As we cross the mid-winter point in the northern hemisphere, we feel the beginning of that familiar tug toward spring. The days are getting a little longer, there is more sunlight peeking through and we all may be feeling ready to let go of the long winter, are you ready for it?
The last half year has been extremely introspective. Like Demeter in Greek mythology, we have descended into our private Hades and explored the dusty corners of our psyches. With a single candle in hand, we have been shining light on all those areas we neglected for way too long, finding understanding and acceptance where once was confusion and resentment.
With spring right around the corner, it is time to turn that candle into a giant torch and flood these areas with light and love. It is time for Spring Cleaning; a time for new beginnings and re-dedications. Say thank you to all the hard life lessons learned and release them, and make room for new love and passion. Transmute unwanted energy and turn your body into a sacred temple aligned to your life purpose.
This work can also be extended into your physical home with a Space Clearing and Blessing, then tuning the energy with Crystals or other totems. We will be highlighting ways to cleanse and clear this April. Please enjoy our first segment on cleansing crystals.
Below are some guidelines that show you how to properly cleanse your crystals and just a few ways to work with crystals!
Enjoy!
Cleansing Your Crystals
In general, crystals take in and out energy continuously. When helping us through specific situations, such as disease, a crystal may get clogged up with the lower vibrations it is tranmutting, hence the need for a routine cleansing. We also want to cleanse a stone before we use it for something new. This is done to wipe any previous programming it contained and align it with your new intention.
There are many ways to cleanse and charge your crystals.
- Place in salt or running water, then charge in the sun for a full day.
- Bury in the earth for 24 hours.
- Place in sea salt water for 24 hours.
- Smudge with purifying incense such as sage, sweetgrass or palo santo.
Before you place a crystal in the sun or water for long periods of time, do a little reading to make sure that it will not harm the particular stone. Some stones, such as Selenite, melt in water, and others, such as Amethyst, can fade with direct sunlight.
With your crystals happily recharged with positive energy, it is time for them to begin their new assignments!
Working With Crystals
(excerpts provided by PeacefulMind.com)
Energy medicine is based on the belief that the human body is composed of energy fields. When the energy is properly distributed and circulating freely, the body is healthy. Imbalances or abnormal amounts of energy are believed to indicate an excess or deficiency.
Crystals and Gemstones are great energy tools. Many aspects of a stone come into play when we use them for healing!
Developed from many different generations by many different cultures of people, these remedies, crystal healing uses the innate power of the stones to work on many different levels for many types of ailments. These remedies have been handed down through families and tribes, teachers and shaman as are the traditions and recipes of any culture.
Put your crystals in a pouches and carry them with you.
This is one of the most interesting and oldest remedies. Usually a prescription of 2 – 4 crystals, these complementary stones are carried or worn on the person or placed in a certain area. This prescription can be used for anything from healing to psychic awareness, healing an emotional wound as in discouragement or sorrow, or bringing about such aspects as love, money, protection, guidance, spiritual attunement, strength or even addiction. Carry the stone in your pocket or pocketbook.
Crystal Extracts and Elixirs
While the methods used for this vary, a basic recipe is to place clean stones or crystals into clean, clear distilled water and place it in the morning sun through the day and into the night of a full moon for 24 hours. This allows the (male) sun energy and (female) moon energy to reflect through the water and into the crystals therefore charging the water with this vibrational force of light and color. This elixir can then be taken orally to infuse your body with the properties of the stone. Read carefully about the stone before doing this since not all crystals should be ingested.
Crystal Hydrotherapy
Hydrotherapy is the use of water in any form in the treatment of dis-ease and was used by the ancient Greek physicians. Hydrotherapy and crystals have a number of uses. Crystals salts with warm water will relax spasm; therefore, hydrotherapy has been useful in treating such conditions as muscular strains and sprains, muscular fatigue, and backache. If your crystal can tolerate water, then bathing with the crystal energy is a great way to work with your stone.
Meditate with your crystal
By placing your crystal in your hand, on or near your body, you can enhance your meditation with the unique properties of the crystal chosen. Close your eyes and set your intention to tune into the vibration of the crystal’s energy. Remember: “Energy follows thought”. The imagery of visualization is very powerful! As you breath, you may inhale and exhale through the Chakra points. This will charge the Chakra and surrounding organs with vital energy.
By “laying of the stones” on the Chakra points or along meridians, you can boost your healing. While meditating, you work directly with the stone and ask it to balance the corresponding area, organs or emotional center.
Crystal Gridding your physical space
By placing crystals in divine geometric order, with sacred invocations, we open energetic doorways through which more energy and light can flow. The power brought in through this can protect, enhance wholeness, abundance, manifestation, and completion of all your desires and needs.
Those are just some of the ways to use crystals in your Practical Spirituality practice. Do you have others? I’d love to hear about them.
Enjoy your creative healing adventures with your crystals… and make sure you let me know how it goes! If you would like to learn more, have a look at the classes offered or create your own. All you need to do is tell me what you want to learn!
Blessings
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