Love is in the Earth

Love is in the Earth, a name borrowed lovingly from author Melody's book Love Is in the Earth: A Kaleidoscope of Crystals: The Reference Book Describing the Metaphysical Properties of the Mineral Kingdom, is a blog dedicated to photos and 'meanings' of crystals and gemstones. By no means does this indicate that we are anti-science or anti-medicine just because we view the health of the planet and its inhabitants through a holistic and metaphysical lens. We're simply here to enjoy the beauty that the earth herself creates.

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Hello from Love is in the Earth

Do you like crystals? Are you a geology nerd? Do you just like how pretty they are? Do you accept the metaphysical and holistic properties?

Love is in the Earth, which I borrowed from the title of Melody's book by the same name, is a new side blog brought to you by me, @mischief-and-tea-by-the-sea. I co-run fandom side blogs as well with one of my best friends @scottxlogan, as well as running the blog @mimirs-well, which is a tarot, divination, and psychic readings blog. Feel free to poke around my regular blog if you're interested in fandom, photography, tea, cat videos, dog videos, etc.

I'm going to try and update this one at least semi-regularly with photos of crystals and minerals, sometimes with their geological information and even more often with their metaphysical properties. If there are any crystals you want to know about that I haven't posted yet, please feel free to Ask Me, but I will say that I'm not opening my blog to anon asks at this time. Don't worry, though. I won't bite.

Also, in case anyone is worried that I'm advocating the use of stones as a cure-all for physical ailments, know that I'm not. These don't replace doctors or medications. I copied this from one of the metaphysical sites I use, so this should (hopefully) put anyone at ease who thinks that I was saying otherwise. (So hey, don't make anymore hate comments at me, okay?)

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Filipino artist, Gregory Halili, carves intricate skulls into mother of pearl shells.

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Emplectite

Chemical Formula: CuBiS2 Locality: Czechoslovakia at Schlaggenwald, Bohemia. Name Origin: From the Greek emplektos, “interwoven.”

Physical Properties

Cleavage: {001} Perfect Color: Gray, Grayish yellow, Silver white, Tin white. Density: 6.3 – 6.5, Average = 6.4 Diaphaneity: Opaque Fracture: Brittle – Generally displayed by glasses and most non-metallic minerals. Hardness: 2 – Gypsum Luminescence: Non-fluorescent. Luster: Metallic Magnetism: Nonmagnetic Streak: black

Geology Page

Emplectite is a rare sulphide of hydrothermal copper-bismuth metalliferous veins, in which it is associated with other minerals of these metals, notably wittichenite. Its name comes from the Greek emplektos (intertwined) because it is often found in association with quartz. It occurs in elongated to acicular prismatic crystals, striated parallel to [001], usually not very spectacular. Its luster is metallic, its grayish to tin-white color, becoming bronzed by oxidation. Mixite pseudomorphs are common. It is an occasional bismuth ore.

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Metaphysical Properties

Bismuth was first described in 1450 by Basilius Valentinus, a German Monk, who called it wismut. It was constantly being confused with lead and tin but was not identified as an element until 1659 by Johann Glauber, and it was not separated from its ore until 1753 by Claud Geoffroy.

Bismuth is an ingredient in Pepto-Bismol, commonly used today to treat stomach disorders. In the early twentieth century, infant mortality was very high due to an illness called “cholera infantum.” A doctor from New York developed a formula he called Mixture Cholera Infantum made from Bismuth, zinc, and wintergreen that drastically improved the symptoms, and infant deaths began to decline. The mixture was colored pink, and after becoming mass produced, was renamed Pepto-Bismol in 1919.

Native bismuth crystals are rare. It can be found more often as a nugget with other minerals included in the specimen. They can occasionally be found in Germany and Bolivia. Other minerals with Bismuth in them include: Bismuthinite, Pucherite, Walpurgite, and Emplectite.

Energetically, bismuth is a grounding element that soothes the nervous system and provides both physical and psychic protection. When the mineral specimen is placed on the stomach, it can provide the same relief to the digestion as Pepto-Bismol while healing ulcers and repairing tissue damage from stomach stress at a cellular level.

One of my clients suffered from a pre-ulcer condition caused by stress. The nervousness led to an acidic buildup, and he was warned to relax or suffer the consequences. Bismuth and its related minerals are good antidotes to such conditions if they can be located. The mineral can actually mend and heal the tears and bring the body back into a state of complete perfection when combined with meditating and allowing the body to rest.

Cayce Uses

Appearing 769 times in 569 readings, Milk of Bismuth was continually recommended for any ailment of the stomach or digestive system. Cayce’s recommendations of the mixture began in 1930, only a decade after it was first made available. It was prescribed for all sorts of illness, including alkalinity, acidity, toxemia, arthritis, tumors, stomach spasms, diarrhea, constipation, epilepsy, and ulcers.

From Edgar Cayce Guide to Gemstones, Minerals, Metals, and More (Shelley Kaehr)

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Spessartine Garnet

Spessartine Garnet is a gorgeous stone belonging to the Garnet group of minerals and is known as “Garnet of the Sun”. The Spessartine variety is one of the aluminum containing members of the Garnet group with a chemical composition of Mn3Al2(SiO4)3. Spessartine Garnet was named in 1832 by François Sulpice Beudant after its type locality in the Spessart Mountains, Germany.

Humans have been enchanted with Garnets for more than 5,000 years, dating back to the Bronze Age. Garnets are a large group of rock-forming silicate minerals. They are found all over the world in metamorphic, igneous, and sedimentary rocks. Most Garnets form in volcanic environments when aluminum-rich sedimentary rocks like shale are subject to intense heat and pressure. The Garnet group consists of several different species including: Almandine, Andradite, Grossular, Pyrope, Spessartine and Uvarovite.

Garnet is the modern & traditional January birthstone and is the second anniversary stone. Garnet is derived from the Greek word “granatum” after its striking resemblance to the seeds in a pomegranate. Much of what has been recorded in history refers to red Garnets because they are the most common. Today, gem lovers have a beautiful color array to select from! Demantoid Garnets are the most rare and valuable variety of Garnet.

Spessartine Garnet is a warm, enchanting stone of creativity and sexuality. It awakens your libido and enhances intimacy, pleasure & passion. Spessartine Garnet empowers you to embrace and express your sexuality while deepening your connection with your partner. A stone of creativity and expression, Spessartine Garnet awakens and enhances your creative expression. Spessartine Garnet inspires you to take action to achieve your goals and deepest desires. Awaken your kundalini with Spessartine Garnet and experience the power of higher consciousness!

Hardness: 6.5-7.5

Color: Red, reddish orange, yellowish brown, reddish brown, or brown

Structure: Isometric

Care: Avoid prolonged exposure to heat (or extreme heat), direct sunlight and contact with abrasive surfaces or chemicals. Remove before contact sports, weight lifting or activities where it may come into contact with force. As always, minerals higher on the hardness scale should be stored away from it.

Cleaning: Warm water, mild soap, and soft brush.

Feng Shui Placement: Spessartine Garnet is amazing to keep in the bedroom to enhance libido and pleasure.

Metaphysical properties

♡ Chakra: Root and Sacral

♡ Element: Earth and Water

♡ Numerology: 3

♡ Zodiac Sign: Aries, Leo, Sagittarius

♡ Brings inspiration & courage to try new things

♡ Enhances creativity, energy, intimacy & manifestation

♡ Promotes attraction, new experiences & weight loss

♡ Release fear of failure & energetic attachments

♡ Supports the reproductive system and fertility

Use + Crystal pairings Spessartine Garnet is incredible to wear to manifest more passion and pleasure in your life. It can be kept in the bedroom to enhance intimacy with your partner or in your meditation space to hold or place on your body during meditation.

Rainbow Scapolite + Spessartine Garnet I love this combination for manifesting wealth and health. Spessartine Garnet and Rainbow Scapolite help you remain dedicated to the everyday practices, habits and rituals needed to manifest your dreams.

Carnelian + Spessartine Garnet This is one of my favorite combinations for boosting libido and enhancing fertility. Carnelian and Spessartine Garnet will empower you to experience deeper connection and passion in your intimate relationship.

Smoky Quartz + Spessartine Garnet This is an amazing pairing that occurs naturally! Smoky Quartz and Spessartine Garnet are amazing for healing and transmuting energy that no longer serves you or is limiting you from experiencing true pleasure.

Affirmation: I attract experiences and relationships that inspire me and bring me joy.

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Caledonite

Caledonite (Geological information)

Caledonite (Metaphysical Information)

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Gold and garnets for Persephone and Hades! This pair is going to be listed for sale on my website but it's also slated for exhibition at the Garrett Museum in the fall, so it's booked until then.

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Peridot in Volcanic Lava from the mountains of Canary Islands in Spain

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Orange Barite

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Labradorite

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Aquamarine

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Iridescent Rutile

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Poudretteite

Poudretteite | Geology Page

Chemical Formula: KNa2B3Si12O30 Locality: From Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada. Name Origin: Named for the Poudrette family, operators of

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Paraiba Tourmaline

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Happy Holidays from Love is in the Earth!

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Tiffany Stone

Hi hi! Happy Holidays from your Friendly Neighborhood Mod! I hope everyone is having a really good season and that it'll carry over into the New Year!

I just wanted to give all my followers here a heads-up about some changes coming to this blog in 2025. Starting in January, posts for this blog will go to either once a month or perhaps once a week (4 posts per month, or 5 if there happen to be 5 weeks instead of 4). Part of this is because I'm running out of new and unusual stones to post every day, and partly it's due to my finally landing a full-time job back in September of this year and not having all the same free time that I used to have. Don't get me wrong, the job is fantastic and I love it, but it does take up quite a bit of my time so that by the time I'm home, some nights I just want to sit and read (or write) and not have to think much.

But I want to keep this blog going with new posts. It just won't be quite as many as the last year and a half since Love is in the Earth started.

So, I hope you all stick around for future posts, even if there won't be nearly as many as before! Thank you all for your support!

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