HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR CRYSTALS
Methods for cleansing your stones & crystals
Cleanse the crystal in flowing spring, river, lake or tap water and energize it in the Sun.
Cleanse the crystal in the ocean, allowing the water to wash over it, and energize it in the Sun.
Smudge the crystal with sage, copal, palo santo or cedar. This cleansing method has been used for centuries by Native American and African tribal cultures.
Surround the crystal with a visualized white or golden light, intending any previous energies to be cleared.
Methods for charging your stones and crystals
Place the crystal on a large crystal cluster or stone for 12-24 hours
Place the crystal in the sunlight or moonlight for 12-24 hours, during New Moons, Full Moons, Solstices and Equinoxes
Sound a gong, singing bowl or Tibetan bells near the crystal
Impact the crystal on the sand of an ocean beach
Programming your crystals
Crystals can be programmed with intentions, and this strengthens our ability to manifest those intentions. Programming is the process of instructing the crystal to use it’s qualities of transformation, stability and attunement. The act of holding a crystal and intending to use it for a specific purpose is the simplest form of programming. Ask for guidance, protection and assistance in this process. Holding each crystal, close your eyes and thank the crystal for helping you. Take three deep breaths and speak your intention out loud, then silently in your mind while you meditate on your intention. Close your ritual with a blessing to Mother Earth and gratitude to the crystals for helping you stay focused on love, peace & happiness, for the greatest good of all.As humans, we are energetic bodies made of vibration. Sound is also vibration and thus has the ability to enter all the layers of our being including the physical, mental, and energetic. Sound can balance and harmonize these layers to create the optimal conditions for health and wellbeing.
Working with crystals
Because crystals grow according to a blueprint pattern in their lattice structure, similar to DNA, that they are said to be alive on some level. It’s the impurities in the lattice that give them their unique colors and shapes and different properties for healing. Each crystal is a unique being that we can develop a relationship with. We can communicate with them. When we work with crystals, they emit a vibration which amplifies the power of our thoughts and intentions. At the atomic level, every atom of the crystal is vibrating. When we use them for healing, we’re sending a form of life force energy and conscious intent through them. The crystal takes that energy in and then does something with it. It may refract it or amplify it. Crystals are the energy of Mother Gaia - manifestation, homeostasis and stability, grounding and connection to the earth. When a person is in emotional trauma or shock, the crystals are gentle and help them heal and settle in and ground from the shock.