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Where Science and Spirit Meet I have always loved rainbows.  The movie, Pollyanna, staring Haley Mills, featured a scene of a bedridden woman whose bedroom was filled with rainbows thanks to the crystals taken off her chandelier and strung across the windows.  Each day at the same time, the whole room was filled with rainbows, and the bedridden woman eventually found her way back to a happier, healthier place.  It turned out she was so emotionally upset that she'd become unable to function, but being bathed in the pure light from prisms gave her a clarity about living her life...

A Pathway to Understanding Emotions Chakras are all about our emotions.  Consider how often things are said in the heat of anger or the passion of love.  How often do we find ourselves feeling all mixed up, or at a crossroads in our lives where we are in conflict as to the best resolution?   Making Order From Chaos Chakras give us a way to organize our emotions.  The first chakra is located at the base of the spine.  Known as the root chakra, this energy travels down the legs and into the Earth.  The issues in the root chakra are...

Tarnish on silver  Unlike gold or platinum, sterling silver tarnishes and requires a bit of care to keep it bright and shiny.  Tarnish begins with a slight yellowing color and progresses to a dark greenish black, completely covering the once gleaming shine that makes silver so dazzling.   What causes tarnish? Both air and light are elements that cause silver to tarnish.  Keeping your silver in a plastic bag or densely woven fabric and putting it in a dark place such as a drawer or a jewelry box go a long ways toward keeping silver bright looking.  Also, wearing sterling...