From "wearing this focus crystal helps with illness just as much as drugs!" to "crystals are BETTER than drugs!" to "Don't vaccinate your kids!" to "Vaccination is a plot by the Jewish elite to destroy the white family"
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Anyway If I were the type to try to start social movements I don't really believe in I'd definitely try to make "DIY crystals" a thing Build some woo around the idea that crystals are better when locally sourced
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That the attunement process to the crystal's energies is greatly enhanced if you personally find and harvest the crystal from a local source near where you live and work It seems perfectly in line with the belief system to me
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But I have a sinking feeling it would just never take off because it's too hard The whole point is you can instantly click on an Amazon link to order yourself a really dazzling shiny pendant for like $40
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I really wonder, if you actually believe that crystals are capable of storing and re-emitting the "emotional vibrations" they're exposed to, if you think there could be any negative effects of wearing crystals dug out of the mud by hand by a starving abused child
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And child labor, too. I used to collect stones as a kid, and looking back, it's really depressing to think of how those same stones might have been mined or processed by kids that were my age.
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For anyone who wants to learn more, the Guardian published a 2019 article on exploitative labor practices in the crystal trade.https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/sep/17/healing-crystals-wellness-mining-madagascar …
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