HighPriestesss
My older sister has always been into gemstones, crystals, etc. since she was about 9 years old. So now over 50, you would think she is a Master on the subject. She wears a clear quartz necklace at times, and has a humongous clear quartz (size of a football) on a table, along with smaller pieces of various types and sizes. A stack of books is available on her bookshelf. You get the idea. She is also religious, and Adamantly Against the tarot, or anything metaphysical. The topic is taboo when she is around.
Over the summer, I stumbled on Lapis and learned it was good for intuition among other things. I emailed her, knowing she has direct access to buying it wholesale, to say if she ever found some reasonable, to buy it for me and I'd pay her back. She never asked why I wanted that and I never told.
So for Christmas, what did she give me? A beautiful piece of Lapis with a necklace thingy attached (she makes jewelry too). She said the piece was pricey and hoped I liked it (I do!!). But then she asked the ultimate question: "Why did you want that particular stone?"
Oh geez...the fuse has been lit...
"It helps with my intuition."
Feeling braver and a tad defensive, I added, "I charge all my stones on a windowsill over a 3-day full moon, and then program them...they are very powerful! Do you know how much POWER you have right here in your kitchen and in that huge quartz??"
"They're just rocks."
This argument went on and my defensiveness grew. As I told her it was all Christian-based and to help people, she dug her heels in more. I added that I pray everyday and talk to God. It didn't help. "They're just ROCKS. They don't have any powers and in the Bible, God says......blah, blah, blah...."
Tears welled-up in my eyes and the family halted the discussion before I got more upset. Alcohol did play a role in my emotions, but it was my pure soul speaking.
I went through every book she brought to me, and honestly, out of about 6 large books, ONLY ONE mentioned the "mystery" of the metaphysical world in it.
I just wanted to share that story...while I look for a gold chain...
Over the summer, I stumbled on Lapis and learned it was good for intuition among other things. I emailed her, knowing she has direct access to buying it wholesale, to say if she ever found some reasonable, to buy it for me and I'd pay her back. She never asked why I wanted that and I never told.
So for Christmas, what did she give me? A beautiful piece of Lapis with a necklace thingy attached (she makes jewelry too). She said the piece was pricey and hoped I liked it (I do!!). But then she asked the ultimate question: "Why did you want that particular stone?"
Oh geez...the fuse has been lit...
"It helps with my intuition."
Feeling braver and a tad defensive, I added, "I charge all my stones on a windowsill over a 3-day full moon, and then program them...they are very powerful! Do you know how much POWER you have right here in your kitchen and in that huge quartz??"
"They're just rocks."
This argument went on and my defensiveness grew. As I told her it was all Christian-based and to help people, she dug her heels in more. I added that I pray everyday and talk to God. It didn't help. "They're just ROCKS. They don't have any powers and in the Bible, God says......blah, blah, blah...."
Tears welled-up in my eyes and the family halted the discussion before I got more upset. Alcohol did play a role in my emotions, but it was my pure soul speaking.
I went through every book she brought to me, and honestly, out of about 6 large books, ONLY ONE mentioned the "mystery" of the metaphysical world in it.
I just wanted to share that story...while I look for a gold chain...