TOPAZ We usually think of topaz as yellow but it can be colorless, blue, orange, pink, purple, and brown, sometimes red. Most blue topaz is heat-treated colorless topaz. Imperial Topaz is deep orange. Ancient Greeks thought topaz brought strength. In middle ages Europe, it was said to protect from magic spells and to dispel anger. […]
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Welcome to my very first blog ever! Yep, I’m nervous. I’ve never been in blog before (extra points to those of you who know what song that’s referencing). I was told not to teach, necessarily, but to write about my experiences with the stones. Okay…. Crystals and stones have energy and vibrations. Many people pooh-pooh
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Cleansing/Clearing your Crystals I was all set to write about one of my favorite stones, labradorite, or maybe double-terminated quartz crystals, but in the last week I’ve heard variations on the following too many times to ignore: “I read that you have to wash your crystals in salt water to cleanse them.” “I heard you
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Welcome to my very first blog ever! Yep, I’m nervous. I’ve never been in blog before (extra points to those of you who know what song that’s referencing). I was told not to teach, necessarily, but to write about my experiences with the stones. Okay…. Crystals and stones have energy and vibrations. Many people pooh-pooh
Working with stones by Jill Read More »
Cleansing/Clearing your Crystals I was all set to write about one of my favorite stones, labradorite, or maybe double-terminated quartz crystals, but in the last week I’ve heard variations on the following too many times to ignore: “I read that you have to wash your crystals in salt water to cleanse them.” “I heard you
Cleansing/Clearing your Crystals by Jill Read More »
Cleansing/Clearing your Crystals I was all set to write about one of my favorite stones, labradorite, or maybe double-terminated quartz crystals, but in the last week I’ve heard variations on the following too many times to ignore: “I read that you have to wash your crystals in salt water to cleanse them.” “I heard you
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First: how did birthstones get chosen for each month? It’s said that it can be traced back to the bible, to the breastplate made for Aaron, the High Priest of the Hebrews. It contained twelve precious gemstones, representing the twelve tribes of Israel. Later, the stones got linked to astrological signs, and then to the
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MOLDAVITE! People are saying “it’s the most powerful crystal on earth.” (I have an image of clear quartz saying “Hold my beer….”) It is a powerful stone. Some people find it too energetic to deal with at all. Others love the vibrations, and drape themselves in it. As it a combination of heavenly and earthly
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July Birthstone: Ruby “You have no need to travel anywhere—journey within yourself. Enter a mine of rubies and bathe in the splendor of your own light.” Rumi “For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.” Proverbs “Who can find a virtuous woman?
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June babies have a choice of birthstones! Pearl, Alexandrite, or Moonstone. PEARL “The pearl is the queen of gems and the gem of queens.” ~Author Unknown “All art is autobiographical; the pearl is the oyster’s autobiography.” ~Federico Fellini Pearls are gemstones but not minerals, as pearls are formed by living organisms: mollusks. A mollusk will form
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