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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 4273952, member: 2844"]A very good heritage to have, Vesuvia, make sure you pass it on, if you can.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /> May I ask which nation(s)?</p><p><br /></p><p>I forgot, and this may interest you. I also come from a long line of healers and mystics, from both the Indonesian and the European side of the family.</p><p>My Indonesian ancestors were kings/sultans of Madura. On the island of Madura, rulers not only had to have good ancestry, they also had to be kind, wise, lend a listening ear, and have special spiritual powers, to earn the respect of the people. If you didn't get that respect, the people would shout: "next!", and you were shown the palace door.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie75" alt=":playful:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> So the kings tended to marry healers and daughters of spiritual leaders to make sure there were spiritual talents among their children.</p><p>My ancestors did all right. Even though they are not rulers any longer, they are still known as the longest ruling royal family of Indonesia.</p><p>Our family was called Cakraningrat, after the Sanskrit term 'Wahyu Cakraningrat'. Wahyu is the vision that grants you special spiritual powers, Cakraningrat means the ruler who brings the cosmic wheel (cosmic order, harmony) to his nation. Tall order, I know.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 4273952, member: 2844"]A very good heritage to have, Vesuvia, make sure you pass it on, if you can.:) May I ask which nation(s)? I forgot, and this may interest you. I also come from a long line of healers and mystics, from both the Indonesian and the European side of the family. My Indonesian ancestors were kings/sultans of Madura. On the island of Madura, rulers not only had to have good ancestry, they also had to be kind, wise, lend a listening ear, and have special spiritual powers, to earn the respect of the people. If you didn't get that respect, the people would shout: "next!", and you were shown the palace door.:playful: So the kings tended to marry healers and daughters of spiritual leaders to make sure there were spiritual talents among their children. My ancestors did all right. Even though they are not rulers any longer, they are still known as the longest ruling royal family of Indonesia. Our family was called Cakraningrat, after the Sanskrit term 'Wahyu Cakraningrat'. Wahyu is the vision that grants you special spiritual powers, Cakraningrat means the ruler who brings the cosmic wheel (cosmic order, harmony) to his nation. Tall order, I know.;)[/QUOTE]
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