Thanks for posting that, CrystalSeas! Fascinating. I don't believe it is a placebo effect, though - I have felt some mighty strange stuff with my rocks! Not the kinds of things I could just make up.
My one concern is they will eventually remove every single crystal from the earth's interior. I mean, what if they are like the quartz chip inside a computer? What if removing them all kills the planet in some way?
I love crystals, I have many small crystal allies, but not too much, and not pricey; they kind of stuff that gets found on top of the earth's crust, primarily. But I guess that makes me guilty of collecting, too.
However, it just seems wrong to be ripping it all out of the earth, for money, and for collectors. It's just so sad that humans continuously, and seemingly wantonly, rape the planet for profit of the all-mighty buck. Sickening. And short-sighted.
I am torn :/ and I feel perhaps it is time for me to stop acquiring them!