just pretty rocks, or mystical & powerful tools for good?

a short and sweet guide to crystals.

since we’ve just been talking about jewel tones, i’d revisit this post from a while back with another kind of jewel — the almighty crystal. crystals have been around literally forever, naturally, but you gotta admit, they’ve been trendy for a while now and don’t seem to be going away anytime soon. i have always found them beautiful but quite mysterious — as in, i had no clue what their real purpose was. but a few years ago, a good friend filled me in on their magical powers, and we visited the joshua tree rock shop where i bought a lot of crystals, and each one very handily included a slip of paper with all the scoop on what each crystal means and its uses.