Travel Bug Dog Tag Philosopher's Stone Collection (Steine der Weisen)

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Released:
Friday, April 18, 2003
Origin:
Switzerland
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Current Goal

The current goal for this bug is to travel NORTHWARD picking up a Philosopher's Stone at each stop.
If it has picked up more than 10 stones, "Philosopher's Stone Collection" should travel back to Basel.
Once you find it please add a small stone to the chain.

About This Item

Philosopher's Stone Collection

Philosopher's Stone ("Stein der Weisen"):
"The stone, also referred to as the "Philosopher's Stone," or the "powder" (Greek xerion, which passed through Latin into Arabic as elixir), was allied to an elixir of life, believed by alchemists to be a liquid derived from it. Inasmuch as alchemy was concerned not only with the search for a method of upgrading less valuable metals but also of perfecting the human soul, the philosopher's stone was thought to cure illnesses, prolong life, and bring about spiritual revitalization. The philosopher's stone, described variously, was sometimes said to be a common substance, found everywhere but unrecognized and unappreciated." (Encyc. Brit., 15th ed., 1976)

... so please be careful and do not mess geocaches with all the liquids and tinctures dropping from the stones ;-) Handle with care if you're close to your car or your mother-in-law. Feel free to add images or descriptions of things you upgraded, perfected, cured and revitalized using the stones!

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Tracking History (2053.7mi) View Map

Dropped Off 4/16/2005 fokussierth placed it in Burg Merostein Hessen, Germany - 45.11 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 4/6/2005 fokussierth retrieved it from Vogelsberggarten Hessen, Germany   Visit Log

Wir werden die Steine bald wieder auf die Reise schicken.
Dropped Off 3/20/2005 Gartenzwergin placed it in Vogelsberggarten Hessen, Germany - 22.12 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 3/18/2005 Gartenzwergin retrieved it from Auf den Spuren von Georg Büchner Hessen, Germany   Visit Log

Habe ihn
Dropped Off 3/16/2005 murmeltier placed it in Auf den Spuren von Georg Büchner Hessen, Germany - 259.16 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 2/17/2005 murmeltier retrieved it from Edes Geburtstagscache Schleswig-Holstein, Germany   Visit Log

Found it in Edes Geburtstagscache, and will bring it southwards
Reiner aka murmeltier
Dropped Off 1/24/2005 Eranna placed it in Edes Geburtstagscache Schleswig-Holstein, Germany - 5.53 miles  Visit Log
Grab It (Not from a Cache) 1/24/2005 Eranna grabbed it   Visit Log

...a bit late this entry, sorry.
I grabbed this TB because daddy had to go to hospital.

Eranna
Retrieve It from a Cache 12/27/2004 McWanglFAM retrieved it from Alte Sorge Schleswig-Holstein, Germany   Visit Log

Retrieve the TB from Alte Sorge to take it southwards. There are already 10 stones at the chain - only one left before going home to Basel/Switzerland!
Dropped Off 12/23/2004 Hoppetut placed it in Alte Sorge Schleswig-Holstein, Germany - 61.07 miles  Visit Log
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