Just Witchy's Blog — Intuition
The Beginner's Guide to Getting Stoned...I mean Stones! (Rainbow Moonstone)
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Why are there are so many songs about rainbows? Maybe because they can be found everywhere--even in stones! I present you with Rainbow Moonstone--the shinyite of the month! Described as having a "light that flows" or "moonlight on water," Rainbow Moonstone is actually a very flashy form of white labradorite, and not technically a moonstone--making it more of a cousin rather than a sibling to moonstones. The labradorescence--the blues, greens, and oranges that give it its rainbow appearance come from light diffracting and scattering microscopic layers of albite and orthoclase. Significant deposits are located in Australia, Tanzania, Canada, and Brazil, but...
Beginners Guide to Getting Stoned... I mean Stones! (Aventurine)
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Today's featured stone is Adventureine--The Stone of Opportunity--prized for attracting luck, prosperity, and emotional healing and hearth health... Aventurine Ring Disembodied voice: You mean Aventurine. Yeah, that's what I said. Disembodied voice: No, it's not. You said Adventureine. (EYEROLL) Okay, I meant aventurine. I'm pretty sure everyone knew what green gemstone I was talking about... Disembodied voice: Sometimes it's not green. Umm...what? Disembodied voice: Aventurine is a translucent quartz. The name comes from the Italian a ventura, which means by chance, referring to the 17th century Murano glassmakers who accidentally dropped metal shavings into molten glass--creating sparkling aventurine glass. Peach Aventurine Bracelets...
Beginners Guide to Getting Stoned... I mean Stones! (Sodalite)
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So what is Sodalite? If you guessed a diet soft drink, you would be wrong! Sodalite is a blue tectosilicate material. With a Mohs hardness of 5.5-6 it's definitely not considered diet, but it is thought to be very pretty! This royal blue mineral with white calcite streaks forms in alkaline igneous rocks that can be found in the United States, Canada, Nambia, Brazil, Greenland, Russia and Afghanistan--to name a few places. Although Sodalite is a very pretty stone (Did I mention it was pretty?), this shiny-ite has some solid metaphysical properties. Often called the Thinker's Stone,...
Beginners Guide to Getting Stoned... I mean Stones! (Lepidolite)
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Today I would like to introduce you to the Grandmother Stone, also known as Lepidolite. Not what you were expecting from a gemstone with the title Grandmother? You obviously never met my grandmother. Like this stone, she was a regular powerhouse! Don’t let Lepidolite’s low Mohs hardness (2.5 to 4) fool you into thinking it’s just another soft stone. Lepidolite is considered to have powerful properties. Also known as the Peace Stone or Stone of Transition, it is believed to promote mental balance, calm anxiety, and protect against negative energies, thus supporting individuals through change and transformation. This range of abilities...