Today is Old Rock Day, which as you can read at that link, isn’t about old rock stars (though I’m equally willing to celebrate those, too). It is, as they point out, “the day that geologists and amateur rock enthusiasts take it upon themselves to show their appreciation of all things fossilized and stony.”
Here are some stones, rocks, and crystals that stay close to me every day. The pendulum at the bottom is Smoky (once nicknamed “Stony” by Jim). Smoky helps me with all my smudging and space clearing work.
Above, on the right, is a beautiful incense burner Tim gave me at Christmas. Right now, I’m burning Nag Champa (the original), and he also gave me a variety of new-to-me scents to try. So far, they’re all wonderful.
Sometimes, I also like to use Heritage Store’s Aura Smudge™ spray. I think I haven’t been doing enough of these energy rituals. Though I don’t make resolutions every year, I do try to list things I hope to work on, and as I always say, to do better, be better.
Speaking of those other rock stars, though, so that I don’t neglect them: These are the CDs that played during my recent writing efforts and reflections. Even some Stones in the mix. =)
Zero Church by Suzzy and Maggie Roche, of the Roches, which consists of songs they created from prayers; 11:11, a collection of acoustic guitar duets by Rodrigo Sanchez and Gabriela Quintero; The Rolling Stones, Voodoo Lounge and Stripped, the latter including some of my favorite Rolling Stones recordings; and The Very Best of the Ronettes, full of great songs.
Living In the USA; Prisoner in Disguise; Feels Like Home; ‘Round Midnight; Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind; and Greatest Hits I and II, all from the incomparable Linda Ronstadt, who I first got to see live when I was in high school and my brother took me to a Neil Young concert in Birmingham. Linda opened for Neil. I saw her again in Tuscaloosa on one of her solo tours. It’s heartbreaking that her health issues have robbed her of her beautiful voice. I haven’t replaced all of her albums that I lost in the Harvey flood, though I started by buying a couple of these used, but they aren’t in pristine shape. Sooner or later, I’ll have all that music again. She is a MUST SING ALONG for me.
I was once a pondering the old stones a rolling, and see, the rolling stones!
You manifested the Rolling Stones! Or the rolling stones. All good. =)
How are you getting on with your rituals?
What do you use your pendulum with – a board? I have been thinking of getting both.
I need to do more of those rituals. I do a lot of deep breathing, reflecting, assessing, and letting things go. People can be cruel or at least thoughtless in the things they say and do, even within the more limited world I’ve inhabited since 2020. I’m an Aries (prone to charge headfirst in a reactive manner) with a massive vocabulary I know how to use, so I guard myself against lashing out. I’ve learned to keep crystals nearby as reminders to find ways that aren’t unkind to process unkindness pushed at me.
I always center myself before I write. It’s a way to honor the gifts of my imagination and to write with the best of intentions.
With the pendulum, I’ve never used Smoky with a board but as a guide for finding and clearing trapped and negative energy (in spaces and people who ask for that kind of help). First, I clear Smoky with incense, aromatherapy, and meditation. I ask questions and get the answers by how the pendulum moves.
People used to hire me to space clear for them, and I’ll never publicly tell those stories because I wouldn’t violate their privacy. But using a pendulum helps me find areas of concern in the places they live and work. I make note of those areas and then work with a pendulum and other crystals and stones to release that energy. In the post-clearing consultation, when I identify those places, I can see by their reactions that they’re remembering something. Sometimes they tell me, sometimes not. But those clients invariably let me know later how much more comfortable their environment has become.
That being said, I once was asked to clear space for a group who didn’t realize they had a person actively putting up shields to block good energy work there. Nothing sinister, just a need for control. It all eventually got worked out (not by me! I can take no credit).
Please let me know if you do work with a pendulum and a board. I’d like to know more.
A friend of mine started a company a year or two producing laser-burned pagan and Wiccan goods. He has some boards, so I thought I might give one a go – once I have found a pendulum.