I have a canine tooth in both my sets.  They are naturally colored on the tooth end and darkened on the root end. I originally had a dog bone in my sets, but when I got the teeth I replaced the dog bones because I felt using a tooth gave me a wider choice of meanings. I interpreted the dog bone as the good qualities of dogs – faithful, loyal, protective, companions. The bi-colored tooth gave me the option of adding a more negative interpretation. So the tooth could be the faithful, protective, loyal companion, or it could be the snarling, growling, biting, attacking dog.

This client may be feeling (blue stone) underestimated (wolverine bone) at work (thimble) and ready to fight for recognition (dark side of canine tooth).*

The dark end seems to come up in readings more often than the lighter end. I find that when the dark side is prominent in relationship questions it can indicate arguments, disagreements, or tension in the relationship. Almost all relationships will experience these things, but when this side of the tooth is in a prominent position, the fighting could be becoming more frequent or more of a problem. It can also represent anger on the part of the client and a need or desire to fight for oneself. Conversely, if the light side is prominent, the person is probably loyal, faithful, and protective.

Fighting between partners resulting in them feeling, or actually being separated (separator) from each other.*

This client may have their mind on marriage or a long-term commitment (ring). Their intended partner seems to be reliable, loyal, a good companion (light side of canine tooth), but may have been hurt previously in a relationship (healed possum rib bone). Sound finances are a plus (coin face up).*

I got the teeth I use at a gem show, but you can find teeth from canines on Ebay or Etsy.

Happy Bone Reading!

P.S. I will be a guest on Candelo’s Corner Monday the 24th of October. I would love to see you in the chat-room.

*These are sample interpretations for illustrative use only. You may see a different interpretation based on your own experience or understanding. 

Stone to represent fear or worry.

Do you have a piece in your set that represents fear? I do. In my travel set it is a small tumbled stone that is solid black on one side, and brown and black on the the other. If the solid side is up I assume it has nothing to say in the reading, but if the brown side is up, I look to see what is nearby because it indicates that the client is dealing with some type of fear.

These pieces could be interpreted as fear about a romantic partner’s feelings.

We have all been afraid many times. Sometimes our fear is justified – if our physical well being is threatened we naturally feel afraid. But I find that most of the time when I am feeling fear it is not because I am being threatened with bodily harm. Most of the time fear is about the thoughts we have or the stories we tell ourselves rather than real physical danger. We fear being left alone, we fear losing our job or our source of financial security, we fear for our health, we fear for our children and loved ones, and friends – the list goes on, and on. Since we all have fears I find that a piece to identify them is quite useful. If you find the word fear too strong, you could substitute worry.

This could be interpreted as fears or worries about work/career possibly involving another person.

I often find that when I tell a client about the fears or worries I see in the throw they are relieved that I brought it up so that they can talk about them. I always listen carefully and look at the rest of the throw to see if there is any other information about the area of concern that could be useful. Identifying a fear can also lead to a separate throw about the issue with an eye towards what can be done to mitigate the issue and/or achieve a favorable outcome.

Sometimes the fear piece is brown side up, but there are no amplifying pieces nearby. This could indicate anxiety or just a feeling of general unease or worry. Hopefully the reading will give the client concrete areas to focus their energy and thus provide some measure of relief.

While I chose a stone to represent fear you could use anything that represents fear or worry to you, say a spider, or a small weapon like a miniature knife or a pointed stick or twig. These items have the additional quality of being able to point directly at other pieces. I have found the fear piece to be very useful. Perhaps you will too.

Back side of the stone representing fear or worry.

Happy Bone Reading!