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HELLO SPRING

A trendy new Mineral colour palette from

Plascon springs into

consciousness this season

By Plascon

rystals and minerals come to relatively new and heightened awareness
the fore in Plascon’s new Spring of health and wellness.
C2022 palette. Labelled Mineral, Amethyst is a quartz crystal that occurs
the palette looks at colours derived from in various shades of violet and purple
naturally occurring stones such as purple from the deepest hue to the lightest
amethyst and reddish-brown jasper. blush. Yoga teaches us that these colours
Long known for their vibrational are associated with both the 3rd eye and
quality and purported healing properties, crown chakras of the human body and
crystals are the result of chemical reactions they denote spiritual awareness and
happening deep within the earth. So this enlightenment.
palette is in fact very grounded, even “Said to be the bridge that connects the
though two of its hero colours are soft, concrete with the divine - the meaning of
ethereal lilacs and smoky lavenders. Amethyst has long been synonymous with
But why these colours, and why now? spirituality,” writes Tinyritual.co. “Tracing
Especially when lilac has long been the lineage of this luminous stone, ancient
rejected as a decorating disaster. The civilizations have been celebrating the
reasons have much to do with the zeitgeist. amethyst crystal since 25,000 BC. From
In the post-pandemic era, we have the Greeks to the Romans and even the
entered into a new relationship with the Egyptians, everyone was drawn to the
earth, driven by a desire to connect with deep healing powers the amethyst stone
self, others and nature. We also have a emanated.”

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