Throwing Stones

Give your tarot cards a rest and create a one-of-a-kind divination tool, a bag of crystals you can do readings with. It is very easy to do. I have stones that I tumbled as a child and others I have picked up on travels. Even yesterday, I grabbed some garnets, agates, and tiny citrines as the Psychic Eye on Fell and Gough Streets in San Francisco to add to my bag of goodies. I have a favorite blue velvet bag, and when the need arises, I turn to crystal visions for my enlightenment. If you are like me, you cannot afford diamonds in your bag of tricks, so substitute them with clear quartz; for emeralds, switch to peridots. Garnets substitute nicely for rubies. I was happy to note that the Psychic Eye had rough-ruby and rough-emerald pieces for $3 each, so the real deal is more available all the time. It is as easy at one, two, three: 1) shake the bag well, 2) ask a question, and 3) removed the first three stones you touch and then interpret from the following guide:

• *  Agate: Business success and notoriety are near.

• *  Amethyst: Change is coming.

• *  Aventurine: New horizons and positive growth are ahead.

• *  Black Agate: Monetary gain is certain.

• *  Blue Lace Agate: There’s a need for spiritual and physical healing.

• *  Citrine: The universe offers enlightenment.

• *  Diamond: Stability is sure.

• *  Emerald: Look for lushness.

• *  Hematite: Examine new prospects.

• *  Jade: Life is everlasting.

• *  Lapis Lazuli: Harness heavenly fortune.

• *  Quartz: Receive clarity where there was none.

• *  Red Agate: Expect long life and health.

• *  Red Jasper: Notice the need for grounding.

• *  Rose Quartz: Love is in your life.

• *  Ruby: Dare for deep passion and personal power.

• *  Sapphire: Time for truth.

• *  Snowflake Obsidian: Your troubles are at an end.

• *  Snow Quartz: Make major changes.

• *  Tiger’s-Eye: The situation is not as it appears.