====== Petrified Wood ======
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folk_names: 
energy_tags: Receptive
gender_tags: 
planet_tags: 
element_tags: Akasha
deity_tags: 
effect_tags: Longevity, past-life regression, healing, protection
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===== Magical Uses =====
Petrified wood consists of ancient trees that, eons ago, were covered with mineral-rich water. The water slowly dissolved the wood and replaced it with various minerals. This process produced what we know as "petrified wood."

It is a fossil and is ruled by Akasha. Because of its great antiquity (fossilized wood is millions of years old), it is carried or utilized in spells designed to extend the life span or, alternately, to increase our enjoyment of, and evolution within, our lives.

Also, due to its age, petrified wood is used to recall past incarnations.

The "stone" is carried as a protective amulet because of its hardness and strange appearance. In earlier times it was thought to "scare off" evil. Today we view it as setting up barriers of energy that deflect negativity.

Petrified wood is also carried as a charm against drowning.</ifauth>