Dark Blue Tourmaline
Dark Blue Tourmaline is a hexagonal crystal, with a hardness of 7 to 7.5 on the Moh Scale. Now, in colour therapy terms, dark blue is associated with deep intuition, meditation… deeper states of consciousness… and also the information and clarity which can flow from those deep states. It’s a bit like natural, clear spring […]
Brown Shiva Lingum
Shiva Lingam stone comes from only one place, the Narmada River in Western India, which is a holy site. They are usually two distinct shades of red / brown in colour, although individual stones can vary considerably… and it is now possible to get Black Shiva Lingams. Now, the tradition was that on a special […]
Blue Chalcanthite
Blue Chalcanthite is a triclinic crystal. It has a hardness of 2.5 on the Moh scale. The name Chalcanthite derives from the Greek for a copper flower. It is easy to grow in a laboratory, which means many of the specimens available to purchase are probably not natural in origin. In fact, it is very […]
Yellow Sapphire
Yellow Sapphire is a hexagonal crystal. It has a hardness of 9 on the Moh scale. Yellow Sapphire is another crystal which we don’t often see in Europe / North America because it is usually sold on to Asian countries. Why? Because businessmen in these countries place a high value on Yellow Sapphire, they associate […]
Pink Morganite
The last type of Beryl which Jane Ann Dow wrote about in her book Crystal Journey: Travel Guide for the New Shaman was… Morganite… which is the very pale pink form of Beryl… Some Morganites look pink… other Morganites are so pale you’re not too sure with the naked eye… I mean, to be honest, […]