Suncatchers
The suncatchers illustrated here were created by Molly.
Catching the sun, catching the light... shining at a window, casting rainbows on the walls of a room... suncatchers brighten our day with their beauty, just as a medieval stained glass window lightens a church.
The sun is usually regarded as having 'male' energy – yang (strong, powerful and active) - while the moon is female or yin. Together they bring balance.
Suncatchers have probably been around since the time man first discovered fire and burnt fuel in contact with sand. Simply put, at a high enough temperature the sand melts and forms a fluid that cools to become glass.
They can also be made with gemstones, usually quartz, wound together with thin metal wires.
Glass beads have been dated back to 3500BC and were surely held up to the light to appreciate their beauty. By the time of the Romans glass windows were created.
Using the light dispersed through a suncatcher is a popular method of bringing bright energy into a room.
Feng Shui practioners usually suggest a circular, multi-faceted, single gemstone to enhance the energy of a space.
A very pleasant afternoon can be spent crafting a suncatcher, sitting in the sun and focussing on the sun's light as you work. Or perhaps create one at sunrise or sunset, linking into the energies of those times of day.
Gemstones and chakras
Some are designed with the chakra's in mind. A suggestion of gemstones to use would be....
Amethyst – Crown - violet - top of the head, hence top stone.
Sodalite – Third Eye - indigo - just above and between the eyes.
Blue Lace Agate – Throat - blue - neck.
Aventurine – Heart - green - chest area.
Citrine – Solar Plexus - yellow - just underneath ribs.
Carnelian – Sacral - orange - just below belly button.
Red Jasper – Root - red - bottom of the spine, hence bottom stone.
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Sunbeams
Light is made up of frequency, waves and molecules.
There was a man one time and he was very holy. Every time he went to the Chapel he hung his coat on the Sunbeam.
One day he was going to the Chapel and he saw two men fighting and he walked on. When he went into the Chapel he hung his coat on the Sunbeam but it fell to the ground because he did not make peace between the two men. Duchas.ie - Donegal
At winter solstice at Newgrange in Ireland it is the sunbeam, rather than the sun itself, that is celebrated. Newgrange and Winter Solstice.
This is true of many other ancient monuments where there is a passageway - a narrow access route of large stones, often inscribed with spirals, lozenges or zigzag lines, usually dated from the Neolithic Age.
Plants
Expert at catching the energy of the sun and converting it into carbohydrates (sugars), plants make their own food using just water, sunlight, and carbon dioxide, the process known as photosynthesis.
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