On the Wings of Dreams: New-Age Shop in Shepherdstown, West Virginia

Located in historic Shepherdstown, West Virginia, On the Wings of Dreams is the town's only New-Age related shop. With colorful window displays of local art and rare gemstones, many tourists frequent the shop to browse.

Once inside On the Wings of Dreams, you are greeted by either Laura and her golden Retriever, or by Merlin, both who are very friendly. The shop always has a steady flow of traffic from the frequent visitors and new shoppers. Being a new-age shop, On the Wings of Dreams carries a wide variety of merchandise, from wiccan to shamanistic-type items.

A highlight of the shop is its gemstone collection. The stones portion of the store is right in the middle when you step inside, offering beautiful, rare, and sometimes exotic pieces to taunt the shoppers with. Little bowls litter a good sized table with a huge variety of loose stones, some of which can be fitted into a metal clasp to adorn necklaces with. The larger gems and crystals can be found throughout the shop, even a huge crystal quarts table! A small portion of all the gem sales are donated to the West Virginia Geological Society.

The jewelry offered here is another frequent buy. Most of the jewelry is hand-crafted and mainly one-of a kind pieces that offer stones as the main centerpiece. Everything from necklaces, earrings, rings, and broaches can be found to the left of the door in the display cases. All the jewelry is sectioned into what kind of stone it is made by so browsing is very easy. Eccentric and one of as kind jewelry brings many customers back again and again.

On the Wings of Dreams also offers a small selection of dry herbs available for making incense, teas,etc. Amongst the herbs you will also find many original local artist's pieces. Many are wood carvings representing the Green Man and mother Earth, but one can also find hand-made soap and designed t-shirts which remind you of a Tool album. While the artist items can be expensive, they are worth every penny if your looking for something original and creative.