Crystals have many different uses, including healing many physical ailments, emotional problems, and spiritual nurturing. Our entire material world is composed of atomic forces of matter such as our bodies, plus we also have a spiritual body. Being created of the same material, we and crystals have compatible vibrations. A stone's vibratory nature is determined by the minerals and elements it is composed of being arranged in a particular format, hence the reason different crystals are used for different outcomes.

Never forget that our thinking and attitudes influence our body's vibrations. As well, every person has their own particular vibration, hence people are attracted to different crystals and different things.

When considering getting crystals, always choose your crystal with your senses rather than because it appears to be the most beautiful one there. Close your eyes and hold your hand just above the crystals and ask 'which is the best one for me?' You will feel or sense a reaction. It may be a coolness, a tingling, a heat, or your fingers may touch one stone. Always go with that first choice and trust your instincts.

It is essential to clean your crystals of all negative energy. There are several ways of doing this, including with incense which is safe for all stones and minerals. Hold the stone in the smoke of the incense, and ask that it be cleansed of all disharmony it has taken on in an effort to protect you and your environment. Ask that it be filled with unconditional love and to continue working with you.

Another way is with water, although this is not advisable with delicate crystals. One way is to let them soak in salt water and in the sun for three to seven days. Never use hot water as it can damage them.

You can also lay them on the ground or hang them in a tree on a full moonlit night.

After clearing your crystals, it is possible to programme them with certain emotions or vibrations specific to the use you have planned for them. Simply hold the crystal and visualize the required emotion filling the crystal. Please remember that only one use at a time should be assigned to each crystal or else it will be lees effective as it attempts to split its energy in two or more ways. So it is best to have one crystal for meditation, one for healing, etc...

Crystals are very good to aid in meditation. One way to use crystals while meditating is to hold the required crystal which has already been cleaned, in your hand as you meditate. Clear Quartz and Amethyst are particularly good for this. Another way is to use four Clear Quartz crystals with points. They should be placed in all four corners of the room or area with the points aiming inwards. They should have been programmed with gentle, loving and calming vibrations.

Crystals are often used in the process of healing. Clear Quartz crystal points are the most popular ones used but many different types can be used as well or if you are working with chakras. Crystals are only a tool that we use, and clear quartz is very popular because of its ability to focus energy. I believe that we all have the ability to use healing energy, however, in the majority of people it lays dormant. This does not mean that you cannot help family and friends.

If you decide to try a healing session, the following method should help. You can use whichever crystal you wish or if in doubt, a plain clear quartz crystal will suffice. However, go with your instincts on which crystal would be best for this situation.

Hold your crystal in whichever hand feels good for you, and calmly attune yourself to the inner energies of your crystal. You may feel an energy gently throbbing within your hand. Then point the healing crystal towards your patient and gently move the crystal around the perimeter of their whole body in a clockwise direction. At the same time visualize a blue-white crystalline light emanating from the apex of the patient's body and flowing towards the patient and surrounding him. Do this several times. This will help to strengthen the electro-magnetic field of energy around the physical body of the patient.
The single-terminated end of the crystal should then be directed towards that part of the patient's body which you believe or feel to be most in need of healing. Visualize, as strongly as possible, a lovely blue-white light emanating from the apex of your crystal once again and direct this light, like a laser beam, to that part of the patient's body where you feel that the healing is most needed. The blue-white light becomes stronger and stronger, brighter and brighter, and the energy between the crystal and your patient slowly begins to intensify.
The crystal healing session itself may, in theory at any rate, last any length of time, but intuitively you will become aware when the time is right to bring the session to an end. To finish the crystal healing treatment session you should visualize the blue-white light gently lowering in intensity and flowing back into your quartz crystal. Once more you should direct and project the healing energies around the perimeter of your patient's body in a clockwise direction. Then allow your patient to relax for a few minutes.

Chakras are ancient energy centres located in every human body. Every human has these seven energy centres that stretch from just above your head to the base of the trunk of your body. These are direct pipelines to the Eternal, the cosmic, the Creator, the I Am. The word Chakra comes from the word used for these energy centres in the ancient language of Sanskrit. It meant ‘wheels of light’, and often, in meditation and viewed with your spiritual senses, you will see them as whirling circles of light. What colour they are, what direction they are turning, these are very unique to each person. They can also change from time to time depending on emotional, mental, spiritual and physical health. The seven Chakras can be used to determine a person’s health, and which one is out of alignment can affect the physical body.

The normal, accepted colours for these Chakras are likely to change depending on what is going on with you and your body. To regain a Chakras ‘normal’ colour you may need to direct a completely different colour to it. Meditate and lower your focus to the energy centre. Let whatever colour you feel it needs flow into the Chakra. Do this in turn to each Chakra. Also make note of what the Chakra looks like. Is it a spinning wheel? Is is a mathematic shape? Is it moving? What colour is it at the start? What colour is it when you finished? Aiming white light from the Universe/God/Creator is the best to start with.

Love and Light,

Ozq
 
 

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