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Old 09-05-2019, 03:30 AM
edithaint edithaint is offline
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I have mixed feelings about this.

On one hand, man is a product of nature. Everything artificial, manmade, synthetic, etc is still ultimately of natural origin. This includes dyes and plastics. If I remember correctly, amber and pine resin are considered natural plastic, as is the keratin in our hair. Petroleum products are simply the remains of long-dead lifeforms.

On the other hand, I still prefer to use relatively unprocessed products. Willow over aspirin, paraffin over nylon, wood stove over electric stove, etc. These are just my own personal choices. While both humans and crystals may enjoy being dyed outrageous colors, I don't know how I feel about forcing such changes against the will of normal geologic process. The issue could be compared to circumcising infants or neutering dogs without their consent. I won't turn down a dyed or heat-treated crystal that appeals to me, and I don't believe their energy is destroyed by these treatments, only changed. But these practices may indeed be worth questioning.

My collection consists mostly of quartz and lava rock. There are also a few dyed marbles, painted pebbles, and other assorted oddities mixed in with the smoky scoria and fiery feldspar. Good bit of metal too.
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