Sunday, September 12, 2010

Discovering Lemurian Crystals

Recently a woman came up to me and asked if the tangerine quartz cluster in her hand was a Lemurian Dream Tangerine Quartz. I professed I didn't know too much about the Lemurian Seed crystals and have been confused by all I've read. It looked like a Lemurian Seed crystal by the horizontal striations on the sides, but when I looked at many of the single clear quartz points around it that were not labeled "Lemurian," they had striations as well. Were they all Lemurian and just not labeled as such? I knew it was time to do some of my own research to find out.
I discovered that Lemurian Seed crystals were found in Brazil around 1999/2000. Normally quartz points are mined in cluster forms, but these Lemurian Seed crystals were lying in a separate bed of sand, unattached to clusters.
So how do we recognize Lemurian crystals at a glance? After reading many descriptions and going by various resources, my definition of a Lemurian Seed crystal is: a single standing, "frosty or milky" quartz with numerous deep horizontal striations. They can have a natural golden or pink glow.
Horizontal striations can appear on many quartz pieces but it is the "numerous deep" part that I find is the key to whether it is a Lemurian Seed crystal. After doing my research, I discovered that my "Soulmate" crystal is actually a Lemurian Soulmate crystal. You can see and feel the grooves on all sides of the crystal - like a non-gritty sandpaper feel - while the top is clear and smooth. Despite the fact a Soulmate is two crystals growing together, it still would be described as a single standing crystal - not a cluster.
Also going by the description above, I found that my Recordkeeper single quartz point could be a Lemurian Seed crystal. The striations are not as deep as the Soulmate crystal, but you can definitely see and feel them. It also isn't as milky looking as the Soulmate crystal but does have a "foggy" look. However, going by the descriptions I've read about Recordkeepers, it would be an Atlantian (or Atlantean) Recordkeeper because it only has triangles on its face and no upside down triangles on its sides.
Referring back to the Tangerine Quartz cluster that the young woman held, I don't believe it was a Lemurian Dream Tangerine Quartz for the following physical reasons:
#1 It was a cluster and not a single piece.
#2 The striations on the side were not as numerous or deep as you would expect a Lemurian to have.
#3 I have not found anyone offering or selling Lemurian Tangerine Quartz clusters (although this piece did come directly from a mine in Brazil).
#4 Dream Quartz contains Epidote and/or Actinolite & Prehnite which this cluster did not have.
The best way to know about a crystal is to work with the crystals on a personal basis. If you believe in the existence of Atlantis and Lemuria (Mu), then you may be more aware of energy linked to those lost civilizations and can identify such stones. No matter what a stone is labeled or what metaphysical properties others say it may have, only by working with the stones will you have a personal understanding of them. Their vibrations are as unique as we are, and we all interact with them differently.