October 2024

Newsletter

Happy Halloween!

The Denver Trunk Show is well underway and we are so grateful to everyone that has come out to commemorate our last ever Trunk Show in our 4103 Auditorium. If you haven't made it out yet, this weekend will be your LAST CHANCE, so don't miss out!

We are proud that our Auditorium has hosted so many amazing events and individuals over the years, including Don Burrows (the Arkansas quartz miner), JoAnn Parks (Guardian of Max, the Crystal Skull), and even Robert Simmons (renown author of The Book of Stones). We look forward to continuing to bring you new events at our New Event Center at 11055 N IH-35.

October is a month full of ambiguity even down to the name. In ancient Rome, October was named such because it was the 8th month of the year. This name stuck even though it is now the 10th month of our Gregorian calendar. The two zodiac signs of October are Libra (associated with gentleness, light and beauty) and Scorpio (associated with intensity, darkness and power), which come off as polar opposites.

In October even our holidays are ambiguous. Whether you celebrate Columbus Day or Indigenous Peoples' Day on October 14th, the important thing to recognize is that there is always a reason to remember and honor our history. Although many associate Columbus Day with discovery and opportunity, it has been adopted by others as a day to celebrate Italian heritage. Indigenous Peoples' Day was first officially recognized in 1992 and celebrates the cultures and histories of the many tribal nations that existed before European settlers arrived. Then there is Halloween, on October 31, which is claimed by some Christian faiths as a holy day (All Hallows' Eve) and by others as a Pagan holiday inspired by Samhain. Regardless of the origins, we invite everyone to dress up and celebrate with us at our 4103 location for one more year! Bring the kiddos in costume on Thursday, October 31 for some non-sugar goodies.

Some highlights in this newsletter include:

Learn about the Spinosaurus and why its tooth is the perfect amulet or adaptability
Check out the multitude of opportunities to visit with us In the Community this month
Show & Tell us how YOU rock by sharing your crystal creations
Learn about Beryl and how it can be a Foundation Stone in your life
Save the Date (and tell a friend) for our last Customer Appreciation Sale at our 4103 address

The flowers pictured above were a birthday bouquet I received from my Nature's Treasures Family, but I thought they would be nice to share with everyone to bring you joy before we move too deep into allergy and flu season

Please everyone, continue to stay safe and healthy.

Blessings,

Karen and the Staff

The Big Move - Updates

NEW EVENT CENTER @ 11055 N IH-35

Our New Event Center has been fully moved to our new property. Tables, room dividers, chairs, greenery and beautiful crystal adornments are now available to accommodate any workshop, lecture, class or private event.

E-mail community@ntrocks.com for information on how you can benefit from this 5,000 sq ft venue.

Build-Out of New Rock Depot & Retail Showroom

We are excited to announce that not only has our renovation project been registered with the State, but our plans will be submitted to the City for permitting this week. After meeting with our General Contractor, we have a better sense of when our move will actually take place (early January). Until then, we are petitioning TxDoT to extend our Vacate Date.

This hopefully means that our location at 4103 N IH-35 will stay open through the Holidays! Please let your friends and neighbors know so that we can continue to sustain ourselves until the Move happens! Word of mouth has always been our best marketing tool, so we cannot do it without YOU!

October In-Store Sales & Special Events

4103 N. IH35, ATX, 78722

In the Community

Legacy Business Month Kick-Off Party

by Preservation Austin

Thursday, October 3 • 6-9p

Zilker Taproom

1701 E 6th St, Austin, 78702

We are thrilled to announce that Nature's Treasures will be participating in @preservationaustin’s 2024 Legacy Business Month Passport this October! Legacy businesses are essential to Austin's culture, so come join us for the Kick-Off Party and get your crystal fix !

Grab your passports at Zilker Taproom or Whole Earth Provision (N Lamar) and hit the town on October 1! Learn more about Legacy Business Month at preservationaustin.org • #legacybusinessmonth

Wimberly Metaphysical & Holistic Fair

by Heaven Pathways Earth

Saturday & Sunday, 10/5-10/6 • 11a-5p

Wimberley Community Center

4068 Ranch Road 12, Wimberley, 78676

Free Admission, Lectures & Parking

Enjoy a day with wonderful healers and practitioners. This event is for individuals who are looking for guidance, looking for healing, or simply wanting to purchase items for themselves or a loved one. No matter where you are on your spiritual path you will simply enjoy this fair.

Healing Arts Festival and Market

by The Eagles Nest

Sunday, October 13 • 11a-6p

Hilton Garden Inn

8101 Pat Booker Rd, Live Oak, San Antonio 78233

FREE Admission & Parking

Visit our booth at this award-winning event featuring wide range of vendors and practitioners from the San Antonio-Austin metroplex. In addition to our products, there are hand-made soaps, body care products, Feng Shui supplies, and even snack options!

Fall Folly Festival

by Holy Cross Lutheran Church

Saturday, October 19 • 10a-2p

Holy Cross Lutheran Church

4622 S Lamar Blvd, Austin, 78745

Join us in SOUTH AUSTIN for family friendly fun and festivities. The Austin Fire Department will have their truck onsite for tours from 10-11a with crafts and playtime to follow. Vendors will be selling plants, hand-made gift ideas, jewelry and crystals. Practitioners will offer aura readings, dream interpretations and more! All are welcome to this community event near Westgate and S Lamar.

Gem Capers 2024

by the Austin Gem & Mineral Society

Friday & Saturday, 10/18-10/19 • 9a-6p

Sunday, 10/20 • 10a-5p

Palmer Events Center

900 Barton Springs Rd, Austin, 78704

The Austin Gem and Mineral Society’s annual gem and mineral show is open to the public and held at the Palmer Auditorium in Austin, Texas. The 2024 event will host over 30 vendors selling gemstones, jewelry, beads, mineral specimens, fossils, crystals and more! Tickets are available at the door: $8 for adults, $2 for children, $7 for military and seniors.

Halloween Celebration and Fundraiser

by The First Spiritualist Church of Austin

Saturday, October 26 • 10a-3p

The First Spiritualist Church of Austin

4200 Avenue D, Austin, 78751

Join us in celebrating this festive time of year with vendors, practitioners and healers! Halloween is said to be a time of year when the veil between the living and spirit worlds thins, making it a perfect time to celebrate in Spiritualist tradition.

I wanted to take a moment to express my gratitude for your time, energy, and dedication at the Thrive & Shine mental health fundraiser on August 31st. Your commitment made this event a resounding success, and we couldn't have done it without you. I'm thrilled to share that thanks to the collective efforts, we raised over $5,000 from the evening! This incredible achievement will go a long way in supporting the vital mental health services we provide to children and families in our community. Whether you were helping set up, welcoming guests, an event vendor, or assisting with the silent auction, your contributions made a significant difference. The positive feedback we've received from attendees highlights just how well the event was executed, and that is a direct result of your dedication. Again, thank you for being an essential part of the Thrive & Shine fundraiser. We are so fortunate to have volunteers like you who believe in our mission. I look forward to the possibility of working together again in the future! ~Brittany Golden, Senior Director of Development

New Event Center Upcoming Events

11055 N IH35, ATX, 78753

Pet Parade & Extravaganza

Presented By Nature's Treasures of Texas

October 6, 12-5p

11055 N IH-35, Austin, 78753

FREE Admission

Parade your pet(s) at our New Event Center and grounds for our 2nd Annual Pet Parade & Extravaganza featuring Stern Hatcher (Pet Psychic), Velvet Buddha (Pet Aura Photos), and Merlyn (Pet Charm Jeweler) to find out more about your pets and pamper them a bit!

Elaine Ireland will perform a Blessing of the Animals at 2:30p.

Dolores Cannon's Meet Your Spirit Guides & Angels Past Life Regression Event by Lori Lines

Embark on a transformative journey with Lori Lines, a seasoned specialist with over 35 years of diverse experience in Human Resource Management, Intuitive counseling, Feng Shui, Reiki Mastery, and Quantum Healing Hypnosis Technique (QHHT). Lori's path, woven through psychiatric and substance abuse hospitals, hi-tech consulting firms, and extensive studies of human behavior, has uniquely equipped her to guide individuals toward self-discovery, healing, and spiritual awakening. 13th October | 12:00 - 3:00p | Fee: $45

Learn more/Register

Great Pyramid Harmonics 963+

Trinity/Most Sacred Frequencies

Join Tara Ventura for an experiential group meditation using PEMF, Rife, Crystal Resonancy, and Acoustic Therapy. Participants will also be surrounded with beautiful lights from galaxy, star and multi colored lights to enhance the consciousness adventure.

• Make your thoughts become reality.

• Amplify your ability to manifest your intentions.

• Light body activation.

• Get answers to any question of the Universe.

• Talk to God.

Save the Dates!

Customers are invited to drop by on Friday, Oct. 1st to include a small picture of their loved ones to our altar.(We'll have a waiver to sign as we will not be responsible for lost or damaged property) Then you can pick it up after the celebration no later than the close of the day on Sunday Nov. 3rd.

Ricardo Gonzales /Psychic Medium • Anne Berlin /Psychic Medium • Tallulah/Intuitive Reader • Francine Caruso/Intuitive / Reiki • Norma Trevino / Abstract Spirit Artist • Donna Leach/Dream Interpreter • Tabitha McBroom/Tarot • Scarlet Soul/Tarot & More • Stern Hatcher/Pet Psychic • Merlyn /Aura Inspired & Engineered Jewelry • Velvet Buddha /Aura Photos

Vendors: Mad Valentine Creations • Bruja • The Sage Circle Apothecary • Illuminated Images • Alchemies Child • Crave Food Truck

Traditional Altar provided by Psychic Medium, Ricardo Gonzales with team; Juan Reyes & Mary Jane Garza

The annual Halloween celebration has past, but for those who carry Halloween in their hearts all year round we have something special:

The First Ever UnHalloween Celebration. It's a day long party with shopping, shows, and spooky activities. If you are the kind of person that puts up your Halloween decorations early and is slow to take them down this event is for you! Dress up and join us as we begin a new tradition of celebrating the 364 UnHalloweens throughout the year.

Click here for Free Tickets!

Stay tuned in to our Calendar and Upcoming Events Pages for the latest updates on events being held in our Community Events Center.

Classes | Lectures | Workshops & More

Nature's Treasures has a 2,200 sq ft (56' x 40') Auditorium that seats 150 available for your event.

Details Here

Check out our NEW 5,000 sq ft event space at our 11055 N IH35 location. Available now!

Check our calendar for availability.

To schedule events, e-mail community@ntrocks.com

The Treasure Tome: A Trove of Knowledge

Bring Nature Home with

Crystal Wisdom:

Information & News

Learn about crystals, what they mean, where they come from, and how to use them!

Blogs from our Crystal Wisdom: News & Information blog (below) can be read time

and time again by visiting Nature's Treasures ATX Crystal Wisdom: Information and News https://naturestreasuresatx.com/blogs/news.

The Twelve Foundation Stones

of the Heavenly City: Beryl

by: Adrienne Goff

This month’s twelve foundation stones article puts the spotlight on beryl—a radiant and multi-faceted family of gemstones that includes coveted treasures such as aquamarine, emerald, and morganite. The Bible is full of references to precious stones, with over a hundred verses that mention them. Here’s a fascinating one about beryl:

“His body was like beryl, his face like the appearance of lightning, his eyes like torches of fire, his arms and feet like burnished bronze in color, and the sound of his words like the voice of a multitude.” (Daniel 10:6 NKJV)

This verse is describing an angelic encounter had by the prophet Daniel while he was fasting and seeking divine support. Comparing the body of this angel to beryl conveys that it glowed with radiant, celestial energy.

A Partnership Between Nature’s Treasures and Natural Grocers

Monday Oct. 21st. 1-2:30 pm

The next few months we'll be discussing a relevant and often misunderstood or underestimated theme in all it's manifestations: Prevention. Exteriorly and interiorly. Taking into account our many "environments"; living spaces, the many metabolic pathways of consumable substances, let's bring the trusted, expertise and educational support of Natural Grocers own Nutritional Health Coach - Yolanda Calle, MAcCHM, BA, RM to simplify, tackle, and demystify some seemingly overwhelming topics.

Facts are powerful and these next few months you'll be armed with many useful and useable facts to attain a total reset, re-alignment, recalibration and restoration of your radiant self and environments.

Monthly Astrological Guidance by Julie Reeves

Astrology Overview for October

As we move into October, we can’t help but notice the end of the year on the horizon. Time tends to speed up, and with the cosmic skies busy this October, we are likely to feel a strong momentum pushing us along.

As we begin the month we are deep in the trenches of Eclipse Season. We may feel stuck between one state and the next, or that we are moving to something we can’t reach just yet.

As the Solar Eclipse arrives at the start of the month on the 2nd, we are welcomed with some fresh new energy. A new pathway may open for us, or we may feel the results of our hard work over the last six months finally come to fruition.

This Solar Eclipse is connected to the Eclipses we had back in March and April of this year, so whatever intentions or seeds were planted at that time may finally come to sprout in October.

As we reach the Aries Full Moon on October 17, the planetary waves will intensify, bringing a slew of busy cosmic activity! It is going to be important to come back to the energy of the Libra Sun, and try our best to find balance. We can’t do everything, we can’t be everywhere, and most importantly, we can’t be everything to everyone, so we will have to pick and choose what is really worth our time.

By the time the end of October rolls around, we may be feeling a little inspired, a little wired, and a little tired! Listening to our bodies and prioritizing rest as much as possible will help with this!

Click HERE to read what the stars have in store!

How Do YOU Rock?

Maryam N. Just sent this to us. She made this using some of our bulk chrysocolla that she crushed up with a sledge hammer and some spare paint and pieces of wood.

Have you made art with rocks or minerals you'd like to show us?

Send us an email! Be sure to include your pic.

Featured Fossil: Spinosaurus

Spinosaurus meaning “spine lizard” went extinct nearly 99 million years ago. They lived in what is now North Africa. There are two varieties of this species that came from Egypt and a recent discovery found in Morocco. The Spinosaurus is documented as the largest of all terrestrial carnivores, grouped among other large carnivores, like the Tyrannosaurus Rex. They measured up to 59 feet long and could weigh as much as 23 tons. They are recognized mostly for their five foot tall, sail-like back structure which could possibly have helped regulate their body temperature within any environment. Much like crocodiles of today, the Spinosaurus was semiaquatic, living both on land and in the water. Their diet consisted of primarily fish and land animals. Spinosaurus teeth had a straight conical shape with no serrations. Are you biting off more than you can chew? Perhaps, harness your inner Spinosaurus (by carrying a fossilized tooth) to maintain a balance within your environment and make room for new adventures.

Featured Agate: Blue Lace Agate

Blue lace agate was originally marketed from a mine in Namibia. There are other locations around the world including Romania and Australia with distinct blue lace features, but the most productive mine was located in Ysterputs in southern Namibia. This mine had been exploited for this specific agate primarily for lapidary use since the 1960's until it became inactive in 2017. Blue lace agate is a hydrothermal agate that is formed in a Jurassic-dated sill that cuts through a Permian age sedimentary basin. It forms in a relatively thin vein. Blue lace agate is a popular mineral for jewelry-making because it polishes well, can be attractive, and has a hardness of 7, making it less susceptible to scratching. We have rough blue lace agate and cabochons available at Nature's Treasures!

Meet Our Team

Katie G

Born and raised in ATX, Katie G attended The Art Institute of Austin and studied Media Art and Animation hoping to join Pixar Studios! However, as life sometimes goes, spirit led Katie to San Marcos where she learned office administration! Today she uses both of these skill sets at Nature's Treasures helping to create product content, maintain inventory, and handle shipping and intuitively select items for customers of the Online Store. Katie loves to draw, play with tarot cards, watch anime, and read manga like a nerdy cat girl! Katie aspires to continue to grow spiritually and one day join the Nature's Treasures Practitioner Program and to animate the world!

October Practitioners

Available Daily 4103 NIH35 | 11:00a - 5:30p | New Event Center 11055 N IH35, ATX, 78753 (in blue)

Anne Berlin - 6th

Denise Nitti - Intuitive Reiki - 19th, 24th

Deborah Dahmen - Energy healer - 11th, 19th

Laura Tree - 2nd, 16th

Mia Michel - 1st, 15th

Ricardo Gonzales - 10th, 30th

Julie Reeves - 26th

Tara Ventura - 4th, 18th

Kramer Wetzel - Astrology - 8th, 22nd

Deja - 14th, 28th

Palmer McLean - 20th, 25th

Francine Caruso - 13th

Linda Snow - 5th, 29th

Yuci Edwards - 9th, 23rd

Sheela Goodrich - 27th

Merlyn, Metaphysical Jeweler - 6th, 12th, 26th

Sheryl Martin - 7th

Mia Loweree - 17th

Tallulah - 5th, 13th

Elaine Ireland - 3rd, 31st

Francesca Fleming - 20th

Tarot of the 9's - 4th, 18th, 31st

Saul Ravencraft - 19th, 25th

Stern Hatcher - 26th, 27th

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Velvet Buddha Aura Photos - 4th, 6th, 7th, 11th, 12th, 14th, 18th, 19th, 21st, 25th, 26th 28th

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Our Featured Practitioner

Francesca Fleming

Francesca is a Medical Medium Intuitive and Energy Healer. She has over 40 years experience.

With her channeling, a ‘guiding map’ to your physical, emotional & spiritual bodies is created with specific solutions unique to your body. She trained with Spirit since birth.

She is the right practitioner if you feel your body is speaking to you. Are your Angels? You’re ill but a cause cannot be found and you don’t know where to start to resolve it? Or do you have a diagnosis, and want to know specifically what to do to support your healing — be it nutrition, energy work, herbs, etc.? Do you want to identify any ‘issues in your tissues’ that may underlay your condition? Appointments available. Book at Be-Joy.com.

Our Featured Artist

Sarah Leigh Davis

Sarah Davis is a 33-year-old artist who is able to capture beauty from within and bring it to life through her drawings and paintings. Sarah lived through a house explosion when she was just two years old. As a result, she lives with several disabilities, but always maintains a positive attitude.

Sarah loves horses and attends a therapeutic horse-riding program weekly. She has ridden horses since she was 5 years old. Sarah enjoys drawing and painting horses. Sarah has been inspired by art her entire life. Sarah says that the world around her makes her feel beautiful and that she loves being a part of the Metaphysical and Holistic Fairs and thinks it’s such a wonderful opportunity for her to share her love and beauty with others.

Intuitive Jewelry Services

Call Ahead for Availability, Saturdays Only

Crystal Heart Studio

Ask for Merlyn, a wire-wrapper and jewelry-maker who lets her intuition guide the creation of unique wearable art. Whether you want to bring in your own crystal or have Merlyn help you find the perfect crystal for you in-store, she will then combine the stone with others and harmonize their energies with assorted metals. Available for walk-ins most Saturdays in the Retail Showroom.

Nature's Treasures wants to know...

If Nature's Treasures were to open a small location in South Austin, where would you want us?

E-Mail us at community@ntrocks.com if you have other suggestions!

Slaughter/Menchaca

IH-35 in Buda/Kyle

290/360/Loop 1 Triangle

S. 1st/Congress (south of Ben White)