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Old 20th March 2008, 08:50 PM   #16
Amuk Murugul
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Default Poison Cocktail?

Hullo Everybody,

Sorry for joining in late.
I can add a little to what others have said. Maybe someone can also take it from there.

When I was being 'traditionally socialized'(= Patilasan Karoehoen) in Tatar Soenda in the early 1950's, I was told various stories about how people put 'poison' on their weapons, depending on the purpose.
Anything from the poison from a scorpion, or from a tree frog, to the 'bodily fluids' produced by a cadaver just before it is cleaned for burial (and cocktails thereof).
If one needed something of a more 'supernatural' nature, one would need to supplement the poison by sticking the weapon in some holy/hallowed ground and meditating (focusing on the intent while mentally reciting mantras) uninterruptedly until completion.
Sometimes this would only need one night's ( dusk to dawn) meditation.

Of course there was the 'easy' way; just get a doekoen or expert to do it for you.

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