Tonight as I sit basking in the glow of Rose Quartz and Rhodonite feeling pure spiritual love I honestly have a strong desire to reach for my Howlite. Howlite seems to not just bring calmness but to stimulate my creativity. Aside from Amethyst I come back to this stone again and again. Such jeweled personalities all these gems from the earth possess.
Learning of gemstones from my mother who collected rocks, knew the trees and reveled in the wild countryside I developed a love of earth's stunning treasures early on. Spurred by Native American teachings that began with the pet quartz rock given me by my grandfather as a child of 5 I naturally gravitated to Scott Cunningham. when I got older. As every beginner down the pagan path knows we all seem to start with Cunningham. He is easy to read and obviously had a love of the earth especially its gems and herbs. He translated and guided nicely for the beginner who was fascinated with the magical energies from nature.
Gemstones - precious and semi-precious radiate with such distinguishable energies, it is no different than the multitude of personalities we encounter with humans, dogs, horses etc... everyday. I find some slumber until woken, some chatter like magpies, other soothe with lullabies of ancient rock and water before life began, and even other ring of epic deeds invigorating our very blood. Back to Amethyst, each stones I see, touch, come in contact with has its own story. even depending on where in the earth it has been harvested can give me a glimpse of its character - its own personal accent.
Such jeweled personalities all stones possess. Some you must tease to tell their story, others need to be kept close, still others enjoy being a lookout in spacious places surveying all they see. But like our human and animal children, these luscious children of the mineral kingdom radiate the best energies when noticed, cared for and loved.
The Dreams of Isis
