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ART4THEHOMELESSWEBZINE

MAY 2013

In American Street Kid, Filmmaker Michael Leonisets out to shine a light on the epidemic of homelessyouth in America and finally gives these forgottenchildren a voice.

Spending countless days and nights on the streets ofLos Angeles, Leoni is given a rare glimpse into thelives of the kids he encounters. Slowly breakingthrough their walls and building trust with the kids, hegets a view of their reality that few people ever seeand finds himself forever changed. Once inside theirworld he realizes he can no longer be an observer;every day is a matter of life or death and he’ll doanything to get them off the streets.

Over the years of filming, Leoni finds that underneathall of the pain and tragedy the kids have livedthrough… amazingly they still have hope. They wantthe same things any human being wants… to feelloved, to be acknowledged, to feel important, and tofeel safe.

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1.8 Million kids are homeless right now13 Will die tonight

Featured Homeless Relief Organization:Covenant House Florida

Feature Visual Artists:Oliver SinEhi Aimiuwu

Feature Performing Artists:American Street KidVintage Nation

Feature Literary ArtistPaul Tristram

Columns by our Staff Writers

Welcome To My worldGem CandiCayenne’s Kitchen

Art4TH Zine welcomes our newest colum-nist, DTM Daniel Flores

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HOMELESSNESSRELIEF ORGS YOUNEED 2 KNOWABOUT

Each year, Covenant House Florida reacheshundreds of kids in Fort Lauderdale and Orlandovia street outreach, crisis shelters, transitionalhousing projects, and aftercare, making us one ofthe largest private agencies serving runaway andhomeless youth in the state of Florida.

The demand for emergency shelter currently ex-ceeds our financial capacity, and we have waitinglists in both Fort Lauderdale and Orlando. We askall referral sources, e.g. law enforcement person-nel, social service representatives, pastors, teach-ers, and guidance counselors, as well as youthand parents seeking help to call ahead to deter-mine if a bed is available.

In Fort Lauderdale, call 954-561-5559.In Orlando, call 407-482-0404.

Covenant House Florida relies primarily on part-nership from over 40,000 individuals from through-out Florida to reach out and respond to troubledyouth. You can help.

Contribute financially — every dollar makes a dif-ference.Donate essentials, especially hygiene supplies,baby items, and clothing — most of our kids wearadult sizes, and they need casual items like jeansand sneakers plus business attire for job inter-views and work.Volunteer — opportunities are available in bothprogram and support areas.

http://www.covenanthousefl.org/

Here is a cool idea. Donte’K Haye of Kennesaw State (GA) de-signed a template for us to use for homeless awareness. Thattemplate is on the following page. The idea is to print it out, col-or it and make it your own. You can sell it to raise funds for ei-ther Art4TheHomeless or choose another homeless relieforganization in your area. The only cost is really printing it outand the cost of makers which you can pick at any dollar store.It’s a fun project for the family and will help make a difference.

How you can help a homeless shelterwithout spending any of your money

Follow Leoni and the kids as they strive to overcomeone failed system after another. Watch as theystruggle to create a better life and free themselvesfrom their tragic pasts. Their powerful stories andunrelenting hope and determination to create abetter life shine through, in this true tale of love,friendship and the triumph of the human spirit.

To learn more about American Street Kid and volun-teer or donate funds, go tohttp://www.americanstreetkid.com/

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VISUALPERFORMINGLITERARY

“The very first moment when I realized what abstractart is, was the moment when my father came to myexhibition and he said: – Okay, but where are thepictures? Read more on Page 5

Visual Artist Oliver Sin●

Ehi Aimiuwu is a 25 year old mother of four who is in love withphotography. She is self taught and inspired by the odd thingsin life, and of course her children. Read more on Page 6

Visual Artist Ehi Aimiuwu ●

Vintage Nation is not only a band, it is a collective unit oftalented artist who ome together for the human race and spreadlove using the gifts we were all given. We are creators whostrive to impact our communities in a positive way whileconnecting to strangers all across the world and reminding oneanother of the light we all carry. together we will reach our goalfaster and travel the world to make someones day better

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Performing Artist Vintage Nation ●

With her hands in the litter binsshe seeks out her next meagre meal.Through all the rotting cardboardher hands sadly yet hopefully feel.She no longer thinks of happinessit came and went a long time ago.Survival’s such a long, hard journey

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Literary Artist Paul Tristram ●

Each month, the Art4THZine features numerousartists of all mediums.They are catogorized in-to three categories:

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“The very first momentwhen I realized whatabstract art is, was themoment when my fathercame to my exhibitionand he said: – Okay, butwhere are the pictures?”

Oliver Sin is an Eastern-European contemporarypainter. In his style aremixing Neo-expressionism, Street Art,Dadaism, Conceptual andPolitical Art together withscience, as spices in atasty French soup. Hesays that his only need isto have enough paint. Ifhe doesn’t have enoughcanvas, then he used topaint his scientificformulas on guitars,girlfriend’s shoes etc. Justthe lazy people needinspiration.

“My first memory withvisual arts is from 1988,when I was about 3 yearsold and everybody in myfamily started to talkabout my sister’s talent indrawing. I wasn’ttalented, but I have neverbelieved that talent exits,so I started to paint. But Ihad to experience manythings in my life to realizethat I instinctivelygravitate towards the arts.It is a great fortune thatI’m loving it. I always tryto live my life as honestas I can and I try to paintas less conscious as Ican. I didn’t choose thismethod, but that’s theonly way I can work.

Hopefully it will bringsome development.

Everybody has a uniqueperspective to sense andcommunicate. Mine ismostly comes from mymusical heritage. It’s likeimprovising in music,science and futurologyare all parts of my style.Making art is the same asspeaking, just usingcolors and shapesinstead of sounds.Creating art is natural, ifyou practice it enough.The most themes I useon my works come to mymind subconsciously.When I start to paint thepainting simply becomesa print of mysubconscious beliefs,maybe political beliefs.

I wouldn’t say that I’minvestigating science andfuture, I am just notinterested in investigatingpast and history. One daymaybe I will be the nextNostradamus.

Science and art searchthe answer to the samequestion. That answerexcites me.”

To learn more about Oli-ver Sin and see more ofhis artwork, visit his web-site:

http://oliversin.eu/

Oliver Sin

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Ayoko Photography

Ehi Aimiuwu is a 25 year old mother of four who isin love with photography. She is self taught and isinspired by the odd things in life as well as her chil-dren.

She does event photography, street photographyand freelance. You can view her portfolio at

http://www.ehiayoko.com

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Art4TheHomeless has a unique friendship with Vintage Na-tion. This amazing band has performed at two Art4TH Eventsin 2012: at the Masquerade in Atlanta and also World Home-less Action Day Atlanta.

Their motto is:

“Music is the Language to the soul. Acoustic is the cry thatecho's from our trials & tribulations. There is a reason we metyou. Everything is Divine and we hope to impact your day ina positive way,”

Their goal is to bring human awareness and peace, love andbring our communities and the nation together in song!#NATIONLOVE

Vintage Nation is not only a band, it is a collective unit oftalented artist who ome together for the human race andspread love using the gifts we were all given. We arecreators who strive to impact our communities in a positiveway while connecting to strangers all across the world andreminding one another of the light we all carry. together wewill reach our goal faster and travel the world to makesomeones day better.

To hear their extroadinary music and experience their uniquesound go to http://vintagenation.tumblr.com/

Art4TheHomeless Chairman of the Board, Hart Deer, joinedVintage Nation on stage for World Homeless Action Day

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Paul Tristram is a Welshwriter who has poems, shortstories and sketchespublished in manypublications around theworld, he yearns to tattooporcelain bridesmaidsinstead of digging emptygraves for innocence atmidnight, this too may pass,yet.

Second Hand Food

With her hands in the litter binsshe seeks out her next meagre meal.

Through all the rotting cardboardher hands sadly yet hopefully feel.She no longer thinks of happinessit came and went a long time ago.

Survival’s such a long, hard journeywhen your feet are so very sore.There is nothing in the bins todayas she turns, she sheds no tears.

She cried them all many years agoall that is left is hunger and fear.

One Black Eye Too Many

She put some old clothes into a bagThen she walked out the front door.She tip-toed along the garden path

Her face it still felt so very sore.This time she was actually doing it

She was leaving the Bastard for good.She was sick of all his promises

All his drunken lies were now no good.She’d put everything into that marriageShe wanted love but did not find any.So she left feeling weak and weary

After getting one black eye too many.

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Welcome To My WorldUnexpected Appreciation

Art appreciation can be applied to alltypes of arts. Painting, drawing,photography, music and writing isgenerally found under this subject.There is one art form that isgenerally far from being on this list. Itis the art of tattooing.

I have spent most of my lifeprejudice towards tattooing. I couldnot understand how anyone wantedart they might regret later down theroad. The repeated needle stickingwas not appealing as well.

Last year I started watching a showabout a bunch of tattoo artists. Theircommon goal was to be the best intheir field. At first I watched for thehilarity of some of the participantsbut over time their work started tostand out. I watched as the peoplewith the best skills and work ethicprogressed towards the top. Thosewho had heart and passion for theirwork took the time to make sure theirwork was neat, the texturing wasawesome, the colors worked for thepiece and the person they wereworking on.

I soon decided to get my own tattoo.Something personal that fit my

personality and style was the onlyway I could do it. I researched andcompared tattoo shops in theShreveport/Bossier City, Louisianaarea. The shop that stood out to methe most was Sacred Temple. I hadnever heard of them but they had alot of great reviews for their customwork. When I went in for aconsultation they were happy to takemy original work and turn it into awork of art. The artist took his timewith the details of the work. The factthat he stated that he was proud ofthe works he's done had meconfidant that he would do a goodjob. When the work was done mytattoo looked awesome. Going to ashop that saw the body as a templemeant that they only wanted to putworks of art on you worthy of beingworn and shown.

My advice is to not look down on aform of art you're unfamiliar with.Make sure you study it before youcreate an opinion. Also, make sure ifyou're getting something permanentput on your body make sure it's awork of art that's tied to yourpassion, heart or soul.

Tiffany Pennywell is author ofWindow To My Soul. Shewrites poetry, lyrics, short sto-ries and fan fiction. Writing isher true passion where you willfind her heart and soul.

My name is Tiffany Pennywelland I am a writer of poetry,lyrics, short stories and fan-fiction. Writing is my passionand where you will find myheart and soul. Tiffany has aMasters for Fine Arts Degreefrom Full Sail University.

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Da Creative Genius: DTM

The Art4TH Zine would like tointroduce a new columnist,Daniel Flores aka DTM, DaCre-ativeGenius.Daniel Flores, born in East LAwith a pencil in his hand.

Art became the number onefixture in his life with strongimages of Aztec Warriors andChicano Pride. Pop cultureplayed its part as well: theearliest surviving drawing byDaniel is a line sketch of ashark rising to the surface ofthe water as a boat sits calmlyat the top. The water surface isdefined by a single line drawnacross the page and the sharkis nothing but a curved line withteeth in the middle.

Some of DTM'saccomplishments include: FirstMinority owned Tattoo Studio inAtlanta,Vantage Pointe Studios1997-2005, featured in variousAtlanta and National TattooPublications. In 20005 DTMparticipated in a group ArtExhibit that was featured insidethe High Museum of Art inAtlanta, Art + Beats & Lyrics.

Art is King and The Black BookConversations are extensionsof Mano A Mano, a series of

group artshows curated byDTM, and include programsthat give artists access tobusiness information andprofessionals who can help anartist career get off the ground.

DTM is always open to newexperiences and that hasbrought him to the tech industryby way of Startup Weekend,RHOK and various mobile andnext web developers andentrepreneurs. Inspired by thework of others at Hypepotamus,ATDC, 151 Locust andFlashpoint, DTM has taken thestep to working with risingstartups like Get Goals,Synapp.io and his own MobileGame Startup Visual Art Werksat Atlanta Tech Village.

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Gem Candi

Let’s Get Stoned!

Johnna Crider, a published au-thor, is the Founder and CEO ofArt4TheHomeless. She is also ajewelry designer who wire wrapswith copper, silver, gold, and oth-er types of metals. This is her col-umn about gems and mineralsthat she learns about and workswith.

http://facebook.com/damejohnnacrider

Soooo would you like to have yourown gem and mineral collection butdon't know where to start? There aretons of different gems and mineralsand fakes out there and alsoschemers who will go and take a gem,name it, trademark that name andresell it at a super high price. Howdoes one know where to go and whatto choose?

Don't get frustrated! Get Stoned! Idon't mean go and smoke some potor crack. No! Well..if you want to Ican't stop you, but I don’t recommenddoing that to your body.

But, what I mean is check out my freeebook which is my guide to collecting gems and minerals.

Let's Get Stoned! covers a little info about me, how to take care of yourcrystals, crystal healing, Chakras, includes a great resource book andalso a resource for beginning wire artists, and a few gems and mineralsfrom my personal collection.

So how do you get your hands on this free guide to gem collecting? Well,it is attached to this edition of the Art4TH Zine! Just keep reading on-ward!

The brochure starts on page 16.

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Savory Bread Pudding

6 cups French bread, cut up1 pkg breakfast sausage (I like Jimmy Dean’s Hot Sausage with this)1/2 cup onions, chopped well2 cloves garlic, minced1 tsp butter4 oz (1/2 block) cream cheese2 cups fresh spinach8 eggs2 cups milk1 tsp salt1 tsp black pepper2 cups mild cheddar cheese, shredded

Melt the butter and sauté the onions and garlic until soft. Add the cream cheese andblend well.Brown the sausage until it is well-cooked and broken up into small pieces.Beat the eggs, milk, salt, and black pepper.

Grease a large baking dish. Layer the bread, sausage, spinach, and cream cheese &onions/garlic mixture. Pour the egg mixture evenly over the contents and top with theshredded cheddar. Cover with foil and let marry for about an hour to overnight.

When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350 degrees. Baked covered for about 30 minutes.Uncover dish and bake another 20-30 minutes until golden brown. Remove from ovenand let rest about 10 minutes. Serve warm with fresh fruit.

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ABOUTART4THEHOMELESS

A movement inspired by the arts to dosomething about homelessness. Over3,000,000 Americans are homeless on anygiven night. Men, women, children, yesCHILDREN! Our main goal is to open avenue/gallery spot that will host events andfunctions to generate funding on a weeklybasis. You can help by donating just one dollar

Art4TheHomeless is an Atlanta based nonprofitorganization that unites artists of all mediums topromote homeless awareness in the USA. Ourgoal is to open an art gallery and venue spotwhere not only artists will be shown and pro-moted, but also funds will be generated to spon-sor other nonprofit homeless relieforganizations.

Art4TheHomeless seeks to make the invisiblevisible by raising awareness. Homelessness isa huge issue worldwide and here in America,we are working on bringing that issue into thelight.

America is known as a rich country, but in reali-ty, millions are homeless on any given night

Imagine…….

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The Gem Diva’s Guide To Starting

Your

Let’s Get

Stoned!

Thank you for downloading my free gem and min-eral’s collection guide! I am the Gems and Miner-als Diva and I blog about various gems andminerals I come across, wire wrap, or am fasci-nated with. I am not a geologist but a wire artistwho makes jewelry. I first got into wire wrappingby wanting to create my own jewelry and once Iopened up to the energies of different gem-stones, I was amazed and am still learning moreabout myself everyday. You will be too, if you sochoose.

Crystals, gemstones, and minerals are the themagic of the Earth. For eons, humans have usedthem in many ways from healing to protection.Ancient apothecaries would combine herbal rem-edies with certain crystals to enhance the powerof their healings. Shamans would go on spiritualjourneys with grounding journey stones for pro-tections. Even the Bible talks about gems andcrystals. Crystal healing and therapy have beenaround for ages. Of course, you don’t have to be-lieve in that if you don’t want to. You could just bea collector or someone who wants to indulge in anew hobby. I will promise you this: once you startworking with crystals and begin to open yourmind, you will experience the magic of the Earth–you have to have faith.

In many religions, the writers of religious textstalks about God’s power and how He (Or Shedepending on which religion you may follow) usesthe power to heal and love. God has gifted all ofus with this energy and not just us–but it’s in ev-ery stone, breath, ounce of coffee, smile and ev-erything else around us. We refer to people whotap into this energy as “psychics” but in actuality,we all have these gifts. It is up to us to decidewhether or not we want to use it. If you do, pleaseuse it for the right purposes.

If you are a first time gem collector and want tostart your own collection, there are some thingsyou need to know. Some gems and minerals canbe toxic , and they all have different structures.

I recommend going into a gem shop and brows-ing around. Some gems are cheap and othersare expensive. They come in many different col-ors and each one is unique in it’w own way.

Go to the shop, pick up the stones and ‘feel’ it’senergy. Does the color speak to you? What is thetexture like? Is it rough, smooth? Is it cut and fac-eted or tumbled. Is it wire wrapped or soldered?

Earth Magic

There are many shapes to crystals but they naturally occur in seven geometric forms: triangles,rectangles, hexagons, rhomboids, parallelograms, or trapeziums.

Many are fragile and some are even water soluble–meaning they will melt. If you are not displayingthem, the wrap them in a silk or velvet material for protection. Some crystals need energetic cleansing.All Quartz crystals are self-cleansing but some like Malachite absorb negative energy and can’t releaseit. Depending on the stone and whether or not it’s toxic or water soluble, usually running water is greatfor washing away dark or stagnant energy. For the others, I recommend smudging them with sagewhich clears out all negative energy.

Meditating with crystals is the best way to bond with it. All you have to do is hold your stone in yourhands and sit quietly with it. Focus on your breathing and breathe slow deep breaths. You can listento music, or soft, rhythmitic drumming and breathe to the beat of the drums–deep breath in, hold for abeat, slowly release, pause before the next in breath.

Crystals are often categorized by their elements and what Chakras they work with. For those of youwho are not familiar with Chakras, I will explain. A Chakra is simply an energy portal in your body. Youhave seven along your physical body, one beneath your feet and three above your head. They are alldifferent colors. Your Earth Star Chakra is the one beneath your feet. Then you have your Root Chakrawhich is at the base of your spine. Your Sacral Chakra is just below your navel, your Solar PlexusChaktra is in the center of your body, then you have your Heart Chakra which is by your heart. Followedby it is your Higher Heart Chakra which is directly above your Heart Chakra. Then there’s your Throat,Third Eye (pineal gland) and Crown Chakras.

Crystals are often used to clear energy blockages within Chakras to help you live a better and morespiritual life. Each of your physical Chakras have a color and what is really cool is that they havematching colored gems to work with each chakra.

Red Stones: Base ChakraBrown Stones: Earth Star ChakraYellow Stones: Solar Plexus ChakraOrange Stones: Sacral ChakraGreen and Pink Stones: Heart ChakrasBlue/Indigo: Throat and Third Eye ChakrasViolet: Third Eye and Crown ChakrasClear/White: All Chakras

Some gemstones work with one or more or sometimes all Chakras.

Elements

Each Gem is given an element. There are five Elements. Usually, the color of the gem will give a goodhint to it’s element as well as the Chakras the gem works with.

Earth (Stones such as Jasper and Smoky Quartz)Fire (Heliodor, Citrine, Ruby)Water (Aquamarine, Emerald)Air: (Blue Calcite)Storm (Moldavite)

Moldavite

QuartzQuartz is very powerful and amplifies energy.It’s like that amp you plug a guitar into andboom! It’s so powerful that computers, watch-es, and cel phones all have quartz in them.Quartz comes in every color possible and rais-es your energy to it’s highest point possible.

Quartz also amplifies thought, as well as theeffect of other crystals. It absorbs, stores, re-leases and regulates energy. Clear Quartzdraws off negative energy of all kinds, and itbalances the mental, emotional and spiritualbodies. It cleanses and enhances the organsand subtle bodies and acts as a deep soulcleanser, connecting the physical dimensionwith the mind.

Clear Quartz enhances psychic abilities. It aidsconcentration and unlocks memory. It is alsoprogrammable meaning that you can store en-ergy in it and focus that energy in meditation,healing, or rituals.

Rutilated QuartzRutilated Quartz is quartz that has Rutile, amineral that is composed of Titanium Oxide. Itilluminates the soul and promotes spiritualgrowth while also cleansing and energizingyour aura. It protects against ill thoughts of oth-ers and helps you see the root of your prob-lems. It gently soothes dark moods and isperfect for anyone who is depressed. It alsorelieves fears and phobias while helping you toforgive.

Rutilated Quartz is an ally for those with chronicillnesses and infertility. It aids the exhaustedand treats bronchitis, regenerates your cellsand repairs torn tissue. It’s also great for ab-sorbing mercury poisoning from nerves, andthe blood.

Rutilated Quartz contains all the properties ofclear quartz as well.

Lapis LazuliLapis Lazuli is a protective stone that contactsspirit guardians, recognizes and blocks psychicattacks, reverses curses, opens the third eyeand balances the throat chakra.

It eases pain, especially migraines and over-comes depression. It is a powerful thought am-plifier and encourages creativity by simplyattuning your energy with that of Divine energy.It reveals inner truth and gently encourages youto be self aware.

If you are angry and hold it back, Lapis helpsyou release any blockage caused by this inyour throat chakra. Lapis releases stress andenhances dream recall. It brings deep peaceand holds in serenity.

Lapis Lazuli has been used by the ancientEgyptions for many things including jewelry,and they would even crush it to make eye shad-ow.

Rainbow MoonstoneRainbow Moonstone has a reflective andcalming energy that helps to strengthenintuition and psychic perception while bringingbalance and harmony with all that is

Rainbow Moonstone heals and balances thestomach, pancreas, and pituary gland. It helpsyour body to release extra fluid and if you placeit under your pillow with an Amethyst, you willhave a more peaceful sleep.

Rainbow Moonstone vibrates with the energy ofthe Goddess, and also the energies of the wax-ing and full Moon. It helps to strengthen intu-ition and soothes stress. It gently sootheswomen’s hormones when they are in overdrive.

Super Seven and Cacoxenite

You will come across a few gemstones and minerals that have been trademarked and unfortunatley,there are those who will trademark a regular quartz and name it and hike up the price. Supers Seven,however, is not such a stone, in my opinion.

When I bought the above piece, it was a Super Seven. Now, due to Trademark laws, the person whotrademarked it only wants the cut and polished gems to be called Super Seven and the rough version iscalled Cacoxenite. However, Since I bought it as a Super Seven before the trademark of the gem wentinto effect, I am listing the properties of all the seven minerals.

Super Seven opens up all the senses and is considered an important stone for stimulating and develop-ing all types of psychic abilities, including telepathy, clairvoyance, clairaudience, channeling, telekenesisand more. It is called Super Seven because it’s composed of seven minerals:

Amethyst (see Amethyst)

Clear Quartz (See Clear Quartz)

Smoky Quartz (See Smoky Quartz)

Cacoxenite-facilitates spiritual awakening, promotes new ideas and understanding, It helps you to seethe positive, side of life.

Rutile (See Rutilated Quartz)

Lepidiocrocite-stimulates intellectual pursuites and helps promote grounding, centering, clear thoughts,expanding your knowledge.

Goethite-is hydrated iron oxide and opens communication. It amps up your psychic abilities and helpslessen the distractions while meditating.

AmethystAmethyst is a powerful and protective stone. Itguards against psychic attack, transmuting theenergy into love and protecting the wearer fromall types of harm, including geopathic orelectromagnetic stress and ill wishes fromothers.

Amethyst relieves stress and strain, soothesirritability, balances mood swings, dispelsanger, rage, fear and anxiety. Alleviatessadness and grief, and dissolves negativity.Amethyst activates spiritual awareness, opensintuition and enhances psychic abilities.

It has strong healing and cleansing powers.Amethyst encourages sobriety, having asobering effect on overindulgence of alcohol,drugs or other addictions. It calms andstimulates the mind, helping you become morefocused, enhancing memory and improvingmotivation.

Amethyst is a great sleep aid because it re-lieves insomnia. Place under a pillow for a veryrestful sleep.

Apophyllite PyramidApophyllite Pyramids are supercharging ener-gizers that enhance your vision with throughyour third eye. If you look through the base ofthe pyramid and into the apex, you open up astar gate.

Apophyllite Pyramids are naturally occurringand like all pyramids they can be used tocharge up other stones or objects.

Apophyllite carries the Akashic Records and it’spresence enhances the energies as a powerfultransmitter wherever the stone is.

Apophyllite soothes the mind and reducesstress by releasing negative thought patterns. Itinstills divine and universal love on all levels.

Moldavite

When you are buying Moldavite, I must warn you that there are a lot of fakes flooding the market. Thebest way to tell them apart besides a microscope is simply this: Experience the “Moldavite Flush” or awarming sensation. Real Moldavite will react with you. You will feel a buzz and intense heat–dependingon how open you are. I’ve seen people turn bright red and have experienced it myself. Different pieceshave different levels of energy–the more heavier in weight they are, the more intense they are (and thedarker they are)

Moldavite is a gem that came from the stars. It is extraterrestrial in origin and enhancesangelic/extraterrestrial communication via telepathy. It hit the earth around 6 million years ago with animpact so strong that it would have taking at least 6 times the amount of force of the atomic bombing ofHiroshima. The meteor that struck and left behind the Moldavite went through to the core of the earth,some scientists are still debating that fact.

Moldavite is the only gem/mineral that is known for curing homesickness. If you move a lot, or just lefthome for the first time, it’s a great companion to have but be warned, this gem will transform your life. Itwill flip you upside down and make you go, “Whoa!” if you are not grounded. Grab a rose quartz to gen-tly ground you.

Some people actually break out when handling Moldavite, so be very careful when handling this gem. Ifyou purchase, always do it from a reputable dealer. Several ways to spot a fake are:

� Do they have seams? Real Moldavites do not have straight lines running through them.� Do they have texture–real Moldavites have texture and do not feel like plastic.� Many counterfeiters incorporate fakes into wire wrapped jewelry. As a wire artist myself, I only

purchase my Moldavites either from Crystal Blue (Atlanta, GA) or Power of the Rainbow (DFW,TX) and both get theirs straight from the source.� Clear as glass–Moldavites are not clear unless you hold them up to the light. Only then are they

transparent and you can see on the inside the textures.� Price. Currently, Moldavites are $25 a gram and will be going up. Unless you know the person

selling the gem, I wouldn’t buy. I have one listed for sale just barely over that price but I man-aged to grab that Moldavite from my source just before the price went up.

If you wish to have a wire wrapped Moldavite, it is best to purchase the stone and have the artist wrapon commission.

Smoky QuartzSmokey Quartz is the grounding stone. Itknocks out all negative vibrations and detoxifieseverything in it’s path while promptingelimination of the digestive system andprotecting against radiation andelectromagnetic smog.

Smokey Quartz eliminates fear, lifts depressionand negativity. It brings emotional calmness,relieving stress and anxiety. Smokey Quartzaids concentration and assists incommunication difficulties.

Smokey Quartz dissolves cramps, strengthensthe back and fortifies the nerves. Along withthe healing properties of Quartz, which is themaster healer, Smoky Quartz also relieves painand soothes away depressions.

AgateAgate balances the physical body and harmonizes itwith the mind and spirit. It stabilizes the aura and notonly transform negativity, but eliminates it. It’s your allin one energy recycling center.

Agate helps you concentrate and focus, enhancesmental function and analytical abilities. It soothes andcalms inner anger and heals tension. Agate creates asense of security and safety.

Agate heals the eyes, stomach, uterus; treats thelymphatic system and pancreas and also strengthensyour blood vessels. It also heals skin disorders.

There are several types of Agate:

Fire AgateBotswana AgateTree AgateMoss AgateChalcedony (Carnelian)OnyxDendritic AgateBrazilian AgateWhite AgateBull’s Eye Agate

HeliodorHeliodor is Greek for “Gift of the Sun” and is awarm gem of comfort. It helps you to empathizewith others and to feel comfortable doing that. Itis a high energy stone–and yes, I’ve drank anelixir from it and experienced a 48 hour wakingperiod–and helps you in your spiritual quest.

If you have issues with a close friend or familymember, meditating with Heliodor will help youunderstand the situation better. Hold it or wear itwhile you are around this person but be carefulbecause it will also, as stated above, help youempathize with them. You don’t want to cordthem–cording is simply attaching an ethric cord(unintentionally or intentionally) to another per-son’s chakras.

If you have corded with them, use Red Jasperand Quartz to gently release the cords andground yourself. Black Tourmaline will helpshield you from cording.

DanburiteDanburite gently and powerfully works with yourcrown chakra then opens your heart chakra andthen connects them together for a powerful spir-itual healing energy. It has a sweet vibration andpure energy that soothes and promotes joy. Ituplifts any depressed spirit.

Danburite helps you access your higher con-sciousness from a love centered perspectivewhile also helping you to analyze the connectionon a mental and intellectual level.

is a highly spiritual healing stone that gently yetpowerfully opens the crown chakra then linksand attunes it with the heart chakra. It is ahealing crystal with a very sweet and purevibration, with an energy that is extremelyuplifting to the spirit.

Danburite is not just a Crown and Heart chakrastone but it also access all the other higherchakras to the 14th level.

CitrineCitrine is like a 24 hour version of those five hourenergy shots–but one that detoxifies, cleansesand opens not just your chakras, but also yourblood circulation. It brings joy, delight, and en-thusiam. It boosts up your self esteem and con-fidence, motives your brain and attracts wealth,prosperity and success.

Citrine teaches you that you have to let go of that“I can’t” mentality that is holding you back fromyour desires. It not only attracts abundance, butthe mentality that you have to have in order toreceive the abundance.

Citrine is a golden/yelllow Quartz and includesall the other properties of this Master Healeralong with your kidneys, speen, pancreas, eyesand thymus.

Herkimer DiamondHerkimer Diamonds are a unique type of Quartz.They are found in the Herkimer mines up in NewYork and like Diamonds, nothing can scratchtheir surface. They are always double terminat-ed–meaning that they have two points.

Herkimers are great for the ascension processand will take you to your highes spiritual vibra-tion possible while still being in your body. Beprepared for a rush. They are great for astraltravel will link you quickly–sometimes too quick-ly–to the astral plane.

Like all Quartz, these are are powerful amplifiersand self cleansing. They will super charge anystone/atmosphere around them.

Herkimers will open up all of your chakras andwill stimiluate and open you to psychic experi-ences if you meditate with them. Again, ground-ing is important so I advise to use a SmokyQuartz or Black Tourmaline to keep you ground-ed.

There are millions of different mineralsand gems out there and this is just asmall guide to get you started. If youwould like to learn more about gemsand minerals, I suggest you pick up thebook, The Crystal Bible, by Judy Hall.It is a huge resource for me. Be sureto check out your local rock shops–geton Google and do some research. Usethe keywords “Metaphysical stores”and your city or zip code and Googlewill pull those right up for you.

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