Egypt
19.Lode Stone History
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LODESTONE
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"Since ancient times, the LODESTONE has been held in high regard as a Powerful Amulet and all-around Good Luck Charm because its Magnetic Influences are supposed to attract Power, Favors, Love, Money, and Gifts. Our LODESTONE dressing oil, incense, sachet powders, and crystals for bath or floor wash all contain pieces of genuine live LODESTONE!" Lodestones -- chunks of naturally magnetic iron ore -- are prized in folk-magic for their "drawing" power. They are a vital ingredient in African-American hoodoo practice, and that has in turn influenced Latin American "budu" magic, in which they are known as "piedra iman." Single large Lodestones are used to draw money or luck, while paired "male" and "female" Lodestones play a role in spells to attract a lover and rituals to secure mutual fidelity. The lodestones are sprinkled with magnetic sand (ultra-fine iron shot) to "feed" them and enhance their power, and they may also be dressed with anointing oil.
Smaller Lodestones of gravel or frit size, dressed with magnetic sand, are carried singly or in pairs in mojo bags to attract luck and love; tiny pairs are placed in bottles of Van Van Oil, Lodestone Oil or Fast Luck Oil to "charge" the oils before they are used to dress offertory candles or anoint an individual. In Latin America, Lodestones are most commonly encountered in money-drawing and love-attracting package amulets and charm vials. Lodestone powder or magnetic sand also appears in the unusual Mexican snow-globe A Lodestone has been held in high regard by the Ancient Romans, Chinese, Mohamedans, and other people as a Powerful Amulet and GOOD LUCK Charm; probably because the Magnetic Influence of this Stone was supposed to ATTRACT Power, Favors and Gifts. It is said that the Ancient Romans believed that Lodestone kept Husband and Wife faithful, and made their Love secure. We make no claims to this effect -- or that the LODESTONE is LUCKY. We have taken the Genuine Lodestone, especially prepared it, and called it WHITE LODESTONE. Two pieces of Specially Prepared WHITE LODESTONE for $1.00. [Note: that's a 1945 price .]
There are two old-time traditions associated with storing Lodestones that should not be overlooked. To understand them, you need to know that some metals are magnetizable and some are not. The ferrous metals -- steel, iron, galvanized "tin" roofing (actually zinc-coated steel) -- are magnetizable. The non-ferrous metals (brass, real tin, bronze, copper, aluminum, chrome) are not magnetizable. I was taught to keep Lodestones stored in non-magnetizable containers to avoid "draining" the magnetism from the stones. The containers can be made of non-metallic substances (wood, glass, or (ugh!) plastic), or of non-ferrous metal. At the Lucky Mojo shop we use big brass buckets for displaying our Lodestones and they sit on wooden shelving. These brass buckets are the kind that fancy dried flower arrangements come in from the florist. Craft and fabric stores sell them new, but you can pick them up used at thrift stores for a couple of bucks each. In my home i use a chrome-plated brass art deco candy dish with red Catalin plastic handles to keep my working pair of love Lodestones.
Also, even when displaying Lodestones for sale, it is customary to give them a light sprinkle of magnetic sand to feed them and make matching them possible. We don't want the Lodestones in our care to "starve" while they are waiting to go to their new homes.they should be washed in Whiskey or in Hoyt's Cologne.
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Chakra:Brow,solar plexus
Element:Earth
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Location:
1.califorina
2.Arizona
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LODESTONE
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"Since ancient times, the LODESTONE has been held in high regard as a Powerful Amulet and all-around Good Luck Charm because its Magnetic Influences are supposed to attract Power, Favors, Love, Money, and Gifts. Our LODESTONE dressing oil, incense, sachet powders, and crystals for bath or floor wash all contain pieces of genuine live LODESTONE!" Lodestones -- chunks of naturally magnetic iron ore -- are prized in folk-magic for their "drawing" power. They are a vital ingredient in African-American hoodoo practice, and that has in turn influenced Latin American "budu" magic, in which they are known as "piedra iman." Single large Lodestones are used to draw money or luck, while paired "male" and "female" Lodestones play a role in spells to attract a lover and rituals to secure mutual fidelity. The lodestones are sprinkled with magnetic sand (ultra-fine iron shot) to "feed" them and enhance their power, and they may also be dressed with anointing oil.
Smaller Lodestones of gravel or frit size, dressed with magnetic sand, are carried singly or in pairs in mojo bags to attract luck and love; tiny pairs are placed in bottles of Van Van Oil, Lodestone Oil or Fast Luck Oil to "charge" the oils before they are used to dress offertory candles or anoint an individual. In Latin America, Lodestones are most commonly encountered in money-drawing and love-attracting package amulets and charm vials. Lodestone powder or magnetic sand also appears in the unusual Mexican snow-globe A Lodestone has been held in high regard by the Ancient Romans, Chinese, Mohamedans, and other people as a Powerful Amulet and GOOD LUCK Charm; probably because the Magnetic Influence of this Stone was supposed to ATTRACT Power, Favors and Gifts. It is said that the Ancient Romans believed that Lodestone kept Husband and Wife faithful, and made their Love secure. We make no claims to this effect -- or that the LODESTONE is LUCKY. We have taken the Genuine Lodestone, especially prepared it, and called it WHITE LODESTONE. Two pieces of Specially Prepared WHITE LODESTONE for $1.00. [Note: that's a 1945 price .]
There are two old-time traditions associated with storing Lodestones that should not be overlooked. To understand them, you need to know that some metals are magnetizable and some are not. The ferrous metals -- steel, iron, galvanized "tin" roofing (actually zinc-coated steel) -- are magnetizable. The non-ferrous metals (brass, real tin, bronze, copper, aluminum, chrome) are not magnetizable. I was taught to keep Lodestones stored in non-magnetizable containers to avoid "draining" the magnetism from the stones. The containers can be made of non-metallic substances (wood, glass, or (ugh!) plastic), or of non-ferrous metal. At the Lucky Mojo shop we use big brass buckets for displaying our Lodestones and they sit on wooden shelving. These brass buckets are the kind that fancy dried flower arrangements come in from the florist. Craft and fabric stores sell them new, but you can pick them up used at thrift stores for a couple of bucks each. In my home i use a chrome-plated brass art deco candy dish with red Catalin plastic handles to keep my working pair of love Lodestones.
Also, even when displaying Lodestones for sale, it is customary to give them a light sprinkle of magnetic sand to feed them and make matching them possible. We don't want the Lodestones in our care to "starve" while they are waiting to go to their new homes.they should be washed in Whiskey or in Hoyt's Cologne.
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Chakra:Brow,solar plexus
Element:Earth
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Location:
1.califorina
2.Arizona
