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The history of the Chinese Zodiac

June 14, 2023

The Chinese zodiac consists of twelve animals that first appeared in the Zhan Guo period [5th century B.C.]. No one knows the exact date when the ...

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January 22, 2023

The concept of birthstones originates in both Eastern and Western Culture, first recorded by Flavius Josephus in the 1st Century having been ins...

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September 23, 2022

Agate is THE stone everyone should have for protection. As well as a protective stone, agate's most noticeable properties are balancing yin/yang ...

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September 23, 2022

The Inuit people claim Labradorite fell from the frozen fire of the Aurora Borealis, an ordinary stone that transforms to the extraordinary, shi...

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September 23, 2022

A type of agate, carnelian is said to possess the same healing powers as all the agates, including the promotion of courage, creativity, harmony...

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