Amazonite: The Stone Truth & Inner Harmony

INTRODUCTION

Amazonite is often called the "Stone of Courage" and the "Stone of Truth", and it lives up to both names beautifully. With its soothing shades of turquoise-green, this crystal has a way of calming emotional storms while encouraging us to speak honestly from the heart.

I've always been drawn to its serene colour, but it was the feel of my rough amazonite chip that really won me over. On days when the world feels too loud or my mind is running in circles, I find myself reaching for it instinctively. The natural texture grounds me instantly, bringing my attention back into my body and helping me find the calm to speak and act from a centered place.

THE SCIENCITIFIC PERSPECTIVE

From a scientific perspective, amazonite is a type of microcline feldspar, known for its striking blue-green colour caused by trace amounts of lead and water in its mineral structure. While there's no laboratory proof that crystals emit healing energy, the benefits of amazonite often come from:

• Colour psychology: Cool greens and blues are associated with calmness, trust, and open communication, which can have a relaxing effect on the nervous system.

• Somatic anchoring: The act of holding a stone - especially one with texture - gives the mind something to focus on. For me, running my fingers over the grooves and ridges of my rough amazonite chip brings my awareness back to the present moment. That tactile connection helps settle my thoughts when they feel scattered.

• Mindfulness cues: Keeping amazonite visible or within reach serves as a physical reminder to pause, breathe, and choose words with care.

THE SPIRITUAL PERSPECTIVE

Spiritually, amazonite is connected to both the heart chakra and the throat chakra, a pairing that helps us speak truth with compassion. Many believe its energy:

• Encourages honest communication: Supporting the courage to express thoughts and feelings without fear of judgement.

• Promotes emotional balance: Soothing frustration, irritability, and inner conflict. I've noticed that even in tense moments, holding my amazonite shifts my energy, softening my tone and helping me respond from a more grounded space.

• Empowers boundary setting: Helping you say what needs to be said with respect and clarity.

• Supports manifestation: Aligning your intentions with both what you think and what you truly feel.

Amazonite is also seen as protective, helping shield against negativity or emotional overwhelm - something I feel strongly when I use my rough chip after a challenging day.

BRIDGING THE GAP

Scientifically, amazonite works like other mindfulness tools, giving your brain a sensory focus that slows down reactivity. Spiritually, it's believe to carry a steady vibration that aligns heart and mind.

For me, the beauty of amazonite is in how it blends those worlds. The cool colour invites calm, the energy feels balancing, and the physical act of tracing the stone's texture creates a full-body reset. By the time I've held it for a few moments, my breathing has slowed, my shoulders have dropped, and I can think clearly again.

Ways to use it:

• During difficult conversations: Hold it in your hand or pocket to say grounded.

• For meditation: Place it on your heart or throat to connect your feelings and words.

• At work or school: Keep it on your desk for balanced communication.

• Before public speaking: Take slow breaths while holding it to calm nerves.

• For grounding: Use a rough piece and let its texture guide you back into presence.

CONCLUSION

Amazonite is more than just a beautiful stone - it's a partner in finding balance between truth and peace. Whether you're drawn to its colour, its energy, or the way its feels in your hands, it offers a gentle reminder that your words carry more power when they come from a calm, grounded place.

The Power of Essential Oils: Science, Spirit & Scented Healing

INTRODUCTION

I wasn't always sold on essential oil. I had heard of them, of course but like many people, I associated them more with trendy MLM parties than with real healing. What changed my mind wasn't a sales pitch. It was science. Once I understood how and why essential oils worked from a biological perspective, I became curious. And when I actually tried them? I was hooked.

Lavender became my go - to for headaches and calming my nerves. Clary sage was(and still is) my absolute saviour during PMS. Oregano mixed with jojoba on the soles of my feet helped me fight off sickness. Peppermint relieved aches and pains, lemon lifted my mood in my tea, and frankincense quickly found its way into my meditations. I realized that essential oils weren't just a passing craze. They were ancient tools that offered real, natural support for body, mind, and spirit.

Yes, there was a moment when oils were everywhere, and people grew tired of being told there was an oil for everything. But the truth is, nature really does offer medicine. You just have to know how to use it. Let's take a look at the science, the soul, and how these two worlds meet in the magic of essential oils.

THE SCIENCE: WHY ESSENTIAL OILS WORK

Essential oils aren't just lovely smells - they're concentrated plant extracts that contain powerful chemical compounds. When you inhale or apply them, those compounds interact with your body in specific ways:

• The Olfactory System: When you breathe in an essential oil, it travels through your nose to your olfactory bulb, which connects directly to the limbic system - the part of your brain that controls emotion, memory, and even autonomic functions like heart rate and blood pressure. That's why certain scents can calm you instantly or bring back vivid memories.

• Topical Absorption: When diluted with a carrier oil and applied to the skin, essential oils can enter the bloodstream and affect the body directly. For example, peppermint oil contains menthol, which activates cold-sensitive receptors in the skin, creating a cooling effect and relieving tension.

• Antimicrobial & Anti-inflammatory Effects: Some oils, like oregano and tea tree, have been shown to have antibacterial, anti-fungal, and anti-inflammatory properties. These aren't just folk remedies; there's research to back them up.

Your body responds to scent faster than it does to almost any other input. That's powerful.

THE SPIRITUAL SIDE OF ESSENTIAL OILS

Essential oils have been used in spiritual and ritual practices for thousands of years. Ancient Egyptians used them for anointing, purification, and burial rites. Frankincense and myrrh were considered sacred gifts. Indigenous cultures burned resins and herbs to clear energy and connect with spirit.

Spiritually, essential oils can be used to:

• Clear energy and raise vibration

  
  

• Support meditation, ritual, or intention setting

• Enhance your connection to specific chakras

  
  

• Promote emotional healing and release

Each plant carries a frequency. When you work with oils intentionally - choosing the right oil for the right purpose - you're aligning with the natural intelligence of the Earth.

For example, I use frankincense when I meditate because it helps open my connection to spirit. It feels grounding and expansive at the same time. When I work with clary sage during PMS, I'm not just soothing my body. I'm supporting my emotional release and helping myself move through that cycle consciously.

BRIDGING THE GAP: SCIENCE MEETS SPIRIT

So which is it - chemistry or energy? Medicine or magic?

It's both.

The compounds in essential oils interact with our nervous system and immune system on a measurable, biological level. But they also interact with our energy, subtly shifting our mood, our mindset, and our spiritual state. The science explains how they work. The spirituality explains why they feel so powerful.

When we choose an oil not just for its physical effect, but for its energetic support, we're using it as a bridge. A tool for healing the whole self - physical, emotional, energetic, and spiritual.

A FEW OF MY FAVOURITES & THEIR BENEFITS

Here are some of the oils I use most often and why I love them:

• Lavender - Calming, soothing, helps with anxiety, headaches, and sleep.

• Clary Sage - Balances hormones, eases menstrual cramps, supports emotional release.

• Peppermint - Cooling and invigorating; relieves pain, tension, and fatigue.

• Oregano - A powerful antimicrobial; immune booster when you're sick.

• Lemon - Uplifting, cleansing, and detoxifying; great in tea or diffused.

• Frankincense - Spiritually grounding; supports meditation and inner connection.

• Myrrh - Healing, protective, and grounding; often used in sacred rituals.

• Palo Santo - Clears negative energy; often burned like incense or used in oil form.

• Dragon's Blood - Protective and powerful; often used in rituals to strengthen intentions.

We also carry chakra blends - each designed to support one of the seven chakras by blending specific oils that align with that energy centre. Whether you're trying to open your heart, ground your root, or activate your intuition, there's a blend that can help.

CONCLUSION: MORE THAN JUST A PRETTY SCENT

Essential oils aren't about masking symptoms or offering quick fixes. They're about support - gently, naturally, and holistically. Whether you're reaching for them to calm your mind, relieve a headache, deepen a meditation, or clear your space, they're there to remind you of your connection to nature, to your body, and to something greater than yourself.

Next time you open a bottle of oil, take a deep breath and ask: what do I need in this moment? The answer might be in the scent.

Time Isn’t Real: Linear vs Cyclical Time

INTRODUCTION

We live by the clock. We schedule, we plan, we count down and look ahead. Time seems like an ever-moving line - past, present, future - rushing forward whether we’re ready or not. But if you’ve ever lost yourself in a moment, sat in stillness, or experienced a déjà vu, you’ve felt the truth: time doesn’t always behave the way we expect.

The deeper I’ve gone into meditation and healing, the more I’ve questioned whether time is something we move through - or something that moves through us. And more often than not, I’ve found that when I stop obsessing over time, I somehow end up with more of it.

SCIENTIFIC PERSPECTIVE

From a scientific standpoint, time is one of the most debated concepts in physics. At its core:

• Time is relative, not absolute. According to Einstein’s theory of relativity, time isn’t a fixed constant. It stretches and contracts depending on speed and gravity. This means that time can actually pass at different rates depending on where you are in the universe.

  
  

• Your brain influences how you perceive time. Neuroscience shows that when you’re focused, relaxed, or in a flow state, your brain processes fewer “time stamps,” making minutes feel longer or shorter. In contrast, anxiety or anticipation can make time feel agonizingly slow.

  
  

• The present moment is all that exists. While we remember the past and anticipate the future, the only time we ever actually experience is now. Memory and prediction are constructs of the mind, not properties of time itself.

SPIRITUAL PERSPECTIVE

Many spiritual traditions don’t see time as linear at all. Instead, time is cyclical, layered, or even illusory:

• In ancient cultures, time was often seen in cycles - seasons, moon phases, birth and rebirth. These cycles were understood not as repetition, but as spirals - each return to a point brought deeper wisdom and evolution.

  
  

• Mystical teachings suggest all moments exist simultaneously. This idea is echoed in the Akashic Records, where every event, thought, and emotion is said to be recorded - not in the past, but in the eternal now.

  
  

• In meditation and altered states, time becomes irrelevant. Moments stretch out or disappear entirely. You’re simply present, and that presence feels more real than any ticking clock.

  
  

For many of us, awakening spiritually means stepping out of the race against time and into a different relationship with it - one that honours timing, presence, and rhythm over pressure and deadlines.

BRIDGING THE GAP

We’ve all felt it: when you’re bored, time crawls. When you’re joyful, it flies. That alone tells us that our experience of time is deeply connected to our state of consciousness.

In my own life, I’ve noticed that meditation changes my relationship with time completely. When I’m present - truly present - it’s as if time slows, or even disappears. I’m not watching the clock, I’m in the moment. And strangely, after I meditate, I often find I have more time than I thought I would. It’s like I stepped outside the rules for a little while - and when I returned, everything felt easier, lighter, and somehow more spacious.

This experience echoes both science and spirit. The brain is processing differently. The body is grounded. The soul isn’t rushed. Presence collapses the illusion of time and expands our capacity to live fully.

Understanding time as flexible, cyclical, or even non-linear doesn’t mean we abandon our schedules. It means we stop being ruled by them. We begin to trust life’s timing. We learn to move with our own natural rhythm instead of the relentless tick of expectation.

CONCLUSION

Time may be a useful tool - but it isn’t the ultimate truth. When we stop treating it like a fixed line and start experiencing it as a flow, a cycle, or even a spacious now, we find freedom. Freedom to be here. Freedom to trust the timing of our lives. Freedom to stop racing and start living.

Because maybe time isn’t something we measure. Maybe it’s something we remember - every time we return to the present and realize… we were never behind.