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Monday, 8 June 2026

LOVE TO COLOUR? Colouring with Cats #123 ~ Getting Your OM’s on with Mandalas on Mondays ~ Crystal of the Week PLUS Your Crystal Questions Answered What Is Sunstone Good For?

A vibrant mandala banner in pink, yellow, and white featuring a large ornate central mandala with radiating lines and dotted accents. The background shifts from soft yellow to bright pink in a smooth gradient. Decorative vertical borders with circular motifs frame the sides. Stylised text reads ‘Getting Your OM’s On!’, ‘And Unleash Your Zen Harmonies’, and ‘Mandalas on Monday’. Two Om symbols sit in the lower corners, and the ©BionicBasil® mark appears at the bottom.

Mindful Monday Magic with Melvyn: Colouring Mandalas, Finding Your OM, Sunstones, and Unleashing Zen Harmonies at BionicBasil.com

Supurr Monday greetings, meautiful furiends

Welcome to the start of another fun-packed week at BBHQ. Today, we're continuing our crystal journey, and we've got a lovely gemstone to share, as we were asked: What is Sunstone good for?

Crystal of The Week

What is sunstone good for?

Sunstone is a meautiful crystal in varying tones of yellow, orange and brown. It can be an opaque or a translucent stone, and is usually filled with little white iridescent flashes as mew move it in the light; similar to labradorite stones, although not quite as showy.

They come in polished tumbled stones or raw unpolished specimens, either of which is lovely.

A collection of sunstone crystals displayed in various forms, including rough pieces, polished stones, and tumbled gems. The stones range from pale orange to deep reddish‑brown and feature glittery metallic flecks that catch the light. The word ‘Sunstone’ appears above the images.

We have a pawesome palm stone and a couple of smaller polished tumbles at BBHQ, and Melvyn did make us laugh as it was quite a cold day when we took this picture, and he said, "If it's a sunstone, then it must be warm, so I'll just snuggle in bed with it and absorb the heat!"

And that's the last we saw of it for a while! MOL

A white cat with dark grey and black markings lies on a white surface with eyes closed, gently holding a smooth oval sunstone between his front paws. The warm‑toned crystal rests against his chest as Melvyn appears to be peacefully inspecting or cuddling it.

Anyhoo, let's hop right in and tell mew a little about the gem lore surrounding these stunning crystals. These stones have a lovely energy and are supposedly meant to bring more joy into your life, so the name is really fitting, as when the sun shines, we all feel better.

So what does this sparkly gem actually do?

Sunstone is said to support:

Joy & optimism

Confidence & self‑expression

Intuition

Chakra cleansing

Seasonal mood uplift

It is purrportedly a crystal that heightens intuition and allows the true self to shine brightly. So if mew're in need of a little confidence boost, this may help.

Sunstone, as its name suggests, is said to be a great facilitator to connect to all things light and spiritual; including being a supurr cleanser of the light body and aura, it is suggested that it can clear all the chakras, so it can be placed on all chakra points with equal success. And if mew're looking for a specific chakra point, the solar plexus would be a great one to start with, and that's found between the ribcage and belly button.

In other texts we've read, it's said to be a really good stone for facilitating self-empowerment and adding strength and self-sufficiency to your life. So if mew feel these are areas that mew need to work on, this could be the stone for mew.

Another supposedly beneficial attribute is that it can aid in lifting a low mood, especially during the winter months, when sunlight is in short supply and can encourage a more pawstive or optimistic approach to things, increasing interest or enthusiasm where there's a lack.

All in all, this is a superb crystal for bringing a lightness, vitality and feel-good factor into your home and purrsonal space, and if mew're looking for a great crystal to meditate with, this is one of them.

Mew can also have lovely jewellery made from sunstone; the P.A. purchased a couple of unset sunstones on one of her trips to Peru and had them set into earrings. She also got some faceted beads to make a bracelet, then she got some moonstone and made a combo bracelet, which she wears most days.

How to Use Sunstone

Carry in pocket

Place on the solar plexus

Use in meditation

Wear as jewellery

If mew're looking for an uplifting stone to add to your collection, this would be a purrfect addition.

If mew have any crystal questions, email us, DM us or ask us in the comments below.

To check out last time's Crystal of the Week, click the link: Spirit 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.