Time of Dreams

Tumbled Rhodochrosite

Rhodochrosite is an activating stone that has a strong effect on the heart and the heart chakra. The stone stimulates universal love and empathy, and helps attract romantic relationships.

Since the stone has an activating and uplifting effect and allows the truth to emerge, it is a good stone for counterbalancing irrational fears, depression, and apathy.

Size: 2 cm - 3 cm

Country of origin of the stone: Peru

Delivered with a black cotton cord.

Rhodochrosite: description

Mineral class: carbonates. Chemical formula: MnCO3 + Ca, Fe, Zn

Rhodochrosite is a fairly common sedimentary mineral that forms in the oxidation zone of sulfide deposits where manganese is present. Intensely pink in color, but also tending towards red, very delicate and prone to cleavage, it is opaque or translucent, with lighter or white striations, and exhibits the phenomenon of fluorescence.

Element

Fire: the fire element concerns the sphere of energy and masculine strength (courage, willpower, purification, conquest).

Chakra

Fourth chakra Anahata (“Heart”)

Mythology

The name derives from the Greek rhodon, “rose” for the intense pink color. The Incas believed it was the petrified blood of their ancestors: it is the national stone of Argentina, where the largest deposits are found, in the Sierras Capillitas, at more than 3000 meters above sea level.

Effect on the body

Rhodochrosite strengthens the body and mind and is therefore suitable for post-traumatic psycho-physical recovery. It stimulates metabolism and is a general tonic for the body. It is associated with the heart and blood circulation.

It helps memory and rebalances the nervous system. Useful for headaches.

Effect on the psyche

Rhodochrosite promotes unconditional love and an optimistic attitude towards life. It is a good guide for the search for happiness in the emotional field. It makes people active, spontaneous, and dynamic. It is useful for hypersensitive and easily irritable people, as well as those who are weak and passive.

Rhodochrosite is a stone of awakening because it frees one from psychological conditioning. It helps overcome fears and insecurities, and remove emotional trauma. It reassures the soul, consoles in loneliness and loss of a loved one.

Rhodochrosite enhances creativity and intuition, contributes to open-mindedness and expanding consciousness, so it is excellent for artists in general. It promotes the spirit of initiative.

Scientific Name: Commiphora myrrha

Family: Burseraceae

Origin: Somalia, Sudan, Yemen

Color: Amber

Aroma: Exotic, woody, slightly spicy

Properties: Antiseptic, Cicatrizing, Stimulating

Quantity: 50 grams

Myrrh is a very thorny shrub that grows in Northeast Africa and has grayish bark and thorny branches.

It produces a large number of flowers (white and small) and nodules, especially in summer, from which the plant exudes a yellowish liquid that collects around the trunk. As the liquid dries, it gradually solidifies and becomes the resin we all know: myrrh.

Fun Fact

In the past, the resin obtained from the plant was used orally as a carminative, expectorant, digestive aid, and urinary disinfectant; however, these uses have now been abandoned due to a lack of data on the safety of myrrh.

The plant was also used as a room fragrance, as an insecticide, and even during funeral ceremonies for embalming.

Myrrh tincture is a specific remedy (for external use) for gingivitis, pyorrhea, canker sores, stomatitis, and tonsillitis; it can also be used to treat abrasions, wounds, skin ulcers, boils, and acne.

Main benefits of Myrrh oil:

• Cicatrizing
• Carminative
• Expectorant
• Digestive
• Urinary disinfectant
• Antiseptic

Using the resin: to burn it, you need to use charcoal briquettes. They should be lit with a lighter or stove flame, so it is recommended to use tongs or similar to avoid unpleasant burns. When the charcoal begins to ignite over the entire surface, it is time to place it in the incense burner to burn the resin and add the resin itself.

Experts recommend placing a little sand around the base of the incense burner to help dissipate the heat.

All resins are sold in 50-gram bags.

Scientific Name: Boswellia serrata

Family: Burseraceae

Origin: Somalia

Color: Very light yellow

Aroma: Resinous, Balsamic

Properties: Anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, astringent, healing, sedative, tonic, expectorant.

Quantity: 50 grams

Frankincense (whose name refers to its preeminence as the "true" or "frank" incense) is also known as olibanum, a term derived from the Arabic al-lubán ("the milk"), a reference to the milky substance extracted from the tree.

Some texts specify that olibanum is extracted from Boswellia serrata and has a characteristic citrus scent, but on a commercial level, the distinction is somewhat arbitrary. There are several types of frankincense depending on the plant species and the time of harvest.

Fun Fact:

It is interesting to note that frankincense has always been highly sought after, and history tells us many fascinating things about how ancient cultures used it. Tradition tells us that in Babylon, about 60,000 pounds of frankincense resin were burned every year for its aromas and its role in rituals. We also see the Magi bringing incense along with gold and myrrh to the baby Jesus, and since frankincense was the mixture used at the time and they had brought myrrh, it can therefore be inferred that the incense spoken of was frankincense and it was more than an expensive and fragrant gift, the benefits of frankincense essential oil are well documented and have made this tree resin famous to this day.

Ayurvedic medicine has used frankincense (referred to as "dhoop" and used as "dhoopan") for centuries for the healing of wounds, female hormonal problems, arthritis, and air purification. In many cultures such as Somali, Ethiopian, Arab, and Indian, the benefits of frankincense essential oil have a daily use. It is said that burning it in the home brings good health conditions, and burning it in the evening purifies the house and the clothing of the residents.

Main benefits of frankincense oil:

• Helps reduce stress and negative emotions
• Helps boost the functions of the immune system
• Astringent and can kill harmful germs and bacteria
• Cares for the skin and prevents signs of aging
• Improves memory

Use of the resin: to burn it, charcoal discs must be used. They should be lit with a flame from a lighter or stove, so it is recommended to use tongs or similar to avoid unpleasant burns. When the charcoal begins to ignite over the entire surface, it is time to place it in the burner to burn the resin and add the resin itself.

Experts recommend putting a little sand around the essence burner to help it dissipate heat better.

All resins are sold in 50-gram bags.

This spinner is a true sensory experience, reflecting any light from the surrounding environment.

Hang this wind spinner in your garden where it will spin naturally with the wind.

As the wind spins the spinner, the spiral will also begin to spin, creating incredible optical illusions with the matching crystal balls.

Features: Our Wind Spinners reflect sunlight or artificial light.

They spin with the wind or with a battery-powered motor.

The fantastic effect created is unique and original. Perfect for your garden or living room.

Dimensions: 38 cm

Durability: Made of Stainless Steel. Powder-coated to ensure a long lifespan and UV protection.

Use: INDOOR or OUTDOOR - Beautify your garden, balcony, porch, living room, or bedroom with this original product.

This spinner is a true sensory experience, reflecting any light from the surrounding environment.

Hang this wind spinner in your garden where it will spin naturally with the wind.

As the wind spins the spinner, the spiral will also begin to spin, creating incredible optical illusions with the matching crystal balls.

Features: Our Wind Spinners reflect sunlight or artificial light.

They spin with the wind or with a battery-powered motor.

The fantastic effect created is unique and original. Perfect for your garden or living room.

Dimensions: 38 cm

Durability: Made of Stainless Steel. Powder-coated to ensure a long lifespan and UV protection.

Use: INDOOR or OUTDOOR - Beautify your garden, balcony, porch, living room, or bedroom with this original product.

Scientific Name: Valeriana officinalis

Family: Valerianaceae

Origin: America

Color: Brown

Aroma: Spicy, pungent

Properties: Sedative, relaxing and sleep-inducing

Quantity: 50 g

Natural incense can be used in various purification rituals. It is suitable for burning on charcoal or in special incense burners.

Valerian has sedative, relaxing and sleep-inducing properties and can help over time to reduce symptoms related to anxiety and restlessness and to improve the timing and duration of sleep.

Element: Water

Main effect on: Body

Use

Suitable for burning on a heat-resistant plate with charcoal or in an incense burner with a sieve. The burning process in an incense burner with a sieve is slower than on charcoal. The incense can easily be mixed with other varieties of incense.

Scientific Name: Inula helenium

Family: Asteraceae

Origin: Europe, Asia, North Africa

Color: Yellow

Aroma: Herbal

Properties: Mucolytic, diuretic, digestive

Quantity: 30 ml

Properties of St. John's wort

The root of St. John's wort (or helenium) contains 1-3% essential oil (composed of sesquiterpene lactones, allantolactones, and sesquiterpene hydrocarbons), sterols (beta-sitosterol, stigmasterol), mucilage, pectins, ascorbic acid, and is one of the most notable sources of inulin (44%), which is highly important in medicine.

For internal use, the presence of essential oil gives St. John's wort an eupeptic action indicated for difficult digestion and loss of appetite; but above all, the plant is renowned for the antiseptic, fluidifying, and expectorant properties of phlegm, useful for the treatment of respiratory tract disorders, in the presence of cough and acute and chronic colds and bronchitis, asthma, and emphysema.

The mixture of allantolactones is called helenin or helenium camphor, and in addition to having anti-inflammatory and antiseptic properties, it performs antifungal, anthelmintic, and diuretic activities, helping the elimination of urea and chlorides; for this reason, the use of St. John's wort is also indicated for gout and some rheumatic conditions.

For external use, decoctions and ointments based on St. John's wort are remedies for the treatment of itching resulting from eczema, skin diseases, dermatitis, various forms of herpes labialis, and skin eruptions in general.

Description of the plant

Perennial herbaceous plant with a large, fleshy, branched rhizome and a very robust stem, 100-200 cm tall, villous, branched, and corymbose. The leaves are large; oblong, toothed, scabrous on the upper side, and tomentose on the lower surface, the lower ones petiolate and the upper ones sessile. The flowers have golden-yellow flower heads. The fruits are glabrous achenes, lacking pappus.

The habitat of St. John's wort

Native to Central Asia, in Europe it is widespread especially in the southern regions where it was cultivated in the past for medicinal purposes and then spread spontaneously throughout the Mediterranean basin. In Italy, it is present in the north, the center, and partly in southern Italy. It prefers ruderal places and damp woodlands, coppice environments, and ditches; but also hygrophilous meadows and pastures.

Historical notes

The name of the species helenium seems to derive from the Greek name Helen, who according to legend squeezed the plant in her hand when she set sail for Troy. The currently accepted scientific binomial (Inula helenium) was proposed by Carl von Linné in the publication Species Plantarum in 1753. According to Pliny: "It is said that helenium was born from the tears of Helen, and helenium is attributed cosmetic virtues: it keeps the female skin perfect, nourishing it, both on the face and the body. Furthermore, they say that its use gives women beauty and a sensual charm..." Since the plant was somehow connected to the events of Helen of Troy, the great Roman historian and naturalist thought to attribute cosmetic virtues to the plant, even though in reality, it has nothing to do with female beauty. However, St. John's wort is cited as an effective remedy by all the authors of Antiquity (from Dioscorides to Albertus Magnus) and in every Pharmacopoeia for its calming, expectorant, and diuretic properties of cough. Used since antiquity for the production of liqueurs, the wine of St. John's wort is famous, used as an aperitif, which is obtained by adding a percentage of dried root to the wine. In Alsace, reps is still produced today, a beverage prepared by macerating the root in must. In fact, once the root of this plant was used by doctors as a stomachic (facilitates digestive function), vermifuge (eliminates intestinal worms), tonic (strengthens the body in general), diuretic (facilitates the release of urine), and generally resolutive. It was also used both to dye cotton or linen clothes blue, and as a mordant in dyes with the addition of blackberry brambles. Today, for the large-flowered variety, it is also used in gardens to create large patches of color. At the beginning of the 1900s, inulin, a polysaccharide, was isolated from the phytocomplex of the St. John's wort root, with its notable rebalancing properties of the bacterial flora, because it is able to increase the density of bifidobacteria and decrease that of harmful bacteria.

Use

Suitable for being burned on a heat-resistant saucer with charcoal or on an incense burner with a sieve. The combustion process on an incense burner with a sieve is slower compared to charcoal. The incense can easily be mixed with other varieties of incense.

1 bag of Queen of Heaven in 50-gram granules

Queen of Heaven incense can be burned during meditation and prayer.

Also very suitable for all energy and purification practices.

Quantity: 50 grams

Incense resins are natural substances such as frankincense, copal, myrrh, etc., that are harvested from trees.

The resin is usually obtained from living trees through "tapping".

This is done sustainably so that the tree continues to thrive. Fresh resins are often fragrant, although some resins do not give off much scent until they are burned.

The best way to burn incense resins is to place them on a charcoal disc.