The Red Blood Moon

According to NASA and “folklore, October’s full moon is called the "Hunter’s Moon” or sometimes the “Blood Moon.” It gets its name from hunters who tracked and killed their prey by autumn moonlight, stockpiling food for the winter ahead. You can picture them: silent figures padding through the forest, the moon overhead, pale as a corpse, its cold light betraying the creatures of the wood.“

There are many different correspondence tables for Moon Names. But most do agree on the alias "Blood Moon” during the three months of fall when hunting and harvesting take place.

Today the Blood Moon is typically associated with the first full moon nearest the Autumn Equinox, for us in the Northern Hemisphere that occurs in October. But it can occur as early as September (The Fruit Moon), and as late as November (The Beaver Moon) as the Earth tilts back away from the sun. Consequently these same affects can be seen in the Southern Hemisphere on the opposite side of the year, corresponding to the full moons of March, April and May.

Observances During The Blood Moon:
During the autumn months, The Blood Moon represents abundance, hunting, gathering and preparing for the cold winter months. It’s a time to honor the Harvest and Hunting Gods/Goddesses. Many festivals take place during this time to give thanks and appreciation for the bounty and stockpiles of plenty gathered by a clan or tribe. The Feast of the Hunter’s Moon is a long standing practice in Indiana where a living Native American history re-enactment takes place. But similar events can be found around the world and with varying names.

From a magikal point of view, the same concepts can be enacted today for these full moons rituals. They can be used to bring abundance into your life in the form of finances, harvest, health, friendship and love. And to give thanks and honoring the blessings of the Harvest.

A Blood Moon Eclipse:
Occasionally, we can find a rare Blood Moon lunar eclipse. This can occur anytime of the year. But how does it happen? Well the Earth casts a long shadow that extends out into space. When the moon passes behind the Earth, opposite of the Sun, (in other words Earth is in the middle), we cast a long shadow that hides the moon. That’s what a lunar eclipse is.

Now let’s say you had a space ship and traveled out between the Earth and the Moon during an eclipse. Look out the window back at Earth and you’ll be looking at the dark side. The Earth will be in silhouette and what you’re seeing is every sunrise and sunset on Earth–all at once. This ring of light shines into Earth’s shadow, breaking the utter darkness you might expect to find there. Turn off the cockpit lights and look at the Moon and there’s a lovely red glow.

What’s in the Earths atmosphere will also affect the color or shade of red reflected on the Moon. According to NASA, following a volcanic eruption, for instance, dust and ash can turn global sunsets vivid red. The moon would glow vivid red, too. Lots of clouds, on the other hand, extinguish sunsets, leading to darker, dimmer eclipses. The Moon can shine as Pumpkin Orange to Deep Blood Red all depending on the Earth’s weather or natural events.

Observances During The Blood Moon Eclipse:
Since an eclipse is an extra special event, it has a special energy and observance. Especially when it’s a rare Blood Moon eclipse. These special occasions are used for honoring and celebrating life, or the blood flow of life. This energy of the moon can be used to energize fertility, abundance, or communicate with spirit.

The Blue Moon

A “Blue Moon” occurs when two full moons happen in one calendar month. Since the phase period of the moon is 29.5 days, you usually only have one full moon each month. But each month it’s a little earlier than the previous month and eventually you’ll find 2 full moons in a single month. This occurs about every 2.5 years, and the second full moon is called the “blue moon”. There is no physical difference in appearance, the second full moon looks like a regular full moon.

According to folklorists, the term “Blue Moon” is at least 400 years old. The earliest known references to a blue moon were intended as examples of improbable events or something that could never happen. As time passed the expression evolved to mean something that rarely or never happened. Hence the expression “Once in a Blue Moon” which is still popular today.

In the pagan community, the origins of the meaning of a Blue Moon vary. And the legend or origin of these meanings cannot be substantiated. However, some believe the second full moon holds the knowledge of the Grandmother Goddess (or the Crone) and therefore contains the wisdom of the 3-fold the energy. This can be associated with the Goddess in her 3 forms of Maiden, Mother, Crone. It can also be associated with the 3 natures of self as Mind, Body, Spirit. In later evolutions as paganism began to be influenced by Christianity, this moon was associated with the Divine Trinity of Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

In other pagan traditions the phases of the moon represent the transition of knowledge within the Goddess. The quarter moons representing the Maiden Goddess, the New Moon the Mother Goddess, the Full Moon the Grand Mother Goddess (which maybe one reason we refer to the moon as “Grandmother Moon”. The Blue Moon then is seen as the transition of the Grandmother or Crone to the Divine level of existence. She becomes an expression of evolution of wisdom, as well as an example of the circle of life.

Another view is that the Blue Moon represents a time of heightened or clearer communication between our physical being and the Divine. Often the energy of the Divine is seen in the form of the Grandmother Goddess or the Crone Goddess. It can also be viewed as a link between the physical (masculine energy) and the spiritual (feminine energy), making communication with spirit easier and more apt to yield insightful and enlightened communications.

Working with the Phases of the Moon

Each phase of the moon brings with it a special energy for that phase of the lunar cycle. Everyone knows the moon affects the tides of the worlds oceans, but because we are mostly liquid ourselves, these phases also affect us. Understanding what these energies bring, help you to connect with and use those energies in your magikal rituals, meditations and even your daily life.

New Moon
The New Moon phase is best used for personal growth, healing and blessing of new projects or ventures. It’s also a good time to cleanse and consecrate new tools and objects you wish to use during rituals, ceremonies or an up coming festival.

Waxing - 1st Quarter -
The Waxing moon is best used for attraction magik, inner love spells, protection for couples and healing energy for couples. What you want to attract to yourself and your path can be enhanced during this phase of the moon.

Full Moon
The Full Moon is best used for banishing unwanted influences in your life. Think of it as ‘shining a light’ on issues or challenges. It can also be a good time for creating protection magik and performing divination. You can use this time for releasing old patterns or issues, and open the door for healing by giving energy to positive patterns you’ll put in place. Full Moon magik can be conjured during the 3 days prior to the rise of the Full Moon, the night of the Full Moon and during the 3 days after.

Waning - Last Quarter -
The Waning moon is used for banishing and rejecting those things that influence us in a negative way. Negative emotions, diseases, ailments, and bad habits can all be let go and special spells for clearing negative energies from the self, home, ritual circle, tools and so on can be performed at this time. Simply remember that when you remove an energy, you want to fill the void with a more positive energy. So this is also a good time to consecrate the future with what you want it to be as you move forward.

Dark Moon - Void Of Course -
The Dark Moon period occurs 3 days prior to the New Moon and it’s the shortest 'phase’ of the moon. This is the time when you can’t see the moon in any phase. Typically no magik is performed during this time. This is the time to give yourself a break, to turn to self and pamper or replenish your own energies. Vision quests and deep meditations are called for at this time to focus on personal matters, questions and answers. The Void of Course moon is not recognized through astronomical means, it’s purely a nature based observance or astrological phase.

Lunar Eclipse
A Lunar eclipse occurs when the moon passes into the Earth’s shadow. This type of eclipse does not occur every year. But when it does, it’s a wonderful and magikal night. It lasts for only a few hours, so you need to plan your rituals well in advance. A lunar eclipse on a full moon is perfect for all purposes. Simply plan your spells to coordinate with the passing shadow. When the moon is in full eclipse, treat those few moments as if the moon were in it’s Dark phase. Some practitioners forgo magik work all together and use this time to honor the Goddess in a special ritual.

Penumbral Moon
The Penumbral moon occurs when the moon passes into the outer shadow of the earth. This type of eclipse is hard to spot unless the moon is 70% into that shadow. These type of eclipses are more common and generally occur at least once a year. When you can see it, the lower part of the moon becomes distorted. During a waning phase for instance, the lower half of the moon will look blurred or smudged. Once again it’s a special night. This is the perfect night to honor the magik of the Goddess. No work or casting, just thankfulness and gratitude.

Moon Phases

Picture the movement of the moon in terms of a clock whose hands are moving backward. The moon rests on the clock’s hour hand, Earth sits at the clock’s center, while the sun shines far off in the direction of 12 o'clock. As the moon orbits counterclockwise around Earth, its position relative to the sun and Earth changes, giving us the varied phases of the moon. Each phase of the moon lasts approximately 5 days.

The New Moon:
The first phase in the lunar cycle is the new moon. The moon is positioned between the sun and Earth at 12 o'clock. From Earth, the sun and moon appear to be in the same part of the sky and will rise and set together. The side of the moon that receives the sun’s light is facing away from Earth, so no moon is visible to us on Earth’s surface. On a very clear night, you might be able to make out a faint gray outlined view of the moon. This comes from the light of the sun being refracted off the Earth and back out to the moon.

One day after the new moon, a faint sliver outline can be seen low on the western horizon at sunset. The moon has moved from new to a waxing crescent phase. As the moon continues in its counterclockwise orbit, the crescent grows larger, or waxes. One week later, the moon reaches its second primary phase, the first quarter moon. Accordingly, the moon has moved one quarter of the way around Earth.

The First Quarter:
At the first quarter, the moon sits at 9 o'clock. The sun, Earth, and moon form a right triangle on the left side of the clock. Here only half of the moon’s disk is illuminated. At first quarter, the moon rises 6 hours after the sun – at about noon. It reaches its highest point at sundown and sets around midnight. That means the moon can be seen during daylight hours in the afternoon.

For several days after first quarter, the moon continues to wax but it is in a waxing gibbous phase instead of a waxing crescent. A gibbous moon is more than a quarter moon but less than a full moon. During this phase, the moon moves from 9 o'clock to 6 o'clock on the dial, and the sun-Earth-moon angle is getting larger – just like the moon’s phase.

The Full Moon:
When the moon reaches its 6 o'clock position, the phase is full. The side of the moon that faces Earth is fully illuminated – that large circle of light a certain two-year-old child (my son) called the moon ball. On the clock, the sun, Earth, and moon form a straight line. From Earth, the sun and moon appear to be at opposite ends of the sky. So as the sun sets, the moon rises. The full moon is now visible all night.

Once it’s past full, the moon moves from 6 o'clock to 3 o'clock and the sun-Earth-moon angle begins to shrink. The moon’s phase is also getting smaller. It’s moving from waning gibbous to its third- or last-quarter phase.

The Last Quarter Moon:
This third-quarter moon sits at 3 o'clock on the phase dial, where the sun-Earth-moon angle is once again 90°, but this time it’s on the right side of the clock. From Earth, we see half of the moon’s disk illuminated – the side opposite as the one illuminated at first quarter. A third-quarter moon rises about six hours after the sun sets, reaches its highest point in the southern sky at dawn, and sets at about noon.

As the moon orbits Earth (the inner circle) its position relative to the sun and Earth changes. This causes the lunar phases we see in our sky (the outer circle). In the week after the third quarter, the moon moves through its waning crescent phase to it’s dark phase.

The Dark Moon:
About 3 to 5 days before the eventual return to the new moon phase, where the cycle begins again, the moon enters a dark phase. The moon sits at about 2:30 on the dial. Here the moon is neither illuminated by the sun (in a crescent phase), nor is it able to reflect the light of the sun providing an outline of it’s surface (as in the new moon phase). It is truly dark and seemingly has disappeared from the sky.

Full Moon Names

Each full moon holds a little extra special meaning to those who work with magik. It represents the universe in brilliant glory, wholeness or completeness. A wonderful time to work on your own personal spiritual lessons, growth and enlightenment. But as with each phase of the moon, each cycle of the full moon also contains it’s own special energy. Aligning your intentions with these energies can also enhance your magikal work.

Ages ago, cultures around the world kept track of the seasons by giving distinctive names to each recurring full moon. Their names were applied to the entire month in which each occurred. Today we have the advantage of aligning our energies with the cultures we’re drawn to, or to the perspective our tradition follows. So if you’re of a European tradition, or Norse or Native American tradition; you can pick and choose the name set that you feel most connected to.

There are many reasons for different name sets. Cultures, regions of the world, differences in weather, the timing of seasonal changes (such as winter arriving earlier in the north than in the south) and so on.

While names from the Farmer’s Almanac were largely in use in England and the Celtic lands, these are not the only names in use in those areas.

Many people think all Native Americans followed the same traditions and implemented the same names and significance across the board to aspects of life. While there is a large similarity between American tribes and nations, they are not all the same. The Cherokee Nation held different names in part because they governed over the lands of the south from what we know as Virginia south to Florida.

While you’re doing your own research you might find additional name sets. Try to verify the source of those sets, were they used in a specific region or Kingdom, perhaps they were used in the north, while you might find other sets used in the same culture in the south. Were they Druidic vs. Shamanistic? Or were they influenced by pantheons or altered by other religions that invaded a land and began a conversion. All these events will have an affect on cultural names.

The following is a list of a few of these cultural name sets.

• Thomas’s Old Farmers Almanac
• The Deborean Clan
• The Algonquin Tribes

“Knowing a little about astrology can help to open your eyes to many things, and the most important of them all is who you really are, deep down inside. And maybe that is what life is really about.”

The Crystal Lore

Welcome to my electronic grimoire of crystal lore for Green Witches, Cottage Witches, Kitchen Witches, alchemists, folklorists, and others.

Here you will find information about individual stones, crystals, and metals.

Please note that the information given in these pages is in no way meant to take the place of the advice of a qualified health care professional. This information given is to provide an insight as to how many indigenous, classical and New Age magickal practitioners use crystals and stones in their workings.

The Basics:

• What is a Crystal?
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  Crystals, precious and semi-precious gemstones have the most orderly structure in the natural world. They are formed of mathematically precise and orderly lattice arrays of molecules. The perfect order of their lattices is due to the individual atoms and molecules being packed together as tightly as possible during their growth, partly because of strong electro-magnetic forces and high pressures around them as they form. This stability ensures that they react in characteristic, precise and predictable ways to a broad spectrum of energies, including sound, light, heat and pressure - this is why they are of use in the electronics industry.
  Esoterically they also respond to bioelectricity and consciousness (i.e. to thought and emotion) and we believe that they have a consciousness of their own. Crystals are highly evolved within the Mineral Kingdom and are directed to work with humanity for the Higher good and for the growth and advancement of all the Kingdoms on Earth, including that of Humanity.
  By applying the coherent, stable and focused energy of crystals to dysfunctional energy systems within the human energy fields, stability and optimum balance can be restored.
  Quartz crystals resonate with the liquid crystals that are found to be within the physical body, and can transfer their energies to the bloodstream for health and rejuvenation, as well as transmuting unwanted information that may be locked within bodily tissues or the mind and other etheric bodies. When crystals are used in geometrical arrays they have an amplified effect, which can be put to different uses depending on the nature of the stones chosen and their placements.
   
• Crystal Energy
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  Crystals and gemstones are living formations that have been growing in our earth since the beginning of time. Considered highly sacred and powerful, these beings have been used since the dawn of ancient civilization. 
  Crystals then and crystals now are used as aids in physical, emotional, spiritual healing, spirit contact, psychic development, holistic healing, and a vast array of much more.  
  In the Metaphysical world of gemstones, it is said that Crystals can transform us. 
  It is true that we can find some wonderful Natural healing properties among the stones we find. 
  But how can we determine what stones should be used for a particular ailment or condition?  Which gems are better for physical healing, and which are better used for Spiritual, vibrational and psychic situations?
  Some find it fairly easy to make this determination, by the use of color and type.  For example, green gems are primarily used for regeneration and healing, while white stones are more etheric in nature and can be beneficial for Spirit work.
  
  There are different types of stones, gems and crystals, and they all work in different ways. 
  Tumbled stones and small natural crystals are most often available to us. They can be found in a wide variety of minerals and are easy to carry and use. 
  Larger clusters of minerals are very useful for charging and cleansing of other gems and magical jewelry.  
  The larger single hand held Crystals and wands are wonderful for meditation and for directional healing of specific body parts and systems.
  Usually, we are drawn to a particular stone for our own personal reasons
  and they become vital to our healing practices. It is said each crystal you find yourself drawn to own had been waiting precisely just for you.  We may choose to wear a particular gem as an adornment in a piece of magical jewelry so that we may take advantage of it’s energies and healing power on a regular basis.
  
  Because all gemstones come from Mother Earth, each one is naturally
  fully charged with her powerful energies! 
  
  In the case of Crystals however, they can only form from a gas or liquid
  solution and therefore are different than stone and rock. For this reason, crystals heal in a more complex fashion than Natural stones.  
  They may have inclusions, crystals within crystals, shadows and light, and even
  other minerals growing inside of them.  Crystals are unique, in that they have extra electrons that are stored within them from the creation of their lattice, or structure.  It is these electrons that enable Crystals to become transducers, or in other words, they are able to change one form or energy into another!
  To demonstrate this electrical energy, you can rub two small pieces of Quartz together in a dark room and they will show what is called, ‘triboluminescence’.
  CRYSTALS ARE IN FACT ELECTRICALLY CHARGED!!!
  How Does Crystal Healing Work?
  Healing with crystals is something everyone can do. It's convenient, easy, and inexpensive.  
  In simple terms, here’s how it works:
  Energy is the essence of the human body.  Each type of crystal vibrates to its own specific type of energy.  When you work with crystals, the energy of the stone actually blends with your own energy, thereby transforming and/or amplifying your vibrational frequency or the energy within your body.  In turn, crystals help to rebalance and re-energize your body on the physical, emotional, and spiritual levels.
  Each type of crystal radiates a certain type of energy, which corresponds to and works with the energies present in specific physical and/or emotional areas of your self.   
  To work with crystals, you simply need to be around them. That’s it!  
  Of course, there are techniques and exercises you can do to enhance the healing effects of your crystals, but it truly is as simple as holding one in your hand, or placing one on your nightstand. 
  The most important thing you’ll want to keep in mind is that, every now and then, your crystals should be cleansed. This is because, in addition to radiating healing energy, crystals also absorb our negative energies. Over time, and especially after a major healing session, your crystals can absorb so much negative energy that they actually become blocked. This blockage weakens the crystal’s natural healing effect.  
  Cleansing helps the crystal release the negative energy, thereby recharging the stone and increasing its healing power.
   
• Taking care of Crystals
• When one first acquires a crystal one should cleanse the crystal to remove any unwanted energies that have become attached to the crystal. And it should be cleansed often with regular use.
  Methods for cleansing your crystals:
• To cleanse your crystal you use your energy to work directly with the crystals’. This is done through your intention – a focused mind. While holding your crystal in your hands, visualise it immersed in white light, clearing it of any unwanted energies and re-energising it. Hold it for several minutes or as long as you feel inclined. Ask “that all the energies within the crystal are transformed into divine light and love, and that it is clear and activated to its full potential”.
• Most crystals love running water. Hold your crystal under the tap and allow cold water to flow over it. As you do so, visualise all negative energies dissolving and washing away, transforming into positive healing energy
• Visualise a flow of clear, pure mountain water going through the crystal, washing away all impurities and seeing them transformed into positive healing energy.
• Rinse or bathe your crystals in rain-water, water from a spring, a stream, the beach, a river or sacred source, even in a waterfall (make sure you hold on to them or they can get swept away). Dry them naturally in gentle sunlight.
• Morning sunlight gently cleanses your crystals and moonlight is a softer way to let light filter through your crystals and cleanse them. The best time for this is a full moon.
• Using the smoke of sacred herbs such as sage, cedar, and lavender to smudge and cleanse the energetic matrix of crystals. Smudging with white sage removes negative energy from crystals and rooms in your house. (Smudging is to light the herbs and burn them, when the flame dies the embers burn creating smoke. You then pass your crystal through the smoke while asking it to be cleansed and purified.)
• Place your crystals on a bed of rock salt for 24- 48 hours to purify the crystal’s energetic matrix.
• Bury them in the earth, soil or clay for 2 –7 days as this provides a slow and gentle form of cleansing. The longer you leave it the deeper the cleansing. (Make sure you the spot where you buried your crystal as they wriggle away and can get lost in the earth).

After cleansing, the crystal will need to be charged and dedicated. Charging a crystal fills it with energy. Dedicating the crystal gives it a positive power.

There are many ways to recharging your crystals:

• Placing your crystals in sunlight for an hour or so, will charge most crystals. After a sunbath on your windowsill, your crystals will be noticeably brighter. You can also place your crystals on the earth for an additional charge while recharging them under the Sun, Moon or Stars.
• Placing your crystals out under Moonlight is a gentle and penetrating method for recharging your crystals. The full moons’ light is the brightest in its cycle, thus giving a greater charge to your crystals.
• Placing them out in any dynamic weather conditions such as a thunderstorm provides an awesome electromagnetic charge to your crystals.
• Placing your crystals on an amethyst cluster is great for recharging jewellery and smaller crystals. You can also place your crystals on a clear quartz cluster that you have programmed to recharge any crystals you put on it.

Methods for dedicating your crystals:

•  “I cleanse this crystal in the Light and Love of God and of Mother Earth. May only that which is of its own consciousness remain, and may all else be transformed into the Light.” (see the crystal being surrounded by an intense white or golden Light as you say or think this)
•  “I ask and intend that this crystal work with (me/myself and x/my healing group etc.) for (healing myself/absent healing/healing others/meditation/protection). I will keep it safe and well to the best of my abilities, for the period of time that I am honoured to be its earth-keeper.”
•  “It is my pure intent that from this moment on this crystal may only be used in the name of love and compassion, and always for the Universal Highest Good of all”.

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• Toxic Crystals and Minerals 
• Crystals are one of the most beautiful gifts that we have been given by Mother Earth and metals in their various forms can also delight the senses. However, just like Mother Earth herself, some crystals can be just as dangerous as they are beautiful. Many of these stones are perfectly safe to handle or wear as jewelry, but present a danger when they are used to create anything that will be consumed.
  No matter what you are intending to do with your crystals, you should always be aware of base minerals they contain as a very good chunk of them can contain poisonous elements, such as copper, lead, zinc and arsenic. This can be a problem if you plan on using your crystals for Gem Elixirs, Crystal Infused Oil for massaging into the skin, if you are cutting or engraving them to make talismans, which can release the chemicals into the air and even if you handle them often.
  As is true with many insects and animals, it is often the brightest and most beautiful crystals that are the most dangerous. As a general note, almost all blue and green stones, especially brightly colored ones, contain copper/or arsenic.

  Some Safety Precautions

  To play it safe, always make sure you wash your hands before and after working with your crystals. This will help keep you safe and your crystals clean, both physically and energetically. Use a mask, gloves, eye protection and good ventilation when you are engraving, polishing or sanding stones for jewelry. Wetting them before you begin will cut down on the dust. Tumbled stones are less likely to leak toxins and dangerous materials, rough stones are more likely to dissolve or break off and leak these toxins.

  A List of Potentially Toxic Minerals

  Some minerals are more toxic than others and there are many different types of toxicity. You must use your own judgement when choosing what crystals to work with and how to use them.
  This is NOT a comprehensive list of all toxic minerals.
  Please be safe, and do extensive research on your crystals before using them, especially if you are making a Gem Elixir and the crystal will be ingested.
  Adamite- Zinc arsenate, may also contain iron or copper
  Actinolite - a fibrous form of asbestos
  Ajoite - contains aluminum and copper
  Alexandrite - contains aluminum
  Aluminum - Aluminum toxicity can impair growth, cause bone deformities and weakness, confusion, speech problems and seizures. Especially dangerous for people with impaired kidney function.
  Amazonite - The color is from copper or lead, but it is considered stable.
  Angelite or Anhydrate - Calcium sulfate, may also contain lead
  Antimony - Ingesting or inhaling antimony results in poisoning similar to arsenic
  Aragonite - a type of calcium carbonite (aka chalk). Reactive to certain other minerals, releases toxic chemicals if burned. Irritating to eyes and mucus membranes.
  Arsenic - A particularly potent poison popular with assassins during the 15th and 16th centuries.
  Aspestos - causes respiratory irritation. A well-documented cancer-causing agent.
  Atacamite - contains copper
  Aurichalcite - a carbonate mineral containing zinc and copper
  Azurite - contains copper
  Barium - Affects the nervous system… explosive.
  Beryl Group - beryllium aluminium cyclosilicate. Beryllium is a carcinogen
  Boji-stones These are trademarked. Who knows what’s in them. Rumored to contain sulfur.
  Brochantite - A copper sulfate
  Cavansite - calcium vanadium silicate, All vanadium compounds should be considered toxic.
  Celestite - strontium sulfate
  Cerussite - lead carbonate aka white lead ore
  Chalcanthite - contains copper and sulfur and is water soluble
  Chalcopyrite (Peacock Stone, Peacock Ore) - a copper iron sulfide mineral Chrysocolla - a copper silicate
  Cinnabar - this is where mercury comes from
  Conichalcite - contains both copper and arsenic
  Copper - Has been linked to cirrhosis of the liver and Alzheimer’s Disease, among other things
  Covellite - a copper sulfide mineral
  Cuprite - copper
  Dioptase - a copper cyclosilicate mineral
  Eilat Stone – copper
  Emerald – a type of beryl
  Eudialyte - Mildly radioactive, soluble in an acid solution
  Flourite - corrosive, may irritate skin or eyes.
  Gem Silica - copper
  Galena - lead sulfide
  Garnierite (Genthite) - nickel ore
  Iolite aka Cordierite - a magnesium iron aluminium cyclosilicate
  Iron - While iron is necessary to body function, excess iron intake through ingestion or inhalation can lead to intestinal distress and liver failure.
  Kansas Pop Rocks - concretions of iron sulfide
  Kyanite - contains aluminum
  Labradorite - contains aluminum
  Lapis Lazuli - contains sulfur.
  Lead - Lead interferes with many body processes and is particularly dangerous to children
  Marcasite - an iron sulfide
  Magnetite (Lodestone) - an iron oxide
  Malachite - a copper carbonate hydroxide mineral
  Meteorite - These come from space. There’s no end to the possibilities.
  Mohawkite - contains copper and arsenic
  Moldavite - this naturally occurring glass may contain a variety of minerals
  Moonstone - a sodium potassium aluminium silicate
  Nickel - Builds up in the body, a carcinogen, causes an allergic response in some
  Orpiment - an arsenic sulfide mineral
  Psilomelane - contains barium
  Pyrite (Fool’s Gold, Inca Gold) - iron sulfide
  Realgar - also known as ruby of arsenic. Also contains sulfur. Was once used to poison rats and for fireworks.
  Ruby -aluminum oxide
  Sapphire - aluminum oxide
  Sodalite - contains aluminum
  Spinel - contains aluminum
  Stibnite - an antimony sulfide
  Strontium - exists in both stable and radioactive forms. Stable forms can cause poor bone growth in children if inhaled or ingested in large quantities
  Smithsonite (Galmei, Zinc spar)- zinc carbonate
  Sulfur - Extremely irritant if inhaled. Dangerous to mucus membranes. Ingestion causes vomiting & diarrhea
  Topaz - contains aluminum and flourine
  Tourmaline - a crystal boron silicate that may contain aluminum, iron or other minerals
  Turquoise - an hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium
  Uranium - radioactive mineral
  Vanadinite - Vanadium ore, also a source of lead
  Vanadium - Toxic in high levels, however, it is not easily absorbed through ingestion
  Variscite - aluminum
  Wulfenite - a lead molybdate mineral
  Zinc - Although some zinc is necessary to body function, excess zinc can interfere with the absorption of other nutrients.
  
  
  
  
  The Crystals:
• Main Crystals & Their Uses
• Azurite
• Agate
• Amber
• Amethyst
• Aquamarine
• Bloodstone
• Citrine
• Carnelian
• Diamond
• Emerald
• Fluorite
• Geode
• Halite
• Jasper
• Jasper (red)
• Jet
• Lapis Lazuli
• Malachite
• Moonstone
• Obsidian
• Opal
• Oxide
• Pearl
• Peridot
• Quartz
• Quartz (rose)
• Quartz (smoky)
• Sapphire
• Tektite
• Tiger’s eye
• Turquoise

Divination:

• Lithomancy

DIY:

• Gem Elixir

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