Stone of the Month: 

October 2024 

“Shadows in the Mind”

A selected stone can be admired for its aesthetic qualities, evoke feelings, and cause us to see something greater than the stone itself. Chinese scholars believed that stones possessed spirits and that the energy in the universe resided in stones. This Chinese stone and its shadow provide another way that viewing stones can stimulate our minds and cause us to imagine something other than the stone itself.

This display is part of an ongoing experiment in looking at stones. When we were children, shadows could be frightening. There may be something dangerous hiding in the darkness. But now, the play of light and dark creates opportunities for us to contemplate a stone’s features in a new way. 

Does a stone reveal more about itself when we look at it and its shadow together?