THE SHAZU JOURNAL
Journal
Stones, intentions, and quiet rituals. Field notes from an energy-healer's library โ for the curious, the spiritual, and the just-getting-started.
Back-to-School Crystals: Focus, Calm Nerves & First-Day Confidence
A new school year has its own kind of weather โ the flutter the night before, the too-quiet first morning, the wish that the day would ...
Green Aventurine: The Stone of Opportunity โ Luck, Growth & How to Use It
Updated July 2026 Green aventurine is a soft, silvery-green quartz known as the Stone of Opportunity โ a gentle heart-chakra stone man...
Leo Season Crystals: Confidence, the Sun & the August Eclipse
Leo season opens on July 23 and runs through August 22 โ the warmest, brightest stretch of the astrological year. If you've felt a litt...
Malachite: Meaning, Benefits & How to Handle It Safely
If you've just read that malachite is toxic and you're now looking at the piece already on your wrist, this is the short answer first. U...
Pyrite: Fool's Gold, Real Abundance โ Meaning & How to Use It
Updated July 2026 Pyrite โ nicknamed fool's gold โ is a brassy, metallic iron sulfide that forms in near-perfect cubes. In crystal tradi...
Larimar: The Caribbean Calm Stone โ Meaning, Benefits & Why It's Everywhere in 2026
Larimar is a rare pale-blue variety of the mineral pectolite, found in only one place on Earth โ a single mountainside in the Dominican...
How to Tell If a Crystal Is Real: 5 Honest At-Home Tests
To tell if a crystal is real, check five honest signs at home: it carries natural flaws and inclusions, its color sits in natural zones...
How to Use Crystals for Manifestation: 5-Minute Practice
How to Actually Use Crystals for Manifestation: A 5-Minute Daily Practice From the bench at Shazu โ Shaz here. The most useful thing I ca...
Crystals for Confidence & Self-Worth: Stand in Your Light
Crystals for Confidence & Self-Worth: Stones for Standing in Your Own Light From the bench at Shazu โ Shaz here. I want to start with...
Crystals for a New Job: Stones for Steady Confidence
Crystals for a New Job or Career Change: Stones for Steady Confidence From the bench at Shazu โ Shaz here. The morning of my first big in...
Crystal Bracelet Care: Clean, Charge & Make Them Last
Crystal Bracelet Care: How to Clean, Charge, and Make Them Last From the bench at Shazu โ Shaz here. If you wear a crystal bracelet every...
Crystals for a New Home: A Simple Move-In Ritual
Crystals for a New Home: A Simple Move-In Ritual From the bench at Shazu โ Shaz here. The week we moved into this little California studi...