Subject: Re:

From: [email-masked] (Stephen Kilnisan)
Date: 17 Nov 1994 10:30:44 -0500

hematite was used by grinding up to stop bleeding and aid 
hemophilliacs to stopping bleeding since at least medeival 
times. Pliny mentions the many uses in his "naturalis 
historias". we happen to have a very interesting example of a 
hematite amulet from 800 B.C. egyptian scarab. 

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>In article <[email-masked]>,  Elspeth 
>Sapphire <[email-masked]> wrote:
>>[email-masked] (Magik Girl) writes:
>>-> Anyone know the properties of hematite? It is one 
>of my favorites
>>-> for especially rings and necklaces. 
>>I tend to use it for two things, grounding and 
>healings.
>>Elspeth Sapphire
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>Natural cabachons of hematite can be used for scrying, 
>according to a  friend who does. YOu have to be 
>extremely careful of the tendency of the  hematite to 
>get a scratched (and then rusted in the scratches) 
>surface  by protecting it carefully with cloth or other 
>soft wrappings. But an unscratched hematite surface is 
>incredible for dark mirror  scrying she says.
> @}->- :) Tinne Laughter Heals :D -<-{@