Vanessa Kunderman is a writer, designer and avid crystal collector. She runs a modern spirituality website titled Rogue Wood aimed at making magic and spirituality practical and part of the mainstream. She is a published author and poet, and loves drinking fancy coffees. She began her foray into crystal studies after receiving a black onyx and rutilated quartz necklace while undergoing chemotherapy treatment for cancer as a teenager. Her favourite crystals are nuummite and moonstone.