It is convenient to have a special box or container to carry
around your collection of pet rocks, or crystals, for use and to show
others. About four in number is ideal
and takes little space in one's shoulder bag.
Now you are set for any.contingency
What to pack? You always
must have a quartz crystal, also I always carry a topaz crystal, either a colorless waterworn crystal, or a fractured
crystal, both from Brazil
Each item represents a book of knowledge about itself. If you have never seen a topaz before and
have not read about one, then the topaz book is closed….so you may have the
opportunity of opening the topaz book for someone, in various ways. It may be by talking about topaz jewellery,
or by remembering a line in a poem about stones
by the Chilean poet Pablo Neruda e.g.,
Cuando se toca el topazio, el
topazio te toca….etc (When you touch the
topaz, the topaz touches you) . The
topaz seems to be a live thing.
If you are a geologist, or gemmologist, you will know all
about the properties and the history of origin of your pet rocks which you have
learnt from a book. You can play with your memories, and you can help others
not familiar with the subject. How many
people can identify a topaz crystal, or even a quartz? Show them how.
Take you pet rocks on holiday with you. For use as "handling stones" they
have to fit comfortably in your hand.
When beachcombing, you may reject 20 or more stones in order to find the
prefect one. Ditto when buying in a
shop. Always have them with you. They are nice to have when in hospital. You can't take your dog, or cat, to hospital, but you can take your pet
rocks. Regards from Allano.
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