Where Have All The Spheres Gone?
Oftentimes you may see on our website
the notation that we are hoarding the last of a certain mineral for our
sphere fans. This is not a ploy to sell more!
We thought we’d share with you the story of scarcity behind some of our favorite spheres. With rocks and minerals, there is never any guarantee of a steady supply. Someone may find and clean out a small pocket of a certain material, other mines may seem to have an inexhaustible supply and are mined as if they do, only to find they don’t.
Yet, there are oftentimes other reasons a mineral goes off the market. In the case of the beautiful purple Sugilite for instance, this South African/Namibian mineral is a by-product of manganese mining. The primary sugilite mine is no longer profitable to produce manganese, so the mine is being closed.
One of our very favorites, Louisiana Opal, is a casualty of a war of economics. The supply is still abundant but the people who leased the rights from its owner, a major U.S. paper producing corp-oration, were unable to make it profitable enough to pay the licensing rights and the production at the same time. As a result of the dispute, the property owner has closed it down to all future mining.
Gibeon Meteorites are the latest to become scare. Until recently, large chunks of meteorites were plentiful on the Southern African landscape. In fact, the world’s largest meteorite is a national monument in Namibia—the Hoba Meteorite. But no one is finding chunks in the desert or unearthing them in shallow diggings any longer—the easy pickings are gone.
Other minerals have just run their course. In Russia, for instance, the era of the once-plentiful charoite is coming to a close. Seraphenite is already gone. In Argentina, the gorgeous stalactitic rhodochrosite’s singular cave is depleted.
The Western U.S. has many minerals that are just lovely memories. We secure spheres of these materials because collectors have stored “rough” in their backyards for years and are now selling it off—Young-ite, Bigg’s Jasper, Bruneau Jasper, Montana Moss Agate, Dryhead Agate, Wyoming Lysite Agate, Medicine Bow Plume, etc.
If you’re a serious collector, the
last call is an important milestone. Don’t miss out!
HEALING OUR WORLD
The World is a Sphere--Some Words
of Advice in Troubled Times for Sphere Lovers
By Imara
Imara is a leading Master Psychic,
Business Consultant, Visionary Teacher, REIKI Master and Crystal Worker.
She is featured in the best-selling book "100 Top Psychics in America”
by Cooper and Noble,
She and her work have appeared
in US News and World Report, LA Times, Rocky Mountain News, Sacramento
Bee, and on numerous television shows. For more information, go to www.TheWisdomLight.com
or reach her via phone at (303) 575-1100.
You are a sphere collector AND you're a compassionate citizen of the world.
You want to do something to help, but you've already given blood and you may not be made of money. What can you do?
Many people are asking this very question. Actually, there is, indeed, more power than you know that you wield within your own hands and heart. Let me share with you one example of how you can tap into that power, as well as focus and magnify that power with spheres.
You can use crystals and minerals for shifting energies and for focusing attention on a specific objective. Spheres, especially, are excellent meditation tools as they fit so naturally and smoothly into the palm of your hand. In fact, haven't you noticed that whenever you are around a sphere you crave touching it? It’s as if there were something comforting in connecting to that cool, smooth surface.
Spherical crystal and mineral specimens are perfect visualization tools now, as we need to create and focus more than ever on global healing. During these times of uncertainty, stress and fear, it is more important than ever to understand the power of each and every thought. “AS YE THINK SO SHALL IT BE” is a basic Universal Principle. Every deed, product or result begins with an action, every action begins with an idea, every idea begins with a single thought.
Despite that it appears you have no control over what might happen to you, you must remember that you do have the power to contribute to the general energy or atmosphere of the planet, and thereby, to the events that shape your own personal world. This power is through your own thoughts. Every thought you have energetically bleeds or radiates from you into the atmosphere, as if your body is a broadcast antenna for a radio station. What kind of programming are you sending out to the world? Do you contribute fear, hate, angst and greed? Do you contribute honor, integrity, security, peace?
Let’s now focus attention on how to use your thoughts to work with Crystal Spheres to focus and magnify your thoughts!
First: Know that the most important
element of any such work is INTENTION.
For our purposes of contributing
to the stability of earth healing and world peace, consider or picture
the sphere that you choose as a representation of the earth as you wish
to heal it. Imagine the sphere in your hand as the earth. Imagine
that the earth is on the path to healing and that the qualities of this
sphere contribute to that healing.
Second: Remember that the power
is WITHIN YOU.
The magic is not in the crystalline
matrix by itself; the magic is within your intent and concentration to
use that matrix as an object of focus. This is most important.
God is the source of all Light. We are but the instruments of the
Light, and the tools we use--such as crystal spheres--are the tools by
which we fine-tune those instruments.
Third: Secure yourself and
your workspace.
Whenever you begin meditation,
visualization, thought form or energy work, create a quiet space that will
not be disturbed. Turn off your phones, pagers, etc. Have the kids
go play. Say a prayer of intention and surround yourself with the pure,
white Light of God. Affirm that you are "only available to the highest
Truth, Wisdom and Light."
Fourth: IMAGINE
Taking the chosen sphere within
the palm of your hand (or under the palm of your hand if it is a large
sphere) imagine the earth as this sphere. Imagine the earth having the
properties characteristic of this sphere's mineral (see below for recommended
minerals). See the earth as you know it wrapped or encircled by an aura
of the color of this mineral. Focus on holding that energy to the
earth. From your heart, see a pure stream of white light move through your
left arm, hand and palm to surround the sphere you hold within that palm
in a final layer of gleaming white light. As you do this, simultaneously
see the white light radiate, shine, pulse with life and seamless beauty
around the planet earth we call home.
Fifth: Complete
When you feel you or the energy
is complete, bring yourself back to center and return to the present moment.
Before you put your sphere back in place, wash it in cool running water,
giving thanks for the service of healing it has performed and consecrating
it once again for the highest Truth, Wisdom and Light.
Suggested Minerals:
A few attributes about key stones
relevant to the purpose of Earth Healing and Middle Eastern based terrorism:
Rose Quartz - Peaceful relations.
Unconditional Love, Friendship, Forgiveness. A gentle heart healer
and soother, a foundational 'must have' in any basic collection for healing,
whether for personal or global purposes. Every home needs to have rose
quartz in it for enhancing harmony and peaceful relations.
Carnelian - Very important right
now. The second chakra of the planet as a whole and especially of
The Middle East and these extremist, oppressive, brutal radicals is waaaayyyyy
out of whack. Carnelian is very helpful for opening the heart, enhancing
alignment with the inner self, social interactions
and joy. Carnelian is an
underutilized, but powerful healer that is especially important to this
planet; one of my favorites for balancing energy of male-female oppression.
(You may know how Afghani women and girls are treated.)
Chryoscolla - Looking at this stone, it is as if you are looking at a satellite photo of the earth. Brings us into alignment with Mother Earth by balancing our emotions and unblocking positive, creative expression, power and communication.
Lepidolite - A refined but
warm energy. Soothing, healing of mental chaos, over-the-top energy
(has a high lithium content), enabling one to better
express one's inner light.
Excellent bedside sphere for sleep disturbances or insomnia
as you worry about the world issues.
Lapis Lazuli - Prized by the Ancient Egyptians, this stone aids the opening of your intuitive and clairvoyant abilities, mental clarity and spiritual illumination. Helps communication with your higher self and the Divine realm.
Turquoise - Highly valued as a healing stone by Native Americans, turquoise helps align chakras and enhance creative expression, communication in general, a peaceful mind and emotional balance. For these reasons it is a good stone of friendship.
Citrine - Citrine is good now because one of its associations is the raising of self-esteem and purging of self-destructive tendencies, while connecting one to one's higher self. I find it a strong mental clarifier. All of this has a tendency to improve one's ability to attract wealth, creating the reputation of Citrine to be associated with attracting abundance, critical to our struggling economy.
Tip: Hold a Turquoise sphere in one hand and a Carnelian Sphere in the other hand as you do the work described above. Very powerful and complete energy!
And that's one way you can work
with your spheres to project peace and healing to this troubled, but beautiful
planet and the people upon it.
DENVER
REPORT
Our late summer collecting has
brought a select group of new items. Here are the highlights:
*Aquamarine Onyx—It’s a lovely
blue shade with some really spectacular and unique pieces from Argentina.
*Sillhouette Sunset Agate—From
Russia, a beautiful mix of deep reds, oranges and yellows with black hematite.
*Inca Jade—Dark jade with Pyrite.
From the mystical world of Peru.
*Lavendar & Yellow Striped
Fluorite—Wonderful new material from China. A single yellow sphere, too!
*Hypersthene—A rare mineral that
has alternating bands of chatoyance…from Canada.
*Carltonite—Another rare Canadian
import—blue with white and gray accent.
*Root Beer Calcite—What lovely
color…like clear sparkly dark ale! A gift from China.
*Gold/Silver/Pyrite in Quartz—All
in One! From Colorado.
*Pink Druzy Agate Geode—Never seen
anything like it!
Brazilian.
*Rhyolite Opal—Dark red matrix
with milky opal windows. Nice contrast. Nevada.
*Graphite Included Quartz—Looks
like tourmalinated quartz, but it’s not. Has defined graphite shafts…from
Brazil.
*Crawstone Fossil--Turitilla snails,
flabellum coral and clams outlined in dark brown matrix. Mexico.
*Vakia Jasper—Another Mexican find..wonderful
old material with brilliant colors culled from a private collection.
THE SPHERICAL WORLD
Editor: Jackie Lapin
Published By:
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PO Box 1270
Agoura Hills, CA 9l376
Phone: (8l8) 991-5143
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