Smoky Quartz

Smoky Quartz, a crystal associated with Samhain General Properties of Smoky Quartz: Protection, grounding, dispels negativity, detoxifying Color: Weak tea color to a deep mink brown Element: Earth Chakra: Root (1st chakra) Planetary: Saturn, Pluto Astrological: Capricorn, Sagittarius, Scorpio Goddess: Hecate Sabbat: Samhain Geology: Smoky quartz rates 7 on Mohs scale of hardness. It is … Continue reading Smoky Quartz

Samhain/Third Harvest

Samhain is pronounced sowen Samhain is pronounced sowen, soween, saw-win, saw-vane or sahven, but not sam-hayne. Other names for Samhain include Samhuin, Samain, Saman, Oidhche Shamhna, Hallowe’en, Halloween, Hallows, Hallowtide, Shadow Fest, Allantide, Third Harvest, Harvest Home, Geimredh, Day of the Dead (Feile na Marbh), Feast of the Dead, Spirit Night, Candle Night, November Eve, … Continue reading Samhain/Third Harvest