Wooferhound
Cave Dweller
Lortone QT66 and 3A
Member since December 2016
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Post by Wooferhound on May 2, 2017 10:58:02 GMT -5
I have an old friend that says he used to tumble rocks decades ago. He asked me if I carried a stone around with me at all times and described it as a Worry Stone. Says that all the Old Timers do it and they should be almost shined-up and the person would finish out the polish by rubbing it with your thumb or other fingers. Seems that I've heard of this before but haven't ever actually seen anybody carrying one with them.
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Post by fantastic5 on May 2, 2017 11:10:07 GMT -5
The worry stones that I have seen before are slightly concave on one side. That allows your thumb to nest onto the stone and feels really good when you rub back and forth on the concave surface. Something to fiddle with if your stressed.
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rodeodan
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by rodeodan on May 2, 2017 11:25:13 GMT -5
we picked up a worry stone for my son, just about killed me to spend $6 on a plain stone when we have buckets of polished rocks in the garage. Like Fantastic5 noted, this worry stone is slightly concave on the one side.
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Post by Garage Rocker on May 2, 2017 12:55:21 GMT -5
The worry stone suits me, but it's been replaced by the current fad in schools today.
The 'fidget spinner' is also said to reduce stress and help ADHD kids. I don't know about all that, I reckon my kids just want one because everybody else has one.
Fidget spinners
Who's going to be the first to create a DIY on these things?
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Post by MrMike on May 2, 2017 13:36:49 GMT -5
The worry stone suits me, but it's been replaced by the current fad in schools today.
The 'fidget spinner' is also said to reduce stress and help ADHD kids. I don't know about all that, I reckon my kids just want one because everybody else has one.
Fidget spinners
Who's going to be the first to create a DIY on these things? Seen these?
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zarguy
fully equipped rock polisher
Cedar City, Utah - rockhound heaven!
Member since December 2005
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Post by zarguy on May 2, 2017 14:30:20 GMT -5
I've carried a stone in my pocket for years. Not always, but fairly regularly. It's usually a stone I've found, but there have been a few purchased stones. When I lived in the Bay Area & hunted beach agates, I'd always carry my latest favorite. There are good memories of each stone. I make & sell double-sided stone pendants & tell my customers that they are wearing it for the public. The wearer can't see it, but they can feel the smooth shape like a worry stone. Indian Blanket jasper pendant that I'm wearing lately:
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Wooferhound
Cave Dweller
Lortone QT66 and 3A
Member since December 2016
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Post by Wooferhound on May 2, 2017 14:37:30 GMT -5
It was suggested that a rockhound needs a stone to rub on while they worry about their rocks getting a good polish.
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Post by tims on May 2, 2017 14:45:46 GMT -5
I like naturally polished moss agate, and they do shine up a bit the more you carry them. As stated by others it's nice to have a concave side that fits your thumb.
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ryan
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by ryan on May 3, 2017 18:59:08 GMT -5
Hello n happy spring to all! I love carrying stones, they are like vitamins for body and soul energy which i'm starting to understand cause of good people giving out pearls on youtube. Energy works approximately like this- every atom has its own electrical charge and its own magnetical gravitational (magrav) fields. These 2 forces/fields are the positive (magnetical) and negative (gravitational) of a magnet or the earth or any atom or solar system really all physical objects energetically work like a magnet with a magrav field around the object. The northern lights are a good example of energy flowing along the earths magrav fields geometric pattern (think of cymatics (or watch a short cymatics vid on youtube) the patterns created in cymatics are similar to the magrav fields of all physical objects and is a Good way to visualize magrav fields). Now lets say we have 2 stones, stone a and stone b, putting the stones close enough so that their magrav fields interact will create a third magrav field we'll call magrav field c, this field is a combination of magrav fields from rock a and b. So if a person touches a stone or gets near enough for his/her magrav field to interact with the stones magrav field the stones energy runs into the persons body and the persons body energy runs into the stone like an infinity loop of energy. Again the northern lights best show how this works(atoms and solar systems differ in the same way that lower and higher octaves differ in music). Thats the basics of feeling energy something we all can do. Smokey quartz is thought calming and amazonite is a cleansing high vibration stone, it breaks down negative/harmful frequencies that don't fit your energy. My info is 98% from youtube, like Alan Watts, Mehren Keshe of the Keshe foundation spaceship institute, Jay Essex (he really understands what stone energys help what), Michael Tellinger, and David Icke are the best info outlets i've come across.
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Post by spiceman on May 3, 2017 19:08:24 GMT -5
Yes, worry stones are neat. I tumble them to stage 3 then give them to kids or friends. Nobody has ever heard of them until I give them one. A sheltered life. And I use nice looking stones.
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Post by Peruano on May 3, 2017 19:39:28 GMT -5
Rock hounding and lapidary are tactile sports. Feeling that rock and it's smoothness is important. I started seriously into lapidary after picking up a few (which eventually turned into many) concave white shell-like structures found on the beaches of Guaymas Mexico. I have ultimately determined (with only a modicum of doubt) that these are opercula of molluscs (they use the disc-like shield to plug the aperture of the shell in their extreme defensive mode). They have a natural curvature (concavity) and are delightful to hold. Each is slightly different in terms of its shape, size, texture, coloration, and striping. It was trying to turn the wayward deviates into symmetrical worry stones that caused me to ask (can I grind on it to shape it?; can I polish it to make it smoother and to enhance the shine?; and yes can I also enhance the appeal of the many beach cobbles that I was finding while I was walking the beaches looking for worry stones. I started making pendants from them, but they really excel as worry stones. As a pay it forward, I will send the first 20 people who PM me their interest in having one, and their mailing address, my version of a "marine" worry stone (postage paid by me so its genuinely free for the asking). They are extremely difficult to photograph, but I'll attempt to attach a photo to this message. Each has what appears to be radiating striations and even more subtle growth rings. They are largely polished by the surf and I've tried to restrain myself in processing them.
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ryan
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by ryan on May 3, 2017 20:20:04 GMT -5
Here's a link to a video really good for worry with Alan watts
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