Talking Crystals

So Caro and I spend the day walking around Yellow Springs (incidentally, hometown of Dave Chappelle). Time is limited, so I'll just tell you about the cool part.

After lunch at Peach's Grill, we walk over to this little pagan shop full of a whole rainbow of polished stones, wiccan stuff, incense, and whatnot. Meandering about, my attention is grabbed by this little 8-sided crystal. It's the shape of two pyramids sitting base to base with several layers different colors. I forget exactly what that geometric figure's called. Anyway, the shopkeeper tells me that it's flourite from China. I tell her that I don't want to put it down, I just want to keep holding it. She says that it's for aura cleansing, and that it's talking to me. Hey, I'm open minded. The skeptic in me says "Hooey!", but the idea tickles my imagination nonetheless.

We look at some other stuff, and Caro buys a sage stick. As we are leaving, the shopkeeper walks over to the trays of tumbled rocks and hands me a small clear polished crystal of the most enchanting shade of green. "Have this flourite. It's yours." she says. I thank her, and fidget with it all the way home.