Nuggets & Chips

Goethe wrote: Carnelian is a talisman, It brings good luck to child and man; If resting on an onyx ground, A sacred kiss imprint when found. It drives away all evil things; To thee and thine protection brings. The name of Allah, king of kings, If graven on this stone, indeed, Will move to love and doughty need. From such a gem a woman gains Sweet hope and comfort in her pains.