Crystal inventory ~ keeping records

[Guest guest]

I wish that when I first started bringing crystals and stones into my

home I had kept some records. It did not occur to me that this could be

important and or useful. I started small like most people picking up

some stones at parks, buying a quartz point or two at an expo,

getting a few stones whenever they called to me etc.. Then after the

Deva mugged me, I began to study and acquired more stones as They

found me. When I found out that a person I knew was selling off her

collection I heeded my intuition to buy all her remaining stones.

 

She had gotten them mostly as prop for her massage and psychic reading

studio or as gifts and did not have much information. She could not

remember what some were and did not keep all the labels and information

she did have . I did not know that I'd want to know things like where a

stone was mined etc. . Some of the stones were labeled incorrectly or

she misremembered what they were. Over the years I have identified

most if not all of the unknowns.

I especially wish that all the different quartz points had not been

put in the same box without note . I can tell what the different

formations are but often don't know if a particular crystal is from

China or Brazil or Arkansas. I do remember the provenance of a number

of the ones I got for myself but never inquired about many of them.

 

I know that some of the things that she had paid high prices for were

not what she thought she had bought and some gift stones were probably

worth far more than she knew. Because I was not and probably never

will be involved in crystals as a business the idea of keeping an

inventory never occurred to me for years and years.

 

On the good side when I started out I was not influenced by the cost or

mystic reputation of a particular stone . If I had had any solid idea of

what a particular individual stone had cost I probably would not have

been able to part with as many of the stones who wanted to go with

others.

 

I work mostly with energy and follow my intuition . When I seek a

stone or stones for a particular situation I ask and the stones kind

of " light up " or vibrate to let me know. Sometimes the ones that

respond are not the ones traditionally associated with the purpose and

sometimes they are.

 

Each place has its own energy and the crystals and stones often carry

energy from the location of their " birth " Knowing where they are from

can help you tune into the energy and mission of the stone.

 

My spouse keeps detailed records of his collections of coins and police

pins and romance novels etc Perhaps the kind of detail would not be as

important for your crystals and some of the information is subjective

and / unobtainable .

 

On the mundane arena It can be useful to keep some kind of record of

when and where you got your stones and crystals how much you paid for

them and where they are from and any notable history Perhaps if

possible some notation of what similar stones are being sold for.

When working with stones for healing and meditation it would also be

useful to note what work the crystal wanted to do and how you worked

with it etc. Someday someone might want to know the story behind some

special mineral friend.

 

No I still don't have anything like a complete catalog or album of my

crystal family. I had started a digital scrapbook with some photos

and notes but have kind of lapsed. Much of the mundane information is

not available anymore I will probably never recall which piece of

Dioptaise is from Uzbekistan? Afghanistan? (somewhere in the former

USSR anyway) and Which is from Namibia ? The details of the smoky

tabby are lost in time. I know I got the eight sided toumanaleted

quartz at a Fung Shui shop in Millbrea and paid around $100 with tax

( yeah, probably Way too much but I had to give it a home) but I never

asked where it came from and might not have understood the answer if I

had . There have also been times when I discovered that I already had

something I had just been scouring the stores and web for. Then There

was the friend who returned from vacation and discovered that her mom

had thrown out " all those dirty old rocks " as part of a surprise house

keeping.

 

I don't know how many of you keep any kind of inventory but it might

be helpful and while it may seem silly when You have only a few but

there may come a day when you really wish you had some kind of records .

 

 

 

Peggy Jentoft

 

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Peggy Jentoft http://solarraven.com

Energywork & Empowerment

[Guest guest]

Oh wow...thank you for that! I just got a couple of new ones today,

and I was trying to decide...should I or shouldn't I add them to my

online photo gallery? I thought that maybe I was being obsessive. But

I do like my gallery because it has a place for captions, notes, and

such...and there is quite a bit of info that I need to record about

these new stones.

 

Today has been a good day. I haven't asked any questions...and

yet...they keep getting answered!

 

Jazz

 

 

 

, rosequartz

<rosequartz@c...> wrote:

> I wish that when I first started bringing crystals and stones into my

> home I had kept some records. It did not occur to me that this

could be

> important and or useful. I started small like most people picking up

> some stones at parks, buying a quartz point or two at an expo,

> getting a few stones whenever they called to me etc.. Then after the

> Deva mugged me, I began to study and acquired more stones as They

> found me. When I found out that a person I knew was selling off her

> collection I heeded my intuition to buy all her remaining stones.

>

> She had gotten them mostly as prop for her massage and psychic reading

> studio or as gifts and did not have much information. She could not

> remember what some were and did not keep all the labels and

information

> she did have . I did not know that I'd want to know things like

where a

> stone was mined etc. . Some of the stones were labeled incorrectly or

> she misremembered what they were. Over the years I have identified

> most if not all of the unknowns.

> I especially wish that all the different quartz points had not been

> put in the same box without note . I can tell what the different

> formations are but often don't know if a particular crystal is from

> China or Brazil or Arkansas. I do remember the provenance of a number

> of the ones I got for myself but never inquired about many of them.

>

> I know that some of the things that she had paid high prices for were

> not what she thought she had bought and some gift stones were probably

> worth far more than she knew. Because I was not and probably never

> will be involved in crystals as a business the idea of keeping an

> inventory never occurred to me for years and years.

>

> On the good side when I started out I was not influenced by the

cost or

> mystic reputation of a particular stone . If I had had any solid

idea of

> what a particular individual stone had cost I probably would not have

> been able to part with as many of the stones who wanted to go with

> others.

>

> I work mostly with energy and follow my intuition . When I seek a

> stone or stones for a particular situation I ask and the stones kind

> of " light up " or vibrate to let me know. Sometimes the ones that

> respond are not the ones traditionally associated with the purpose and

> sometimes they are.

>

> Each place has its own energy and the crystals and stones often carry

> energy from the location of their " birth " Knowing where they are from

> can help you tune into the energy and mission of the stone.

>

> My spouse keeps detailed records of his collections of coins and police

> pins and romance novels etc Perhaps the kind of detail would not be as

> important for your crystals and some of the information is subjective

> and / unobtainable .

>

> On the mundane arena It can be useful to keep some kind of record of

> when and where you got your stones and crystals how much you paid for

> them and where they are from and any notable history Perhaps if

> possible some notation of what similar stones are being sold for.

> When working with stones for healing and meditation it would also be

> useful to note what work the crystal wanted to do and how you worked

> with it etc. Someday someone might want to know the story behind

some

> special mineral friend.

>

> No I still don't have anything like a complete catalog or album of my

> crystal family. I had started a digital scrapbook with some photos

> and notes but have kind of lapsed. Much of the mundane

information is

> not available anymore I will probably never recall which piece of

> Dioptaise is from Uzbekistan? Afghanistan? (somewhere in the former

> USSR anyway) and Which is from Namibia ? The details of the smoky

> tabby are lost in time. I know I got the eight sided toumanaleted

> quartz at a Fung Shui shop in Millbrea and paid around $100 with tax

> ( yeah, probably Way too much but I had to give it a home) but I never

> asked where it came from and might not have understood the answer if I

> had . There have also been times when I discovered that I already had

> something I had just been scouring the stores and web for. Then There

> was the friend who returned from vacation and discovered that her mom

> had thrown out " all those dirty old rocks " as part of a surprise house

> keeping.

>

> I don't know how many of you keep any kind of inventory but it might

> be helpful and while it may seem silly when You have only a few but

> there may come a day when you really wish you had some kind of

records .

>

>

>

> Peggy Jentoft

>

> --

> Peggy Jentoft http://solarraven.com

> Energywork & Empowerment