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Spencer and Gillen - Atnongara stones 2
Identifier
006512
Type of Spiritual Experience
Background
Bones contain crystals as do teeth and the pineal gland once it has been calcified - brain sand is also full of crystals, as such this observation is entirely correct, we are full of crystals
A description of the experience
Spencer and Gillen – The Northern tribes of Central Australia
These atnongara stones are small crystalline structures which every medicine man is supposed to be able to produce at will from his body, through which it is believed that they are distributed. In fact it is the possession of these stones which gives his virtue to the medicine man