Holiday Gifts: Unusual Gifts

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When find yourself with someone on your holiday gift list who is difficult to shop for, sometimes your best bet is to go for something out of the ordinary. Here are some ideas for unusual gifts that can please even the most discriminating receiver.

Interestingly scented candles, like lavendar-sage or apple pie.

Crystals. These can be pendulums, jewelry or even just kept in a velvet pouch. Chlorite quartz is supposed to be a healing mineral said to cleanse ones aura.

CD’s that play the soothing sounds of wind, rain and babbling brooks. I used to have one that played the sound of the ocean — it was a great backdrop to an indoor beach party!

Zen sand gardens, which come in a variety of sizes and sometimes accessories like the aforementioned CD.

Jewelry made from amber, an organic gemstone created from the petrified sap of ancient trees, is professed to draw negative energy and turn it into positive energy. It also comes in a variety of colors, including the traditional honey, milky white, brown, red, blue, black and green.

Singing bowls are made from a mix of metals from the Himalayas, Tibet and India. When you strike and/or rub the bowl with a wooden mallet the multi-octave tones that are produced are meant to relax and heal your mind, as well as your body.

Rustic Noah Bells are believed to scare off bad spirits. Hang them near your home for good energy. The beautiful deep tone of the larger bells provides a superb sound to accompany meditation.

Chakra Bears. Legend says that when the sun shines through the mist in the Smokey Mountains it forms a beautiful rainbow. Every twenty years this rainbow touches the earth and rainbow Chakra bears are born. Each color has a different purpose. For instance the blue bear will listen with endless patience while the yellow bear’s purpose is to make you successful.

You can find these gifts and more at metaphysical stores, such as one that specialize in Feng Shui products. They usually have books that explain these items, so you could through a bit of reading in with the gift, as well.