[Smeaphvalialm]

since this seems to be the pets section of the board, i'll share something with you all that i found to be pretty amazing. i have a small crystal collection that i use for meditation and healing. i had them out earlier this evening along with my mother, who also has a few crystals of her own. my cat bozo is curious of anything new that she hasn't seen yet, and even more curious when it's something that we have. my mother had a rose quartz crystal that she presented to the cat who sniffed it curiously as she usually does, but then pulled away when she got close to the stone. i at the time had my rose quartz that i held out for bozo to look over, which she didn't get too close to, but i also had a piece of sodalite which i held out for her to sniff. i expected her to have the same reaction, but much to our surprise she put her nose right up to it and rubbed her face on it once. i then took out my amethyst which, as soon as i did, her attention was focused on the crystal. i presented it to her, and she immediatly started rubbing her face on the crystal multiple times and with great force too! just to be sure this wasn't a fluke, i took the sodalite out again, which she did rub her face on, but not as intently as she did with the amethyst. i then took out the rose quartz again, and before i could get it near her, she pulled away and sat down. at this point i was pretty amazed as was my mother. i took out the amethyst again, and when the cat saw the crystal, she stood up again and arched her back a bit, and walked toward the crystal to rub her face on it a few more times, but purring pretty loudly now. my mother then took out her citrine which is actually the same thing as amethyst, except that it's an orangish-yellow due to it have being heated to a few hundred degrees. it's litterally burnt amethyst. as soon as my mother put it near her, she pulled away fast, her eyes went wide as she started looking all around as if there was something there. her tail then puffed up as she went running down the hall, clearly spooked.

i do realise that certain crystals have certain frequencies to them, but i never expected my cat to have such varied reactions to them. just so you all know, all our crystals are kept in the same black velvet bags. they have not been treated with anything with any scent to it, so i don't think smell had anything to do with it. has anyone else found a cat or any other animal have a reaction to certain gems or crystals like this?