Melodies from the Dark Eyes: The Song of Death

Melodies from the Dark Eyes: The Song of Death

In mid-April 1956, in Arnhem Land, Australia, a young aborigine named Lya Wulumu fell sick and was taken by airplane to a hospital in Darwin. He was unable to eat or drink because, although he tried, he could not swallow. There was, however, no apparent cause for his malady. Examinations, including X-rays, blood tests, and spinal taps, revealed nothing unusual.

What was going on in the victim's mind was another matter. He asked an attending Methodist minister to pray for him because, as he said, “me bin sung and me finish.” The singing to which Wulumu referred is a form of ritual execution practiced by his people. In his case a group of women were requested by his mother-in-law to sing him to death, perhaps in reprisal for some taboo that he had broken.

To inaugurate the ritual the women stole Wulumu's spear and throwing stick (woomera) and put them in a ceremonial log. Then they sang the songs that are believed to put the curse of death on the owner of the captured objects. After the singing, his club (nulla nulla) was displayed in a treetop to signify the successful conclusion of the curse. When Wulumu saw the weapon, he knew what had transpired, and when he tried to swallow, he could not.

Wulumu would surely have died had it not been for their on lung. Because of its respiratory support capability he became convinced that the white man's magic was greater than that of his tribe. He was right.

SOURCES:

I - John Godwin, Unsolved: The World of the Unknown, p.169

II - The Times (London), August 14, 1956

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Daily Strange's Tricky Tuesday: A Feeling of Terror and Panic...

Daily Strange's Trikcy Tuesday: A Feeling of Terror and Panic...

Hereward Hubert Lavington Carrington (October 17, 1880 - December 26, 1958) was one of the pioneers of psychical research in the United States, a tireless investigator of telepathy, mediums, poltergeists, and hauntings. He claimed to have “witnessed highly curious and inexplicable phenomena in haunted houses ”on several occasions. He chose the following account as one of the most striking:

Motorists whose cars crashed at this London corner explained that they swerved to avoid a mysterious red bus. It had hurtled toward them, they said, and then suddenly vanished.

On the night of August 13, 1937, a party of seven of us spent the night in a reputed “haunted house,” situated some 50 miles from New York City.... The group consisted of the former occupant [who had rented the house and left before his rental expired, because of the disturbances], two of his friends, two friends of our own, my wife and myself. We also brought with us a dog which had lived in the house while it was occupied, and which, according to reports, had behaved in an extraordinary manner on several occasions.

Hereward Hubert Lavington Carrington

After having spent years investigating psychical phenomena in England, Dr. Hereward Carington came to the United States in the 1920's to continues his research. It led him to one of the most terrifying ''hauntings'' he ever experienced.

Carrington suggested that the house, which was lit from top to bottom upon their arrival, be explored to make sure that it was not practical jokers, cats, bats, rats, or mice that were causing the disturbances:

Examination of the cellar and the ground floor revealed nothing unusual. On the second floor, however, two or three of us sensed something strange in one of the middle bedrooms. This feeling was quite intangible, but was definitely present, and seemed to be associated with an old bureau standing against one wall....

Walking along the hall, we came to a door which had escaped our attention the first time we had passed it.

''Where does this lead?'' I asked.

''To the servants' quarters,'' Mr. X. replied

''Would you like to go up there?''

''By all means,'' I said, opening the door.

Glancing up, I could see that the top floor was brilliantly lighted, and that a steep flight of stairs lay just ahead of me. Leading the way, with the others close behind me, I ascended the stairs, and made a sharp turn to the right, finding myself confronted by a series of small rooms.

The instant I did so, I felt as though a vital blow had been delivered to my solar plexus. My forehead broke out into profuse perspiration, my head swam, and I had difficulty in swallowing. It was a most extraordinary sensation, definitely physiological, and unlike anything I had ever experienced before. A feeling of terror and panic seized me, and for the moment I had the utmost difficulty in preventing myself from turning and fleeing down the stairs! Vaguely I remember saying aloud:

“Very powerful! Very powerful!” My wife, who was just behind me, had taken a step or two forward. She was just exclaiming, “Oh, what cute little rooms!” when the next moment she was crying, “No! No!” and raced down the steep flight of stairs like a scared rabbit.

Carrington pointed out that both he and his wife were seasoned investigators, “accustomed to psychic manifestations of all kinds,” and that neither had previously experienced a comparable moment of terror. He went downstairs to make sure that his wife was all right and found her sitting on the porch “slowly collecting her scattered faculties.” She reassured him. The group, whose other members had all been strongly affected, then gathered in a circle in one of the bedrooms. The lights were turned out, and they waited, cameras and flashbulbs ready.

After passing an uneventful hour they ascended the stairs again, and“ this time not a sensation of any kind was to be felt! The room seemed absolutely clear of all influences, clean, pure and normal... Even the dog, which had growled and bristled like a cat and refused to be coaxed upstairs on the first occasion, now ran up quite willingly, with its tail wagging.

It was only after Carrington and the others had made their original inspection of the place and experienced their“first violent reactions” that the former tenant told them “a suicide had actually been committed on the upper floor, and that these rooms were thought to be the seat’ of the haunting.”

Source: (Hereward Carrington, Essays in the Occult, pp.19-25)

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Embracing The Dark Beliefs: History Behind The Black Magic

Embracing The Dark Beliefs: History Behind The Black Magic

From the times of ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt to present times in Haiti, Australia, Africa, and anywhere else, people that are healthy have switched ill and died because a hex, curse, or maybe spell was placed upon them. There's a significant body of literature on the topic.

The techniques of declaring the curse are varied and many. It may be accomplished by doing an effigy of the target and also piercing it with pins or even burning it. Wax, cloth, clay, wood, and straw have almost all been utilized for the job. Hair or even fingernail parings from the target could be ritually hexed. Chants and singing might declare a curse. Weapons or stones might be magically charged, or maybe a container of magically endowed herbs or powders could be utilized to cast a spell.

Although approaches differ, the magic functions when there's adequate trust in its power. The sorcerer should have complete confidence in the powers of his, the victim should think that his secret is unassailable, so the community, in particular, should subscribe to the perception. The latter is particularly crucial. One can easily think of the outcome in the countries in which the society looks upon the target as dead from the second the curse becomes known. The victim might cease eating as well as a drink (as befits the dead), that serves to accelerate the end. One well-documented method of killing by suggestion is "bone pointing," a form of ritual execution occasionally practiced by the aborigines of Australia. There's no bodily contact with the target, though his fate is typically as firmly sealed as in case he had been run through the center with a spear. The pointing tool may be created of bone, wood, and stone. Belief in its magic is the thing that matters. A graphic explanation of the influences of bone pointing is provided in Dr. Herbert Basedows reserve The Australian Aboriginal, released in 1925;

A man who discovers that he is being boned by an enemy is, indeed, a pitiable sight. He stands aghast, with his eyes staring at the treacherous pointer, and with his hands lifted as though to ward off the lethal medium, which he imagines is pouring into his body. His cheeks blanch and his eyes become glassy, and the expression of his face becomes horribly distorted... He attempts to shriek, but usually, the sound chokes in his throat, and all one might see is froth at his mouth. His body begins to tremble and the muscles twist involuntarily. He sways backward and falls to the ground, and for a short time appears to be in a swoon; but soon after he begins to writhe as if in mortal agony, and, covering his face with his hands, begin to moan. After a while, he becomes more composed and crawls to his wurley (hut). From this time onwards he sickens and frets, refusing to eat, and keeping aloof from the daily affairs of the tribe. Unless help is forthcoming in the shape of a counter-charm, administered by the hands of the “Nangarri,” or medicine-man, his death is only a matter of a comparatively short time. If the coming of the medicine-man is opportune, he might be saved.

A possible biological reason for the victim's reaction to bone pointing is recommended. The effects of severe fear resemble those of great rage: the adrenal glands increase the production of theirs of adrenalin, decreasing the blood source to the less crucial areas of the body to ensure an ample source to the muscles, upon whose efficiency, for fight or flight, the lifetime of the topic might depend. Adrenalin yields this particular outcome by constricting the tiny blood vessels in the body parts which may temporarily survive a lessened blood supply.

The edge acquired in this manner, nonetheless, is accomplished at a number of prices. When blood supply is lowered, so will be the availability of oxygen, that is taken in the blood by the white corpuscles. If the fine capillary blood vessels are deprived of oxygen, they start to be far more permeable towards the blood plasma, which seeps into the tissue surrounding the blood vessel. The result of this, in an extended state of anger or fear, is a general decrease in the amount of circulating blood. This, in turn, lowers the blood pressure, in addition to a potentially disastrous cycle could subsequently be started. The lessened blood pressure levels adversely affect many areas of the body responsible for keeping the blood flow of the blood, as well as the reduced circulation further lowers the blood pressure. This particular sequence of events, if unchecked, is going to be deadly.

That a hex, spell, or maybe curse is able to rate such biological problems is mystery enough. Even more puzzling arc instances of death where medical evaluation reveals absolutely no proof of either decreased blood pressure or maybe an abnor¬ mal buildup of white blood cells. An example would be that of Kinjika, the Mailli tribesman whose death is discussed on pages 107 08. Yet another is a report by a Dr. P. S. Clarke concerning a Kanaka tribesman in North Queensland, Australia, that believed he was going to die shortly because a spell was definitely placed on him. The doctor's examinations revealed zero health issues, though several days later on the male was dead.

It'd appear that in societies where consequences of a curse are recognized as a known fact, there's no doubt that the spear of consideration is able to destroy.

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