4 tb Salt
4 tb Water
1 tbsp Ammonia
2 Pieces charcoal, smashed into small chunks
Food coloring
Find a small disposable but waterproof container. Add the charcoal and spread out evenly. Combine the salt, water, and ammonia in a bowl, and pour over charcoal. Sprinkle a few drops of food coloring over the whole concoction. Place the container on a shelf low enough for children to see, and let them watch it grow.
Just Kids Recipes is located at www.justkidsrecipes.com
Crystal, Stone & Gem Magic
What is this stone magic anyway? How can a few rocks scratched out of the dirt have any effect on anything? Why are quartz crystals, of all things in our technological age, outselling video cassette recorders?
Stones, like herbs, colors, metals, numbers and sounds, aren’t inert. They may sit quietly in the earth for millions of years, or rest on a shelf where we placed them last week, but they are active, powerful tools possessing energies which can and do affect our world.
Stones are gifts from the Earth which we can use to improve our lives, our relationships and ourselves. Many are readily available from the ground itself.
Stone and gem magic is built upon simple ideas and has direct results. Using a stone in magic brings its influences and energies into play. Directing those energies is THE MAGIC.
What secrets lie within the water-worn pebble lying on the beach? What hidden energies pulse inside the stone on your finger, the gems around you neck? Could the very rocks you walk upon draw a love into your life, or help you financially?
Find the answers for yourself. The powers within stones are available to all. Use the Earth’s treasures wisely, and they’ll bless you with all that you truly need.
Julie is VEGAN <veggiegirl@s...>
Date: Tue Sep 2, 2003 1:04 am
Subject: An Introduction to Gemstone Magick
For ages, children have been fascinated with stones and rocks, exploring them or filling pockets or purses, or having fun with them. Being they are children and haven't the stresses or concerns of adult life, their senses can tune into the stone's properites without them even realizing it. At times, they have naturally used the stones and crystals for healing, and again, not realized they have tuned into that stone's energies. It is a pleasure to give Readings to small children, for being they appear concern free on the surface, youngsters do have deep feelings for all that is in their environment, and they choose the stones that will help me bring about those feelings so they can deal with them. They have concerns that we adults don't even consider or realize they have. Children will chose the stones for a Reading with complete abandoment, outside of 'this is a pretty one.' And the Readings are divinely pleasureable to give. Below are listed ten Crystals that children can use for healing, for seeking information, orfor bringing about their own intuitive energies. Please be careful of small stones with the very young, for as not to create a choking hazard. Some children like to give the' taste test' to pretty stones.
Amethyst
This stone is considered to be a "Master Healing Crystal," and its healing quality is to purify and transmute all forms of negativity. Children that are in any transition: a physical growth spurt, experiencing a major disappointment, adjusting after a trama or devastation, would do well having a piece of Amethyst on their person, or under their pillows at night, for the Amethyst will accept all negative emotions and will provide comfort and insight. For physically or mentally disabled children, setting an Amethyst cluster in their room will keep negative energies at bay, maintaining a positively balanced state in their environment.
Apache Tear
This stone is considered to be "The Grief Stone." The Apache Tear is actually Obsidian. The color black means 'to let go' and children who have suffered through a tramatic experience such as their parent's divorce or the death of a loved one would do well to carry a piece of Obsidian, or sleep with one under their pillow. Apache Tear will clear the grief, help adjust to the new routine, give protection and will aid in comforting the child until he/she feels back on track with life.
Aventurine
This stone is considered the "Leadership Stone." Being this stone is green in color, it will provide a return of balance in female/male energies, bringing forth love and protection - like a nice big hug. Children who are timid or shy would do well with carrying a piece of Adventurine or sleeping with one under their pillow. The Aventurine will help those children to become active and initiate action on their own accord, thus aiding in relieving their shyness. It is said that Asthmatic children who carry or use Aventurine stones find their lungs open up for easier breathing.
Carnelian
This stone is considered the "Self-Esteem Crystal." If a child is experiencing low self-esteem or a feeling of inadequacy, this dark orange stone will restore feelings of their self-worth, self-love and also self-security. The lighter shades of Carnelian are said to enhance their love for their parent(s) through self-acceptance. Also, the Carnelian is used for dermatological ailments such as acne, by holding the stone over the skin and moving it in circles over the affected area for several minutes, several times a day.
Clear Quartz
This stone is considered to be the "Healing Crystal," with it being a natural all-purpose healer. Each Crystal has it's own energy signiture or healing mission, and there are numerous Crystals out there for numerous occations. When a child holds a crystal, she/he will feel its energy being discharged very slowly, or quite suddenly, feeling a little tingling in the hands or what is similar to an electric shock. It is said that this felt energy will transform a disharmonious thought pattern, burn off negative emotional states, or even place a spiritual seed for one's future into the intuitive. Placing a Quartz Cluster in a child's environment is quite nice, for there are many different types of crystals in that cluster: record keepers, transmitters, channelers, etc. Too, a Crystal Cluster is helpful to organize scattered thoughts and to deflect negative energies.
Iron Pyrite
This stone is considered to be a "Protection Stone." Due to Iron Pyrite's shiny surface, children can view this stone as a mirror, and this mirror will reflect negative energy. This stone is a great stone to bring forth a feeling of protection. The Iron Pyrite also brings forth a feeling of physical empowerment, that life in a physical form is perfect and that love is abundantly around them. Have a child who is afraid of the dark, sleep with a piece of Iron Pyrite under their pillow for feelings of protection.
Rose Quartz
This stone is considered to be the "Love Stone." This stone is also a great all-purpose healer for children, especially for those who have numerous hurt feelings or aggressive tendencies due to experiencing trama. It is stated that the Rose Quartz can soothe a broken heart, by presenting reality in the way things actually are, rather than the way things are wanted. This is a good stone for those who are hyper-active for the Rose Quartz will soothe erratic emotional states, anxiety, fear, compulsions and many other mental disorders. Neurological benefits have also been noticed with the relaxation of muscle spasms when the Rose Quartz is guided over the nerve centers. For the young hearts, the Rose Quartz will keep the heart chakra's open and protected, keeping out bad and negative energies.An excellent stone for those who are first experiencing Puppy Love.
Lapis Lazuli
This stone is considered to be a "Psychic Balance Stone." For children who show psychic gifts early in their life, the Lapis is an incredible stabilizer for them. The pretty deep blue color will stimulate the expansion of consciousness in a supportive way, prompting purification and clairty of spiritual insight. The Lapis will also provide self-acceptance of one's gifts, encourage openness of one's spiritual awareness, protection powers, and stimulation of all psychic senses. Sleeping with a Lapis under your pillow will prompt anyone's spiritual awareness.
Jade
This stone is considered to be the "Soother of Emotions Stone."
As Jade is easily accessible and can be openly worn by children as regular jewelry, the emotionally sensitive child often in need of a supportive system to ensure their feelings do not overwhelm them should have a piece of Jade in their possession at all times. Jade will enhance confidence, self-assurance and also self-reliance. Jade is a very inspirational stone, helping one achieve their desires in life.
Tiger Eye
This stone is considered to be a "Grounding Stone." The Tiger Eye is an excellent stone for grounding psychic energy and providing security for opening up they psychic centers. Tiger Eye will also help those children stay grounded if they are used to being in a dreamworld, will help pull them back into their bodies after astral traveling, is useful for putting action to one's thoughts, and is a good stone to carry, especially for trips to the Mall with a parent, as the stone will keep a youngsters wishes on a practical level.
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Agate:
The "Firestone", so called because it builds fire in the loins, bringing a sense of courage and fortitude, helping you to discover truth and accept fate while strengthening the body and mind. Earthing and energetic, it is a powerful healing stone assisting the colon, circulatory and lymphatic system.
Amazonite:
The "Thinker". This feldspar mineral soothes the nervous system, while giving strength to the heart and the body, balancing the mental and auric body. Makes you feel good, uplifted, creative and gives perspective to your more harmful traits and let go of them.
Amber:
The "mindful One", so called because it not only remembers the past centuries, but also helps with simple absent mindedness. This is the fossilised resin of ancient trees. Has a good influence on the endocrine system, spleen and heart. Helps you find the kindness within you and helps the mind to find the soul.
Amethyst:
The "Elevator". Strengthens the endocrinal and immune systems while having a good effect on the right brain activity, pineal, pituitary glands and an exceptional blood cleaner and energiser. Very powerful aid to spiritual enhancement by bringing the lower natures to a higher consciousness. Cuts through illusion and is a helpful friend for mediators, inspiring healing, divine love, inspiration and intuition.
Aquamarine:
The "Serene" one, it helps to calm the nerves and reduces fluid retention. Good for strengthening kidneys, liver, spleen, thyroid and cleaning the body of toxins. Gives clarity of mind, aiding personal creativity, thus losing fears and phobias. A good physical, mental and emotional balancer. It is a good friend in meditation, inspiring love, peace and serenity.
Aventurine Green:
The "Deliverer", stimulates muscle tissue while strengthening the blood. This is very much a brain stone, purifying mental, emotional and etheric bodies. its real strength is in losing anxiety and fears by digging at the foundations of their causes. centres you while inspiring independence, well being and health
Azurite:
The "Decision maker". This blue stone assists the flow of energy through the nervous system, helping the body utilise its oxygen and strengthening the blood. A powerful assistance to meditation, it cuts through illusion and enhances dormant abilities allowing greater mental control and ease of decision making. Inspires creativity, intuition and bodily well-being.
Bloodstone:
As its name suggests, this variety of Chalcedony is good for the blood. By toughening and oxygenating the bloodstream it enhances physical and mental vitality. The heart, spleen, bone marrow and iron deficiencies are all assisted. This powerful stone reduces stress, centring you and inspiring intuition, creativity and spiritual solidarity.
Calcite:
The "Balancer". A variably coloured stone, it benefits the kidneys, pancreas and spleen. Alleviating fear and stress, it has the ability to balance the male/female polarities as well as the emotions by helping you to ground excessive enthusiasms. Inspires joy, lightness or being and some claims indicate an improvement in astral projection.
Carnelian:
The "Friendly One", is a highly evolved healer, aiding kidneys, lungs, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, aids tissue regeneration while vitalising the blood. Energises the physical, emotional and mental self. A good Balancer, it connects you with your inner self, giving good concentration and in opening your heart it brings joy, sociability and warmth. This stone is the carrier of the orange ray.
Celestite:
This "Stone of Heaven" reduces stress by giving relaxation and peace of mind but also accelerates spiritual growth by helping you to expand your creative expression, adjusting and knowing your higher self and other forms of divine awareness. Revealing truly, reliability and the clarity of thought and speech.
Chrysocolla:
This is the "Women's Friend". Excellent for period pains, pre-menstrual tension and other related problems, strengthening feminine qualities in both genders. Generally aids in the prevention of ulcers, digestive problems, arthritic conditions, toughens lungs and the thyroid glands, enhancing the metabolism. Alleviates guilt, tensions and phobias while inspiring creativity, personal power, joy and serenity.
Chrysoprase:
A very subtle quartz, this "Joy Stone", helps ease sexual frustrations and depressions by balancing neurotic patterns and by enhancing personal insight. A very inward looking stone it also helps with calming, balancing and inner mental healing while underlining light-heartedness, joy and your inner talents.
Citrine:
The "Cuddle Quartz" is good for kidneys, colon, liver, gallbladder, digestive organs, heart, tissue regeneration. Prevents self-destructive tendencies by assisting in raising your self-esteem, introducing you to yourself and generally being nice to you, giving cheer, light-heartedness, hope, warmth and energy. Plus, if this was not
enough, it attracts abundance.
Emerald:
The "Unconditional Love" stone is a deep green beryl stone of great power. Strengthens the heart, liver, kidneys, immune system and vitalises and tones the body and mind. This friend to the seeker assists in deeper spiritual insight, introduces the higher self to the divinity within. Inspiring love, prosperity, kindness, tranquillity, balance, patience and the power to heal. Emerald is the carrier of the green ray.
Fluorite:
The "Gatherer" is a variable coloured stone. A powerful healer, it gathers and absorbs vital nutrients, strengthens the teeth and bones and is beneficial for blood vessels and spleen. Calms the over-excitable by bringing greater concentration in meditation where it will help you grasp and communicate with the higher and more abstract concepts of the inner self. Helps one get out of ruts.
Garnet:
The "Day Dreamer" stone regenerates body systems, where it is also a good purifier. It is also strongly associated with the balancing of the sex drive and emotional disharmony, bringing love, compassion and an enhanced imagination.
Goldstone:
This "Regal mineral" is more precious than normally understood. It strengthens the nervous system, purifies and energises the entire physical body, bringing tissue regeneration and attracting positive energies. A powerful mind balancer, it allows you to accept love and opens your mind, aiding personal illumination.
Hematite:
This is a stone you either like or don't. To those it likes it will bring about beneficial oxygenation of the blood stream an energised spleen and will generally strengthen the body, helping you cope with stress. It is a very optimistic inspirer or will, courage and personal magnetism, while keeping your head out of the clouds.
Herkimer Diamond:
This "Harvester", so called because of its ability to draw out toxins, it has similar qualities of clear quartz. A powerful amplifier if used by healers, it assists in the reduction of stress and the balancing of energies of the body and mind enhancing inner vision and increases awareness of dreams.
Jade:
The "Virtuous One", its subtle and smooth vibration strengthens the heart, kidneys, immune system, cleans the blood and increases longevity and fertility. Aiding eye disorders, this stone is believed to be an emotional balancer, with particular strength in feminine problems. Radiating divine unconditional love, it fosters courage, justice, clarity, modesty, wisdom and nurturing.
Jasper:
The "Talisman", so called because healers have traditionally used it for enhanced diagnosis. A powerful healer in itself, being efficacious to the liver, gallbladder and bladder, but it is also a multi-purpose salve to the whole body. Gives a sense of balance to the spirit and grounds you physically and emotionally.
Kunzite:
If you are any kind of junkie, then make friends with this lithium bearer. It is an excellent balancer for physical, emotional and mental compulsives. Strengthens the cardiovascular system and aids manic depressives by opening up your heart and surrendering to your higher self, thus enhancing self-esteem, tolerance and acceptance by its soothing and calming presence.
Kyanite:
The "Faithful One". This stone's curative property affects the throat, especially the voice, by enhancing the creative expression of singers and orators. Called "faithful" because of its encouragement to devotion, truth, loyalty, reliability, serenity and pragmatism.
Lapis Lazuli:
The beautiful star-flecked blue of the "Night Stone" is good for the nocturnal. While strengthening the thyroid and skeletal system it brings vitality and general relaxation to the mind and body. A powerful augmenter of psychic abilities and communicator with the higher self, inspiring greater creative expression and illumination.
Lepidolite:
Like Kunzite, this is the "Junkie's Friend", its high lithium content is en excellent balancer, allowing a gentle withdrawal from compulsive behaviour. Aids the strengthening of the muscles of the heart and the blood flow, while giving expression to your innate inner light and joy.
Malachite:
The green stripes are clear indication of the mineral's healing power. Aids the functions of the pancreas and spleen, tissue regeneration, circulatory system and assists in a good night's sleep. An excellent balancer emotionally and physically while nurturing visualisation.
Moonstone:
Like Chrysocolla this is a very feminine stone, bringing ease to period pains and kindred disorders, but on a much more fruitful scale with its emphasis on fertility and child bearing. A good emotional balancer, it has been described as the "Mother Earth" stone. A good solid friend inspiring flexibility, nurturing and wisdom while keeping the emotions in balance.
Obsidian:
"Black Velvet", its subtle male energies attract the spiritual adventures, good for "girding the loins" by beneficially influencing the stomach and the intestines, it keeps energy well grounded, clears subconscious blocks and brings an experience and understanding of silence, detachment, wisdom and love. A powerful healer for those it recognises, not to be used unconsciously.
Onyx:
A variably coloured chalcedony, the stone is good for balancing male and female polarities. Strengthens bone marrow and relieves stress by enhancing balance and self control while aiding detachment and inspiring serenity.
Opal:
The "Rainbow Stone", its iridescent flashes stimulate the pineal and pituitary glands. It aids balance, eyesight and enhances intuition but its principal benefit is to induce in you a conscious connection with your higher self inspiring self-esteem and contentment.
Peridot:
Pyrite:
This one gives of "Sparks" in more ways than one. Apart from aiding digestion and improving the circulation, it influences a more positive outlook on life, giving mental and emotional enhancement while strengthening the will. It also inspires leadership, helping you to work harmoniously and practically with desperate people.
Quartz (Clear):
The "All Singing, All Dancing" crystal. Good for the brain. Good for the soul. A very powerful dispeller of negativity in your own energy field and in the environs. Receives, activates, contains, amplifies, and transmits energy, a good thought provoker and a friend to meditation, inspiring communication with the higher self. Used as a tool for therapy, it is an excellent channeller of healing.
Quartz (Rose):
The "Love Stone" strokes the heart into forgiveness and compassion by helping you to let go stored anger, resentment, guilt, fear and jealousy by aiding spleen, kidneys and circulatory system. Eases sexual and emotional imbalances, but be careful because it increases fertility. Learn to love yourself with this lovely stone.
Quartz (Rutilated):
A very powerful healer, it cuts through a lot of mental and spiritual blockages. Enhances the life force, stimulates mental activity and eases depression, transmuting negativity and enhancing communication to the higher self.
Quartz (Smoky):
The "Dream Stone", is effective in releasing old, calcified or fermenting negativity like grief, anger and despair by removing depression. It is mildly sedative and relaxing and a good balancer of sexual energy. An able tool for meditation, it helps you to explore your inner self by penetrating the darker areas with light and love. Enhances dreams and channelling abilities.
Rhodochrosite:
The "Brave Stone". Its red-pink colour helps to blend courage, passion and will power, giving the fortitude to overcome emotional trauma and mental breakdown. Aids the spleen, kidneys, heart and blood circulation while enhancing memory and intellectual strength. Helps you to accept and find courage within yourself and helps you to cope with the stress of modern living.
Rhodonite:
The complimentary stone to Rhodochrosite but dealing on a much more cerebral level by improving memory, claming the mind and reducing stress by giving confidence and self-esteem, like its sister it helps you to understand and balance the pressures of modern living.
Ruby:
The "Servant of the Servants". Traditionally this lovely red stone is used to preserve the body and improve mental health. It is an emblem of affection, passion, power and majesty. Removing obstacles and promoting tranquillity, strengthening immunity and a superb tonic to the body and spirit. Very much a "Heart Stone", it encourages integrity, selfless service and spiritual devotion. Carrier of the Red ray.
Sapphire:
The "Loyalty Stone", helps the heart and the stomach while stimulating the pituitary glands, thus the entire glandular system. Activates psychic abilities, aiding a strong connection with the higher self by balancing emotional influences giving clarity and inspiration, enhancing will power and faith in judgement.
Sodalite:
Clarity and truth are brought by the alleviation of fear, clams and clears the mind. By strengthening the metabolism and lymphatic system it balances the mind and the body, enhancing communication and insight. Like Lapis, the higher self benefits, enabling creative expression to flower. Use it by computers to help reduce the damage from EMF.
Sugilite:
The "Heart Stone" gives strength to aid physical healing and purification of all body systems, enhancing the pituitary, pineal and adrenal gland functions. A good brain balancer, it enhances the personal will, giving you the "heart" to deal with the difficulties of life. With bravery and fortitude it has a strong protective influence.
Tiger Eye:
This popular quartz is beneficial to the entire digestive system and like Sugalite inspires you to be brave, but also helps to soften the "bloody mindedness" the over-brave can suffer. A very grounding and balancing friend to the user, giving clearer perception and insight.
Topaz:
The "Abundant One" is the antidote to the 20th century, this lovely stone detoxifies the body, warms, awakes, inspires an abundance of health by giving powerful assistance to tissue regeneration and strengthening almost every organ and gland. Soothing, peaceful, tranquillising, gives a creativity and self-expression that will co-operate with your higher self.
Tourmaline:
The "Aquarian" is believed to be the stone for those who wish to be connected to "New Age" consciousness. In its many colours it offers a strong protective influence, enhancing sensitivity and comprehension by dispelling fear and negativity. A powerful healer of mental disorders it assists the troubled to find rest and subtlety but surely strengthens the will to be able to meet with changes and new challenges.
Turquoise:
The "Ecologically Friendly" stone. This profound master healer helps in the absorption of all nutriments, strengthening the entire anatomy, aiding tissue regeneration. A powerful protector against all environmental pollutants, in particular background radiation. Enhances creative expression, peace of mind, emotional balance, communication, friendship and loyalty.
Variscite:
The "Generator" is believed to affect DNA in stimulating of enhancing positive growth within your unborn children by enriching existing life forms for generations to come. Calming, soothing, it balances body-mind, giving emotional stability and self-confidence.
Zircon:
The "Prudent One". This many coloured stone calms the emotions, providing protection against insomnia and depression. It makes one more pleasant and wise by fortifying the mind, raising self-esteem by balancing the pituitary and pineal glands, giving personality more symmetry, helping you to manifest your higher self.
