Mount of Olives

Description
Size: 7 1/2″ h x 6 1/2″ w x 6″ d
Price: $175

The large center stone is from The Mount of Olives in Jerusalem. It was sent to me by a very good Dutch friend after one of her trips to Jerusalem.
Some history of the Mount of Olives:
The Mount of Olives, one of three hills on a long ridge to the east of Jerusalem, is the location of many biblical events. Rising to more than 800 meters, it offers an unrivalled view of the valley and the Old City. The hill gets its name because it was once covered with olive trees.
In the Old Testament King David fled over the Mount of Olives to escape when his son Absalom rebelled. (2Samuel 15:30).
After King Solomon turned away from God, he built pagan temples there for the gods of his foreign wives (1Kings 11:23).
Ezekiel had a vision of “the glory of the Lord” ascending from the city and stopping on the Mount of Olives (Ezekiel 11:23).
Zechariah prophesied that in the final victory of the forces of good over the forces of evil, the Lord of hosts would “stand on the Mount of Olives” and the mount would be “split in two from east to west” (Zechariah 14:3-4).
In the New Testament, Jesus often travelled over the Mount of Olives on the 40 minute walk from the Temple to Bethany. He also went there to pray or to rest.
He went down from the mount on his triumphant entry to Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, on the way weeping over the city’s future destruction (Luke 19:29-44).
In his Sermon on the Mount Jesus taught the Beatitudes (Matthew 5-7). In a major address to his disciples on the mount, he foretold his Second Coming (Matthew 24: 27-31).
He prayed there with his disciples the night before he was arrested (Matthew 26:30-56). And he ascended into heaven from there (Acts 1:1-12).
In Jewish tradition, the Messiah will descend the Mount of Olives on Judgement Day and enter Jerusalem through the Golden Gate (the blocked-up gate in the center of the eastern wall of the Temple Mount). For this reason, Jews have always sought to be buried on the slopes of the mount. The area serves as one of Jerusalem’s main cemeteries, and has an estimated 150,000 graves.

Jardin de Chardonne

When I think of The Mount of Olives the first thing I think about is the garden where Christ prayed with his disciples the night he was arrested. I found it interesting but not surprising that I gravitated toward stones from another garden to add to the sculpture. These stones came from a surprise garden my Dutch friend and I found quite by accident while walking in Paris. Perhaps we would think of it as a small park here in America. But it had no swings or slides. It was just a very sweet little neighborhood surprise on our walk. I gathered stones and we walked and chatted there in the lovely garden for about an hour before closing the wrought iron gate and going on our way. It is one of my sweetest memories of my time in Paris with my dear friend.

Goethite

Goethite is a stone for this time, as its strong energy helps you make a connection with the earth. This stone my benefit you if you have been affected by earth changes.
This is an excellent stone to help you if you have lost a loved one as it has a strong vibration that aids you to heal grief.
It helps you to open yourself up to love and compassion and aids emotional healing, and it helps you to release past feelings and energy that no longer benefit you. Goethite assists you to be easy on yourself as you do this. It is a bit unusual for a stone to be both grounding and used as an aid to connecting to the spiritual realm.