Happy Earth Day!

As a consciously-sourced crystal shop, we understand the powerful connection between crystals, the earth, and our own well-being. That's why Earth Day is such an important day for us to celebrate a...

Metaphysical Properties of Chrysocolla

Chrysocolla, with its beautiful blue-green hues, offers balance, tranquility, and purification. It supports communication, self-expression, and is associated with wisdom and unconditional love.

Why You Need Support

Why get support from a crystal healer or instructional designer?  A lot of us grew up hearing messages that independence was the way to go, so we tried to be hyper independent in our lives: not wa...

How Online Courses and Crystal Healing are Similar

How developing online courses is a lot like working with crystals  You've likely met me as a crystal seller, crystal healer, or crystal educator. You may have found me through my shop, Mooncat Cry...

How to Use Selenite

Selenite is a high-vibrational stone, meaning it uplifts the energy and frequency around it. Here are three ways you can use selenite:

Crystals + the Libra Full Moon

The Libra Full Moon: A Time for Transformation and Crystal Magic The full moon is a powerful time to connect with the moon's energy and harness its transformative power. As the moon reaches its p...

3 Ways to Relax

And, if you've been around here for any amount of time, this probably isn't the first time you've heard me say that. Here are 3 ways I love to relax, that you can try, too.

Metaphysical Properties of Labradorite

Labradorite's energetic properties include enhancing intuition, dispelling negativity, and facilitating self-expression. It fosters clarity, connection to higher realms, and personal transfo...

How to Know When to Work with Crystals

If you're wondering WHEN or HOW to work with crystals...and what that even means, anyway...then you're in the right place.

Aries New Moon, Spring Equinox, Astrological New Year

This week is jam-packed with energetic and astro magic: It's the Spring Equinox, the start of Aries Season and the Astrological New Year, AND a new moon in Aries! Let's dive into what all of this m...

Crystals for International Women's Day

Happy International Women's Day! International Women's Day is a time to celebrate the strength, resilience, and achievements of women all around the world. It is a day to recognize the incredible ...

Here's How to Love Yourself More - Right Now

Self-love is an incredibly important part of our overall well-being, and it's something we would all benefit from practicing more of. Here are some ways to boost your self love practice today!

Using Crystals to Support your Goal or Intention Setting

Crystals can be powerful tools for setting and achieving our goals. Here's one way to use them along with intention setting, to begin to create positive change in your life.

Creating Your 2023 with Crystals - Part 2

  Welcome to our crystals for the New Year, Part 2! I hope your 2023 is moving along! Here is Part 2 of our New Year crystal recommendations - and this time, we're featuring crystals for getting ...

Happy New Year!

Welcome to 2023! I decided to reboot and revamp an older blog post for you this year - because it has so much great crystal info! I'm splitting it into two parts - so here's part 1! It's a new yea...

Crystals for Capricorn Season

Crystals to Support You During Capricorn Season As we enter the season of Capricorn, it's a perfect time to focus on the grounding and stabilizing energy of crystals. Capricorn, symbolized by the ...

Crystals: A Quick Overview

If you are really new to the world of crystals, this post is for you! When you're just getting started, it can be overwhelming to read about all of the different types of crystals, how to use them...

Metaphysical Properties of Turquoise

Turquoise is a December birthstone and a great stone for those born under the Sagittarius zodiac sign. Its calming energy supports the throat chakra and helps with speaking your truth, being confid...

Our Crystal Picks for December

Try out these crystals this December to activate winter magic These crystals are perfect for December: their calming, clearing properties are perfect to support you through the hustle and bustle of...

Metaphysical Properties of Selenite

This blog is about selenite generally and applies to selenite, satin spar, and gypsum. All of these have similar properties – even though they are not exactly the same – and are generally discussed...

Thanksgiving Thoughts - Gratitude in Motion

What if I told you that there's actually nothing wrong with indulging in some good food, rest, family, and shopping this weekend?

4 High Vibration Crystals for Your Collection

Raise Your Vibration This week in our live sale, we featured a number of crystals that are known as "high vibrational" stones - but what does that even mean? And why would you want them - or, why ...

Metaphysical Properties of Sunstone

Sunstone is warming, energetic, and radiant - just like the sun. It is said to help boost confidence, increase vitality, and support independence and agency. Sunstone is also said to be a stone of ...

Tapping Into Halloween Magic All Year

In the season of witches, ghosts, potions, spells, and otherworldly monsters, everything seems more possible. The mysterious and strange is the norm, not the outlier. The impossible feels close. Ma...

Metaphysical Properties of Opal

Ethiopian opals are said to activate the root chakra and the sacral chakra. Having them around is said be good for helping to ground you, give you a feeling of safety, and help you express the trut...

7 Crystal Mistakes You're Probably Making - And How to Fix Them

There's so much info out there...as well as some questionable advice. Here are 7 crystal mistakes you're probably making - and how to fix them. 

Metaphysical Properties of Celestite

Celestite encourages deep relaxation, inner peace, and connection with higher realms. It also enhances spiritual communication, intuition, and divine guidance.

Is it Blue Calcite or Celestite?

How to Tell Blue Calcite and Celestite Apart  ...once and for all.  If you saw my recent post about Common Crystal Mix-Ups, you saw that I hate when there's confusion between blue calcite and cel...

Confused About These Common Crystals? Don't Be!

Common Crystal Mix-Ups There are SO MANY crystals out there - and "new finds" being uncovered all of the time. It can be hard to pick up on some of the subtleties between crystals, and the names...

Black Tourmaline Metaphysical Properties

Black tourmaline is said to purify energy, clear negativity and stagnation, and create energetic boundaries.