Element: Mind Body Spirit

09/03/2026

Welcome to Crystal Thursday! Today we move away from the direct branches of the Feldspar Family Tree into the Borderlands. As I was researching Sunstone for its overview post, it became clear that it belongs here rather than on a single branch. This is going to be a fun group of family member stories!

An interesting aspect of the Sunstone group is that it can have either an orthoclase or plagioclase feldspar base. Sunstone isn’t one specific rock, but a name for feldspars that share particular optical characteristics.

I am not quite sure how many borderland feldspars there might be, but I have specimens for five including sunstone which is where we will begin our exploration of the borderland next week.

09/02/2026

I have been thinking about kindness and how it stays with people. Not the kind that shouts or asks to be remembered. I’m wondering about the ways kindness moves through someone’s life. What if…

kindness was a legacy?

You know how it feels when someone offers a small act kindness? It’s an ordinary moment, but it stays with you. Then later, you offer that same grace in another form to someone else. Sometimes the kindness is much bigger, something you remember years later. Either way, kindness can pass from person to person without anyone knowing where it began.

What if legacy isn’t about being remembered? What if it can exist without ever knowing we made a difference? Kindness, then, can outlive our involvement in it. There’s something beautiful about that. You offer it without thinking because it’s the right thing to do, and the moment passes. We may never know what happened later. But perhaps it will keep flowing through that person’s choices.

We may never know how far an act of kindness can travel.

What if kindness was a legacy?
What if…

08/31/2026

08/30/2026

Good morning, welcome to the Weekly Lenormand for the collective. This week I used the Celtic Lenormand by Chloë McCracken. The cards that came forward for us are Lilies, Tower, and Stars.

Lilies speak to finding peace and harmony. Tower is about security, structure, and authority. Our final card, Stars, is one of hope, clarity, and inspiration.

The guidance offered encourages us to find ways to create more balance in our lives. We can do this by putting structures in place that protect our time, health, and well being. As we create more balance and structure, things may become clearer, ideas may flow more easily, and the way forward may begin to feel more hopeful.

Sometimes creating peace isn’t about doing less. It’s about creating a life that better supports what matters to us.

Our Crystal Allies for the week are Larimar for peace and balance, Red Jasper for creating stability, and Amazonite for clarity and hope as we move forward.

Have a great week.
Blessed Be ~ Sharon

08/27/2026

Good morning, it’s Crystal Thursday! Today we are talking about the final plagioclase feldspar cousin. This one is not Labradorite and looks different from what we might expect of a plagioclase feldspar. We are discussing the beautifully unique, odd cousin out, Bytownite.

Bytownite sits between Labradorite and Anorthite on the plagioclase feldspar series. It’s more calcium rich than Labradorite, and while it might not look like its flashy cousin, some specimens have their own beautiful iridescent flash. Most stones I’ve found on the market are light yellow, but Bytownite can also be deeper yellow, grey or white. It is found in Canada, Mexico, Australia, Norway and the United States.

Bytownite came to the geological record from material collected near what is now Ottawa, Canada. Many sources credit engineer John By, for whom the community of Bytown was named. In my research, however, I found documentation pointing to physician and mineral collector Andrew Holmes as the person who collected the specimens. Holmes sent them to Scottish chemist Thomas Thomson for examination. Thomson studied the feldspar and named it Bytownite for the community near where it was found.

The story gets even more interesting. In 1871, Ferdinand Zirkel examined a specimen identified as Bytownite and determined it was a mixture of several minerals. However, that specimen came through a mineral dealer and its provenance is uncertain, so it may not have been the same material Thomson originally examined.

In the spiritual and metaphysical community, Bytownite resonates with the Solar Plexus Chakra. When looking at its geology and mineralogy, that association makes sense to me. Its energy feels lighter and faster than the other plagioclase feldspars. As I’ve worked with it, I’ve noticed feeling more creative, confident, focused and proactive.

On the surface, Bytownite may not look much like the other feldspars we’ve explored. Its internal structure may not be as visible, and even its transformation energy feels different. But Bytownite is a reminder that transformation doesn’t always have to be deep or difficult. Sometimes it can be lighter, brighter and even full of joy.

08/26/2026

I’ve been thinking about change and how difficult it can be. It’s something we can want and fear at the same time. We criticize ourselves for lacking discipline, willpower, or follow-through. We think something is wrong with us because we don’t transform our lives quickly or permanently after deciding to make a change. But what if…

we’re not bad at change?

What if that’s not the problem? What if familiarity is part of what makes change difficult? Even something we want can feel threatening when it challenges what we know and what we expect. What if what we call self-sabotage is resistance to the uncertainty that comes with doing something different? Is this why recognizing that change is needed doesn’t automatically lead to action? Why motivation comes and goes? Why we can genuinely want change and still resist it?

Maybe lasting change isn’t fast. Maybe when we stop expecting change to happen fast, we can see it differently. What if change happens slowly, through repetition, through trying and failing and trying again, and learning that with time something different can also become familiar?

Maybe we don’t need to berate ourselves as lazy, weak, or a failure because change hasn’t happened as quickly as we thought it should. Maybe growing into someone different takes time.

What if we’re not bad at change?
What if…

08/24/2026

08/23/2026

Grand rising! Welcome to the Weekly Lenormand. This week’s guidance comes from the Omnito Lenormand. Our cards are Bear, Fish, and Rider.

Bear brings strength, stamina, confidence, and the ability to stand firmly in our own authority. Fish speaks to abundance, business, resources, and financial growth. Rider brings movement through news, information, an offer, or someone arriving with something important to share.

Together, these cards suggest that useful information or an opportunity may arrive this week and give us something concrete to act on. For some, this could involve work, money, business, or another area where growth is possible. The guidance this read shares is to trust the strength and experience already within you and be ready to move when the opportunity appears.

As we move toward the eclipse later this week, change may already be gathering momentum. Stay grounded, pay attention to what arrives, and be willing to move when the path begins to open.

Our Crystal Allies for the week are Tiger’s Eye for confidence and grounded strength, Fluorite for clarity about opportunities, and Carnelian for motivation and taking action.

Blessed Be ~ Sharon

08/21/2026