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The Nature of Dualities + Why You Should Do Shadow Work

The Nature of Dualities + Why You Should Do Shadow Work

Dualities can and do exist. As our world grows seemingly smaller and virtual connection is easier and faster, spiritual information can be shared at great speed. But so much emphasis is put on “love and light,” and not enough on the shadow and its needs.
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Top 5 Ways to Cleanse Your Crystals

Top 5 Ways to Cleanse Your Crystals

Whether they are simply home decor or you actively work with them in a spiritual practice, your crystals accumulate energy. Sometimes this is energy you want, like the “programming” you place on a crystal when you ask it to do a certain job
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Practical Magic: Crystal Gridding 101

Practical Magic: Crystal Gridding 101

Crystals are beautiful, but did you know they each have their own powerful vibration? Through thoughtful configurations of space, and working with sacred geometry + numerology, you can make practical magic with crystals through gridding.
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Moldavite: The Road Opener

Moldavite: The Road Opener

Moldavite is perhaps the most metaphysically intriguing gemstone on the planet. And what’s most unique about it is that it is not born of this planet like most of our gemstones – this dark green space glass is the physical remnant of a meteor colliding with earth some 15 million years ago in what we now know as the Czech Republic.
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Dorje Vajra: The Thunderbolt of Enlightenment

Dorje Vajra: The Thunderbolt of Enlightenment

In Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist traditions, the Dorje (in Tibetan) or Vajra (in Sanskrit) represents the “thunderbolt of enlightenment,” that sudden shift in human consciousness where we remember who we are, when we awaken from the dream that is life.
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Inside the Crystal Lion Gem Shop

Inside the Crystal Lion Gem Shop

Our shop may be new, but our love of crystals, gems and minerals is not. Each of us come from a long line of "rockhounds" - from stone diggers, jewelry makers, cab cutters, or simply crystal collectors, the mineral world has featured heavily in our lives and relationships with the very important people closest to us.
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