Gemstones and Crystals

Gemstones and Crystals

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For many centuries crystals and gemstones have been used for their healing and mystical powers as conduits of energy. Crystals and gemstones ‘vibrate’ on their own individual level. They vibrate in a way that resonates and strengthens particular energies inside each and every one of us. These are energies of the inner self, the energies that make up the attitudes and human qualities of a person.

Modern technology uses crystals in many products that many people are unaware of. These include computers, ultrasound devices, watches, communication systems, laser technology and the list goes on. This is due to the fact that crystals can store, amplify, transform, focus and transfer energy.

Because of the above properties, we can use crystals on ourselves to improve our life: whether it be for physical health, emotional balancing, mental clarity and focus or spiritual well being.

In modern society, stress is the main contributor of imbalance in our lives. Stress can come from work, family, relationships, money, or lack there of, social expectations and personal losses. There are many stress related problems and diseases. Symptoms such as insomnia, mood swings, nervous tension, emotional and mental instability are the early signs. In more serious circumstances it can manifest in physical forms resulting in cancers, ulcers, heart disease, respiratory disorders, backaches, headaches, migraines, the list goes on.

By wearing or using crystals or stones, it does not make you a better person. It only makes it easier for you to see who you really are and what you want to change around you. They will resonate with the different energies of the inner self and strengthen those energies.

Projective and Receptive Stones

 Projective Stones

        It is said that projective stones destroy disease, strengthen conscious, courage, strength, physical energy, luck and success. Projective stones are usually dense, heavy and or opaque. red, orange, yellow and gold. Some examples are ruby, diamond, lava, topaz.

Receptive stones

It is said that receptive stones are calming, soothing, inward and magnetic. They enhance meditation, spirituality, wisdom, mysticism and peace. Normally translucent, holed, green, blue, blue-green, purple, grey silver, black, pink or white. Some good examples are moonstone, aquamarine, emerald, holed stones, rose quartz, pink tourmaline, kunzite, lapis lazuli, sodalite and sapphire.

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Stone Colours

Red            Protection, courage, energy. Help with blood, relieve anaemia, stop bleeding, heal

                  rashes and wounds

Pink           Calm, soothes, stop distress, help with love. They smooth difficult relationships, help

                  with self love and are good for group rituals

Orange       For personal power, self esteem. They are connected to the sun, attract luck and

                  success, aid in positive outcomes

Yellow        Communication, inspiration (good for writers and artists) for protection, visualisation,

                  travel, digestion, nervous system and skin problems

Green         These are for healing eyes, kidneys, stomach, migraines, intuition. They are said to

                  help with money, luck prosperity, grounding and balancing

Blue           Great to calm the emotions, sleep healing, ulcers and inflammation

Purple        Mysticism, purification, meditation, psychic work, subconscious, health, obedience,

                  headaches, mental illness, concussion, hair problems and sleep

 White        These are ruled by the moon and are good for sleep, psychic abilities, protection at

                  night, headaches. As a bonus for breast feeding mums it also promotes lactation

Black          Self control, grounding, resilience, quiet power, invisibility, peace and anxiety

Multi Coloured      Combine their colours and their properties and see what you get

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Living with Crystals

Crystals can play a vital role in making your environment beautiful wherever you are. You may choose them for their beauty, or for the particular reason that is relevant to you or your living space. Here are some ideas for placing and using crystals around you.

In the bedroom:  It is important to first note here that too many crystals in the bedroom may not be a great idea. You mostly want to relax and sleep in there, so too much amplified energy may not help. Having said that, stones like tiger’s eye, amethyst or rose quartz are said to be gentle and restful to have around you, the best place being beside your bed. Any of the crystals that help with sleep problems are fine to have on the bedside also. If you want to enhance the energy for love making then rose quartz or peridot are the most recommended.

To encourage children to sleep, I have found from personal experience and feed back from clients that a piece of amethyst under their pillow or mattress works like a charm. The amethyst helps to induce their sleep and prevents nightmares waking them through the night.

Study or Office: Here electromagnetic radiation from computers is the main issue. Stones like smoky quartz, rutilated quartz or amethyst are the best stones to help maintain a balanced environment. The best place for them is sitting on or close to you desk. If you have a meeting you feel may be challenging, you can place rose quartz on the desk to calm the energies. This is also a great stone to have around the office all the time. If you need inspiration, a beautiful clear quartz is good. For stones that sit around in electronic environments you will need to remember to cleanse them regularly.

Bathroom: It can be very restful to put a handful of small smooth polished crystals in the bath with you. Water is a great conductor, so the bath will be gently energising them so will you. Rose quartz, carnelian, citrine, amethyst, or tiger’s eye are fun to try. Place the crystals in the bath and run the water, add three or four drops of an essential oil like lavender or frankincense, light a candle and lie back and relax. You can use blue stones in the bath for purification.

 Living room: Here you may wish to create a special place for your crystals. A good idea is to set aside a particular table covered with a silk cloth, with a nice candle and incense with your stones. In India and other countries many houses have their own small shrines, which are tendered to daily. A beautiful arrangement of crystals, candles and fresh flowers is an attractive focal point that provides fantastic energy in your living room. Even the intrusive television set can be enhanced by an amethyst cluster placed on or near it to help balance the electromagnetic energy as well. If your children have their own play environment and they (like most children) tend to have moments of heated discussions or sibling rivalry a Citrine cluster can be very beneficial as it protects their energies from each other and the Citrine will absorb the negative energies and transmute them back to positive.

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Purchasing and cleansing your crystals

When buying your crystals many say it is important  to choose the crystals that you are attracted to as this is your intuition telling you what crystals you need at that specific time. You will find that certain crystals will vibrate to you and you will have a feeling of need for these crystals. You must also remember though that if there is not a wide selection to choose from you are able to pick any crystal whether you are attracted to it or not. You are able to attune any crystal to your vibrations and empower it to follow your will. This can be done through meditation or ‘bonding’, which is just to sit quietly and hold your crystal. Feel the texture, the shape etc, get to know it and think about what you would like to accomplish with its help. Please remember to have only the purest intentions when empowering your crystals. It is also important to remember that just because you have crystals doesn't make you a better person. You need to want to make the change.

Gems and crystals attract a lot of vibrations, some of them are positive and some are negative. It is important to know that your crystals have travelled a long way to get to you and have collected many vibrations on this journey. You must cleanse your gems and crystals before you put them to use to remove any of their previous vibrations and ensure that only the purest energy remains.

There are many ways to cleanse your crystals so here are just a few:

Water / milk / salt water – these are universal cleansers and you stones can be washed in them or kept immersed overnight and used in the morning.

Keeping your stones in the rain for many hours will also cleanse them.

Sitting out at night under a full moon with cleanse and recharge your crystals.

Bury them overnight under the earth without wrapping them. You will need to run them under water in the morning to clean off the dirt.

Or many people say the quickest way is to pass your crystals and gems through the smoke of incense such as frankincense or sage for a few minutes. It is important as you do this though that you keep your mind clear of any negative thoughts. You must focus on the cleansing and energising of your gems as you do it.

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