, so the function of beauty does not come first, then to beautify it will be coated as shell-cylinder called pendok. Part pendok (shell layer) is usually carved very beautiful, made of brass, Suasa (a mixture of copper gold), silver, gold. For areas outside of Java (the kings of Bugis, Goa, Palembang, Riau, Bali) pendoknya made of gold, along with decorations such as embroidery string of gold and studded with diamonds flowers.

For Javanese kris, according pendok shape there are three kinds, namely (1) pendok bunton shaped shells without hemisphere flat on its side, (2) pendok cantaloupe (blengah) split lengthwise up on one end so that the axle will be seen, and (3) pendok topengan the splittings only located in the middle. When viewed from the decorations, there are two kinds pendok pendok pendok ornate and plain (without engraving).

* Wilah
Wilah or wilahan is a major part of a dagger, and also consists of certain parts that are not the same for each wilahan, which is usually called the kitchen, or in the form of naming various wilah-bar (there are dozens of forms of the kitchen). For example, it can be mentioned the kitchen tall Virgin, bachelor lola, pinarak, crown murub, cauliflower, kebo Tedan, pudak sitegal, etc..

At the base there wilahan Pesi, which is the lower end of the stalk of a keris or kris. These sections into dagger handles (engraving). Pesi in length between 5 cm to 7 cm, with a cross section of about 5 mm to 10 mm, elliptical shaped like a pencil. In the area of ​​East Java, called pivot, Riau called a nipple, while for local Sarawak, Brunei and Malaysia called punting.

At the base (base dagger) or the bottom of a keris called cannabis (for local calls aring Malay peninsula). In the middle there is a hole Pesi (round) just to enter Pesi, so that the integral wilah and marijuana. Aji tosan cultural observers say that it symbolizes unity unity phallus and yoni, which represent the epitome of marijuana while Pesi symbolizes yoni lingganya. Ganja-shaped lizard is quick, the front is called sirah lizard, called Gulu meled the neck, abdomen and tail are called wetengan called Sebit ron. Various forms of ganja was different, wilut, dungkul, leeches and Sebit rontal flashing.

 Luk, is part of the winding-wilah keris and keris can be seen from the shape divided into two major categories, namely keris keris blade straight and meandering or luk. One simple way to calculate luk on the bar, starting from the base to the tip of the keris dagger, calculated from the convex side and done on both sides of the side of the (right-left), the last number is the number of adherents to wilah-blades and the number is always odd (odd) and never even, and the smallest is luk three (3) and most are luk thirteen (13). If there are a number of luk keris his more than thirteen, usually called kalawija kris or keris is not uncommon.

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Character Assessment Regarding Kris In Traditional

In the past, every man, especially Javanese nobility and gentry, while performing her daily duties, always dressed in period costume complete with a keris waist. Every gentleman has at least two pieces, one for daily use, while others are for official ceremonies and rites in the palace compound. Of course, the dagger that both have quality and better performance.

In ancient times, a dagger used as a weapon to fight or to fight one on one. At this time, the function of the keris is to complement traditional fashion. However, the dagger still respected, treated well. People traditionally appreciated the keris as a valuable heritage and art of high value goods. Keris rated high quality, if you have an elegant physical appearance and had great spiritual power.

Perfect People

According to Javanese traditional assessment, someone has considered perfect if he already has five programs: Wismo, Wanito, Kukilo, Turonggo and Curigo / Keris. Brief explanation as follows:

    Wismo means house. People who already have enough income and home life certainly established.
    Wanito. People who have been married and had a wife (as well as of course a married woman), that have chosen the right way of life and responsible.
    Kukilo meaning bird. Philosophical explanation is: singing like a bird's melodious strains of music or gamelan. Hearing a soft voice, people feel calm, pleasant, happy. How beautiful, if a father, the patriarch spoke in a soft voice, it's certainly very soothing and fun the whole family.
    Turonggo means horse. Horses are a practical tool trransportasi past. He can pull buggy or can be used for traveling ditunganggi. In this case, the person should have the vehicle life (having a way of life) that can be well controlled so that his establishment.
    Curigo or Kris. Kris's sharp edges. It symbolizes sharpness of thought. It is very important that people have a sharp mind with a broad insight. It is the order of the days before. Now, some have claimed that the first sequence is kris reasons: a brilliant brain, intelligentsia are most important.

Kris & Theory Origins Supporters
Keris was originally a feature of the ritual (wasi-wasi prakara), which became part of the ceremonial dagger to the goddess of fertility goddess Sima. At that time, the keris is visualization conception phallus and yoni. Along with the development of culture in the archipelago, the existence and role of the dagger had been developed, where it started as a ritual dagger completeness extended to functions of more complex, some dagger into diluhurkan and exalted. Keris become a means of social status markers, dagger politics play a role also in the way the royal government at that time, the keris as a glorified sacred objects, as a means of religious, weapons of war, a marker of the number of years, and other precious objects.

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What exactly do you expect from a keris?

What is really expected of an heirloom? kris, cundrik, spears, swords, stones mustika, etc.
There is such piweling or sayings of the wise old men past (ancestors), that the keris or aji tosan other was alive with meaning capable menghidupi.dengan way like where? for the master and even artisan panjak bellows (pumping station) can be a source of livelihood, with attractive cost of services pembuatan. for craftsmen sheath, pendhok, mendhak, deder / engraving, can also be a source of income.
From the bit of the description above, we can conclude that little kris can not make us rich, it certainly can not be unless we threaten someone with a kris in order to direct the person is willing to give up some money. It's called robbing! obviously it is an act that is not commendable and very risky because the action could even be arrested police! There is also a dagger that he processed??? Kris can multiply the money! I think this is just a trick the fraudster! used most packaged magic tricks to make it look magical supernatural. If there is news that the more popular and powerful in the eyes of the impressed looks, if you believe you will be deluded because you've exposed yourself suggestions.
In changing times, the keris is also capable of being a source of income.examples of the keris seller isoteri (eg shaman / Paranormal) and eksoteri, and also mentioned in the preceding paragraph wise at all if we do not expect more on the power of the kris. Because the keris will become a powerful dagger that depends on who is, in your hand would be another such miracle than when dagger held by the king. Even when the owner pushed heritage though, Kris is not able to do much (removing the magical awesomeness). Once again the most played da magic is what creates the kris-makers or people who hold them.
I think Kris is a book or teaching a valuable teachings of the ancestors a glorious life, to be learned, perceived and practiced, then we'll be able to reap the results. Heirlooms containing properties as if the mind is actually the owner who made kris be such, so as to form a certain prestige strokes that contain symbols that have meaning. Heirlooms created as a symbol for that imbued the owner's goals and objectives can be realized, but it certainly should be applicable to both real and spiritual effort by the owners of these treasures. Efficacy or greatness keris is not everything, that we're looking for the actual efficacy and greatness of our own.

  source: pusakaleluhur.blogspot.com

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Keris and Javanese People

As the Javanese spiritual culture certainly still felt strong, even though the modern era, but the perspective and mindset believes it is not hereditary mystical easily lost or removed. It is not a secret anymore. Amongst the Javanese spiritual faiths or better known as the Javanese spiritual culture is certainly not free from the legacy of his ancestors keris. People can not be called Javanese Javanese kris otherwise have. (wong jowo ilang jawane).
Of course, the Javanese kris spiritually believed to have magical powers and functions, respectively, as a master craftsman created / made ​​dagger with a certain prestige is believed to have the power functions according to the prestige of the characters contained in the kris.
One example: Kris raise the degree of course the owner of the keris is expected elevated degree and rank, hockey and easily search for fortune.
Believe it do not believe it is already evident from generation to generation, so many myths and legends associated with kris related.
For the Javanese keris respected and upheld, both in terms of maintenance, cleaning / jamasan, etc.. Since Kris is seen to have a certain prestige power with care and respect it can nurture and bring the blessing of God's blessings.
Kris tradition in general use in the modern age only on certain events such as marriage / wedding. But any ritual Javanese tradition certainly did not escape with a keris.
Javanese dagger and can not be released, it's a form of preserving ancestral culture that still maintained until now. Keris is a Javanese self-esteem either publicly viewable or spiritually.

 source: pusakaleluhur.blogspot.com

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