Smaragd Quartz is an interesting metaphysical tool. At first I wondered why someone would create a name for something that already existed, for the word Smaragd comes from the Greek word Smaragdos, meaning Emerald. Smaragd Quartz is effectively Emerald in Quartz. However, having worked extensively with Emerald for years, as soon as I touched the Smaragd
Black Tourmaline is THE strongest protection crystal in the mineral kingdom. It deflects negative energy away from a person or area very effectively and is also the best protection crystal to use when carrying out spiritual work or to protect an altar, home or area. The word Tourmaline comes from the Sinhalese word Thuramali, which refers
Hello There I’ve been studying the psychology and dynamics of relationships for two decades now and have been asked recently what crystals are best to use for drawing the right relationship into our life. There are several I could recommend, but crystals aren’t going to help much if we don’t understand and know what our
With so much solar activity going on at the moment (see www.spaceweather.com), I decided to re-issue my blog on Howlite ~ as it really is THE best crystal to use when being affected by Solar Energy . Click Here for my blog explaining the Sun’s energy and how it affects us. CME hitting earth’s atmosphere
Rather than write a long, informative blog on depression, there is more impact in watching the short video via the link below: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiCrniLQGYc The original film was distributed by the World Health Organisation and covers everything in a wonderful and easily understood way. In my experience, the best crystals to use for depression are Lepidolite and Natural
Lepidolite is a beautiful, shimmering, purple, mica based mineral that derives its purple colour from the metals present when it formed. It was first discovered in the early 1700s when people mined for Tin. Lepidolite is taken from the Greek word ‘lepidos’, which means scale and refers to the mica like scales and flakes that Lepidolite consists
Moonstone is a member of the iridescent feldspar family (another member being Labradorite). It is formed from two different Feldspar species, Albite and Orthoclase. It’s technical name is Hecatolite. Moonstone has a micro-structure, which typically of feldspars, consists of many layers that cause light to reflect and bounce off it. This provides the famous blue sheen on Rainbow
A Sceptre is a naturally formed crystal which has formed around a rod. They usually have one point, but are occasionally found with two or three points on the end. Alternatively, you could say that one of the ends on a crystal point has grown disproportionately from the other. Sceptres can form in two separate
Fulgurite is the name given to glassy tubes of crystal formed by lightning strikes on sand or other silica-rich soil. Â The meaning of the word Fulgurite comes from the Latin ‘Fulgar’, which means lightening. The lightening strike creates a Fulgurite by releasing a huge amount of energy into the earth. For an instant, the heat
I’ve had a few queries recently about Distance Healing. Does it work and if so, how? Can we use crystals to help and do we need to be a reiki practitioner in order to send distance healing? Distance Healing is when we sit down for a few quiet minutes to focus completely on someone who needs
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