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The Beginner's Guide to Getting Stoned...I mean Stones! (Moss Agate)

• Tina Drechny • abundance • anchor spirit • Calming • creativity • Fertility • grounding • Manifestation • Moss Agate • nature • optimism • Positive Energy • Protect against Negative Energy • Protection • renewal • spiritual growth • success • wealth

The Beginner's Guide to Getting Stoned...I mean Stones! (Moss Agate)

   You probably don't think much about moss.    You may know that it requires little soil and can thrive on rocks, walls, and even rooftops. But did you know that moss can filter and absorb carbon dioxide at a rate four times higher than that of trees? It's also a natural air conditioner, retaining large amounts of water and cools the air through slow evaporation. This cool plant is both beautiful and versatile, making it a gem of the natural world. So it should come as no surprise that Moss Agate—the gemstone bearing this fine plant's name—should symbolize steady...

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The Beginner's Guide to Getting Stoned...I mean Stones! (Smokey Quartz)

• Tina Drechny • anchor spirit • Calming • emotional balance • emotional stability • Healing • Protect against Negative Energy • realizing goals • remove emotional blockage • smoky quartz

The Beginner's Guide to Getting Stoned...I mean Stones! (Smokey Quartz)

He can smell a fire, before it starts to burn... Nosey disembodied voice: What are you singing?" The Smokey Bear song. Disembodied voice: Why? Because this month's featured gemstone is Smokey Quartz! One of the hottest and most dangerous gemstones on the planet! I need to warn everyone before the fire gets out of hand. Disembodied voice: Ummm, I don't think you have to worry about fire. Well you know the saying--Where there's smoke, there's fire. Disembodied voice: The gemstone is Smoky Quartz, not Smokey, and it gets its distinct color from natural radiation interacting with aluminum impurities, not from fire. Oh....

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