Illuminate Your Source Energy Podcast

1 ⟡ Welcome to the Illuminate Your Source Energy Pod ~ A Vulnerable Share About Brooke's Story

• Brooke Rosenblum • Season 1

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In this first episode, Brooke offers you a glimpse into her past to understand more of what led her to starting her company, May the Quartz Be with You.

KEY TOPICS:
⟡ Brooke's tragic loss of her mother
⟡ Transmuting grief and shifting from surviving to thriving
⟡ Discovering high vibrational tools and spirituality
⟡ Finding her voice and unique interests
⟡ Sacred community and The Squad
⟡ Crystal, card, and oils of the day
⟡ Journaling prompts for Leo season

Connect with Brooke:
https://www.maythequartzbewithyou.com
https://www.instagram.com/mtqbwy/

Metaphysical Gift Shop:
shop.maythequartzbewithyou.com

Book 1:1 Sessions with Brooke:
https://calendly.com/mtqbwy

Free Meditation:
https://www.maythequartzbewithyou.com/podcast/

IYSE Pod #1

[00:00:00] Wow. Here we are episode one of Illuminate your Source Energy, here with your host, Brooke Rosenblum of May the Quartz Be with You. 
[00:00:11] What is, up, my squad. Oh my goodness I am simply ecstatic, my heart is so full and I'm so curious to see where this journey goes with this podcast so thank you from the bottom of my heart for being here and tuning in. 
[00:00:30] And I have to be honest, I have probably waited, um, about three years to get this podcast started since I first had the idea. So it's about dang time your girl met the mic and got these recordings going. We can all come up with a million reasons to not get started. And if there's anything I've learned from any of my mentors, It's too just take the next step, move the needle. What are we so afraid of all the time? Right. It's so easy to come up with excuses. And I don't want to be that person. I don't want to be that kind of role model. So here I am showing up and doing something that I don't want to say is scary, but definitely is pushing me to a little bit of an edge because it's something new. And something that I know I'm going to want to, and that I get to dedicate myself to notice that I didn't say that I have to dedicate to myself to. 
[00:01:29] I get to, this is such a privilege. To be able to create space on the interwebs and to connect with others in the way that we do on a daily basis. And we sometimes really forget. What a privilege that is. So I feel honored to create and carve out this little bit of extra space on the interwebs for you, for my squad. 
[00:01:51] And for this first episode, I would like to keep it as brief as possible, but I'm not sure how long we will go. So we'll see what ends up happening. But I ultimately am going to cover a little bit more about who I am, how I got here, what it is that I love to do and share. And I will also express what crystals and oils I'm using today, a little bit about the current astrological wisdom, even though this podcast will launch on a later date, and I will share the card that I pulled for today. And I will even offer you a journaling prompt. So I'm hoping to have that formatted into all of my episodes moving forward to make it really. Not only well rounded, but to offer a little bit more guidance and to offer you an action step, honestly, because we're so used to consuming content every day. But what about taking action in our lives? Just like I'm doing here today by creating this podcast. So it doesn't always have to be something so grandiose and, uh, you know, such a big deal, but nonetheless, I at least would love to leave you with some journaling prompts, and then perhaps inspire you with the crystals and oils that I'm using and hearing about the astrology to then take charge in your own life for you to feel a little bit more empowered with every episode. 
[00:03:11] So without further ado. Here we go.
[00:03:30] Welcome to Illuminate Your Source Energy, a podcast by May the Quartz Be with You. I am your cosmic host Brooke Rosenblum and I cannot wait to take you on this journey as we explore some of my favorite topics including energy healing, metaphysics, and all of the things that make life most magical. If you share a similar desire to evolve your spirit and transmute the pain you carry, then this is the place for you. As your guide, it will be my greatest honor to help empower you with grounded and practical knowledge through these illuminating conversations. Thank you so much for tuning in. I cannot wait to dive deeply with you. Let's go.
[00:04:19] So just taking some deep inhales of spearmint essential oil here. The oil of confident speech.
[00:04:28] I also applied a bit of doTERRA's blend called Anchor, which is a steadying blend. So I feel much more grounded centered and energized as I share my story with you all. 
[00:04:44] So, as I shared with you earlier, my name is Brooke. And my journey with my company May the Quartz Be with You started a decade ago, which I can't believe. And I feel like it's kind of aging me, but I am only 32 years young. So to begin, I want to take you all the way back to when I was 18.
[00:05:08] I had just graduated high school and was getting ready to move to New York city to live with my oldest sister. Bless her heart, she graciously split her very already small living room in half so that I can have a teeny tiny matchbox of a bedroom to call my own in the heart of Manhattan, in Hell's Kitchen. 
[00:05:30] I had originally moved up to New York with the intention to study music at Hunter College, I was accepted to be in the vocal training program, and that was such a great achievement. I did this because music was my greatest passion. It really was my first love and was my saving grace in a world that really didn't make much sense to me. It saved me in more ways than I can describe.
[00:06:01] So during this time, I had moved to New York, only knew my sister. I had no friends there, and the world was my oyster. I would walk around the city by myself a lot and I was just taking in so much information through everything that I was seeing, hearing, feeling. And it was then at this juncture when I not only was getting a lot of partying out of my system, but I also began to understand myself a lot more. And I really recognize how being alone and having this time to be in my aloneness really helped me develop in my spiritual awakening. So it was not one grandiose moment that I was awakened, it was an awakening. And throughout the chapter of my life, into my early twenties, I naturally was drawn to all of the things that are now what comprise my business model with May the Quartz Be with You. 
[00:07:13] When I think back to those years, which I have lots of fond memories of, I really do recall astrology actually being my more official gateway, so to speak into spirituality because it was the only really out there thing that I had any interest in, even before I had left high school. So throughout my younger teenage years, maybe even middle school to high school, I remember looking up horoscopes, I loved that I was at Pisces, but I really didn't know shit. Let's just be honest.
[00:07:50] So, if you're interested in what it was that really got me going, that was probably it, my interest in horoscopes. But once I had moved to New York, that was when my love for reading cards began and I'd obtained my first ever tarot deck, which was the OSHO Zen tarot which I still love today. So dearly. My deck collection now is somewhere around 50 decks and counting, especially because I have my own metaphysical gift shop and that is something that I share within my shop. Some of them are just tried and true homies and that deck is definitely one of them. So I began my journey with the tarot and with reading Oracle decks. Then slowly but surely crystals were introduced into my life and the power of essential oils and it was a love affair. 
[00:08:52] So back in 2012 was the first time I was introduced to doTERRA essential oils and then that is also the same time that I began studying under Hibiscus Moon. With the Hibiscus Moon crystal academy. And I completed my certification. Right around my birthday, which is also when I began my account with doTERRA. So around March first of 2013, I became a Certified Crystal Healer and dove deeply into sharing essential oils. And at that time, I was also living a very plant-based lifestyle, which I no longer really subscribe to in terms of veganism or vegetarianism. I have nothing against it. I think it's beautiful. It just doesn't work for me anymore. But at that chapter of my life. I was super passionate about it, and I was working for a company that no longer exists called Organic Avenue. And that was really when things took a huge turn for me in my life. I met a lot of incredible people and I was really focused on my path, and it was actually while I was working for Organic Avenue, I was standing there, it was moment where there was no customers in the store and I was chatting with a couple of my coworkers and we were discussing my business that I had this idea for, and I really just wanted to create a blog at first and I had no name for it. But they knew what I loved and one of my coworkers, her name's Shannon, she had asked me, so what's one of your favorite crystals because she knew I love crystals and essential oils and all of that, so that we were trying to come up with the names. And that was one of the questions she asked and I was like, Shannon, what do you mean? How can I just give you one crystal? But, okay, fine. Just give me a second. I'll think about it. And the first one I came up with it was quartz. Because if there's going to be any, I have to say the O G of them all. Quartz crystal baby! So very shortly after I said quartz, I mean, it must have been 30 seconds or less, cuz she had only said a couple ideas and as soon as she said, may the quartz be with you, it went straight into my ears and down, straight into my heart. I knew it instantly.
[00:11:19] So I quickly hurried over to the computer and I contacted the company where I still have my domain through and I knew to contact them because I actually already had a preexisting domain with them under my full name brookerosenblum .com where I had all of my photography work at the time. And I still do by the way, so you can always go ahead and check that out. I digress. I called and the gentleman on the end of the line heard the domain name that I was requesting. He heard may the quartz be with you.com. He looked it up for me and I heard him chuckle a little bit and I was kind of confused, like, was it a good thing or bad thing? But then he said to me, lucky you that is available. And I have to say that's one of the coolest names I've heard in a while. So that was a very affirming conversation for me to have. And I was overall just so ecstatic, full of excitement and wonder, I just knew something special was about to begin. 
[00:12:22] But, I mean, seriously, to be honest, I, I really had no idea what in the world I was gonna be doing with this.com. I just knew I had to secure the bag and I did and I'm so grateful for it. There has been so much transformation that has occurred within myself and this business over the last 10 years, just starting from a little measly blog that no longer really exists and it is flourished and blossomed into what it has become today, which is so multifaceted, and I'm just so grateful that I followed my heart because I knew I was passionate about sharing this holistic lifestyle and my unique way of viewing the world. 
[00:13:04] If you can imagine growing up in Miami, it was definitely very much a party city, and it also was a lot of, let's say sex, drugs, and rock and roll for me at a very young age because I was quite independent, very much due to my unique circumstances. I was really not in touch with my spiritual essence or any spiritual community for that matter. I just had no influence in that regard. 
[00:13:33] And now knowing what I know about astrology, I can share with you just a little bit of an anecdotal aspect on the fact that I am a sun in Pisces. One of the more shadow aspects of Pisces energy is that it can really be a lot about escapism. Escapism through sex drugs and rock and roll essentially you know, if I was to keep it simple. Pisces is the 12th sign of the Zodiac. And it is what is most closely connected to our subconscious realm. Everything that is unseen and unfelt. It's like the dream world. So bringing it back to everything that I was beginning to learn about nutrition and health and just overall living a more intentional and embodied life, being connected, deeply connected to the physical realm was so exciting for me and I couldn't wait to share this with my community.
[00:14:34] This was really the moment when I probably was beginning to fully embody more of the illuminated aspects of Pisces. Which is that of being connected to the spiritual, being connected to others through empathy, and sharing my creative gifts. So this was a very unique turning point for me because I did not grow up around a family who really was able to encourage with the knowledge or skills or tools that they had uh, the most spiritual parts of me. I definitely am not only a unique unicorn within my family, I'm not the only Pisces which makes me a unique Pisces. I have my brother and my father are actually both Pisces as well, but they're Pisces men. That's like a whole other breed. But I know that really from day one, I've always been the, kind of the oddball, the black sheep, I just feel like that kind of has a negative, negative connotation. So I don't like to use that term, but we could just go with sparkly, unicorn, the angelic force within my family. I've always just been a little bit different and it was at this juncture that now that I had all this independence and was on my own in this big city, that i got to really learn about who Brooke was
[00:16:01] Now, before we move ahead, any further. I did just want to kind of dip our toes in the water in a sense and get our feet wet a little bit before I expressed to you a bit more about the further depths of my backstory and why me exploring spirituality and all of these tools was so pivotal for me. 
[00:16:28] If we take it back to 21 years ago, literally to be exact because I'm recording this on July 25th, 2022. So I should say technically 21 years, plus a day. Because I'm going to take us back to July 24th, 2001. This was the day that I experienced the greatest tragedy of my life to date
[00:16:56] Throughout the years, I've lost a lot in terms of my family members. And I've experienced so much grief in my young 32 years, but losing my mom at the age of 11 was definitely the most traumatic and pivotal time of my life. 
[00:17:13] Now, before I get into sharing that story, I just want to reflect a little bit on the interesting fact that I was 11 at that time, which is such a gateway number. If you're into numerology at all. I'm sure you may already be catching onto what I'm describing. If not, we could talk about numerology on another episode. 
[00:17:36] But my brother was only 7 and I was 11 at this point in time, which is really unfortunate to think of how many children there are out there who are suffering through a variety of different tragic things, and when you experienced trauma during these formative years, it's so much more impactful in a different way than we may process and integrate it as an adult. Because when you're so young and taking in all this information, like a sponge, in regards to the world around you, it really shifts the kind of person you become. It's so connected to our root chakra and the way we feel safe in the world around us, the way we feel connected to mother earth. 
[00:18:25] So, long and the short, all I want to describe in regards to that is, it really has been interesting with the knowledge that I have now to gain a little bit more perspective and seeing how it has shifted my brother and I, in terms of the way that we process the world and the information around us, and the way that we act and respond to things that happen in the world around us. Just interesting. 
[00:18:52] So in any case, I just want to share a bit of a trigger warning here. I'm going to be talking about the topic of murder. So if that is too heavy for you, or if you are not of age to be listening to this, and you need to ask a parent, if you should be proceeding, please just go ahead and skip forward a bit. And know that I am sending you so much love. 
[00:19:18] Okay. So 21 years ago, I'm age 11 living at home with my parents and my younger brother. I have two older sisters as well, but they are much older than my brother and I by 10 and 12 years. So they weren't living at home with us, but on this sunny summer afternoon, my mother had picked me up from a tennis camp that I was going to, and she scooped me up with a friend of mine that was a new friend and her name is Brittany. And my grandmother who I call Bubby was also there. We went to go pick up a couple of things before heading home. We went to grab the new NSYNC CD. That was my jam when I was 11. So shout out to all my nineties babies, if you know, you know, we are all about that pop. So the NSYNC album was out. We went to go pick that up at best buy, and then we went to visit whole foods to grab some food for dinner. And everything was honestly pretty normal. 
[00:20:33] We drove home and we barely made it down my block. And I live on a cul-de-sac there's only a few houses on either side of the short street. But we pulled down my block and a white van cut us off and you can imagine this is all very much a blur for me at this point, but somebody got out and was holding us up at gunpoint.
[00:21:04] Surprisingly, no words were spoken. Nothing was shouted at us, nothing was requested. We weren't told to get out of the car. Told to give anything. And this moment, just froze in time. The rest happened really quickly but my mother threw the car into reverse in an attempt to save us. And as soon as she did that, I fell to the floor and I simultaneously heard the gun go off with a loud boom. The car was still going in reverse and I reached my hand up and I could feel her hair there. And I started screaming. Everything's going to be okay! Everything's going to be okay! Not knowing at all, if everything would be okay and not knowing what I was about to just see.
[00:22:08] The car came to a screeching halt. And it was because we had hit a tree at the corner of the block. In front of my neighbor's home. 
[00:22:21] I sat there on the floor for a moment. And the thoughts that were immediately going through my mind were how scared I was to get up thinking that this man would be standing there right outside my window. But I gained the courage to look up. I didn't see him. But I did stand up. I looked over my mom's shoulder and that was the last time I'd ever see her. 
[00:22:56] Our neighbors on both sides of the street happened to be home. So. One of them ran out and I just remember screaming. They shot my mom, they shot my mom. They ran me inside. 
[00:23:15] Not to mention, by the way the car had fled, they were gone. And my other neighbor, from what I recall and understand is that he was actually a firefighter and did his best to resuscitate my mom and try to help keep her alive as long as possible until the paramedics came. But. As you can imagine, it was too late. 
[00:23:41] She was gone.
[00:23:45] The times that followed this period. We're honestly, quite grim. And it goes to show how one person truly can be the glue of a family.
[00:24:00] Because without her light. Without her love. Our world really did become dark.
[00:24:10] Parts of my family. Started to act out in really unfathomable ways. We really became frayed. And I am grateful for the rocks in my family because not all of us fell completely apart. But I'm sure you can imagine, especially if you have survived loss and have grieved within your own family dynamics that this happens to a lot of us humans. And we sometimes see people's true colors and sometimes just simply a crazy colors after someone dies. Because not everybody understands how to cope. Not everybody wants to rise above that pain. So again, brings me back to my point of why I share what I share and why I'm gathering the strength to share my story so vulnerably. Because I am not alone in this. Perhaps, I'm one of few who have experienced this tragedy in this specific way. But so many of us experience tragedies. So many of us experience loss because grief is a by-product of, of death and loss. Right? But death is one of the most normal things that we experience with life. So I understand. How important it is to ultimately share my story so that I can show others who are on their path of healing, and show them that there is a way out of those depths and those pits of despair. 
[00:25:59] I naturally didn't just rise above all of that pain and confusion in one evening or one year. It's taken me so much time effort and energy. But ultimately it really does go to show how capable we are as human beings to rise above adversity. We are all capable. Of rising above fear. Of being loving human beings who can have compassion for one another. Who can learn to be more resourceful, and to be strong. 
[00:26:40] So naturally during those very formative and younger years of my life. I didn't have to go through it. Oh all alone, but I didn't really trust so many people around me. Because it was a highly sensitive topic, of course. And although traditional therapy was offered many times I did give it a go and it just didn't feel like a good fit for me. 
[00:27:10] Nothing against the psychologist I worked with, she was pretty great. But if you've been to therapy, you can probably understand and relate to how important is to find somebody that you feel safe with and that you feel inspired to share with. So at that juncture for me, I knew that I could trust my older sisters and then I also had my best friend at the time. One of them, one of my nearest and dearest, since I was three to be exact her name's Jen. Shout out Jen. She was one of my greatest confidants. And it is most likely because she's five years my senior. So you can imagine she was much older than me and from my perspective at 11, she was very trustworthy. And maybe it's because she's a cancer, but I really do feel that she offered me that kind of TLC and that nurturing energy that only a cancer could provide. And she truly did help me to the best of her ability. And it was all that I honestly needed during those times. You know, if you have a friend in your life, like I had Jen, you can definitely consider yourself a very fortunate person and we should all have a Jen in our life.
[00:28:40] Yeah. So if you can imagine this was still in the early two thousands, and this was way before I had discovered any of the tools that I have now. This was before I understood that women's groups were a thing. This was before the rise of the internet. I mean, I think we had aim.
[00:29:05] Which stands for AOL instant messenger. For all of my gen z years who may be tuning into this podcast. You know what? Yeah, we actually did because it was my mom who made me my first screen name, which was BRK 31 90. Which was shorthand for my name and my birthday. Super clever. Do you guys remember? Pimpin Out our aim profiles. And then my space. Oh my God, my space. Okay. I digress. I digress. But in any case, this was before all of that. It was before the age of the internet before any of us had a lot of access to the tools that we have today. 
[00:29:53] So before we move forward and come back to the chapter of my story, that is in my twenties. I want to take this moment, take a deep breath together. In through the nose. 
[00:30:09] And exhaling out through the mouth. 
[00:30:17] Okay. Now go ahead. And if you're not driving. Go ahead and shake it out. Just shake your arms, shake your body. I want you to do so, because I want you to let this go, let it go. Let it go. Let it go. This is not your story to carry. Okay. It's a lot of energy moving through. I just want you to shake it and let it out. 
[00:30:41] I just felt it was extremely important to share my story vulnerably, to really take you to this place as much as I'm able to, through my voice and to bring you on that journey with me so that you can understand this portion of my story.
[00:31:02] So now that you have a little bit of backstory on what it is that I had survived, you can really grasp how pivotal it was for me to discover all of these tools that I was slowly beginning to uncover. It was truly helping me understand my place within this universe and to understand more of why I was here. It gave purpose and meaning to this existence that I truly felt like was really not making any sense for such a long time.
[00:31:33] I finally began to open my heart. Open my mind. And trust in spirit to trust in universe in source energy in God, whatever it is that you want to call it. That essence of spirit was finally penetrating my broken heart. And as I opened up, I began to recognize more synchronicities in my life and I began to recognize that some of these things were not just happenstance. I really do believe that not only my mother, but all of those in my family who I have lost in this lifetime and my ancestors before them, are really here and have been guiding me each step of the way. But especially my mom, her spirit, that Taurus queen, she has been such a presence and a force to be reckoned with. And I really feel like, even though she's not here in the physical, it's like she has shown me time and time again that she never left me and she's wanted to show me all of these tools and show me this way because if not, I may have ended up on a completely other path of destruction. And maybe I wouldn't be here to share my story today. Perhaps I wouldn't be here to help others heal in whatever way I possibly can. And I know that that's my mission now. So in her honor, that's why I'm showing up in this way. Today. And wanting to spread this message out further. I know it's time. 
[00:33:26] So let's fast forward, back to 18. When I moved to New York. This was the first time I really had any time to be completely on my own to explore who is Brooke. And it was shortly after I moved there and really began to explore New York and explore myself. Of course, there are lots of times when I was either studying or I was out partying I mean, my sister was an awesome person to live with. She had a lot of great contacts and we had a great time partying together, wherever we went. So. I think her greatly for all those good times, but generally speaking, I was really on my own for the first time, because it was a stark contrast from being at home in Miami, where I had lots of my friends where I was born and raised. Versus being in New York where all I had was my sister and myself. So I was really quite isolated in that sense. Um, but it was a really busy city and I was a little girl with big dreams and I became really obsessed with these tools as they started to just kind of cross my consciousness. So it took time for me to really devote myself to more holistically focused spiritual practices but that came with time.
[00:34:54] During this period of my early twenties, especially I was most focused on developing my art and my spirit through the lens of music. And I have to touch on this because it definitely has a really special place in my heart. And as a, so much a part of my story. So. Uh, to take it back one more time, my heart is so deeply intertwined with music in a personal way, because it ties me to my mother. She was an incredible vocalist. A very skilled and trained operatic singer who traveled the world singing, she sang in seven different languages. And I grew up, watching her do little shows here and there. I would come help by selling her little CDs for $10, a pop. 
[00:35:53] I have vague memories of her doing her vocal warmups in the car, before her shows. And she really gave up becoming a famous musician to be a mom, so I thank her for that sacrifice. And it also goes as far back as my grandfather, her father. My pop Sy, who was also a singer. He did a lot of incredible things with that. He was a Cantor and as well as my mother, if you're not familiar with what that is, it's um, it's like singing in the choir and a church, but it's in a synagogue. And it's really just you, there's not a whole choir to back you up.
[00:36:40] So they were both caners and did a lot of work together, which was really a truly special part of their bond that was so unique. And from what I understand, apparently my pop Sy's parents also had some musical abilities. So apparently my maternal side of my lineage is a gold mine for musicianship. And it's something that I do not want to die with me. So, although I have kind of put down the Baton in a sense, in terms of not pursuing a music career more professionally. It is so beautiful how it comes around full circle, because as I have developed in my own corner of the world with energy healing, I have now taken on sound healing as another adaptation of what I love to do and in a way that I love to serve. So I have a lot of incredible sound healing instruments like crystal singing bowls and beautiful percussive instruments, to perform really more shamanic type of healing ceremonies, for myself and my clients, my friends. So, music will always be a part of my life, and it's been a really awesome journey to find my voice, so to speak. In this way where I wasn't just conforming to what I thought I was supposed to be doing, which was either, emulate my mother and be singing things just like her and doing the operatic parts of things or taking on more of the classical route or doing more drama and being in, you know, big theater in New York city. Like I just, I kinda was like, nah, it's not for me. I always knew that I was different, but I didn't really know myself well enough at that point to be able to describe what it was that I was really seeking, because it just wasn't even part of my stratosphere. 
[00:38:42] So it was probably just a couple of years into me being at Hunter College when I decided to officially. Step away from the program. And I really had a peaked interest in photography. So I took that up as my next big thing. And I took it really far. I considered myself a professional photographer. My main focus, literally and figuratively was in portraiture. I loved connecting with people. And my main field of focus was with families and creative entrepreneurs. So, I took that quite far. Although, it never really popped off for me in the sense that I would do it here and there and I dabble in it, but it never really became a full-fledged business because I was not really making a lot of great money with it. But it was definitely a passion project, I guess, a really expensive hobby if you want to consider it that. But, I mean, Gosh, I'd love it, and I still do. It was a great love of mine, honestly, since I was really young. I remember even in grade school taking up a black and white film class and my mom always had a camera with her. So, another thing I can think her for. It's just like another attributed skill set and interest that I have because of her influence. So, thanks mom. 
[00:40:16] But throughout all those years that I was in New York, I always made sure to surround myself with musicians, whether it was a conscious choice or not, it seemed like that's just what I always had attracted. 
[00:40:29] Some excellent examples would be some of the people that I'm still closest to, to this very day. Both of them actually happen to be Leo's. So shout out Leo season, I love so many amazing Leo's and of course, both of them are very musically inclined. So I'm thinking of right now, my beloved, my partner, Rob. And one of my dearest friends, Brooke. Not myself. Literally another human being named Brooke. And my story but there is actually kind of funny i'll just touch on it for just a minute.
[00:41:09] So her and I met when I was still at Hunter College and we were in drama class together and there was a mini version, like the smaller portion of the class. So it was only about 20 of us. Then we had the auto auditorium size class. So I already knew her name was also Brooke, but I'm not going to make friends with someone just because they're the same name as me, not a big deal. But then one day we were sitting quite close to each other in the auditorium and she must've been sitting a row or two in front of me because I noticed that she had a trouble clef tattoo behind her ear. And it prompted me to tap her on the shoulder and just like check in with her and say like, Hey, um, you know, I know you're Brooke, I'm Brooke too, but I just have to let you know if we also have the same tattoo in the same spot. Which I thought was crazy at the time, but y'all let me tell you, that was just the first of many weird parallels that her and I share, not going to get into all of it right now, because I really, I know this podcast is already getting to be quite lengthy and I want it to be as succinct as possible. And perhaps on another podcast, I'll introduce her or maybe one day I'll be featured on her podcast because she has one too. So who knows, we'll get there, but long in the short, she is also a vocalist and we share that love for music. So, we've always just clicked right from the start and are still best friends to this day. 
[00:42:32] And then my boyfriend, Rob. Him and I met, oh gosh, should I get into the whole story? I think we'll save it for another day, but essentially we have been friends also since my early twenties. When I met him, he was in a band and I hung out with them all the time. They became my, everything. They were my best friends. So it was like, I was always surrounded by musicians. And I remember when I first started hanging out with Rob and the guys. It was in Rob's basement, and I just felt like I was in the sixties or seventies. I was like, damn, my life is early cool, like, I felt like such an ultra hippie. And I was having the time of my life. It was, it was a vibe. It was a vibe. So. I was enjoying being with a garage band all the time. And just being around musicians, even though I wasn't pursuing it myself. So that passion was there, the energy was always there and I, that creative flow was always there. So, it's important to mention these characters and these people in my life, because they're still so pivotal in my lifetime now, but during that juncture, when I was really adopting a lot of these philosophies and growing in my spirituality, a lot of the, that circle of my friends were there to grow through it with me and we grew up together. So they were some of the first people that I practiced energy healing on with the crystals and they were some of the first people that, you know, purchase doTERRA oils from me when I started sharing them. I mean it's just it goes on and on so it's beautiful to see how things have developed over the last decade that I've really stayed true to my heart and that i stayed committed to my path and my craft.
[00:44:24] And in terms of staying committed to my path. I want to bring us to present day. Finally. And share a little bit of another full circle moment in terms of how important it is to be mindful of the company that you keep in your life. I would be surprised if you had never heard before how influenced we are by our circle of friends and the people that we keep closest to us. I think it goes something along the lines of like the five people closest to you is very much who influenced you, influences you the most and who, if anything, you were the most like, so. I say this because I want to remind you all of my friend who I spoke about earlier in this podcast was my friend, Jen. And I have to owe it to her because a few years ago, prior to the point in time, when I really launched the facet of my business with May the Quartz Be with You that involved the sales of crystals. It was really due to her that I spread my wings in that regard and took off because just about a year or two prior to me doing that, she had done that. And it was kind of funny because I never really saw Jen as somebody who would be into crystals like that. But, that's a whole other story why she got into it, but one day she was on the phone with me. And she was like, Brooke, why are you not doing this? You are May the Quartz Be with You. You're the one who has this background in energy healing and studying with the crystals. And she came to me for advice at one point, in terms of like the background of metaphysics and crystal healing, and I referred her to my mentor and to take her course. Um, but ultimately it was that conversation and a couple others that was all the motivation I needed, but I really have to applaud my friend for being really the best friend ever for just giving me that little push that I needed out of the nest. She showed me the ropes of the basics of how it was that she was running her business. And I kind of just really took off and made it my own thing and literally the rest is history. It's really incredible for me to acknowledge that because I went full fledge 100% diving deeply into this business and making it my full-time commitment is really the reason why you're probably here listening to me now. 
[00:47:01] I am very privileged to say that at that juncture in time and currently, still today, I'm living back in my childhood home. In my father's home, my mother's home. And the same place where I experienced this major trauma, so that was a really big deal for me to be moving back here. But, the good news is I'm actually preparing to I make my own way and finally move out with Rob in this year to come, so we're super excited about that. But in any case, back to what I was saying is that I do acknowledge the privilege that I had to be able to start this business and not everybody will have that opportunity. 
[00:47:41] I do believe that if there is a will, there is a way, so I'm sure in another episode to come in the future, we can talk a little bit more about how I really got the business started and really get a little bit more into the depth of that whole process and then see how I can really offer you guys some of my own advice from a business standpoint. And yeah, so we'll get there. But in any case, I eventually did have a discussion with my father and I asked him for his support while I made this transition from working for other jobs full time, where I was not really making ends meet to begin with, so that i could pursue my passion and pursue my dreams and go full force into it. 
[00:48:26] I should say that my father understood where I was coming from when I had this fire in my belly to pursue this passion and this dream of mine, because he himself is also an entrepreneur in a sense. He is a lawyer and has been practicing for the majority of his life. He's 75 now and was really somebody who came from nothing. I'll perhaps save his story for another pod. But it really meant a lot to me to know that I had his support and my family's support while I pursued this dream of mine. 
[00:49:00] So here we are today, several years later because I committed more officially right around 2020, not knowing the pandemic was going to be a thing. But it just kind of worked out in a sense because everybody was more on their phones at home and was really seeking this connection and these tools that I had. So I've become a very reliable resource to my squad, and I'm very grateful that everybody has been able to find me and that I really amped up my level of magnetism and stayed true to my heart. So that I was able to pursue what it was, that was really my soul's calling. So again, Jen, if you're listening. Thank you so much for giving me that little push that he needed. That's what friends are for and nobody has shown me that. In more ways than you have so thanks so much for everything I love you. 
[00:49:55] And y'all, I feel like we have covered so much in this amazing episode is. Quite lengthy already. We're going to be hitting the hour mark. So I'm going to wrap things up and I'm going to deliver to you now. All of the other things that I had promised you. I wanted to tell you about the crystal that I chose to have in my hand today, I was feeling a bit drawn to amazonite. I'll just, I have to mention that, but I ended up grabbing a Trolleite light heart that I have in my hand right now. Beautiful Trolleite heart from Brazil. It has used really gorgeous blues all the way from almost a black to dark blue. A really gorgeous cerulean and blue sky blue to really almost like dusty, light gray, blue. And it really reminded me of my mom's blue eyes and not to mention, Rob's as well. So it just brings such a smile to my face and I wanted to have something to remind me of her and my beloved
[00:51:00] So before we got started, I pulled a card from one of the newest decks that I have added to my shop. It is called Ocean Dreams. A mystic oracle by Danielle Noel. I have a few of her decks. They are always phenomenal and so beautiful and special. So the card that I pulled here. Is called voyage. And I'll describe the card to you so that you get a feel for it. If you don't own the deck. If you do and you have it nearby, please go ahead and grab it so that you can look at it with me and dive into the imagery. It has this beautiful arch and it has on these columns, um, two headed figures that are absolutely of Egyptian origin. And there's a Crescent moon and a dark night sky. And between these two pillars and the arc is this beautiful, um, it looks like a river that's passing through the middle. There's these little sweet pink flowers on both sides of the card. And there's a little boat. And in that boat is a figure that is definitely on a voyage. So I had asked what card would be very supportive for you all that are tuning in today. And I was thinking about it for this future tense, because again, I know that this podcast is going to air at a later date. So I tuned into the energy of the day of this release and that is the card that I pulled. So this card is all about soul purpose and tapestry of incarnations. The affirmation says I am ready to step into my soul purpose. I am on a voyage of awakening. I am a curious explorer of life. And I just have to add before I continue with anything else from this guidebook, is that it's so beautiful that I added at the beginning of this entire podcast, I said something along the lines of how I'm just so curious to see where this journey goes. And I really do feel like I'm embarking on this voyage with you all. So how cool is that?
[00:53:16] Now I want you to ask yourself here. Where am I now being guided towards? Where are the whispers of my heart calling me during this season of Leo. Where can I access this energy of the fearless lion or lioness within me? 
[00:53:36] I personally love this season because it really reminds us how to be a little bit more playful, bold, and to step into this omnipresent, loving energy. So where do you want that energy to take you?
[00:53:51] I know for me, it's bringing me a little bit closer to all of you because I am feeling so empowered and supported in this mission of wanting to share my story. I am putting myself in the spotlight now so that it can not only help heal me, but that it can inevitably help heal you all in some way. Because our stories have so much power and potency when we speak our truth. We all have a story. And we are all storytellers. Think of how we've passed down stories from generation to generation. And truly, what a better time than during the season when the brightest star in our solar system, the sun, is exalted. This is truly a pinnacle moment for all of us to stand strong in our power and align with the most luminous version of ourselves. To do so, not just for the sake of having attention, but rather to share your gifts with the world without fear. Allow yourself to feel more inspired with childlike wonder. Allow your heart to expand open. By creating space for forgiveness, allowing feelings of doubt to slip away and be transmuted by the light of your own truth, it's time to be courageous. Be irresistable. And maximize your potential during this time period. 
[00:55:21] With all that being said, I do know what the current state of the world is like. I do understand how much suffering happens on a daily basis, to many people of all ages, of all races, in all places. But that doesn't mean that we need to let that suppress us. The more that we do, and we allow these outside forces to bring us down and weigh us down tremendously, the worst things will inevitably become. So I share these uplifting, inspiring, and empowering messages to remind you of the light of your truth. To remind you that it is important that you take the time and you put in the energy and effort to remember who it is that you are. Remember Simba. Remember who you are, you are my son and the one true king. It'd be like that sometimes, especially during Leo season. Am I right? And I just want to add here this day, if you're listening on this launch day, the numerology is 8, 8 of the month and day of course. And we really attune to this frequency of infinite abundance and harmony. Embrace this energy by soaking up sunshine and taking action now! 
[00:56:49] And while we're on the topic of astrology. I did pull up a chart of today. So I'm looking at a natal chart, like as if a baby was just born today, August 8th, 8:00 AM. The moon is currently in the final degrees of Sagittarius. So super fun that this podcast is launching on a super fiery day with the sun in Leo. The moon and fiery Sagittarius, but it will be shifting to the sign of Capricorn later today. So depending on what time you're listening to this and what time zone you're in, maybe the mood is already in Capricorn. 
[00:57:24] I love Capricorn energy. I have a whole stellium of planets in Capricorn in my natal chart. If that is going over your head and you don't understand these terms, don't worry about it. I will just say that Capricorn really represents the energy of the leader of CEO energy and having the determination to do the work that must be done to see it through. So I feel very connected to that as somebody who is a CEO and somebody who has put in so much time and effort and energy into really creating this business and creating my own success on my terms. So I love the energy of this day. 
[00:58:06] There are of course other things that are happening in the stars and a few other things that I could talk about, but I want to be mindful of the time. And I just want to say again, I appreciate you all for hanging out with me and for tuning into this first podcast, it means the world to me. So I'm going to wrap up this segment and just give you a few final thoughts.
[00:58:32] I do want to share that for future podcasts, I do plan on expanding a little bit more on current astrological energies from my point of view, so that you can take away a few little quick tips. And make sure that it's super relevant and as grounded as possible, because it really is like learning another language. So, I would love to be a resource for you all in the future. 
[00:58:59] So with that being said, I do have a few more journaling prompts for you here that could be relevant to this, which would be. How is it that you can shine your light in a different way? That's never been done before, at least in your history. 
[00:59:17] In what way, do you wish to Illuminate your source energy?
[00:59:22] This is a question that I will definitely be asking any guests that joined this podcast in the future. Because I think that, although it can mean the same thing to a lot of us. Maybe there will be some unique answers. Because to me illuminating your source energy has so much to do with lighting up those parts of your soul and your spirit that wish to be seen, and that wish to shine, but there are so many layers that just inevitably ended up covering up that light. But it's never absent. We just need to peel it away. Like peeling layers of an onion. Just ridding ourselves of conditionings and things that pressure us and hold us back from really tapping into our core and expressing that light. So, what does this phrase mean to you? 
[01:00:16] Illuminate your source energy. And what is one step that you can take to embody the essence of your source energy. To embody the essence of your spirit. 
[01:00:33] So I'll leave you with that. And I just want to say thank you again from the bottom of my heart, for joining, for tuning in. If there is anything that really impacted you during this long share, please feel free to go ahead and leave a review. Or send me a DM. I would love if you slide into my DMS and you share any reflections. 
[01:01:01] You can find me at MTQ BWY which is short for may the quartz be with you. Rob made a jingle for at once because nobody gets the acronym right. Ever. So it's very short and cute and sweet. So now you'll never forget it. MTQ B w Y M T Q B w Y. M T Q B w Y. May the quartz be with you. I just added that little part at the end, but anyways, that's where you can find me at. And my websites, may the quartz be with you.com. If you're interested in crystals and card decks, essential oils, astrology, you can check out my website that I just mentioned, or you can check out the shop, which is also listed on my main website, but if you want the direct link, it is shop dot. May the quartz be with you dot.com. 
[01:01:56] I'll look forward to connecting with you all in these episodes to come. I already have a lot of ideas written down for future episodes, but if there's something that you would like for me to cover and you are already part of my squad. Then please never hesitate to ask if there's a topic that, you know, you'd like for me to cover or a question you'd like for me to answer, I am here to serve you all. 
[01:02:23] And if you are new here, you are just getting acquainted with me and you have no idea when I keep talking about squad and keep mentioning my squad, what that is. So when I first really popped off with my crystal sales a couple of years ago, long story short, I decided to make a private group chat on Instagram I call the crystal squad. It started with one, then there is two and now there is three, one out of the three is lit.
[01:02:55] I am so close with the beautiful beings in there and seeing how supportive everyone is of one another as truly you've become one of the most fantastic and enriching results of the work that I have done in the world. Because I really just created the space for it, but seeing women uplift one another, we have some select few special men in there too, but, generally speaking, I'd say it's overall a women's group, but we are super inclusive. Everybody is welcome. And I, yeah, I just want to finish it off by saying that overall, it is one of the most impactful things to be able to witness and be a part of because we all need that support and we all need that love to thrive.
[01:03:51] I am truly so grateful. I'm so grateful for the growth of the squad. I am so grateful for the growth of this incredible community. And I hope that you feel that the purpose of me starting all of this and the purpose of me sharing is really not for my own cathartic reasons, it's truly so that I can ultimately serve you to a higher capacity. So thank you for all of your love, your support, because it is what nourishes me. It is what guides me and is what lifts me and that's what being in sacred community should always feel like. So if you're feeling a little bit lost, if you're feeling like you're not connecting with people who are like minded or share a similar growth mindset, if you haven't found your people then maybe you've right now discovered yourself to be in the right place because if that sounds like you, then again, slide into my DMS and drop your girl a line because I am always here for you and you have found a place you can call home. I love you and I'll see you in the next episode. Crystal blessings, and May the Quartz Be with You.