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Josef N. Wieland, an anthropology graduate student at the University of California, Irvine, shares some of his current research tracking global gemstone networks spanning from Brazilian miners to luxury consumers in southern California. This is the first of Josef\u2019s tw0-part series on Sounds of the New Age. <\/em><\/p>\n

I first encountered \u201csinging crystals\u201d at a gem and mineral show at a Holiday Inn in Santa Ana, California several years ago. I was among a group of crystal customers lingering in hotel room that had been converted to a metaphysical shop for the weekend.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWow, singing crystals,\u201d\u00a0 a woman next to me read from a small paper sign next to a tray of small, slender Brazilian quartz crystals with a light pinkish hue. Picking up the crystals for the first time, I was surprised by the high pitched \u201cclink\u201d that they made when I rolled them around in my hand. It was oddly calming, almost cathartic. In New Age spiritual communities, singing crystals are thought to hold a powerful centering vibration that can help release creative energies. Some crystal healers jingle a few singing crystals in the palm of their hand during healing sessions, and others have suggested that the resonance of singing crystals can transform the body\u2019s subtle energies during meditation practices.<\/p>\n

During fieldwork at the Tucson Gem Show last month, I purchased a bag of random crystals, and upon opening the bag, I noticed that some of the crystals \u201csang\u201d while others only thudded against each other.\u00a0 One friend explained to me that the temperature of formation and purity of the crystals causes them to resonate at a distinct frequency, but I am awaiting a gemologist to verify this!<\/p>\n

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In the video I have separated the singing crystals from the \u201cregular\u201d crystals. The sonic differences, in my opinion, are striking. While researching the global New Age quartz crystal market, I\u2019ve tried to look beyond the use of sight, the most obvious sense employed in evaluating and categorizing crystals\u2019 luster, shape, and color. Singing crystals are unique in that they invite a much different sensory engagement with quartz and its metaphysical properties. What can the resonance of these crystals tell us about the subtle role that sound plays in other global commodities, from designer electronics to luxury car engines?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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