**LOVE TO COLOUR?** Colouring with Cats #122 ~ Getting Your OM’s on with Mandalas on Mondays ~ Crystal of the Week PLUS **Your Crystal Questions Answered** What Is Spirit Quartz Good For?

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Supurr greetings, gorgeous furiends

Welcome to another furbulous Monday at BBHQ, and many thanks for joining us as we continue our crystal journey today. This time, we've got a lovely gemstone to share, as we were asked: What is Spirit Quartz good for? 

Crystal of The Week

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What is Spirit Quartz good for?

Spirit Quartz is a lovely looking stone, usually a candle, aka a long crystal covered in tiny clusters, which make it look like a cactus, and at many shows in the U.K. we've been to, a lot of sellers do call it Cactus Quartz.

It comes in a variety of colours: amethyst, citrine, white/clear quartz or smoky quartz. Though we've never seen a smoky quartz one yet. And it can be a mixture of all the aforementioned, though today's crystal is a combination of amethyst and citrine.

Our Spirit Quartz at BBHQ is a stunning pale lilac colour on the amethyst side and a deep orangey-yellow on the citrine side. It's a nice size and has lots of larger spikes covered in tiny clusters, we can't remember when the P.A. purrchased it, but it's been sitting on the sideboard in the kitchen for at least a decade or more. We do have a couple of smaller pieces that are like the tip of one of the spikes on this particular piece, although they are in the crystal room at the moment.

Let's hop right in and tell mew a little about the gem lore surrounding this interesting crystal. It has all the qualities of regular quartz; see the link above. Though as its name suggests, it is purported to be an exceptionally spiritual stone that has an immense vibration, really high, and aids in meditational journeys such as out of body experiences - OBE - and assists in enhancing clairvoyant and metaphysical gifts, so if these are areas mew are looking to raise, this stone could supposedly be of great benefit.

Melvyn was purrticluarly curious about it, and after an initial inspection, he actually taste-tested it, and his findings were, "Dudes, I know why they call it Cactus Quartz, that's a really prickly crystal!" MOL

It is also said this stone can encourage a deeper dreaming state, so if mew're looking to engage in dream exploration, keep a piece under your pillow and see what spiritual realms or new dimensions mew can journey to.

We've also read that it can aid in self-forgiveness, and as it's a stone of duality, it can bring balance and harmony, or yin and yang.

Spirit Quartz is also supposedly very effective for increasing heightened psychic awareness as it can apparently raise the vibration of the crown chakra; this is located above the head, and it is also suggested that it can assist with a mind/emotional detox; so if your head is full to bursting aka racing thoughts and won't quiet down, this might be a crystal to sit with and gently explore the reasons why.

We think Spirit Quartz is a meautiful stone that emits a lovely vibration; not only is it visually stunning, but it also has bucket loads going for it. And it can also be used on the third eye chakra, aka the middle of the forehead, and on the solar plexus, located between the ribs and the belly button.

There are other colours which mew can get, some are enhanced to make them more visually pleasing, although that doesn't detract from the purrported properties, and the different colours have different additional qualities. These are lilac, aqua aura, citrine, smoky & flame aura.

So on that note, we'll let mew decide if this is a crystal mew'd like in your collection. We know we wouldn't be without one or two, well purrhaps three at BBHQ!  MOL

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 last times, Crystal of the Week, click the link: Garnet.

(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 designed and coloured by us, aka The B Team.

Here's today's mandala.

Right-click the image to save and/or print the mandala.

And here's our finished version... this week, we used a combination of greens, purples and pinks with a splash of royal blue. We really love the finished effect.

Coloured on the iPad and then transformed in Prisma, this time we chose the effect - huawei.

Don't forget mew can download** our **FREE** Colouring with Cats here: Books One, Two, Three and Four.

Colouring with Cats Book One

Colouring With Cats Book Two ~ Easy Mandalas 

Colouring With Cats Book III

Colouring With Cats Book IV

[**see our download policy here]

So on that note, we'll say bye for now and look forward to your company on Wednesday when we're back with our Midweek News Round-Up. And if mew missed any posts since Friday, here are the links:

Amber's Latest Book Review

Sunday Selfies with Melvyn

Until then

Keep Calm and Colour OM!

Supurr zen purrs

Wing Commander Basil & The B Team

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**LOVE TO COLOUR?** Colouring with Cats #121 ~ Getting Your OM’s on with Mandalas on Mondays ~ Crystal of the Week PLUS **Your Crystal Questions Answered** What Is Garnet Good For?

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.

Colouring with Cats Book One

Colouring With Cats Book Two ~ Easy Mandalas 

Colouring With Cats Book III

Colouring With Cats Book IV

[**see our download policy here]

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:

Amber's Latest Book Review

Sunday Selfies with Fudge

Until then

Keep Calm and Colour OM!

Supurr zen purrs

Wing Commander Basil & The B Team

Don't forget to subscribe and never miss another mandala! 

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© [2026] BionicBasil®. All Rights Reserved. No part of this post, characters, or lore may be reproduced, scraped, or rewritten in any form (including AI) without express written permission

Graphics created with paid licence www.canva.com