Forever SnS · The story collection
The Mythical Library
A quiet place for curious souls. Follow the grain of the shelves, choose a crystal, and let its stories unfold.
Folklore, legends and retellings — a world of imagination, distinct from mineral science.
Whispers of the Mythical Library
35 crystal shelves · 74 books
Crystal Library · A
The Stone Named for a River That Never Knew ItModern Forever SnS folklore — inspired by Amazonite’s unusual naming history · ContemporaryThe Colour Hidden in the FeldsparModern Forever SnS folklore — inspired by Amazonite’s lead- and water-related colour mechanism · Contemporary
Amazonite
Crystal Passport ↗Wine, Sobriety and the Later Amethyst LegendAncient Greece and Renaissance France · Classical antiquity; expanded in later European folkloreThe Amethyst Crown of the Moon QueenForever SnS Mythical Library — The Realm of Veyra · Mythical Age — Before Recorded Kingdoms
Amethyst
Crystal Passport ↗The Sea That Learned to Keep the SunsetModern Forever SnS folklore — inspired by southern Alberta’s ancient inland sea · ContemporaryThe Shell That Carried a Rainbow Through StoneModern Forever SnS folklore — inspired by Ammolite’s iridescence and fossil origin · Contemporary
Ammolite
Crystal Passport ↗The Star That Grew Beneath the EarthModern Forever SnS folklore — inspired by Sputnik Aragonite · ContemporaryThe Two Stones With the Same NameModern Forever SnS folklore — inspired by Aragonite and Calcite sharing CaCO₃ · Contemporary
Aragonite
Crystal Passport ↗Crystal Library · B
The Moon That Hid Its LightModern Forever SnS folklore — inspired by Black Moonstone’s dark body and hidden sheen · ContemporaryThe Door Between Two NightsModern Forever SnS folklore — inspired by lunar cycles and feldspar adularescence · Contemporary
Black Moonstone
Crystal Passport ↗The Blue Flame Beneath the MountainModern Forever SnS folklore — inspired by cobalt-rich Blue Spinel · ContemporaryThe Stone That Refused to Be SapphireModern Forever SnS folklore — inspired by Spinel’s long history of gemstone misidentification · Contemporary
Blue Spinel
Crystal Passport ↗Crystal Library · C
The Stone That Held the Morning SkyModern crystal folklore — inspired by Madagascar · ContemporaryThe Bell Beneath the EarthModern mineral folklore — inspired by Celestite’s celestial name · Contemporary retelling
Celestite
Crystal Passport ↗The Sun That Hid UndergroundModern Forever SnS folklore — inspired by natural Citrine and its golden colour · ContemporaryThe Merchant Who Tried to Buy the SunModern Forever SnS folklore — inspired by Citrine’s later association with prosperity and the “Merchant’s Stone” · Contemporary
Citrine
Crystal Passport ↗The Stone That Was Once IceModern Forever SnS folklore — inspired by the ancient Greek idea of quartz as eternal ice · Contemporary story inspired by classical historyThe Heart of the Mountain WindowModern Forever SnS folklore — inspired by alpine crystal hunters · Contemporary
Clear Quartz
Crystal Passport ↗Crystal Library · F
The Garden That Grew Inside the StoneModern Forever SnS folklore — inspired by Madagascar · ContemporaryThe Keeper of the Unopened FlowersModern Forever SnS folklore — inspired by Flower Agate's blossom-like plumes · Contemporary
Flower Agate
Crystal Passport ↗Crystal Library · G
The Garden That Grew Inside the CrystalModern Forever SnS folklore — inspired by Garden Quartz inclusions · ContemporaryThe Mountain That Kept Its Memories InsideModern Forever SnS folklore — inspired by phantom and included Quartz growth · Contemporary
Garden Quartz
Crystal Passport ↗The Last Light of the SunModern Forever SnS folklore — inspired by Golden Healer Quartz and the mountains of Arkansas · ContemporaryThe Stone That Thought It Was StainedModern Forever SnS folklore — inspired by naturally iron-stained Arkansas Quartz · Contemporary
Golden Healer Quartz
Crystal Passport ↗Crystal Library · K
The Stone That Was Mistaken for Ancient LifeModern Forever SnS folklore — inspired by Kambaba Jasper and its mistaken stromatolite story · ContemporaryThe Crocodile Who Dreamed in StoneModern Forever SnS folklore — inspired by the trade name Crocodile Jasper · Contemporary
Kambaba Jasper
Crystal Passport ↗Crystal Library · L
The Night the Sky Fell into StoneModern Forever SnS folklore — inspired by Labrador, Canada · ContemporaryThe Keeper of the Seven ColoursModern Forever SnS folklore — inspired by Ylämaa, Finland · Contemporary
Labradorite
Crystal Passport ↗The Stone That Learned to Let GoModern Forever SnS folklore — inspired by Lepidolite’s layered mica structure · ContemporaryThe Lavender Light Beneath the MountainModern Forever SnS folklore — inspired by lithium pegmatites · Contemporary
Lapidolite
Crystal Passport ↗The Blue Stone That Crossed KingdomsModern Forever SnS folklore — inspired by the ancient trade of Lapis Lazuli from Badakhshan · ContemporaryThe Painter Who Bought a Piece of the NightModern Forever SnS folklore — inspired by natural ultramarine pigment made from Lapis Lazuli · Contemporary
Lapis Lazuli
Crystal Passport ↗The Stone That Remembered the Night SkyModern Forever SnS folklore — inspired by Larvik, Norway and Larvikite’s blue feldspar flash · ContemporaryThe Mountain That Refused to Be GoldModern Forever SnS folklore — inspired by Norwegian Larvikite and its architectural history · Contemporary
Larvikite
Crystal Passport ↗Crystal Library · M
The Stone That Could Not Choose a NameModern Forever SnS folklore — inspired by Madagascar’s diverse feldspar pegmatites · ContemporaryThe Island That Collected ColoursModern Forever SnS folklore — inspired by Madagascar’s mineral diversity · Contemporary
Madagascan Feldspar
Crystal Passport ↗The Forest That Never GrewModern Forever SnS folklore — inspired by Moss Agate’s plant-like mineral inclusions · ContemporaryThe Gardener of StoneModern Forever SnS folklore — inspired by Moss Agate’s association with natural landscapes · ContemporaryThe Forest Beneath the GlassModern Forever SnS folklore — inspired by Moss Agate’s mineral inclusions and forest-like appearance · Contemporary
Moss Agate
Crystal Passport ↗Crystal Library · O
The Ocean That Learned to Grow StoneModern Forever SnS folklore — inspired by the coastal origin of Ocean Jasper · ContemporaryThe Thousand Little WorldsModern Forever SnS folklore — inspired by Ocean Jasper’s orbicular patterns · Contemporary
Ocean Jasper
Crystal Passport ↗The Mountain That Painted in LayersModern Forever SnS folklore — inspired by the layered formation of Orange Banded Calcite · ContemporaryThe River That Refused to ForgetModern Forever SnS folklore — inspired by repeated carbonate deposition · Contemporary
Orange Banded Calcite
Crystal Passport ↗The Stone That Kept the SunsetModern Forever SnS folklore — inspired by Orange Calcite’s warm sunset colours · ContemporaryThe Crystal That Learned to Bend the LightModern Forever SnS folklore — inspired by Calcite’s double refraction · Contemporary
Orange Calcite
Crystal Passport ↗Crystal Library · P
The Moon That Learned to BlushModern Forever SnS folklore — inspired by the warm peach colour of Peach Moonstone · ContemporaryThe Light Between the LayersModern Forever SnS folklore — inspired by moonstone adularescence · Contemporary
Peach Moonstone
Crystal Passport ↗The Green Stone That Crossed the SeaModern Forever SnS folklore — inspired by Prehnite’s South African type locality and naming history · ContemporaryThe Stone Between Fire and WaterModern Forever SnS folklore — inspired by Prehnite’s hydrothermal formation in volcanic rock · Contemporary
Prehnite
Crystal Passport ↗Crystal Library · Q
The Crystal That Remembered Being IceModern Forever SnS folklore — inspired by the ancient belief that Rock Crystal was permanently frozen ice · ContemporaryThe Stone That Learned Every ColourModern Forever SnS folklore — inspired by the many colour varieties and inclusions of Quartz · Contemporary
Quartz
Crystal Passport ↗The Stone That Said Whatever Will BeModern Forever SnS folklore — inspired by the Que Sera name · ContemporaryThe Rock That Wanted One NameModern Forever SnS folklore — inspired by Que Sera Stone’s complicated trade identity · Contemporary
Que Sera Stone
Crystal Passport ↗Crystal Library · R
The Fire That Fell in Love with the EarthModern Forever SnS folklore — inspired by Red Hematoid Quartz and its hematite inclusions · ContemporaryThe Ember Inside the CrystalModern Forever SnS folklore — inspired by hematite phantom quartz · ContemporaryThe Fire That the Mountain Refused to LoseModern Forever SnS folklore — inspired by hematite inclusions within Quartz · Contemporary
Red Hematoid Quartz
Crystal Passport ↗The Rose That Grew in StoneModern Forever SnS folklore — inspired by Rhodonite’s rose-pink colour and manganese-rich geology · ContemporaryThe Stone That Refused to Stay PerfectModern Forever SnS folklore — inspired by Rhodonite’s black manganese-oxide veining · Contemporary
Rhodonite
Crystal Passport ↗The First Pink LightModern Forever SnS folklore — inspired by the ancient use of Rose Quartz in Mesopotamia · Contemporary story inspired by ancient historyThe Seal That Remembered a PromiseModern Forever SnS folklore — inspired by ancient Roman use of Rose Quartz seals · Contemporary story inspired by antiquity
Rose Quartz
Crystal Passport ↗The Fire That Learned the Language of StoneModern Forever SnS folklore — inspired by Ruby and Kyanite forming together · ContemporaryThe Red Heart in the Blue MountainModern Forever SnS folklore — inspired by Ruby crystals within Kyanite-rich metamorphic rock · Contemporary
Ruby in Kyanite
Crystal Passport ↗Crystal Library · S
The Dragon’s Broken HeartInspired by Medieval European folklore & modern crystal legend · Medieval folklore (12th–15th century inspired)The Eggs Beneath the MountainOriginal Forever SnS folklore — inspired by European dragon legends and Septarian “Dragon Egg” traditions · Modern folklore, written in the style of a medieval European legendThe Giant Who Tried to Mend the EarthOriginal Forever SnS folklore — inspired by British and Celtic giant traditions · Modern folklore, written in the style of an ancient British legendThe Sleeping SeaOriginal Forever SnS folklore — inspired by ancient marine landscapes and the geological formation of Septarian · Modern folklore / geological fantasyThe Wreck of Ārai-te-uru and the Stones of MoerakiMāori tradition — Te Waipounamu / Otago, Aotearoa New Zealand · Traditional Māori oral tradition; associated with ancestral voyaging traditions
Septarian
Crystal Passport ↗Shangaan Amethyst
Crystal Passport ↗The Crystal That Would Not Grow AloneModern Forever SnS folklore — inspired by Boekenhouthoek, South Africa · ContemporaryThe Thousand Little StarsModern Forever SnS folklore — inspired by the sparkling overgrowth of Spirit Quartz · Contemporary
Spirit Quartz
Crystal Passport ↗Crystal Library · T
The Eye That Learned to Follow the LightModern Forever SnS folklore — inspired by Tiger’s Eye chatoyancy · ContemporaryThe Blue Hawk and the Golden TigerModern Forever SnS folklore — inspired by the relationship between Hawk’s Eye and Tiger’s Eye · Contemporary
Tigers Eye
Crystal Passport ↗Crystal Library · Y
The Stone That Hid Its FireModern Forever SnS folklore — inspired by Yooperlite fluorescence · ContemporaryThe Glacier That Carried the StarsModern Forever SnS folklore — inspired by Yooperlite’s glacial journey from Canada to Lake Superior · Contemporary