Crystal Healing
Crystals provide a form of non invasive healing by using vibrational energy to connect with the energy in our bodies and adjusting these energies accordingly. They provide healing and support in many ways, healing us emotionally, mentally and physically. They can dispel negative energies and for many centuries have been used for protection from the evil eye or curses.(read cosmic ordering for more information on thought energy and how if affects us) Please bear in mind, crystals are tools, gifts given to us by the almighty creator, whether you know this to be Jehovah, Allah or Whomever - there is only one creator. Crystals allow us to connect with the almighty and understand our spiritually. Crystals can also help you to find the cause of many psychosomatic diseases (psychosomatic, meaning mind and body) They are very useful in cosmic ordering too as they increase our vibrational energy, low vibrations are negative and high vibrations are positive. (We all know the song 'good good good , good vibrations!')
Can you Feel the Energy? I started off using Judy Hall's book which I found really easy to use. It gave great descriptions of the crystals but over time I have gone with my own feelings and you will too. I sit and handle my crystals and get to know how each one feels, the more I handled my crystals I started to feel the energy, a gentle pulsating in my palm which stopped when I put it down, it was a very gentle energy and I noticed it as I was passively rubbing my crystal. Some crystals are magnetic, they are piezoelectric, my favourite crystal is Orange Carnelian, it seems to appeal to me more than any other, I also like Blue Chaldoceny which is set in a ring. Again I was playing with my crystals as I watched TV, I rubbed the Carnelian across the blue chaldoceny and I felt it pull. I tried this with a combination of other stones and the only other 2 that seemed magnetic were the Carnelian and Rose Quartz. I personally took this as a sign that these were the crystals I needed at that time! It is very true that when you need a crystal you find it or it finds you, I have experienced this, also when you no longer need a crystal it leaves you, don't worry about this. I had a Citrine that I wasn't particluarly attracted to but my daughter kept picking it up and said she liked it, so I gave it to her. occasionally my daughter had suffered with nightmares and in the following few days I found out that Citrine can help childhood nightmares! She needed it more than I did, so pass them on, they are blessings and there to help us all. You will always come across and acquire new stones just when you need them.
Crystals and their qualities
The 12 main crystal healers I started with are:
AmethystThe healer from antiquity, healing for the soul, body and mind, it has the universal vibration and enables the holder of the crystal to be connected to it. Worn to guard against drunkeness and to instill a sober mind. It is used as a dream stone and to help insomnia. Put an amethyst under your pillow to bring about pleasant dreams, or rub it across your forehead to offer relief from a headache. The amethyst symbolizes piety, humility, sincerity and spiritual wisdom. A protective stone.Clear Quartz (Master healer)Connecting with the Universal source of knowledge. Crystal is a common stone, but a powerful one. It is mainly used in healing and amplification for the energies of the other working stones. SodaliteHealing of emotions and physical body. An aid to transformation when used in meditation. Sodalite brings inner peace. Keep sodalite in your pockets and in every room of your house, so its peaceful properties will flow all around you. It is said sodalite will harmonize the inner being or the conscious and subconscious mind. Sodalite promotes peace and harmony. Sodalite is extra lucky for writers. It helps in communicating and will give confidence to speak more. Also helps against nightmares and insomnia. LabradoriteIt is excellent for strengthening intuitions, stimulating imagination and developing enthusiasm and thus, new ideas. Use it to see more clearly in meditation. It calms an overactive mind and energises the imagination. Rose QuartzThe bringer of love in its many forms- romantic and otherwise. Wear it to attract love, give it to someone as a symbol of your love or appreciation. Rose quartz is known as the love stone. It helps the user feel a strong sense of self-worth. It is also the stone of love in marriage. When worn in jewelry the wearer feels a sense of self-worth. Rose Quartz opens the heart to love. It also helps as a rejuvenator to the skin. It is a lovely stone for a young person. Green AventurineGood luck and good fortune, and yes, it is said to attract money. Also, for increasing ones perception and creativity. You should never buy a lottery ticket without an aventurine in your left pocket. Lady Luck will be in your left pocket. This is the stone of opportunity. Aventurine is known as the stone of chance or luck. If you gamble or play the lotto, keep this stone in your left pocket.It is a comforter and heart healer.A well being stone. Red JasperIt is a stability gemstone. It is a powerful protection against things that are not good for you and it eases emotional stresses, making it a wonderful gemstone to have in your home. Jasper gives one the courage to speak out and have personal independence. It also protects from fears in the night. Red jasper is thought to help balance the energy in the body. All jaspers help balance the emotional energy in the body.A great 'worry bead' to keep with you to calm you. Yellow JasperHas similar energies to Red jasper and is used for the solar plexus chakra. It is a good stone for protection when travelling.Keep one in the car. Orange Carnelian (My personal favourite!)Increases energy and attracts abundance.Want to pep up your life? Keep a carnelian with you and feel the energy flow to you! Carnelian is used for these benefits: giving energy, protecting from bad vibrations,such as bad thoughts, jealousies and animosities towards the individual. It guards against poverty, helps give a sense of humour, calms the temper and stimulates creativity as well as Inspiring bravery and courage. This stone also cleanses other stones of negative energy (if kept in the same bag for e.g aswell as clear quartz) Bloodstonealso called heliotrope helps in maintaining blood harmony and guarding against blood disorders. The bloodstone is used for circulation of all energy in the body and helps to remove energy blocks. Bloodstone is used in the alignment of all the centers of the body. It is good to have several pieces of Bloodstone in the home to increase the flow of life energy. A stone of courage, gives strength and stamina during periods of stress and difficulty. Smoky QuartzA filter and trap for those negative thoughts and emotions that are present everywhere. Keep one nearby where you work, bring one with you when you expect to be around negative people. Nature's stone of endurance, facilitates your ability to get things done in the practical world. It enhances organizational skills andpresent is good to have around in the workplace or home office. Helps relieve depression. Great for meditation and relieving stress Blue Lace Agate Wear or carry blue lace agate for peace and happiness. Place it in your hand when you feel the need to de-stress. If you find yourself in stressful situations at work or home, keep some blue lace agate on your desk and simply gaze at it for relief. Enhances creative expression and communication. A very calming stone, it helps with confidence when public speaking.
Other crystals I use:
Black TourmalineA protective stone, transmutes negative energy into positive and protectS the wearer. Rub black tourmaline for luck and happiness. This is a powerful stone and a very lucky stone. When the tourmaline is rubbed it becomes charged with magnetic electricity and the luck intensifies. CitrineA lucky stone that attracts wealth and prosperity, good for people in business, known as the 'merchants stone'. Wards off fear forms that are generated from others suggestions, Increases self esteem.Doesn't need cleansing as often as other stones as it disspates negative energy.A happy stone, my daughter loves this stone. Tigers eyeTigers Eye lets you see everything. Use it for insight and you can be a very lucky person. When used in jewelry the tiger's eye may bring good luck and protection from the evil eye to the wearer. It also known to bring clear thinking and insight. Tiger's-eye or Cat's-Eye is a stone for the mind, not the body. Tiger Eye is used to focus the mind. It will cause the mind to have feeling of oneness and feel more direct in all thoughts. It makes one aware of one's own needs related to the needs of others.Blue chalcedony A dreamy stone that balances body and mind. It is calming and promotes peace and can calm anger hostility and irritaition, It helps communication. It also helps to eliminate bad dreams by getting rid of the influences that cause them so helping sleeping probs and insomnia. It is a very protective stone. Very good for protection from the evil eye and particularly evil magic. Physically it is good for nursing mothers to help the milk come in and calm mother and baby.
You can wear crystals, carry them around with you have them around the house or if you want to use them for healing, physical and emotional problems then you can place them on your chakras. Crystals are also fantastic to meditate with and help to still your mind, I use a Smoky Quartz to meditate with. Just taking those few minutes to still my mind really relaxes me.
I recommend these books:- The Crystal Bible: v. 2: Featuring Over 200 Additional Healing Stones (Godsfield Bible)
