| Over the centuries, people from all over the world | | | | of the past while some become dwelling place for |
| have been intrigued by the metaphysical qualities of | | | | some life forms, just like the hermit crabs that inhabit |
| stones, or more appropriately called minerals. It has | | | | the shell after the shellfish have died. My spiritual |
| been recognized that all that exists is in a constant | | | | friend Stella has the ability to communicate with |
| state of vibration, and crystalline structures have a | | | | stones and she claimed she often saw impish looking |
| particularly stable vibration which resists the influence | | | | creatures residing in some stones. Once I was |
| of other vibration frequencies. | | | | meditating with one Labradorite ball (a kind of felspar |
| Minerals, particularly in their crystalline form, stimulate | | | | stone which is opaque with luminous blue against grey |
| healing based upon the property of sympathetic | | | | background) and spotted images of a woman clad in |
| vibration or resonance. They have very specific | | | | Greek-like gown amidst some Roman like pillars inside |
| points of resonance with one of our seven major | | | | the stone. She had almond shape eyes and shape |
| energy centers (chakras). The colours of the stones | | | | features and appeared annoyed by my unwelcome |
| seem to have a bearing on the qualities of the | | | | intrusion. There was another stone, a piece of |
| vibrations. This is more or less similar to the colours | | | | Rhodonite - a pink colour stone with black Manganese |
| represented by the seven charkas which also | | | | steaks, that I could see images of dome shapes |
| coincide with the seven colours of the rainbow. | | | | structure. I also recalled another instance when an old |
| (Crown chakra - violet, Blow chakra - indigo, Throat | | | | lady handed me a piece of jade which she retrieved |
| chakra-blue, Heart chakra - green, Solar Plexus chakra | | | | from the exhumed grave of her mother died long |
| - yellow), Sacral chakra - orange, and Base chakra | | | | ago, and asked me whether it was alright for her |
| red). These resonant frequencies set up an | | | | daughter-in-law to wear it. The moment I picked up |
| electromagnetic field. | | | | the jewelry I could feel a painful sensation in my |
| If we believe that all human beings have interweaving | | | | stomach. I asked her whether she could recall |
| energy bodies (human aura) beyond their physical | | | | whether her mother suffered some sort of ailment |
| shell, and they are being electromagnetic in nature, it | | | | of the stomach, and she confirmed it. I cleansed the |
| naturally follows that they can be influenced by the | | | | stone for her but she told me she had changed her |
| electromagnetic resonance of minerals and crystals. | | | | mind about giving it to her daughter-in-law and |
| Diseases and illnesses have been attributed to | | | | instead chose to keep it in the jewelry box. Jade is |
| disharmony in thought patterns, causing irregular | | | | said to have the unusual quality of protecting its |
| energy flow within subtle (non-physical), the etheric | | | | owner. It would break into pieces whenever the |
| and physical bodies; therefore, prolonged exposure to | | | | wearer encounter dangerous situations; the folklore |
| the positive vibration of stones may have a healing | | | | has it that it blocks off the dangers on behalf of its |
| effect. Other than their healing effects, minerals also | | | | owner. |
| offer protection against negativities and in a way | | | | Stones For Attracting Fortune |
| bring good luck to us. | | | | Chinese believes that wearing of certain stones |
| Amulets and Talisman to ward away ghosts. | | | | would bring them good fortune. Jade is the most |
| Certain stones, especially those of celestial origins | | | | favoured stone adorn not only to bring good luck to |
| appear to have the power to drive away unwanted | | | | the wearer but it also offers protection as well. For |
| or negative energy. These are stones like those from | | | | those gamblers who are ever hopeful windfall, they |
| the meteorite family - tektite, moldavites, iron or | | | | may wear yellow gemstones - yellow sapphire, |
| nickel meteorites - can actually ward off evil spirits. | | | | topaz, or citrine. Some may even carry a pyrite |
| When carved with images of Buddha or deities, or | | | | doughnut together with a dollar coin in their wallet. |
| when they are specifically enchanted by advanced | | | | Green stones are for attracting wealth generated |
| practitioners, they can be used as very powerful | | | | from career, and they include not only jade but also |
| talismans or amulets. | | | | emerald, peridot, quartz with chloride inclusions, |
| So, it is also believed that the wearing of certain | | | | aventurine, malachite, and amazonite. Besides wearing |
| amulets or talismans would protect you against | | | | them as semi-precious stones set in rings and |
| ghosts. Also, some also feels that certain stones, | | | | pendants, some of the tumbled stones (aventurine, |
| especially the quartz family, (White Quartz, | | | | malachite, and amazonite) can be placed in cash |
| Amethyst, Ametrine, Citrine and Smoky Quartz) can | | | | registers to help enhance daily takings from retailed |
| offer the same protection. Other protective stones | | | | businesses. |
| include, diamond, pyrite, hematite, obsidian, black star | | | | Stones and Feng-shui |
| sapphire, black diopside, and jet. Personally, I | | | | Feng-Shui, or Geomancy, is in a manner of speaking |
| understand that stones have a varying degree of | | | | also about energy - Energy caused by the landscape, |
| electro-magnetic radiation. When they are worn on | | | | magnetic forces and flows, seasonal fluctuations in |
| our body, they serve to strengthen our body energy | | | | energy flows, celestial and planetary influences, and |
| vibration, sort of casting a protective shield over us. | | | | positioning of static objects in the environment, and |
| One very powerful talisman I have is the image of | | | | how your own body energy copes with and |
| the Earth Store (Dichang) Bodhisattva made of | | | | resonates with all these causes of energy. The |
| tektite. I also have a bracelet made of pyrite and | | | | western application of Feng-Shui is to bring an array |
| amber, and I use to have it with me whenever I | | | | of scientific equipment into a location and test out |
| traveled overseas. In my arsenal, I also have | | | | the various forms of energy in the area. If you are |
| bracelets and pendants made of iron meteorite, and | | | | sensitive to energy, you can actually feel the |
| they are also very potent in warding off negativities. | | | | influence of "Feng-Shui" - the good and bad "Chi" - |
| It is also believed those moonstones are good | | | | rather than relying entirely on the Feng Shui principles |
| protective stones for overseas traveling especially | | | | practiced by the masters. Since stones have positive |
| crossing waters. I always keep a few pieces of | | | | vibrational energy, they can be deployed to improve |
| tumbled moonstones in my luggage. | | | | the Feng-shui of the building if placed at the correct |
| For those who are frightened of ghosts when | | | | position. For example, the left hand corner of the |
| traveling overseas and staying in hotel rooms , they | | | | main hall of the house diagonally opposite the |
| can try arranging their shoes in the Ying Yang | | | | entrance is considered the wealth position; to |
| manner - one with the sole facing up while the other | | | | enhance positive energy in this corner one could |
| in the normal position - at the foot of their beds. | | | | emplace amethyst geode. This is a better substitute |
| Amulets and talismans are similarly charged with | | | | for putting round leaf plants there, as traditionally |
| strong vibrations by their makers - monks and priests | | | | recommended by Feng-shui masters. Other than |
| alike, and they serve the same purpose as the | | | | putting up mirrors or wind chimes at our windows to |
| stones. At my level, I am able to magnetize stones | | | | block off negative energy from some ill-formed |
| and any objects to confer upon them stronger | | | | structures or landscape facing our house, we could |
| radiation by using my energisation method or by | | | | hang faceted cut crystal balls. Against the sunlight, |
| chanting of mantras. | | | | these faceted balls could reflect specks of rainbow |
| Spirits In Stones | | | | lights into the house and create a wonderful sight as |
| There are belief that some stones contain memories | | | | they are seen as if dancing on the walls. |