Just Witchy's Blog — vitality
The Beginner's Guide to Getting Stoned...I mean Stones! (Coral)
Tina Drechny connection coral emotional balance emotional stability Healing Protect against Negative Energy strength Transformation tree of life vitality
"I like to be, under the sea in an octopus's garden..."* ♫ Because that's where you'll find coral in its natural element. While shouting and swimming about the coral beneath the waves (as mentioned in the song) sounds like fun, for most it's not a very practical way to spend time with coral. Nor is it necessarily possible as coral is underwater and without diving tanks, humans cannot breathe under water—let alone shout. However, this blog post isn't about the physical realities of breathing underwater or the logistics in making that happen. It's about the gemstone of...
Beginners Guide to Getting Stoned... I mean Stones! (Aventurine)
Tina Drechny aventurine blue aventurine Calming communication green aventurine Harmony Intuition Luck mental healing passion peach aventurine Prosperity red aventurine self-acceptance self-confidence vitality
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! (Sunstone)
Tina Drechny action creativity enhance self-esteem joy optimism Positive Energy Sunstone vitality warmth
Not to be confused with the mysterious sunstone of Viking legend—now believed by many scientists to have been calcite crystals used for navigation—Sunstone is a beautiful feldspar mineral known for its shimmering, sparkling appearance created by copper or hematite inclusions (a phenomenon called aventurescence). Although it isn’t considered a navigation tool, that doesn’t diminish the beauty or energetic qualities attributed to this crystal gemstone, which has many traits that make it special. A member of the triclinic crystal system—where all three unit cell axes differ in length and meet at non-right angles, forming the least symmetrical crystal structure—Sunstone can...