Rooted in the Earth — Why Crystals Still Call to Us
A Love Letter to the Stones That Have Been With Me My Entire Life
An ode to the earth, to the shape of memory, and to the quiet, steady magic that lives inside every stone.
When I sit down to write about crystals, it never feels like I’m writing about objects.
It feels like I’m writing about old friends.
For as long as I can remember, stones have been woven into my life — not as decorations, not as trends, but as companions. They have held the shape of my childhood, guided me through my adult life, and anchored me during years when the world felt unsteady.
This is a love letter to them — to the first stones that made me feel safe, and to the ones that continue to remind me who I am.
✨ When We Were Little
When we were little, my twin sister and I carried our treasures everywhere — not dolls, not notes from friends, but rocks. Smooth ones, rough ones, dusty ones, stones shaped like mountains or hearts or tiny planets. We filled our lunchboxes with them as if we were curators of a secret museum only we understood.
I can still hear the muffled click of them bumping together as we walked to school — a soft, familiar rhythm. Even then, before I ever knew words like energy or intention, I could sense something ancient in those stones. They felt alive… rooted… patient. And somehow, with one in my pocket, I always felt a little more like myself.
It’s funny how childhood instincts are often our truest teachers. Long before I knew why, I understood that the earth had its own way of speaking.
🌿 The Call of the Earth
As I grew older, that call only became clearer. The earth communicates in color, texture, temperature, vibration, and silence. Every crystal is a story — formed over millions of years through heat, pressure, minerals, collapse, and rebirth.
Just like us.
Crystals aren’t simply objects of beauty; they are pieces of time.
They hold layers of the world that existed long before we arrived, and they will hold their shape long after we’re gone.
When I pick one up even now, I can feel its steady heartbeat under my own — quiet, grounding, unchanged by the chaos of the world.
💎 Why Crystals Still Call to Us
In a world that asks us to move fast, crystals ask us to slow down.
In a world that overwhelms us with noise, they hum with stillness.
Their structure is pure order — geometric and precise — which is why their energy is steady and coherent. The scientific world calls this the piezoelectric effect, a phenomenon where pressure creates an electrical charge. It’s the same principle behind watches, ultrasound machines, and countless modern technologies.
👉 Learn more about piezoelectricity on ScienceDirect
But even beyond the science, there’s something else — a tenderness, a remembering. Humans have turned to stones for meaning, protection, ritual, and connection for thousands of years.
👉 National Geographic explains our ancient fascination with crystals
Across cultures, continents, and eras, crystals have been used as tools of ceremony — grounding us in the present moment, connecting us to the divine, and calling us back to ourselves.
🖤 Black Tourmaline — My Stone of Boundaries and Grounding
Black Tourmaline has been one of my lifelong companions — the stone I slip into my pocket without thinking, the one that keeps me anchored when the world feels too loud or too fast. It has always been my protector, my tether, my quiet guardian.
This year, something beautiful happened:
I acquired a collection of Black Tourmaline directly from a mine in Mexico — pieces that feel incredibly alive and potent. I have a few breathtaking large specimens (the kind that sit powerfully in a home or studio), a handful of perfect desk-sized pieces, and some smaller pocket stones that feel like carrying a shield made of earth.
You can explore them here:
👉 Black Tourmaline Specimens — Mexico Mine Collection
When I hold Black Tourmaline, I’m reminded to come home to myself.
To clear what isn’t mine.
To stand in my own energy.
To stay rooted when life tilts.
It’s the stone I reach for when the world asks too much — a reminder that grounding doesn't mean being stuck; it means being supported.
It’s also why I created The Motoring Stone™ — a modern-day talisman of protection and presence. Carrying a small piece of the earth with you is a way of remembering who you are… and what you’re connected to.
🤍 Quartz — The Great Amplifier
Quartz has always felt like a breath of light — clear, neutral, spacious. It doesn’t tell you what to feel; it reflects back your own truth.
When I work with Clear Quartz in the studio, I’m reminded that clarity doesn’t come from force. It comes from listening. From stillness. From intention.
Quartz amplifies whatever you bring to it — which is why honesty matters.
🌸 Rose Quartz — The Heart That Softens and Strengthens
Rose Quartz teaches me about the quiet strength of softness.
There’s a misconception that softness is weak. But real love — the kind Rose Quartz embodies — is resilient, forgiving, and endlessly patient. When I hold it, I am reminded to unclench my heart. To meet life with open palms instead of closed fists.
This stone feels like a sigh of relief. A homecoming. This energy lives in out Motoring Stones.
💜 Amethyst — The Calm Between Worlds
Amethyst is the stone I reach for when I need space. It feels like twilight — the moment between day and night, when everything is softer and the world exhales.
It’s a stone of intuition and quiet knowing. I keep one near my workspace to help me remember that creation doesn’t come from pushing — it comes from flow.
This energy lives tenderly in our PawStones™ Collection, where memory and presence come together in a way that feels sacred.
Crystals are not things we own — they are companions. Witnesses. Reflections.
🌾 Rooted in Memory
Even now, decades after those lunchboxes filled with rocks, I still stop to pick up stones wherever I go — on trails, at the beach, outside my studio door. I turn them over in my hand, admiring their imperfections and their ancient patience.
Every stone is a whisper of the earth, reminding me to slow down… to breathe… to remember where I come from.
They’ve taught me that strength doesn’t always roar.
Sometimes it’s quiet.
Sometimes it’s steady.
Sometimes it’s a small stone in your pocket.
If you feel called, I invite you to explore the simplicity and grounded beauty of our Origin Stone™ Collection — a return to earthy presence and quiet ceremony.
🌿 A Simple Ceremony of Connection
If you feel called today, try this:
Step outside or stand by a window with natural light.
Choose a stone that speaks to you.
Hold it gently and feel its temperature and weight.
Take a deep breath in… and out.
Let your energy settle into the earth beneath you.
Whisper:
I am here.
I am held.
I am part of this earth.
Place the stone somewhere visible so it can remind you of your rootedness.
This tiny ritual always brings me home to myself.
🌙 Returning Again and Again
Whether I’m stringing a new piece in the studio, walking the dogs at sunrise, or tending the garden after a long day, I can feel the same quiet hum beneath everything — the same hum that lived in the rocks that filled my childhood lunchbox.
Maybe that’s the point of all of this:
To keep listening.
To keep remembering.
To return again and again to the earth that has always held us.
With love and ceremony,
Kimmie
