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!

 

Podcast Transcript:

Crystal Confab Podcast Intro: 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 a casual chat about all things crystals.

 

Kyle Perez: Hello and welcome to another Crystal Confab, where I get to be with some of my favorite people on the planet, talking about my favorite thing on the planet, crystals, minerals, gemstones, and all of that good stuff. Today I'm of course joined j by Adam Barralet, Ashley Leavey, and Nicholas Pearson, and we're going to talk about arguably the most famous or infamous modern crystal mineral of especially the esoteric world, larimar, the beautiful wavy blue pectolite that I'm gonna show you some beautiful pieces of now. This is a really lovely slice of the beautiful Laramar, and this is a beautiful piece where you can actually see the outside of where it was formed. It forms in these beautiful volcanic bugs. And before we dive into it properly, we're going to talk a little bit about sustainability, and I think it's really important with Larimar, and I'm going to open it to the floor of my friends.

 

Who wants to dive in first on this interesting topic of sustainability in gemstones especially related to Larimar.

 

Ashley Leavy: I'll have a go. So when it comes to any crystals and minerals, we were kind of talking before the show about the importance of, you know, discussing ethical sourcing, And that's kind of the first thing I wanna hit on here. And I think that this term ethically sourced is something that we have just seen. People are using a broad brush to paint this idea of ethical sourcing. You'll see, you know, dozens and dozens, if not hundreds of Instagram pages and Etsy shops and everything saying ethically sourced minerals or consciously sourced minerals.

 

And what does that really mean? Because there's no regulation on this phrase. There's no governing body to determine what ethically sourced really means. So when people are using this phrase, don't just take that at face value, dig in a little bit more. In my eyes, there are 4 key components that we have to consider when we're looking at whether or not a mineral is ethically sourced, and there's like a 5th bonus one that I'll tell you about too.

 

So first, are workers paid fairly for their labor? That's a big one because a lot of the time, they are not. 2nd, are workers operating in safe working conditions? And that's one that my colleagues here will pick up specifically in this conversation about Larimar because it's really important to know. So are workers paid fairly and are they working in safe conditions?

 

3rd, is any child labor used to collect those minerals? Because this is something that, again, we see very frequently. 4th, what is the environmental impact of that sourcing? The answer is it's never gonna be 0. So we need to look at what we are okay with and what are we not?

 

Are there reclamation efforts? What is the extent to which there is environmental impact? Does it affect the ecosystem, the plants, the wildlife in the area? Is there, you know, toxic runoff? There are so many things to consider when we're looking at environmental impact and this is why in some countries they're starting to roll out more and more environmental impact studies before mining rights are granted, which is great.

 

We're seeing a little bit of a trend that way. So those are the four things that I kind of look for at a minimum. All those boxes have to be ticked to my satisfactio...

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 crystal...

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!

 

From energetic protection to past life healing, Obsidian is the crystal of transformation. When used with the right intentions, Obsidian acts as a guardian, truth-seeker and mirror to the soul, offering its ancient wisdom to guide you toward deep inner healing. This is why I've created my Unlocking Obsidians Course - to help you uncover and harness the raw, untamed power of Obsidian for empowerment, clarity, and a stronger connection to your authentic self.

In this immersive course, you’ll discover:

Obsidian’s Origins & Formation – What makes this natural glass so unique?

The Many Types of Obsidian – Black, Rainbow, Mahogany, and beyond—each with its own distinct energy.

Practical Techniques – Learn how to use Obsidian for energy clearing, scrying, protection, and deep healing.

How to Spot Fake Obsidian – Ensure your crystals are the real deal.

 

Whether you're a crystal lover, healer, or spiritual seeker, this course is designed to help you embrace Obsidian’s transformative power in a way that feels supportive rather than overwhelming.

 

Podcast Transcript:

 

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.

 

Nicholas Pearson: Hello, and welcome to another edition of crystal confab. My name is Nicholas, and I'm here with some of my best friends, and we're gonna confab about a new crystal. And this week, we don't actually have a crystal to talk about. So, maybe that's a really great place to start. Our ally for the week, our topic, our subject, our friend is snowflake obsidian.

 

And, you know, technically, given that it's obsidian, it's not a mineral, it's not a crystal, it's in this kind of weird liminal space that I think we'll talk plenty about, but, you know, what what reason do we have for throwing a non crystal in our crystal confab?

 

Ashley Leavy: I would love to jump in on this one right away because this is actually a question that I get from my students a lot. Like, you know, is it okay to work with these things that in the healy-feely world, we often just lump everything together and call it crystals, but obsidian, like Nicholas said, is not actually a crystal. The reason that we work with crystals in the world of crystal healing, we can generally agree, there are lots of reasons, but in general, you know, crystals have this perfect orderly structure to them. And it's thought that by bringing that perfect stable structure into our own energy field, into our space, then the energy of our field, our space goes through the process of entrainment and starts to mimic that perfect stable structure of the crystal. But Obsidian, since it doesn't have that internal crystalline structure, why would we still work with it?

 

And I like to think of this as, you know, there are lots of different reasons that we can turn to crystals and point to different crystals and look at where their properties come from, where their energy comes from, because everything has energy in this world, whether it's a crystal or not. Right? So just because obsidian isn't a crystal doesn't mean it doesn't still have this amazing energetic quality to it. And with our stones of all sorts, we can point to a lot of different ways that they get their properties and associations. Like,

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!

Podcast Transcript:

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.

 

Nicholas Pearson: Hello, and welcome to the crystal confab. I'm Nicholas, and I'm joined today by 3 of my favorite human beings, especially in this crystal world, Adam, Ashley, and Kyle. And every week, we get together in confab about a new crystal. And this week, we've got kind of a fun stone coming out of the toolbox, and I think it'll be a great conversation. We get to unpack a whole lot about it, and that stone is bumblebee jasper.

 

So I'd love to pass it off to Kyle to get us started to talk about the makeup and nature of this stone.

 

Kyle Perez: I am so excited to talk about what I like to refer to and I think we all are more inclined to refer to it as bumblebee stone than bumblebee jasper, and this is an important differentiation. Let me get my mouth around that. It's important to know that a jasper has quartz as its base. Its micro crystalline quartz is what makes a Jasper a Jasper. They throw Jasper on anything that is opaque.

 

We have talked about this in our red Jasper podcast. Jump back to it if you haven't. Listen, this is a stone because a stone is a makeup or an amalgamation of multiple minerals. At least 2, sometimes more. Lapis lazuli is a great example of a stone or a rock because it has lazuli, it has calcite, it has pyrite together.

 

This bumblebee stone, if you are watching, as you can see, is beautiful layers of orange, gray, black, and yellow. Now I'm gonna read my notes because I don't wanna stuff up the pronunciation. Mount Sirumai or Chirumai in Indonesia, West Java. It is a volcanic area and it has up to or over at least half a dozen minerals within it. It has sulfur.

 

It has aurement. It has aragonite. It has calcite and it has pyrite within it. So it has all of these really interesting things going on inside it.

 

And what's really important is if you can find pieces that have actually been, this is something we've talked about as well, been sealed, coated, or reinforced with some form of lacquer because it has toxic minerals within it. It has arsenic. It has sulfur. It has them within the ultimate and the rialga especially. What's really important is especially if you're gonna wear it, hold it, and connect with it in that way because you don't wanna be absorbing the literal toxic levels of these minerals that are contained.

 

If you have these sorts of pieces, which I do have a couple of, these aren't properly lacquered. I don't touch them too much. I will wash my hands afterwards, and I will always make sure that I'm cleaning after working with them. Otherwise, if they have been coded, they're going to be fine. It's important to ask when you purchase, I think, when you're getting them. Yes, Ashley.

 

Ashley Leavy: Kyle, is there any other way that we can know if they're coated? And does it have to necessarily be, like, coated and stabilized? Or what about just a really, you know, like a high polish like you would find on most tumbled stones? Because I know if you think about something like a fibrous malachite. Right?

 

A little bit more problematic when it's just that powdery sort of malachite compared to when it's been polished. It's sort of fine. Same with, you know, potentially, maybe something like a tiger's eye. Right?

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!

Podcast Transcript:

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.

 

Adam Barralet: Hello, and welcome to another week of crystal confab. You know, I sometimes wonder if I was to discover a crystal, would everyone call it instead of Barralet mispronouncing my name? Well, today, we're gonna talk about another crystal that poor Johan Arfwedson probably gets rather upset often because he was a Swedish chemist who discovered Arfvedsonite, the crystal that we're going to be exploring today. Now this is a bit of a confusing crystal. It is a bit of a rarer one.

 

You will find it occasionally in crystal shops, but even identifying it may be a bit of a challenge. So I'm gonna talk to my other crystal gurus and see what they can recommend on what we can do with Arfvedsonite and how we even work out if it is Arfvedsonite. So here I have 2 different crystals that are in my hand. They're both black. They're both sparkly.

 

This one, when I bought it, was labeled as a strophylite, and this one was labeled as Arfvedsonite. And maybe, Kyle, could you start off by maybe shedding some light on how we work out if Arfvedsonite is Arfvedsonite?

 

Kyle Perez: Well, for me, the most simple way that I've learned to differentiate between the 2 is the simple color shift. I see that within the especially polished stones, it's not as easy within the crystalline form because the crystalline form is quite similar and you don't see that sheen as much. But in the tumbled stones, polished pieces that you kind of see everywhere around the world, It is a bluer flash that you will see within your Arfvedsonite. I don't know if this piece will show up. I think it's showing it off.

 

You can see a little bit of that blue flash. Whereas with your stropholite, it's yellow. I always see that bright yellow flash. It's more of like a yellowy beige, maybe even a little bit of orange, whereas you'll always see the bluey teal shift of color with Arfvedsonite that I've seen, but I think Nicholas might even be able to shed some more light on that.

 

Nicholas Pearson: Yeah. So, in simplest terms, the majority of any of the astrophyllite we're gonna have access to in the market has crystals that are always perfectly parallel, and they're usually in a very pale quartz matrix. They're more rod shaped, whereas with Arfvedsonite, it undergoes more intense metamorphism and will always be fibrous and kind of twisted. It can have a blue flash. Astrophylite will never have a blue flash, but Arfvedsonite could also be green or gold or orange or several other colors.

 

So if you've got this dark swirly matrix, it is guaranteed to be closer to Arfvedsonite than anything else, but I actually know how they got confused.

 

Adam: But it's not.

 

Nicholas: Yeah. So this is a case of someone attempting to get the chemistry right, and they came very close. So these materials that we usually see labeled Arfvedsonitet are actually, like, more more accurately. A geologist would describe them as, like, quartz amphibole schist. And the predominant species of amphibole, because amphibole is a really big and complicated group of chain silicates, the dominant species will either end up being Arfvedsonite or anthophyllite.

 

Anthophyllite is something we don't see written about in the crystal world hardly ever,

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!

 

Podcast Transcript:

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.

Ashley Leavy: Hello, and welcome to another amazing episode of the crystal confab podcast. I'm Ashley Leavy joined by Nicholas Pearson, Adam Berlay, and Kyle Perez. And we are so excited to be chatting with you today about, I think, one of all of our favorite crystals, citrine. But even though this is one of our favorites, it is also a highly controversial stone for one big reason that many of you can probably already guess. Kyle, what is that controversy over citrine?

Kyle Perez: Well, I think we all know it's natural versus heat treated. Those terms will always come up for citrine, but, weirdly, they don't come up for other minerals. And I just want to start by saying, if you have a really nice ruby or sapphire, maybe even an emerald or topaz, it is more likely than not, especially in jewelry form, that it has gone through some form of heat treatment or irradiation. So it's actually really important to know off the cuff straightaway that so many crystals and minerals go through the heat process. It is to clean them up, make them a nicer color, change their color.

All of these things happen, and it's less out of malice and more out of need. It's more out of desperation. Right? There's not enough of it. There's more desire for this.

So it has been happening for decades. It's not something that's new to the business, and it's not something that I think we should be so up in arms about. Yes. There is some bad heat treatment that does happen to our poor amethyst, and it can make it a bit crumbly and a bit sad, but if the heat treatment is done correctly, it's beautiful. And what the heat treated citrine actually represents is something that forms naturally, which is Madeira Citrine.

If you've ever seen natural Madeira Citrine, I have a couple of pieces that kind of replicate that sort of color. I don't know if it's gonna work very well because I'm on my phone this week. Madeira actually means wood in Portuguese, and so it has that orangey brown wood tone that forms naturally through the heating and the radiation that happens below the Earth's surface. So it's gonna have iron in it and likely trace elements of aluminum too. It has been heated to a certain point, and that's where we get that beautiful range of color and tone from citrine.

There are 2 really important points that separate natural versus heat treated to actually see whether or not one is all of the other, and it's dichroism. Dichroism is the play of 2 different colors or at least 2 colors. And what you will see with citrine is one color when you look at it down one axis, and then we call this the c axis when you're looking directly down the point, and you'll see a different tone. This is a beautiful African citrine coming from Zambia, nice and light. And what happens is that it just shows you that the crystal is natural.

It has an orientation, and that shows that natural citrine side. Your heat treated citrine will very not show the dichroism. It's gonna show 1 rich, strong color, generally more orangey, generally more warm in its tone, generally stronger and more vibrant, and that's how I like to break down and separate them energetically. I think both of them have their place.

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!

Podcast Transcript

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, and welcome to another crystal confab where we casually confab about a different crystal each week, and this week, we're going to be talking about the rare and magical energy of Petalite with just myself and Adam Barralet. Adam, how are you?

Adam Barralet: I'm very good. When the Americans are away, the Australians will play.

Kyle: Watch out.

Adam: Exactly. Yes. Well, we are recording this. We record a couple of weeks before we release our episodes, and today is the beginning of Mercury retrograde. We wonder whether there's been some little mishaps there, but that's alright.

I'm really looking forward to having a chat to you about this amazing crystal that probably came into my realm. I think when I remember the good old days when it was Robert  -  I always get Robert Simmons and that other crazy actor Simmons confused -  But, you know, remember the synergy 12 crystals?

Kyle: Yes. Absolutely. Of course.

Adam: And there's this whole range of these kinds of white and clear crystals that were meant to be high vibration crystals. Alright. Oh, they're interesting. So I slowly started to gather them together. And although, you know, things like that and natural like, petalite naturalite, scholastic, they can look, especially in the tumbled form, very, very similar.

When you start working with the energy, you start to realize that they are absolutely amazing and quite different, aren't they?

Kyle: Yeah. Absolutely. I find the subtleties and the differences, especially between white and colorless crystals, is all about getting to know them because transparency really does give that, oh, you can see right through it, what's even in it. But once you actually sit with it, connect with it, get to know it, you can really learn a lot and get a lot from them, I think.

Adam: Now one thing that makes Petalite special, I believe, is it has a bit of a lithium in it, which is quite an interesting element, isn't it?

Kyle: Yeah. Exactly. What's really interesting about Petalite is it's found in what are known as lithium pegmatites. And lithium pegmatites are very popular nowadays because lithium is going into all of our long term batteries and all of that sort of stuff. So lithium mining is at the forefront of what humans are doing at the moment.

And petalite is one of those minerals that you find in lithium pegmatites along with some of our favorites like kunzite, pink tourmaline. You find all those real relatives spodumene, the spodumene families, like kunzite, hydnote, triphane, all of those really, and lepidolite. I knew there was another one I was forgetting. Really heavy lithium crystals that all bring a beautiful softness. They all bring a beautiful calming energy, and that's where I think petalite, for me, has been really, really important is working with that obvious content of lithium is super calming and brings peace of mind.

For me, I'll show you a couple of really cute little pieces. Clear, colorless, not very interesting looking. Right? And they actually interestingly get their name from Greek, petulos, which comes from leaf, not petal. It has really interesting little veins, little white veins that go through it because it looks a little bit like a leaf.

So it has that sort of softness like leaves do.

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!

 

Podcast Transcript:

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.

Adam Barralet: You've probably got at least one of these stones, if not many of these stones, floating around your home. Today, we're gonna be exploring here on crystal confab, jaspers, in particular of the red variety. But I am joined by 3 of the most fabulous crystal experts from around the world, Ashley, Kyle, and Nicholas. Welcome to Crystal Confab, everyone. Today, we're looking at red Jasper and Nicholas. You've become - I don't know if this was intended or not - but you for me, you're feeling like a crystal historian. You're really, really great in telling us where the crystals have kinda journeyed through things. And Jasper, it seems like any rock that you don't know what it is, you just call it a Jasper. Is that playing a bit of a historical thing or why are we calling everything a Jasper?

Nicholas Pearson: You know, it's kind of interesting. We've almost come full circle in this. So I think before we can build that context, we gotta, like, talk about what Jasper really is. And the short answer is it doesn't mean anything, except that it does, but different things to different people. So, to make that make sense, we have to consider that there's a geological definition of Jasper, a gemological definition of Jasper, and then also historical and linguistic one, and very seldom do they agree.

So if you ask a gemologist what the definition of jasper is, you're usually going to get something, and Kyle's please correct me if I'm wrong here. You're usually gonna get an answer that sounds a lot like a cryptocrystalline or microcrystalline variety of quartz. It is often defined as a variety of chalcedony. So chalcedony forms, and we have, these, length fast fibrous, microscopic crystals of quartz that form together. They usually form out of a kind of colloid or goo, if we wanna be unscientific about it.

And as that kind of gel solidifies, we get these tiny little crystals to emerge. And because of the way the crystal lattices kinda line up and twist and form those little fibers, there's space in between them. They don't form in neat little stacks like a box would because they're not shaped like a box. They're shaped like microscopic quartz crystals, and so they have a little twist to them, a little spiral, and there's room in between, which allows for so much variety and color and texture and pattern in the chalcedony world. That's how we get our carnelians and our Botswana agates and blue lace agates and red jaspers and green jaspers and bloodstones and, I mean, if you name it, if it's chalcedony, that's what it is.

Except the challenge here is that, socially speaking, a lot of the things that get called Jaspers are maybe in fact a variety of quartz, but don't meet that length-fast fibrous definition that makes a chalcedony a chalcedony. So some of them are actually something called quartzine, which is a very, very close cousin to that. The crystals orient slightly differently, but still form in fibers. It makes room for different shaped gaps in there. We can also end up with chert, which is also known as flint except when it's not.

And then we get a whole bunch of other hard stones that don't necessarily fit a perfect little catchall term, so we call them anyway,

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,