Dreamcatchers made to order

Dreamcatchers

Most sources I have read mention that the Native American Objibwe people were the first to make dreamcatchers.  The ‘sacred hoop’ was originally made from willow and the web of sinew.  Not only are dreamcatchers beautiful to look at, as their name says, they catch dreams.  While you sleep dreamcatchers trap any nightmares in their shining web, while letting the good dreams in through the hole in the centre of the web.  As the morning sun rises and shines its light onto the dreamcatcher the bad dreams are dissolved in the sun’s golden rays. 

I suggest hanging dreamcatchers on the wall over the head of the bed or over the solar plexus.

Amber

Amber amulet and pyramid

Amber is not a stone it is (usually) a golden-brown coloured fossilized resin from pine trees. Melody (in her book "Love is in the Earth") advises that the healthful properties of amber include the ability to self-heal by the conversion of negative energy to positive energy.  Amber can cleanse the environment it is in, balance the body’s electro-magnetics, and when worn about the body it purifies the mind, body and spirit. It has been used to ward off witchcraft, attract love and bring luck to those in battle. Amber has piezoelectric properties, meaning that under pressure it produces an electrical charge.

Historically

Amber is one of the earliest materials used by man for amulets and medicines. It was a very popular in the Roman world and as an object of trade along the Baltic Coast. One early name for amber was “lyncurius” as it was thought to be the solidified urine of the lynx. Medicinally, Pliny asserted that if amber was crushed into honey and consumed it would relieve both toothache and headaches; that amber could be used topically on the eye to improve vision; and that if amber was crushed, added to water and consumed it would cure stomach upsets.

Mythology

Ovid and other Greek poets tell us that Phaeton died after trying to drive his father Helios’ chariot (the sun) across the heavens.  Phaeton’s sisters, the Heliades, mourned his loss terribly and each turned into a poplar tree along the banks of the Eridanus, with their tears turning into amber.

Other associations:

Amber should be worn by those of the Zodiac sign Leo or anyone born on the 1^st, 10^th, 19^th and 28^th of any month.

Amethyst

Amethyst Wand

Amethyst crystal ball, amethyst wand and amethyst chunk

Amethyst

Amethyst is a beautiful purple quartz which is known as the "stone of sobriety". It is a soothing stone with many healing properties.  Amethyst brings spiritual teachings and protects against psychic attack, it may also be used to aid in sleep and meditation, and to cool a hot temperament. In the Catholic church bishops wear rings containing amethyst to symbolise victory over material passions.

Mythology

One day Bacchus had been offended by someone and he was very angry. Bacchus decided to avenge himself by declaring that his tigers should devour the first person they came across in their travels. That unfortunate person happened to be a young maiden named Amethyst, who was going to worship at the goddess Diana's shrine. When the tigers came toward Amethyst she cried for Diana's protection. Diana heard her plea and Amethyst was turned into pure white stone.

Bacchus knew the goddess had intervened and a miracle had occurred and, regretting his cruelty, he poured grape juice over Amethyst's stone white body, changing it into the beautiful purple colour we know today.

Other

Amethyst has been mentioned throughout history and has many associations, some of which follow:

- Seventh Ray
- Crown Chakra
- A crystal used in the breastplate of the high priest
- Zodiac sign: Pisces and Sagittarius
- Planet: Jupiter
- Birthstone: February
- Numerology: those born on 3rd, 12th, 21st or 30th of the month.
- Apostle: Judas