30.53 ct. Brazilian Shaman's Faceted Oval and similar items

~ Voodoo Priestess Estate ~ 30.53 ct., Brazilian Shaman's Faceted Oval Cut Prasiolite Gem A Black Pyramid Veve Room Find ~!~ This is another of our very long listings with an abundant text and 7 photographs! So please sit back and give them time to load. If you have come this far, we think you will find it was worth the wait. It has now been twenty-one and a half years ago since we were called to do an estate that had been closed up for seventeen years! The Voodoo Estate! This type of call usually gets us excited as they are a treasure trove. Located here in Florida, there was no electricity or running water so we rigged our own lighting and in we went. If you have ever seen the Adams Family you will have some idea as to what we were greeted with! Then the attorney handling the liquidation gave us some background. The estate had belonged to an alleged powerful Voodoo Priestess/JooJoo Exorcist, grand daughter of a Marie Laveau, and favored daughter of a Marie Glapion. These names meant nothing to us, but the late night talk of Voodoo and exorcism in the old mansion was enough to make us decide to spend the night in a hotel and return in the morning to assess the estate. The rest is history. Our research has shown that this woman was what she claimed and was indeed descended from a long line of well known Voodoo family originating in New Orleans in the early 1800's. We were pretty unnerved by this until we discovered they were also devout Catholics! Although I have to admit this was unlike any Catholic home we have ever been in and some of the items found inside were a little more than unnerving. There was no feeling of dread or unwelcome in the mansion, however there was quite a bit of contraband and other items we can or will not sell here. This is one of a few pieces from this estate we will be listing this week, so check our other listings! We will, upon the new guardian's request, issue a named Letter of Authenticity with each piece from this estate, complying with the terms set forth to us by the estate's attorney. Some Back Story Found in what we have named "The Black Pyramid Veve Room." This room was an interesting work of architecture. Windowless and located just above the Main Ballroom in the center of the mansion, it was only accessible through a trapdoor and cast iron spiral staircase from the storage room above it. The floor was four feet below the Main Ballroom ceiling, well concealed by the baroque architecture. The architect had concealed the room in the floor above by surrounding it with four guest suites, it was dead center in the mansion. Painted black, with ebony flooring and paneling, the contents of the room consisted of seven, LiDiex Black Glass and Silver, charging pyramid boxes and their contents. Measuring exactly twelve feet x twelve feet with a twelve foot ceiling, the room was well concealed by the architecture of the building, but was stifling as there was no ventilation, the only air coming from the trap door above and that was not much. Only a few of us went into this room to recover and inventory the contents and none of us could stay in there for more than a few minutes, it was, well, disorientating. This was another room with no wiring for electrical power and on the floor were the remnants of previously used veve's that we assume were drawn with the chalky powder found in one of the pyramids. The remaining six pyramids contained an interesting assortment of jewelry, gems, mineral specimens and a host of other eclectic artifacts that she kept inventoried in a separate journal concerning the ceremonies conducted in this room. The pyramids varied in size from 9" x 9" x 7" to 3' x 3' x 2.2', so this was a massive undertaking as most of these were too big, heavy and/or fragile to get out of there safely, full as they were. Concerning the pieces from this room she writes, "I have used these pieces to awaken psychic perception and mystical awareness and have found them to strengthen my memory and as an aid in dreaming. I continue to receive insight and inspiration from them." And; "many of the ones awakened have sought refuge here, most being complacent in their worlds. They will come if called to a blood match." In these journals she makes some fantastic claims concerning these items and real or imagined, we understand why she was as feared and respected as she was. We can attest that pieces from this room have shown to possess some remarkable attributes or association with what might be called paranormal activity. Some of those who have had access to these items and/or their photographs have been quoted as feeling ill or nauseous, often followed by a feeling of warmth, well being, happiness and power. In addition there are numerous reports from those who claim to have perceived, felt, saw, sensed, etc., at the very least movement in and/or around the stones or jewelry settings, many times directly related to them, but you be the judge. ~!~ The Gems Gems were found loose, lining the bottom of many her spell boxes and these pyramid boxes were no exception. She notes of using these gems "as sacred center stones" indicating their "placement upon the chakra to induce a specific response or action." Many of them were also ingested, but this is not a "Right of Passage" stone. ~!~ Brazilian Shaman's Prasiolite Her journals and inventory tell us this 28.575 x 15.875 x 12.7 mm, 30.53 ct., faceted oval cut Prasiolite gem was cut from one of the many specimen she brought back from her 1962 Brazilian Shaman artifact hunt. Although she does not name them in her notes she solicited a handful of Brazilian holy men, healers, sorcerers and seers to act as guides to her party and relinquish some of their precious finds, usually in trade for guns. The gem is one of a group she had commissioned to be cut in 1963 by a New York, practitioner, follower, gem cutter she names as, "Jew George," who had been used extensively by her long time friend Maya Deren, who had introduced them. Many of the loose gemstones and those set in jewelry we recovered from this estate were attributed to his gem cutting skills. The gem is of fine brilliant cut and pale green color. It views flawless when viewed face up under 10x loupe magnification. ~!~ She writes of it being cut from hand picked specimen she had induced with spells or "charged" as she called her ritual inducements. She also writes of this Prasiolite as having a wide range of metaphysical properties. She tells us, "this is a natural stone that was found in twinning formations with some of the amethyst sources we found. Their energy is similar to that of the amethyst causing a feeling of contentment and setting the stage for advanced meditations, healing and psychic perceptions. They are a ward against negative energies and have proven to be miraculous healers and producers of a powerful healing water." ~!~ Prasiolite From Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia, for the most part... Prasiolite, green-quartz or vermarine is a green form of quartz, a silicate mineral chemically silicon dioxide. Prasiolite is one of several quartz varieties. Since 1950, almost all natural prasiolite has come from a small Brazilian mine, but it is also seen in Lower Silesia in Poland. Naturally occurring prasiolite is also found in the Thunder Bay area of Canada. Prasiolite can also be found spelled praziolite. Prasiolite can be confused with the similarly colored praseolite which results from the heat treatment of iolite, a variety of cordierite. Most prasiolite sold is used in jewelry settings, where it can substitute for far more expensive precious gemstones. It is a rare stone in nature; artificially produced Prasiolite is heat treated amethyst. Most amethyst will turn yellow or orange when heated producing citrine. But some amethyst will turn green when treated. Currently, almost all prasiolite on the market results from a combination of heat treatment and ionizing radiation. Green quartz is sometimes incorrectly called green amethyst, which is an actual misnomer and not an acceptable name for the material, the proper terminology being Prasiolite. It is actually against Federal Trade Commission Guidelines to call prasiolite "green amethyst." Other names for green quartz are vermarine, greened amethyst, or lime citrine. The name is derived from the Greek prason meaning "leek" and lithos meaning "stone." This means that "prasiolite" literally means "scallion green-colored stone." The mineral was given its name due to its green-colored appearance. ~!~ Final Commentary Concerning these lots are some of the following excerpts from the written statement of one of the principals; "When we first entered this room we used pocket led flashlights, commonly known as tactical lights, this room lit up like a light show as we directed the beams, the three of us said "did you see that?" Among other things." "When we ran 2000 watts of light down there, the lights shut down, period. They just would not work in the room. We checked the generators and the lights worked fine out of that room, but in it, no go. Regular, battery operated flashlights went dead in there too, fresh batteries went dead in a second." To date, Energizer has not responded. Little more thought was given this until one of us more or less became the caretaker of this lot, more because he was the only one able to get to the warehouse alcove where the balance of this estate is kept due to the way we had packed the volume of merchandise that came into the warehouse over the ensuing years. Although the photographer is no longer commenting on his use of a directed, high intensity led and ultra-violet light in taking some of the photographs, the staff member who retrieved many of these items from "the hole", the warehouse alcove where the balance of the items from this estate are being stored, offers some insight as to what has transpired. "It was typical to be back there and have the power go out, but this can easily be attributed to our weather conditions amid sorry excuse for a power company, but I had taken one of my pocket tac-lights with me and the first time I used it back there was, well, nothing short of phenomenal and overwhelming. This is not a joke, they like the light!" ~!~ We have been contacted and visited by a number of people who were interested in the items from this estate since our first batch was listed. Among the buyers have been known psychics and practitioners. More than one, after adorning themselves or handling their purchase, stated "this is a woman of power!" Many of our customers, after receiving items from this estate have reported dream contacts and other unexplained phenomenon. Unusual, authentic Voodoo Priestess Estate piece and at a bargain price! This is truly a rare opportunity to own anything with attributes to this estate. The majority of this estate is now gone. Most of what we had left, and it was considerable, has been split up and sold to a couple of private, foreign collector practitioners and will never be available to the public again. We made the decision to do this as we have had some pretty strange visits from even stranger individuals and there have been enough unexplained phenomenon going on in the warehouse where her things were kept that many of our employees refused to go in there. The pieces offered and sold here are some of the few remaining pieces that will ever be offered to the public. Nice addition to any collection, altar, wardrobe or decor, displays really well. Really doesn't get any better than this. There are only 7 photographs, so please give them time to load, and enjoy the listing. Buyer to pay our discounted shipping charge of $4.25 for Insured 1st. Class Mail with USPS Tracking and handling with lagniappe. We Combine Shipping. Rest assured your order will be carefully packed to withstand the onslaught of the most deranged of Postal Workers. International rates will vary, so please email us for quotes. Check our other items as new lots are usually posted daily. Text and Photos Copyright 2001-2023 bushidobuce You Are Buying The Gem Only. The Props Are Not Part Of This Deal. But You Knew That Already. ~!~ Powered by SixBit's eCommerce Solution