QUARTZ 1

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QUARTZ

 

This is just a brief introduction to clear quartz crystals . The

crystal most used in crystal healing is quartz . Sometimes called

frozen light, quartz crystals form of silicon dioxide under heat and

pressure. .Quartz has both piezoelectric and pyroelectric properties

which means that the polarity of quartz crystal will change when

subject to pressure or heat as well as when held.

Piezoelectricity is that quality by which electricity and sometimes

light is produced by compression . Many cultures and spiritual

traditions have used crystals in ritual, often striking them to produce

flashes of visible light. Pyroelectricity is that quality of an

electrified state or polarity which is produced by variation in

temperature.

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Quartz can transmit and receive, amplify, focus, project and store

energies .

They are the most versatile of stones . They are used in healing, in

meditation, in manifestation , for protection and communication on all

levels . They can work on every level for spiritual, physical,

emotional, and mental healing .

Clear quartz crystal or rock crystal is found all over the world and

is among the most common minerals on Earth. The natural crystal

formation is six sided or faced .Quartz can be used for any crystal

purpose and can substitute for other crystals. Single and double

terminated and tumbled quartz are probably the most used forms for

crystal work. Clusters are also used a lot . Clusters are two or more

crystals joined together in some way as bunches of crystals

There are many different variations in the growth and faces of quartz

crystals and many specific variants are used in specialized ways.

 

Single terminated crystals have one six sided point on one end

and primarily direct energy in one direction .In most healing

techniques the point of the crystal is pointed toward where you want to

send energy. To increase energy in an area you point the tip of the

crystal in to the center of your treatment area .To remove energy or for

cleansing you may point the crystal away from the center. There are

other traditions where the point is used for either projection or

reception of energies.

Single point crystals are used to charge chakras, disperse negative

energy and for programming of many kinds. Virtually all crystal work

can be done with single termination crystals and most people who work a

lot with crystals will want to have a number of these in various sizes

.. Single point crystals are often worn as jewelry or carried as

personal stones .

 

Double terminated crystals have a point on each end. The natural

crystals may have grown in soft clay or as part of a cluster. The

naturally formed doubly terminated crystals are usually considered to be

more effective than crystals which have been carved into a double

terminated form. The human carved double terminated crystals are often

used as healing wands . They are multi-functional energy moves outward

in either direction or in both directions simultaneously.

Double termination crystals are used to open a line or channel of energy

between two chakras or points and to exchange energy or enhance

communication between two people or organizations. They are often used

in dream work, astral travel, journeying and to enhance meditation and

visualization. They are also used for protection and help to maintain

energy shields and filters. They are also sometimes used as tools for

moving , removing and transforming energies from one location or

condition to another

 

Clusters are groups of crystals the terminations may go in many

directions .

often they emerge from a joint matrix or base

The crystals reflect light and energy back and forth to each other .

They have a strong cleansing and healing vibration. They can be used

to clear energy in rooms and to assist family and group activities.

They are often used as a focus or symbol for group healing and

meditations. They can help harmonize the individuals in a group

They can be used to program for organization of multifaceted activities

such as studies , writing or business plans.

Other stones and crystals can be cleared by resting on a cluster and

clusters have been used to activate and enhance the energy of other

crystals.

 

Male / Female

Much crystal is milky white at the base and gradually gets clearer

toward the tip

Some crystal is as clear as water or cut glass . Other crystals are

milky white and opaque.

The clear crystals are often classified as Yang or Male crystals and

said to represent action, power, force , strength and creativity . Milky

white crystals are often classed as Yin Or Female crystal and said to

represent receptivity, love, communication, negotiation and .

A crystal with both clear and milky is believed to represent a

balance of the active and receptive energies. Most crystal seems to have

a combination of clear and milky crystal.

The Male / Female quality of the crystal is not really of particular

importance for most forms of crystal work. Some people feel that the

clearest crystals help with mental clarity and rational thought and that

the milky crystals promote intuition and sensitivity but I have not

found that the difference if any is significant for most work .

 

Rainbow Crystals are those which have veils or fractures within them

which reveal rainbows

These are very uplifting crystals which promote joy and inner peace and

are often used as meditation crystals

 

Veils and inclusions are often present in crystals these are said to

represent the ability of life to transform stress and trauma to light

and beauty some of these crystals can be profoundly healing of emotional

and mental pain and sorrow.

 

Tumbled quartz which is polished to smooth out the configuration or

water tumbled quartz

which is naturally smoothed also has many uses often it is placed as the

center stone in sections of crystal layouts or used as a meditation or

seer stone .The energy is projected from the entire surface of the stone

so the energy might be sensed as more diffused or gentle .

 

Many methods of using quartz and information about colored quartz

crystals, other members of the quartz family and uses for special

formations of quartz will be discussed in several different sections of

this workshop.

 

PeggyJentoft ~ Solarraven

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