Minerals & Mystics — Attraction in Charlottesville

I went in yesterday on a whim. I’ve been going through a really difficult time with just seemingly nonstop trauma. My grandmother died, I had a wrist injury, was in a really negative work environment, and by the middle of last week, thoughts of self harm were taking over, by Friday I was fired from my job for the most hypocritical and morally wrong reason imaginable. I was at SPCA Rummage Store donating all my office organizers when I looked across the street and saw the Crystal Connection Sign. I remembered their commercial on the radio but had never been there. It was a wonderful experience. As a skeptic, I don’t naturally subscribe to the “metaphysical or new age healing type philosophies”, but at this point, I was all open mind. Besides the fact that the store had the most beautiful jewelry and some amazing items that made me feel like I was in a museum, they had a consultant on the use of these beautiful stones as metaphysical health aides. I didn’t feel judged or embarrassed, and it was truly a wonderful conversation for me to hear these new ideas and perspectives. I’m not sure if these will help me overcome the negative emotions I’m absorbing, but at this point, it can’t hurt to have something beautiful around, and maybe, just maybe, they will help. But one thing I know, the kindness of the staff definitely did. I would absolutely recommend this place for anything from a go to for metaphysical health to just beautiful gifts...

My grandparents before they passed away lived in Charlottesville five minutes down the road from Crystal connection. My grandmother used to take us there all the time until she became blind that was always the highlight of my trip and even after she became blind she would give us money and have my mom take us because she knew how much we loved going to the Crystal connection store. That would always be the first question out of our mouth when we made it to my grandmothers was can we go to the Crystal connection store? Was and still is to this day my favorite store in Charlottesville Virginia. I would make a special trip there now even though they are no longer with us just to go to the store of I could afford it but, I live 4 1/2...

It’s just rocks and crunchy hippie nonsense. I walk in and some woman in a ren faire fairy costume is braiding another woman’s hair. They’re talking about Harry Potter. Listen, millennials, it’s been twenty years since you were in middle school. It’s time for you to read another book. I’m trans, I’ve got trans pride nail polish, but the person at the counter misgenders me. Aside from the Harry Potter nonsense, that’s enough to sour my mood. If you’re someone who wants to buy some rocks after seeing your Northrop Grumman trust fund baby influencer of choice play with them and call it witchcraft, this is the store for you. No amount of quartz can purify the awful dystopian consumerist vibes this...