{"id":21114,"date":"2026-05-28T15:26:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T13:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/?p=21114"},"modified":"2026-06-08T19:09:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T17:09:49","slug":"merit-fake-bergen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/21114\/merit-fake-bergen\/","title":{"rendered":"The magic of minerals"},"content":{"rendered":"
\u201cGrounding, stress, focus, stomach, abdomen, exhaustion\u201d \u2013 for those emotions and body parts, a Jasper has healing powers \u2013 according to a sign in a stone shop in the historic quarter of Bergen \u2013 Bryggen (read more about Bryggen and different artists there in the magazine \u201cBeyond Hanse\u201d). Since 1982, the \u201cSteinsenter\u201d is located in Bryggen and led by Sigmund. His customers not only buy the minerals itself but also many of them are influenced by the powers the stones are supposed to have. Sigmund tells, not only tourists are buying stones at his shop, but he also has his regular customers, who have been coming there regularly over the last 40 years.<\/p>\n