linnie
This is an interesting question! I have noticed that crystals have been calling but I always thought it is just me
I have not paid attention to the bigger picture. Are crystals more easily available? Are there more shops and places where to get them? Are there more books on crystals? (-I guess there are more all kinds of esoteric books these days? And tarot decks.) There is more mining in my part of the world and new mines are started etc. but I´ve put that under human greed more than anything else..Anyway. I´have to say I´m not sure. I´ll have to think about this.
I´m really looking forward to hearing people´s thoughts on this.
Hello all...
I've been a crystal collector for decades, and just love them... They are my friends and although I've never formalised healings with them, I often hand one out to friends in need, and it gives them great comfort. (I do look into their metaphysical properties first, but mainly just go with gut feeling about what someone needs at any given time...
It is very true, Hemera, that crystals, at least in my part of Australia, were less accessible decades ago, but then, so was most esoterica...
We have an annual Gemfest locally, where dozens of different stallholders, possibly hundreds, sell either rough stones collected while fossicking on camping trips, or very precious and expensive rare crystals, and everything in between... That Gemfest takes up a whole show ground and associated pavilions, pretty much, and it is pure bliss (except for the excruciating moment of realisation that dollars have fled one's wallet whilst there are still so many beautiful crystal friends as yet unadopted
I expect more people are being called by crystals because stones are of the Earth, and the Earth needs our help.... Whether used in gridwork, or simple Feng Shui cures, or simply as worry stones, crystal energy is healing.... I only hope that they are being more respectfully unearthed, than previously was the case, as many crystals show up in shops looking really quite broken and dispirited... I'm sure they, like everything else, respond to love, though!