Chrysocolla

Uses: Offers support, helps you meditate and communicate. Inside your home will expel all kinds of negative energies. It’s beneficial for relationships that have become difficult over time, stabilizing them both at a general and personal level. The chrysocolla calms, cleanses and energizes all the farms, aligning them with higher energies, in line with all of them helping them to fulfill and increase their functions. Psychologically, chrysocolla promotes self-awareness and internal balance while imparting confidence and sensitivity. Mentally reduces tensions and keeps the "cold head", fosters truth and impartiality. Emotionally relieves guilt and brings joy.

Color: Greenish blue

Appearance: Vitreous, waxy

Safe for elixir: No, toxic with Copper Sulfide is the teal blue chrysocolla. It’s toxic in water.

Chrysoprase

Uses: It induces deep meditative states, fosters hope and gives understanding. Helps the expression of talents, stimulating creativity and personal relationships. It energizes the heart and the sacrum chakra, in addition to channeling universal energy to the physical body. Psychologically it is a relaxing stone, stimulating the acceptance of oneself and others. Mentally stimulates fluent speech and mental dexterity and, emotionally, brings a sense of security and confidence, favoring independence and commitment. On a curative level, it is excellent for sleep and rest. Use it as an elixir in acute cases or simply wear it where it suits

Color: Green

Appearance: Greasy, vitreous once polished

Safe for elixir: Yes.

Stibnite

Uses: Is a strong transformation stone that activates and helps align all chakras. This crystal is associated with the planet and god Pluto, which is the ruler of all things; rebirth, transformation, intensity, and power. It helps one shed their skin like that of a snake and transform into who you truly want to be. Stibnite pushes us to be the highest version of ourselves and live a life full of things most relatable to you and your interests, helping us to break structures if necessary. This mineral brings out the best in us so that we may be able to bring out the best in others. Using Stibnite with other stones can multiply the power and healing properties they both contain. 

Color: Lead grey

Appearance: Metallic

Safe for elixir: No, contains lead and antimony.

Garnet

Uses:  It’s a very energizing and regenerating gem. Cleans and energizes the chakras. It inspires love and devotion, very useful in moments of personal crisis. Strengthens and activates and the survival instinct, providing courage and hope. Mentally it helps to abandon obsolete and old ideas while, emotionally, it frees you from taboos and gives you self-confidence. A healing level is a very useful crystal together with others since it activates them and extends their effect. Useful in the third eye to remember past lives. Garnet has several varieties:

Almandine: It is a very regenerating garnet that brings strength and vigor. Open the upper mind and open the path between the base and coronary chakra.

Grossular: Useful to have in difficult times. Teach to stay relaxed.

Hessonite: Eliminates feelings of guilt and inferiority. It helps to look for new vital challenges besides opening intuition. Pyrope: Provides vitality and charisma promoting an excellent quality of life. It unifies the creative forces and protects the base and coronary chakras.

Espesartina: It imparts the will to help others and strengthens the heart. Power analytical processes and the rational mind.

 Uvarovite: It links the soul with its universal nature and stimulates the heart chakra while enhancing spiritual relationships. It has relaxing qualities.

Color: Multiple, except for blue

Appearance: Vitreous, resinous

Safe for elixir: No, garnets contain the toxic element Aluminum and are hence toxic in water.

Fulgurite

Uses: It's a mineral that is formed by the impact of rays on a sand land, concentrates a lot of energy in a very small space, because of this contains high-frequency energy produced in its formation. It has been used anciently to carry prayers to the universe. Psychologically, opens the way to new behaviors that serve your current being and to a superior state of evolution. On a mental level, the fulgurite teaches you to cling to your best intentions. Place it delicately where it is most appropriate, in or around the body.

Color: Black, brown, green and translucent white

Appearance: Vitreous, sandy

Safe for elixir: Yes, although the chemical composition or impurities may vary depending on the soil on which the ray has struck.

Galena

Uses: The galena is a stone of harmony that provides balance at all levels, harmonizes the physical, subtle and spiritual planes. It is a mineral to touch the earth, anchor and concentrate. It helps to open the mind, expand ideas and dissolve the assumptions of the past.

Color: Lead grey

Appearance: Metalic

Safe for elixir: No, Contains high levels of lead. Don’t ingest, will rust in water. Wash hands after use, keep away from children.

  Labradorite

Uses: Highly mystical and protective, it diverts unwanted forces from the aura and forms a barrier to negative energies. Very esoteric that facilitates the initiation to the mysteries. Labradorite aligns the physical and etheric bodies, stimulates intuition and psychic gifts. Psychologically dissipates fears and insecurities. Strengthens faith in the self and confidence in the universe. It calms the hyperactive mind and stimulates the imagination, it also provides contemplation and introspection. Compatible with the heart chakra.

Color: Greenish, blue, gray-white.

Appearance: Sub-vitreous

Safe for elixir: No, contains aluminum, will dissolve in water.

Lapis lazuli

Uses: The lapis lazuli opens the third eye and balances the throat chakra. It'is a stone that helps to release stress quickly, providing a deep peace. Charges serenity within and brings the key to spiritual realization. It is a protective stone that contacts guardian spirits. Recognizes attacks as a mirror, blocking and returning it to its origin. Harmonizes the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual levels, providing a deep inner knowledge, when all of them are balanced. It's a powerful amplifier of thought, brings clarity and objectivity. Encourages creativity and helps to face the truth.

Color: Blue

Appearance: Vitreous

Safe for elixir: No, the pyrite inclusions may contain copper or sulfur (poisonous).  Also, porous don’t soak in water

Prehnite

Uses: Prehnite is the stone of purity. It represents power and self-confidence. It helps eliminate shyness. It's a stone of unconditional love and is also a  good crystal to heal. It induces a deep meditation in which the superior self is contacted and helps to always be prepared in any situation. It is a crystal that seals the auric field, creating a protective shield of divine energy. It's very effective in creating circles since it calms the environment providing peace and protection. Useful in any part of the body.

Color: green, gray, greenish-yellow

Appearance: Pearly vitreous

Safe for elixir: No, contains aluminum

Septarian

Uses:  Spiritually harmonizes emotions and intellect with the higher mind and, mentally, offers support with new ideas, helping to manifest them. Emotionally nourishes and calms feelings and, on a physical level, detects and balances the body's energy blockages. It also facilitates communication with our Mother Earth. It's said to help in healing and overall health. Good especially in the root and solar plexus chakra, helps early recovery or healing and stimulates cell regeneration.

Color: Yellowish, brownish and whitish colors

Appearance: Vitreous to greasy, translucent to opaque

Safe for elixir: No, may contain chalcedony (copper) and limestone.

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Amazonite

Uses: The amazonite has a powerful filtering action. On a physical level, it blocks geopathic tensions, as well as protecting against electromagnetic pollution. At the mental level, it filters the information that passes through the brain and combines it with intuition. It is a stone with a relaxing effect, useful for analyzing different sides of a situation. On an emotional level, the Amazonite relieves emotional trauma, calming worry and fear. Dissipates negative energy and anger. On a curative level, the Amazonite heals and opens the chakras of the heart and throat, promoting loving communication. It also opens the third eye and the intuition. The best place to position it is on the affected point or wear it to protect from radiation. You can also place it near computers or attached to your mobile phone.

Color: Green-blue

Appearance: Vitreous.

Safe for elixir: No, contains copper.

Chalcedony 

Uses: Chalcedony is a stone that enhances community and goodwill, favoring group stability. It can also favor telepathy. Chalcedony harmonizes the mind, body, emotions, and spirit. Giving feelings of benevolence and generosity. Dissipates hostility and transforms melancholy into joy, it has transmutation properties. Psychologically relieves self-doubt and facilitates constructive internal reflection, creating a more open and enthusiastic personality. At the healing level, physical energy increases, balancing the different bodies, physical and subtle ones. The best position for chalcedony is in the fingers, around the neck or, wherever the access is for the function that has to be exercised.

Color: Multiple.

Appearance: Greasy, vitreous once polished

Safe for elixir: Toxic, contains copper.

Blue Chalcedony

Uses: It’s a wonderful healing stone. It has soothing and refreshing energy, helping to achieve peace of mind. Good to activate and help the throat chakra (Vishuddha), in addition to facilitating the expression of thoughts and feelings. It allows us to access higher energies. Psychologically it counteracts the repression and suppression of feelings that arise from the fear of being judged and rejected. It is especially useful for helping men to release and accept their sensitivity and to welcome their natural feelings, preventing the development of diseases due to unexpressed emotions. Mentally, it helps verbal communication or not of thoughts and feelings, counteracting mental tension. Emotionally neutralizes the feelings of anger due to its soft and peaceful energies. Spiritually clears the throat chakra so that the highest spiritual truths can be expressed. Useful for mediumship. The best place for placement will depend on the use that will be given.

Color: Blue

Appearance: Vitreous

Safe for elixir: Toxic, contains copper.

Aventurine

Uses: In contact with a mobile phone, shields the electromagnetic emanations of it. Psychologically reinforces the qualities of leadership and decision. It promotes compassion and empathy while promoting perseverance. It helps you stabilize your mental state, stimulates perception and enhances creativity. Physically; It creates a feeling of well-being, balances the masculine and feminine energies while protecting the heart chakra (Anahata). At the curative level, it benefits the nervous system and stimulates the metabolism. It has anti-inflammatory effects and, taken as elixir helps relieve epidermis problems.

Color: Green.

Appearance: vitreous

Safe for elixir: Yes.

Azurite

Uses: Guides the psychic and intuitive development. It drives the soul towards enlightenment. It cleanses and stimulates the third eye and tunes you with spiritual guidance and allows you to travel astral or out of the body in an organic, simple and safe way. Azurite is a powerful healing stone that facilitates psychosomatic understanding of the effect of the mind and emotions on the body. Mentally it helps you to a clear understanding, with new expectations and expand your mind. Emotionally, azurite cleanses stress, grief, worry, and sadness, transmuting fears and phobias. Ideal if you hold it in your right hand and over the third eye, if not possible, take it in contact over the body.

Color: Blue

Appearance: Vitreous. 

Safe for elixir: No, contains copper.

Baryte

Uses: It facilitates intuitive vision. It is a traditional stone to travel because it stimulates dreams, as well as its memory. Spiritually it is a useful stone to clean and rebalance the entire chakra system and, on a psychological level, barite helps boost autonomy and independence. It helps to overcome shyness and focus the mind in addition to interpersonal communication, helping to recognize where your limits are. At the mental level, it's good for memory and to enhance the ability to organize and express feelings. Emotionally, benefits platonic friendships and fosters intimacy and understanding in relationships of all kinds.

Color: Varieties

Appearance: Vitreous

Safe for elixir: Yes, it is extremely insoluble, and therefore practically harmless, being used for example in medicine (It can cause side effects with sustained use or in excessive amounts.)

Calcite

Uses: (Common among varieties) It’s a powerful amplifier and energy cleaner. With its mere presence, it cleanses the negative energies of the environment and enhances your personal reserves, in addition to removing stagnant energy from the body. It is a spiritual stone that facilitates the opening of higher consciousness and psychic abilities. Psychologically it connects the emotions with the intellect creating increased emotional intelligence. Mentally it helps to relax the mind, teaches discernment and analysis, stimulates perceptions and enhances memory. It relieves emotional tension and transforms into serenity as it is a stabilizing stone. Hold it or place it where it is most appropriate or as an elixir. Compatible with sleep, they are also well known as crystals that can help prevent nightmares, that’s why you can put calcites around your bed. Popular with reiki.

Orange: Aids you balance emotions, dissipating fear and assistance with depression, while it also helps you to dissolve problems.

Blue: Relaxing properties, so it dissolves pain, relieves nerves and reduces anxiety, freeing you from negative emotions. Especially good in the fifth chakra to help communication.

Yellow: It induces deep states of relaxation, which is why it's an enhancer in meditation and spiritual connection. Use it as an elixir to raise the vibration and, in the coronary chakra and solar plexus to exercise their function.

Green: It helps disappear old beliefs to put aside things we don't need, expands our minds. Attacks our laziness by giving us good energies and activation of our body. If we use it our confidence in ourselves and others will increase.

Pink: Helps you to accept yourself and your actions, it helps to let go of past experiences, especially when you still feel fear or sorrow for something that happened.

It facilitates the flow of energy from the crown chakra to the heart.

Color: Varieties.

Appearance:  Vitreous, pearly.

Safe for elixir: Yes (will dissolve).

Carnelian

Uses: It’s a high-energy stabilizing mineral, excellent for restoring vitality and motivation while stimulating creativity. Psychologically it helps to accept the cycle of life and dissolve the fear of death. It instills courage, dissipates apathy and motivates you to succeed in business. It helps you to trust yourself and your perceptions, mentally improve analytical abilities, clarifies perception and, during meditation, helps to withdraw erratic thoughts. Emotionally it helps to protect against envy, anger, and resentment that someone may have on you while calming your anger and dissipating negativities in your person.

Color: Red- Orange

Appearance: Vitreous

Safe for elixir: Yes, in low quantities (saltwater can cause fractures)

Celestine

Uses: It has high vibration. It's very useful to stimulate clairvoyant communication, the memory of dreams and trips outside the body. Heals the aura and brings balance and creativity. Psychologically it imparts a soft strength and inner peace while helping you to open up to new experiences. Mentally, brings calm, dispersing concerns promoting mental clarity and fluid communication. At the healing level, being a blue crystal, it's effective in opening and healing the throat chakra. Place it in the right place on the body, to meditate or to read a crystal ball. In the third eye, it will help you to open a connection with higher and universal energies and, in a room, it will help to raise the vibration of this.

Color: Light Blue, Colorless, Yellowish

Appearance: Vitreous, pearly

Safe for elixir: No, may dissolve, contains strontium. Soluble forms of Strontium have the opportunity to contaminate water.

Hematoid Quartz (Jacinto de Compostela)

Uses: The hematoid quartz is really powerful to block bad energies, it absorbs them and then blocks them, protecting its wearer, at the same time attracting positive energies, being one of the best quartz if not the best to block or attract different types of energies. Increase concentration levels, thus helping to enter deep meditative states. The hematoid quartz is in harmony with all the chakras of the body, so it has the power to relieve physical pain in any part of the body. It removes fears and nightmares and gives you peace and emotional tranquility, anchoring positive vibes.

Color: From brown to black

Appearance: Vitreous

Safe for elixir: Yes, in low quantities.

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Autonomous (“Right”) motives:

Wanting the fun and enjoyment.

Wanting to explore and learn about your sexuality.

Believing it is an important experience to have.

Nonautonomous (“Wrong”) Motives:

Wanting to feel better about yourself or to avoid other unpleasant feelings.

Wanting to please someone else (e.g., your partner or friends).

Wanting to get a favor, material reward, or revenge.

Hoping it would lead to a long-term relationship.

Not actually wanting to hook up, but being somehow tricked or coerced into it, or too intoxicated to make a responsible decision

People who have more sex report higher self-esteem, life satisfaction and quality of life. In contrast, lower frequency of sex and avoiding sex are linked to psychological distress, anxiety, depression and relationship problems. 

For both genders, loneliness reduces the amount of time spent with other people and the opportunity for interactions with others and intimacy. Individuals who are lonely sometimes replace actual sexual relations with the use of pornography. This becomes important as pornography may negatively affect sexual performance over time.

Many older adults do not engage in sex because of shame and feelings of guilt,

Researchers examining the mental health associations of hookup sex also report that participants who were not depressed before showed more depressive symptoms and loneliness after engaging in casual sex.

You may assume you have good reason to be down or that depression is just part of aging.

You may be isolated—which in itself can lead to depression—with few around to notice your distress.

You may not realize that your physical complaints are signs of depression.

You may be reluctant to talk about your feelings or ask for help.

Mood: anxiety, apathy, general discontent, guilt, hopelessness, loss of interest, loss of interest or pleasure in activities, mood swings, or sadness

Sleep: early awakening, excess sleepiness, insomnia, or restless sleep

Whole body: excessive hunger, fatigue, loss of appetite, or restlessness

Behavioral: agitation, excessive crying, irritability, or social isolation

Cognitive: lack of concentration, slowness inactivity, or thoughts of suicide

Weight: weight gain or weight loss also common: poor appetite or repeatedly going over thoughts.

The hallmark of smiling depression is sadness. The smile and external façade is a defense mechanism, an attempt to hide their true feelings. A person could be experiencing sadness about a failed relationship, career challenges, or lacking what they view as a true purpose in life.

The sadness might also manifest as a constant, overall feeling that “something just isn’t right.”Other common symptoms of smiling depression are feelings of anxiety, fear, anger, fatigue, irritability, hopelessness, and despair. Those suffering from this and other forms of depression may also experience problems sleeping, a lack of enjoyment in pleasurable activities, and a loss of libido. Everybody’s experience is different. It’s possible to feel just one or many of these symptoms. Another way to think about smiling depression is to see it as wearing a mask. People suffering from smiling depression may offer no hint of their problem to the outside world. They often maintain a full-time job, run a family household, participate in sports, and have a fairly active social life. With their mask on, everything looks great, even at times perfect. 

TUTORIAL DE RUNAS (FUTHARK ANTIGUO) 

1) Get a wooden cylinder or a thick branch, long enough to make 24 runes, preferably from a tree that bears fruit (runes don’t need to be perfect or uniform) 

-consigue un cilindro de madera, o rama gruesa, lo suficientemente larga como para hacer 24 runas, preferentemente de un arbol que dé frutos (las runas no tienen que ser perfectas, o uniformes)

2) Cut slices of the thickness you want.

-corta rodajas del grosor que desees.

3) Depending on the tool you use, the edges will be rough and harsh, to avoid that you’ll need a sandpaper.

-Dependiendo de la herramienta que uses para cortar la madera, los bordes quedarán ásperos y duros, para evitar esto, necesitarás un papel de lija. 

4) Once you get the edges soft and smooth, you’ll need a pencil to mark the symbols to guide the carving. 

-Una vez que los bordes estén lisos y suaves, requerirás un lápiz para marcar el sóimbolo y así guiar el tallado. 

5) This step is optional but recommended according to some books, bathe your runes in hot olive oil, in a pot or pan.

-Este paso es ompletamente opcional, pero recomendado en algunos libros. Baña tus runas en aceite de oliva con la ayuda de una olla o sartén. 

6) It's time to apply the paint, Some experts say that it is advisable to mix the paint with a little part of your blood to seal the runes with your energy and give them life, in this way they won't be loaded with other energies, from a consultant, patient, etc.

-Es hora de aplicar la pintura, algunos entendidos dicen que es recomendable mezclar la pintura con una pequeña parte de tu propia sangre y así darles vida, de esta forma, no serán cargadas con otras energías, ya sea de un paciente, consultante, etc.

paint isn’t the only way to make the symbol clearer, you can burn the symbol with a soldering iron, it’s up to you (some people sing the rune name while doing this) 

-la pintura no es la unica manera de hacer que símbolo se vea más claramente, también puedes quemar el símbolo con la ayuda de un cautín, eso depende de ti (algunas personas cantan el nombre de la runa mientras crean el símbolo) 

7) Applying varnish to the wood is another optional step, but I did it because I think it protects the wood and the paint of the symbol.

-Aplicar barniz a la madera es otro paso opcional, pero lo hice porque considero que proteje a la madera y a la pintura del símbolo.

And that’s it, now they only have to be activated :) 

Past life oracle cards 

By Doreen Virtue and Brian L. Weiss  44 cards and guide book

Your eternal soul has lived other lifetimes that affect your current career, health, relationships, family, and life lessons. Doreen Virtue and Brian Weiss, M.D., have teamed up to create an easy-to-use, safe, and gentle tool to uncover messages from and about your past lives.

The Spirit Animal Oracle 

By Colette Baron-Reid  A 68-Card Deck and Guidebook

They urge us to reclaim our essential Truth - that we are one in Spirit, connected to every living thing on this earth in a unified consciousness. Every animal has a transcendent archetypal symbolism, a universal meaning holding a message of deep, enduring truth.

Magick of You Oracle: Unlock Your Hidden Truths

By Fiona Horne 36 cards deck and guide book

Magick of You Oracle will help you navigate obstacles to clear a path in times of need. Tap into universal wisdom and enhance your own inner vision to heal recurring problems in your life

Sacred spirit reading cards

By Anna Stark A 36 card deck and guide book 

A supportive tool for professional therapists, well-being modalities and healing practitioners in all areas of energy medicine, these cards will uplift your spirit and soul and help awaken your higher self so you can create clear connections for inner guidance.

Sacred power reading cards

By Anna Stark A 36 card deck and guide book 

Provides self-empowerment and healing by delving deep into sacred symbols, totem animals and the spiritual realms. This deck will awaken your spirit’s path and open your heart towards new possibilities and guidance. The cards also serve as a supportive tool for healing practitioners in Reiki, Kinesiology, Counselling, Theta Healing, and many others.  

Crystal Wisdom Healing Oracle

By Judy Hall A 50 card deck and guide book 

Crystals have been used for divination and healing since ancient times. Their powerful intrinsic energies can serve as mirrors to reveal your true path and link you to the part of yourself that is all-seeing and all-knowing

Hedgewitch Botanical Oracle

By Siolo Thompson A 40 cards deck and guide book

Let the spirits of the plants be your allies and friends. This gracefully illustrated deck will support you with insights gleaned from traditional herb lore, providing guidance and perspective from the thin places between one world and another. Designed to awaken your natural intuition, this collection of forty elegant botanical cards from the creator of the Linestrider Tarot draws inspiration from healers and helpers who work in the mysterious realms of wilderness and spirit.

Botanical Inspirations

By  Lynn Araujo, Joseph Pierre A 44 cards deck and guide book

R. Black tarot

The true black tarot

The fairy tale tarot by yoshi yoshitani 

The cryptic tarot

The wooden tarot