How Crystals Became A Multibillion-Dollar Industry
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- Опубліковано 28 кві 2024
- The Tucson Gem and Mineral showcase is the nucleus of the mineral trade in the US. Thousands of miners and sellers from all over the world descend on Tuscan to buy and sell crystals of all types sizes and values. In 2018, a three-and-a-half foot red tourmaline crystal was up for sale. Experts say some $5 billion worth of crystals are sold in a three-week period. How did healing Crystals go from a holistic cottage industry to mainstream markets?
Traditionally, there have been two types of buyers at the showcase: Mineral collectors and high-end gem retailers like Tiffany's and Cartier. But there’s a new wave of consumers causing a sort of mania in the gem and mineral market: healers.
The recent wave of interest in crystals started in the 1970’s with white quartz. Since then, demand has continued to grow due to increased interest in alternative healing methods bolstered by celebrity endorsements.
There are several tiers of crystal sellers: At the low end are online retailers who mainly deal in good-looking but inexpensive stones ranging in price from $5 to $1,000. In the middle are galleries and high-end Internet sellers. Those crystals sell for $1,000 to $10,000. Anything above $10,000 is at the very high end of the market.
Whether or not the crystals have scientifically-proven metaphysical powers is up for debate but people are pouring large sums of money into them.
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How Crystals Became A Multi-Billion Dollar Industry | Suddenly Obsessed
She sounds and looks exactly how I imagined a crystal healer to be.
Bet she's a bare-footed vegan too 🤣
And looks like it too
sounds like dylan's mum from modern family.
Always in a constant trance of peace.
@@FeliciaPeppers “trance” XD
I wish it wasn't a trend, I've been a collector my entire life and the prices have skyrocketed now that it's trendy
Lil Pizzy Me too. I have brought home rocks since I was a toddler. I love stones and crystals.
Lil Pizzy YES. Ever since i was young i took rocks from everywhere i went and my grandma tumbled them for me :)
Me too
I have collected a couple as a kid walking in the woods
yall need to stop being so negative. People are seeking enlightenment. Take courage in that.
I only like crystals cuz they’re shiny lol
Same here. I love everything shiny
right?! lol
I love them because they were made from nature
@@natalienicole5650 .-. Too easy
Only because they're shiny? Do you not like technology at all?
I have been collecting rocks and crystals since I was a child in the 80's but I use them as a home decor.
Beliefs and reality are two different things
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It's the pet rock thing allllllll over again...
People didn't believe that their pet Rick could cure their cancer
@@benharris3100 you clearly never meet my pet Rick, doctor Rick rock. Left him at a medical campus for 6 years, and I'm still cancer free.
@@alphonsobutlakiv789 😂💀
Well the per rock didn’t claim to heal people and was more like a novelty
give it googly eyes
Beach stones can be just as vibratory as crystal. So can rocks you dug up in your garden and washed off. So can sticks and drift wood. Anything found in nature can be effective for use in healing or energy work.
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Agreed! I found a sizable rock to use as a makeshift bookend instead of purchasing those geode bookends and gotta say I’ve grown fond of it lol
"How Crystals Became A Multi-Billion Dollar Industry" - the answer is : suckers
Ali Hasan 💯
not suckers, just mentality weak creatures. For ages we been relying on imaginary creatures for salvation, so why not crystal. LOL
The Crown Jewels are full of Crystals-Emperors, Pharaohs, King, Queens, Sultans all wore and valued Crystals. Suckers? Fools?
@@markmcarthy596 yes fools. rich people with rare jewels are symbol of wealth, commoners buy cheap stones are simply fools. i.e., kings who buys new clothes everyday are considered artifacts eventually, simpletons who buy clothes everyday are just suckers with a lot of debts.
Steven Chen - without quartz crystal your computer, cell phone, radio transmitters & receivers, accurate time pieces would not exist. Foolish?
I hope all people that have crystal, can appreciate they are billions years old!
@ThePark 627Truth Comments
ThePark 627 Yes, which means they don’t respect them
she charges 155 $ for that crystal treatment where i studied 5 year medicine and charges 2$ for treating tuberculosis back in my village in india
"Village in India"
Umm.. like... that says it all! 🙄
@@wildone8397 just a village with rich barbarians looted for centuries by english 🥰
I see... It's not worth it... Take care.
Which villege
@@alointech7744 wayand
I have an immense crystal and rock collection because I love minerals and excavation. But let's not forget the fact that quartz and other minerals are able to store memory through frequency. We are electric beings with a pulse and DO have our own physical frequencies. Its plausible THROUGH science that crystals do..SOMETHING. They just dont know exactly how to explain it yet. Just like they cant explain the consciencness of plants or water. It's not ignoring science, rather being interested in it, that caused me to start collecting. Regardless of whether you believe they do any healing, they are amazing! Beautiful natural substances that Earth took many years and much energy to create.
Just curious, you're going to completely skip over the fact there's slave labor or dangerous work conditions on these 3rd world workers to bring you these stones.
@@stephanies6636 Ty mentioning :)
@@stephanies6636 Truth commets
@Sal lmao 😂 don't forget the frankincense essential oil
Stephanie S sometimes but the supplier will most likely say that because take in diamonds for example there are clean diamonds and there are blood diamonds which are diamonds mined with slave labor and child labor etc
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Stop chasing clout
@@alfredoalcantar8691 I don't have to chase anything you dwelling dweeb. I got it. I am it
I hope and wish the people who mine for these crystals will one day get the pay that they deserve, instead of being exploited. The price has skyrocketed in the west but, I'm sure the miners are still getting the same pay they usually get.
you're right
They're fine. I know they won't earn an honest dollar from me
its a scam
…I just think they’re pretty
I mean, they look neat. So I'd like some for home decor, but that's it.
Where are the people of color who created these holistic practices and ideals? Where are the people of color who are affecting by the mining of these crystals? This is what I want to know.
We are here and starving 😅, we just dont have the network for buyers.
Am I the only one who has a collection because I’m interested in mineralogy and not in this healing crystal crap
Nope, I collect minerals for that reason as well.
Same here.
I was shocked that people actually believe that a rock can heal them. I have a HUGE collection because I loved geology and mineralogy as a kid. I am in my late 20s now, and the only Rock that I believe in is Jesus.
@@augustinechikwanda853 Believing in the power of Jesus is no different than believing in the power of crystals.
Omg same
I started collecting crystals some 20+ years ago, but gave my collection away as work and family life took over. I'm renewing my interest in crystals again, but the very fact that I can't imagine a mine being ethically run anywhere, means having to decide to either collect second hand, collect knowing that miners work in un-protected conditions to themselves or collect non at all.
I like how they assume that people buy crystal for *healing*...
$155 to put rocks on you in an effort to heal you?.. that college student with over $100k in student debt must be pissed lol You really can make money doing anything
I'm worried crystals are gonna get even more expensive.. Theyre already expensive now cuz of the crystal healing comminity.
Well, it's not so bad if you only need one of each and it will last your entire life. If you want to be a crystal hoarder then yeah it's a pricey hobby
Do not even tell me about the enviromental impacts of such industry
Dimanond and gold is most likely much worse because when mining crystals they most likely have to hand mind because they aren’t trying to break them but with good they just have huge tractors getting bunches of dirt
@@blackyoshi4484 “most likely” that’s slang for “idk but it would be cool to me if it was like this”
Also (and I know I’ll sound hippie to the normal lay people ... ok I’m being pretentious jokingly) that the crystals help charge the earth as they’re naturally a part of it, take so many and theres a huge issue. And yes, crystals are used in technology among I’m sure other things, so taking them from the earth would definitely have some sort of scientific impact for the layman’s world.
Yeah. The people using these crystals to make money by fake healing people, must not be too worried about the earth’s Shakra.
I love crystals especially for the reason that it is used for spiritual healing. Recently I had an itching thought that maybe we are over mining the crystals and not thinking so much about what it'll do to mother earth because I see people posting online showing ridiculous amount of huge crystals being harvested and sold in outdoor markets. I really hope that is not the case. It only grows about two centimeter over a period of ten million years depending what type. With an increasing amount earthquakes going recently over the year it affects the growth rate of crystals as well. We have to be mindful of how much we harvest. We should only take only what is needed. Sorry for being a party pooper but I think it makes sense to be moderate and not get overboard with harvesting mother earth's minerals. Let's show some love and respect to mother earth.
Love and light to all taking the time to read this with an open mind. Namaste 💜
As a geologist with an advanced degree... I should have had super powers by now being so close to all those crystals and rocks HAHAHA
You have the superpower of knowlegde. That is most powerful force in universe. ;)
@@inkerstales2336 :)
Hhhhh
@@Katherine_xs does the A key not work on your keyboard
I think the healing aspect comes from your wonderment of the crystal itself. I’ve bought a few this year and every time I look at the inclusions on some of them it takes my breath away. I feel momentarily “healed” because of my surprise at how a rock can be so interesting to look at. Not to mention color/texture theory, the mental health benefits of fidgeting and an involuntarily response towards something with weight. Each crystal is made up with different chemical compounds as well so I can’t imagine your brain not trying to subconsciously figure that out.
Finally I just find a lot of crystal dealers pleasant people to deal with especially those who care about the ethical sourcing of their wares. Even if I’m not completely sold on the energy emitting thing because if that’s the case then wouldn’t everything around you technically be able to heal? Lol. Well I suppose that’s why it’s important to have an environment you’re comfortable in. But yes I digress so much more personalized than regular retail.
You're being taken for a ride.
@@ChaingunCassidy May the natural world continue to be a long ride amen
I want to buy a crystal for my friend what type would cure them from being gullible?@@tallycat
Crystals may not have healing powers but they're certainly stunning objects for jelwery or decoration because of their collor and shape.
CNBC is coming out with some fire 🔥 content the past few years. Keep em coming.
Ok maybe scientifically it’s not truly healing, but holding a beautiful crystal always makes me feel better.
tucson gem show is AMAZING
I have been dealing in gemstones and minerals for many years. Minerals have *no* healing properties; their intrinsic value is due to their mineral beauty and rarity.
Show me your shop
They just look cool.
I've collected minerals and fossils since I was literally a toddler. Mineralogy, palaeontology, and the thrill of finding a beautiful specimen to display have always been a part of my life in some way. I can't help but look at this explosion in "crystal healing" and how it's effecting the rockhounding community and laugh. On one hand It gives so many people the ability to make a comfortable living based on their love of mineralogy, but on the other hand you need to be cool with swindling people with junk science.
So mineralogy and paloentology are legit studies but healing with them is totally irrelevant?
Yes.
But "healing" is very scientific as well. Just because people who ascribe to new age philosophy utilise them, doesnt change their vibrarory alignment etc. Which you should be an expert in
@@starlightwhispers6781 yes.
Reminded me of the movie Blood Diamonds. lol. I bet this content is going to awesome. Watching now
Thanks to the public info on "Celebrity" endorsement and their follower, I now know who to avoid.
It’s a placebo
VenularSilver until..... Moldavite finds you ✨🕺
Angry hippies loading...
so is advil 🤷🏻♀️
@@MarianoNoguera that’s right
i do not leave home without some kind of crystal.
I've been into collecting crystals since childhood but as ive been concerned with conscious consumerism as an adult ( buying fair trade, second hand clothes, veganism, low waste) in general now im worried about crystals wich are my favorite thing and it sucks. I've recently realized i might need to extend that to crystals, life never fails to disappoint lol.
As a tactile sensation lover, I can say messing with tumbled crystals is fun, but like, I wouldnt call it “healing” because of the crystal, I just enjoy the texture.
I dont believe in the whole “healing” of it. The only healing is your own mindset in terms of crystal.
Proof that when good things become too mainstream, people start taking them for granted. Looking at flat-earthers and these crystal healers.
Keeping the healing power debate apart, how is this different from diamonds or other precious gems. Diamonds have been hyped for decades.
Krishna Kumar diamonds are rare that’s why they’re expensive while these crystals aren’t at all
Nope. Diamonds aren’t. Their supply is controlled to increase demand by the lobby.
Krishna Kumar what is the lobby? Or are you another crazy conspiracy theorist?
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Ppl think crystals can cure illness in lieu of prescription medicine
My crystals did nothing but I still have them laying around.
The woman at opening, talking about in ancient times, crystals were ground up and drank for healing...that doesn't seem too strange to me. After all, all crystals are forms of minerals, and millions of people take vitamins and mineral supplements every day...
Those vitamins and minerals are manufactured by man, their not nature made
For those that believe, there is truth for those that don't believe, they never will. For some they are just beautiful rocks. I don't try to convince anyone. I have picked up some stones that radiate joy, some bring happy memories, some hold anger and fear. I know that some of the crystals on the market are fakes so be careful when buying and expecting something that won't be there. Kind of like people. Lot of fake beautiful people out there.
People are turning to this due to sadly high cost of medication.
THIS.
Most people don't really believe in it. It is more of game and fashion.
@Reema Ameer yoga it’s actual practice, and body control. Do they follow through as the original, that idk.
6:00 "what we pretty much expected to find"
I have a Himalayan salt lamp in my room and I can assure you with 100% certainty that it helps heal darkness in the evenings.
In ancient times crystal are called "spirit stones".
great video!
Crystals has no difference on church idols . Objects that do not contain any energy at all . Just a pure composition of solid matter .
HeyDale ! Maybe that’s the placebo effect and maybe crystals and the placebo effect have a connection that has not yet been discovered or fully understood. Solid matter doesn’t mean it’s pointless and doesn’t mean what you’re implying.
well E=mc^2 so you can transform matter into energy but not by moving them around in the air XD
Jesus SAID the rocks would cry out if the children didn't praise Him.
Who cares if they heal you? They're beautiful and lovely to look at.
you can make money on anything..this proves it.
This video makes the point of mentioning the crystals are scarce (albeit they got no healing powers).
Adham Micheil Hamilton
1 second ago
Crystal Healing is an alternative Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Using the the Metaphysical Insights & Perspectives of each Crystal. You can rewrite your Personal Identity Narrative to obtain a more Positive & Empowering mindset. What you put into your mind greatly affects your entire personality. The path to become more loving & caring can come in many forms. Crystal Healing is simply a tool to assist someone in creating fresh neural pathways to eliminate self-destructive thoughts & patterns of behavior. It's an entire lifestyle choice.
to quote marge simpson ' i just think they're neat'
Crystals have no healing power. That's a bunch of BS.
I would say that the placebo study is correct, but also the therapy and meditation aspects are real, but crystals are a lucrative tool that just encourage those beneficial practices
Ethyl Ruehman Speak on it. Some people like to be loud and wrong.
@@Bee-of9uu It's all in people's head.
In some aspects the metaphysical properties of lepidolite is true to some degree. I mean lepidolite is straight up lithium ore, and lithium is used in specific prescription medication
I’m not going to say you’re wrong because you have your own truth; I’m going to say people experiencing crystals being able to heal are experiencing that due to placing intention into a belief system, creating a confirmation bias that allows them to perceive that belief system manifest. Imagine you’re in the city and your friend asks if you can spot a yellow car. Chances are you’ll find one, but would you have noticed a yellow car if your friend hadn’t asked? Probably not. Your friend asking you is the catalyst to you being able to filter out other confirmations and focus on the one associated with the task. Same as people who believe in crystal healing, or people who believe in religions. We create the confirmation bias, which manifests the belief. Quantum physics suggests the smallest particles react to our individual observation, and react in correspondence to our experience of observation. Have a more open mind. Nothing is ever just black and white.
1950s: We are running out of oil. Still finding oil.
2019:We are running out of crystals.
I love crystals!! but I have to say they have an insane markup you can buy crystals by the pound for sub $100 and if you are a cute urban shop easily mark up just one piece of that lot for $50 -$100
Did you not watch the end of the video
Moving my Bitcoins into crystals confirmed.
I hope the people that invest will also help others
this comment didn't age well
It's placebo.... and people can't afford real health care :/
Excellent point at 10:52! And yet these enthusiasts proclaim themselves as compassionate because they're so elevated and spiritual and crystals and blah, blah, blah.
Not going to lie, the clear quartz my friend sells, cleansed and charged up I am sleeping way better
Fake news fake clout
@@alfredoalcantar8691 Truth
"my precious" - Golem
Thanks!
I love crystals because Earth science is beautiful and amazing. Elemental compositions of crystals are really fascinating to study, and they're beautiful.
The factors that have contributed to the growth of the crystal industry into a multibillion-dollar market include the rising development of 5G networks, increasing adoption of advanced automotive electronics, and continuous investment in research and development by major competitors in the crystal oscillator industry to create crystals with smaller bodies and better frequency stability.
I’ve been in love with crystals and even regular rocks since I was a very little girl. I definitely believe in their healing power... I’m no sucker but I’ve seen and felt their healing powers ❤️
Just one small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day.
We just can't stop.
I came here to find out the hype on crystals. TBH I still believe that it's just a rock that looks pretty
Very beautiful
I have lots of white quartz in my garden
Seems I know what kind of business to start. :)
There are many in my place.. I'm not sure what are the qualities they're buying!!
need help please!
Hai.. i have a quartz crystal, and i don't know how to sell... Can you buy?
Natural Crystals,minerals,gemstones and rocks are great investment
JESUS CHRIST, LADY. THEY’RE MINERALS MARIE! NOT ROCKS.
I feel cut granite can have energetic property far beyond any natural forming cyristal. If you have granite countertops, I don't recommend sleeping on them, but I won't stop you.
I made my own organizer from picking up rocks in the woods. And I used a piece of brass that was fitted into the end of a pool stick. Obviously it was removed from the handle of the pool stick. And yeah that was it. I had a bunch of minerals that had like little markings on him that almost seems like a script. And there were patterns in the markings almost like writing. Those ones it seems to be connected to spirits. Also yeah I've seen other things connected to spirits that had the same markings on them like a little metal box for instance. Yeah.
Why all this negativity towards people who believe in this, who cares.😒
Y’all starting to sound like George Orwell’s 1984
I bealeave🙂
How I wish there was some kinda fairtrade certification. Controlled mining and miningconditions for the workers. Decent and safe conditions, decent pay. With respect for the earth, not dynamiting mountains. Of course that should make the crystals much more expensive, but I'ld surely pay that with joy. As sure as I am that I'm not the only one. So who is gonna jump in that gap to turn this into reality.
Great Point
Sonic&Shadow finna buy all up all them crystals
My friend says the healing power of crystals is real and he should know. He's a reiki master who gets $100 plus tip for waving his hands over people he meets in drum circles and spiritual retreats. He says that the temporal differential we call wakefulness is the cosmic interaction of subatomic particles operating in the quantum field, the (quantum)leap represents a fundamental universal constant that we can only speculate upon in the macro scale of waveform frequencies. I guess crystals help with that.
Oh, really? Wow. 🙄
Congrats, you're friends with a scammer who doesn't know what he's talking about.
@@Emily-ww9do Like your cimments
10:53 something to consider👍🏼
I love crystals cause they’re pretty. Not because they do anything. But nowadays I feel weird about buying them
I would get it for decoration :0c its so pretty
I’m a proud owner of zero healing crystals
Awww girl congrats you want a cookie and a star sticker? (: everybody let's applaud her courageousness!!
MsAudreyCeline yeah, i’ll take a cookie. Thanks!
@@katyoutnabout5943 yeah same. It feels great that im not one of those gullible fools who fall for crap like this
A great point
I believe this my cousin showed me it I thought it was foolishness but no I got 2 small stones from my cousin and it has been bring me nothing but good luck good energy
Heisenberg: I only like the blue kind of crystals. Hehe
I sold a few crystals on Etsy last year and made money quick.
My mom really likes them. Purple is suppose to be for smarts. I got those in elementary.
We are the crystal gems!
I don't know about crystals, but salt lamps absorb alot of energy in a room. You'll know where its located with your eyes closed.
As Tesla said, crystals are living organisms, so show some respect, its not an object
CNBC is disrespecting living being as always.
Crystals are at a constant vibration? So are all rocks? I actually have a magical table that has been at a constant vibration for as long as I’ve known
Interesting.
I love crystal
And I forget exactly all the different crystals and minerals I had used but besides the orgonite I remember like more like psychic powers or maybe like I have gotten a general sense of well-being from some minerals and you know rocks too not just crystals
How hard is it to go search in the wild for these valuable crystals?
I just like looking at them, but as bad as it can be, it's still better that ivoey. Also, from what I've heard, most cyristal can be grown from a seed of the same cyristal if it's put back in it's formation state, like quartz in hot dark water. Might be the interest bank of the future.
I love crystals I’m sarounded with beautiful beings.