Stone Magick: Ever Tried it? are you good at it?

[Shadowulfe]

I was just curious as to how everyone felt about Stone Magick....ever tried it? get good results? tell us about it!!! as a matter of fact make ya a deal...you tell me about your results and ill tell you about mine? Fair enough? start talkin then!!!

[MammaStar]

Hmmm, I may sound a little dopey, but I know I've used Stones in magick. In fact, I use my crystal quartz point to carve runes in my candles. I usually charge a stone or 2 when I need something specific. So, if all that counts as Stone Magick, then Yeah, I used it and it's done pretty darn good.

The first time I ever used my quartz point to carve a rune, it was for a healing spell for a friend & it worked. Amazing results. I was pleased.

[Lilu]

I have used crystals in spells before. Usually I combine it with candle magick, surrounding the candle to lend extra energy to the spell. I also have used my quartz cluster candle holder in spellwork before as it acts as an amplifier to the energy. It seems to all work quite well for me, so I guess I can say I've used it with success :)

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Lilu

[Rick]

for healing work.

[Myst]

I'm confused. I use gemstones all the time in magick and for drawing things to me or protecting myself. Is that what you call "stone magick", and if so, how can you be good at it? Do you just mean "does it work for you"?

[Rick]

Originally posted by Myst
I'm confused. I use gemstones all the time in magick and for drawing things to me or protecting myself. Is that what you call "stone magick", and if so, how can you be good at it? Do you just mean "does it work for you"?

Well, yes, & yes... at least, that's what I mean...

[mol]

Hmm.

How about this: What is stone magick? (As you are referring to it)

[Rick]

...well, I'm not sure what Shadowulfe had in mind, but I'd define it as any working using any kind of stone to focus or generate the energy of the working.

[Shadowulfe]

i meant does it work for you...but i guess it just came out wrong....sorry for any confusion

[loopy]

I've used stones for my own healing; recently on a friend's advice I used a rose quartz to settle my stomache. It worked. :D As to how I feel about it... stones are pretty. They help me focus sometimes. :)

[Shadowulfe]

i feel paticularly attached to bloodstones. I think it might be my power stone. I have even pulled someone out of a seizure with a bloodstone. allthough I don't quite understand how i did it.. I guess it has something to do with the fact I have seizures myself...I understand what it is like to have a seizure...I know the pain associated with seizures.

[phoenixsong]

I love crystals, though I haven't done much work with them. I did do a crystal meditation last night with a fluorite though.

[Myst]

Fluorite? Interesting.

I loooove gemstones, I always like to carry a few around.

Tigers Eye for courage and strength
Hematite for grounding
Rose Quartz for love, friendship, healing
Amethyst for healing, spirituality, femininity
Moonstone for spirituality, femininine power (I have a rainbow moonstone on a sterling silver crescent moon pendant I wear every day)
Citrine for joy, health, and friendship
Quartz for clarity and focus
Onyx for grounding and protection
Fluorite for faerie magick and spirituality
Garnet for strength, love, and it's my birthstone :)

And basically whatever else I can get my paws on at the time :)

[phoenixsong]

I sometimes wear a carnelian for confidence. I love the colour especially.

[Shy Hawk]

Opals are good for me,....plus they are my birthstone

Used to carry a small, soft, shiny, white stone that I rubbed my thumb on all the time, when I talked, walked...it got an indentation on it too...wouldya believe it?

[Xander67]

I had a Flourite point once, the night I bought it, I dropped it on the ground near the payphone in the mall... It broke into 3 equal parts, the lady in the shop told me that it was a good sign...usually flourite shatters on impact, I gave it to a friend of mine, :( I miss lil flourite trio but then again, Crystals pick us, we dont pick them>> :)

[MystyPines]

Flourite is a great stone. I used flourite last year when I was going back to college and it is a great stone to help with studying and memory retention. I also used tiger's eye along with it to give me confidence. Needless to say, I got straight A's on all my exams!

[slvr_phoenix]

I'm still not happy with the actual definition (or lack thereof) of 'stone magick' that we've got going here.

I mean, for example, I use various stones and gems to add their flavour of energy into the balance of energies I weaving in a spell. And sometimes I will use gems and stones to chanel energies as part of a spell.

However, I don't center any of my spells purely around just the energy of the stone(s). And I don't use stones as the ultimate focal point for the entire spell to be built around.

So by my definition, because my magick isn't stone-centric, it isn't 'stone magick'. However, I do use stones as some of the many tools used in my magick.

I look at it like pieces of beef in chili. Is the chili 'beef soup' just because it contains a portion of beef in it? No. But is there beef as a part of the chili? Yes.

Those are my thoughts anyway.

[Keron]

Oh well. I used this charm bag with five stones to tide me through my exams-- good luck, clarity of thought, rock crystal for an amplifier and a bluce-laced agate for personalization. It worked pretty well-- I'm a definite Earth elemental person, Earth dragon, Taurus. I used to think Earth was "boring" as compared to the fiery passion of fire -- :smash: -- :bad:!!! But now that I've sort of discovered and got to know my element better, I feel a lot more comfortable with Earth than with the other elements. I mean, I still wish, sometimes, that my element was more ... exciting or "special" (I know every element is special, but Earth doesn't hold the same appeal for me as does the rest... sometimes!), but I'm a lot more at ease with Earth now.

[Myst]

Originally posted by slvr_phoenix
I'm still not happy with the actual definition (or lack thereof) of 'stone magick' that we've got going here.

I mean, for example, I use various stones and gems to add their flavour of energy into the balance of energies I weaving in a spell. And sometimes I will use gems and stones to chanel energies as part of a spell.

However, I don't center any of my spells purely around just the energy of the stone(s). And I don't use stones as the ultimate focal point for the entire spell to be built around.

Evidently a lot of people do, including myself.

[Lilu]

Originally posted by slvr_phoenix
However, I don't center any of my spells purely around just the energy of the stone(s). And I don't use stones as the ultimate focal point for the entire spell to be built around.

Hmmm, good point. I didn't think of it that way. I mean, *technically* when I use crystals with my candles, it is still candle magick, and I am using crystals to enhance the spell. So in that respect, it's not stone magick.

Keeping in line with that thought, crystals can be on their own for effecting energy or doing magick. A crystal grid acts in this manner, as it is a series of crystals arranged in a certain pattern (grid) and then activated to send energy into the world for a specific purpose - whether that be balancing a room, healing, meditation, uplifting energy etc.

So to look at it in the sense of "only using stones in magick" I would consider something like a crystal grid as stone magick, (gemstones, but still stones).

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Lilu

[slvr_phoenix]

Originally posted by Myst
Evidently a lot of people do, including myself.
Which is all well and good. To each their own and all that. :)

And also evidently, a lot of people don't, including myself.

So was there some deeper underlying insight in your post, or was that it?

[Myst]

To clarify - you don't like the definition because you don't do it; but evidently some people do - so does this mean the definition needs to change or...?

[slvr_phoenix]

Originally posted by Myst
To clarify - you don't like the definition because you don't do it; but evidently some people do - so does this mean the definition needs to change or...?
I thought I was pretty clear. I didn't like the definition because it's not a definition at all. It's monumentally vague. My dislike of the definition has absolutely nothing to do with if I do or don't practice 'stone magick'. And I think that an intelligent refinement or redefinition of the term 'stone magick' would benefit everyone here to avoid confusion on what is and isn't 'stone magick'.

So I gave my definition and my reasoning behind it, in hopes that this discussion can obtain a bit more clarity. After all, right now we could be debating the exact definition of 'stone magick' so that we can actually come to a commonly-accepted and understood meaning for the term, so that we then know what to share as our experience working 'stone magick'.

If you would stop assuming things that not only weren't ever said, but not even implied then maybe you'd have realised this by now. If you have any confusion on what I've said, you can always ask me to clarify further. I'd be more than happy to. In the mean time, I suggest that you stop wasting everyone's time trying to put words in my mouth and instead concentrate on the actual discussion going on.

[Myst]

Originally posted by slvr_phoenix
If you would stop assuming things that not only weren't ever said, but not even implied then maybe you'd have realised this by now. If you have any confusion on what I've said, you can always ask me to clarify further. I'd be more than happy to. In the mean time, I suggest that you stop wasting everyone's time trying to put words in my mouth and instead concentrate on the actual discussion going on.

You'll have to excuse me but I don't see where ANY of this is coming from.

"To clarify - you don't like the definition because you don't do it; but evidently some people do - so does this mean the definition needs to change or...?"

To me, my asking you whether this means the definition has to change is asking you to clarify, not accusing you of anything or "putting words in your mouth". Had I said "so you're assuming we should change the definition to what you want", yes, that'd be putting words in your mouth. Asking you to clarify if you though we should change the definition was MY way of asking if you felt we should change the definition and if so, how. Now yes, let's concentrate on the issue at hand.

[Lilu]

Well my vote is that "stone magick" stands for using stones/gemstones as the primary tool for magick (as in a crystal grid) - not for enhancing a spell.

Anyone else? Agree? Disagree?

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Lilu

[Keron]

HOLD ON! WAIT! Ice it people. You don't have to fight over this. You were starting to get positively aggressive... They're just stones that are used in magickal workings and which are representations of the Earth... no need to get all heated up over that.

[Mairwen]

Originally posted by Lilu
Well my vote is that "stone magick" stands for using stones/gemstones as the primary tool for magick (as in a crystal grid) - not for enhancing a spell.

Anyone else? Agree? Disagree?

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Lilu

Well, that's what I thought when I first read the first post, so. Who knows?

[slvr_phoenix]

Originally posted by Myst

You'll have to excuse me but I don't see where ANY of this is coming from.

"To clarify - you don't like the definition because you don't do it; but evidently some people do - so does this mean the definition needs to change or...?"

To me, my asking you whether this means the definition has to change is asking you to clarify, not accusing you of anything or "putting words in your mouth". Had I said "so you're assuming we should change the definition to what you want", yes, that'd be putting words in your mouth. Asking you to clarify if you though we should change the definition was MY way of asking if you felt we should change the definition and if so, how. Now yes, let's concentrate on the issue at hand.
Back to the topic, as I said above, I think a better definition for 'stone magick' is stone-centric magick, as Lilu and Mairwen also think. To me, just using a crystal as a part of a spell isn't 'stone magick'. It's centering the entire spell on stones or crystals that makes it 'stone magick'.

Of course, it can start to get vague when you get near the line between 'stone magick' and 'earth magick' because stones are a part of the greater whole that is 'earth magick'. Now 'earth magick' I do. But 'stone magick' just isn't quite enough for me. At least not with the stones I have. When I put energy into a spell, I go all out, and what's the energy of one or even ten stones compared to that of the Earth itself? To me, stones and gems make great tools for enhancing or guiding energies, but they do not an entire spell make. But again, that's me. If it's enough for other people, which I'm sure it is, then that's cool.

[Rick]

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[lucidfire]

I've done stone/crystal magick before, and believe it or not, stones & crystals have quite different effects with this. I think it's something to do with how they're structured, inside. Crystals tend to be more uniform and more effective to center around, in my experience.

Stones are effective, but I think some of them have pre-existant properties, so one should always be careful when choosing a stone to center the spell around. It's pretty easy to raise energy and "put" it in the stone or crystal. Easier than doing it for something like a candle believe it or not (at least for me).

I find Jade works very good, as does a Quartz crystal, Amethyst, Jasper, Fluorite, natural Turquoise, or any stone you've picked up from the woods (you should try it sometime!).

The thing to remember though (I am noticing) is to consecrate these things before using them in the ritual. It helps in case they picked up any weird vibes along the way. :shift:

That's all just my experience though. Things are pretty relative in the large scope and all.

[Semele]

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[Pesha]

I use crystals and i use stones such as red jasper and howlite. I have found that by using the low, medium and high vibrations stone give out that i can enhance certain workings when I am healing or reading for soemone. Crystals are my main love however. and of course candles.

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[Grey]

Yeah I like stones, they work wonders. I use them to help groundmyself when Im extra tense. I just have to be careful with amythist though, It does weird things to my forhead.

Hmm... Ill have to see if I can bump it but twig posted something a while back about how he put some crystals in silicate sand and it had some very powerful results.

[)O( ~ Khara~ )O(]

I voted other. I know it works and I know what I am doing!

I do not perform ANY spell, ritual, candle work, cleansing, anything having to do with the craft without having stones involved. They are my personal talisman and my connection to Earth.

Few realize the true power of stones. Few appreciate anything other than gemstones. I have found rocks on the beach that have more energy than my engagement ring!

I can appreciate that not everyone is a "stoner" like me, however, they are something no one, on the path or off should be without!

[Rae ShadowWolf]

Being new to the whole Magick thing, I'm wanting to try everything. I want to find something I am good at. And the only way to find that out, will be to try everything possible. =)

[Twig]

Man I gotta start looking at posting dates more carefully! To end the 13/4 year debate.

Crystal magic is ANY magic where the rock, stone, crystal or sand is the primary vehicle or vessal used to project or recieve the intent of the spell or ritual.

This is where we have division. Where is the cutoff line? At the point that the "rock" ceases to be the primary obect of your intent.

Example- If you charge a rose quartz with love...that is stone magick. If you drop it in a crone/spirit bag with a feather, hair, etc., it combines with the others and it ceases to be stone magic and becomes a medicine bag.

And Oh uh yeah, I've done a little stone magic. Heheheh

Peace,
Twig
:elf:

[WiccanGoddess]

Stone magick? I've done something like that before. I know how to read someone's stone and tell how they are feeling, and taht's how I can tell what color their aura is. I can also pick up a stone and instantly know it's uses, which is odd, cuz I don't know anyo f them until I touch them!!

[Aidron]

I have had great success with stone magick, crystals, prisms (most will scoff at these), semi-precious stones and precious stones.

I always remember to cleanse, consecrate, and empower any stone before using (which often is the reason I have noticed that most people fail at stone magick, among other types).

[Shadowolff]

I've done stone/crystal magick before, and believe it or not, stones & crystals have quite different effects with this. I think it's something to do with how they're structured, inside. Crystals tend to be more uniform and more effective to center around, in my experience.

Stones are effective, but I think some of them have pre-existant properties, so one should always be careful when choosing a stone to center the spell around. It's pretty easy to raise energy and "put" it in the stone or crystal. Easier than doing it for something like a candle believe it or not (at least for me).

I find Jade works very good, as does a Quartz crystal, Amethyst, Jasper, Fluorite, natural Turquoise, or any stone you've picked up from the woods (you should try it sometime!).

The thing to remember though (I am noticing) is to consecrate these things before using them in the ritual. It helps in case they picked up any weird vibes along the way. :shift:

That's all just my experience though. Things are pretty relative in the large scope and all.
Rats, haven't figured out how to quote just a part of a previous posting... The relevent words are "any stone you've picked up from the woods" -- which made me think of my Stone People.

Okay, okay -- not Stone Magic terms of rituals being performed, but part of the magic of stones for me.

Over time, and in a variety of places, I've come across stones that look like people or animals when seen from the right perspective. They can be playfully elusive, hidden away no matter how carefully I look, where earlier they were obvious. Sometimes I can see them but someone else can't... and vice versa.

What do they mean? I dunno, but they feel like friends and I like them.

(P.S. No matter how seriously you take things, don't forget to play...)

[FeatherGoblinglimmer]

oh..I see those too. I like to think they are Faeries that have taken up residence in said stone That are palying with us.

[Autumn Clair]

I was just curious as to how everyone felt about Stone Magick....ever tried it? get good results? tell us about it!!! as a matter of fact make ya a deal...you tell me about your results and ill tell you about mine? Fair enough? start talkin then!!!

I actually did a lot of research on stone magick. Stone energy, Elemental rulers, Planetary Rulers and Attributes. I also keep a list a-z of stone and their properties. I wear them place them in my home. They have a lot of power if used right and carefully. Some stone if you use them to long like wearing them they'll actually make you sick.

Be careful and study up.

[Snowflake]

I use them for almost everything. :)

I have favorites to mark the quarters, others are for charms. I place Citrine in my cash box, and Blue Lace Agate in the room of my house that seems to have the most arguments.

I use different stones and gems for their properties for magick and healing. Still others to tell the story of my intent when casting spells.

I use stones, gems and crystals for meditation, the ones I choose depend on my goals.

I also use copper(to enhance diff stones) gold and silver.

Some I use strickly for projective purposes, like my clear crystal.
Others are for grounding.
hmmm, did I miss anything? :hehehehe:

Autumn Clair has an excellent point, study up on them before using. :graduate:

I'm picky as to which hand holds what stones.
It makes a big differance when using projective and receptive stones for your pro/recep hands.

Also I prefer to use incense (air) to cleanse.
Some stones fade in sunlight, others can turn to jelly in water.
If your not sure, play it safe.

I would have to say yes, by any definition, I use stone magick. :lol:

[Autumn Clair]

I use them for almost everything. :)

I have favorites to mark the quarters, others are for charms. I place Citrine in my cash box, and Blue Lace Agate in the room of my house that seems to have the most arguments.

I use different stones and gems for their properties for magick and healing. Still others to tell the story of my intent when casting spells.

I use stones, gems and crystals for meditation, the ones I choose depend on my goals.

I also use copper(to enhance diff stones) gold and silver.

Some I use strickly for projective purposes, like my clear crystal.
Others are for grounding.
hmmm, did I miss anything? :hehehehe:

Autumn Clair has an excellent point, study up on them before using. :graduate:

I'm picky as to which hand holds what stones.
It makes a big differance when using projective and receptive stones for your pro/recep hands.

Also I prefer to use incense (air) to cleanse.
Some stones fade in sunlight, others can turn to jelly in water.
If your not sure, play it safe.

I would have to say yes, by any definition, I use stone magick. :lol:
:rotfl: :shift: :fpraise:

I actually have a site if you want to read up on more. www.shadesofpassion.net/crystals/crystalproperties.html or www.mahatma.co.uk/crystal_manual/crystals.html

I like to use my stones and crystals with my Feng Shui studies with my Bagua for my home I think you'd be interested in that as well.

[Snowflake]

I'll check out these links,
I didn't realize I had a check in a box Autumn Clair.
I can't email you back cause of your profile, but would rather pm or talk right here on the board for others to join and give more insight.

I'm a Pagan not wicca, but your right, as my path continues I find myself taken on more and more of a wiccian. :)

The last time I counted I have 28 or so different stones, gems and crystals I use. Some others I haven't got the feel for yet so I won't include them. Of course that also doesn't include my jewelry, which are wonderful to charge as charms. Beats having a rock bulging out of your pocket! :hehehehe:
Who says Jewelry can't have more than one use! :bouncysmi

[Crystal_Raye]

I meditated with a quartz crystal a few times and it seemed to have better results than when I didn't. I was more relaxed and open.

[bellamandu]

thats mostly all i use is stone magick, along with candle magick.

all i do is cleanse the stone, charge it with whatever kind of energy im using for the spell (mostlyfor protection, healing, etc) and i usually either carry it with me until im done with it, wear it as jewelry for long-term stuff, or wrap it in some kind of cloth/baggy with maybe some corresponding herbs, spices, dried flowers, etc, and leave it in one of my droors until i no longer need it. pretty easy, always worked the best for me.

for some reason, when it comes to magick and such, simple things always worked better for me than complicated rituals... dont know why. i guess i just lose the focus a lot easier when something is more complicated.

my favorites are rose quartz, turquoise, amethyst, and clear quartz.

i find that rose quartz works especially well for me. i wear one as a necklace at all times. it seems to balance me out.

[ColdGhost]

I used and abused my quartz crystal enough when I was younger and now I keep it in a pouch where it rests. I prefer to use normal stones now for positive methods only.

[Hoot]

I voted no, but curious... but after reading this, I realized that I do use a crystal to carve into candles once in a while, so that counts. Still, I'd like to learn more!

[Autumn Clair]

I have some important astrological dates coming up 3 all within 13 days in January so I've had my Rose Quarts on. New Life, True Revival.....................

[WolfWonderess]

I've never tried any type of magick before, yet oddly enough I feel very drawn to the idea of working with stones in that way. I've always liked different types of stones and gemstones...I'm a big fan of amethyst (which also happens to be my birthstone) and tigerseye and quartz. I just love rocks in general! Ever since I was young I would gather up ones i found unusual or pretty, and I have a little mini-shrine in my room that displays a bunch of different stones and crystals.

Odd. Other types of magick never attracted me, but the idea of working with stones I find very appealing. ^__^

My question is...how would one go about this? I know many of the various properties of different stones and gemstones, I just don't know how to harness this, if you will.

[Storm Raven]

I pick other, because recently I had a woman tell me that I should start working with stones & herbs, I havn't tried anything yet, but I am well on my way. :)

[Bran83]

See when I read the heading to that post I thought yall were going to be talking about crystal mandalas and grids as a form of energy worship. Generator meditation and usign different stones to raise consciousness....have any of you ever worked with crystals in that way?

I use them mostly for healing certain areas of the body, For working on inner termoil....which has been very popular lately. And keying some for house protection, or charging them with reiki energy for future healing.

[Star Gazer 69]

I have used them to heal different types of ailments. Love my stones :D

[salamander]

I use my crystal on my wifes tumourus knee.

Not to heal. But to ease the pain.

It works well even though I have not yet used the four elements to bless it with.

Sorry for the long absence. Been spreading the word of paganism around.

[fireswimmer]

HOLD ON! WAIT! Ice it people. You don't have to fight over this. You were starting to get positively aggressive... They're just stones that are used in magickal workings and which are representations of the Earth... no need to get all heated up over that.

I disagree. I believe that stones can enhance many things but stone magic is concentrating on the stone itself. I believe firmly in the properies of stones and that we can ask them to aid us. I believe this can be passive or active.

Saying that stone magic is simply stones that are used in magical workings is rather like me saying that I do magical meditations with candle light so therefor I do candle magic. A major difference is wether they are a backdrop, or the primary objective.

I am slowly learning more advanced froms of crystal therapy. I have been using stones for years for personal healing and in recent years am branching out to my friends. I am now working on improving my skills to be able to do this publicly.

Fireswimmer

[DraconisArcanus]

Well so far mixed results. I've tried a binding that did not work and actually made the person worse than before. I also used rose quartz to harness the love of my son's pet that passed over. He cherishes the stone as if the spirit of his poor lil pet still lives inside it. Some good some bad....jury is still out.


Peace!

[SylverStar]

I just spent $40 in Seattle on stones. :) and I'm taking a Geology course this quarter so it seems that I will be placing more emphasis in this area for awhile.

[KoKoMe]

I charge and work with stones for myself if I need healing,energy,protection and so on.I usually get positive results.I don't know if thats what you would consider stone magic or not.
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[Brinclhof]

never done stone up until this weekend I didn't really see the point. I went to Crossing paths (a pagan retreat in Mississippi) with my wife. during the discussion of different items and My trying to find a solution to a problem I have had for about 8 years. Stone magic started to make a lot more sense. Right now I am obessed with the idea and as a matter of fact that is the whole reason I joined this group to try to learn more about it and see if it works.

I would love to get into this in more detail and get some feed back but I'm at work right now so I will post more details in the future.

[SylverStar]

Sounds good. I'm taking Geology again so I'm really wanting to use stone magick more. I'm a little rusty.

[LunaRose]

Well, let's see. I usually just meditate with my stones. I don't do much in the way of magic, but I plan to in the future. I notice that holding different stones brings about different reactions in my body, or gives the meditation a different quality.

[Tsuchimaru]

Hmm....never tried before. What are stones usually used for?

[CaitrionaMorgaine]

I keep stones on my altar to keep the energies there focused, and I often use stones in charms for that reason as well. I wear a necklace of amethyst chips and I find that during times of stress and anxiety, I hold onto it to help keep me calm and centered. Those are the ways that I most often used stones in magick.

Blessings, ~Rhiannon

[FeatherGoblinglimmer]

Did you know you could use crystals for divination. I'm not sure about the details, i read about it last nite and i'm groggy this morning. But if you have a selection of crystals, ( quartz that kind of thing. ) And have one in each colour then they can be used kinda like runes.:)

[Pesha]

I have a garden crystal I use for scrying. It works really well for me.

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