Amethyst Qu
Bio
Seeker, traveler, birder, crystal collector, photographer. I sometimes visit the mysterious side of life. Author of "The Moldavite Message" and "Crystal Magick, Meditation, and Manifestation."
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Stories (85/0)
Petrified Rainbow Wood, A Stone of Transformation
So often, when we talk about crystal lore, we repeat the same few basic facts. The stone is found here. It grows in this sort of crystal habit. You can identify it by this or that characteristic — its hardness, its depth of color, the way it cleaves when it breaks. The ancient crystal shaman used it for healing, for love, for wealth, and here is how the modern worker may do the same.
By Amethyst Qu3 years ago in Longevity
Neighbors Are Quiet Drama
Spring 2021 A couple of Black-Bellied Whistling-Ducks have been visiting the dead tree a bit after sunrise each morning. It’s the tree the Red-Bellied Woodpeckers nested in earlier in the season, but now they’ve finished, and a pair of European Starlings has claimed one of the cavities. As I study it over the first cup of wake-up coffee, I observe a small drama that reminds me of the delicate dance we do when deciding how to handle difficult neighbors.
By Amethyst Qu3 years ago in Earth
A Pollinator Named Polly
Not so long ago, a friend was preparing some materials for Pollinator Week with any number of activities intended to raise public awareness of pollinators. This year, the week ran from June 21-27, and it was an important event because flowering plants tend to be indolent beings.
By Amethyst Qu3 years ago in Earth
I Searched 16 Years for the Swamp Rhinoceros
Sixteen years ago, in a roadside museum that will go unnamed here, an employee or perhaps the owner — it seemed to be a one-woman operation — informed me the Louisiana Swamp Rhinoceros had gone extinct as recently as ten thousand years ago.
By Amethyst Qu3 years ago in Wander
The Three Best Crystals for Calming
What are the best crystal healing stones for beginners who want to calm the heck down? There are hundreds of crystals, minerals, and good old-fashioned rocks to choose from. There are thousands of pieces of folklore about them.
By Amethyst Qu3 years ago in Longevity