I always wear opals, I love their colors, they make me feel happy, energetic, comfortable, calm all at the same time, it’s like putting on pants, if you go out somewhere and forget to put some pants on your naked. That’s how I feel with my opals. Plus I guess it helps that my wedding ring is an opal.
But I also keep a bag of different kinds of stones in my car, for those just incase times.

It's nice to hear that I'm not the only one who's allergic to gold. But for me I'm just allergic to yellow gold. I'm fine with white gold. Wander why? 

I can't wear gold or silver. I usually wear surgical steel because of that.

While in Afghanistan I was able to fine two sizable chunks of Lapis Lazuli, which I brought home with me.  They sat for years in a display with several other artifacts that I have collected over the years until one day while dusting, which I don’t do all that often, I had the urge to try and carve one of the stones.  What resulted was a lapis ankh in which I engraved a Wedjat (Eye of Horus).  I don’t know why I engraved it any more than I know why I carved the stone but it all felt right at the time.  Call it whimsical. I have worn it around my neck ever since.  I would never leave the house without it especially if I were going to work.  I consider it a part of my equipment no less important that the other tools of my trade.  When it is off my neck or I am cleansing it, it is no more than 3 feet from me at any given time.  I think I have probably worn it down somewhat from just rubbing it between my thumb and forefinger too often. 

Here’s a question though.  I have been cleansing the pendant either by sitting it on a bed of sea salt or by exposure to sunlight.  Lately, it hasn’t felt the same after cleansing.  Is there another way of going about it?  Am I doing something wrong, bearing in mind I have been using the aforementioned methods for years?  I know that there are others out there that are much more versed in the usage of gems and crystals than I and I seek your wisdom. 

Be well and stay safe

Raphael

Thank you alwaysnight.  I had heard about the plant thing once before, however, by virture of being a male, the terms thriving and plant do not coincide in my house unfortunately.  Perhaps I'll have better luck with one of the other methods mentioned.

Raphael