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So today I purchased my very own first piece of Moldavite. I've been on cloud nine ever since and flying about the place because I'm SOOOO happy with it. Then I began to wonder what it is that attracts people to the stones they buy. It couldn't have been any other piece of moldavite. It HAD to be that one. I've had the same sensations with other stones as well. One crystal of a particular type will repulse me while another of the same kind draws me like a magnet. I was wondering if other people have the same experience.

There are a couple reasons I've heard as to why this happens. Things like the stone's vibrations being in harmony with your own. Or being drawn to a particular type of stone because it's what you need at the time (That's what I feel happens to me the most), or even just disparancies between how the stones were treated before they got to you. Dirty quartz crystals are a b***h to clean so if they're nasty-lookin in the shop I just don't buy them.

So I was wondering if other people have similar sentiments as to why they choose the stones they do (if you work with stones at all). If so, is there a particular type of stone you're attracted to, and why does it draw you?

Erm... UPG? Sorry. Not used to internet acronyms. sweatdrop

I'm much the same. Usually it is actually the first stone I pick up and play with. Sometimes I'll walk into the YBR and know instantly that there's nothing there I want. Other days I go way out of my way to make a stop there. I just sometimes wonder why...

Or maybe I just ask too many questions that I don't need to know the answer to.

Just out of curiosity, is there a particular stone that you're always attracted to, or does it change a lot? Like I always love turquoise, but what I purchase changes with my temperment.

*dances around with pretty moldavite*
Me so happy! 4laugh

Or unidentifiable.

I love stones. ^-^ Its so much fun to go into a store and look at what they have. Most of the time I don't actually buy any but sometimes one or two will grab my attention and I just have to get them. The stones that have always attracted me are amethyst, tiger-eye, hematite, and quarts. Lately malachite has stated to call out too. ^-^ I've never really thought about why I chose the stones that I do. I guess it's because they feel right to me. Like I was meant to have them.

lol biggrin The one stone that I can't stand is Diamond. I think it's amusing since I love quarts.

I assume it has something to do with picking up whatever you need at a specific time. But then there's the issue that people like stones that reinforce or are similar to their personality traits. Like I know a guy who's a red tiger-eye through and through - fiery, stubborn, headstrong and somewhat pugnacious. Surely the LAST thing he needs is more bloody tiger's eye, but that's what he's attracted to. Though now that I think of it, he also had a soft spot for amethyst, which would probably help affect some sort of balance.
I don't know. Perhaps reagun's UPG is the closest I'll get to a definitive answer. I might as well be asking where Gnosis comes from and that's an entirely different debate.

I can definitely see the personality connection. I'm a fiery, sunny Leo, and I'm always drawn to carnelian and citrine, even though they're really the last stones I need. I'm also drawn to fluorite and green jade, though, which are the perfect stones to balance me.

I have an Amythest (birthstone) , a moon stone and a rose quartz in a black velvet bag in my room. I have yet to cleanse them though.