THE LEVITATING LEMON: UNMASKING THE TANTRA OF PHENOMENAL DECEPTION

In the world of making it rain currency notes, the most sought-after demonstration is that of the lemon-lifting artisan. This particular feat has the most prevalence in the media, yet the artisans who perform it are almost always from remote regions of Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Bengal, Gujarat, or Madhya Pradesh.

An artisan places a single lemon before them and chants a mantra. The lemon placed on the surface begins to rise into the air. It levitates two, three, even four or five feet, hanging suspended without any visible support. The artisan waves their hands all around it, ostensibly proving it is not held by any thread, claiming it has been lifted by a siddh power.

The lemon must rise in the air to at least three feet. However, some artisans claim they can make it rain currency even if the lemon only rises a few inches. Others claim that any object moved by a power will suffice for their purpose.

Artisans are now circulating who claim they can work their magic if they are made to lift or move any object in the air: a mobile phone, a pen, a lighter, a bowl, a spoon. The veracity of these claims remains unproven under controlled conditions.

The deception in this field is rampant and employs several methods. The first is to hang the lemon by a single hair, which is so fine it is invisible to the camera. The second trick involves using a black thread. The third method uses a "magic door," which is a specially prepared, ultra-thin, invisible thread.

The fourth trick involves filling the lemon with mercury or similar substances and mixing it with other chemicals before placing it in direct sunlight. The most common method by far is simply tying the lemon with a thread. They often insert a needle with a thread attached into the lemon; when the thread is pulled, it rises.

A lemon can genuinely levitate in the air without physical support when assisted by spiritual power. Clandestine entities like a Kaluva, a Munjya, a Pret, Kali, a Masan, a Khavish, or a Pishach can perform this task with relative ease.

The miracle of the power is visible to the naked eye, which is why it is usually the tamasik and aggressive powers that are capable of such open displays. Benevolent powers prefer to remain hidden behind a veil.

If any artisan presents you with strange or illogical conditions, understand that they are a fraud. They will eventually make some excuse and retract their hand.

For example, one broker claimed: "I will toss a coin into the air. If you can stop it mid-air, then I will lift the lemon." This is a clever ruse. If a coin can be stopped in mid-air, the work would already be done on the coin itself. Levitating the lemon is just a distraction.