THE TOP O' THE MORNING TO YOU ALL

Here we are at St Patrick's day already, unfortunately its not really celebrated in England, unless you live in an Irish community. I always feel I am missing out because my Father's side of the family are Irish and I want to party on this day. Maybe someday I will manage to get over to Ireland to celebrate it in style over there. Until then Good Luck and Good Wishes to you all and don't forget to wish the Little Folk a good day to keep them happy.



In my last post I said I would tell you some more about
moonstones and their qualities and how they can help you be 'moontuned'. Moonstones can vary between being translucent and nearly transparent to milky white that can throw out a flash of blue or green. Moonstones can be found in other colours such as grey, yellow or pink, but the most important Moonstones are the beautiful milky ones. You must treat your Moonstones carefully as they are a soft stone and can scratch easily.

There are many legends surrounding the Moonstone, most cultures that have Moonstones have ancient tales woven about it. The Romans believed that the Moonstone was formed by drops of moonlight and hence believed it could help with the properties of the moon, inituition, dreams, emotions and romance. The Greeks believed the Moonstone was ruled by Venus, also known as Aphrodite and Selene, and they called it Aphroselene after the Goddess Selene.. In India Moonstone is a sacred gem and tradition holds that the Moonstone is a symbol of the Third eye. In the Orient they thought it was the solidified rays of the Moon, and that the light that shone within was the light of a good spirit which resided there. Other cultures use it as a healing stone.




In the folklore of the Middle Ages, it was thought that if you held a moonstone in your mouth it would refresh your memory of an event and it was also suggested that it would awaken tender passion if placed beneath the tongues of lovers at Full Moon. Also at that time it was used to glimpse the future, this was apparently done by looking deeply into the Moonstone which would make you fall into a deep sleep where you would see the future. It was also thought to protect against insanity and wanderings of the mind. Moonstones could also be hung from fruit trees to achieve a bumper fruit crop.

It has always been considered a Goddess or feminine stone, and it is believed its power grows as the Moon waxes. The Moonstone is supposed to change its look with the cycle of the Moon. It is also said that to dream of a Moonstone is to be a warning of impending danger. Moonstones, if worn are said to open a person's heart to nuturing qualities as well as to help one accept the experience of love.



Moonstone can help aid in sleeping disorders. Place a moonstone under your pillow at night to help you sleep. The Moonstone has an affinity with water and therefore is said to protect those at sea. It can also be known as the Traveller's Stone, and protects travellers, especially those travelling at night. I always travel either with a Moonstone in my pocket or wearing a piece of jewellery containing one. The Moonstone is an especially good protector and aid on the last part of the waning of the Moon and in the Dark Day before the Moon begins to wax again. You need to charge your Moonstones up to use them like this.

I use Moonstones as an aid to sleep by putting one under my pillow, but beware, they can also bring extremely vivid and lucid dreams. To prepare your Moonstones for use in the Dark day etc as mentioned in the above paragraph. You first of all need to run your moonstones through running water and pat dry. This is to cleanse them. Then at the next Full Moon lie them in a window where the Moon's rays can hit them and charge them. Then you can wear them as the Moon wanes. Beware Moonstones are very powerful and sometimes they can exert too much power if you wear them at Full Moon and it can be hard to cope with, it can make you impatient, short tempered and with an incorrect feeling of being always right and the most powerful one. I am lucky, I was born under a Moon that was waxing and was almost Full, and I can wear my Moonstones at Full Moon and relish the feeling they give me of being able to achieve things, but Ican also keep it in control. I still take them off on a Full Moon evening and let them charge in my bedroom window.