stone essences

[Guest guest]

hello all

I need some help

I am endeavoring to start making stone tinctures/ essences. I believe

i have how to make the mother tincture, from there I am wondering how

much exactly, of the vodka do I add,is it 1/2 of the total of the

mother essence or is it 1/4 added to the mother essence, or should I

make a mix of half purified water and 1/2 vodka to add.

the other way I was told is dont add anything it doesnt need it, I

think that if any chance of bacterial growth would be halted am I

correct that this is the reason why you add it

I am seeking advice as this is an area I want to develope

 

thanks for any help

have a happy and keep smiling

Angelina

[Guest guest]

Angelina-

 

>

....from there I am wondering how much exactly, of the vodka do I add,is

it 1/2 of the total of the mother essence or is it 1/4 added to the

mother essence, or should I make a mix of half purified water and 1/2

vodka to add.

>

 

I've co-created essences for well over a decade now, so perhaps I can

offer a couple of notes from my own experience and exploration.

 

Everyone handles this differently, but generally people use between 30%

and 50% total preservative in the essence, whether it is the mother

essence or further dilutions.

 

The ratio also depends on what preservative you use. If using alcohol

as a preservative some people may use 30% to 40%, whereas if using

vinegar as a preservative one may use 40% to 50%.

 

There are other possibilities besides alcohol for preservatives, which

you may also consider looking into. There's plenty of information

online about these alternative options.

 

> the other way I was told is dont add anything it doesnt need it...

 

A preservative is necessary, I feel, to prevent bacterial growth. I

personally know three different people who got sick from ingesting

essences they made that weren't preserved or properly preserved.

Bacterial growth is a significant issue to consider, in addition to

proper storage, sterlization of the bottles and all instruments used in

the process and so on.

 

Of course the other significant concern is safety of soaking stones in

water, either because some can be easily damaged or because the water

would be, due to the chemistry of certain stones, unsafe to ingest even

in small amounts after said soaking. For that reason I believe that

alternative non-soak methods are the only safe way of co-creating

essences.

 

These non-soak methods are much safer because the stone never comes

into direct contact with the water, yet there is no decrease in

efficacy of the energy of the essence in any way. They are just as

effective as essences co-created through the direct soaking methods.

 

A related caveat, some publisher authors of popular books recommend

soaking certain dangerous stones in water and ingesting the water as an

essence. Don't assume that because a well known author is endorsing it

that it's safe. That surely isn't the case. It is alarming what some

metaphyical authors have advocated in this particular area.

 

In the end I believe that safety is a primary consideration when co-

creating essences, which includes, among other things, the proper use

of preservatives and the use of non-soak methods of essence co-creation.

 

I'm sure others will have a lot to add. I hope the above is helpful in

some small way.

 

In Love,

Fabeku

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[Guest guest]

hello

I have decided alcohol is the way I'll go, it is what I have for

tincturing herbs, So if I have it I just as well use it.

 

I have bought a box full of stone chips and I plan to wrap them around

the jar for some of them, especiall y for the garnets I just

recieved, they havent had died stones before and the garnets came in

from india died. and I know you cant use malechite due to the copper

content and so on.

 

> These non-soak methods are much safer because the stone never comes

> into direct contact with the water, yet there is no decrease in

> efficacy of the energy of the essence in any way. They are just as

> effective as essences co-created through the direct soaking methods.

 

 

I dont know if this gal is well known and some of her ideas bother me.

 

> A related caveat, some publisher authors of popular books recommend

> soaking certain dangerous stones

 

I am running a search right now to see if I can find something else

to use as a preservative.

 

Thanks again

have a happy and keep smiling

Angelina

[Guest guest]

I create all my essences now by a non submersion method. I create both

tintures and sprays.

It would depend on what I am making but here is an easy method:

I put my mother to be solution in the middle of a large jar or bowl in its

own clear glass container. The stones that I want to make essences with

around that container with the intention of creating a mother solution. I

set in sun or moon depending on what I am making. It creates a much safer

method.

 

The method I use the most now is I capture the energy signature of the stone

or the plant in my hands and create the essence by infusing that energy into

the liquid. So much easier. That way I never have to harm an endangered

plant or worry about stones in water.

 

very simple but very effective.

 

Just by 2 cents worth.

Dana