I'm checking in on my way down the hall to the shower. Work is calling, but I had to post and say that my interest is peaking.
I cant wait to see what comes my way!
Satori, I drive to Arkansas once or twice a year and dig in the Ouachita Mountains for the crystals. Nothing is more fun that I have found,,,not birthdays, not Christmas, nothing. It feels peaceful and personal. There are sites you can go and dig for a small fee, or you can just wander around in the hills and dig, I've done both.
Everyone will most definitely be recieving stones from me. But I also have one or two plastic pieces to pass along. When I first began collecting pieces for my last JO (the one I passed to my sister) I also told myself that I would keep it natural and not use plastic pieces. It kind of felt like plastic would ruin the integrity of the oracle for me.
But then I found some plastic pieces that really worked well. I threw them in the bag, and in time I had a good mix of both the earthy, and the man-made. And it actually made the oracle better. So I also intend to use plasic pieces that have relevance to me and have a few things for y'all as well, and will leave their use to your discretion.
One of my favorite pieces to send y'all is plastic.
I love it, and you're either going to love it too or hate it. Time will tell, but I know that one way or another, it WILL elicit some sort of a response from you.
I'm going to look around at work today. I work in a Cajun cafe on the grounds of an old Antebellum Mansion/ Botanical Gardens. I'm going to walk the gardens and the grounds today and see if I can find anything interesting.
Glad to see you here, Mell!