MAGICAL CRYSTAL SKULLS
They are one of the most exciting artefacts found on our planet: Mysterious skulls made of crystal and other precious stones. They are considered to have healing radiation, secret forces and energy.
Some scientists think that the crystal skulls were used to ask death oracles. They are also said to have been used as a gate for shamanistic journeys in underworld.
The skulls seem surprisingly very modern and naturalistic. But we don’t know very much about their origin, the methods that were used to make them and their ages. But we know that the artist must have been very talented because it is very difficult to form such fine features out of the hard stones.
Many questions appear:
How have those masterpieces been made?
What kind of tools were used?
Who made them?
What for have they been made?
How have they been used?
Should it be possible that the Indian ancestors had better tools to do such work than we expect? Did the Mayas have had also efficient cutting tools that we don’t know anymore today?
“Paranormal Activity” presents 6 original skulls from the famous and outstanding collection from Joky van Dieten. Other skulls are in the British Museum in London. There is a skull made of quartz that is pertaining the Aztec epoch. It was found in 1889 in Mexico. Also well known is the quartz skull from Texas named “Max” and the crystal skull from the Smithsonian Institution.
The skull from Lubaantum is very famous. It is said to be from the Maya place in Lubaantum, Belize. In 1927 the adopted daughter of Frederick A. Mitchell-Hedges, a famous Brithish explorer, found it in the jungle.
In 1982 Univ. Prof. Dr. Rudolf Distelberger, Director of Schatzkammer, Vienna, and worldwide-recognized expert for precious stone - manufacturing, examined the skull. He said that the skull wasn’t made by a Mayan artist because of the grinding technology and the artistic forming. He thinks that the skull was made in Europe in the last century.
“ET” crystal skull (smoke quartz)
In 1991 Joky van Dieten, a Dutch ex-racer, bought this crystal skull and called it “ET” because of it’s strange looks. It seems more like an alien than a human. The skull is surrounded by some myths and strange stories: Some people shall fall into trance when they look at the skull.
Some say that it has magical forces and healing capabilities. Esoterics think that it stores supernatural information that one can call off like a computer programme. The skull has remarkably eyes that show deep and funnel form drilling. They might have been decorated with other precious stones to enhance its magical aura.
According to Univ. Prof. Dr. Distelberger the skull has to be at least 500 years old. It was worked with precious hand polishes and it wasn’t made in Europe. The more he says that it would be unprofitable for any faker to polish the skull by hand because that is a hard work which takes very much time. He cannot explain why the skull looks so naturalistic, almost like a European head, but more lenders.
Skull made of Precious stone, “Shui Ting Er”
This skull is made of green precious stone. A Chinese archaeologist found it in about 1870 in Southwestern Mongolia. It’s origin and meaning is unexplained. A hint may be the colour green. In old China green was the colour of life.
If Chinese dream, for example, of green or green things or even if green is only a little part of their dreams, the end of the dream will be good. Some gods in Far East mythology wear green clothes, e.g. the god of literature. Since 1992 the skull “Shui Ting Er” is part of Joky van Dieten’s collection.
“The Jesuit”, Quartz skull
This skull is made of a clear piece of quartz measures about 1/3 of a human skull. “The Jesuit” was first mentioned in 1534 in connection with the foundation of the order of IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA in Paris, France. In 1993 Joky van Dieten got it from an abbey of a monastery in the USA. He told her, that the skull was connected with FRANZ VON ASSISI (died 1226), the Italian saint and founder. For a long time the skull was owned by IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA, the founder of the order called “Catholic Jesuit Society of Jesus”. He founded this order in 1534 in Paris with six other men. Since that time one knows about the existence of this skull, although there are only speculations about its real meaning. In 1773 Clemens XIV. prohibited the order, but in 1814 it was rebuild by Pope Pius VII.
“Baby Luv”, head made of rose quartz
This skull was found in about 1710 near the city Luv in Ukraine. It is made of rose quartz. A Russian munk had found it in a mound. The cult place is ascribed to the Scythians because of the other discovered artefacts found near the skull. The Scythians have been a people that lived in this area until at least 1000 years. Since 1993 it is kept in the collection Joky van Dieten.
Skull made of Lapis lazuli
This skull is made of Lapis lazuli. In many different cultures this precious stone was compared to the divine power because of it’s colour: blue.
For the Egyptians this stone was a holy stone, his colour meant divine descent.
The Aztecs worshiped the blue god of the sky named Tezcatlipoca or Huitzilopochtli. Indios discovered this skull in 1995 in Northern Peru. It shall be from Incan times. The natives thought, that it would bring them luck if they give the skull to Joky van Dieten. Since 1996 it is a part of her collection. “Oceana”, Head of Aquamarine
This skull is called Oceana because of the material it is made of: green Aquamarine. This is a blue or green variety of Beryl. Concerning the popular believe do objects made of Aquamarine help with illnesses of the eyes and they allow a look into the future. In medieval Europe it was used as a device for clairvoyants and mystics.
Oceana was found in Northern South America by nomadic tribes. Then it was given to different Indians in various countries. It was kept in Columbia, Ecuador and Peru until 1997 when Joky van Dieten got it from Brazilian Indians for her collection.
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