Kellie's Journey

 My birthing name is Kellie Jo Kelley.
I was born in the year 1964 and raised in Eastern Washington State, USA.
After high school I moved to the city of Seattle in order to find myself.
Once in Seattle I took on odd jobs not really knowing what I would be happy doing.
While seeking my path, the spirits made sure I was to meet and fall in love once again 
with my former partner, my soul mate Bill.

 I eventually found a job I liked in the gem and jewelry industry, it is here that I became fascinated with diamonds and gemstones.  I began to read more about gemstones, visited museums and attended local gem shows. I finally decided to work towards my graduate degree in gemology. I received my Graduate degree from the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) in 1989.I have been doing Diamond & gem stone jewelry appraisals ever since. I especially enjoy the challenge of gemstone identification which allows me to become an investigator.  Gem Identification involves figuring out the gemstones properties. 
I do this by testing the gemstone with gemological instruments. 

    Bill and I felt a need to get out of the city and decided to move to beautiful Whidbey Island.  After looking for a place we could call home for nearly a year, we were blessed to find a small chalet type house with 5 acres of forest, flora and fauna, our dream come true!!  I gave up my conventional job in the jewelry industry and headed towards a bright new future!

   Upon living the Island lifestyle for a year or so, I began to develop an interest in organic gardening, 
herbal medicine making, and any and everything holistic.  I started to feel a change living here on Whidbey Island, a shifting of energy if you will, things that I used to enjoy were not important anymore and I began to see the spirit in my everyday life.  With this, I  felt a need or calling to learn more about gemstones and crystals in a new and different way, but I did not know what they way was, as of yet.  A passion of mine has always been to go out into the field and collect my own gemstones and crystals whenever I get a chance.  This began my thinking about the way it makes me 'feel' when I am at one with the ' devas' out in the middle of a forest knee deep in soil.  There must be more to crystals than what meets the eye, so began my journey into crystal healing.  I feel it is my life task to educate and share the knowledge I have learned of the wonderful healing properties of our crystal friends.I feel truly blessed that I am able to do what I choose in life, and that the Great Spirit is with me every step of the way…

 Through my friend/sister Raven whom I am apprenticing with, I was blessed to receive my Usui Reiki Mastery in 1995.  Reiki has prepared me for the massive energy needed to begin my healing work. I am also working on my Karuna Reiki Mastery, which will enable me to heal on a deeper level.  In 1997 I trademarked the name Avalon Crystals and began my journey on the internet offering the highest grade healing stones I could source.  Through my gemological knowledge and relationship with crystals and minerals,  I know deep within my heart that each and every stone sent out the door is exactly what you need at any given time. I also personally reiki your stone order before I ship, a free service for you all!

I became an ordained minister in July of 2005, I now officiate weddings in the surrounding area of Whidbey Island. Please email me if you wish to obtain my ministry services.

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Melody is the author and world-renowned crystologist who in 1991 published a book called "Love Is In The Earth -- A Kaleidoscope of Crystals," winning international acclaim for her solid research into the metaphysical properties of more than 700 members of the Mineral Kingdom. Today, the "Love Is In The Earth©" series comprises six volumes, describing the properties of hundreds of stones, along with many specific techniques for advancing the work of healing through crystals, as well as a new tarot deck, the "Love Is In The Earth Crystal Tarot: The Tarot for the Millennium."

Karen Gillespie is the "Keeper of the Boji®." Karen discovered the Boji® Stones on her family land when she was a child. Her house is alive with Boji® energy and there is a steady stream of people who come there to learn, to share, to listen and to buy. Because a psychic channel told Karen to "value the ones you have for no more will be created," the Gillespie’s handle each rock with the same loving care that Karen did as a child.  I am honored to call her my good friend.