‘Lo. I am trying to stay in the loop, but as happens in life, priorities must shift periodically. My husband’s new business over the past few months has been eating most of my time, and my elderly mother and 10-year-old boy demand the rest. I need a maid and some sleep, but this will pass. Finally pried myself away one recent afternoon to visit the bead shop down the road that is called Antiques, Beads & Crafty People (
http://www.abcraftypeople.com/). My purchase was a couple of inexpensive magnesite and howlite stones for some practice with bezels. This one is magnesite, and larger at about 1.5″ in diameter. The back is partially covered with silver sheet. Typically the hole in a pendant-sized stone like this is utilized vertically, but I was forced to find another solution when I made a mistake and one part of the bezel ended up looking less perfect than I like. That section is now hidden on the bottom, so that is why the hole is oriented horizontally now. I like the solution, but sometimes it flips and shows the back, so the next one I make will ensure the front is always visible. The clasp is magnetic.
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‘Lo. I am trying to stay in the loop, but as happens in life, priorities must shift periodically. My husband’s new business over the past few months has been eating most of my time, and my elderly mother and 10-year-old boy demand the rest. I need a maid and some sleep, but this will pass. Finally pried myself away one recent afternoon to visit the bead shop down the road that is called Antiques, Beads & Crafty People (http://www.abcraftypeople.com/). My purchase was a couple of inexpensive magnesite and howlite stones for some practice with bezels. This one is magnesite, and larger at about 1.5″ in diameter. The back is partially covered with silver sheet. Typically the hole in a pendant-sized stone like this is utilized vertically, but I was forced to find another solution when I made a mistake and one part of the bezel ended up looking less perfect than I like. That section is now hidden on the bottom, so that is why the hole is oriented horizontally now. I like the solution, but sometimes it flips and shows the back, so the next one I make will ensure the front is always visible. The clasp is magnetic.
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Shauna
Metaphysical properties of Magnesite:
Affirmation: I open my inner eye to higher truth, and I awaken to my full potential.
Chakras: Third eye, heart, crown
Number: 3
Zodiac Sign: Aries
Element: Storm
Beneficial for: Emotional stress; intolerance; irritability; magnesium absorption; detoxification; body odor; harmonizing brain hemispheres; antispasmodic; muscle relaxant; menstrual, stomach, intestinal, and vascular cramps; gallbladder and kidney stones; bone and teeth disorders; epilepsy; headaches; migraine; slowing blood clotting; fat metabolism; cholesterol; arteriosclerosis; angina; heart disease; body temperature; fevers; chills; bowels; sensitive skin; fascia; fibroids
Magnesite is one of the most powerful stones for activating the third-eye and crown chakras. Placing one of these stones upon the forehead and closing the eyes, one can expect to feel a rhythmic pulsing energy, becoming stronger as the minutes pass. In some individuals, this will be followed by a feeling that one’s closed eyes are crossing and ‘looking’ upward toward the center of the forehead. This is the beginning of the activation of the eye of inner vision in the prefrontal lobes of the brain, in the pineal and pituitary glands. If one continues to meditate with the Magnesite in this way, waking dreams and little interior ‘movies’ will come next. As one goes on, one will feel the energies more deeply in the skull, and there will ultimately be the sensation of a vibrating energy link between the third eye and the crown chakra ant the top of the head. If one receives the full experience of this opening, there will come a moment when the crown ‘blooms’ into the ‘thousand-petaled lotus,’ and this experience indeed feels like a flower suddenly opening at the top of the head. These openings are accompanied by feelings of bliss and the rather startling experience of direct knowing. It is as though information is simply pulled out of the air. For example, tuning in to the Akashic records and the information contained in the soul group consciousness of humanity; being a carbon-based stone, it also allows one to access the genetic memory of humankind, including our star-seed origins. Of course, working with Magnesite by no means guarantees such experiences – one must be both ready and fortunate. However, most who are even a little bit sensitive to stone energies should fee the pulsing at the third eye. From there, the sky is the limit!
Magnesite can help one in the process of self-reflection and can clarify inner seeing, by awakening the mind to communication with the heart. The heart speaks, not in words but in yearnings, desires and fleeting sensations of joy or pain. When the heart is in communion with the higher mind, there can be sustained experiences of ineffable joy. Magnesite doesn’t activate the heart chakra, but it does stimulate the part of the brain/mind which can hear and respond to the heart’s ‘voice.’ If one uses Magnesite in meditation, one is advised to give attention to this potential. ‘Ask’ the heart about what to do, in regard to almost anything, and try to discern the tiny feelings which arise. To follow the heart’s prompting is the beginning of wisdom.
Because of its magnesium content, it aids the emotional and physical bodies in relaxing and releasing. This is ideal for those who hold tightly to past grievances or who are emotionally rigid. Magnesite is a powerful teacher of the principle of ‘letting go and letting God.’ Its frequency helps one to feel safer and more supported by the Divine.
It is best to use this stone’s consciousness-raising ability with grounding stones to ensure that its energy is channeled into the Earth plane and utilized in practical ways for the highest good.