RockyRose Blooms

Illumined Handcarved Alabaster Bowl

The number 37 in numerology adds up to the number 10 and a 10 is a new beginning. If you’ve made it to your 37^th wedding anniversary then you will be happy to know that you have arrived at a new beginning! So many years, so much learned, you can now go on to relax into the deep familiarity and comfort you have created with each other.

The number 3 is about relationship. One and one is two but together they add up to more than just each other, they are more than the sum of their parts. Which explains why the number three represents relationship. The number 7 is about magic. So when the numbers 3 and 7 add up they are not only about new beginnings, they are about beginning anew in magical relationship ! In a way, this 37 is the year of the newly wed! All the relationship difficulties that all couples go through in terms of learning about themselves and each other and themselves in relation to each other are under your belt. It is said that mastery requires 10,000 hours of work. In a work environment 10,000 hours equals one year! 37 years is well on your way to quadruple mastery in your marriage! You are now officially MASTERS in your relation with each other!

Appropriately, Alabaster is the 37^th wedding anniversary stone. Surround yourself with Alabaster. Give each other gifts of Alabaster. The more precious, the Alabaster piece that you choose, the more it will be a true reflection of the beauty and grace of your marriage.

Alabaster is known as the Queen of Stones because she is soft and translucent and colorful. That is the perfect description of a thirty seven year old marriage. Over the years it has softened, it is transparent, there are no secrets anymore and it is very colorful, many stories, memories, dreams lived and shared – much laughter. The Alabaster is a metaphor for your relation. It is there to remind you of the magical new beginning in which you find yourself.

Ask anyone who has an Alabaster lamp and they will tell you how they love its light and its peaceful presence. The ancient cultures knew to illumine Alabaster to quell the mind and to soothe the soul which is why Alabaster carvings are prominent in most cultures around the world. It is not surprising to me that Alabaster is somewhat difficult to find in this contemporary American culture of ours which is filled with the fast and the flashy. Alabaster invites you to slow down your pace, to empty your mind, to open your heart and to sit and commune in the quiet presence of being.

Your marriage glows like an Alabaster lamp. It lights the path for yourselves and for your family and friends. Its light radiates throughout your community. All have benefited from the depth of your commitment. This is truly a magical new beginning upon whose threshold you are now entering, the future illuminated with your own light.