'Nother newbie

July 31, 2001

Hi Peggy and All!

You needn't write to welcome me, because I've been reading the past

messages and I already feel welcome!

I was just sure I didn't have time to participate on this list, so I

held off on joining, but...Peggy's such a fountain of knowledge that I

had to see what I was missing! I've had a quick look through the files,

and I can see how much I never understood about crystal use. I didn't

even understand enough to know what to ask, so this list should be very

helpful to me.

I have always liked the look and feel of crystals, but never knew how to

understand their energies, or to communicate with/through them. For the

most part, I use crystals along with Reiki, and I appreciate the

opportunity to learn how to work with them more fully.

In regards to the exercises I saw that Peggy posted a week or two back -

My current favorite piece is a hunk of chrysoprase, which I adore. It

looks and feels like a chunk of the ocean. It is various shades of

ocean greens and whites, and gold, and is about 3 inches (or 7 cm)

long. Some areas of it have a good bit of depth, and looking down into

it is like looking down into the water. It feels heavy and important,

and comforting. It makes me want to climb inside it, and float there.

It's surface is polished, and I rub the surface of it with my thumb as I

hold it, and feel the sharp edges and smooth sides it was polished

into. Feels nice. It has been in my thoughts quite frequently for the

last couple days, in fact, so I guess I'll carry it a while. It seems

to want me to.

There is also a rock I found once when I was vacationing on the coast of

Maine about 12 years ago. I found it washed up on shore in an ocean

inlet, and it is smooth, rounded, about 4 inches (or 10 cm) long, of a

pleasing weight, and blackish in color. It looks like, and is angled

like, the handle to a small carving knife. I have wondered in fact, if

it is a piece of petrified wood. It's surface texture is extremely

pleasing - lightly pebbled, but smooth, and I can't help but slide my

fingers over it again and again as I hold it. I have wondered many

times what messages it has for me, but it hasn't told me yet. For many

years (and still today sometimes) I keep it in my coat pocket, so I can

hold it as I keep my hands warm. It feels...reassuring(?). Wonderful

stone.

I seem to have accumulated quite a few other crystals and stones over

the years, and I amuse myself by looking for some kind of medieval

coffer, or box to keep them in. I'd love to hear how others keep their

crystals, minerals, and rocks. I can't just leave them sitting out.

The cats love to push things off of the shelves and tables, so they can

have yet another place to lounge.

Anyway, I am looking forward to learning as I can through this workshop.

Thanks Peggy, and " Hello " to all friends. There are a lot of familiar

email addys in the members list!

Love,

Susan : )))))))))))))

July 31, 2001

Hi Susan!

I have cats too and they LOVE the stones! Brass bowls and baskets is what I use

- they still try to fish them out sometimes but for the most part they don't

succeed. :-)

Love, light and peace,

Becky

How much spiritual growth can there be in a closed mind?

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Susan S. Bosco

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