[Miss Scarlett]

Originally Posted by rlin

i just ran into this thread... while i read most of it i still have to come back to finish... its a great thread...

rocks and gems have always talked to me... i am not learned in any way... i just do what it tells me to do... it being whatever mineral i am connected with at the time...

i recently gave away all of my healing stones... i met someone that needed more than i did... when i was trying to get a feel for what would help her everything i had spoke to me... so i gave my entire collection away...

since then i have replaced a couple of pcs... actually mostly greens... i am really in need of some clears... i feel it... i feel like i need to sit under the moon and recharge myself...

i recently ran into a really neat gift that i have sent as a present to someone that needed what it had... there is a place called dahlonega, ga... it has lots of mines and such... there is a site from near there ( http://www.goldngem.com/index.php ) the place offers bags of dirt that you can sift thru and find all kinds of different gems and rocks... for 45$ delivered you get a great variety in the bag... its huge... prolly 25#s of dirt... and... i am a firm believer in playing in dirt... a friend just turned 40... she got a bag of dirt from me... and ended up with about 20 pcs out of it... and.... from the sound of it loved playing in the dirt again as an adult...

so... anyway... i am rambling...
i just wanted to thank all of you for sharing all this info with us... i hope i can retain some of it... tell me what i should keep around me to do that? what stone will help with my memory retention problems???

ok... enough... thanks again...

Allowing yourself to be led by the stones is what I do rather than relying on my eyes. I think we never really own our stones, rather we are merely caretakers. Like you I give mine away when led.

The gift of dirt sounds wonderful! I love having my hands in soil too. When the warm weather returns I plan to go up to Franklin and play in the dirt at the gem mines - the real dirt, not the enriched stuff. Or go back out to the Reid Gold Mine and do some panning. Whether panning or mining you get to play in the water and in the dirt enabling you to connect with most of the elements.

In addition to Citrine for memory you can use Opal or Howlite.