User blog comment:PaulLevesque555/Gajah Mada/@comment-28209103-20190216054924

Oh this is a not-so public knowledge but Gajah Mada in his exile actually make a back and forth trip to Bali. Most of the mystic technique in Bali are leftover from Majapahit magecraft from running soldier but the reason it's so widespread is partly because Gajah Mada himself.

Leak for example is a technique to spy on enemy often employed by Gajah Mada in his heyday as warlord.. dude's are actually quite powerful sorcerers rather than war tactician.

Some of the people who are in the "Know" in Bali said that they learnt from "Someone" (or what used to be someone) who learnt from Gajah Mada.

The Palapa oath are just some of his "Laku" or probably what's close to the word "rite" in english albeit it is not, he have plenty of other "Laku" some are most famously known since it's done by Soeharto himself,, that is sleeping in the middle of River. Basically it's like sacrifice for something, the more sacrifice you offer the easier you get the boon.

If you know all around the world the power of word or oath are something common in all and every country magecraft, mainly in the eastern side probably because it's rooted in Hindu. But back in the day people who know bout magecraft are careful bout their word.. one of the basic teaching of "guru" is that word is sacred but the more you violate your own word the less powerful it became. Even today people who're still dabbed in mysticism seriously never  do anything against their word.

Source : Me.