CRYSTALS: Tigers Eye

We have just finished working with Tigers Eye in the Oakland Metaphysical Group (OMG). These golden stones really ground the powerful energies of the sun into our bodies, helping in confidence, courage and logical thinking in business.

*If you're feeling spaced out, holding or wearing Tigers Eye will really help you to connect back to this physical reality.

*Placing a statue or sphere of Tigers Eye will really boost rational thinking in business dealings.

*Wearing Tigers Eye can really boost up your confidence and personal power

*Using a Tigers Eye wand or point can stabilize emotions

*A Tigers Eye Merkaba will help to absorb the energy of the sun into your physical body

For those of you have attended OMG are entitled to a discount on all stones we use in the circles, and this Monday is the last week for Tigers Eye, so please do let me know if you wanted to make a purchase for continued use on your own!

Sheila Satin
Crystal Healer
http://www.satincrystals.com
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EVENT: OMG Ulexite

This week's Oakland Metaphysical Group focused once again on Malachite, throwing in Rose Quartz to balance out the strong energies of Malachite. WE also introduced Ulexite as seen in the picture, charging and cleaning in the brown rice!

ULEXITE

Ulexite is found in two forms:

1. Ulexite is found with the mineral Borax in dry regions. Temporary lakes form in these dry regions during rainy season thanks to the runoff of nearby mountains. These mountains are rich in minerals that eventually become so highly concentrated by evaporation that they are able to form Ulexite crystals. The evaporated crystals of Ulexite commonly form a "cotton ball" tuft like Okenite’s fuzzy hairball appearance. These are found in 3-4 in. balls in the Mojave Desert of S. Nevada and California. Similar occurrences are found in Chile and Argentina and Kazakhstan.

2. Ulexite is also found in a vein-like beds composed of closely-packed fibrous crystals in Boron, California (in Mojave Desert above Los Angeles). This unique stone is known as "TV Rock" because of its unusual optical characteristics. The fibers of Ulexite act like a Little TV, so any text or image at the bottom of the stone appears as if it is on top. For this effect to be seen, the crystal must be polished and the surface smooth.

*Each fiber of ulexite transmits light and images, which paved the way for the invention of fiber optics, which transmits images along a bundle of threadlike crystals.

Ulexite has a hardness of 2 on Mohs Scale of Hardness (softer than a fingernail). It decomposes in hot water.

Energetically, Ulexite is all about clarity of sight:

· Place over the eyelids for clearing tension from the eyeballs

· Place on the third eye to connect with your spiritual path

· Use to clarify problems in your life and help activate a solution

· Under pillow for dream clarification

· Helps you to read others more clearly and know their true intentions

Oakland Metaphysical Group (OMG) meets every Monday 6:30pm-7pm in West Oakland. Please email sheila@idigcrystals.com for details and to rsvp! Beginners and Advanced welcome!

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EVENT: OMG Malachite

This week we added Malachite to our Oakland Metaphysical Group’s practice. Together with the grounding effects of Tigers Eye, Malachite stirred up the energies in our hearts. For some it was too much, for others it was not enough...

Malachite is a beautiful, green-banded stone which is an altered form of copper. Malachite occurs when copper reacts with carbonated water or limestone. More water in the copper makes the green lighter; less water in the copper makes the green darker. The black bands of Malachite are ones that formed without water.

The weathered green you see on copper roofs is a form of Malachite. Bronze objects partially or wholly converted into malachite have been found at ancient Assyrian sites.

Malachite is a 3.5 - 4 on Mohs Scale of Hardness, a relatively soft stone, easily scratched. It is the same hardness as Calcite or Fluorite. Protect it from temperature changes & prolonged sunshine.

Zaire is a popular country for Malachite, but it is also found in many other places around the world.

Energetically:

• Malachite is also known as the POWER STONE.
• It has a strong, aggressive energy, effective in releasing trapped emotions and bringing change to those who are ready for it
• Working with Malachite can be a draining experience as it clears out your aura of negative experiences.
• Malachite breaks unwanted ties and bad habits
• It helps you to become more independent and responsible for your own actions
• It releases inhibitions and encourages expressing feelings
• Malachite is great in releasing psychosomatic problems developed in this life or past lives.
• It restores our ability to breathe deeply.
• You may want to counter the energy of Malachite with gentle energies of soothing stones like Rose Quartz
• Malachite enhances negative and positive energies, so it is only recommended for use on mellow, yin energy people or in balance with a softer stone
• For those who are balanced, confident and optimistic, Malachite will increase these energies

NOTES: Cleaning – do not use salt which will scratch the surface.

Malachite dust can be toxic if inhaled in excess.

Do not drink gem elixirs used from the raw material.

It may cause slight heart palpitations, if you are feeling uncomfortable, remove it immediately and replace it with a gentler stone.

If you are in the San Francisco Bay area, our Oakland Metaphysical Group meets every Monday from 6:30-7pm, feel free to email me at sheila@idigcrystals.com to join.

To obtain your own Malachite stones or have a jewelry piece custom designed, come to our store in San Francisco: Satin Crystals, 1718a Polk Street, San Francisco, California or visit us online at http://stores.ebay.com/satincrystals.

CRYSTALS: Tigers Eye

During the past two weeks we have been working with TIGERS EYE crystals in my Oakland Metaphysical Group. Here are some properties of TIGERS EYE:

Tigers Eye is a form of QUARTZ. It is is tough like Quartz: a 6-7 on the Mohs Scale of Hardness. It is hard, unbendable and glass-like.

There is debate on how Tigers Eye has formed:

1. One school of thought says that Tigers Eye starts out as Crocidolite Asbestos (a fibrous blue mineral made of Iron and Sodium). Over time Quartz becomes embedded in the Crocidolite fibers. It absorbs and replaces the Crocidolite, but retains the fiberous shape of the former mineral. Traces of the Crocidolite's Iron remain to give the stone its golden color and is known as Tigers Eye. (If less Iron remains, the stone will be more of the original blue Crocidolite color and this is known as Hawk's Eye.)

2. The other school of thought says that the Crocidolite and Quartz form together at the same time in a sealed, vein-filling formation.

Either way, the fibers of the Tigers Eye are bent and crumpled rather than straight. We can therefore see a brilliant, silky iridescent effect in the stone known as chatoyancy. The more chatoyant the stone, the more valuable to the collector.

In healing, we can use any piece of Tigers Eye, it will have the same metaphysical properties despite its relative beauty:

• Tigers Eye is a great grounding stone (pulls you down to reality)
• Tigers Eye retains the energy of the sun, working to bring this brilliant light energy through your physical body, grounding you to the earth.
• Golden Tigers Eye is great for the Solar Plexus Chakra, bringing emotional wellbeing, confidence and courage.
• Tigers Eye is a great business stone, bringing logical thinking into your dealings, keeping the emotional level balanced.
• Tigers Eye is especially effective for stubborn people, helping to bring a positive and open-minded attitude for those willing to let go of their old habits.

If you are in the area, our Oakland Metaphysical Group meets every Monday from 6:30-7pm, feel free to email me at sheila@idigcrystals.com to join.

To obtain your own Tigers Eye stones or have a jewelry piece custom designed, come to our store in San Francisco: Satin Crystals, 1718a Polk Street, San Francisco, California or visit us online at http://stores.ebay.com/satincrystals.

May you be touched by the light of the sun,

Sheila Satin

www.satincrystals.com

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EVENT: OMG

Hi Everyone, thanks to those who joined us last Monday for the Tigers Eye crystal meditations. We did our grounding meditation to connect with physical energy and to this present reality. Then, we did our crystal meditation, imagining that we were inside our stones. This is all for relaxation, focus and enjoying the present moment.

Next Monday we are adding on MALACHITE crystals. This is a deep green, banded crystal which is popularly used to release emotional traumas of the heart. The Heart and relationship is something that most all of us are in desperate need of strengthening.

If you do not have your own stones, I will provide them for yo to use free in the session. Additionally, if you like any crystals that we use in our sessions, you are welcome to purchase them from us at a student discount. We are also all contributing our loose change to a donation box that we will decide what to do with at the end of the year!

RSVP if you are coming this Monday 6:30 sharp to 7pm.

I will go over the properties of Tigers Eye again and explain Malachite. If you have anything to add, you are most welcome.

We will be doing a grounding exercise standing up and then we will be doing a layout, so please bring yoga mats or something for you to LIE DOWN on!

You do not need to know anything about crystals to join us. Just be open minded and ready to enter a world of imagination and relaxation. Friends welcome.

Sheila Satin

Oakland Metaphysical Group
location: West Oakland, California

sheila@idigcrystals.com

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