Hey guys, sorry I have been out of touch lately...I'm going to return to regular blogging again in a few weeks :)
Today, I want to tackle a topic that I have been wanting to post about for a while - the fairly new phenomena of trademarking crystals.
Several crystal names have become trademarked - this means the trademarker is the only one who can sell a certain crystal under its trademarked name. Typically, the trademarked crystals have really new-agey sounding names, such as "Healerite," "Empowerite," "Azumar," etc., so they're easy to spot.
Of particular interest to me is AZEZTULITE, which is really just clear quartz with a few additional impurities. The main difference between Azeztulite and regular clear Quartz, supposedly, is not rooted in minerology; rather, Azeztulite is said to have been blessed by the Azez, a group of angelic, enlightened beings (starting to sound a little New Agey, huh?) In terms of physical, tangible differences between Azeztulite and Quartz, there is only one: as is typical with the trademarked stones, clear quartz can only be called Azeztulite if it comes from certain locations (in the case of Azeztulite, Vermont and North Carolina.) So, you're paying a pretty penny for quartz, because it was found in a certain state - and even then, unethical sellers will still sell clear quartz as Azeztulite to the unsuspecting, regardless of where it was actually found.
Even before I realized the redundancy of trademarking stones, my fur was up; it just seems to me that trademarking stones is commercializing something sacred, which is kind of a shame. Not only do I have ethical and spiritual concerns regarding this whole situation, but it's simply misleading and confusing. The trademarked stones are already known minerals given fancy, new-agey sounding names and sold under the illusion that they are somehow more powerful. Therefore, I avoid 'em.
Setting all of this practical information aside, let's say for a moment that Azeztulite (quartz found in Vermont and North Carolina) IS more powerful than quartz found in other regions because it was blessed by a group of beings known as the Azez. If you're sensitive enough to intuitively feel the difference between Azeztulite and the good ole' stand-by master healer, clear quartz, then you are probably capable of summoning the Azez YOURSELF and asking them to bless your quartz for you. Working with crystals is not a religion, and you shouldn't need to pay more for them because a mediator is communicating with beings that will bless your specimens for you. I just feel uncomfortable shelling out extra money for reasons that are a little unclear and abstract, and clear quartz is an EXTREMELY powerful tool and receptacle of energy already - so while you may choose to work with Azeztulite, it is certainly not a necessity, and Mama Earth's original master healer - clear quartz - will always be there for you (affordably.)
So, as always, the decision is ultimately yours - but I just wanted to give you a little bit of the practical information behind this crystal (& others like). Crystals sold at higher prices under attention-grabbing names are no more powerful than those sold at reasonable prices under their actual, geological names. Always have an absolute blast in your work with crystals, but always be smart, too.
Namaste.
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