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From th e earliest prehistoric times to our technological age we

have found beauty, power and mystery within stones. Just as herbs

possess energies, so to o do stones and metals. With their powers wecan change ourselves and our lives.

generation.

Stone magic is as ol d as time. It began when th e earliest humans

sensed some force orpower trapped within the stones that surround

ed them. Stones were probably first used as amulets-objects worn to

deflect negativity or Iievil." Later they were revered as deities, offered

as sacrifices, and buried for blessings and fertility of the land. Their

us e is intimately connected with religion, ritual an d magic.

Stone magic has been forgotten by many millions of peopletoday. The Industrial Revolution and two devastating wars destroyed

th e insul ar village life in which th e ol d magic was passed from genera

tion to

Stones, like colors, plants and other natural objects, are magical

tools which we can us e to cause needed change. Transformation is th e

essence of magic, and stones help us achieve this by lending their

powers and providing focal points for our own energies.

Stones may lie deep within th e earth or exposed to the Sun andstars. They are dull or prismatic, dense or coarse. Blue, green, red an d

colors no rainbow dares to display are common among them. Plenti

ful agate and costly emerald. Transparent, tri-colored tourmalines

and opaque marble. Royal purple sugilite and clear quartz crystal.

Stones are gifts of the Earth.Stones and metals are keys which we can us e to unlock our

potential as human beings. They expand our consciousness, enhance

our lives, calm our stresses and infuse our dreams with healing

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When a stone lying in a dry riverbed calls you to pickit up, when a

shimmering crystal seems to pull your hand, when a faceted jewel set

in a ring captures your imagination, you've felt the old powers of

stones. The stones, th e magic is waiting. The rest is up to you.

The Earth is one tiny part ofa vast energy network. Though once

created by it, our planet no w contains its own vibrations. Some of

these powers, and their manifestations, are shaded and formed to be

beneficial to us.

Stones are magical batteries which contain and concentrate the

Earth's energies. Many are thought to also be affected by, or at least

symbolic of, the planets and luminaries ofour solar system. Others

have long been associated with far distant stars.

Through the ages, humans have relied on stones to ensure con-

ception, ease childbirth, guard personal safety and health, and to pro-

tect the dead. More recently, stones have been used in magic for

internal or external change. Moonstones were worn to promote psy-

chic awareness. The amethyst calmed tempers. Peridot was carried to

attract wealth. Rose quartz drew love.

Today, five thousand years of stone magic is at our fingertips.

Many people are discovering the powers within stones. Working with

rocks, these people, stone (natural) magicians, ar e transforming

their lives.

What is this stone magic anyway? How can a few rocks scratchedout ofthe dirthave any affect on anything? Why are quartz crystals, of

all things in our technological age, outselling video cassette re-

corders?

Stones, like herbs, colors, metals, numbers and sounds, aren't

inert. They may sitquietly in the earth for millions ofyears,or rest on ashelfwhere we placed them last week, but they are active, powerful

tools possessing energies which can and do affect our world.

If you have decided to attune an d workwith stones, welcome tothe world of crystalline magic. You might never leave it.

write about what has worked for me an d what

feels comfortable. If my rites and symbols an d mental processes don't

speakto you, investigate and find the ones that do.

Remember: nature is th e teacher. Nature is a phenomenon of

magic; it is an illustration in th e universal spellbook. If these written

words mean little to you listen to the stones to the wind to Fire an d


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CHARGING STONES

Before using them in magic, stones should be 'charged' or 'pro-

grammed' with energy. This is done simply by holding the stone in

your projective hand (usually the right, but the left for lefties), visual

izing your magical need, and pouring energy out from your body into

th e stone.

This energy is personal power. It resides within all of us. We can

move this energy from our bodies out into stones, candles, metals and

other objects to help us achieve our magical goals. The movement of

this or other forms of natural energy is at the heart of magic.

Se e the power flowing out from your body, through your projec

tive hand and into the stone. Charge it with the energy ofyour magical

need-love, money, power, health.

When you know that the stone is vibrating with your personal

power, the charging is complete. This simple process, perf ormed beforeeach ritual, will greatly enhance the effects ofyour stone magic.

THE STONE ALTAR

If you wish, perform your magic-at least, that which is done

indoors-at a 'stone altar'. This isn' t a place where we worship rocks,

of course, but an area set aside for the practice of magic.

Ideally, fashion an altar by placin g a large slab ofmarble or some

other stone on a flat-topped tree trunk, a dresser, bureau or coffeetable. This action forms the altar itselfwhere you will workwith the

tools of stone magic. Otherwise, any table will suffice.

Magical objects are often placed on the stone altar. These ma y be

'good luckcharms' or power stones and metals, such as large quartz

crystals, cross stones, staurolites, lodestones, fossils, lava and opals.

This area is the place to cleanse and purify stones, to attune withthem and perform magic. Many ofthe spells mentioned in this book

involve the use of candles as well as stones, and it is on the stone altar

that these are placed an d burned.

Incense, flowers an d any other magical objects can be added to

the stone altar as long as they are in tune with your magical need, or if

you consider them to be 'power objects'-those things which increase

or improve your ability to raise and send forth energy.

The stone altar is a place of magic.


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Stone EnergiesThere are tw o basic types of energy within stones. These two

types contain all th e various vibrations found in stones: those that

attract love, repel negativity, and so on. Theseare the projective and the

receptive energies.

They are manifestations ofthe purest forms ofthe universal ener

gies that created everything. They have many symbols. In religion,they are known as God and Goddess. In astronomy, the Sun and the

Moon. In humans, male and female.

Here are some more associations:

PROJECTIVE

Electric

Hot

Da y

PhysicalBright

RECEPTIVE

Magnetic

Cold

Night

SpiritualDark

Summer Winter

Knife Cup

Active Inert

These powers are everywhere within the universe. They are

present in our planet and ourselves. In magical thought they lie within

our bodies. Symbolically speaking, this is why we can reproduceyoung of either sex and practice all forms of magic.

We contain both projective and receptive energies. These forces

have nothing to do with our physical sex. Or rather, they shouldn't.

But since we are trained from birth to stress that energy which con

forms to our physical sex, imbalances are quite common. Boys are

dressed in blue, taught to play baseball, wearpants and so on. Though

this is changing today, it is still the norm.

One ofthe goals ofthe magician is to attain a perfect balance o fthese twin forces. When they become unbalanced, when one energy

is more abundant or stressed, the magician follows suit.

An overabundance of projective energy makes the magician

irritable, aggressive, angry and overly analytical. Healthwise this

imbalance may lead to ulcers, headaches, high blood pressure and

other maladies.

Too much receptive energy creates moodiness, lethargy, depres

sion disinterest and a shutting out of th e physical world Other pos


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That gets us back to the stones. Th e projective stones are those

which are bright, outward, aggressive an d electrical. They possess

strong, forceful energies which deflect evil, overcome inertia an d

create movement.

Projective stone s help destroy disease, strengthen th e conscious

mind, an d imbue their wearer with courage an d determination. They

are used to promote physical energy, attractluckan d bring success. In

magic they might be used to ad d additional strength to rituals.These rocks an d minerals are used in two basic ways: to drive off

unwanted, negative energies, or to pu t energies into an object or per

son. A woman wearing a carnelian for courage, for example, brings its

energies into herself. Th e same woman wishing to deflect negativity

from her body would empower th e stone, through visualization, for

this purpose. Thus, instead of sending energy into her, th e stone

sends it away from her. The secret, obviously, is in th e visualiza

tion.

Projective stones contact th e conscious mind. They are often

heavy or dense, occasionally opaque, an d are red, orange, yellow,gold or clear. They may also shine or gleam like th e Sun. Examples of

projective stones an d minerals include ruby, diamond, lava, topaz,

an d rhodocrosite.

Projective stones are associated with the Sun, Mercury, Mars,

Uranus an d th e elements of Fire an d Air. (For more information on

th e elem ents see Part IV.) They are also related to th e stars, since stars

are simply distant suns.

Receptive stones are the natural complement of projective stones.They are soothing, calming, inward an d magnetic, promoting medita

tion, spirituality, wisdom an d mysticism. They create peace.These stones promote communication between the conscious

an d subconscious minds, allowing psychic awareness to blossom.

They radiate energies which attract love, money, healing an d friend

ship. Receptive stones ar e often used for grounding purposes, to sta

bilize an d reaffirm ou r Earth roots.

Like projective stones, th e receptive ones are also used in two

basic ways. Lapis lazuli can be used to draw love or, with different

empowering, to absorb depression an d thus create joy.

Receptive stones are found in a wide range of colors-green,

blue, blue-green, purple, gray, silver, pink, black (the absence ofcolor) an d white (all colors combined). They may also be opalescent

or translucent, an d be naturally pierced with a hole.

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Examples of receptive stones include moonstone, aquamarine,

emerald, holey stones, rose quartz, pink tourmaline, kunzite, lapis

lazuli and sugilite. They are linked with th e Moon, Venus, Saturn,

Neptune, Jupiter an d th e elements of Earth an d Water.

No t all stones fit easily into on e of these categories, but this is a

good system to help us relate th e stones to their basic powers. Some

stones contain a mixture of these energies, like lapis lazuli. Others

ma y have uses which belie this simple classification, so us e yourjudgement in determining their basic powers. Remember, this is a

system to be used for ou r benefit. It cannot be correct 100 percent of

th e time.

Th e next time yo u se e a stone-anywhere-try to determine

whether it is receptive or projective. If this becomes an automatic

process, you11 quickly learn the stones themselves and, in doing so,

will discover stone magic becoming easier to practice.

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