A is for Amethyst, Air, and Altar

If you know anything about me, you'd know two things:

1. I love Joan Jett.
2. I love Amethyst.

This may have something to do with the ridges, or the fact that it's purple, but the one reason I have so much amethyst is because it is believed to heighten intuition. It brings clarity, nobility, spiritual awareness. It also brings psychic ability, inner peace, and it heals the body, mind, and soul. It brings positive transformation, helps in meditation, and brings balance. It relieves stress and increases communication. All these things about it attract me.

I acquired the bulk of my amethyst before I became pagan. This was because I always believed that I was destined for some kind of psychic ability, and the closest thing I could reach was based on intuition. I mean my grandfather was born on Halloween, and my mother on All Saints Day. I saw these as indicators of what I already knew. Of course I would be attracted to amethyst.

Another thing. I definitely need balance, inner peace, and healing. And change. My Loki is fond of change. And I'm always the stressed one. I definitely need less stress.

Even though my friends say that my element is Air. They told me I was, and at first I believed it. But, to be honest, I think my element is Water. I love water. I love drinking water. I hate not having enough of it and it's associated with intuition. Which at this point may not be the strongest thing, but I know who I am, and I know how moody I can be, and I know I'm Water. I choose my element. Amethyst may be associated with both, but it comes up short with Air as apposed to Water. I may be a dreamer like Air is, and I may be intelligent, but I'm not nearly enough as gullible or impulsive. And I'm not a morning person. And I really don't like the color yellow.

I'm too much of a terribly hopeless romantic. And I love the crescent moon. They told me Air flows, Water flows. Okay no more ranting.

What I'm leading to is. Yes, I have a crapload of amethyst on my altar. Even though my altar is a little messy right now. And I have it in one of those cage-things around my neck. I've always wanted a giant amethyst amulet.

But, anyway. I continue on in my Pagan life searching for more clarity and less stress.