The Web of Life and the Four Sacred Directions and Seasons

This piece was inspired by the four sacred directions of the Cherokee people and the belief that everything and everyone is connected by a delicate but perfect web. This belief spans across almost all nations and tribes.
It for me, being Native myself, is a very important concept that I remind myself of often.
You, my reader, are my sister (or brother)...we've just never met.
Every living thing...the four leggeds, the winged ones, the tiny little creatures and bugs that we never notice, the sea creatures and the trees and plants are also our relations and should be respected as I would respect you.

The four directions are each in themselves very important and bring their energy into our lives.

The color for North is Blue (in this case Lapis) which represents sadness and defeat. It also represents gola (winter) and is a season of survival and waiting.

The color for East is Red (in this case red Jasper) which represents victory and power. It also represents gogeyi (spring) and is the re-awakening after a long sleep, victory over winter and the power of new life.

The color for South is White (in this case natural howlite) and represents peace, happiness and serenity. It also represents gogiayeli (summer) and is a time of plenty.

The color for West is Black(in this case black stone) which represents problems and death. It also represents uligohvsdi (autumn or fall) and is the final harvest; the end of Life's Cycle.

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Many Blessings to you all,
~Cassandra
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The "Broken Heart" Healing Power of Peridot

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The color of this peridot is true newness.
It reminds me of new blades of grass and the awakening of the Mother in spring.

Perdiot is the birthstone of August but also has very important healing properties.

It fosters emotional balance, and helps us heal from past emotional wounds.
It clears the path way to the heart and heals damaged egos.
Anger , jealousy, bitterness, and irritation are poison for your soul and are usually a result from wounded hearts ( and sometimes, a wounded EGO).
It helps us move past the hurt, and understand our relationships. It adds intelligence to your romantic situations, giving you a bit of common sense in affairs of the heart, and protecting you from unnecessary heartache.
The effect of a wounded heart can last for years, even a lifetime, without presenting itself as the obvious.
A true broken heart is like a fragile piece of china broken into pieces.
You can always glue the pieces back together but there are always those tiny pieces (slivers really) that either you can never find or just never quite fit again.
Those missing pieces can present themselves in your every day life. They are present (or not present) in relationships, everyday life and even on your very own self esteem.
Pieces of *you* are missing.
Peridot can help heal those wounds, fill in those missing pieces and take away the bitterness that ensues.


This piece is currently for sale in my Etsy shop, along with more pictures and details:
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Many blessings to you,
~Cassandra
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Aquamarine

Aquamarine is the birthstone for March and also just happens to be my two oldest sons stone, born within 3 days of each other although many years apart.

Aquamarine improves one’s overall sense of well-being and courage. It's color reminds me of summer and the beach.
When I was a child I spent my summers on the beach with a family member. Waking up, even before opening my eyes, and smelling the air and hearing the waves is this color to me.

It's other healing properties range from thinking clearly and making quick decisions to promoting spiritual and psychic awareness, brings about core soul repair and healing us deeply.
I think that each of us could use a little soul repair and healing as there are broken pieces and weariness in us all, from the inside out.

This piece is currently for sale in my Etsy shop. You can view it with more detail and pictures here: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=40226321

Many Blessings to you,
~Cassandra
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