The skull which is a symbol of
human death and morality has very strong religious meaning in many different
cultures. The people of Tibet, Burma and the surrounding regions wear sacred
skull necklaces and beads and use skull malas as powerful forms of protection
from evil, dark and dangerous spirits and also to destroy any surrounding bad
energy. In pre-Columbian America the skull was given a very
special and honored place by the Aztecs and the different tribes in Mexico.
Nowadays the skull has lost a
great deal of its religious and spiritual meaning. Skulls have been placed at
the thresholds of apartments, houses and tribal huts to guard and protect the
inhabitants. Some tribes in the Congo area worship their ancestor’s skulls as
they believe that the person’s vital life source resides there. Tibetan monks
gave ‘memento mori’s’ to the family of a deceased person, these were usually
skull beads. These beads were given so the family would not forget the deceased
and the bead would act as a reminder that time and life passes very rapidly,
life is not endless and all earthly beings are transient. The sacred blessed
skull bead would also hold the spiritual part of the diseased and would help to
protect and guard the family. These skull beads were made from human and animal
bones. Skull bead necklaces and single beads are also known as ‘Kali’ beads
after the Hindu Goddess
Kali.
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LOVING ENERGY IS IN IN EVERYTHING
Whatever your circumstances, your immediate surroundings contain boundless positive energy. According to ancient Tibetan medicine, matter is slow-moving energy, and your consciousness can make any matter relax, open and become pliable. You can make it speed up or slow down. The energy in your surroundings is like a golden cup covered with grime, which your mind can clean so that it shines with love and positivity. The Tibetans believe that the material world, the universe and the mind go through cycles of rejuvenation. By working with the cycles, you unlock within yourself the basis of rejuvenation. You can use your body's inner cycle.
In the cycle of life there is an appropriate time for all things to happen.