Chronata
I have been doing Lithomancy, and other drop stone divining methods for many years now.
And I think it's about time I spilled.
Ya see....for a long time, I didn't really share the details of this, because it was one of those cool rare skills, that I felt would set me apart from other readers at psychic fairs and such.
But because it is a realitively rare method...I have few people to throw ideas off of, or to spark any sort of innovation...or to grow.
And a stagnant method isn't really good at all!
So..I will begin here with one of the basic lithomancy patterns, and sets that I use. well, it's the main one actually.
And if anyone else has a method or questions, or other ideas to share...please do!
The woman who taught me had an unusual method of teaching. She would gather all the stones, drop them onto a piece of fur and then say..."well, what do you see?"
She did not use crystals, per say...but rather a collection of stones, some river rocks, some bones.
I started with her basic correspondances, added a pattern and a few other stones to make things easier for myself, and did a lot of it just by intuition.
Here are the stones I use:
The first sets represent duality and opposites.
MALE...a large phallic piece of what was probably a spoon handle, made from Mother of Pearl. The Male stone represents all the things that traditionally are male characteristics. Drive, determination, agression, risk taking, competitiveness, action, enthusiasm, dominance.
FEMALE...was found in the same button jar as the male...probably a spoon bowl, also from Mother of Pearl. It is round and tapered at one end. It represents those traits traditionally considered to be feminine....Nurturing, patience, reactive, passiveness, balance and feelings.
SUN...a sparkling cut lead crystal, the kind that you hang in a window to make rainbows. It is round, but with a cut edge, make it sort of sun shaped. The Sun represents leaders, and those outgoing, self confident traits.
It represents fame, and speaking, acting, inspiration, loyalty, willpower, strength.
MOON...I had phenominal luck to find a kind of shell called a cat's eye. It is round, has a subtle coloration, and a spiral on the back.It is so very moonlike. It represents annonymity, intuition, spirituality,emotion, rhythems, cycles, movements and changes.
JOY...is a wedge of dark purple amethyst, that has been tumbled. Joy is of course...joy! happiness, hope, laughter, mirth, luck and optimism
SORROW...is a smokey quartz crystal point, that is shaped a lot like the amethyst above. It represents pessimism, loss, misfortune and sadness.
I will have to continue this post tomorrow when I have more time to write it all out.... but right now, I need sleep.
I may even be able to post a photo of my stones.
....Next come the Sets....
And I think it's about time I spilled.
Ya see....for a long time, I didn't really share the details of this, because it was one of those cool rare skills, that I felt would set me apart from other readers at psychic fairs and such.
But because it is a realitively rare method...I have few people to throw ideas off of, or to spark any sort of innovation...or to grow.
And a stagnant method isn't really good at all!
So..I will begin here with one of the basic lithomancy patterns, and sets that I use. well, it's the main one actually.
And if anyone else has a method or questions, or other ideas to share...please do!
The woman who taught me had an unusual method of teaching. She would gather all the stones, drop them onto a piece of fur and then say..."well, what do you see?"
She did not use crystals, per say...but rather a collection of stones, some river rocks, some bones.
I started with her basic correspondances, added a pattern and a few other stones to make things easier for myself, and did a lot of it just by intuition.
Here are the stones I use:
The first sets represent duality and opposites.
MALE...a large phallic piece of what was probably a spoon handle, made from Mother of Pearl. The Male stone represents all the things that traditionally are male characteristics. Drive, determination, agression, risk taking, competitiveness, action, enthusiasm, dominance.
FEMALE...was found in the same button jar as the male...probably a spoon bowl, also from Mother of Pearl. It is round and tapered at one end. It represents those traits traditionally considered to be feminine....Nurturing, patience, reactive, passiveness, balance and feelings.
SUN...a sparkling cut lead crystal, the kind that you hang in a window to make rainbows. It is round, but with a cut edge, make it sort of sun shaped. The Sun represents leaders, and those outgoing, self confident traits.
It represents fame, and speaking, acting, inspiration, loyalty, willpower, strength.
MOON...I had phenominal luck to find a kind of shell called a cat's eye. It is round, has a subtle coloration, and a spiral on the back.It is so very moonlike. It represents annonymity, intuition, spirituality,emotion, rhythems, cycles, movements and changes.
JOY...is a wedge of dark purple amethyst, that has been tumbled. Joy is of course...joy! happiness, hope, laughter, mirth, luck and optimism
SORROW...is a smokey quartz crystal point, that is shaped a lot like the amethyst above. It represents pessimism, loss, misfortune and sadness.
I will have to continue this post tomorrow when I have more time to write it all out.... but right now, I need sleep.
I may even be able to post a photo of my stones.
....Next come the Sets....