Hazards of Mining in the Australian Bush-Part 2

By Neville Ryan   While Australia didn’t have have the problems surrounding the mining of CRYSTALS in South America or the difficulties of mining MINERALS in the Africa or even the problems faced by LAPIS miners in Afghanistan, we did have our own set of problems mining in north west Western Australia.  As people travel through the Australian bush in the northwest they often remark […]

Hazards of Mining in the Australian Bush-Part 1

By Neville Ryan  While Australia doesn’t have have the political problems surrounding the mining of LAPIS in Afghanistan or the physical extremes of hand mining NEPALI CRYSTALS in the Himalayas, we did have our own set of problems mining in north west Western Australia.  Distance is the first problem to overcome. If traveling from Perth, […]

Rose Quartz

By Charli Lundholm Rose quartz is such a beautiful stone. It can be a pale pastel pink or bright pink mixed with white quartz. It is found in many areas of the world but Brazil, Madagascar and South Dakota are among the top producers. The Madagascar rose quartz is some of the finest, with wonderful […]

Clearing Crystals of Negative Energy

  By Charli Lundholm EarthGallery.com When you work with stones in crystal healing, meditation or even just having them in your space, they can take on energy. This includes positive as well as negative energies. It’s important to clear them of the negative energies on a regular basis so they can continue to do their […]

Amethyst

By Charli Lundholm Amethyst is a popular variety of quartz that grows in varying shades of purple. The coloring comes from iron and other elements that were present as the quartz was forming. Like other quartz, it grows in massive chunks, in single crystals and clusters of numerous crystals growing side by side. Amethyst also […]

Lapis Lazuli Meaning

By Neville Ryan EarthGallery.com Lapis is the Latin word for stone and Lazuli is the ancient Persian word for blue. Lapis has been mined in Afghanistan since 7000 B.C. Because of the cost and beauty it was only available to royalty and high priests.  It was used for the eyebrows on the funeral mask of […]

Neville and Eddie Defend Their Dog’s Honor in Court

By Neville Ryan This happened when Merlin & I lived in Florida. To those who have seen this before, I apologize. However, our Earth Gallery Dlog site is a new venue & we are now sharing with the world. Neville Eddie and I we were unjustly accused of having our dogs off the leash in […]

Stones to Help with Holiday Stress

By Charli Lundholm EarthGallery.com The holidays can be wonderful times. The gathering of friends and family, the lights and decorations, the food and festivities. It can also be a stressful time. The shopping, the crowds, the rushed pace and having to deal with the inevitable Scrooges. There are many ways to deal with stress and […]

DLOG #2: ME, THE DOG, THE CAT AND THE VACUUM CLEANER

      “While I admit to being a party in the adventure shown below I believe my role was highly exaggerated under artistic license by the writer. As much as I love him he sometimes gets carried away when writing. He probably won’t tell you that we were in Florida at the time and […]