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Our latest posts on a variety of topics related to crystals, stones, and so much more.
Communication in the Digital Age
In the modern age of texting, emails, Facebook and instant messaging, we are able to maintain contact with a wider network of people than ever before, and that potential is wonderful because it frees our social interactions from our purely geographical confines in a...
Trancending the Ego
Often in new age circles you hear talk of transcending the ego, or egoic attachments. But what is the ego and how can we hope to live a functional life without one? So what is the Ego? The Ego, as the term is commonly used in spirituality and philosophy, is simply a...
No Compassion for the Egoic Mind.
It is almost as though your mind will not give up unless you give the mind up, in a sense. When I say 'give it up', I mean to give up who are you are in your mind -- you have to give up. Otherwise, you will speak different things but you will not change inside,you...
The Tree of Knowledge
I believe that there is a kernel of truth in everything because all of manifest creation rests on the foundation of Eternal Truth. If there is truth in everything, then there must be truth in all religions as well. More to the point, religions are shaped around...
The Gentle Love of Life. . .
There is a gentle and all embracing Love that drenches the fullness of each and every moment. This Love is ever-present and so much the fabric of our existence that it can be very easy to ignore. In moments when we are frustrated or overwhelmed we easily forget that...
Honoring the Great Mother
This is a beautiful excerpt from the book "Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy" by Sarah Ban Breathnach. My wife is very interested in this book and with a little research I found that it has been highlighted on Oprah 11 times! This is a well respected book...
Rita Chevli
Shuban Designs Born in India, Rita studied Commercial Arts. She has lived in Surat(India), Shanghai, Tokyo, and currently resides in Chicago,. Living in Japan got her interested in Pottery and one clay led to another. Precious Metal Clay (PMC) is a clay-like substance...
Compassion. . .
We all hear a lot about this most important of human traits and we all know that we should probably cultivate it. But what is compassion? Like most things spiritual we find that there is a paradox involved with compassion. . . If we claim that compassion is only...
Loving What Is. . .
Byron Katie tells us to love what is, and this is advice we should all take to heart. Not just because what is, simply IS and arguing with it is paramount to spitting at the rain, but because any thing that is, represents the presence of All That Is. This is...