What you may not realise is that Amber isn’t a crystal. Instead, it is a resin from a tree that has solidified and then become fossilised. However, that does not lessen its usefulness as a gem in your healing crystal collection.
Amber has been popular for a long time, especially for jewellery pieces. Larger gems are often set into necklaces or chunky bracelets, giving wearers the perfect opportunity to have the stone close to them.
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Dandelions – now, most people’s first thoughts when it comes to these plants are ones of annoying weeds that pop up in perfectly manicured lawns and borders. But I am here to tell you all to fret not, next time you see one, or even better, see a whole lawn of them!
Honestly, over the past couple of years, dandelions have become one of, if not my favourite plants, to use spiritually and magically. They have many uses and benefits to health, healing, cleansing and spiritual meaning; it’s hard to know where to start, so let’s go with the obvious one.
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Do you often find yourself saying things; but not following through with actions that would give you the desired result?
For example, you might say; to family and friends that you want to lose a few pounds in weight. But then, you don’t plan any meals, food shop a bit haphazardly and then resort to takeaway quite a bit…
Or, maybe you have an intention – like wanting to exercise more, but follow through with an action, that you are highly unlikely to meet. E.G, saying you will set your alarm early and go to the gym, but come the morning time – sleep is just more valuable to you!
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If you feel like you need to bring abundance and success into your life; with a sprinkling of luck, then Green Aventurine is for you; this gem is the ultimate prosperity crystal!
If you consider things you try in life; that don’t work out – to be failures then working with Green Aventurine could help you. This crystal teaches us that failing is okay; it is part of the process of trying new things. Not all failures are mistakes; the whole process is part of learning. Without some failures we do not learn what not to do; from disappointments comes change and learning from the past.
Over time, working with Aventurine means you can recognise when you have been setting expectations too high. This stone is about having goals – but ones that you can realistically achieve and aims that can be realised.
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There is no doubt that for many, the pinnacle of music festivals is Glastonbury. However, it is expensive and very difficult to get tickets.
Many events have been cancelled in the last two years, due to Covid.
So, if you would like to know what is on offer in the UK during July – then read on:
Who can you see: Adele (sold out), Duran Duran, Eagles, Elton John, Pearl Jam and the Rolling Stones to name a few.
There is something for everyone – from talks, comedy, woodlands, food trucks galore and London Afrobeat Collective, Nuha Ruby Ra and Pynch.
www.also-festival.com/events/also-22/feed?tags=Music
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The month of June, of course, brings Midsummer’s Day! In the UK, the Summer Solstice occurred this morning (21st of June 2022) at 10.13 am. The ‘sol’ in Solstice translates to Sun. As we advance towards the solstice, the sun gets progressively higher in the sky until it reaches its peak.
For us in the UK, it ironically marks the beginning of nights drawing in – although thankfully, this happens slowly and so; we can still enjoy warm, light summer evenings in June, July and August; before transitioning to autumn. However, if you live far from the equator, the summer solstice marks the highest amount of day light hours. Some people will visit countries like Finland, Norway and Sweden around the summer solstice period to experience 24-hour sunlight, sometimes called midnight sun or night-time day-light!
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Can you believe it has been over 30 years since the original Top Gun film aired? It has been, the original released in 1986! This sequel, is named Top Gun: Maverick, after the main character Pete ‘Maverick’ Mitchell, played by Tom Cruise, and finally makes it to UK cinemas tomorrow (27th May 2022).
The film has, of course, built up a lot of anticipation, with Covid alone providing over 2-year delays to its release. But Tom Cruise is also very aware that with any sequel and especially after 36 years – that there will be much concern about whether it will live up to the hype – and he has promised it will!
Due to the delays, the film has had several trailers. The link is below for the latest trailer; it was first shown at the Super Bowl 2022 in America:
https://tinyurl.com/pl-top-gun (Courtesy of Paramount Pictures)
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So, what kind of film is The Lost City? Well, some have described it as ‘Romancing the Stone-esque’. If you are too young to know what that means, it is a Rom-Com with an adventure twist.
Sandra Bullock plays a reclusive writer called Loretta Sage. Alan, played by Channing Tatum, is her book cover model. They get entangled in a kidnapping – in the jungle of all places, at the hands of Daniel Radcliffe – who plays eccentric billionaire Fairfax.
As you will see from the trailer, Channing Tatum spends a bit of time in the movie – naked! Albeit with leeches stuck to his rear-end. One can only imagine the hilarity that caused behind the scenes, with well-known comedian and joker Sandra Bullock as the co-star!
But, if the nudity wasn’t enough, it would seem that alongside Channing and Daniel – another well-known male actor turns up for a good number of scenes – none other than Brad Pitt.
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St Patrick’s Day falls on the 17th March each year. Originally it was a ‘feast day’ and religious festival for the patron saint of Ireland. But now both the Irish and those that are just Irish-at-heart celebrate with food, dancing, parades and turning things green, across the globe.
For many of us the day is synonymous with lucky charms and ‘the luck of the Irish’… So we take a look at some of these charms. To see just what good fortune they can bring you on St Patrick’s Day and beyond.
Shamrock is named for ‘seamrog’ that actually means little clover. A three leaf clover was used by St Patrick as part of his teachings on the Holy Trinity; those being taught would carry a shamrock for good luck. To this day it is a highly visible symbol and many will wear shamrock on St Patrick’s Day by way of remembrance.
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This day in March is celebrated in Wales of course, as he is the Patron Saint of the country, but also in the UK, USA and Canada. David lived until he was 100 years old, but it was 500 years later before he was memorialised in texts of the time. His story may be a mix of fact and legend, but many believe that he founded churches and a monastery and rose through the church to be an archbishop, and eventually he was canonised.
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