The Maban Aboriginies of Australia also use them for many special ceremonies and events and they had many different meanings. And in Asia, charm stones are used with the Shaligram Shilas in Hinduism, and by the Buddhists as the Cintamani Stone. To this day, there are still many such pebble charm stones on the bed of Lake Tolay. In California, the Miwok and Pomo Indian tribes used charmstones for spiritual ceremonies. These Indian charm stones had significant meaning and were use for healing rituals, and to secure a productive harvest. The Native American Indians also used pebble charmstones. In Scandinavia, warriors carried amulets called ‘life-stones’ or ‘victory-stones’ to strengthen their hand in battle and avoid bad luck in campaigns. It subsequently became Sir Walter Scott’s famous talisman. In the 14th Century Holy Land, Sir Simon Lockhart of Lanark found the Lee Penny charm stone and brought it back to Scotland, where it was used for many years to cure fevers. The Ancient Greeks used them too – as magic and tribal emblems. In Iceland, charm-stones feature in the 12th century Gragas law-book as well as in Icelandic folk tales such as the Laxdaela. in our various Group shops.Charm stones have holistic appeal – like this ‘Dreams’ design of the lucky Indalo of Almeria for example, Occasion-Related or Personalised gifts to help bring good luck. Some of the links are just ideas – but you can dig deeper into our shop for more appropriate or meaningful gifts for friends. They are intended to help friends and loved-ones achieve their goals and avoid any bad luck or misfortune in their lives.įind your ideal good luck gift with meaning for the friends and special people in your life by using the list of links below. Our specially crafted good luck charm stones make the ideal gift for inspiring friends and as gifts for Special Days such as Anniversaries and Birthdays, or to pass on Good Luck Wishes to someone needing a bit of extra luck or inspiration for their special event. But overall, they were used as a source of good luck or good fortune – the oginal lucky charm stones.

Charm stones have holistic appeal – like this ‘Dreams’ design of the lucky Indalo of Almeria

Pomo charmstone