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Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey
We must never forget that The Keris has the nature of a meru and as such it is an empty place waiting the entry of a spiritual entity, thus care must be exercised to ensure that whatever entity might care to take up permanent or passing residence in the keris is not of a negative nature.
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"there is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so."
I suppose - I am open to questions - that most keris were made for an individual, perhaps factoring in the person's status, possibly a scholar or military. As well as the person's numerology and other factors such as auspicious astrological events.
The finer keris may have been made to greater exacting standards. The more Beauty, in terms of the original custodian and those that follow - and the Beauty is always personal.
The greater Beauty has power as with all artifacts.
But the original pande whom made the keris infused the nature of the original custodian. That "nature" could be very positive for a scholarly individual, but might be very negative to a warlike individual and vice versa.
So, by the nature of the keris could affect present custodian, and as Alan Maisey so well said, there is a line of past custodians who have connected with the keris over time.
Personally, my fascination with the keris is that most were handmade. Imagine a dark hellish forge where the blade was made. Fire, hammering, folding, quenched and carefully made. Likely it would have been dark, so the pande could judge the heat by the color of the metal.
The blade was birthed in fire, smoke, noise. Then, is a very different setting, the dress was made. Different craftsman. Light, beauty, incense, quietude, the keris was clothed.
All these could have been done on auspicious events. It could and possibly did take years. Making a keris "right" would take time.
At some point in the process, the blade was cleaned, stained and anointed. It was renewed in yearly ceremonies. Dress was changed by the custodians many times during their lifetimes. Could be events of birth, puberty, marriage, even the fortunes of the custodians.
The dress is really just a dress. In the blade, the heart and soul resides.
Respect the blade. "respect" and "fear" are the same root word.
Think about this.