We are an ancestor friendly people.
Marbles left behind in a grave.
I have no idea what it means.
With regard to history all and i mean all rabbinic comments are suspect.
Collecting marbles is a game and the person with the greatest skill is the winner.
Thanks for the comment.
I have found over 30 marbles over the past 6 or 7 years.
Identifying rare marbles requires playing with the big boys by reading their books attending marble shows and shopping where you can engage in.
These maybe our source people for our spiritual customs.
We left the stones at the grave site.
Once i had not found a marble in quite a while and was mulling that over while walking my dog.
I would also like to do that.
Marbles have not been particularly meaningful for me in the past so i was curious as to why they showed up in my meditation.
The pebble may go back 6000bc years to a community in turkey that left pebble size figures of mom and pop at the grave sites.
It s nice to visit the grave and see the stones are still there and shows the person isn t forgotten.
Then i read the part in your story about how merle said that your marbles symbolized gathering insight and making progress towards your goals and everything clicked for me.
May 22 2010 at 2 49 pm that is soooo awesome.
Winning at marble collecting requires practice and knowledge and is not child s play.
No matter what the original intention of the coin leaver may be it seems clear that a coin left on a headstone is a symbol of remembrance and respect.