stackyFACTSBefore they were sold at premium markups to realign your chakras, crystals had a much dumber backstory.
Before they were sold at premium markups to realign your chakras, crystals had a much dumber backstory. Ancient and medieval naturalists, including Pliny the Elder, looked at clear quartz and confidently declared it was just regular water that had been frozen for so long it forgot how to melt. The word 'crystal' itself actually comes from the Greek word for ice. So basically, magic rock collectors are trading in ancient, glorified hail.
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