š Howlite
Physical Properties:
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Color: White to light gray with dark gray/black veining (often spider-webbed or marbled)
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Hardness: 3.5 on Mohs scale
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Composition: Calcium borosilicate hydroxide
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Fun Fact: Itās often dyed to imitate turquoise, but natural howlite is beautiful in its own right.
Energetic & Metaphysical Properties:
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Keywords: Patience, stillness, emotional regulation, awareness
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Chakra: Crown
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Element: Air
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Vibe: āCalm down, Karen.ā
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Helps still the mental chatter, calms rage (especially that simmering low-key kind), and aids sleep. Excellent for people working on anger, grief, or emotional reactivity.
How to Use It:
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Tuck under your pillow for sleep and dream recall
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Hold during meditation to quiet the monkey mind
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Carry in your pocket during stressful events or when youāre trying to stay centered in chaos
š Angel Aura Quartz
Physical Properties:
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Base: Clear quartz
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Treatment: Bonded with platinum, silver, and sometimes other trace metals via vapor deposition
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Appearance: Ethereal rainbow shimmer that dances in the light
Energetic & Metaphysical Properties:
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Keywords: Joy, ascension, spiritual connection, aura cleansing
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Chakra: Crown + upper chakras (soul star, etc.)
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Element: Ether/Air
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Vibe: āChanneling cosmic Barbie realnessā
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Said to uplift mood, enhance intuition, and strengthen your energetic field. Perfect for spiritual expansion, connecting with higher realms, and moving through heavy emotions with light.
How to Use It:
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Use in energy healing or Reiki to clear chakras
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Place in your space to raise the vibration
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Meditate with it to access your guides, angels, or higher self
āļø Celestine (aka Celestite)
Physical Properties:
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Color: Baby blue, often with a sparkle like sky-dusted sugar
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Hardness: 3ā3.5 (very fragile!)
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Composition: Strontium sulfate
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Fun Fact: It can fluoresce under UV lightāliterally glows with otherworldly energy
Energetic & Metaphysical Properties:
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Keywords: Serenity, divine connection, peace, communication
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Chakra: Throat + Crown
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Element: Air/Water
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Vibe: āYour angelās on speed dialā
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Deeply calming stone often associated with angelic energy and clear communicationānot just with others, but with your higher self or spirit guides. Great for sensitive folks or during emotional overwhelm.
How to Use It:
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Place by the bed for restful sleep and calm dreams
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Keep in sacred space for peaceful energy
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Use during spiritual work or journaling to receive guidance or messages
š« Smoky Quartz Cluster
Physical Properties:
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Color: Transparent to opaque smoky brown to black
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Hardness: 7 (quartz family)
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Composition: Silicon dioxide with natural irradiation
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Found in: Brazil, Colorado, Switzerland, Madagascar
Energetic & Metaphysical Properties:
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Keywords: Grounding, protection, transmutation, detox
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Chakra: Root
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Element: Earth
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Vibe: āTherapist in rock formā
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Smoky quartz doesn't just protectāit transmutes. It takes heavy, stagnant, negative energy and reroutes it back to the Earth. Perfect for trauma work, grief, fear, or anxiety. It can also help with EMF smog.
How to Use It:
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Place near the front door or workspace to block energetic gunk
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Carry when traveling for grounding and protection
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Use in rituals to release what no longer serves you
š Amethyst
Physical Properties:
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Color: Lavender to deep purple (color comes from iron and natural radiation)
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Hardness: 7
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Composition: Quartz family
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Variants: Chevron amethyst, Vera Cruz, brandberg, etc.
Energetic & Metaphysical Properties:
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Keywords: Intuition, clarity, protection, spiritual growth
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Chakra: Third Eye + Crown
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Element: Air + Spirit
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Vibe: āThe wise priestess whoās been through some shitā
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Calms the nervous system, supports sobriety and mental clarity, protects from psychic attack, and enhances intuition. Itās a spiritual Swiss army knifeāalways helpful.
How to Use It:
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Meditate with it to strengthen intuitive hits
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Place on your forehead for headaches or tension
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Keep in your bedroom to promote peaceful rest
š® Labradorite
Physical Properties:
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Color: Gray-green with iridescent flashes (blue, gold, purpleācalled labradorescence)
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Hardness: 6ā6.5
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Composition: Feldspar mineral
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Found in: Madagascar, Canada, Finland
Energetic & Metaphysical Properties:
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Keywords: Intuition, transformation, protection, mystery
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Chakra: Third Eye
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Element: Wind
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Vibe: āThe witchās cloak in stone formā
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Strengthens your intuitive abilities while shielding your energy from external drain. Great for empaths, seers, mystics, and folks going through a spiritual awakening or identity shift.
How to Use It:
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Wear during rituals, spellwork, or tarot pulls
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Keep on you during social situations to protect your energetic boundaries
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Use during new moon or eclipse work for setting intentions and transformation
Thatās part 1ānext up weāll do green obsidian, green tourmaline, watermelon tourmaline, azurite-malachite, and emerald with the same deep-dive formatting.
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