On 18 Feb, 13:59, Molly <[email protected]> wrote:
> I've a lovely piece of moldavite that I could anchor here for you!
>
I do like moldavite, as far as tektites go. But, as of yet, I don't
own one. A colleague of mine, though, recently purchased one and
dared me to tell him what it was ("So, what do you think this is?").
The reply came back within 2 seconds, as they're SO easy to spot. My
tektite is a rather flattish dark-brown to black, slightly curved to
the left (if laid on its flatter side) with the usual pitting. Not
much to speak of or look at, but, when I placed it in the hands of a
different colleague, who seems to be sensitive to crystals (she does
acupuncture, as a side-job), she picked it out as the most powerful of
the some 50-odd stones that I'd brought in to show her. But that was
before I'd bought the meteorite. That little tektite cost me £7 at
one of the many crystal shops in Glastonbury.
> On Feb 18, 7:48 am, Pat <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>
> > On 17 Feb, 18:30, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > Pat, the 'energies' found in your meteorite may be life
> > > itself!http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=murchison-meteorite
>
> > Well, my meteorite chunk is a piece of the Campo del Cielo metorite
> > that fell in Argentina and was an iron/nickel meteorite rather than a
> > carbonaceous chondrite like the one mentioned in that article.
>
> >http://www.meteoritemarket.com/CCinfo.htm
>
> > I'm not sure, though, where the tektite I have was found, as tektite
> > is formed (for those who don't know!) by the impact of a meteorite (of
> > either type) on soil. The reason I have both in my configuration is
> > because the two concepts are linked. What I'd like to get is a piece
> > of that Libyan glass tektite that was used by the Egyptians for making
> > jewelry that they held to be so powerful. And there's a shop in
> > Oxford that has some pieces of it, but, of course, they're rather
> > expensive.
>
> > For info about Libyan Glass:http://www.libyan-desert-glass.net/
>
> > Even Ol' King Tut (Well, YOUNG King Tut) had one!! The scarab in the
> > photo on the right.
>
> >http://www.sanfranciscosentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/detail...
>
> > > On Feb 17, 5:49 am, Pat <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > On 16 Feb, 18:55, frantheman <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > > Personally, Pat, I think you're constructing a wonderful artificial
> > > > > structure here, which follows completely conventional analyses of
> > > > > language structures and their written expressions. It might, in the
> > > > > long run, be more productive to investigate the Magnum Opus. Having
> > > > > found the lapis philosophorum, you could then raid the roof of your
> > > > > local church, transmute the lead into gold and thus solve all your
> > > > > financial problems :-)
>
> > > > > Francis
>
> > > > Perhaps it is artificial. I certainly had nothing to do with
> > > > constructing either language or matter. So, I can only surmise these
> > > > to be natural. Whether they are analogous, well, if so, then that
> > > > would, too, be natural; if they (language and matter) are, in fact,
> > > > artificial, then any semblence between them would be as artificial as
> > > > the things themselves. I have my own Magnum Opus and this is only the
> > > > latest 'chunk' of it. It would take an enormous amount of work to
> > > > demonstrate anything particulary 'useful' from it, though; and I
> > > > realise that. I put it forward because I found the fit to be more
> > > > perfect/analogous than I thought it would be.
> > > > My penury is just a blessing from the Lord that prevents me from the
> > > > trappings of a 'rich man's' life. In other words, if I had a choice
> > > > between having more money than sense or more sense than money, I'd
> > > > take the latter.
>
> > > > With respect to the lapis philosophorum, I've got that at home
> > > > 'cooking' at the moment; I call it 'The Eye of Al-Khidr'. I'm just
> > > > waiting for my close friend, Al Ikser, to come by and give it a wash.
> > > > Perhaps Vam has some amrit I could borrow? Or, I could ask Lee; after
> > > > all, Sikh and ye shall find. ;-)
>
> > > > And I'm not kidding about 'The Eye of Al-Khidr' stone; that, I DO
> > > > have. 'Tis a beautiful malachite egg (3 inches high by 2 inches wide)
> > > > that has about 96 layers. On one side it has a section that is from a
> > > > nearby layer that grew its layers at a different angle, making it look
> > > > like an eye set into the main piece. When I say it's 'cooking', I
> > > > mean that I have it near a conglomeration of other stones that, if
> > > > there's anything to crystalology, should be powering it up. The other
> > > > stones are: a base of labradorite with the top side only polished. In
> > > > front of that is a raw tiger's eye, which also contacts the meterorite
> > > > (a perfect fit, too! Which is rare for two raw stones). On top
> > > > (polished side) of the labradorite is a configuration of stones: at
> > > > the front, the meterorite (iron/nickel) and at the rear, a tektite on
> > > > the right and a unakite on the left. Resting on the labradorite and
> > > > propped up on the meteorite is a clear, raw quartz crystal that is
> > > > supported from behind by the tektite and the unakite but still rests
> > > > ON the labradorite. Alongside the quartz and touching it, to its
> > > > right, is a raw, green toumaline that also touches the tektite behind
> > > > and the meteorite in front. This configuration is a lovely little
> > > > battery that should be absorbing energies from the meteorite and
> > > > textite, alowing them to be concentrated by the tourmaline and
> > > > clarified by the quartz which points at 'The Eye'. The base of the
> > > > labradorite will reflect 'unwanted' energies and the tourmaline and
> > > > unakite (which are juxtaposed by the quartz) should help focus
> > > > 'desired/desirable' energies into the quartz. Well, that the
> > > > principle behind it. The whole group is flanked by a turquoise and
> > > > seraphinite and a hawk's eye behind. Again, if the theories (of
> > > > crystalology) work, then those stones will guard the rest. I've had
> > > > it 'cooking' since the Vernal equinox last year and it should be ready
> > > > by this Summer solstice.
>
> > > > Note: I expect Fiddler, if he reads this, to be absolutely rolling on
> > > > the floor over this and I truly hope he gets great enjoyment from it.
>
> > > > With respect to Al-Khidr himself, I take the view as mentioned in the
> > > > Wikipedia entry on him: The function of al-Khiḍr as a 'person-
> > > > archetype' is to reveal each disciple to himself, to lead each
> > > > disciple to his own theophany, because that theophany corresponds to
> > > > his own 'inner heaven,' to the form of his own being, to his eternal
> > > > individuality. On a personal level, I would only hope to serve such a
> > > > function, if God sees it fit that I can be.
>
> > > > > On 16 Feb., 14:57, Pat <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > > > I thought that, since the concept of ‘The Pen’ had been
> > > > > > discussed, that I might take this opportunity to mention a couple of
> > > > > > things. Firstly, the concept of ‘The Pen’ and how it relates to
> > > > > > ‘The
> > > > > > Word of God’ might be obvious to some but not others. It was a
> > > > > > concept that was revealed in the very first Revelation to the
> > > > > > Prophet
> > > > > > Mohammed (pbuh).
> > > > > > The first 5 lines of Surah 96 (Al Alaq [the Clot]) were the
> > > > > > very
> > > > > > first lines revealed and here they are:
>
> > > > > > 96:1 Read! In the name of your Lord and Cherisher, who created
> > > > > > Iqra! Bismi rabbika-lladhi khalaq
>
> > > > > > 96:2 Created man from a clot of congealed blood.
> > > > > > Khalaq-al-insana min alaq
>
> > > > > > 96:3 Read! And your Lord is Most Bountiful
> > > > > > Iqra! Wa Rabbuka-al-Akram
>
> > > > > > 96:4 He who taught by the Pen
> > > > > > Alladhi allama bil-qalam
>
> > > > > > 96:5 Taught man that which he knew not.
> > > > > > Allam al insana ma lam ya lam.
>
> > > > > > If you read the transliterated Arabic above, you can get a feel
> > > > > > for the rhythm and the rhyme that simply doesn’t come across in the
> > > > > > translation. The entire Qur’an of 6,616 verses is like that.
> > > > > > That’s
> > > > > > why it was easy to learn for native Arabic speakers, who were used
> > > > > > to
> > > > > > oral traditions and story-telling. Also, the word Qur’an means
> > > > > > ‘recital’, as it was intended to be spoken, as it was, originally,
> > > > > > revealed to a man, The Prophet Mohammed (pbuh), who was illiterate.
> > > > > > And no one has been able since, to create any poetry like it—not in
> > > > > > rhythm, rhyme and depth of meaning.
> > > > > > It dawned on me, over the weekend, that there is another
> > > > > > analogy
> > > > > > between ‘The Pen’, ‘The Word of God’, language and matter itself.
> > > > > > It
> > > > > > has been a part of Jewish, Christian and Islamic doctrine that God
> > > > > > created the universe via His ‘Word’. But what, exactly, IS His
> > > > > > Word?
> > > > > > Let’s look at language and see how it relates to matter. I
> > > > > > think
> > > > > > sentences act like molecules. Each one has a particular purpose,
> > > > > > structure and quality. Yet they are made of words. That makes
> > > > > > words
> > > > > > akin to atoms. But atoms are further divided into the sub-atomic
> > > > > > particles of hadrons and leptons like words are comprised of letters
> > > > > > which are either consonants or vowels. Yet even letters can be
> > > > > > viewed
> > > > > > as being made of lines, either straight or curved. Here is an
> > > > > > allusion to String Theory and the concept of closed and open
> > > > > > strings.
> > > > > > Also, atoms (words) fall into 8 periods in the Periodic Table of
> > > > > > Elements. These are, in a way, akin to the 8 parts of speech:
> > > > > > nouns,
> > > > > > verbs, pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, conjunctions, prepositions and
> > > > > > interjections. Yet some elements fall into transitional groups.
> > > > > > Theses would be akin to the concepts of participles and gerunds. A
> > > > > > participle is a verb-like word that acts like an adjective, e.g.,
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > word ‘sinking’ in the sentence: “Every time I see the film
> > > > > > ‘Titanic’,
> > > > > > I get a certain sinking feeling. The word ‘sinking’, although it
> > > > > > is a
> > > > > > verb, acts as an adjective to describe the word ‘feeling’ and is,
> > > > > > technically, a participle. The word ‘feeling’ in that sentence,
> > > > > > although it is a verb, acts like a noun and is, technically, a
> > > > > > gerund. These are transitional parts of speech where one type of
> > > > > > word
> > > > > > acts as a different part of speech than it may appear.
> > > > > > So, let’s map out the parts of speech to
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