Short Story (Cerpen)
Mystery of Ceremonial Mountain
category: horror pen
Mount Ceremai has recently become a conversation on social media. The reason, blowing mountain news that is administratively located in three regions, namely Cirebon, Kuningan and Majalengka, West Java, has been sold to Chevron Corporation, a company from the United States.
Ceremony was reportedly sold Rp 60 trillion to the company. The company will reportedly conduct geothermal energy exploration on the mountain.
However, the news of the sale of the mountain to Chevron received a rebuttal from the Head of the Office of Mineral Resources Energy (ESDM) West Java, Sumarwan HS. However, he acknowledged that PT Chevron through its subsidiary PT Jasa Daya Chevron is an investor in the Geothermal Power Plant (PLTP) in Ceremai.
The US company in 2012 was named the winner. Just to start exploitation, Chevron has not pocketed a Mining Business License (IUP). “No permission from the Governor yet signed,” he said, Monday (3/3).
Mount Ceremai does save a lot of potential natural resources. Not only that, the mountain with its peak geographical position is located at 6 53′ 30″ LS and 108 24′ 00″ BT, respectively, with a height of 3,078 m above sea level it also has many myths and mystical stories that are familiar to the ears of the community.
Here are four mystical stories of Mount Ceremai that are reported from the Merdeka lamamam which are summarized from various sources.
The Story of Ceremai Mountain Being the Throne of Nine Pellets
That said, Mount Ceremai is believed to be the royal throne of Nine Pellets. According to Masruri in his book entitled: Secret Pellets, Nini Pellets is a figure who has great magic, especially in the field of romance. He is a character who seized the book “Mantra Asmara” creation of a powerful figure named Ki Buyut Mangun Tapa.
One of the contents of the study in the book is the science of “Jaran Goyang” which is known to bind the hearts of the opposite sex. Uniquely, the science is still studied by most people, especially the paranormal.
The urine cannot touch the ground
That said, if not obeyed will get reinforcements. Therefore, not infrequently many branches and tree branches on the climbing route of Mount Ceremai hung plastic or plastic bottles containing urine.
However, many people who do not believe and still defecate as usual. It comes back to each person whether they believe it or not.
The sacred Linga Stone
On Mount Ceremai there are a number of posts or blocks that are believed to have a mystical aura. One of them is the block of Linga Stone.
The locals even very sacred to the place. To avoid things that are not desirable, the climbers are even forbidden to occupy a large rock or do indecent in that place.
It is said that the stones at that location became the hermitage of Nine Pellets. The stone was also reportedly once the location of the sermon of one of the songgo guardians.
Near Batu Lingga there is also a memory of a climber who died. Reportedly the climber died strangely in Batu Lingga. According to belief, the block of the Linga Stone is guarded by two subtle creatures named Aki and Nine Serentet Buntet.
The one-eyed tiger's nest
It is said that Mount Ceremai became a den of one-eyed tigers. According to legend, the creature was both a mount and an ally of the Nine Pellets.
Reportedly, the one-eyed tiger lives among the lush branches of dry twigs that resemble a cave on the mountain. From that place can be seen a vast expanse of sky and clouds. Not only that, the background of Mount Slamet can also be seen clearly from that place.
