"Favourite stones"
As has been expressed here - I really like lots and lots of stones! Lol.
But if I look at my collection - I can see 4 categories of multi-buys.
Four categories:
1) I like black stones. I have alot of them, mostly Obsidian and some Tourmaline, and most of my black pieces reside on my working Earth (element) Altar.
I like all the associations with black and the dark side etc. And the associations with scrying etc. And the associations with 'mirror' protection - i.e. they reflect everything back at the source. In the photo "the dark side", you can see an obsidian mirror (cut and polished curtesy of Tony Fossils, who has a crystal stall in central London), a rainbow obsidian egg, a large black smokey quartz point, an Apache's tear - and the 'bar' is tourmaline quartz.
http://uk.pinterest.com/pin/507569820478646948/
2) I love Amber - my budding interest in crystals, was an obsession with amber. Especially for 2 things - it is associated with protection for therapists (screening from the 'baggage' of their clients, and at the time I was learning to be a therapist) and it also has a reference to witches jewellery - as Freya wore a magickal Amber necklace.
I have lots of Amber jewellery (some orange, black, and green). In the photo "Amber delight" you will see a mala, a pendant with the 'shape' of an imago (I call this one 'my horrible little monster' - it was in the shop for a year whilst I admired it every time - and I eventually decided it must be for me as nobody was buying it. It had dropped to sale price by then), and a rough piece which actually has loads of tiny little insects in it - quite an insect story if you look at it through a magnifying glass. I wonder how so many different insects where in one place at the same time when I study this one.
http://uk.pinterest.com/pin/507569820478646940/
3) I like Carnelian. Carnelian is a 'ladies' stone and good for 'ladies' problems. In "the faces of Carnelian" you can see 3 types. The smallest is green and I use that to meditate with sometimes (that exercise of 'staring' at an object).
http://uk.pinterest.com/pin/507569820478646944/
4) I like clear and rutile Quartz. No photo for these as it's 11.30pm and for this, I'd have to go around the house unsticking some of the pieces from their guarding spots whilst other house occupants are sleeping near-by.
I have placed alot of quartz about my home 'programmed' as energetic screens or guardians.
Lily = But is she the savior of the human ra-a-ace? ;-) (Ok, obscure reference but I want to see if anyone gets it.)
Enlighten me - I don't get the reference. Can only think of Lilith.
