thanks for all the advice from everybody. I think I have made my decision now. I have decided to keep all the herbs, incense, and gemstones. The tool however I don't really think "fit" me so I'll keep my eye out for stuff that does. I think my problem was that I wanted to rush it and get everything at once. By the way, do you need to purify herbs, incense and gemstones? I wouldn't think you would need to with the herbs and incense, but I'm not sure about the gemstones. Thanks for the good advice and please keep it coming.