In this episode of Big Crystal Energy, Ashleigh sits down with artist, author, deck creator, teacher, and magical powerhouse Marcella Kroll to talk about her newest deck, The Initiates Oracle.

This conversation weaves through Marcella’s lifelong relationship with magic, tarot, mediumship, creativity, and the occult — from her early intuitive experiences and discovering tarot as a teenager, to becoming a professional reader, creating multiple oracle decks, and eventually stepping into the next evolution of her work.

Marcella shares the story behind The Initiates Oracle, a stunning deck inspired by her pilgrimage to Egypt, her connection with the Egyptian Netjeru, Hermetic magic, ritual, transformation, and her creative collaboration with illustrator Adam Scott Miller. Together, Ashleigh and Marcella explore what makes this deck feel so powerful, why it is more than just an “Egyptian deck,” and how it can be used for reflection, ritual, spellwork, self-study, and initiation.

They also discuss Marcella’s book Healing the Liminal, her experience speaking at UC Davis about tarot and neurodiversity, the importance of magical community, and what it means to create work that feels deeply alive, symbolic, luxurious, and transformative.

This episode is a beautiful conversation about art, devotion, survival, spiritual evolution, and finding the people who remind you that magic is still very much alive.

In this episode, we talk about:

• Marcella’s path as an artist, author, oracle, and deck creator
• Her early intuitive experiences and lifelong connection to magic
• Creating the Sacred Symbols Oracle and the evolution of her deck work
• The Egypt pilgrimage that inspired The Initiates Oracle
• The meaning of Hermetic magic and Egyptian symbolism
• Working with the Egyptian Netjeru and learning their original names
• How The Initiates Oracle can be used for ritual, spellwork, and self-reflection
• The power of symbolism, color, artwork, and luxurious deck design
• Marcella’s book Healing the Liminal
• Tarot, neurodiversity, and Marcella’s experience speaking at UC Davis
• Building magical community and finding your people
• Marcella’s upcoming offerings, including Depth Oracle training, Magical Shielding, retreats, and her solo art show

Connect with Marcella:

Instagram: Instagram
Website: ABOUT — MARCELLA KROLL
The Initiates Oracle: Initiates Oracle: Occult Hermetic- and Egyptian-Inspired Rituals for Profound Transformation (40 Full-Color Cards and 128-Page Guidebook): Kroll, Marcella, Smith, Adam: 9781578639250: Amazon.com: Books
Healing the Liminal: Healing the Liminal: Lessons & Parables for Finding Your Way: Kroll, Marcella: 9781454948735: Amazon.com: Books

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Welcome back to The Crystal Library.

Lemurian Quartz may be one of the most fascinating crystals in the modern metaphysical world—not because of what it is, but because of the story surrounding it.

In this episode, we're tracing the surprising journey of Lemurian Quartz all the way back to its origins. Before there were crystal healers, channeled messages, or stories of lost civilizations, there was a British zoologist trying to solve a mystery about lemur fossils. That scientific hypothesis eventually evolved into one of the most enduring myths in modern spirituality: the lost continent of Lemuria.

Together we'll explore:

✧ The scientific origins of Lemuria in the 1800s
✧ How Helena Blavatsky and the Theosophists transformed a geological hypothesis into spiritual mythology
✧ The connection between Lemurian mythology and quartz crystals in the 1990s
✧ What makes a true Lemurian Seed Crystal different from ordinary quartz
✧ The geology behind the crystal's distinctive ladder-like striations
✧ Why these crystals are associated with memory, connection, and higher consciousness
✧ Practical ways to work with Lemurian Quartz in meditation, dreamwork, and crystal grids
✧ Whether a myth has to be historically true to hold spiritual meaning

This episode isn't about proving or disproving Lemuria. It's about examining the stories we tell, the questions we carry, and the ways crystals become vessels for meaning.

Because perhaps the real power of Lemurian Quartz isn't found in a lost civilization at all.

Perhaps it's found in the question:

What did we forget—and how do we remember?

Sources Referenced:
• Philip Sclater – "The Mammals of Madagascar" (1864)
• Helena P. Blavatsky – The Secret Doctrine
• Rudolf Steiner writings on Lemuria and Atlantis
• William Scott-Elliot – The Story of Atlantis & The Lost Lemuria
• Katrina Raphael – Crystal Academy of Advanced Healing Arts
• Crystal Enlightenment by Katrina Raphael
• The Crystal Bible by Judy Hall
• Crystal Basics by Nicholas Pearson
• Crystalpedia by Athena Perrakis, PhD
• 1001 Crystals by Cassandra Eason

Send me any questions or comments you may have and I will answer them on upcoming podcast episodes!! Looking forward to hearing from you!

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The Turning Point Spread: A Litha Collective Reading

Happy Litha and Happy Summer Solstice!

This special bonus episode is a collective oracle reading inspired by the energy of Litha—the longest day of the year and the sacred turning point between the reign of the Oak King and the Holly King.

Using the Seasons of the Witch: Litha Oracle deck by Lorraine Anderson and Juliet Diaz, with artwork by Tiana Lukovic, I walk through a five-card spread I created called The Turning Point Spread. Together, we explore the themes of abundance, intuition, shadow work, authenticity, and the inner wisdom that emerges when we stop seeking validation outside ourselves.

As I moved through this reading, one message appeared again and again:

The power was never outside of you.

Whether you're standing at a crossroads, dreaming about what's next, or feeling called toward a deeper version of yourself, this reading offers reflections and questions to carry with you into the darker half of the year.

In this episode:

✨ Where you are standing in your power right now

✨ Why abundance and wholeness are not the same thing

✨ Expanding your vision beyond inherited limitations

✨ What you're being asked to release into the fire this Litha

✨ Letting go of spiritual performance and embracing shadow work

✨ The importance of your unique voice, gifts, and perspective

✨ What wants to be born during the descent into the darker half of the year

✨ The deeper lesson woven through every card in this reading

Cards Pulled

🌿 Farmer's Market — Where are we at full power right now?

⭐ Stargazing — What is already beginning to turn?

🔥 Light Worker — What do we release into the fire?

☀️ Sunstone — What do we carry into the darker half of the year?

🏡 Country Cottage — What wants to be born in the shadow?

Journal Prompts

• What options are currently competing for your attention, and which ones truly feel aligned?
• What dream or possibility have you been afraid to name?
• What version of yourself are you ready to stop performing?
• What makes your voice, perspective, or gifts uniquely yours?
• What conversation have you been avoiding with yourself?

Resources Mentioned

• Seasons of the Witch: Litha Oracle by Lorraine Anderson and Juliet Diaz
• Artwork by Tiana Lukovic
• Big Crystal Energy Newsletter & Substack

Connect with Ashleigh

Instagram: @mystical.mama.ash

Substack: https://bigcrystalenergy.substack.com/p/the-turning-point-spread?r=zzr8e

If this reading resonated with you, I'd love to hear from you. What are you releasing into the fire this Litha? What are you carrying forward into the darker half of the year?

May your Summer Solstice be filled with clarity, courage, and the wisdom to trust the light that already exists within you. 🌞🌿🔥

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Welcome back to Big Crystal Energy! In this episode, Ashleigh dives into the Sabbat of Litha, also known as the Summer Solstice — the longest day of the year and one of the most powerful turning points on the Wheel of the Year.

Litha is a celebration of peak solar energy, abundance, fire, illumination, love, and transformation. But it is also a threshold. At the exact moment the sun reaches its height, the darker half of the year quietly begins. This episode explores that beautiful paradox: the peak, the pause, and the turning.

Ashleigh shares reflections from her own life as she stands at a personal threshold between her clinical work, motherhood, podcasting, crystal healing, and spiritual expansion. She also reflects on her family’s vow renewal and handfasting ceremony in Iceland, where she experienced the magic of the summer light firsthand.

In this episode, we explore:

• What Litha is and why the Summer Solstice matters
• The Oak King and Holly King mythology
• Why Litha is a veil-thinning moment
• Fairy folklore and Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream
• Fire, bonfires, purification, and transformation
• Love magic beyond romantic love
• Simple ways to celebrate Litha
• How to build a Litha altar
• Crystals for the Summer Solstice
• A five-card “Turning Point” oracle or tarot spread

Crystals for Litha

In this episode, Ashleigh shares five powerful crystals for working with Summer Solstice energy:

Sunstone — confidence, radiance, joy, and inhabiting your full power
Citrine — transformation, abundance, and solar plexus activation
Carnelian — courage, vitality, creativity, and moving through thresholds
Golden Tiger’s Eye — clarity, discernment, and seeing what the light reveals
Pyrite — alchemy, manifestation, willpower, and carrying your gold forward

Litha Ritual Ideas

Try one of these simple Summer Solstice practices:

• Watch the sunrise or sunset
• Write what you are releasing and safely burn it
• Spend intentional time in the sun
• Create a flower crown or gather solar herbs
• Sit with an oak tree
• Leave a small fairy offering at a threshold
• Build a Litha altar with candles, flowers, herbs, and crystals
• Pull cards with the Turning Point Spread

The Turning Point Spread

1. Where am I at full power right now?
2. What is already beginning to turn?
3. What do I release into the fire?
4. What do I carry into the darker half of the year?
5. What wants to be born in the shadow?

Mentioned in this episode:

• Seasons of the Witch: Litha Oracle by Lorriane Anderson and Juliet Diaz, illustrated by Tijana Lukovic

Seasons of the Witch - Litha Oracle: Anderson, Lorriane, Diaz, Juliet, Lukovic, Tijana: 9781922579768: Amazon.com: Books

• Big Crystal Energy Substack

Substack Home - Ashleigh's Substack

• Big Crystal Energy Newsletter
• Crystal Archetype Quiz
• San Francisco Crystal Fair

Crystals, Gems, Minerals, Practitioners and Shows | The Crystal Fair Marketplace

• Iceland vow renewal photographer: Steph — linked below

Crystals, Gems, Minerals, Practitioners and Shows | The Crystal Fair Marketplace

Thank you for listening, and happy Litha. May you honor the longest day, receive the sun’s energy, and move through the turning of the wheel with the biggest crystal energy ever.

Send me any questions or comments you may have and I will answer them on upcoming podcast episodes!! Looking forward to hearing from you!

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For thousands of years, Opal was considered the Queen of Gems—more precious than diamonds, sacred across cultures, and associated with vision, hope, transformation, and the divine. So how did it become known as a stone of bad luck?

In this episode of The Crystal Library, Ashleigh explores the fascinating science, mythology, history, and metaphysical properties of Opal. From Aboriginal Dreamtime stories and Greek mythology to Roman legends and Incan traditions, you'll discover why cultures around the world viewed Opal as a visionary stone connected to magic, sovereignty, and the unseen realms.

You'll also learn why Opal is unlike any other crystal in your collection. Unlike most stones, Opal has no crystal lattice structure. Instead, it creates its famous flashes of color through light, water, and microscopic silica spheres—making it a perfect symbol of glamour, perception, and the space between what is seen and unseen.

Ashleigh also explores the surprising history behind Opal's reputation, the unique qualities of different varieties of Opal, and a simple Opal scrying practice you can use to deepen your connection with this remarkable stone.

In this episode:

• The unusual geology that makes Opal unlike any other crystal
• Greek, Roman, Aboriginal, Incan, and Indian myths surrounding Opal
• Why Opal has long been associated with vision, psychic sight, and glamour magic
• The controversy behind Opal's "bad luck" reputation
• Black Opal, Fire Opal, Pink Opal, Ethiopian Opal, Boulder Opal, and more
• Opal as a stone of transformation, emotional healing, and sovereignty
• A guided Opal scrying practice for insight and self-discovery

Whether you're drawn to Opal for its beauty, its folklore, or its mystical reputation, this episode invites you to see the stone—and yourself—in a completely new light.

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Welcome back to Big Crystal Energy! This week, we're returning to the foundation of the podcast and exploring one of the most requested topics of all: crystal healing. ✨

Whether you're completely new to crystals, a longtime collector, or simply curious about why people have worked with stones for thousands of years, this episode offers a fresh look at the history, science, and spiritual practice of crystal healing.

Ashleigh explores the ancient roots of crystal healing, the scientific concepts often referenced in crystal work—including coherence, entrainment, piezoelectricity, and frequency—and why crystals continue to fascinate healers, scientists, and spiritual practitioners alike.

Along the way, she shares personal reflections on her own crystal journey, how crystals helped reconnect her with joy and purpose, and why Big Crystal Energy was never really just about the crystals—it was always about the transformation that happens when we align with what lights us up.

In This Episode:

🔮 What crystal healing actually is and where it originated

🔮 The ancient history of crystals in healing traditions around the world

🔮 How crystals are used in modern technology and medicine

🔮 Piezoelectricity, frequency, coherence, and entrainment explained

🔮 Why crystals are considered stable energetic structures

🔮 The role of intention, amplification, and energetic reflection

🔮 Sacred geometry, Platonic solids, and crystal structures

🔮 Why cleansing your crystals matters

🔮 The connection between crystals and the human body

🔮 How to choose a crystal using intuition

🔮 Practical ways to work with crystals every day

🔮 Why crystal healing is ultimately about personal growth and self-discovery

Mentioned in This Episode

• Labradorite
• Malachite
• Clear Quartz
• Fluorite
• Rose Quartz
• Carnelian
• Citrine
• Smoky Quartz
• Black Tourmaline
• Celestite
• Azurite
• Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)
• Ayurveda
• Sacred Geometry
• Platonic Solids
• Judy Hall's crystal teachings

Resources

Be sure to check out Ashleigh's previous episode on crystal cleansing and clearing for a deeper dive into how to care for your crystals.

Sources & Further Reading

The research and concepts discussed in this episode were drawn from the following resources:

📚 The Crystal Bible by Judy Hall

📚 Crystal Basics by Nicholas Pearson

📚 Crystalpedia by Athena Perrakis

📚 1001 Crystals by Cassandra Eason

These texts informed many of the historical, scientific, energetic, and metaphysical concepts explored throughout the episode. As always, Ashleigh encourages listeners to explore multiple perspectives, do their own research, and develop a personal relationship with the crystals they choose to work with.

Connect with Big Crystal Energy

📸 Instagram: @bigcrystalenergypodcast

🎥 YouTube: Big Crystal Energy Podcast

⭐ If you enjoy the show, please consider leaving a rating or review on your favorite podcast platform. Your support helps more crystal lovers and curious seekers discover the podcast!

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What if the clarity you're seeking isn't something you gain—but something you uncover after everything false falls away?

In this deeply personal episode of The Crystal Library, Ashleigh explores the profound lessons of Azurite, the brilliant blue copper mineral long associated with intuition, psychic vision, and spiritual awakening. But beyond its reputation as a third-eye stone lies a far more challenging invitation: the dismantling of false identities, inherited beliefs, and the need for approval.

Drawing on geology, ancient history, the teachings of Edgar Cayce, and her own journey of publicly claiming the title of witch, Ashleigh examines why Azurite has been revered for thousands of years—and why its true gift may be the courage to become who you already are.

You'll learn:

• The fascinating geology of Azurite and its transformation into Malachite
• How ancient civilizations used Azurite as the sacred blue of the divine
• Why Edgar Cayce called it "The Singing Stone"
• The connection between people-pleasing and blocked intuition
• Practical ways to work with Azurite through meditation, dreamwork, and self-reflection
• Why authentic spiritual growth often begins with demolition rather than addition

The singing stone is still singing. The question is whether you're ready to hear it.

Sources

• The Crystal Bible by Judy Hall
• Crystal Basics by Nicholas Pearson
• 1001 Crystals by Cassandra Eason
• Historical research on Azurite, ancient pigments, and mineralogy
• Teachings and writings of Edgar Cayce

Send me any questions or comments you may have and I will answer them on upcoming podcast episodes!! Looking forward to hearing from you!

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What happens when a lifelong crystal lover and tarot reader combines two powerful spiritual systems into one deck?

In this episode of Big Crystal Energy, I sit down with Dina Rosenberg, creator of the Crystal Keys Tarot, to explore the inspiration behind this beautiful and unique deck that pairs every tarot card with a crystal, mineral, shell, or sacred earth ally.

Dina shares her journey from collecting rocks in the woods as a child to becoming co-owner of Amityville Apothecary, a crystal healer, tarot reader, and now published deck creator. We dive deep into how she channeled the crystal correspondences for each card, the four-year creative process behind the deck, and why stones like Moldavite, Chrysocolla, Black Obsidian, and Septarian became key archetypes within the tarot.

We also discuss:

✨ Dina's early connection to tarot through the iconic Vertigo Tarot
✨ How crystals helped guide her through a major life transition
✨ The surprising story of how illustrator Amalia Drews appeared at exactly the right moment
✨ Why Moldavite became The Tower card
✨ The deeper meanings behind popular crystals beyond their "surface-level" associations
✨ The relationship between crystal energy and tarot archetypes
✨ How The Crystal Keys Tarot can help both beginners and experienced readers
✨ The powerful symbolism behind Black Obsidian as The Devil card
✨ Septarian, dragon eggs, and the rebirth symbolism of Judgment
✨ A collective card pull featuring Carnelian and The Chariot

Whether you're a tarot enthusiast, crystal collector, or simply curious about combining intuition with symbolism, this conversation offers a fascinating look at the magic that happens when two spiritual languages come together.

Connect with Dina

• Creator of The Crystal Keys Tarot
• Co-owner of Amityville Apothecary
• Co-host of Apothecary After Dark
• Learn more through the Amityville Apothecary community and events

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