Smoky Quartz comes in a variety of shades of light grey smoke, to a dark black, almost non-transparent colour. It is the stone of grounding and of physical strength through psychic awareness.
Smoky Quartz helps the wearer release unwanted energies and emotional baggage. It is a balance stone which promotes good health. It is the stone of Sagittarius, and is an 8 on the hardness scale. It relieves most ailments of the lower body and rejuvenates the reproductive system. Tiger Iron is a stone comprised of many different properties, as it is comprised of many different stones in one: Tiger’s Eye / Hemetite / Red Jasper / Chert / and Quartzite. This Banded Iron Formation (BIF) belongs to the quartzite family, and is a 7 – 8, on the hardness scale. It may be found in the Lake Superior region within the United States, Brazil, Mexico, and Australia.
A solar propertied stone, Tiger Iron captures and radiates light. Allowing it to glow, change colour, and flash, as if it were lava in motion; beneath the Earth’s crust. Each stone within its family is as varied in colour and composite as quartz is to diamond. Tiger Iron is a true “healing gemstone”: Tiger’s Eye – for stimulating and facilitating energy production. Hematite – for dealing with pain. Red Jasper – for strengthening the heart, cleaning the blood, and improving blood circulation. Chert – for igniting and/or charging the properties of other stones. Quartz – for facilitating all things healing. The combination of these minerals present makes Tiger Iron a very strong amplifier of other stones, and of their properties. Tiger Iron likes to be cleansed in water, and to be allowed re-charging time in the Sun’s light between uses. It is the “foundation stone of vitality” and is the “ever-present shield” of unwanted energies. All Hail Tiger Iron! U.M.P.A.'s 4th Anniversary Celebration!!!
And 'Quadrennial' meeting! When: 4-8pm, Sat. Feb 26th Where: Sacred Paths Center What: Music, Dance, Feast ! http://www.umpaganalliance.com 5pm and 7pm Performance by: Murphy's Midnight Rounders. Tribal Dance Performance by: Kamala Chaand Choose the best Red Sauce of Paganistan! Mistress Judy of UMPA VS "The Don" of the Standing Stones Enjoy a full pasta and salad dinner and settle this ongoing dispute for the title "BEST CHEF "! Displays of UMPA service projects - Add your vision for the future "Quadrennial" meeting at 6pm Become a member, elect a new Council and ratify our Bylaws. Free sauce sample - Meal by donation - Free with UMPA Membership! Free Admission! Everyone Welcome! Get Your UMPA T-SHIRT, Free with your Membership! See the NEW T-SHIRTS and become a UMPA Member! Kyanite is most noted for its blue "corn flour" colour, from which the stone derives its name. However, this stone also comes in colour variations, such as: white, grey, bluish-grey, to a light greenish-grey. This is the perfect stone for the novice, as well as the seasoned necromancer; as this stone never requires cleansing, clearing, or charging…it just is what it is. Thus, it never accumulates unwanted (negative) energies, and has an unlimited source of energy. This ability may reside in the fact this stone is of two different hardnesses, contained in the same crystal. This anomaly is very rare in the stone world. The vertical grains of the stone make it a 7 on the hardness scale, while the horizontal graining make the stone about a 4 on the hardness scale. Kyanite truly is two stones in one. And so, this stone’s primary value has always been that of attunement.
Kyanite is the patron stone of the third eye, and the throat chakras. It promotes: relaxation, healing (of all kinds), psychic awareness, creativity, dissipates boundaries, dreamscaping, empathic understanding (and sensitivity), enhances communication (between both animals and people), a better sense of smell, the ability to hear more clearly, alignment, and attunement. If Kyanite is worn around the neck, the wearer will find it easier to speak and/or sing publicly. This stone is also beneficial in the learning of new languages, and warding off illnesses of the throat – to include cancer. Kyanite, the wicked cool little blue stone of the week…Or perhaps, two! Emerald is an ancient stone long revered for its magickal properties, its colour, and its beauty. It may be dark green to a pale greenish-blue; from clear as glass to an opaque solid. Emerald represents the layers of time: from the physical, to the ethereal, and to the astral as well. It focuses living in the “now” – while navigating through the connections of the past, and making the future what the wearer manifests. The Emerald facilitates communication with otherworldly beings, and teaches us that time is not a barrier, but rather, an access point.
Sacred stone of the planet Venus, this stone amplifies sexual arousal and sacred sexual connections. It is said that if one lover gives the other this stone, it will fade or crack if either strays from their sacral bonds. Thus, the Emerald has been a popular stone amongst royalty for ages. Worn as an amulet this stone (in its natural state) will protect the wearer from violence, abuse, and rape. As well, the stone helps facilitate healing from these traumatic experiences. It is said to help women past menopause achieve a higher state of psychic awareness, and magickal abilities. Emerald is the amplifier, developer, and maintainer of the psyche, strength, love, wisdom, happiness, creativity, memory, communication, magickal being, self-awareness, and time. Behold, the Emerald! Bloodstone is a green stone with red flecks. (However, sometimes these flecks may also be black, silver, yellow, and/or a different shade of green from the primary stone.) Bloodstone belongs to the chalcedony family, and is a quartzite. Bloodstone’s primary purpose is to eliminate fear and anger, allowing the wearer to experience raw courage. It opens blockages of the body, and cleanses all major organs. Excellent in the treatment of those with blood disorders and/or diseases. It is the favored stone of women with troubled pregnancies, or those with complications in labor. Bloodstone allows the wearer to unlock both the physical, and spiritual doorways. Thus, it is extremely effective in connecting, and communicating with one’s own blood ancestors.
Variscite - (a.k.a. Utahlite) is a wicked cool little green stone that cleanses and clarifies the sight of the wearer. It acts as a conductor of light energy to the physical being, and filters the amount of energy the body receives; to create a constant harmonical balance. Variscite is a stone of physical prosperity, while eliminating the excess of what cannot be used or gained. It balances and maintains the contentment of the wearer, thus allowing one to achieve courage, the ability to let go of unwanted habits, relieve stress, relieve anxiety, gain self-acceptance, learning, and logic. As the name implies, this is a ‘variable’ stone…with many properties, and possibilities. A perfect student’s stone!
And 'Quadrennial' meeting!
When: 4-8pm, Sat. Feb 26th Where: Sacred Paths Center What: Music, Dance, Feast ! http://www.umpaganalliance.com Merry Yule~ to all of the friends, and patriots of Lodge Yggdrasill!!! May the Wheel of Our Ancestors connect Us more richly each year, within the cycle of it's turning. May we remember that We are the Light within the growing Darkness, and give that Light freely to Our newborn Sun. Our Gratitude and Our Blessings to All.....a Merry Yule has begun!
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AuthorLodge Yggdrasill Archives
January 2015
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