What is it about a “Road trip” that speaks to my soul? “Freedom of the road”, “White line fever”, “The road that never ends”, and so it goes….I love traveling! Any mode of transportation will do…Plane, Trains and Autobmobiles…yes, that was a movie, one of my favorites too.

Just pack a bag and go!

Last week my road buddy, Jeanne, and I went on a road trip to Arizona. Having traveled together for about 15 years…maybe more?…I knew with all of her Aries energy (4 planets in Aries) and all of my Sagittarius fire (4 planets in Sag) we were in for an enjoyable and fun experience! Together we have a combination of 13 planets in Fire and 6 planets in Air, making for lots of lively and animated conversation. An important combination when driving together over a period of 5 days for 20 something hours!

Our destination was Quartzside, Arizona, 20 miles southeast from the California town of Blythe. Knowing nothing about what to expect, even with the Internet… information was limited. Let this be a lesson, if the information is limited then there is probably nothing more to know. The Internet lead us to believe that this Gemshow is in the middle of nowhere with nothing else. Guess what? that is about right…one hotel…maybe two..the second one was somewhat questionable and three restaurants. But, hey, there is free 14 day parking in the middle of the desert. All you need is an RV. No hook ups, no water, no problem, bring your own!

Jeanne and I had been attending Gemshows in Tucson for 15 years. Talking with the miners in Tucson we had heard much about Quartzside…where the show really begins they said…if Tucson was the finished goods then Quartzside was the unfinished goods…rocks, boulders and geodes…straight from the mines…for years I had wanted to explore this area, meet these miners and folks who make their living mining and trading incredible stones.

Meet them we did, so many people and so many stories. Our heads were spinning with all the shapes, colors and variety of stones! Our favorite finds were the Amethyst geodes from Brazil, ranging from light to dark purple and when heat-treated a burnt orange. Focusing on the geodes we managed to fill up the car, front, center and back.

Amethyst is an powerful stone, protective and spiritual. Placed at the front door its energy guards against negativity. Calms the mind and when meditating, increases the deepening spiritual process. Opens intuition and enhances psychic gifts.I always place an Amethyst point in the circle when doing an astrological reading.

Amethyst represents the astrological signs of Pisces, Virgo, Aquarius and Capricorn. Your SunSign may not be one of these but we all have these signs represented in our astrology chart.

Where are these signs in your chart? and how can you use Amethyst to benefit your life?

Love and Light,

Susan

PS……leaving for Anacortes, Washington ….check back for whats new in Gemstones and Astrology!