Chrysanthemum Stones
Polished and Rough
The 'Flower Stone'
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Chrysanthemum Stone Chrysanthemum stone is comprised of dolomite,
gypsum-bearing clay, limestone, or porphyry with lath-like crystals of
andalusite, celestite, feldspar, or calcite which are grouped into a
pattern resembling blooming autumnal chrysanthemum flowers. Chrysanthemums symbolize longevity, dependability, and the wishes for a
long duration of anything wonderful: success, marriage, career, etc. Its
blossoms are dried for tonics, cosmetics, and sedatives, as well as brewed
into a soothing tea for the summer. Paired with plum blossoms, this
flower represents an easy life from birth to retirement. Coupled with
nine quails, the chrysanthemum symbolizes harmony and peace to nine
generations of a family. The tea is used also as an eye wash. Chrysanthemum ashes are used as a
pesticide, and blossoms can be powdered to dispel a hangover. Because
this flower comes in such a wide range of colors, do match the color to
its corresponding direction. The patterns of certain stones, such as rhodochrosite, sodalite,
snowflake obsidian, and ruby in zoisite, are nature's abstract art. To
hold one of these stones and study its designs is, in itself, a
meditation.
Feng Shui, Do's and Taboos by Angi Ma Wong
Chrysanthemum stone, which has flowery white patterns on a black
background, is another work of art. It is reminiscent of delicate Japanese
and Chinese brush paintings.
It is named for its resemblance to chrysanthemum flowers, and keeping the
idea of a flower in mind is the most powerful way to appreciate its
properties.
Sometimes we are so eager for change we force it to occur, thus setting up
a chain of events which make us feel as if we're hurtling into the
unknown. Then we may find ourselves applying the brakes of resistance.
This start-and-stop pattern makes our life's journey a very bumpy ride.
Chrysanthemum stone helps us to experience our own passage of life in the
way the petals of a flower unfold: a process in which change, rather than
being unsettling and disruptive, is a flowing, harmonious journey. It also
helps us to enjoy this journey by allowing us to be in the present and to
appreciate the blossoming of each moment and its gifts.
When we are truly appreciative of the present we feel fulfilled, and in
that state of fulfillment it is easy to see which habits, beliefs, and
ways of being are not only not fulfilling us, but are actually stunting
our growth. Thus, chrysanthemum stone helps us to see which withered
petals of our being need to be allowed to fall to the ground. In this way
we travel with a lighter burden, and obstructions towards the achievement
of our personal/spiritual goals fall away.
In appreciating ourselves and our journey we also learn to appreciate
others. As a perennial flower renews itself each year, so we can learn to
view our relationships through fresh eyes and allow love to flower anew.
Chrysanthemum Stones
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