Guest guest Posted December 22, 2005 Report Share Posted December 22, 2005 James Gold wrote: >1. What about stones that have been polished?...surely they endure more damage in that process. > > I do sometimes have mixed feelings about polishing most of the polished stones I have seem cool with it many of the stones I pulled from rivers and at the beach as a child were pretty much indistinguishable from polished stones so it seems like a more natural thing than much other processing I think with polishing and with carving respect in our attitude and the specific mission of the stone are important . >2. What about when they are mined?...they must be broken off of their matrix...what about that? > > There are a lot of mining methods that seem unethical, unkind, harmful to stones and to the environment. On the other hand some stones are mined and gathered in a responsible, ecology conscious and respectful way. It is not easy of course to be sure how the stones were gotten but I try to purchase stones from responsible people and gather the stones that want to come with me from the wild in a conscientious way as I can. >3. How far wouuld you like to go?...maybe they shouldnt even be removed from the earth? > > Often the stones want to be with people Those that do have a mission seem to find a way to reach us . Peggy Jentoft > > -- solarraven, new site http://pjentoft.com/index.html Energy work, Empowerments,Nature Spirituality,mandala Crystal Healing Workshops,Angels,Huna,fairies,PSP presets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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