Summer Solstice & the Wheel of the Year

Join Adam Barralet, Kyle Perez , Ashley Leavy and Nicholas Pearson in Episode #16 of the Crystal Confab Podcast as they do a deep dive into Larimar meaning, including: Larimar for abundance & love Harmonising water & fire elements with Larimar Larimar for healing your inner child Full Moon in Cancer & Larimar   Tune in now for a deeper look at Larimar meaning! Are you interested in becoming a Certified Crystal Healer? Find out more about the CCH and Advanced Crystal Practitioner Program HERE!

The new year is a common time to make big changes and set the stage for transformation and a fresh start. Most of us have grandiose plans at first, but quickly slip back into old habits. So how can you be sure to stick with your plans and stay on track with your goals in the new year? Try working with these top crystals for new beginnings! Crystals work great along with your intentions for helping you reach your goals. For example, Rhodonite is a fantastic crystal for new beginnings.  To start a new routine in the new year, simply reach for a piece of Rhodonite and hold it in your hands.   Close your eyes and think about exactly what you’d like to do differently in the new year.  Visualize it in great detail - is it a new wellness routine, a commitment to read a book per week, or quitting a habit?  See it as clearly as possible, as if you can see it playing like a movie in your mind’s eye. Once you’ve been able to visualize this new routine, hold the crystal over your heart for a moment to show gratitude to the stone. Your stone has now been imprinted, or programmed, with the information from your visualization.   Once you’ve programmed your stone, simply carry it with you, in your purse, pocket, or handbag.   Any time you feel yourself begin to stray from your new routine, just reach for your stone for a bit of support and a reminder of that good feeling you had during your visualization, as well as a reminder of what you're working toward and why it's important to you. This will help ensure that your good intentions for creating new beginnings keep their momentum the whole year through.   Since you’ll be carrying your stone throughout the day, you’ll need to be sure to cleanse it frequently.  One of the simplest methods of cleansing is to pass it through the smoke of burning herbs. Try rosemary, mugwort, or lavender.   A great alternative method to smoke-cleansing your stones is to ring a bell or sound a chime near your crystal.  Sound is a powerful cleanser of energy and is quick, simple, and convenient. For more ideas, see this article on other common crystal cleansing methods. And while you're cleansing your stones, you may wish to cleanse your space while you're at it. By allowing stagnant energy to linger in your environment, you’re inadvertently telling the Universe that you’re fine with anything in your life that feels stuck.  Clearing this energy out of your space tells the Universe that you’re ready for new energy that's more aligned with your current vision and goals. Click Here to Check Out Our Classic Blog Post on Using Selenite & Black Tourmaline for Cleansing & Protecting Your Space so that you can welcome some new energy in the New Year!   Something important to remember is that new beginnings don't just magically happen. Lasting change typically requires our effort and focus. Many of us remember to do simple things like routine energy cleansing. But when it comes down to energetic self-care, it’s easy to fall short. Quick and easy healing exercises are ideal (because you’ll actually DO them), but are they effective?  Let me put it this way, it's better to do little exercises more frequently because they are quick and easy than to put off energetic self-care because you don’t feel like you have time. It’s almost always better to be doing something than to do nothing at all – especially when it comes to your energetic well-being. Click Here to Check Out Our Classic Blog Post, “3 Tips for Self-Care with Crystals” and get your New Year’s self-care routine in place now!   Do you have big dreams for your personal growth and spiritual journey but sometimes feel like you need extra guidance to stay on track? Crystals can be a powerful ally in aligning your intentions with your daily life. That’s why I’ve created the Crystal Healer’s Datebook:     This all-in-one calendar, spiritual journal, and crystal companion will inspire you to deepen your connection with crysta...

Join Adam Barralet, Kyle Perez , Ashley Leavy and Nicholas Pearson in Episode #15 of the Crystal Confab Podcast as they do a deep dive into Snowflake Obsidian meaning, including: Snowflake Obsidian for balance Harnessing winter season energies with Snowflake Obsidian Snowflake Obsidian for working through grief and personal lows The interplay of stillness and movement within Snowflake Obsidian   Tune in now for a deeper look at Snowflake Obsidian meaning! Are you interested in becoming a Certified Crystal Healer? Find out more about the CCH and Advanced Crystal Practitioner Program HERE!

Join Adam Barralet, Kyle Perez , Ashley Leavy and Nicholas Pearson in Episode #13 of the Crystal Confab Podcast as they do a deep dive into Bumblebee Stone meaning, including: Harnessing joy with Bumblebee Stone Bumblebee Stone for hearth blessings The complex make-up of Bumblebee Stone and how this is reflected in its energy   Tune in now for a deeper look at Bumblebee Stone meaning! Are you interested in becoming a Certified Crystal Healer? Find out more about the CCH and Advanced Crystal Practitioner Program HERE!

Join Adam Barralet, Kyle Perez , Ashley Leavy and Nicholas Pearson in Episode #14 of the Crystal Confab Podcast as they do a deep dive into Arfvedsonite meaning, including: Creating cosmic connection with Arfvedsonite Working with Arfvedsonite to enhance spellwork Arfvedsonite & the New Moon in Capricorn   Tune in now for a deeper look at Arfvedsonite meaning! Are you interested in becoming a Certified Crystal Healer? Find out more about the CCH and Advanced Crystal Practitioner Program HERE!

Join Adam Barralet, Kyle Perez , Ashley Leavy and Nicholas Pearson in Episode #12 of the Crystal Confab Podcast as they do a deep dive into Citrine meaning, including: Working with Citrine during the Solstice Tapping into the spirit of celebration with Citrine Harnessing Citrine energy to unlock your full potential Plus, tune in for a look at whether or not natural Citrine is superior to heat-treated Citrine!   Tune in now for a deeper look at Citrine meaning! Are you interested in becoming a Certified Crystal Healer? Find out more about the CCH and Advanced Crystal Practitioner Program HERE!

Tune into the energies of the Winter Solstice by creating a seasonal Yule Altar with herbs, crystals & more!

Join Adam Barralet and Kyle Perez  in Episode #11 of the Crystal Confab Podcast as they do a deep dive into Petalite meaning, including: Petalite for navigating the Full Moon in Gemini Summoning emotional strength with Petalite Petalite for peace of mind and deeper meditation Raising consciousness with Petalite   Tune in now for a deeper look at Petalite meaning! Are you interested in becoming a Certified Crystal Healer? Find out more about the CCH and Advanced Crystal Practitioner Program HERE!

Join Adam Barralet, Kyle Perez , Ashley Leavy and Nicholas Pearson in Episode #10 of the Crystal Confab Podcast as they do a deep dive into Red Jasper meaning, including: Red Jasper for Pendulum Dowsing and Dream Recall Navigating Mars Retrograde with Red Jasper Balancing the Air Element with Red Jasper's Earth Element Historical perspectives on Red Jasper     Tune in now for a deeper look at Red Jasper meaning! Are you interested in becoming a Certified Crystal Healer? Find out more about the CCH and Advanced Crystal Practitioner Program HERE!

Join Adam Barralet, Kyle Perez and Ashley Leavy in Episode #9 of the Crystal Confab Podcast as they do a deep dive into Blue Barite meaning, including: How Blue Barite can aid in decision-making Working with Blue Barite to promote knowledge expansion Blue Barite for supporting you on your transformation path Blue Barite Meaning & its connection to Mercury Retrograde     Tune in now for a deeper look at Blue Barite meaning! Crystal Confab Podcast Introduction: Are you just starting with crystals? Or maybe you have a whole collection, but aren't sure how to use them? Join 4 crystal nerds, healers, workers, and lovers for crystal confab, a casual chat about all things crystals.   Kyle Perez: Hello, everyone, and welcome to Crystal Confab, our weekly get together where we confab about a different crystal, and this week, we are going to dive into the incredible and rare magic of blue barite. I am, of course, joined by the fabulous panel of Ashley Leavy and Adam Barrelet. How are we today?   Adam Barralet: I'm excited to be talking about a bit of a rare crystal because sometimes the rarer crystals and not a lot of content out there, so it's gonna be a great one to talk about. What about you, Ashley?   Ashley Leavy: Yeah. I agree. These are the kinds of things that, you know, people will often ask about because there's just no resources. So I love getting to do these episodes in addition to the ones we do about the sort of tried and true ones.   Adam: Very true. Very true. And this is a really good week to be talking about blue barite, especially because it is a blue color. And that's you know, I find it works really well with the throat chakra because as many people are probably aware, they're probably seeing on their social media, It's Mercury retrograde. So let me talk a little bit about Mercury retrograde.   First of all, what is a retrograde? Well, what it looks like in the sky is that a planet slams on the brakes and starts going backwards in the sky. It's actually not. That's an optical illusion just because we're on one side or the other side of the sun and so on. But what our ancestors noticed is whatever planet goes into retrograde, while it's in retrograde, whatever it governs, it takes its help away.   So I like to think of the planets as being like our parents, and they kinda go on holidays for a little while. So we know that Mercury goes on holidays for 3 to 4 weeks at a time, 3 to 4 times a year. So during that time, we have 2 options. And unfortunately, there seems to be a lot of focus on the first one. The first one is fall on the floor and cry and blame everything on Mercury because everything goes wrong.   However, what I'm hoping to instill with you today, and I think blue barite is a perfect crystal for that, is option number 2. You're at home by yourself for your first time. Now you could either burn the house down or you can put on your big boy pants or your big girl pants, and you can learn how to do things better. So what we traditionally do find throughout Mercury retrograde, yes, back up your electronics. Yes.   Short trips like car trips can go a little bit wrong, so you wanna leave earlier. If you're traveling by air, definitely allow extra time and that type of thing. But with communication, there'll be communication breakdowns. There'll be misunderstandings. And this can be verbal.   This can be written. This can be text message, contracts, all those different type of things. And that's why you're often recommended not to sign a contract during a Mercury retrograde because you might misread it. Just take a bit more time if you do have to. So this is our opportunity.   When things go wrong, we can either blame someone else, including a bit of rock floating around in our solar system, or we can go, ah, what's the lesson here? What I love about the throat chakra is that the throat chakra for us,