The Intuitive Garden
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michaele
Crystals ~ Healing and Information
Tips and ideas on using crystals in your everyday living!
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One of the most common chakras to suffer neglect...This is the place we love from! Be kind to your heart!
THE HEART CHAKRA ~ Located at the direct center of the chest, this chakra sits in the middle of all the chakras and deals with one’s ability to love the self and others. It sends energy to the thymus and governs the lungs, heart, and circulatory system. The Heart Chakra’s corresponding planet is Venus, its metal is copper, its colors are green and pink, and its musical note is F. The Heart Chakra is connected to the astral body, and is responsible for one’s compassion, trust, forgiveness, and self-love. Those with a perfectly functioning Heart Chakra generally have a knowledge that they live in a friendly universe rather than a hostile one, and carry the knowledge that they are enveloped in Universal Love.
A correctly functioning Heart Chakra is evident in someone who carries a healthy self-love, balanced with a concern for all life. Living in the physical world requires a certain amount of “special” love, but by understanding universal love, one can deal with relationships at a more mature level. The balanced Heart Chakra shows as an ability to live and let live in peace and harmony, while maintaining a healthy amount of detachment from certain things or ideas. Not only does your chakra connect you to others, but it also connects you to the entire universe. The Heart Chakra also encourages us to be honest with ourselves and to live from the Heart Center.
A Heart Chakra that is too open will manifest as an unhealthy lack of boundaries in relationships, specifically, going too fast with a relationship before it has a chance to develop correctly. It can also show up as a simple inability to form healthy relationships or as a tendency to emotionally abuse those we love. The Heart Chakra that is closed contributes to an attitude of indifference, coldness, mistrust, and/or callousness. Those with a closed Heart Chakra have a tendency to avoid relationships in general and have trouble socializing. They remain isolated from lack of energy in the Heart Chakra. An unbalanced or closed Heart Chakra can ultimately lead to physical ailments such as heart problems, respiratory issues, and high or low blood pressure.Since the color of the Heart Chakra can be green or pink, one can generally choose any of these colored stones to work with this chakra. Crystals to be used with the Heart Chakra can include the following:
Green Aventurine (healing)
Emerald (opening)
Jade (balancing)
Rose Quartz (healing and opening)
Lithium Quartz (balancing, activating and healing)
Chrome Diopside (healing and opening)
Ruby (opening and activating)
Peridot (awakening)
Green Kyanite (connects third-eye to heart)
Green Tourmaline (opening and activating)
Rose Quartz is the stone favored by most people for work with the Heart Chakra. Rose Quartz has a gentle and loving vibration for opening and healing the Heart Chakra. Rose Quartz can help those who have been through traumatic breakups, and have lost the desire to connect with anyone again. Placing Rose Quartz on the Heart Chakra can bring a peaceful comfort to the heart. Soothing during an emotional crisis, Rose Quartz is the quintessential Heart-Healer.
Green Aventurine is another Heart Chakra Healer, although its energy is a bit stronger than that of Rose Quartz. Green Aventurine sends its energy through the Heart Chakra out into all the areas of the body for an overall, general healing effect. By healing the Heart Chakra, Green Aventurine brings calm, well-being. Crystalhealers use Green Aventurine at the Heart Chakra to heal the thymus and to help with malignant growths.
Emerald works with the Heart Chakra to open it up to higher energies coming in from the Third-Eye and Crown Chakras. Emerald can heal physical illness resulting from an imbalance in the Heart Chakra such as diabetes and rheumatism. By opening the Heart Chakra, one can attract true friendship and love. Emerald can help people in recovery from physical and emotional issues.
Lithium Quartz can gently activate all of the chakras, but is especially attentive to the Heart Chakra. Sending loving energy to the Heart Chakra, Lithium Quartz can gently open and balance this center, facilitating great emotional healing and bringing an understanding of unconditional love. Placing Lithium Quartz on the Heart Chakra can open the Heart to help one in releasing attachment to specific outcomes and recognizing the Divine will behind any unanswered prayers. Lithium Quartz can also be a wonderful aid to those who rely on pharmaceuticals for relief from depression or anxiety, helping to reduce the dose or frequency of such medications, with a doctor‘s supervision of course.
Chrome Diopside is a wonderful Heart Chakra healer and opener which has profound effects on those who work with it. Diopside brings a powerful green ray vibration that helps to heal fissures in this chakra. It connects the Heart Chakra to the higher Third-Eye and Crown Chakras for integration of spiritual vibrations into the center of one’s being. Placing a piece of Diopside on the Heart Chakra during meditation can help bring insights to greatly assist one in reaching their potential. Physically, Diopside can help with respiratory issues and blood pressure.
Ruby is a powerful heart stone, opening and activating the heart chakra. A powerful heart healer, Ruby heals and balances emotions, makes you more emotionally aware, and helps you connect to others emotionally. Ruby helps us to see the true nature of love, and reveals the Divine Love in every thing in the Universe. Using Ruby can help you open up to and receive this Divine Love, as well as become a vehicle through which Divine Love can flow to others. Protective Ruby can help shield against psychic and emotional attacks.
Peridot sends its energies to the Heart Chakra, bringing positive energy and encouraging mental, emotional, and spiritual growth. Crystal-healers love Peridot for its ability to awaken one to the idea of Universal Love by saturating the Heart Chakra with higher frequency vibrations from the Universal Energy Field. Peridot is also helpful for releasing emotional attachments to things or people. Peridot can help with issues of self-worth, bringing relief to unhealthy emotions such as anger, resentment, and jealousy. Peridot can improve relationships by assisting with emotional healing. Peridot can also help physical ailments of the heart, lungs, and thymus.
Green Kyanite can facilitate a connection with one's deepest truth found only within the heart, and helps one to learn how to live from this eternal truth. Green Kyanite is often used to make contact with the nature spirits, and is great to take along on hikes or camping trips. With its strong focus on the Heart Chakra, Green Kyanite can alleviate depression by offering hope and support for the internal adjustment needed to effect positive external changes. By connecting the Heart Chakra to the Third-Eye Chakra, Green Kyanite can help one to discover the inner voice so necessary for real personal growth.
Green Tourmaline is a supreme Heart Chakra Crystal that encourages strength and vitality. Green Tourmaline is a metaphysically protective stone which is said to balance and harmonize the chakras. Green Tourmaline is ideal for healing purposes, as it can focus its healing energies, clearing the aura, and removing blockages. Green Tourmaline is often used for opening and activating the heart chakra, and providing a sense of peace and calm to the heart and nervous system. Green Tourmaline is often used to attract money and success by encouraging one to release inhibitions and reach for their true desires.
Working with the Heart Chakra can help one to achieve a sense of Universal Love and a knowledge of Divine Will. By restoring healthy function to the Heart Chakra, one can raise one’s personal vibration through the mental body, and can extend outward to effect others, thus raising the vibration of others nearby. Working with crystals for the Heart Chakra can be a wonderful way to become emotionally empowered and to live from the Heart center, with effects radiating outward to the rest of the world.Ten Healing Crystals ~
For womenHealing for Women ~ Crystals can be used to assist people of all ages and in all stages of healing. From The awakening of the Self to a spiritual journey it is not always an easy task. It can demand much time and resources to achieve self-development and growth. Some choose not to undertake the risks and perils of peeling off our defences to become fully human and alive, and to experience the full wealth of life.
"Isis Unveiled" is a term which refers to the Egyptian goddess whose face and form was covered with a red cloth, symbolic of the ignorance and emotionalism that stood forever between a person and Truth. To the wise, Isis lifts her veil, dispelling and revealing the mysteries of the Universe. The inner journey becomes sacred to those who can withstand the intensity of full consciousness.
Crystals have a healing role to play in this fantastic journey. Like the mysteries of a woman's consciousness, crystals help to contain the inner processes of "Isis Unveiled", and help to prepare the unveiling of female consciousness through healing all levels of her being. Crystals provide protection and give sanctuary for the deep healing a woman does within herself. Below, I have listed a selection of ten crystals and gemstones that are useful in healing women and women's issues.
Amber
A "Gentle Stone". Amber is very soothing and calming to the nerves. It can uplift a negative disposition and encourage you to take life less seriously. It promotes fidelity in relationships. As a self-healing stone, amber guides the emotions into a clearer mental outlook and to take greater responsibility for one's choices in life. It is also excellent for soothing emotions during post-operative care. See also Jade.
Amethyst
A "Master Healing Crystal". Amethyst purifies and transmutes negativity. Amethyst provides protection and balance during transition periods. It reduces the feeling of being victimized, giving you a spiritual perspective on life's circumstances. The lavender-pink colour amethyst relates to the Heart chakra, to open and lighten up a betrayed heart and to heal the sense of loss of life and innocence. The blue-red colour amethyst promotes a deep spiritual connection between one's self and one's life challenges, supporting the challenge one has taken on, giving patience and calmness despite overwhelming odds.
The Chevron Amethyst (banded white and purple) helps peel off old karmic patterns to promote self-love and the ability to get along with others especially with one's Soul Mate or family members.
Apache Tears (transparent Obsidian)
The "Grief Stone". Apache Tears allow for tears to be shed, stimulating emotional spontaneity and the release of barriers that prevent you from experiencing deep sorrow. This stone is excellent for transmuting one's own negativity under stressful situations. The Apache Tear is a dark black stone of obsidian and when held up to the light appears transparent. However, it has been noted that the grief one feels goes into the stone and can turn it opaque.
Coral - Red Coral
A "Woman's Stone". Red Coral quiets the emotions and dispels feelings of despair and despondancy. It encourages a passionate energy, and stimulates and strengthens female reproductive organs through tissue regeneration. This stone relates well to the Spleen meridian for blood circulation, and to purification of the kidneys and bladder. Red Coral is considered to be "The Blood of Mother Earth" by Native Americans and is considered particularly precious by Tibetan women for menstration and fertility.
Garnet
The "Sex Stone". Garnet strengthens the life force and provides for the spontaneous availablity of energy when needed. This gemstone is especially good for the restoration of victimized and abused women, helping them reclaim lost power. It promotes regeneration of emotional energy and the acceptance of one's thoughts and emotions. Garnet stabilizes energy devoted to accomplishing one's purpose. It also empowers and strengthens the Root and Navel chakras. Garnet heightens sexuality (the physical aspects) and increases fertility.
Jade
A "Crystal of Tranquility". Jade soothes the emotions and helps keep the peace for community relations. It provides a sense of self-worth, self-sufficiency and capability in dealing with any situation. Jade promotes harmony, balance, and tranquility through emotional detachment. Jade is excellent for recovery after an unpleasant experience (minor surgery, divorce, funerals, loss of job). See also Amber.
Jasper
A "Nurturing Stone". Jasper makes it easier to use one's own power and to know that it cannot be taken away. It calms aggressive energy, and facilitates safety and protection during recovery periods (e.g., from stress, operations, and other life traumas). Red Jasper provides lively fresh energy and reduces feelings of being vicimized. Yellow Jasper balances hormones and protects during travel. Green Jasper restores energy and focus during recovery from burnout.
Rose Quartz
"The Love Stone". Rose Quartz is a Master Healer and transmutes emotional negativity at all levels. It enhances meditation and healing by harmonizing and balancing energy fluctations. Rose Quartz embodies the expression "Love Conquers All". It is excellent for calming the Heart and Solar Plexus chakras after situations involving emotional upheaval, chaos, trauma, or crisis. Rose Quartz allows love to come to the wearers who have trouble finding love within themselves to give to either themselves or to others. This is also a great friendship stone to give to someone you care for.
Smokey Quartz
The "Emotional Balancer Crystal". Smokey Quartz clears and transmutes negative emotions. This crystal is an excellent stabilizer for mood swings and grounds all kinds of negative energy. Excellent for PMS sufferers and other cranky persons. It is an excellent crystal to use in times of stress, and to rebuild emotional burnout by offering protection during the healing period. Smokey Quartz reduces the fear of failure, unblocks self-limitations, and lets you risk trying some new experiences. This stone is fantastic as it is self-healing, it doesn't need to be cleansed after use.
Sodalite
"A Stone of Peace". Sodalite helps alleviate insomnia caused by overactive mental chatter. It helps to dispel irrelevant thoughts, provides mental focus, and maintains logical reasoning with regard to emotional upsets. Sodalite promotes issues of trust, enhances companionship and the commonality of goals with others. It is excellent for busy women who find no time for peace, who need to relax and to restore one's mental energies. [Sodalite is actually a "rock" composed of several types of micro-crystals.]
Some Hints On Crystal Healing
By wearing the crystals throughout the day for 21 days - preferably as a full necklace, as a pendant, or in a small pouch at the Heart Chakra -the vibrations of the crystals will continue to affect areas of the imbalance, restoring a positive state where the imbalance has occurred. The effects of crystal healing at the emotional and psychological levels are subtle, yet are often noticed more by others than yourself!
Your commitment to the crystal is part of the healing process. Let the crystal do the work for you.
It is best not to wear more than two crystals at any one time if you are new to crystal healing, as many find the effects too distracting. The length of time to obtain the effects desired will depend on the quality of the crystal (size, color, energy charge), location of wear, duration, and the crystal's appropriateness to your healing issue. Some crystals are better suited to the overall underlying problem than to just treat superficial symptoms. Select your crystal with an honest outlook on the problem.
Contact me if you feel you could benefit from a personal crystal consultation. Michaele@healingintuitivegarden.com.
Imaginative ways to spell "Crystals":
Cristals, Crytals, Chrystals, Cristels, Kristals, Kristels
Crystals for
Healing Stress
Stress is unavoidable in any society and is a symptom of our inability or ineffectiveness to accept change as fast as it seems thrust upon us. We must adapt quickly to disappointments, shock and traumas, physical pain, and other tremendous emotional and psychological imbalances in our environments. It isn't easy to keep up with the changes!
Crystals are particularly good at helping us adapt to changes in energy frequencies created through stressful situations. There seems to be a crystal for every form of stress including financial (Citrine), relationships (Rose Quartz) and burnout (Smokey Quartz). Having a large crystal in a room can also help reduce stress, by reducing negative energies and harmonizing imbalanced energy patterns.
By wearing the crystals through out the day, preferably as a full necklace, as a pendant, or in a small pouch at the Heart Chakra; the vibrations of the crystals will continue to affect areas of the imbalance, restoring a positive state where the imbalance has occurred. The effects of crystal healing at the emotional and psychological levels are subtle, yet are often noticed more by others than yourself! I have listed ten crystals and gemstones that are useful in healing stress.
Check back soon for more information on crystal therapies....Thank you for your patience!
THREE STEPS TO EFFECTIVE CRYSTAL HEALING
There are three steps to effective crystal healing. While you are wearing your crystals as jewelry or in a pouch at your heart center, the crystal vibrations work continuously on your imbalances.
The Cleansing Process
The first step is the cleansing process. In first week or so, the crystal is making tremendous adjustments within your energy field, matching the matrix of your energy fields to a larger outer universal energy field which will be used in your healing.
It is important to keep the crystal on you all the time (24 hours a day) for at least the first 21 days for this cleansing process to be initiated and completed. This is also a period of time where the blockages of energy that are causing the imbalance are removed.
Sometimes a healing crisis occurs at this point, during the early days of wearing the crystal. Remember, resolving the inner conflict may take time and that crystals accelerate the change process. Allow these processes to occur without interruption, by continuously wearing the stone or crystal until you complete the next two steps.
It is a good idea to cleanse your crystal every week and to recharge it in the sunlight for at least four hours weekly through out the healing process.
Harmonizing and Integrating
The second step in crystal healing is the process of harmonizing and integrating the changes into your whole being. You may notice physical and emotional changes in either of the first or second steps as your physical, mental, emotional and spiritual bodies come into alignment. Some of these changes are caused by throwing off toxins and negative energies from the cleansing process which continues throughout the cycle of healing.
In the second stage, beginning in about the fourth week of wearing the stone or crystal, you may notice that your face looks more relaxed as the harmonizing connection is made within yourself. Your mental outlook, thoughts, feelings and even opinions may change significantly. All aspects of your energy will be activated and the result is a very positive feeling. However, you are not out of the woods yet!
Stability
The third step can take three to four months, perhaps even longer for some people depending on the intensity of the original condition. With continuous wearing of the stones or crystals, you will achieve stability for the changes. There is no turning back at this point.
You can test out the stability by removing your crystals from time to time. If you feel desperate and need to put your crystals back on after only a few minutes, you are not even close to stabilizing the energy changes. If you are able to go for a few days without your stones, but then notice you are slipping back into your old ways, consider wearing your stones for another week or more, or only at bedtime before testing again. As you develop deeper sensitivity for crystal energy, you may decide to keep the crystals on much longer.
More Information On Crystal Healing
Your commitment to the crystal is part of the healing process. Let the crystal do the work for you. It is best not to wear more than two stones at any one time if you are new to crystal healing, as many people find the effects too distracting. The length of time to obtain the effects desired will depend on the quality of the crystal (size, colour, energy charge), location of wear, duration, and the crystal's appropriateness to your healing. Some crystals are better suited to healing the overall problem which underlies the symptoms, than to just treating superficial symptoms. Select your crystal with an honest outlook on the real problem.
PROGRAMMING YOUR CRYSTALS
After cleansing your stones, decide if you wish to use your stones for a specific purpose, beyond their general characteristics, you will need to program them. Intention and focus are key when programming crystals for particular task, such as healing, protection, and or activation of chakras, among others. Intention is in your program, but it, combined with focus, is also how you place your program into your crystal. You also need focus when creating the program for your crystal.
An important thing to remember when you are programming your crystals is that your stone must be compatible with the purpose you have in mind for it. For example, you don't want to try to attract something with a stone such as Black Tourmaline, which is mostly known for repelling negative energies. However, if you are trying to stave off the negative vibes coming from your unhappy coworkers, Black Tourmaline is ideal. If you're trying to improve your intuitive abilities, working with Amethyst or Prehnite would be appropriate. Of course, these are just a few examples. The metaphysical descriptions on many of our items can help you determine the best uses for various stones.
There are a few different methods of programming crystals, although not as many as there are for cleansing crystals. In fact, most methods of programming are really variations of one method. No matter which method you use to program your stones, they all have intention and focus as the main component. To this end, you must be sure that you know exactly what it is you desire before you attempt to program the crystal. I suggest writing out your purpose on a piece of paper and then refining it further until you feel like it is exactly what you are trying to acheive. Be specific. When you are ready to program your crystal, be sure you are focused and your intention is clear.
Once your stone has been cleared and you have your specific purpose in mind, now you can set about the task of programming. Some crystal-lovers choose to "pre-program" their stones before doing the programming for the actual task at hand. Pre-programming would involve a function such as the following: "To accept programming only for Divine purpose and for the highest good of all", or "To reject any negative vibrations that may come in contact with this crystal". Other people who work with crystals do these as a "sub-programs" instead, by placing these types of programs after the original program has been placed into their stone. It may benefit you to have these sub or pre programs on that piece of paper along with your main program.
The methods that follow can all be elaborated upon, to make them "feel right" to you. You can add candles or soft music if you like. You can even write a sort of script (beyond the original purpose) to help focus the intention of your program while you're speaking or thinking it. Whatever vibes with you is what will work the best for you. Be sure to find a quiet space in which to work before you begin. Some crystal-lovers prefer to ask for guidance when programming their stones. You choose where to direct your request based on your beliefs. For instance, if you are Buddhist, you might ask for Buddha's assistance while programming your crystal, with a prayer if you like, or during meditation. If you are Christian, you might invoke the aid of ArchAngels and or Jesus Christ.
It is very important to remember that any crystal program should include a statement that the program is to work for the highest good. This little "disclaimer" acts as a buffer against any wording mistakes you might make, especially when you first start to work with crystals. It can also protect you in case it turns out, unbeknownst to you, that your program is ultimately not in your own best interest. We've all heard the story of someone who wishes and wishes that they had a promotion, only to find out that their promotion was the result of someone close to them losing their job. Hopefully, your program is clear and concise enough to avoid this type of snafu, but this is your fail-safe subprogram. Some people choose to program all their crystals with this basic function, even if they never make a specific program for it in the future.
And now, on to the methods of programming crystals:
Meditation with Visualization:
Meditation is a common method of programming crystals. To do this, you sit in a quiet environment, where you will not be disturbed, with your crystal in your hands. Think about your purpose for the stone while holding your stone either in your bare hands or in a cloth. Have the paper with your desired program written on it in front of you if you wish. Visualize what it would be like to have your desire fulfilled. Get yourself in the meditative state, and then focus your program into your crystal. Repeat the program in your head over and over again, until you feel the crystal has adequately absorbed your program. Use your intuition. This may be difficult at first, but continue to practice, and you will find that it becomes easier with practice.
Meditation with Breath:
Follow the instructions in the previous method, but with a twist. Once you feel that you are in an established meditative state, focused and with your intention in mind, you bring your cupped hands, with the crystal in them, up to your mouth. You then blow on your stone with your program in mind. You literally "breathe" your program into your crystal.
Meditation with Third-Eye Beaming:
Also following the instructions in the first method, you get yourself to the opint where you are sufficiently quiet and focused, with your intention in mind. At this point, you then bring your cupped hands up to your face at about eye level, and then imagine that you are "beaming" your program into the crystal via your third-eye. Continue to do this until you feel satisfied the program is within your crystal.
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Meditation with Reiki & other Subtle Energy Techniques:
Follow the instructions in the previous method, but with a twist. Once you feel that you are in an established meditative state, forefront of your mind. Intend your program into the crystal. Continue this method until the energy sensations in your hands die down, or you feel that the stone is sufficiently programmed. This method of programming works with other modalities of healing energies as well, not just Reiki. If you're an energy worker, experiment a bit and see what comes of it!
Some believe that once a crystal has been programmed, it shall remain in that state for about 28 days (one lunar cycle), or until you cleanse the stone and reprogram it, whichever comes first. An alternative to this is the idea that a Crystal that is programmed for a more active purpose will need to be reprogrammed sooner, while one that has a more passive program will retain its program for a longer period of time.
Here are a couple of examples to help you determine when to reprogram:
1) If you programmed a Clear Quartz Cluster in your office to send high vibrations into the room for the purpose of helping to raise the energies of your coworkers so they can work together as a cohesive group, that cluster will need to be reprogrammed after a particularly difficult week. However, if everything has been pretty smooth during that first week after programming the cluster, you might wait another week or so before reprogramming it.
2) If you've programmed a single Smokey Quartz pendant that you wear every day, for protection against negative energies, it would be a good idea to cleanse and reprogram this piece every evening. Most pendants should be cleared daily because they are not only exposed to negative vibes around you, but they also have a tendency to absorb energies from the wearer.
As a general rule of thumb, stones that are programmed and left in place to do their job can hold their program much longer than crystals that are carried, worn, or used during energy work. Crystals used for energy sessions (such as Reiki) should be cleared after each patient and programmed for the next.
With each of the methods above, intent, focus, and clarity are vital to the successful programming of your crystal. As you become more adept at programming your crystals, you will find a way that works best for you and is uniquely your own. These methods will evolve with your own experience and growth. Keep an open mind and you will find more and more ways in which to work with your crystals.
Meditation with Reiki & other Subtle Energy Techniques:
Follow the instructions in the previous method, but with a twist. Once you feel that you are in an established meditative state, forefront of your mind. Intend your program into the crystal. Continue this method until the energy sensations in your hands die down, or you feel that the stone is sufficiently programmed. This method of programming works with other modalities of healing energies as well, not just Reiki. If you're an energy worker, experiment a bit and see what comes of it!
Some believe that once a crystal has been programmed, it shall remain in that state for about 28 days (one lunar cycle), or until you cleanse the stone and reprogram it, whichever comes first. An alternative to this is the idea that a Crystal that is programmed for a more active purpose will need to be reprogrammed sooner, while one that has a more passive program will retain its program for a longer period of time.
Here are a couple of examples to help you determine when to reprogram:
1) If you programmed a Clear Quartz Cluster in your office to send high vibrations into the room for the purpose of helping to raise the energies of your coworkers so they can work together as a cohesive group, that cluster will need to be reprogrammed after a particularly difficult week. However, if everything has been pretty smooth during that first week after programming the cluster, you might wait another week or so before reprogramming it.
2) If you've programmed a single Smokey Quartz pendant that you wear every day, for protection against negative energies, it would be a good idea to cleanse and reprogram this piece every evening. Most pendants should be cleared daily because they are not only exposed to negative vibes around you, but they also have a tendency to absorb energies from the wearer.
As a general rule of thumb, stones that are programmed and left in place to do their job can hold their program much longer than crystals that are carried, worn, or used during energy work. Crystals used for energy sessions (such as Reiki) should be cleared after each patient and programmed for the next.
With each of the methods above, intent, focus, and clarity are vital to the successful programming of your crystal. As you become more adept at programming your crystals, you will find a way that works best for you and is uniquely your own. These methods will evolve with your own experience and growth. Keep an open mind and you will find more and more ways in which to work with your crystals.
Happy programming!
Ten "Stress Stones"
Keep an Amethyst cluster at your desk or in your therapy room to transmute negative energy. Amethyst helps you think and act at your highest level. It's good for promotions (spiritual), and reduces tension headaches. Wear an Amethyst pendant continuously for migraine prevention and for alleviating arthritic pain.
The "Success Stone" - Citrine encourages a bright outlook and happiness. It attracts wealth and joy. Keep a piece in your wallet to enrich your holdings. It can help stabilize emotions and soothe family problems. Citrine is also good for improving stress-related digestive problems.
Clear Quartz can be worn as a crystal pendant to deflect radiation from going to your body. Quatrz is an excellent general physical system fortifier and protector. It increases mental clarity. Hold a clear crystal at your solar plexus and breath evenly for several minutes to calm your emotions, to relax the body, to clear the mind, and to refresh your energy. Stare into the crystal to clear writer's block and to increase creativity.
Fluorite - a stone to unblock stuck energies. For digestive systems problems use the yellow/green colour combination. For pains in the skeletal and muscular system, use the blue/white colour combination. For head area complaints, use the purple/clear combination. For asthma, wear the green coloured Fluorite. To help congested mental thoughts, use a purple cluster in your work area, or position a cluster at your crown chakra while sleeping.
Garnet - An energy revitalizer. Garnet is excellent for strengthening the base chakra. It promotes sexual energy (for your self and partner). It helps increase circulation to the legs and pelvic area. It reduces menstrual pain when held or taped over the ovaries and uterus. Garnet can increase sexual stimulation and fertility too!
"The Anti-Stress Stone". Hematite reflects back negative energies to the sender (so you don't end up taking them on yourself). Hematite dissolves the issues when one meets with confrontation. Tape a small piece over the leg and back areas to reduce pain and to increase electromagnetic circulation. Hematite helps balance the meridians.
Malachite is excellent for Type A personalities and for those prone to heart disease and stresses to internal organs. It helps to detoxify the liver and to increase blood circulation. Malachite is excellent for breaking up old energy patterns. Use it with Rose Quartz to soften the effects of a broken heart! Due to the possibly toxic copper content of this stone, keep Malachite away from pets and children, and do not wear it against the skin for long periods of time. This stone is for external use only.
"The Love Stone" - Rose Quartz is very protective and soothing for many issues. Place a large chunk of the stone at your Heart Centre for 15 minutes to relax after a stressful day. Rose Quartz helps to unblock anxiety and to promote healing of private emotional issues. It allows one to become more receptive and open to challenges.
Smokey Quartz is an excellent stabilizer for mood swings. It helps ground feelings of depression, and both absorbs and transmutes negativity. This stone is best worn at the solar plexus, the seat of the emotions. Smokey Quartz is excellent for PMS and cranky persons; and good for persons imbalanced due to extreme stress and burn-out. It provides a protective field for recovery.
"A Stone of Protection" - Turquoise is an excellent toner for all systems of the body. It helps prevent organs from absorbing toxins and breaking down. Wear this stone at the throat to strengthen your will and to communicate effectively. It helps to sweeten the voice and speak your truth. Turquoise helps reduce premature aging.
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