Crystal
Fuchsite
Green
Plate-like and layered (form of Mica)
Available from specialty stores
Brazil
Fuchsite accesses knowledge with great practical value. It can channel information regarding herbal treatment and holistic remedies.
Galena
Metallic gray-lilac
Small shiny mass or larger granular and knobbly
Available from specialist outlets
US, Britain, Russia
Galena is a stone of harmony, bringing balance on all levels and harmonizing the physical, etheric, and spiritual planes.
Garnet
Red, Pink, Green, Orange, Yellow, Brown, Black
Transparent or translucent crystal
Common
Worldwide
Garnet is a powerfully energizing and regenerating stone.
Varieties of Garnet
Almandine Garnet is a strongly regenerative healing stone bringing strength and stamina.
Andradite is dynamic and flexible. It stimulates creativity and attracts into you relationships what you most need for your development.
Grossularite is a useful stone to have during challenges and lawsuits.
Hessonite imparts self-respect, eliminating feelings of guilt and inferiority, and encourages service.
Melanite strengthens resistance and promotes honesty.
Pyrope bestows vitality and charisma and promotes an excellent quality of life.
Rhodolite is a warm, trusting, and sincere stone. It stimulates contemplation, intuition, and inspiration.
Spessartite vibrates at a high rate. It imparts a willingness to help others and strengthens the heart.
Uvarovite promotes individuality with out egocentricity, and at the same time links the soul into its universal nature.
Red Garnet represents love. Attuned to the heart energy, it revitalizes feelings and enhances sexuality. Red Garnet controls anger, especially toward the self.
Herb
Calamus
Common Name: Sweet Flag
Parts Used: Dried rhizome
Collection: The rhizome should be harvested between September and October. Free the rhizome from the leaves and root and clean it thoroughly . Halve it along its length and dry it in the shade.
Calamus is an excellent tonic for the whole gastrointestinal tract. It may be used in dyspepsia of all kinds, gastritis and gastric ulcers. It will stimulate a flagging appetite and help ease exhaustion and weakness when there is a digestive involvement.
Infusion: pour a cup of boiling water onto 2 teaspoonfuls of the dried herb and leave to infuse for 10-15 minutes. Drink a cup half and hour before meals.
Californian Poppy
Parts Used: Dried aerial parts.
Collection: The aerial parts are collected at the time of flowering, which is between June and September. They should be dried in the shade
Californian Poppy has the reputation of being a nonaddictive alternative to the Opium Poppy, though it is less powerful. It has been used as a sedative and hypnotic for children, where there is over excitability and sleeplessness. It can be used wherever an antispasmodic remedy is required. The Native Americans used it for colic pains, and it may be useful in the treatment of gallbladder colic.
Infusion: pour a cup of boiling water onto 1-2 teaspoonfuls of the dried herb and leave to infuse for 10 minutes. A cup should be drunk at night to promote restful sleep.
Calumba
Parts Used: Root
Collection: This root is collected from a climbing plant indigenous to the forests of Mozambique and Madagascar
Calumba is an excellent digestive remedy that tones the whole tract, stimulating it gently but having no astringent properties. It may be used whenever debility occurs that is connected with some digestive involvement.
Decoction: put 1-2 teaspoonfuls of the root in a cup of cold water and bring to boil. Let infuse for 10 minutes and drink a cup half an hour before meals.
Runes
Tir
This is the great rune of victory and symbolizes kings and leaders of men. Tir is the rune of "might for right" and as such is valuable in a runescript when you have been unfairly denied something or have been falsely accused. It is indicative of the fighting spirit, of trial by combat and fearlessness. It is the primary masculine rune.
USES:
- Victory
- Use whenever competition is a factor.
- Good for health- encourages quick recuperation.
- In love matters, Tir is used to symbolize the ardent male.
Beorc
Beorc is the rune of the Great Mother and as such is the primary rune of fertility. It also conceals and protects and rules over all protective enclosures, such as houses or temple areas. It is very good to use in a runescript for the peace, projection and harmony of a household. In a runescript, it represents a very feminine and nurturing female type.
USES:
- Fertility
- Protection.
- Family Matters
- To bring ideas to fruition
- To represent a certain type of female in the runescript
Ehwaz
This is a rune of abrupt changes and is good for initiating bold new ventures. use Ehwaz after the "subject" runes in your runescript to facilitate change.
USES:
- Brings change swiftly
- Ensures safe travel.
Birthdays
Capricorn (December 22 - January 19)
Element: Earth
Ruling Planet: Saturn, the teacher
Symbol: The Goat
Tarot Card: The Devil (Materialism)
Number: 8
Favorable colors: Green, Brown, Black
Key phrase: I am ambitious, but responsible.
Love matches: Taurus, Virgo, Pisces
January 12
"I can change my feelings by changing what I do."
The birthday of single-mindedness
Your greatest challenge is handling feelings of being ignored.
On the Dark Side: Restricted, extreme, arrogant
At Your Best: Tolerant, dedicated, insightful
January 13 (FRIDAY THE 13TH!!)
"I can and will reach my full potential."
The birthday of progression.
Your greatest challenge is knowing how to cope with anger or disappointment.
On the Dark Side: Stubborn, rebellious, bossy
At Your Best: High achiever, expert, revolutionary
January 14
"I can relax and think peacefully about my goals."
The birthday of conviction
Your greatest challenge is finding direction and purpose for your life
On the Dark Side: Stubborn, obsessed, insecure
At Your Best: Peacemaker, inquisitive, risk-taker
Birthstone
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