[whitecrow]

Originally Posted by macrostheblack

Do any of you guys collect crystals? I have a good collection and place many around plants in pots. My favorite is a quartz crystal skull that cost me nearly 200 pounds($400?) I also have a large crystal ball that i got from a market. Never tried to use it though just like its presence.

I have a collection of crystals of various types. Most are quartz, and I have a couple amethysts, too. I like to put them around plants, too. I also have 8 stone balls of various sizes, from about 2.5" to 4". I find these stones very grounding, and sometimes use them when meditating. I don't have a clear quartz ball, but I have a citrine that is very beautiful, and I sometimes use that one for scrying. I have a wonderful lapis sphere...it's light blue rather than the more valuable dark color, but it has spectacular circular swirls and veins, and is heavily flecked with pyrite. My other favorites are a large clear green-and-purple fluorite ball, and one that's black obsidian marbled with pyrite.

I also like to string crystal points along with semiprecious stones. I often sell these, but I have a few that I won't part with. My favorite is a string of labradorites and rubies, with antique bone beads and a fairly small point.