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Opals for Me

Posted on October 8, 2018October 13, 2018 by Artful Gems

Opal Amy Lowell, 1874 – 1925 You are ice and fire, The touch of you burns my hands like snow. You are cold and flame. You are the crimson of Amaryllis, The silver of moon-touched magnolias. When I am with you, My heart is a frozen pond Gleaming with agitated torches. In the eighth grade, a close classmate, Read More

The Secret

Posted on June 23, 2018July 9, 2020 by Artful Gems

The solution we crave is surrender. Gary Zukov It’s no secret that life has many ups and downs. I’m sure every person out there has had their share of difficult times as well as happy moments. My life is no different: highs, lows; good and bad. It’s life and I dealt with everything the way I Read More

I Am

Posted on May 9, 2018 by Artful Gems

Before I begin today’s post, why don’t you check out my feature on Jewelry Making Journal. I love being featured here because this is a very valuable jewelry site. Rena Klingenberg has great ideas and is very welcoming of new talent. If you are interested in jewelry and all its facets, this is the place for Read More

History of Incense and Its Uses

Posted on February 3, 2018April 30, 2018 by Artful Gems

Most people who burn incense do it for the scent. They find one or two that they like and burn it to enjoy the aroma. That’s certainly a valid reason to use incense. In fact, there are those who enjoy a good incense like others enjoy a good cigar. But incense has many other uses Read More

So, What Are Chakras Anyway?

Posted on January 20, 2018July 2, 2018 by Artful Gems

One cannot discuss Chakras without a little bit of background thus putting them into context. So before I give a description of what each Chakra stands for, I will talk about some of the history. Future posts will delve deeper into Chakras and what their importance is in Hindu and Buddhist tradition and why today their tradition Read More

Stones as Remedies

Posted on January 9, 2018November 3, 2018 by Artful Gems

Nope, I am not a Doctor!!! I thought today, I would talk about the benefits of stones. Not the way I do on my Properties page, but in general. I Stumbled Upon It One of the beauties about mankind is our history: the good, the bad, the ugly. Sitting back and reading about our World’s history Read More