Outback Jasper Dragon

Hand carved Outback Jasper Full Body Dragon 
1200g
Outback Jasper is a lovely sedimentary rock composed brown, red, and pink Jasper, with a little opal and various other minerals.  It is found exclusively in the Outback, a remote and sparsely populated area of Australia.  Most of the people who live there are involved in ranching or in mining.  At one point, the area was home to a gold rush, but today the mining industry is far calmer.  Energetically Outback Jasper inspires a calm self-assurance.  It encourages us to go on a walkabout at least once in our lives, physically if possible, but at least inside our own minds.
Outback Jasper connects us with The Dreaming (an Australian Aboriginal spiritual concept, sometimes called the Dreamtime).  It is a place beyond space and time where the creation of everything occurs and the answers to our most important questions can be found.  When we connect to it, we learn who we are, how we are meant to behave, and why the world is the way that it is.  It helps us to look beyond the surface level and to see the complex stories at play.  Outback Jasper helps us to create our own myths while simultaneously honoring the Old Ways.  It is a fantastic choice for anyone who wants to go on a walkabout, whether in the physical realm or in the spirit world.  It can help us to explore our past lives and to connect with animal totems.
Outback Jasper has a very calm and relaxing energy.  When the people and situations around us get stressful, it can help us to stay comfortably grounded.  If the very ground beneath our feet seems to be crumbling, Outback Jasper encourages us to step away from the chaos rather than fight with it.  It is particularly helpful when dealing with overly-dramatic family members or close associates.  It reminds us that we can love people dearly, while also having sensible emotional and physical boundaries.  It is a powerful ally for exploring generational trauma and understanding why our family or community behaves in certain ways.  Outback Jasper helps us to take space when we need it without feeling bad.  It is a great choice for releasing people-pleasing tendencies.  It inspires us to walk through the world with a quiet self-assurance.
Outback Jasper helps us to see the truth, even when it’s less than ideal.  It asks us to call a spade, a spade, and to be wise in the ways of the world and to suffer no fools.  If we still need to grow up, it helps us to do so as swiftly and directly as possible.  It guides us towards our independence so that we can stand tall and proud.  If we are grown up and feel steady on our feet, it helps us to transition into an Elder that other people can look to for guidance and goodness.  Outback Jasper encourages self-reliance and independence, while also giving others a helping hand when needed.
Outback Jasper is recommended when we are getting older and our body isn’t working the way it used to.  It helps us to accept some of these natural changes ruefully, knowing that growing old is a sign of good fortune rather than a curse.  It also helps us to be honest if these changes are due to some poor habits that might need to be fixed.  If we need to make changes, it helps us behave pragmatically – no crash diets or frantic choices, just slow and steady sensible changes.  It is a lovely talisman for weight loss and for calming autoimmune disorders.  It is ideal to hold when stressed out about genetic disorders that run in the family.