Here you get flat, polished rainbow moonstones in a pouch, each with a gold-coloured rune. The stones are white, off-white and silvery grey, with dark mineral inclusions and fine veining. On some pieces a bluish play of light appears, depending on the angle. Origin: India.
Dark inclusions, bluish light
Thanks to the dark inclusions, every stone has its own pattern, so they are easy to tell apart. The bluish glow appears only on some pieces, and even there it depends on the angle of the light. Tilt a stone slowly under a lamp and it comes into view.
Tacitus on Germanic divination
In AD 98 the Roman historian Tacitus wrote the Germania, a short book on the customs of the Germanic tribes that is still read today. It describes how the tribes sought omens. They cut a branch from a fruit tree into slips, marked them with signs and scattered them at random over a white cloth. The priest or the head of the family then prayed, looked up to the sky, picked up three slips one at a time and read them by their signs.
Rune casting today often refers back to this account. It is said that three stones drawn together speak of the past, the present and the future.
Best seen on a dark cloth
Tacitus mentions a white cloth, but these pale stones look better on a dark one, where the gold signs stand out more. If you would like a cloth to go with them, a dark blue or black cotton one will do.
Moonstone is softer than quartz, so keep the stones in their pouch and wipe them with a soft cloth.