ORE FEATURES
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VOL 3: Issue 3, December 5, 2001
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ORE'S FEATURED GEMSTONE: Rhodonite by Stephanie Pflumm Rhodonite is a silicate (Quartz) composite, in many ways, similar to Rose Quartz. Manganese brings out the rosy colors both stones are noted for. Unlike Rose Quartz, it forms more patiently. Usually the result of the Manganese metamorphosing with other minerals like Aluminum and Calcium through a sedimentary process. Frequently, the exposed Manganese will oxidize as the minerals weather together, creating black and gray veins. The crystal is very strong and has been a popular carving material for the last few hundred years. Russians have used it extensively, carving the sarcophagus for czars and emperors from whole slabs. At Easter, Russian children would exchange eggs carved from Rhodonite. Most Russian Rhodonite comes from the Ural Mountains. While this gemstone rarely forms actual crystals, fine triclinic specimens have been found near the Manganese deposits at Wermland Sweden. Rhodonite found in Massachusetts has yielded occasional druzey clusters. Russia and Massachusetts recognize Rhodonite as a national and state gem. A fairly common stone, it is also found in Alaska, New Jersey, North Carolina, Montana, California, New Mexico. In the 1960's, amateur rock hounds Tommy Raspet and Perry Williams found separate deposits in Washington state. Around the world Rhodonite is found in Australia, British Columbia, Brazil, Mexico, India, Madagascar, Japan, New Zealand and several other regions. Its name comes from the Greek word rhodon for rosy. Though I did run across one reference that credited a Celtic word rhod, which means wheel, as the origins of Rhodonite's name. Rhodonite does not seem to have a rich history of legend, but it is easy to feel this stone's unconditional love. Like Rose Quartz, this gemstone teaches the all important lesson of self love. This is a stone of self confidence born out of trust in your own heart, your own voice, your own choices. Carrying this stone will keep your mind calm, allowing you to process chaotic situations and patiently assess your options. Rhodonite will strengthen your resolve, helping you be more disciplined in your walk. Your Heart Chakra can really benefit from the energies in a Rhodonite stone. This crystal will activate, charge and clear this loving center. It gives you a new level of patience and understanding for dealing with everyday challenges. Approach conflicts with more constructive solutions that promote true equity for everyone involved. You can also use this stone for balancing the yin and yang, your male/female energies. It makes an excellent meditation stone for promoting world peace, equality, brotherhood and human kind's generous spirit. Use this gemstone to heal emotional scars left by old wounds. Begin to accept the healing relief of forgiveness. Rhodonite also promotes physical healing following a traumatic accident or event. Victims of sudden heart attacks or equally serious illnesses may recover more quickly and more completely if they carry the stone during their convalescence. Wounds and cuts heal rapidly, with less scarring when a stone is applied to the injury. Healers using psychic and intuitive energies in their medicine will find Rhodonite an important companion stone. It protects you from being injured or permanently damaged by the harmful energies you work with. The stone gives the healer strength to remain constant and your intent focused during your task. Rhodonite is recommended for emphysema and arthritis patients. It may be helpful in building the immune system and fighting throat infections, such as strep throat. You may also experience positive effects on the pituitary and thyroid glands, pancreas and the central nervous system. Pictures of Rhodonite --+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+-- SUBSCRIBER'S SPECIAL: FREE Rhodonite! --+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+-- SKY NOTES -+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+-- SNAKE: A Healer's Message It is amazing that I did not kill this Snake. If it had been poisonous, it most surely would have killed me. Luckily it was a simple garden snake, quite docile and complacent. Laying patiently beside my car, waiting for me to notice. Which I didn't, when I first got in to start my vehicle. I still didn't see the Snake when I climbed back out, to put trash from my last trip in its proper container. Finally, on my third pass, I saw the calm creature, ever patient, just inches from where my feet had fallen earlier. The thought "If it had been a Snake, it would have bitten me" came giggling into my head. I wondered briefly what message it brought me. Then fearing for this sweet messenger's life (my cats are proficient hunters and this Snake made too easy a target), I tried to shoo it back into the neighbor's field. Without drawing the attention of my feline residents. Words had no effect, and a light spray of gravel returned only a slight wriggle forward. After what seemed like too many moments the Snake moved reluctantly on, as if concerned I hadn't gotten its message. It was right. For the next couple of weeks I meditated on what Snake had tried to tell me. But the answer eluded me, though, it seemed always just within my grasp. I was haunted by the knowledge that when I did finally trip over it, it would bite me, because I wasn't listening correctly. Then I got sick. Very sick. Before I knew what was happening, I was undergoing emergency surgery to remove my gall-bladder and getting pumped full of anti-biotics. Now I am getting better, and looking forward to being healthier than ever. It took getting "snake bit", but I got my message and have decided to acquaint myself with my healing medicine, Snake. Snake is an ancient symbol of life's primal beginnings. Creation myths from Africa to South America depict life as being spit out of the Serpent's belly. Many cultures honor Snake for fertility energies. Women in India will adopt a Cobra when they wish to conceive. If a woman in East Africa finds a Snake in her bed, she will not kill it. She believes it to be a deceased ancestor come to proclaim the good health of her unborn baby. Venom from Snake has both the power to kill and heal. In some traditions, a healer is initiated by being bitten repeatedly by a venomous Snake. Their ability to survive and overcome the poison gives them great power to work miraculous healings in others. Hermes, the Greek father of alchemy, carried a staff called a caduceus. Two Serpents wrapping around themselves and the staff. To the Greeks, it was a symbol of wisdom expressed through the healing arts. Modern medicine still uses the image today, though sometimes, I feel they've lost a little of the wisdom and much of the art. Healers trained in Snake Medicine are highly revered. Their medicine is considered some of the most powerful healing energy. Facing death, allows a healer to be reborn with the power to transmute illness on every level. Physical, emotional, spiritual. Snake is the power to change. To face the ultimate depths of despair, pain or sickness and walk back out with a healthier, stronger energy. I have received this powerful message of change from Snake. The chance to heal a "fast-food ravaged" body into a brighter reflection of the Spirit that lights my life. I'm just glad my Snake was the quiet type. -+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+-- SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT FOR: AUM Ezine! -+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+-- What's Happening At Ozark Rock Exchange? 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