If you looked through photographs stored on my computer, you would notice I like rocks. The ancient rock pictured above was in a garden connected to a Nunnery in downtown Hong Kong. Breathtakingly beautiful, it begged to be touched. There were no signs forbidding it so both of my hands caressed the surface that you see.
This weekend, while trying to keep my hands warm, I browsed through my books, paying special attention to ones that have been important to me. I wasn’t looking for anything in particular but noticed that my hands got warmer when I read:
“In ancient Chinese paintings, rocks represent energy centers that contain the life force, chi, that vital energy that connects everything. Rocks, then, are the very skeleton of the Earth.”*
Now I know what attracts me to rocks and stones. Rocks hold the energy that my Tai Chi teacher says we feel when making an energy ball or making the movements that comprise the 24 Form.
Next time you see a rock – see if you can sense its energy.
*Marion Woodman, Bone (2000)
Thanks for exploring the mystery – Nicky Mendenhall
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Nicky-
Have you ever meditated with a rock?
I was given instruction to do this when I received my Wolf Clan initiation by Grandmother Twyla Nitsch. I really love it. I've found it to be especially useful when I'm dealing with a strong emotion that won't let go. The rock helps… There are times when it seems to talk to that place in my body that is holding the stuck emotional energy and between the two of them, they work it out…
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Linda
I love rocks, too (& now I know why!) and I love this midweek edition of Exploring the Mystery. THANK YOU!
This reminded me of the Bell(not sure of the name) rock in AZ that Donna and I visited. It was supposed to be a center of energy. Donna and I did not feel any different, or feel energy, but we thought maybe it was because we are already "tuned in" to nature. We thought about people that live in the city and rarely leave that environment. Or, maybe we just didn't get it! We enjoyed the scene and appreciated it, but didn't feel any different than any other scenery we notice, or even just appreciating the scenery of every day life.
The children's author Leo Lionni was always searching for the perfectly round pebble, has a lot of rocks in his illustrations. He said, "God can make a rock, but only man can make a billiard ball."
Rob and I often walk in the Jewish section west of the pond at the cemetery along University. We noticed that most headstones had small to medium sizied stones lined up along the tops, some just a couple, some thick with stones. We asked a Jewish friend what that meant, and he said when people come to visit, they leave a stone. It helps the soul "stay put." Maybe there are further meanings; I don't know. There are no stones lying about at the cemetery, so people would have had to plan to bring them. Maybe they watch out for them in their lives to have nice ones at the ready.
Thanks for hosting us so beautifully. It was a close, warm meaningful goddesses. Love, K
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