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Over the past couple of days a number of cool goodies have made an appearance at CrystalsAndJewelry.com.

• New Great Gifts Special and Comfort (Worry) Beads and Comfort Bead Bracelet 11/04/09
• New Tumbled Stone Set and New Yard Sale Beads and Stones 11/03/09
• New Handmade Jewelry including Chakras Jewelry, plus New Comfort (Worry) Beads and Comfort Bead Bracelet 11/01/09

I’m really excited about the new Comfort Beads / Worry Beads. They’re a lot of fun and they’re great gifts. Stop by the specials page for the Great Gifts Special and save on your holiday shopping.

A facebook friend said he has a Blue John pendant but didn’t know anything about it. I knew a little but not too much, so I volunteered to do some research on it.

Blue John is fluorite from the Blue John cavern in Derbyshire England. It comes in striped colors of mainly purple-red, dark blue, and yellow, which makes it name seem a bit odd to be called Blue John. The name supposedly comes from what the French miners of the past called it “bleu-jaune” meaning blue-yellow.  It’s reputedly the most expensive and prized fluorite in the world.  Roman legend says that drinking alcoholic beverages from cups or bowls of blue john kept away drunkenness.

Metaphysically, Blue John does have the properties of fluorite in general.  Additionally, it is especially good for bringing succor and relief to sensitives and mediums who give too much or take too much in. It is said to bring renewal and energy, as well as strength, health and well-being.  Blue John is said to be a catalyst for personal growth, encouraging experimenting, exploring, and understanding. It is a strong teaching and learning stone because of this. It is reputed to work very well with Magnetite for aligning the spine in polarization. Blue John is primarily related to the third eye and crown chakras with the solar plexus chakra tied in.

Blue John Photo Credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dpape/ / CC BY 2.0

Occasionally I do stop long enough to make myself jewelry. Since I’ve been struggling with a painful gall bladder attack, I decided to make myself a gall bladder pendant.

I chose several stones related to healthy gall bladder energy: Citrine, Carnelian, and Amber.  Then I opted to add a small Infinite Stone for pain relief.  In the end, I came up with a pendant that feels great to wear energy-wise and as far as looks.

Some learning experiences are more fun than others, but everything has the potential to teach us something. This week I’ve been having what the doctors think is a gall bladder attack. Definitely not fun. But I’m determined to get something positive out of it. So I did some research on what crystals are helpful for gall bladder. I figured I’d share the info I found so that anyone having gall bladder problems could find it.  And a very not fun experience is turned into a learning experience and something to share. I call that a WIN!

Crystals that are traditionally good for gall bladder problems are: Amber, Carnelian, Chalcedony, Citrine, Danburite, Gaspeite, Jade, Jasper, and Red Jasper.  There are probably others, but that’s a good start!  I found it pretty interesting as a group because in the last two weeks I’ve been crazed for carnelian and citrine and used them in quite a few pieces of jewelry, which I thought was a little odd and unusual. I wonder if I was intuiting what I needed there. Regardless, it’s good to know more about stones.

And I think today I will make myself a gall bladder charm.