GEMSTONES ADVENT CALENDAR DAY 11-JADE

jade bangle

HOMEOPATHIC GREEN JADE The homeopathic remedy is made from green jade, which is particularly valued, as quite rare. The name “jade” is a more recent one, derived from the old Spanish hijada, which means “side, flank” of the human body. In ancient times, the name was nephrite , from the Greek name for kidney. The […]

GEMSTONES ADVENT CALENDAR-DAY 10-CLEAR QUARTZ

picture of clear quartz

CLEAR QUARTZ REMEDY IN HOMEOPATHY The Source: Rock quartz is composed of pure silicon dioxide, just like Silica. The Ancient Greek called it Krystallos, which means “ice”, because it was believed that the Gods had made it by permanently freezing water and that is where our word “crystal” comes from. Rock quartz has well known […]

GEMSTONES ADVENT CALENDAR-DAY 9 PEARL

oyster shell with pearl

PEARL REMEDY IN HOMEOPATHY The Source: Technically, pearls are not minerals and are not found under ground. On the other hand, they are made out of calcium carbonate, which is a mineral, but produced by an animal, usually an oyster. So how does that happen? We all know that it is when the oyster feels […]

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 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

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 […]

DETOX WITH HOMEOPATHY

HOW HOMEOPATHY HELPS TO DETOX GENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY “Detox” is a word that we all hear quite a lot these days. The idea is to get rid of what we perceive as toxins, that clog up our system and cause direct or indirect symptoms. Direct symptoms: an example of direct symptoms caused by toxins would […]