GEMSTONES ADVENT CALENDAR DAY 8-MOONSTONE

moonstone

THE HEALING PROPERTIES OF HOMEOPATHIC MOONSTONE Moonstone is composed of Orthoclase and Albite and belongs to the family of silicates. Rainbow Moonstone is a name often given to Labradorite in a white matrix.  It is also known as Selenite, from the Greek name for the moon goddess Selene. Ancient Hindu lore held that Moonstone held trapped moonbeams. […]

GEMSTONES ADVENT CALENDAR-DAY 7 SHUNGITE

SHUNGITE

SHUNGITE REMEDY-THE CLEARING REMEDY Shungite is an ancient rock formation that is believed to be two billion years old. The name comes from a Russian village called Shunga, where it was discovered. Local people have known and used this stone for centuries: primarily as water purifier, but it was also believed to have special healing […]

GEMSTONES ADVENT CALENDAR-DAY 6

heart shaped emerald

GEMSTONES ADVENT CALENDAR-EMERALD The Source: Emerald is the green variety of Beryl and the colour is due to the presence of chromium. Its formation is in hexagonal crystals. Green relates to the heart chakra. Emerald can help the individual to open up and soften their heart towards past trauma. Natrum Muriaticum keeps dwelling on unpleasant […]

GEMSTONES ADVENT CALENDAR DAY 5-LAPIS LAZULI

lapis lazuil

GEMSTONE REMEDY LAPIS LAZULI-THE MOTHER REMEDY The Source: Lapiz Lazuli has a long history of use as a protective stone. This deep blue stone is actually the formation of many different materials, including sodalite, grains of pyrite, calcite, and white dolomite. Its name is derived from the Latin word for stone, lapis and the Arabic […]

GEMSTONES ADVENT CALENDAR-DAY 4

smoky quartz crystal

GEMSTONE ADVENT CALENDAR: MORION The Source: The other name for this gemstone is Smoky Quartz. For the longest time, this gemstone was simply considered “tainted quartz” and as such, disregarded completely. The dark colour is not due to particular metals or minerals, like in other gemstones, but rather due to structure irregularities: natural irradiation has […]

GEMSTONES ADVENT CALENDAR DAY 3-ROSE QUARTZ

apple made of rose quartz

HOMEOPATHIC ROSE QUARTZ -THE LOVE REMEDY The source: Rose Quartz is composed of silica with an exquisite pink colour. The pink colouring comes from traces of manganese. Unlike other natural crystals, rose quartz is not found in individual formation, rather in groups of expansive formations. The stone also has the characteristic of asterism: this is […]

GEMSTONES ADVENT CALENDAR DAY 2

aquamarine crystal

AQUAMARINE The source Aquamarine is a type of beryl and its pale blue colour that reminds us of clear sea water (hence the name) is given by the combination of various metals. Aqua” is the Latin word for water and “marine” means “of the sea,” which signifies the Aquamarine meaning and its link to ancient […]

GEMSTONES ADVENT CALENDAR

picture of amethyst

GEMSTONES ADVENT CALENDAR-DAY 1: AMETHYST I would start the Gemstone Advent Calendar with Amethyst because of its colour: we are in advent month, the weeks that precede Christmas and Christian churches railings are all purple. Bishops wear a big amethyst ring on their right hand. In all cultures and religions since forever, symbols and colours […]

A PROVING OF GREEN AVENTURINE

green pebbles aventurine

At the end of October 2022, I conducted a group proving of Green Aventurine. The group had four participants. Each prover had a natural citrine quartz and was instructed to make an elixir in the following way: At this point the elixir is not potentised. The provers were instructed to take as many doses of […]

A PROVING OF CITRINE QUARTZ

picture of citrine quartz

CITRINE QUARTZ GROUP PROVING OCTOBER 2022  The set up The group had four participants. Each prover had a natural citrine quartz and was instructed to make an elixir in the following way: At this point the elixir is not potentised. The provers were instructed to take as many doses of the elixir as they were […]