Description
Rose quartz (Stone of Love) is a variety of quartz. The color ranges from dark pink to a very light, translucent pink. Rose quartz, named for its pink color, is often cracked and usually slightly cloudy. The colorants are titanium and manganese. The color can fade; very small rutile needles create a six-rayed star shape in cabochon cuts. Rose quartz has long been used as a gemstone. The best rose quartz is mined in Madagascar. Cat's-eye rose quartz is found in Sri Lanka. It is also found in Kenya, Mozambique, and Namibia. Brazil has numerous deposits; rose quartz was first discovered in Minas Gerais in 1959. Some rose quartz from Brazil exhibits a cat's-eye effect or asterism. In the United States, rose quartz is found in Maine, California, South Dakota, and Colorado. Asterism occurs in rose quartz from New York and Georgia. Russia, Kazakhstan, India, and Japan also supply rose quartz. Rose quartz weighing more than 20 carats is rarely faceted. The American Museum of Natural History houses a 625-carat rose quartz sphere that exhibits asterism.
Dowsing refers to answering (life) questions using a pendulum, a metal, glass, or wooden object often attached to a wire or chain. Like dowsing, dowsing is considered a form of radiesthesia and divination. Dowsing is used, among other things, to find possible answers to (life) questions or to detect so-called "energies." There is no scientific proof that dowsing works, but people who use the pendulum believe it works well. When dowsing, one holds one end of a flexible wire, rope, or chain, 5 to 10 centimeters long. An object made of metal, glass, wood, or other material, which acts as a small weight, hangs from the other end. This weight can be of all shapes and sizes. Asking questions must be done carefully to obtain a good answer. Therefore, the question must be asked precisely, and only one question can be asked at a time. The pendulum can then, by moving in a specific way, confirm the question or answer it with "no." Pendulum dowsing sometimes involves the use of a pendulum chart, which depicts several possible answers or an alphabet. Because the pendulum can move in all directions, the pendulum chart not only provides orientation but also allows for more detailed readings of the answer. Pendulum chart dowsing is one of the many tools complementary therapists use to access clients' subconscious minds.
