Of the birthday Feb 10

Crystal

Okenite

White

Long and fibrose, looks like a small furry snowball

Easily obtained from specialist shops

India

Okenite has a soft furry energy and is one of the stones for the New Age. People usually want to stroke it but this mats the fivers together or breaks them. Okenite links to the higher self and supports the conscious manifestation of its energies on the earth plane. Okenite clears obstacles from your path and promotes the stamina to finish your life tasks. 

Herb

Dandelion

Parts Used: Root or leaf. 

Collection: The roots are best collected between June and August when they are at their most bitter. Split longitudinally before drying. The leaves may be collected at any time. 

Dandelion is a very powerful diuretic, its action comparable to that of the drug Frusemide. The usual effect of a drug stimulating the kidney function is a loss of vital potassium from the body, which aggravates any cardiovascular problem present. With Dandelion, however, we have one of the best natural sources of potassium. It thus makes an ideally balanced diuretic that may be used safely wherever such an action is needed, including cases of water retention due to heart problems. As a cholagogue, it may be used in inflammation and congestion of liver and gallbladder. It is specific in cases of congestive jaundice. As part of a wider treatment for muscular rheumatism, it can be most effective. This herb is a most valuable general tonic and perhaps the best widely applicable diuretic and liver tonic. 

Decoction: put 2-3 teaspoonfuls of the root into one cup of water, bring to boil and gently simmer for 10-15 minutes. This should be drunk three times a day. The leaves may be eaten raw in salads. 

Birthday 

Aquarius (January 20- February 18)

Element: Air

Ruling Planets: Saturn, The teacher and Uranus, The Visionary

Symbol: The Water Carrier

Tarot Card: The Star (Hope)

Number: 4

Favorable colors: Blue, Turquoise, Yellow

Key phrase: I express my original ideas

Love matches: Gemini, Leo, and Aquarius

February 10

"Today, I will notice what is going on around me as well as in me."

The birthday of achievement. 

Your greatest challenge is to learn to give others a chance. 

On the Dark Side: Aloof, self-obsessed, anxious
At Your Best: Positive, creative, bold

Birthstone