Hematite for Healing and Charging Crystals
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Hematite for Healing and Charging Crystals

I often feel like the basic crystals and stones get overlooked. I also believe that a lot of us with a spiritual practice tend to hang out in our higher chakras while neglecting the lower chakras- especially the root chakra. Hematite has become one of my favorite stones for many purposes – especially for addressing…

Marvelous Malachite!
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Marvelous Malachite!

Don’t you just love Malachite? I love the vibrant green color and how when polished it makes the most magical swirls and orbicular patterns! What is Malachite? Malachite is a copper carbonate hydroxide mineral with chemical formula [Cu2CO3(OH)2] formed by the weathering of copper ore bodies in the vicinity. The hardness varies between 3.5–4.0. This…

Lemurian Crystals
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Lemurian Crystals

Where do they come from? Lemurians Crystals also known as Lemurian Seed Crystals are known to come from the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil. There are other locals known for these crystals to exist- and I wouldn’t be surprised if they were found worldwide. Many crystal dealers will tell you that true lemurians only…

Amazing Baobab Elestial Amethyst!
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Amazing Baobab Elestial Amethyst!

Have you experienced Baobab Amethyst? There are a few crystals that call to me from afar and Baobab Amethyst is one of them! The formations, colors and elestials on these prized beauties is just profound! Baobab Amethysts are named for their origin in the Baobab mine of Kenya. Baobabs are luminous crystals with color zoning….

Hemimorphite Love!
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Hemimorphite Love!

Hemimorphite is a stone that is needed now and is closely associated with Smithsonite, another rare collector’s gem. Because of their close resemblance, hemimorphite and smithsonite were grouped together as calamine. They were later discovered to be two distinctively different minerals by James Smithson the mineralogist of the Smithsonian Institute. Hemimorphite’s name originates from the…

Crystal Types/Shapes Part 2
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Crystal Types/Shapes Part 2

Did you ever wonder about the significance of the shapes of crystals? Why should I choose a sphere or a point or a pyramid shaped crystal? Terminated crystals: A terminated or pointed crystal focuses energy. They are also very helpful in breaking up energy blockages. One of the things you can do in a crystal…