Psychological Aspects
In society at large the true relevance of the Caul is often misunderstood, and the little that is known about it is often mixed with superstition and old wives’ tales. This often gives rise to Caulbearers themselves misunderstanding exactly what drives them and what they sense. They will often learn through hard experience that others often react to them strangely, avoid them or act in peculiar ways without them actually understanding why. They may have had their Caul destroyed at birth as it had been the policy of many maternity hospitals, but particularly those run by religious groups to dispose of the Caul.
They may have their Caul, or it may have been kept for them without their knowledge, depending on the degree of understanding of relatives or midwives on the matter. There are many permutations, but the Caulbearer may often attempt to find out why they feel the way they do to no avail.
They may regularly feel certain things which they cannot relate to others for fear of ridicule or misunderstanding. It is not uncommon to find Caulbearers who become addicted to alcohol or other substances in a vain attempt to block out a world that fails to understand them.
There is a very high risk of suicide due to the same circumstances: and often the unfortunate Caulbearer may become dependent on medicines which are prescribed to treat a mistaken diagnosis of psychosis or schizophrenia.
It used to be a common experience for Caulbearers to be brought to a priest to have rites of exorcism performed on them due to their parents desire to drive out the influence which they often believed to be causing the Caulbearer’s problems in adjusting to “normal life.”
Such things should be completely avoided so as not to cause further feelings of rejection and the denial of their existence.
The purpose of this site is to provide a basic source of information so that such unnecessary suffering, which is mainly due to ignorance and misunderstanding may be avoided in future.