keris and spirit

[David]

Originally Posted by Lei Shen Dao

Hi

Considering the meteorite and the "power" of a keris, I know that a keris must have meteorite in order to keep in it the power/spirit of the empu.

A spirit is consider a yin thing in most cases. The meteorite, is also of yin quality coming from space...So there is a need for a yin material to have a yin spirit in it.

From what I've heard in the past, there is a need for a keris to be powerful, to include meteorite inside. Otherwise, there is no spirit in it.

Best

Can you reference this information to any known old writings or authority. I have never heard this before, that only a keris with meteorite in it can hold a spirit. I also have yet to see any provable reference to meteorite being used before the Prambanan fall in the mid 18th century. I have searched records and can find no known iron bearing meteorite fall in Jawa before the Prambanan fall. And this is a subject we have really discussed in some depth here in the past with no reliable evidence ever coming to the surface. I would like to see substantiated claims for this kind of information. Unsubstantiated claims only perpetuate these myths about meteorite use and bring us no closer to the truth of the matter.
Personally i would like to believe that what you are claiming here is true, but i get tired of seeing these types of claims repeated again and again with no real evidence to back them up.