WTH are Ammonites? Ammonites are fossils. Fossils are rocks that used to be critters. The organic matter of the critter has been replaced by the rock so the appearance of the critter is more or less maintained in stone. Fossils are old. Really old. OMG old. If you don’t mind, I’m going to remain vague about the […]
I’m not sure why, but I like to say the word carnelian like I’m Doctor Evil from Austin Powers. ~Car-neeee-leeee-annnn~ *Stacie puts her pinky finger against the corner of her mouth* It’s just a fun word to say. I also have to confess to having one of the world’s strangest collections. I collect carnelian specimens […]
I have written a fairly comprehensive blog article on your regular variety of rose quartz that you can see by clicking here. It’s a good place to start to learn about the basic foundation of rose quartz’s meaning and healing properties. And then there are the exotic varieties of rose quartz that are pretty dang […]
(Intuitive development workshop crystal grid: lapis lazuli, Moldavite, azurite, iolite, scolecite, Spectralite, precious opal, moonstone, Ocean Jasper, apatite, and amethyst.) What is an energy “signature”? Most of the metaphysical properties of stones are derived from their “energy signatures”, insights said to be encoded in their physical qualities, geology, or symbolism. Although the concept is found […]
Salt is the common name for the mineral halite (NaCl, sodium chloride), a combination of the metal sodium and chloride, an ion related to the gas chlorine. The name comes from the Greek halos “salt, sea” and the suffix “ite”, derived from the Greek lithos, “stone” It is pronounced “hay-light”. The main metaphysical properties of […]