Tamatha, originally born in Pennsylvania, grew up in Florida but came to Austin by way of Utah.  In addition to her many talents and hobbies, Tamatha has a Paraprofessional Degree in Montessori Education and an AAS in Biotechnology.  She loves people and feels enriched working with both the staff and customers at Nature's Treasures as a Front Counter employee.  Tamatha loves to read, watch Kdramas and MCU movies, and write books.  As a teen, she also enjoyed singing and participated in the National Children's Choir to sing for President Reagan.

By Michael J. Kallstrom

"Magic, do as you will!" 

Schmendrick the Magician,The Last Unicorn (film version)

Labradorite was named after Labrador, Canada, where it was originally discovered. From this northern region, the Inuit people have passed down a story shared by a native Canadian in 2011 on thisnortherngirl.wordpress.com. As the story goes, the Aurora Borealis became trapped in a dark stone. An Inuit warrior came across the lights and freed them by smashing the stones with his spear. However, he could not free all of the lights, so some remained in the stones to become what we know today as Labradorite. In some native cultures of Canada, the northern lights are believed to be ancestral spirits watching over us, and in this way Labradorite carries their wisdom. Although I could not find a primary source of this legend, it could easily be an etymological story explaining the origin of Labradorite considering the comparable flashes of color within the stone to those found in the night sky. 

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