The Gems and Mineral Diva

The message of the Seer Stone is this: Let me take you on a journey into your inner self. Explore the past, the present, and create your own future. What you see may or may not come to pass. It is up to you. Close your eyes and focus on your breath to still your mind and let us travel into the realm of knowing. There are two main types of Seer stones that I know of. There are the Window Quartz and also the river rocks. The one in the photo is a river quartz. Seer stones have been used as a way for shamans, fortunetellers and psychics to predict the future. Even the Latter Day Saints once used it. Click  here for more info on that. There's hardly any info on the web about Seer stones. What are the properties? What do they do? What are they made of? I can answer a few of those questions. Seer stones are made up of clear quartz. True you have the Window Quartz which looks very different from the stone here--but they all are known for doing the same thing. Simply gaze into ...

Last weekend when I went to Atlanta, I made sure to drop by my mentor's shop, Elegance Boutique which is located in Atlanta's Little 5 Points district. Daryl and I caught up and I gave him a nice little collection of gems and I explored some of his new items. One of them, I picked up and he said, "Keep it," He had two pieces. This is what he gave me. He told me that he didn't know what it was and that I would probably know more--which is a huge compliment! So I held it up to the light and BOOM! I saw the fire. Rainbow Moonstone. And the other stuff in it? It looked like hematite or possibly tourmaline, but it has this flakiness that is similar to mica. So I got on google and did some research. Turns out, it could be  the minerals Oligoclase--which is usually white with shades of grey, green or even red at times or Oligoclase--which  usually accompanies Orthoclase which is also in this mix--and is known in some forms as moonstone due to the pale luster o...

On Saturday, I went with some friends up to Sweetwater, TN and had "The Lost Sea Adventure." It was pretty much a guided tour through an awesomly huge cave that had an underwater lake. Now, I know you are saying it's not a real spelunking experience since they had it wired up with some electricity--you've got to realize it's a kid friendly adventure and let's face it--our society is kinda spoiled. They do offer the Wild Tours where you get to stay the night and do these hard crawls and no light whatsoever. I would have loved to have done that but we didn't have the time. Anyway back to topic here, I have captured some decent shots and will start off with a gorgeous Agate maybe some Fire Agate that I picked up in the gift shop. This little baby just called to me and it is now a part of my personal collection. The photos below are of the beautiful trees around the outside. I love how pretty the light is as it just flows through them.  ...

Most of you know that I've recently moved from Atlanta to Dallas and this weekend was a trip home to visit friends. I brought some gems I picked up in Louisiana and Texas for my mentor, Daryl and he gave me what looks like a Rainbow Moonstone with Tourmaline. I also went with my friends spelunking in Tennessee and had a great time.  It was awesome being underground surrounded by earth. Then there was the underwater lake! We also celebrated his birthday with a super cool Star Wars cake and now I'm just sitting here at Hartsfield waiting for my flight to board.  I also picked up a Calcite and a gorgeous agate heart and will have more photos up later when I get home and settled. Have a great week everyone and will blog again when I am back in Dallas!

Wiresculpture.com has this huge sale going on and I have never worked with Bronze or 14K Rose Gold filled wire before so I got both along with some more copper. Two nights ago, I discovered that Bronze is one of the most challenging metals to work with. Man, it felt like I was wire wrapping with cement. The two metals look exactly alike. Rose Gold is pretty much the same color as Bronze. In fact I was so sure that they accidently  messed up my order and sent me Bronze binding wire--that was until I worked with the gold. Gold is one of the most easiest metals to work with because it was so malleable. The difference in twisting Bronze and shaping it and coming to the gold was like twisting cement and then trying to twist water. But the results are fabulous! The result is a Carnelian Agate wrapped in Bronze and 14K Rose Gold filled wire. All Rose Gold is simply 75% Gold and 25% Copper to give it that rosy blushing color. Bronze is also another mix of copper and tin, w...

Photo by the Gem Diva There is a gemstone that is known for soothing and calming the soul. It gently washes away fear and negativity. Made into a bathing elixir with lavender oil added into the mix, it will numb trauma. This stone is called Aquamarine.  The ancient philosopher, Pliny,  paid tribute to this gem of vitality, stating, “the lovely aquamarine, which seems to have come from some mermaid’s treasure house, in the depths of a summer sea, has charms not to be denied.” Aquamarine is derived from the Latin word for seawater. Aquamarine is a beautiful turquoise shade of Beryl, a mineral that is made of beryllium aluminum cyclosilicate. Emerald, Heliodor, Scarlet Emerald, and Morganite are all different colors of Beryl.  Aquamarine wrapped by the Gem Diva get it here for $20 Aquamarine, a stone of courage, brings calming energy to reduce stress and quiet the mind. It's great for sensitive people such as empaths who get bombarded with energy fr...

Last night, I was watching my favorite show, Ancient Aliens. One of the theories they were discussing was the fact that this huge mound in Ohio that is shaped like a Serpent and can only be seen from the sky was built by extraterrestrials. The mound was build at a time when modern science says that there were no people. The mound was also built on the edge of a crater--a site where a meteorite crashed about 300 million or so years ago. Iridium, according to the theory, was a source of fuel for the ET's. Could they have come here to mine for Iridium? This inspired today's blog post. What exactly is Iridium? Iridium is an actual chemical element. It's atomic number is 77 and it is a very hard, brittle silvery-white metal in the platinum family. It is the second densest element after Osmium and is the most corrosion resistant metal even at temps as high as 2000 degrees Celcius. Iridium pretty much laughs at the feeble attempts made by acid. Yeah, I could see ET's...