The only place I know where you can buy a biodynamic preparation for the garden, a crysophrase ring so green it puts emeralds to shame, a hunk of fluorite for your pocket and an amethyst cave big enough to crawl into. And a crystal card reading, if that's your thing.
Collier's has been here a long time, I remember marvelling at the fossils and minerals in glass cases when I was a teenager, and being a little creeped out by the angel and fairy posters. It's a quirky mix between new age crystal shop and serious mineral collector's haven. You can pick up a buddha or a piece of Seraphinite from Siberia, which looks like a frozen forest viewed from a satellite, orbiting above.
An old friend of mine had an amazing collection of crystals and minerals, and taught me to see their beauty. I'm not convinced on the energy healing stuff, but these are beautiful objects in and of themselves, some look like mold, some like tiny space colonies, visible from aeons away. Some minerals look fluffy, like they've grown on the base rocks like some ancient plant life, frozen in time.
The staff are very friendly and helpful and never mind me looking at the enormous rings. There is an appeal like a big hunk of rock. read more