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basic crystal info

clear quartz 🤍

clear quartz is a definite must have crystal! it can be programmed with any intent which is why it’s many’s favorite. clear quartz also boosts the power of other magickal tools such as herbs.

rose quartz 🥀

perfect crystal for self love spells and such! it can be used to attract love, friendship, and amplify the intensity of relationships.

amethyst 💜

one of my favorites! amethyst can be used in meditation and intuition/psychic work. it can also be used in spells for anxiety. sleep with one in your pillow case to remember you dreams!

selenite ✨

selenite is great because it never needs to be cleansed. other crystals themselves can be cleansed with selenite!

tiger’s eye 🐅

a beautiful rock which has uses that stand with its name. tiger’s eye is used in spells about strength, courage, and prosperity. carry one with you for courage in uncomfortable situations!

citrine 🌞

citrine works like a dime in prosperity spells! bring it with you to a job interview. also used to ward off nightmares!

obsidion 🔮

perfect for banishment and protection spells! also great for scrying.

hematite 🌱

great for grounding and meditation! also used for protection, as it’s a reflective stone.

comment your favorite crystal! mine’s rainbow moonstone 🌈🌛🌝🌜

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An Imagined Letter from Corona to Humans

Stop. Just stop. It is no longer a request. It is a mandate. We will help you. We will bring the supersonic, high speed merry-go-round to a halt We will stop the planes the trains the schools the malls the meetings the frenetic, furied rush of illusions and “obligations” that keep you from hearing our single and shared beating heart, the way we breathe together, in unison. Our obligation is to each other, As it has always been, even if, even though, you have forgotten. We will interrupt this broadcast, the endless cacophonous broadcast of divisions and distractions, to bring you this long-breaking news: We are not well. None of us; all of us are suffering. Last year, the firestorms that scorched the lungs of the earth did not give you pause. Nor the typhoons in Africa,China, Japan. Nor the fevered climates in Japan and India. You have not been listening. It is hard to listen when you are so busy all the time, hustling to uphold the comforts and conveniences that scaffold your lives. But the foundation is giving way, buckling under the weight of your needs and desires. We will help you. We will bring the firestorms to your body We will bring the fever to your body We will bring the burning, searing, and flooding to your lungs that you might hear: We are not well. Despite what you might think or feel, we are not the enemy. We are Messenger. We are Ally. We are a balancing force. We are asking you: To stop, to be still, to listen; To move beyond your individual concerns and consider the concerns of all; To be with your ignorance, to find your humility, to relinquish your thinking minds and travel deep into the mind of the heart; To look up into the sky, streaked with fewer planes, and see it, to notice its condition: clear, smoky, smoggy, rainy? How much do you need it to be healthy so that you may also be healthy? To look at a tree, and see it, to notice its condition: how does its health contribute to the health of the sky, to the air you need to be healthy? To visit a river, and see it, to notice its condition: clear, clean, murky, polluted? How much do you need it to be healthy so that you may also be healthy? How does its health contribute to the health of the tree, who contributes to the health of the sky, so that you may also be healthy? Many are afraid now. Do not demonize your fear, and also, do not let it rule you. Instead, let it speak to you—in your stillness, listen for its wisdom. What might it be telling you about what is at work, at issue, at risk, beyond the threats of personal inconvenience and illness? As the health of a tree, a river, the sky tells you about quality of your own health, what might the quality of your health tell you about the health of the rivers, the trees, the sky, and all of us who share this planet with you? Stop. Notice if you are resisting. Notice what you are resisting. Ask why. Stop. Just stop. Be still. Listen. Ask us what we might teach you about illness and healing, about what might be required so that all may be well. We will help you, if you listen.

– Kristin Flyntz

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we all can affirm experiences where someone has hurt us personally and/or we’ve witnessed a friend or loved one be hurt by an experience. it sucks (really, it does). but how long can you hold on to the pain of an experience before that pain destroys you and everything around you?

an ongoing situation I have a window to has become surreal and frankly very sad. over the years I have watched something very close to me but, out of my control slowly spiral into a very sick and dark place. and it makes me very angry...

angry b/c someone I love has been hurt. angry b/c it involves children who are unaware they are being hurt. angry b/c I experienced a very similar situation earlier in my own life so I know how this situation pans out.

As black women and mothers more often than not, the very ppl we have expected to support, protect and even sustain us, our black men - have let us down and, in many cases have even consciously inflicted harm upon us. No doubt.

my recognition of this type of pain was first at the hands of my father. a man whom, from as far back as I can remember was not only my dad but to me, was a King. really, he was

at 6’3 and a solid, long and slim build of about 240 lbs, dark and extremely handsome, intelligent, very clean and well dressed at all times...a man of incredible presence and stature in ANY space, my father was the shit.

and as a young, smart, creative, boisterous, bald-headed, skinny and blacker than midnight little black girl, my father nurtured me and taught me to believe I too, was the shit.

my father always built me up and for 12 very short years of my life, I felt invincible. and then he suddenly died.

his death depleted me. instantaneously, I felt lost...

over the years, that emptiness and hurt turned into anger. at about 16 I began to blame him for his own death. my father was an overall hustler. he boosted, gambled and sold cocaine in the 80’s, living an extremely fast life. it was all he knew and he was good at it.

that lifestyle was also the reason he died young; leaving me - his daughter and the youngest of 10 kids out here to fend for myself. at a time in this world where black men were the most abusive towards black women.

in my mind, I should have been important enough to him for him to slow his life down so he could live longer, for me.

he let me down; I felt cheated. and to this day losing him is the absolute worst pain I have felt in my entire life.

through the years, like many BW who came up in the 80’s with their teenage years expanded within the heart of the 90’s, I got involved in many relationships with young men who did not respect me. largely because I was seeking my dad's love

so, I chose street niggas; niggas who've images reminded me of my dad. though I never regarded my father as a “nigga”, and those niggas were nothing like my father’s true character, that’s the type of young men I was choosing.

I was confident and a firecracker as a young girl but lost and insecure as a young woman. naturally, these relationships with these niggas began to harden me. I became a very offensive woman. I developed an attitude of a nigga - I’ll hurt you before you have a chance to hurt me

when I was 21, I married a man who loved me. he was not perfect but he was handsome (that’s important 🙃), conscious of himself and my needs and treated me better than any man I had previously been involved with

but due to my hostile, angry, and problematic nature at that time, I did not know how to receive his love.

I was in pain. every disagreement we would have, I would lash out physically. did this for seven years and he never hit me back. until he had grown tired and finally fought me back. he whooped my aass,in fact,that was the end of our marriage. my behavior played a very large part in ruining it. iIam accountable for that

though he has forgiven me and we fight to remain friends for the sake of our children, it’s my not-so-flattering truth.

share all of this to say, I could have easily flip the tables, and played the victim card and not have owned up to my behaviors and the roles they played in my destructions.

I could have used the pain of my father’s death as an excuse to stay in pain

I could have continued to make the men in my life responsible for pain the previous cat had inflicted upon me

I could have been vindictive and made my ex-husband’s ability to build a relationship with his children hell for the pain I was in after we broke up.

all of my feelings were valid and weighed heavily on me. but I had no time to be a victim. I had a daughter to raise. I did not want her to see me as a victim. I knew she was watching how I moved and knew it was imperative to her future to witness my strength and consciousness

I had a son to raise. it was a matter of life or death that he understood that women are to be loved and protected by him and that he should never intentionally hurt nor should he ever accept being physically hurt by a woman.

I realized that my misery was my own, no one else’s and I had to CHOOSE to do something about it.

I had to choose to let go of the things that hurt me in my past, starting with the death of my King.

I had to choose love over hate, begrudgery, vindictiveness, and self-pity.

I had to accept that by divine order, The Creator had assigned me such life. and therefore ask, what’s the purpose?

I had to stop resenting my father for leaving me so soon and I had to stop excepting every man to stay with me (especially when I was on some bullshit).

relationships, whether romantic or not are two way streets of accountability. no one owed me anything but, i owed everything to myself. in order to open myself up to receive everything I had coming to me, I had to come to terms with my pain and then let all that bullshit go.

I had to come to terms with the woman I really was and the woman I was trying to become. it was not easy.

being hurt by someone you love is enough to break the strongest person down. but why should that pain destroy you and everything around you?

we are living in a time where women are fed up with being hurt, not being supported, ignored, devalued, and abused. but we can’t lose sight of simple life’s principles

treat others like you wanted to be treated,

love unconditionally (the universe will reward you),

be accountable - recognize the root of your emotions and stop making everyone else responsible for making you feel good.

there’s nothing I value more in this realm than peace of mind. And POM is impossible when holding on to the burdens of your past.

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Tea Facts

Black tea

Think black tea makes you feel good? You’re right. It’s been proven to help you de-stress fast. It also helps eliminate bad breath. Plus medical research indicates that it lowers the risk of heart attacks and strokes, and reduces bad cholesterol.

Green tea

Want to stay slim, trim and beautiful? The antioxidants in green tea just might slow signs of aging, prevent the flu and raise your metabolism. More dramatically, it’s being shown to prevent and slow cancer, and help with arthritis and bad cholesterol too.

Oolong tea

This one’s known as a fat-buster in China, and science is indicating that it does indeed speed up your metabolism, burn fat and block fat absorption! Use it to fight expanding waistlines, high blood pressure, diabetes and heart disease.

White tea

Science is saying that white tea might be more effective than even green tea at preventing cell damage, shrinking cancerous tumours and stopping the growth of cancer cells. Plus it’s becoming the new cosmetic fix for aging skin. Beautiful!

Pu’erh tea

Traditional Chinese medicine prizes Pu’erh as a wonder tea. It’s said to aid digestion, cleanse the blood and help with weight loss. Studies in Europe are also saying it busts cholesterol as effectively as some medications.

Rooibos tea

It’s said that rooibos helps you recover from hangovers, and that it could slow dementia. Plus there’s evidence that it fights skin cancer and boosts the immune system. And it’s supposed to help with insomnia!

Maté tea

Yerba maté is a fabulous stimulant, without the jitters. It’s also full of antioxidants, so there’s scientific speculation that it could have anti-cancer properties, help stimulate the immune system and protect against disease.

Herbal tea

Herbs, spices, fruits and flowers have long been used in traditional medicine to cure everything from headaches, stomach bugs and colds to stress and insomnia. The power of the tea depends on its ingredients.

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