Ethical Sourcing Matters
Where do you imagine healing crystals come from? Mother Earth or a Mine? Most healing crystal stores don’t know where their crystals come from. A few healing crystal stores claim to be ethical because they have “trusted sources”. Only one healing crystal store is taking ethical crystal sourcing seriously… Moonrise Crystals.
Clean energy requires clean sourcing
Tracking healing crystals requires deep research, hard conversations, and the courage to challenge the status quo of a multi-billion dollar industry. It would be much easier to sell energy healing without giving it much thought. It would be easier for you to buy healing crystals without giving it much thought. But take a moment and think about it. Is smudging a crystal really enough to “clean the energy”? Does a little sage and a prayer magically erase the reality of poisoned rivers, black lung, and child labor? Authentic Spiritual Alignment requires a deep grounding in Reality.
- Poisoned Rivers
- Back Lung
- Child Labor
- Unfair Wages
Moonrise Crystals tracks every stone
When you buy a healing crystal, you are the final link in a mysterious global supply chain. For each product Moonrise Crystals sells, you can learn about the mining, factory conditions and discover how many times the crystal changed hands.
Ethical Mining
- Factory Conditions
- Environmental Safety
- Crystal Supply Chain
Ethical Sourcing Articles
The Day I Almost Quit My Business & Why I Didn’t
I almost quit my business on Friday. I was suppose to be gem-shopping, finding treasures for my customers. There [...]
Ethical Sourcing – Tucson Gem Show Part 1
Walking the Talk I'm currently at the 2019 Tucson Gem Show. A few days ago I almost quit my [...]
Transparency is scary – Tucson Gem Show Part 2
Transparency is scary. It's also exciting. It's been fascinating to have so many different conversations about ethics in the [...]
Jewelry Industry Summit Insights
Walking The Talk I'm currently at the 2019 Tucson Gem Show. A few days ago I almost quit my [...]
Interviews with Julie
Do You Know Where Your Crystals Come From?
New Republic Interview (May 2018)
Are Healing Crystals Connecting You To The Earth or Harming It?
Jezbel Interview (December 2019)
Rock Stars: 3 Entrepreneurs Banking on Good Vibes With Crystal Magic
Ventured Interview (March 2020)
Expanding Ethical Crystal Markets for Artisanal and Small Scale Miners
Workshop hosted by Virtu Gems (March 2021)
Lapis Lazuli Sold on Instagram May Be Helping to Fund the Taliban
Teen Vogue Interview (November 2021)
Ethical Crystals with Julie Abouzelof
The Outerknown Podcast (November 2021)