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This ancient city's wonders were rediscovered in 1860 by the French explorer Henri Mahout after it had been concealed deep within the Cambodian jungle for centuries. Today it is now possible to experience this city's mystical wonders. At one time this amazing place was the Khmer civilisations capital. The city's high of power came in the 12th century when the magnificent Angkor Thom was built which is a royal city within a city.

During this time King Suryavarman the second, erected the temple which is said to be a symbol of Mount Meru - the sacred core of the Hindu faith. This temple is truly a spectacular building in itself. It is encircled within a sizeable moat and bridged via a stone causeway. The three story stone built structure faces west with the top floor capped by four corner towers and a main level 65 metres high. When it was first built the temple was bestowed to Shiva - one of the Hindu gods, later this temple was used as a Buddhist monastery. Nowadays carvings relics of the Buddha are present within its hallowed spaces. Today it is acknowledged as a spiritual monument by Cambodia's mainly Buddhist population. Eight centuries of plundering and weathering have done little to diminish the quality of the majestic detail of the carvings of Angkor Wat. The carvings depict scenes from the Mahabharata - a great Hindu story and shows scenes of great Khmer battles and warnings of the sufferings of Hell.

The best time to view this unforgettable place is in the morning, where you the carvings and reliefs really stand out in the morning light. The rising sun highlights the aspsaras (celestial nymphs) carved into the walls ad pillars. The detail of these sculptures is truly amazing given how old they are. Bullet markings remind us of recent history of when the temple was used as a safe haven for the infamous Khmer Rouge communist movement. Indeed the entire top level of the city would seem to have been designed specifically with daybreak in mind. The sun slowly creeps through the stone pillared windows of the temple casting the beautiful morning light upon the apsaras in the sanctified Buddhist sanctuary fading into the shadows again less than 20 minutes later.

The Bayon and Ta Prohm are also two locations that are a must for any aspiring visitors to this great city. The Bayon is a small temple which was built later than Angkor Wat. This temple is easily distinguishable with its massive, expressionless stone faces resembling the Lord Buddha. Historians think these were built at a time when the ancient Khmer civilization was making a transition from Hinduism to Buddhism. Ta Prohm on the other hand was a once beautiful temple which has been ravaged by time. You may know this temple by the huge roots that push their way through the stone. This part of the temple is well known through photos around the world.

The temples of Angkor are now more accessible than ever with Cheap flights to Thailand and onto Cambodia. If its peace, tranquillity and jaw dropping history and architecture you are after head to the main Buddha sanctuary on the top level of the temple. You can only reach this temple by climbing one of four flights of steep and dilapidated stairs which the Khmers who built it equated to the demanding and tricky path to heaven. This is perhaps the most spiritual place you could ever visit and uniquely offers tourists the chance to feel inner peace.

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Scorpio Astrology: Phoenix Rising from the Ashes (October 23–November 22) Birthstone: Opal

Scorpio Has Depth and Charisma

Scorpio is a feminine water sign ruled by Pluto who governs the 8th House, Death & Regeneration. Scorpios are powerful, intense, complex people with a touch of the dark side. The energy of Scorpio is symbolized in the stinging tail of the Scorpio, which can be used for either positive or negative purposes. People are strongly drawn to the intensity, charisma, mystery, and energy of Scorpios.

Pluto rules the underworld, and Scorpios are very keen on discovering what lies beneath the surface of things. They don’t rest until they have gotten to the bottom of a matter. They are perfectionists and relentless in their pursuit of their goals.

While they like to dig deep, they prefer to keep their own true selves somewhat hidden and secret. It can be difficult to know what they’re really thinking and planning. Along with this deep side, they tend to have good intuition and understand people and situations well, making them very good strategists. In relationships Scorpios are fiercely loyal, committed, and protective—but possibly also possessive and jealous.

Phoenix: Rising from the Ashes

A keyword for Scorpio is “transformation.” I like to think of Scorpio—like Pluto—as a phoenix rising from the ashes. Scorpios have the ability to deeply transform themselves and their lives through their determined focus on their goals and their intuitive understanding. They use the natural cycle of endings and new beginnings to further their aims.

Scorpios do well in any profession that involves research and uncovering new or hidden information, such as detective, medical researcher, or scientist. A Scorpio would make a great spy!

How Gemstones Can Enhance Your Scorpio Experience

Gemstones are the perfect way for Scorpios to descend even further into their deep nature and focus on their goals.

Gemstones have both physical and metaphysical qualities that can enhance all aspects of your well-being. The perfectly aligned crystal structure of gemstones creates an energy field that interacts with our own when you hold it or wear it on your body. In this way, the gemstone can be used to calm you, bring you mental clarity, increase or balance your energy, enhance your creativity, and much more.

Astrology and Healing Gemstones

Astrological principles manifest at all levels of creation, from the largest bodies in the cosmos to the tiniest particles of atoms—all are part of the same network of universal energy. Based on the hermetic principle “As above, so below,” those universal principles allow us to read relations among the planets and extrapolate those principles to things here on Earth, to events in our lives, as well as to our natural environment. The universal principles that govern the planets are also seen on the much smaller level of gemstones, crystals, and metals.

The Signature of Gemstones

Each gemstone is associated with specific planets. You are already aware that each planet has its own personality in astrology. And each gemstone has a personal “signature”—specific metaphysical qualities, different for each stone, that arise from the stone’s association with its planets.

How to Make Gemstones Work for You

By considering the individual signature of gemstones, you can select the right gems for very specific purposes, according to their astrological qualities. The signature is based on the personality formed by the individual qualities of a stone like the color, chemical composition and their crystal structure.

Gemstones can be enjoyed and used in three different ways:

• They are precious objects of beauty that may hold a special meaning for us. We enjoy their beauty by giving them a special place on a shelf, desk, or altar.
• They can be used in meditation by tuning into their frequency for the purpose of balancing our energy field.
• They can be made into jewelry pieces for our pleasure, enhancing our individual expression of beauty and sense of empowerment.

You can learn more about the metaphysical properties of 67 gemstones through my book Jewelry and Gems for Self-Discovery: Choosing Gemstones that Delight the Eyes & Strengthen the Soul. I give you an introduction into the astrological way of thinking, and teach you how to read your personal horoscope and blue print for your life. Then you will be able to balance yourself in your most important areas with your 12 main healing gemstones, I call your true birthstones.

My book Jewelry and Gems for Self-Discovery is a treasure chest of ideas on how to select, purchase, and wear jewelry that will enhance your body, heart, mind, and soul. Check it out at my site http://www.JewelryandGemsforSelfdiscovery.com

Opal: A Gemstone to Support Your Transformation[1]

Opal is one of the true gemstones of Scorpio. The Opals make up a large and beautiful family divided into three groups: the opalescent Precious Opals, the yellow-red Fire Opals, and the Common Opals. The first two are characterized by their opalescence, a rainbow-like sparkling and iridescence that changes when viewed from different angles. Each gem is an individual and unique, but this is especially true in the world of the Opals—there are no two Opals alike.

Opal is the stone of the mystic, shaman, artist, and healer in all of us. It is a stone for support during times of transition and intense change.

Precious Opals are always a mixture of all the energies of the outer planets. The color of the stone determines the planetary principle that it represents: the dark blues lean more toward Pluto and the green-blue-turquoises toward Uranus, while the very colorful Opals and the Black Opals express the energy of Neptune.

The Black Opal (dark grey, dark blue, dark green, red, or gray-black) leans toward the energy of Neptune, deepening our intuitive knowledge of who we are and the experience of feeling connected to the creator of the universe.

The Boulder Opal is famous worldwide for its vibrant colors, stability, strength, and uniqueness. It comes in all kinds of sparkling colors, including green, blue, turquoise, yellow, red, and violet. Because of its connection with the matrix rock, the energy of the Boulder Opal is very grounding. It helps us to stay rooted during times of upheaval in our lives.

Opals in the blue-violet-turquoise color range work with the throat chakra and the third eye. They give us a more holistic view of things and help us to let go of old thoughts, memories, and issues that may be blocking us. These Opals also stimulate our creativity and our search for meaning and vision in life—qualities that help to ease our challenging transitions. The green-blue variety gives us more understanding in working with the heart and the throat chakras. This Opal will help heal the heart, bringing awareness of our true feelings.

The Crystal Clear Fire Opal is the female Fire Opal: transcendent, brilliant, sparkling in many hues. It represents the Amazon woman, strong and independent, never giving her power away.  This stone connects us to the collective unconscious and all its treasures. It fuels our intuition with sudden sparks of insight and wisdom. But it is also the universal mother guiding and nourishing us, sustaining us in times of trouble and transitions.

The Fire Opal (orange) is a great energizing stone. When our movement in a particular direction is long overdue, the Fire Opal imparts its fire to us to get us moving. The wearer of this gem is an adventurer, a pioneer. The Fire Opal also represents a Don Juan and a tantric master who loves playful sexuality accompanied by true intimacy.

The Fire Opal is not only powerful, but also gentle and healing in its transmission of energy. It can offer support during recovery from sexual abuse. It helps us to rise out of conceiving of ourselves as victims, helps us to develop forgiveness, and empowers us by releasing those toxic thoughts from our system. It bolsters our sense of personal power and mastery.

Lightning Ridge Opal: The town of Lightning Ridge in New South Wales, Australia, yields some of the most striking Opals in the world, famous for their exceptional color and brilliance. These are Black and Crystal Opals that occur in a beautiful deep blue and other color combinations. The most desirable and expensive Opals are those with the strongest, most sparkling colors and the most interesting color formations and combinations. Lightning Ridge is the seal of quality in the world of Opals.

White Opals bring in the transformative and refining energies of the outer planets along with the soothing Moon qualities, making us feel nourished, balanced, and in touch with our feelings. The White Opal invites us to embark on an inner journey, diving down into the depths of our being to find unknown and unimaginable treasures. Being renewed, rejuvenated, and deeply changed as a result of this journey, we have a new outlook on life.

I hope you enjoyed this and wish you a very enchanted journey into the mysterious world of healing gemstones and looking at them in a new way! If you enjoyed this article and my perspective on things, I like to invite you to also visit my Astrological Signs Weather Report & Healing Gems Blog where I discuss the actual, universal, astrological forces and gemstones and inspire you to use them wisely for a more successful and joyful life.

Aloha and many blessings, Shakti.

Shakti Carola Navran: astrologer, jeweler and author

[1] Adapted from Jewelry and Gems for Self-Discovery: Choosing Gemstones That Delight the Eye & Strengthen the Soul © 2008 by Shakti Carola Navran. Llewellyn Worldwide, Ltd. 2143 Wooddale Drive, Woodbury, MN 55125-2989. All rights reserved, used by permission of the publisher.

About the Author

Shakti Carola Navran is originally from Germany, living in Maui, Hawaii, is a professional jeweler, astrologer and author with a lifelong spiritual journey; she has been crafting personalized Soul Jewelry since 1977.
In her book Jewelry and Gems for Self-Discovery: Choosing Gemstones that Delight the Eyes & Strengthen the Soul she teaches you about how to read your personal horoscope and blue print for your life. Then you will be able to balance yourself in your most important areas with your 12 main healing gemstones, you could call your true birthstones.
Jewelry and Gems for Self-Discovery is a treasure chest of ideas on how to select, purchase, and wear jewelry that will enhance your body, heart, mind, and soul. Find out more about it on her website http://www.JewelryandGemsforSelfdiscovery.com and see her astrological weather report at http://www.jewelryandgemsforselfdiscovery.com/blog/ .

What do thunderstorms mean in a mystical manner?

I tried to word this out as best as possible lol, hope it makes sense. I'm not asking what thunderstorms mean scientifically, but rather mystically (e.g astrology..bad luck..good luck?). We've been having thunderstorms day and night roughly for the past week and a half or so(also the weather has been much much warmer than it normally would be at this time of year). To be honest, my luck has NOT been the best. I've been arguing with my boyfriend a lot, he's been ignoring my text messages..I've had some family problems..and some other problems with school. I'm somewhat a superstitious person, so could it be the thunderstorms causing this bad luck? or the thunderstorms appeared BECAUSE of the bad luck? Any ideas?

Hi Kylla,

The ancient Greeks believed that storms were caused when Zeus quarrelled with his consort Hera. In the Sumarian mythology that may date from Neolithic times, the storm was associated with the roar of the bull and fertility rites. It explained to pagans a little about the events of their lives.

To us, thunder, lightning, earthquakes, hurricanes, tornados- natural disasters symbolize a great power outside ourselves. The trials we endure are projected onto nature, on an instinctive level. If we can define it, we can control or explain it. That is why I believe in the goodness and kindness of Santa Clause, but I know Santa is myth/legend, and so is Zues. The myths are products of the human mind that contain truths, but the myths are not true.

I have bipolar disorder and when I was a teenager, my life at times very stormy. I would call my mood swings “hurricanes”. …talk about bad luck.

The state of the Church symbolized where Jesus calming the storm. His closest buddies are in this boat, and a severe storm blows in. They totally freaked because they, being experienced fishermen, knew they were as good as dead. And Jesus is having a nap!!! They wake him up to tell him they were going to die. He stands up and says,” CHILL! YOU STILL DON’T GET IT???. And He stretches his arms (the first time?) and the storm is gone.

A boat is often a symbol of the Church.

The Bible is useful, but was never designed to solve all a persons problems. Nurturing a healthy spiritual life would go along way to teaching you how to love yourself by losing yourself. It’s one of our weird paradoxes that is hard for the mind to grab hold of. You are always welcome to ride in our boat, and there is plenty of room.

You being so connected with nature tells me you may have a Franciscan spirituality waiting to blossom. Google “St. Francis of Assisi”

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