Just Witchy's Blog

Today's blog is a bit of a deviation from the usual as it doesn't involve stones at all (as you can probably tell from the chalice pictured). I know, it takes some stones to not write about stones in a crystal and gemstone blog, right? Yes, that was the sound of my bosses groaning and rolling their eyes!    Right now, there is little else they can do as I am at home convalescing. While I like to think I am hard as nails, two broke ribs say otherwise. Just speaking about nails and bones got me thinking about iron......

 Why is Lapis Lazuli so powerful?      Probably because she had the advantage of being able to view the world for thousands of years while trapped in her mirror!      Oh wait, that is the cartoon character from Steven Universe...      My bad.    But the good news is Lapis Lazuli the stone IS a pretty powerful stone, albeit for entirely different reasons. Not that Lapis doesn't look good in a mirror, but it has many qualities to recommend it!      Prized for thousands of years, Lapis was a prized stone in ancient Egypt, where it was believed to...

What is a natural stone that can have many variations in color, pattern, and veining? Probably one you take for Gran-ite! Get it? Granite?  K2 Granite Tumbled I crack myself up! 😂  I believe my bosses just did a group eye-roll! Well that's okay, Granite is worth rolling your eyes over!   K2 Granite with Azurite Ring  Because there are so many minerals that make up Granite, like quartz, amphiboles, feldspar, potassium and mica, the variations are endless! Granite can vary widely in color from the off white caused by quartz, dark green or black from amphibole, to the pink from...

Banded Carnelian I'm excited about today's blog as it features a beautiful stone with rich colors and variation...   Carnation! You mean Carnelian. Hey, who said that? Did you guys hear something? Like a disembodied booming voice or something? No? Hmmm. 🤔Must be just me. Anyway, as I was saying, today I will be writing about Carnation... Carnelian. What? (Author frantically looks over both shoulders) I definitely heard a voice that time... Carnelian. The stone you're writing about is called Carnelian. Oh. Yeah. Right. That's what I meant, Carnelian. (Author looks around nervously before continuing) Today's featured Shinyite is Carnelian. Carnelian....

Ohhh, shiny, but wait, that's not gold! Pyrite Small Sphere No, it's not. It's Pyrite, but don't let it "fool" you into thinking it is something less desirable or less worthy than gold, Pyrite is more than meets the eye!      To the untrained eye, Pyrite is often mistaken for gold (thus the reason it is often referred to as Fools Gold). It's shiny and pretty, and yes, it does resemble gold with its brassy, yellow appearance, but that is where the resemblance ends. Unlike gold, it is less malleable, has a different crystalline shape and a difference in...