We just got back from our trip to Quartzsite, Arizona, where we went to the annual rock and crystal show. I stocked up on an amazing variety of beads for my bracelets and I still have more to buy since I didn’t find everything I need. I was buzzing the whole time from the energy of all those crystals, and it didn’t seem to matter that I wasn’t sleeping well and I was fighting off a cold. The rocks kept me going! The best score of the whole trip was this Golden Lemurian cluster that Carol spotted at one of the vendor tents. 
She had her eye on a second, larger cluster and she thought Stevo and I would enjoy this one. We made the vendors day when we went back and bought both of them. If you look up Golden Lemurians on the internet you can read about where they come from (Brazil) and their special metaphysical properties. Stevo and I (especially Stevo) have a strong connection to the Lemurians, and we couldn’t walk away from this find.
I had wanted to blog during our trip but didn’t count on the fact that we’d be getting up early each day to get a parking spot at the show so we wouldn’t have to walk a few miles to get to the vendors. We took the dogs with us and they got a lot of attention and were very well-behaved. I just unpacked all my beads last night and put them away in the tackle boxes. I’m really excited about making more bracelets! As it is, I’ll be visiting Carol in a few weeks to go to the bead shop she uses and fill in what I coudn’t find at Quartzsite.
It was interesting to see what crystals were popular this year. There was a lot of Purple Flourite, Amazonite and Danburite. Carol found one lady who had a bunch of Stibnite and Danburite for really good prices, so we got several chunks of each. The beads are fun to shop for, the but big chunks of rock are really special. We barely had room to bring home all of our goodies.
Next year, we agreed we’ll go to Tuscon, which is where most of the gem dealers go. The shows are all in hotels and there will be a lot more quantity and variety of beads to choose from as well as more polished beauty pieces. I get a buzz every time I look at that Golden Lemurian cluster, which is currently sitting on our coffee table. It’s permanent home might be out in Steve’s office since it’s a healing stone. I told Stevo when we left for the trip that I felt we would find something special. We almost didn’t go because he was getting sick, I was afraid of getting sick, it was snowing like crazy and I had this irrational fear of leaving home. I think now that someone didn’t want us to find this Lemurian. We exercised our bravery muscles and left home (difficult for two cancer crabs) and had a great time!
~ Dooney
