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Philosophy, writing, gaming, art (music, photography, /r/glitch_art). Honestly anything classified as a "soft science" kinda gets my motor going. I also really like anthorpology...specifically food anthro. I just started reading through Salt: A World History, and it's been interesting so far. From Amazon: > In his fifth work of nonfiction, Mark Kurlansky turns his attention to a common household item with a long and intriguing history: salt. The only rock we eat, salt has shaped civilization from the very beginning, and its story is a glittering, often surprising part of the history of humankind. A substance so valuable it served as currency, salt has influenced the establishment of trade routes and cities, provoked and financed wars, secured empires, and inspired revolutions. Populated by colorful characters and filled with an unending series of fascinating details, Salt is a supremely entertaining, multi-layered masterpiece.
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<em>Salt, A World History</em> is an engaging book about the importance of salt. Before canning and refrigeration, salt-based methods were the only means of preserving food. Controlling the use of salt via taxation and by means of force was of great importance—one of Gandhi’s acts of civil disobedience was to go to the sea and harvest his own salt, which was illegal at that time. This is one of those books I think fantasy readers and writers will appreciate for the historical context, given that many fantasies are in preindustrial settings.
Try going to a local book store and look for books on rocks, minerals, fossils, and elements. Look throught the book(s) and see if any of the rocks match up with the ones in your collection. I'd recommend the book, Rocks and Minerals: The World In your hands. for basic cataloging (this book is mostly for casual collectors and may not include all of your rocks). But you could also find region specific books (if you found some of those rocks your self.), Or field guides. If you have a local rock mine, such as the Herkimer Diamond Mines you could probably get an ID there from an employee.
Simon & Schuster's Guide to Rocks and Minerals
https://www.amazon.com/Simon-Schusters-Guide-Rocks-Minerals/dp/0671244175/ref=asc_df_0671244175/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=265989256760&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=12872894245236141258&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&... This is the book I got when I took minerology. It is a bit of a text book, but tells you all you need to know for identification
Yes, sodium is sodium. There's plenty of salt around though — if you're into it, the book Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky is excellent, genuinely one of the best books I've ever read about a seemingly niche topic.
By the way, have you seen The Book of Stones? Robert Simmons has a very interesting intro to the book that touches on scientific observations for crystal properties.
It boiled down to the fact that there are some noticeable property correlations to certain molecular patterns and makeup.
If you can find a clean source, yes. Remember, whatever went into the water may still be present in the residue.
Apparently, there is a sewage treatment plant in your immediate area that may dump to the sea.
If you want to read the history of salt, and it's production, I highly recommend this as an audiobook.
https://www.amazon.com/Salt-World-History-Mark-Kurlansky/dp/0142001619
Welcome! I'm assuming you paid for them. These are not crystals but "massive" forms of the minerals that have been tumbled to polish them. What is important though is that they bring you joy.
Here are some additional resources:
Educational:
Worlds biggest mineral specimen database with a big message board.
National Audubon Society Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals: North America (National Audubon Society Field Guides) https://www.amazon.com/dp/0394502698/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apan_i_4N64V1G5AEX6B3GPSJ43
r/rockhounds
Places to buy mineral specimens
eBay: Look under collectibles. There is a rocks and minerals category.
Etsy
Various dealer websites.
Rock shops and metaphysical shops.
Gem and mineral shows.
Rockhounding.
my favorite: National Audubon Society Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals: North America (National Audubon Society Field Guides) https://www.amazon.com/dp/0394502698/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_i_YMJ54BXJMH8Y5KR8QEA9
If you like gemstones and rocks, I am not sure if this counts as a non-fiction book it is more of a guide? I mainly read fiction so this is the closest thing I have I think lol
Anastasia on Disney Plus! It's one of the few non-Disney princess movies that is semi-famous. It has really pretty music and a cool storyline! I watched it again recently.
Buster$ and Fabio (Fabio is the long haired orange one and Buster$ has white and orange spots)
u/achavva let's see those pugs!! u/rebstra do you have any new pics of Myles? u/ancientcatgod any cute cat pics :)
The first thing that got me interested in rocks and minerals was going to a museum as a kid and seeing a really pretty amethyst tree in the gift shop. I remembered seeing how pretty it was, so every time I went to a gift shop after that I would look at the rocks and crystals :) I recently bought this book at Barnes and Noble and have gotten to see so many new crystals. I think that dioptase is my new favorite crystal because it is a dark green color that reminds me of Slytherin :)
https://www.amazon.com/Book-Stones-They-What-Teach/dp/1556436688 This is my favorite resource. It has high definition photos of every stone and in depth mineralogical and metaphysical properties of the stones. It's my absolute go to.
Great barometer for reliability there. Here’s a beginners guide to healing crystals with close to 9000 Amazon reviews reviews and 85% of them are five-stars.
Cheese is one of the many foods born of ways of trying to keep food from spoiling in all of human history before the advent of refrigeration. A variety of microorganisms could “process” milk into cheese that imparted flavor, transformed the easily-spoiled liquid into a transportable solid, and retarded the growth of harmful bacteria. Lactic acid produced by the lactobacillus (in yogurt and some cheeses) is bad for other microorganisms, and a hefty dose of salt helps to preserve the cheese, too. The now solidified cow/goat/sheep juice could also be wrapped or even sealed in a wax coating, waxed paper, oil cloth, etc.
So cheese was very important. As were a great many salty foods. If a food is considered salty by today’s standards, chances are it used to be a great deal saltier before refrigeration. I recommend you read <em>Salt, A World History</em> by Mark Kurlansky.
National Audubon Society Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals: North America.
Got it as a present when I was a kid, used it through college, still have it. Great reference book, and fits in a cargo pocket.
Audubon guides are good starter books. There are probably some geared toward professional geos that are better, but the Audubon books have great identification sections and decent, full color photos.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0394502698/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fabc_q.APFbTYXVAKP?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
I just read a book which is titled "salt". It actually explains how salt was discovered in China, made it to Europe via the silk road during Roman times and then brought to the Americas by the Spanish. \s
For real though, that book is fascinating, going into the history of how salt became a critical necessity for agricultural and pastoral societies and therefore one of the most important trade goods moving on pre-historic trade routes. However, putting salt into everything is a characteristic European habit and for example traditionally not done in the Chinese sphere, where it was reserved for preservation methods.
I have a few geology guide books, but by far my favorite is my Audubon society field guide to rocks and minerals. It encompasses many different kinds of rocks and minerals, and has clear pictures of each one along with more information about various characteristics of each one, how they are formed, how to identify them, etc... The Audubon society always does a great job with their field guides, and for someone interested in geology I guarantee it will not disappoint.
Here is the link to the guide on amazon. I know the book is geared toward North America but I imagine it will still work in Europe. Enjoy!
Hard to go wrong with Simon and Schuster's guide to rocks and minerals
https://www.amazon.com/Simon-Schusters-Guide-Rocks-Minerals/dp/0671244175
I'm trying to learn about holistic healing and this book would be really helpful. It's called Crystals for Beginners: The Guide to Get Started with the Healing Power of Crystals. I bought a few crystals and don't know what to do with them. LOL I've been to so many specialists in the past 16 months and filled with pills, poked, prodded, scanned, and whatever else they could think of. Holistic healing might be the better route.
There are a variety of "Rocks and Minerals" booklets that are great introductions, I used this one when I was studying geology (for intro courses / identifying some stuff).
For better information youll have to get a textbook, but there are free pdfs for most of them floating around... or so I've heard.
As far as getting self collected material goes in the area, I probably can't be of much help. the best advice I can offer is getting a book about the area. The only one I found with a quick search was this one. If you're interested in buying pieces for your collection though, I can offer some better advice there.
I believe they exist but they have never bothered me, I haven’t seen or heard them and nothing has scared me. They’re not part of my practice at all.
I’ve never seen a spirit, ghost, entity, nothing.
I don’t work with a specific deity. I believe my power comes from me and items from Earth that amplify my power.
The pendulum is the object itself, usually a crystal, giving you the yes or no answer. As for tarot cards, I use them daily, but they’re an inanimate object more often then not printed by US Games. I do not believe they hold power or have a personality or anything like that, they tell a story revealed from your subconscious, that you then hold the power to interpret and choose which direction to go in.
There are so many ways people do this, from meditation, to eating certain foods. You just have to find a way that works for you. Again not part of my practice.
Weed doesn’t work for me but my late husband used all day every day. He also liked a bit of LSD to enhance his practice. From what he told me he could astral project better, manipulate things, and see things on a different spectrum. He also had severe ADD so the weed slowed things down for him allowing him to concentrate on his workings.
The Book of Stones is an excellent resource for crystals, it’s MASSIVE, I actually have to get another copy because mine was destroyed. It’s the book the crystal sellers I buy from use.
Play Oregon Trail and discuss your decisions.
https://archive.org/details/msdos_Oregon_Trail_The_1990
And for more horrors on migration, look up
I bought a book about pebbles last time I was at Heathrow. The cover appealed to me as I like to pick up cool looking pebbles, and it turns out it's really interesting too! - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pebbles-Beach-Clarence-Ellis/dp/0571347932
No problem! I really like that book, it’s definitely better than most, but still missing a bit. You can get it on amazon. Also, my personal favorites are for just Agates, #1 being “The Other Lake Superior Agates” by John D Marshall (it’s out of print, but I think you may still be able to get it from the author), and “Agates Inside Out” by Karen A Brzys. Here is what the covers look like to make them a little easier to find.
I'm currently reading and enjoying "The Pebbles on the Beach" https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pebbles-Beach-Clarence-Ellis/dp/0571347932 - very good for people just getting interested :)
I recently read a book called Salt: A World History. It was mentioned in it,, that soy sauce was initially developed in China and not Japan. Is there any solid proof to this?