Midsummer Lithomancy
Okay, thanks to Chronata and the rest of you, I now have a lithomancy set to use at Midsummer! Since this will be used with kids, I changed the sets and meanings to keep things simple.
First I cut a two inch circle from red felt. Next I cut elongated triangles (sun rays) from orange, yellow, green, lt. blue, dk. blue and purple felt. These pieces are laid out in a sun design. Underneath them I have a dinner plate sized circle cut from brown polarfleece as extra padding. I assigned meanings to each color (roughly follow the chakras):
Red - Security
Orange - Pleasure
Yellow - Purpose
Green - Compassion
Lt. Blue - Communication
Dk. Blue - Intuition
Purple - Wisdom
Now for the stones....
What They Symbolize---Stone Used---Meaning:
Sun - Sunstone - Aggressive
Moon - Moonstone - Receptive
Animals - Rainforest Rhyolite - Movement
Plants - Malachite - Growth
Stones - Yellow Jasper - Solidness
Earth - Aventurine - Finances
Air - Yellow Citrine - Decisions
Fire - Tiger's Eye - Beginnings
Water - Blue Chalcedony - Messages
Spring - Unakite - Creating
Summer - Apricot Agate - Maturing
Fall - Amethyst - Letting Go
Winter - Apache Tear - Resting
So, just drop the stones over the sun design, and "read" the stones according to what they touch (combine the meaning of the stone with the meaning of the color it lands on). If they don't touch anything, just ignore them.
When you're finished, place the rocks and felt inside the middle of the brown circle, gather the sides to the top, wrap an elasic cord around the middle (with a pewter button attached for decoration), and you have an instant little carry bag to keep everything in.
Thanks to all of you for inspiring me!
Many Blessings,
Bodhran