The Library

A complete guide to hematite: what this heavy iron oxide actually is, where it is found, its varieties, traditional meanings of...

A complete guide to sodalite: what this royal blue feldspathoid actually is, how to tell it from lapis lazuli, where it is foun...

A complete guide to fluorite: what calcium fluoride actually is, where it is found, its rainbow varieties, traditional meanings...

A warm, honest guide to lapis lazuli: the deep royal blue stone of truth, wisdom and inner vision prized since ancient Egypt, w...

A warm, honest guide to amazonite: the soothing blue-green feldspar known as the stone of hope, said to support communication, ...

A warm, honest guide to garnet: the deep red January birthstone said to carry passion, vitality and protection, with its true m...

The order of the moon phases explained: all eight phases from new moon to waning crescent, what each one is, what it means, and...

The crystals traditionally chosen for protection and for healing: grounding stones like black tourmaline and comforting ones li...

An honest guide to pyrite, or fool's gold: what it really is, how to tell it from gold, its cubic crystals and meaning, how to ...

An honest guide to black obsidian: the volcanic glass, its real history as scrying mirrors, where it comes from, its forms and ...

An honest guide to tiger's eye: what the golden chatoyant stone really is, where it comes from, its varieties and forms, its tr...

An honest guide to black tourmaline (schorl): the protective grounding stone, its real piezoelectric science, traditional meani...