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186 Embrace Life Wheel 119 About 10 Ellen
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26 The Colour of Empathy Anomalous Trichromacy 28 The Language of Stones
Learn 36 Food for thought – Shitaki 40 The Real You, The Changing You 44 In Plain View – Art Galleries 46 Brain Teasers
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Out of a pellucid brook Pebbles round and smooth I took; Like a jewel, every one Caught a color from the sun, — Ruby red and sapphire blue, Emerald and onyx too, Diamond and amethyst, — Not a precious stone I missed; Gems I held from every land In the hollow of my hand. Workman Water these had made; Patiently through sun and shade, With the ripples of the rill He had polished them, until Smooth, symmetrical and bright, Each one sparkling in the light Showed within its burning heart All the lapidary’s art; And the brook seemed thus to sing: Patience conquers everything! –Pebbles, Frank Dempster Sherman
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The Language of Stones Joyclyn O’Neill
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e have been intrigued by the beauty of gemstones from ancient times, as pieces for adornment, for healing practices, for massage, for holding, as ornaments for admiring, and as whimsical and enchanting stepping stones leading across a pond. A minerologist can explain the physical properties of a crystal structure and geologist will tell you where you might find precious stones. It is the art of the lapidarist, who in cutting and polishing stone, minerals, or gemstones brings out the inner beauty and the magically enchanting quality of the stone. Across history from in the burial chambers of ancient pharaohs and in Viking mounds to modern day, we have adorned ourselves with precious gems. Crushed gemstones like lapis lazuli have been used to create wonderful hues in oil paints. Lapidary Healing, a metaphysical art, stems from ancient times in Mesopotamia, Egypt, Rome, India. While lapidary medicine is fairly publically dispelled today, many who follow alternative therapies still look to the power of crystal healing.
Acrostic Gemstone Jewellery Jean-Baptiste Mellerio (1765-1850), jewelry designer to Marie Antoinette and the French court, is credited with inventing acrostic jewelry in his Persian atelier. Napolean was fond for the acrostic and treated Josephine to an acrostic bracelet spelling out J’dore and other jewellery spelling out their children’s names and birthdate. Popularised in Georgian and Victorian times, admirers have always found novel ways to express their affection or share secret messages with a loved one and acrostic gemstone jewellery plays this part well. Acrostic jewellery is the spelling of a word by using the first letter of a gemstone. Commonly words such are dear, adore and dearest were used, with longer words costing more.
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When to review your Life Insurance You should review your insurances regularly and if a major change or life event happens in your life, such as getting married or having a baby. Some future life events are: •
You get married or divorced
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You or your spouse become a parent through birth or adoption
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You take out or increase a mortgage on your home
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Your child starts secondary school
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Your children leave home
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You are preparing to retire
Your financial adviser can help you work out if the insurance you have is appropriate and sufficient for your needs.
How Life Insurances Work Life insurance can be bought separately or bundled into one policy. You may require one or more of these types of cover, depending on your circumstances. Life insurance can also be purchased inside your superannuation or outside your superannuation.
How much Insurance do you need? How long is a piece of string? Determining how much insurance you need is difficult to measure and will depend upon your personal circumstances. Your financial adviser will consider many factors including, your age, your living expenses, your relationship status, your lifestyle and your likely future needs. To begin understanding how much you need your adviser will ask you to work out the cost of your lifestyle. If you have children they will work out how much is needed to cover their future education and living costs. Here are some examples for Fixed, Flexible and Monthly/Quarterly/Annual expenses: •
Fixed expenses, include rent, mortgage repayments, car loans and phone/internet plans
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Flexible expenses: food, clothing, entertainment, medical and additional mortgage payments
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Monthly expenses: mortgage repayments, phone, electricity and private health insurance
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Quarterly expenses: rates and water charges
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Annual expenses: insurance and car registration
Depending on your life stage, some insurances are best owned by you outside of your superannuation. The cost of maintaining your life insurance outside of superannuation may add to your personal expenses and seem costly but in the end its about managing your personal risk and having an umbrella to protect you financially.
Disclaimer: The information contained in this article is general in nature and may not be relevant to your personal circumstance and needs. Taxation, legal and other matters referred to in this article are of a general nature only and are based on laws existing at the time and should not be relied upon in place of appropriate professional advice. We recommend that you assess whether the information is appropriate to your needs and if appropriate speak with a financial adviser to discuss your needs, financial situation and investment objectives. 74 | Embrace
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