Mindful Monday Magic with Melvyn: Colouring Mandalas, Finding Your OM, and Unleashing Zen Harmonies at BionicBasil.com
Supurr Monday greetings meautiful furiends
Welcome to another fun week at BBHQ, and we're continuing our crystal journey today. This time, we've got a lovely gemstone to share, as we were asked, "What is Garnet good for?"
Crystal of The Week
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What is Garnet good for?
Red Garnets are delicious, deep red stones, like rubies but not rubies or with the ruby price either! MOL
These stones have a vibrance and essence that is simply divine. They have richness and verve which makes them so special, no wonder they are used so much in jewellery; so they are readily available if mew want to wear rather than have one as a tumble stone.
They also come in pink, orange, yellow, green, brown and blacks too, so not just the red variety, and the different colours will have added attributes.
We have one large red garnet at BBHQ, which sits under the left monitor on the computer.
Now it may not look very exciting in the picture, but we can assure mew it is. In sunlight, it's got a deep red inner glow with little flashes of ruby reds. It's amazing, sadly, the camera just can't do it justice today.
Melvyn loves the crystals at BBHQ. Every time, he's the one who wants to get his picture taken with a crystal! MOL
So let's hop right in and tell mew a little about the gem lore surrounding these beautiful crystals. Garnets are purportedly excellent for re-energising and cleansing, and are superb for chakra wurk and would be placed on either the root chakra or sacral chakra. It is a stone of serenity and balance, not only for yourself but also for harmonising the immediate surroundings. It is said to be a protective stone, so purrfect to wear as a talisman.
Appurrently, it is also the crystal of love and devotion, so if that's an area mew're interested in, this could be for mew.
It is also suggested that garnet amplifies the energy and effect of other crystals too, so if mew're looking to increase the energetic output of another crystal, add this to the mix. It is also said to be the stone of wealth and success in business interests, though we're always sceptical of those kinds of claims; if mew want success mew have to work for it.
Other supposed attributes linked to this stone are: courage and strength, expanded consciousness, a heart chakra opener, increases self-confidence, shifting fearful patterns of thought, dissolving self-sabotaging patterns, great for grounding, fuels passion - either the sensual kind or the creative kind.
This is a gorgeous stone, whether in jewellery or as a polished crystal and if mew love reds or hot colours this is one is for mew. The P.A. loves the piece she has and says she wouldn't swap it for anything!
Many thanks for this week's question.
If mew have any crystal questions, email us, DM us or ask us in the comments below.
To check out another Crystal of the Week, click the link: Clear Quartz.
(disclaimer: we are not health or medical practitioners, all crystal info is purely for entertainment purposes only.)
We hope that mew're ready for the week ahead, so let's jump right in and start as always with our little breathing exercise, which we're sure mew all have down paw by now... but if mew've forgotten, stop what mew're doing for a moment and take deep fulfilling breaths; counting to five on the inhale and five on the exhale:
Breathe in
Breathe out
Breathe in
Breathe out
Breathe in
Breathe out
Smooch is here again to offer mew assistance in getting your OM's on and Zen Harmonies happening, so just press play, close your eyes and follow his instructions.
Don't mew feel better already? I know we do!
All the mandalas featured are created & designed by us, aka The B Team.
Here's this week's mandala.
Right-click the image to save and/or print the mandala.
And here's our finished version... this week we chose a lovely palette of blues with a splash of lemon, we think it turned out purretty good.
Just think bluebells and daffodils!
Coloured on the iPad and then transformed in Prisma, this time we chose the effect 'surf'.
Don't forget mew can download** our **FREE** Colouring with Cats here: Books One, Two, Three and Four.
So on that note, we'll say bye for now and hope to see mew on Wednesday when we're back with our Midweek News Round-Up. And if mew missed any posts since Friday, here are the links:
Sunday Selfies with Fudge
Wing Commander Basil & The B Team
Until then
Keep Calm and Colour OM!
Supurr zen purrs
Keep Calm and Colour OM!
Supurr zen purrs
Wing Commander Basil & The B Team
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My nan gave me her garnet ring for my 10th birthday, and I wore it all the time. I think I even wore it to school. Sadly, one day I looked and the stone had gone, and I had no idea where it could have fallen out. My nan had died a year earlier so I didn't have to tell her, but I am sure she knew. I was heartbroken!
ReplyDeleteThe mandala is lovely and brings thoughts of spring.
Awww, that must have been so heartbreaking to lose your nan’s garnet ring 😿Garnets really do carry that deep, warm, ancestral energy, so it makes purrfect sense that her ring meant so much to mew.
DeleteWe’re so glad mew enjoyed the mandala this week, those spring vibes are flowing strong at BBHQ, and it warms our whiskers to know they reached mew too.
Supurr gentle purrs and mandala‑coloured hugs from all of us at BBHQ 💗🌸✨
Love garnet. Beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI did the breathing exercises and now I'm ready for the week.
Thank you for joining the Awww Mondays Blog Hop.
Have a fabulous Awww Monday and week. Scritches to the kitties and a big hug to mom. ♥
Garnet really is a gorgeous stone, isn’t it! We’re so glad mew enjoyed this week’s crystal chat.
DeleteAnd well done on the breathing exercises, Smooch will be thrilled mew’re starting the week all zen‑ified!
Thanks so much for hosting Awww Mondays. Wishing mew a fabulous week too, with lots of kitty scritches and a big hug from the P.A. 💗🐾
Beautifully coloring on the mandala! Meows from our gang!
ReplyDeleteThank mew so much, Leah! We’re thrilled mew liked the colouring this week. Big meows right back to your furbulous gang 💙💛🐾
Deletedee mum hazza emerald cut garnet ring in an antique setting that she wearz eberry day
ReplyDeleteOh wow, an emerald‑cut garnet in an antique setting sounds absolutely stunning! What a gorgeous piece for your mum to wear every day. Garnets really do have that timeless magic 💎❤️🐾
DeleteInherited garnet earrings from my paternal grandmother; I need to have them fixed so I can wear them to give my energies a boost.
ReplyDeleteOh wow, inherited garnet earrings sound absolutely gorgeous! Def‑purr‑nitely worth getting them fixed, a little garnet energy boost never goes amiss. We hope mew get to wear them again soon 💎❤️🐾
DeleteGarnets are gorgeous :-D My daughter has recently got into crystals and is interested in them :-D Melvyn is gorgeous :-D
ReplyDeleteGarnets really are gorgeous, aren’t they! How lovely that your daughter is getting into crystals too, such a fun and sparkly journey to explore, and so many to collect! MOL
DeleteAnd Melvyn says thank mew kindly… he’s blushing under all that floof 😸💎💗
The garnet is one of my son's birthstone, I love them and have some beautiful jewelry set with them. Several rings, some earrings and one of the garnet rings is set with every color of garnet there is.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds absolutely stunning, especially the ring with all the garnet colours! Garnet jewellery really does have such a rich, timeless sparkle ❤️💎🐾
DeleteGarnet sure is pretty!!! Melvyn, you look fab as always!
ReplyDeleteGarnet really is a meauty, isn’t it! And thank mew so much, Melvyn will be absolutely delighted to hear he’s looking fab today. He says thank mew with a very suave head tilt 😸💎🐾
DeleteHappy Monday to you, I do feel epic now, thanks.
ReplyDeleteHappy Monday, Mimi! We’re thrilled mew are feeling epic, that’s exactly the vibe we aim for to start the week. Sending mew lots of zen purrs for the days ahead 💗🐾
DeleteBeautiful garnet. Thank you for the coloring page. XO
ReplyDeleteThank mew so much! Garnet really is a beauty. And mew’re very welcome, we hope mew have lots of fun with the colouring page. XO 🐾💗
DeleteLove reading about the crystals so beautiful thank you Smooch for my bit of relaxation I needed it.x😽
ReplyDeleteThank mew so much, Christine! We’re delighted mew enjoyed the crystal chat, garnets really are meauties. And Smooch is over the moon that his little relaxation session helped; he says he’s always here for a calming OM moment 😽💗🐾
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