Life Stone

Some people consider striped stones to be good luck. Others believe that the stripes represent lifelines (as in palmistry). The “lines” are formed when a mineral (usually quartz) enters and fills up a crack in the stone. The lines are really planes, since they extend all the way through the stone.

We like to think of these planes as representing the expansive geometry of our lives. During our time on earth we somehow touch, and are touched by, everything and everyone on the planet (the “butterfly effect”). You can imagine this energy as a plane, extending outward in every direction.

When the plane of your life intersects with that of another, it creates a line, a relationship. A stone may have a single plane, two intersecting ones, or multiple intersecting planes. Sometimes, two planes nearly meet, but never quite intersect. Which is beautiful, if a little bit sad.

This stone is quartzite, derived from marine sandstones deposited about 580 million years ago (the late Cambrian) in what is now British Columbia. It was carried over 300 miles south to the Puget Sound area by Ice Age glaciers.

It’s nice to set a Life Stone on your desk, for a little perspective on this life.

2.5” 2”