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Monday, July 7, 2014

Hematite Properties

Natural, tumbled and bead hematite samples.

Chakras - Base Chakra

Typical colors -Black to steel or silver-grey, brown to reddish brown, or red

Focus - Willpower - Courage - Confidence - Trust - Balance - Protection

Hematite is the mineral form of Iron Oxide. The name comes from the Greek word, Haematite, for blood. It was used as an amulet against bleeding, and so was also known as a "blood stone".

Hematite grounds and protects. It strengthens our connection with the earth. It promotes courage, strength, endurance and vitality. Hematite stimulates concentration and focus, enhancing memory and thought.

Hematite uses the magnetic qualities of our yin-yang energies to balance the meridians within the body and to provide a stable equilibrium between the ethereal nervous system and the physical nervous system. It focuses energy and emotions for balance between the body, mind and spirit.

Native American folklore states that war paint made from hematite will make one invincible in battle. People in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries wore hematite jewelry during mourning.

I use hematite tumbled stones for grounding after my meditation classes. It helps to ground the students and bring their focus back to the conscious mind.

(There are many different interpretations for the meanings & uses of stones. Here we offer some general info. but encourage you to work/meditate and find your own.)

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Friday, July 4, 2014

Happy Independence Day USA

Honoring the beautiful diversity and inclusiveness that makes these United States of America. Thank you Lady Freedom for the eternal reminder. "E Pluribus Unum" ~ "Out of Many, One"

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POI

Saturday, May 10, 2014

Happy Mother's Day 2014

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POI

Sunday, April 27, 2014

Mana Keepers' Monday Affirmation - Attitude of Gratitude

ManaKeepers' Monday Positive Affirmation. Here's hoping that every challenge is a lesson in your personal power. Living the Attitude of Gratitude...Thank you for visiting.

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POI

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Happy Earth Day

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POI

Saturday, April 19, 2014

Egg Symbology and Easter

“The present was an egg laid by the past that had the future inside its shell." Zora Neale Hurston

In ancient times the egg was a symbol of the universe, of creation, and in some cultures, luck wealth, and health. In Jewish tradition it symbolizes promise. In Christian tradition it is a metaphor for resurrection, immortality, and the trinity.

The egg has symbolized new beginnings and creation for millenniums. Traditional folk religion regards the egg as a powerful symbol of fertility, purity and rebirth. Eggs mean growth, protection, new beginnings, resurrection. The Vernal Equinox celebrates the coming of spring and the egg is an important part of this ancient festival.

Alchemists use the egg as a cosmic symbol. Dream eggs can symbolize cosmic potential or the disappointment of cracked or broken dreams. An egg's static outer form belies the active movement and radical transformation occurring inside its shell. Although hidden, that internal activity involves evolution of life itself and encompasses each and every stage of life's development.

Later Christians embraced the egg symbol and likened it to the tomb from which Christ arose. Though pre-Christian in origin, this egg symbolism was in agreement with the Christian concept of Resurrection and the transformation of death into life.

So Christians "baptized" the egg as a symbol of Christ's passion, death and resurrection. Christians saw the egg's shell as a symbol of the protective darkness of the life-giving tomb; a hatching chick represented the risen Christ emerging from the tomb on Easter morning. The egg's shape, with neither beginning nor end, was a symbol of eternity. It clearly is also the "womb" of the tomb, where the Crucified was given new life. http://manakeepers.com

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POI

Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Kahlil Gibran's wisdom is timeless

Image from the Mana Keepers website.

Kahlil Gibran's work has been an inspiration in my life for decades. His artwork has an other-wordly quality that stirs the soul. His books and poetry heal, guide, comfort and enlighten. The Prophet has been a lifelong friend. This blog post is a tribute to his work and a thank you to those that continue to share it. I hope you enjoy it and find your own inspiration.
About: Khalil Gibran (1883–1931) was a Lebanese artist, poet, and writer. Gibran is the third best-selling poet of all time, behind Shakespeare and Lao-Tzu. His best-known work, The Prophet (1923), has been translated into more than forty languages.

Biography: Born in 1883 in the town of Bsharri, in modern-day Lebanon, Khalil Gibran spent his youth in relative poverty, and thus received little formal education. After his Father was imprisoned for embezzlement, the rest of his family moved to America in 1895.
While living in Boston,Gibran enrolled in an art school, where he met the avant-garde artist, photographer and publisher Fred Holland-Day, who encouraged Gibran to pursue his artisitc endeavours.

In 1904, Gibran held his first art exhibition in Boston's Day Studio, where he met Mary Haskell and thus formed a great friendship that was to span the rest of his life. In 1908, Gibran went to Paris and studied with Auguste Rodin for two years.
Before 1918, most of Gibran's writing had been in Arabic, but after he published 'The Madman' with Alfred A. Knopf in 1918, he began to publish in English. Gibran subsequently published his best-known novel, 'The Prophet,' a collection of twenty six poetic essays. Typically, Gibran's writing focuses on Chrisitanity, and the theme of spiritual love.
The immensity of Gibran's talent is reflected in his status as the worlds third best-selling poet of all time, behind Lao-Tzu and Shakespeare.

Description: Khalil (also spelled Kahlil) Gibran (1883–1931) was a Lebanese artist, poet, and writer. His book, The Prophet, is an early example of inspirational fiction including a series of philosophical essays. Gibran is the third best-selling poet of all time, behind Shakespeare and Lao-Tzu. The paintings on this page are works by Gibran himself.

The description, images and quotes are from Khalil Gibran page on Facebook. We are very grateful for their commitment and dedication in sharing the wisdom and inspiration of Gibran. You can find them at https://www.facebook.com/KhalilGibranAuthor