Metaphysical or Marketing?

[vegasjames]

Aug 12, 2016 10:38:33 GMT -5 gemfeller said:

Aug 12, 2016 1:41:22 GMT -5 dottyt said:

Uhmm, glass and borax doesn't sound very durable. I wonder if the same is done with blue sapphires? Or pink for that matter? I notice some blue sapphires are listed as "unaltered" -- the ones you have to call to get a price for. But sorry for derailing this thread.

Since the subject has come up in this thread, certainly not all rubies are treated with glass and borax.

I did not mean to imply that all were.  It is jut a problem in the trade because it can be hard to detect unlike some other treatments like heat treatment.  And people are not always disclosing these treatments as is required by law.

[vegasjames]

Aug 12, 2016 12:34:13 GMT -5 rockpickerforever said:

I do not regularly carry one, but I have been known to accept any metaphysical powers they can impart to me. Several years ago, I was having tremendous pain in my hip while I tried to sleep. I had a small Moqui Marble I took with me to bed for several months. The hip pain went away, and has not returned! Coincidence? Would it have gone away of its own accord? Who can be sure?

While I wouldn't bet the farm or pay extravagant amounts of money for Shaman stones, I see no reason NOT to try them, or any other stone with metaphysical properties. If your mind believes (Placebo effect?), maybe they will help you.

I realize that Moqui Marbles are (considered) male and female, and are best used in pairs.  I have not done that.  They can also be carried on your person for grounding, centering and protection.  Jean

Again there are a lot of things we do not understand yet is still real.  Look at how many natural phenomenons there are around the world we do not understand.

Also consider how long it took modern man to rediscover technology that was already known to the ancients such as electrical therapy and thermography.  They were aware of a lot of things that we still have not fully grasped.