Crystals and Astrology

I spent six years hunched over a microscope in a grading lab, looking at stones that promised to be one thing but were actually quite another. I’ve seen enough “miracle” emeralds that were nothing more than glass with oil filler to know that the prettiest surface is often a lie. People tend to treat astrology … Read more

I spent six years in a grading lab, squinting through a loupe until my eyes felt like they were full of sand, and if there is one thing I’ve learned, it’s that people love to wrap simple things in layers of unnecessary mystery. You’ll often find shops trying to sell you a specific crystal by … Read more

I’ve spent enough hours hunched over a microscope in a dim lab to know that most “spiritual” advice is just expensive fluff designed to make you buy a stone you don’t actually need. I often see people getting lost in a thicket of jargon, trying to figure out what a ruling planet is and why … Read more

I spent six years hunched over a microscope in a grading lab, staring at inclusions until my eyes burned, and if there is one thing I’ve learned, it’s that people love to sell a feeling as if it were a chemical property. You’ll see shops claiming that certain gems are vibrating with solar energy, or … Read more

I spent six years in a grading lab, hunched over a microscope until my neck ached, looking at things most people only see in glossy catalogs. I’ve seen enough “miracle” stones to know that the marketing around jupiter and the stones tied to it is often more inflated than the crystals themselves. You’ll see vendors … Read more

I spent six years hunched over a bench in a grading lab, staring through a loupe until my eyes burned, and if there is one thing I’ve learned, it’s that people love to wrap simple chemistry in layers of expensive, mystical nonsense. You’ll see shops online claiming that mercury and the stones tied to it … Read more

I spent six years in a windowless grading lab, staring through a loupe until my eyes burned, and if there is one thing I’ve learned, it’s that people love to wrap a bit of iron-rich dust in a layer of expensive mysticism. You’ll see shops claiming that certain red minerals possess some cosmic, high-vibrational link … Read more