MAGICAL STONES AND METALS USED FOR LUCK

ORANGE stones have some of the fire of red but are gentler in their effects. Projective, they have often been seen as symbols of the Sun and are thought to be luck attracting. L-SHAPED stones are thought to bring good fortune, perhaps because this form suggest the conjunction of the spiritual with the physical. They can be carried as good luck pieces or placed on the altar. APACHE TEAR, a globule of translucent obsidian, is carried as a good-luck charm. AVENTURINE is an all-around luck stone. COPPER is a lucky metal, perhaps because of its past solar attributions, and so can be used in combination with any luck-bringing gemstones. LODESTONE is carried in pairs -- one to protect and the other to bring good luck. TIN is carried as a good-luck piece and can be shaped into talismans to attract money.