This is a small collection consisting of five stones. One day, in esoteric literature, I came across information about the correspondence of the five elements (or five primary elements – Earth, Water, Air, Fire, Ether) to the five human senses (or ways of perceiving the world – Smell, Touch, Taste, Sight, and Hearing). This struck me as interesting, and, pairing them together, I outlined ideas for a future collection.
Each stone's name contains a reference to an element and a corresponding feeling. And the text, continuing the tradition of the "Philosopher's Stone," offers a topic for reflection, drawing on this idea.
Stone designs vary, as do the principles of their construction. In some stones, the facet pattern is based on the Platonic polyhedron, corresponding to the crystal shape of a given element (such as a cube for Earth or an octahedron for Air); in others, artistic images or symbols associated with the manifestation of that element are used, and in one case (Water), the stone's design speaks of the hidden potential of that element and the possibilities for its manifestation.
