Medicine Bag
A small bag which is filled with objects regarded by as personally sacred to the bearer. Remember to include objects symbolic of the four elements - fire, water, air, and earth. You should remember that these objects serve as physical stimuli upon which you should meditate in order to open the channel of your subconscious. You might wish to go out to find your own stone(s). It is
something you carry in your bag or drill a hole through it and wear it about your neck on a leather thong.
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Excertps from "Green Magic, The Healing Power of herbs, Talismans, & Stones - Morwyn":
Stone Colors-offering the old meaning of stones in healing because of the psychological value (therein lies the magic?)
Red: General health, the heart, blood circulation, and sex. Activity, increased healing. The Stones: Ruby, Jasper, Carnelian, Garnet
Agate, Bloodstone.
Pink: Innocent Love, the sense of Joy, creative thinking (thymus gland). The Stones: Rose Quartz, Coral.
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Excertps from "Wicca, a guide for the solitary practitioner, Scott Cunningham":
North
- Moss Agate,Emerald, Green Jet, Olivine, Salt, Black (dark) Tourmaline
East
- Topaz, Citrine, Mica, Pumice
South
- Amber, Obsidian (all colors), Rhodochrosite (pink), Ruby, Lava, Garnet
West
- Aquamarine, Chalcedony, Jade (all colors), Lapiz Lazuli, Moonstone, Sugilite, Azurite
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Some Stones for Some Goddesses:
Salt-Aphrodite; Moonstone or Pearl-Diana; Amber, Coral, Geodes, Holed/Holey Stones-The Great Mother;
Lapiz Lazuli, Emerald-Isis; Jade-Kwan Yin; Peridot, Olivine, Pumice, Obsidian, Lava-Pele
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Twylah Mitsch, Seneca Medicine Woman teaches the following:
If you choose a round stone, you may be quite likely a professional person, which indicates by the roundness of the stone that you are quite flexible. Rolling stones are often used as healing stones.
An oval stone indicates that you will learn (or have learned) the greatest amount of wisdom in the first thirty years of your life. The remaining years will be spent in searching. People who pick an oval stone are frequently very difficult to satisfy. Many lack self-discipline. By picking up an oval stone and carrying it with them, they may begin to develop self-understanding and self-responsibility.
A three-sided stone, shaped something like a pyramid, reveals an inner knowing. The people who would choose such a stone are usually good listeners and likely to follow their intuitive impressions.
A four-sided stone represents self-respect. Four is very important as a symbol. The four-sided stone would also represent the influence of nature. The four-sided stone is one of abundance. Individuals who would be attracted to such a stone are usually very self-disciplined, not easily swayed by others, and are capable of making long lasting friendships.
A five-sided stone represents a high level of creativity. The stand independently on each side, so someone who is attracted to a five-sided stone would be very much aware of their surroundings and be on the lookout for expressions of beauty.
The six-sided stone would be attractive to a person who has a talent for assessing the needs of others. This person would be rather selfless and would generate a great deal of trust on the part of others. In their day-to-day life they would express great sincerity.
If the stone should have, by any chance, more than six sides, it would represent an individual with great extrasensory perception.
"Still the Blood is Strong,
and the Heart is Highlander
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