Category: Stones, Crystals, and Other Minerals
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Cleansing Your Stones
Cleansing an object, including your stones, removes from them the temporary energy that they pick up throughout the day and their various interactions.
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All About Pearls
Pearls are a slightly different stone in that, instead of being formed beneath layers of rock and dirt, they are formed from the nacre secreted by various mullesks, especially by the oyster. As such, pearls remain a lively stone, shimmering and shining light from within. Pearls, with their soft roundness, have long been associated with…
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All About Aventurine
Aventurine is a beautiful green stone comprised of small crystalline structures, giving it a beautiful shimmering and metallic gleam. Aventurine is primarily used in two kinds of magic: luck and visions. Aventurine can be used to increase perceptive prowess, give clarity when looking to the future, and increasing creativity and expressions. Keep a small piece…
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All About Amber
Amber is the solidified and fossilized resin of certain conifers (trees) often prized for the leaves, insects, and other organic matter that is often captured within. Made famous by the movie Jurassic Park, where they extracted dinosaur DNA from a mosquito preserved in a block of amber, it is a beautiful honey color with variations…
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All About Turquoise
Turquoise is a beautiful stone normally of a sky blue but it can range from the palest of baby blues to the deepest of greens and every shade in between. Turquoise is a unique stone all around the world because it has been so very highly valued by so many different peoples. Part of this…
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Jewelry and Where to Wear It
As a society, we LOVE jewelry. It’s one of the best ways to bring precious metals and gemstones into our energy fields, adorn ourselves and feel/look beautiful, and express our individuality. But did you know that where you wear your jewelry effects how it’s energies influence you? It does! Today’s post is going to be…
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All About Hematite
This week’s Pagan Blog Project post is about Hematite. I don’t normally do stones as part of the project, but I’m making an exception for this stone. Hematite is a silvery metallic color, except when powdered, where it turns blood red. This is because Hematite is primarily composed of iron ore. It is especially found…
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All About Rose Quartz
Rose quartz is a variety of quartz that is known for a pink color. The color made be pale or very dark, almost a red or magenta color. Rose quartz has a very subtle energy to them. Like roses, they are very calming and soothing. Ancient peoples, such as the Romans, Egyptians, and Ancient Chinese…
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All About Malachite
Malachite is a beautiful Irish green stone, often with lines, bands, or eyelets wrapping around it. It can range from a light green to a very dark green. It is believed to increase energy or magnify whatever energy you’re already experiencing, so care should be taken in using malachite when you’re in a foul or…
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All About Amethyst
Amethyst is a beautiful crystalline purple stone, sometimes with white bands, that has long intrigued human kind. It can be a pale lavender to a dark wine color. Amethyst has long been valued for its soothing effects on the psyche. It was often placed under pillows at night to help with insomnia, headaches, and to…
