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Periodically smoking and "watering" them see in Care and Feeding. I use a scarf my grandmother gave me to hold my bones. I have found a soft container is best and I feel that my set enjoys a warm gentle place to rest when not in use. You'll come to know the particularities, wants and needs of your set with time. If ever in doubt, just ask, be open, listen and experiment with what works. I like to feed my set both periodically and before I begin a reading.

Most often this comes in the form of homemade Florida Water, western red cedar smoke, wild mugwort and tobacco. Florida Water is a favorite. I just sprinkle this over the bones before a reading, stir them with my hands and talk to them, letting my breath warm and touch the bones while bundled up in their scarf.

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A pinch of tobacco or mugwort added to them while they're wrapped up and not in use is nice too. Western red cedar is a nice benevolent, clearing and blessing smoke, between uses or after a reading is done. Use what calls to you, listen to what they want. Ancestors, helping spirits and the spirits within the bone set itself are key to call up before beginning a session. They hear me and begin to stir I then take a handful of bones and give them a gentle toss. Grounding and centering myself, light meditation, entering an altered state.

Anointing a candle, lighting it and setting out a glass of water to open the way to spirit. Calling upon my ancestors and helping spirits to aid me in receiving messages loud and clear. Currently I have my witchin' table, or, my divining table that I cast on. Basically an Ikea table covered in the stains of witchcraft.

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On it I drew a circle in chalk. This is where I do my casting. Goat skin would be my first choice, but I have yet to seek one out for my needs. Animal skin is a common casting surface among bone throwers as are mats made of natural materials, or cloths. Whatever suits your needs, it doesn't have to be fancy.

A finger drawn circle in the dirt works just as well. Bones Shells and Curios by Michele Jackson, who also runs a great blog on the topic and teaches classes! Walking the Hedge - Introduction to Collection Divination - this is an oldie, but a good one. If you have any questions at all, please leave a comment! I would love to know what you think or if you have anything at all to add. I hope this inspires you to begin your own set. But the resemblance to a human skeleton is not quite complete. The bones have been broken and reassembled, and weathered by time and exposure to soil.

Douglas Owsley, a forensic anthropologist at the museum, points to a sign of imperfection in one knee joint and says the man was shot. The skeleton is from an earlyth-century grave in Jamestown, Virginia, and the shooting took place centuries ago. But as Owsley speaks of the injury to the bones, the centuries fall away, and the listener's imagination goes to work.

The skeleton is no longer an anonymous disposition of collagen, calcium and phosphorus, but a person, of a certain age and physical stature and medical history. When Owsley and his colleagues look at bones, they see changes in texture and form that are evidence of disease. They see variations in size and shape that tell of age, sex, musculature, handedness and repetitive lifetime activities. Molecular and biochemical analyses of bone samples can yield DNA and dietary information, and sometimes isolate antibodies that enrich our understanding of the incidence and transmission of disease in the past.

The bones can record aspects of an individual life or of a community; they can reveal customs and conflicts.

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Sometimes they can preserve information about evolutionary history. For example, the study of skeletal remains, in conjunction with new archaeological discoveries, may challenge the history of the original colonization of the Americas. The long-held theory that all New World native peoples are the direct descendants of a small band of big-game hunters who came to the Americas some 11, years ago may no longer suffice.

Skeletal evidence from North and South America dating back at least 10, years indicates that the New World may have been colonized on numerous different occasions, beginning thousands of years earlier than previously thought, and that the colonizing groups may have come from different regions in the Old World. Because of their skill at piecing together lives from skeletal clues, forensic anthropologists have been enlisted as allies by law enforcement and public health agencies to help identify victims of accidental or intentional death.

This is a fictional story but the places are real! The flashbacks also took place at Crescent Beach a long time ago when the Coast Salish came there in the summer. I did really enjoy this book because Anneliese my sister and I were so interested in the Coast Salish and how they lived and what they wore back then.

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This story told us about the Coast Salish and it was really cool to listen to. I did not like it when she was sad that her mother was gone. That is no fun at all.

Reading The Bones is such a good book. So that was a little bit of the story and I hope you enjoyed my essay! May 02, Anneliese rated it it was amazing. Reading the Bones is a fascinating story of a twelve-year-old girl named Peggy. Peggy had to be separated from her mom and sent to Crescent Beach. There, Peggy lived with aunt Margaret and her uncle Stuart.

Uncle Stuart was digging a pond in his backyard and Peggy found a skull in the pond! Grimbal are two other fictional characters in this book that live in Crescent Beach.

Peggy had to live with her aunt and uncle so that her mom can find a job. Peggy found a skull Spoilers! And she started a digging project with an archaeologist and found a beautiful stone that she sold to Mr.

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Grimbal sold native artifacts and gave Peggy three thousand bucks for the stone. Peggy was going to call her mom that night and say she won lots of money in a contest but would she really do that? In the end of this book, Peggy gets the stone back and her mom finds a job in Crescent Beach. I liked this book a lot because it ended perfectly and when I was bored it would spring up in my mind and my mom would read it out loud to my sister and I. If I had to rate this book it would be five out of five.

And I would recommend this book to ages seven and up. May 20, Sandy D. Things I loved about this story about an angsty 12 y. I didn't want tragedy, but all the conflict seemed to end so suddenly. Maybe Peggy the protagonist could go on an archaeological field school oooh, lots of opportunity for a YA novel there! Mar 02, Darlene Foster rated it really liked it. Peggy Henderson has a lot on her plate for a year-old. Her father is dead and her mother has moved to Toronto to find work, leaving her with an aunt and uncle in BC.

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She doesn't like how her aunt treats her and misses her mom. Things change when she discovers a human skull in the backyard. Peggy learns a lot about life as she learns more about the ancient remains. This is a great book as it teaches kids about the Coast Salish people, archeology and human nature; while being entertained.

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I lov Peggy Henderson has a lot on her plate for a year-old. I love how the past and the present merge.

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Peggy is a very real tween and the author has captured her feelings and emotions perfectly. I look forward to more Peggy Henderson stories. Jul 31, Neill Smith rated it it was amazing. While they are excavating a pond in their backyard they discover a native burial site.

The ensuing archaeological dig puts the local archaeologist, her aunt and uncle, and a local trader in native artifacts at odds. Sep 13, Arthur rated it it was amazing.