CLEAR AS crystal

Rhona Wands, 34, from Fife, Scotland

It was the second time that week I’d stopped outside the shop to stare at the lovely crystal in the window display. The stone was a Lemurian, a type of clear quartz found in Brazil that’s a special tool for energy healers.

I knew from my research that these crystals could help to open the energy of the soul.

But it’s £47 and I can’t afford it, I thought as I dragged myself away from the window.

I was working as a hotel receptionist and not exactly loaded. Blowing that amount of cash on a crystal wasn’t something I felt