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Spinel: The August Birthstone That Was Called Ruby
The "ruby" in the front of the British Imperial State Crown is not a ruby. The 170-carat stone that has come down through history as the Black Prince's...
Zircon vs. Cubic Zirconia: How to Tell Them Apart
Two stones, almost the same name, and nearly everyone mixes them up. Zircon is a natural mineral older than anything else you will ever hold: the oldest known...
Pine Resin Incense: Spruce vs. Pine and How to Burn It
Frankincense travels from Oman, copal from Mexico, myrrh from the Horn of Africa. The resin that does not need a passport grows at the edge of the nearest...
Lemon Balm Spiritual Meaning, Uses & How to Grow It
Some herbs shout and some herbs whisper. Lemon balm whispers. It grows in every garden where it has once been allowed, smells of lemon and honey when you...
Rat Spiritual Meaning: Symbolism, Omens & Dreams
No animal in the Western world has a worse reputation than the rat, and few hold up so badly under examination. In China it is the first sign...
909 Angel Number & 9:09 Mirror Hour Meaning
9:09 is the mirror hour of an ending that makes room. Twice the nine, the last and highest of the single digits, and in front of each on...
1616 Angel Number & 16:16 Mirror Hour Meaning
16:16 is the mirror hour that reassures people least, and for an understandable reason: card sixteen of the tarot is the Tower. On an American kitchen clock you...
Itchy Palm Meaning: Left Hand, Right Hand & Money
An itchy palm is one of the oldest body omens still in everyday use. Say "my palm is itching" at an American kitchen table and someone will answer...
How to Remove a Curse: What Every Tradition Does, and When to Hand It Off
Every curse-removal tradition shares the same four moves, and you can do them at home tonight. Why removal eases real harm even if no one cursed you, when...
How to Make a Honey Jar Spell (and How Long to Keep It)
A honey jar is the easiest sweetening working to start and the hardest to finish, because nobody tells you when it ends. How to build one, what to...
How to Dress a Candle (and the Part That Starts Fires)
Every guide tells you which way to rub the oil. None of them tells you that three in five US home candle fires start when something combustible sits...
1155 Angel Number Meaning: The Eleventh Hour Change
1155 is the angel number of a change that can no longer be put off: two ones that demand a beginning and two fives that say something is...
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