Laying on of stones

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Laying on of stones

One very common way to use crystals for healing treatments is to place

crystals on or around someone in patterns .

This segment will focus on laying crystals on or near the recipient

This method can be done quite well on a massage table, couch or bed or

 

the floor provided this is not too uncomfortable for participants (a

futon , pad or yoga mat can help) . If you use a couch it is a good

idea to spread a blanket on it first so stones cannot get lost between

cushions.

We will explore some more elaborate layout patterns that are placed

around the recipient in a later segment . Many people do not have the

crystals to do very elaborate floor consuming layouts and frankly I have

 

not yet been convinced that they have more effective value than more

modest layouts and patterns .

 

Crystal healing Treatment does not use any tissue manipulation or

massage and does not ever involve sexual contact of any kind under any

circumstance . Unethical people have been known to abuse people under

the pretext of spiritual , holistic and complementary healing .Such

people should be reported to authorities promptly. As a Crystal Healing

Practitioner you should be ethical , responsible , obey laws and behave

in a professional manner.

 

When someone is just beginning to work with crystals the complete

stone pattern is generally left on for only 5 or ten minutes .Sometimes

the layouts are done for quite a bit longer up to an hour or more. It is

 

really important to set the intention before you begin placing stones

that your work do no harm , That any stones you place will do good or do

 

nothing .Many people like to scan before they begin a layout to get a

sense of where blocks overcharges and or depleted areas might lie .

Either by using their hands to scan for blocks and hot and cold spots or

 

by using a pendulum to determine the condition of the chakras and

possible other energy centers or physical organs .

You can cup a tumbled quartz stone or a crystal sphere in your left

hand (if right handed) or hold a quartz point between your middle

fingers to amplify the reception of energy information as you scan if

you wish .

 

Some crystal practitioners like to have people wear a white or black

cotton gown or robe during treatment or a white or black cotton tee

shirt and shorts or swim trunks . Some prefer that clients wear as

little clothing as possible. Nudity or near nudity however, is usually

not wise or practical in most circumstances. Issues of modesty,

potential ethical issues , room temperature and the tendency of

stones to roll and slide around make clothing advisable .

Some people have the client cover or wrap up in a sheet and do the

treatment over the sheet . I have a strange reaction to this, possibly

a past life memory of preparing deceased people for burial or

cremation so I never have people wrap up .

Most feel that as long as the clothing is relatively neutral in color

 

it will be fine . The effect of intense color in the clothing of a

treatment recipient will have a definite impact on the treatment and can

 

be difficult to compensate for . It would be a challenge to balance

the energies of someone who comes to you clad entirely in orange or red

 

while complaining of excess anger for example .

 

Probably among the more common layouts is to simply place one stone

on each chakra either of clear quartz or one of the color or kind

associated with each particular chakra. Some people prefer to begin

a chakra layout at the feet or root chakra and move up rather than

from the top down.

More elaborate patterns using several stones on or near each chakra

are also common.

I suggest moderation as to the number and size of stones used.

Stones can be quite heavy. The intention should always be set that the

 

treatment do no harm and that any unneeded stone remain inert.

Sensitive people can become slightly dizzy or disoriented particularly

when they or the practitioner try to amplify the healing effect with

personal willpower . (The amplify and / or personalize function of the

crystal empowerment system will reduce power if needed). I do recommend

 

that less is often best. It is possible to overwhelm a person by using

too many stones . I went to a healing circle session a while back where

 

the main crystal practitioner laid on so many stones that it started to

feel like death by pressing , and another where a practitioner ended an

elaborate treatment by spreading several pounds of green and rose

quartz all over me . This might have been fine by itself but on top of

an already complex layout seemed like just too much.

 

I appreciate the artistic beauty of many of the very elaborate

crystal healing layout patterns but feel that aesthetic sensibility and

decorative composition are not as important as using the crystals

intuitively to meet the needs of the treatment recipient.

Sometimes people who have gotten very fancy whole body treatments from

 

crystal healing practitioners have told me that they really felt

blasted open or headachy after the treatment which I really don't think

is good . Listen to your intuition and keep in mind that you want to

assist the recipient with personal healing and happiness. I don't often

use more than about 3 to 5 stones on one single area at a time .

 

Moderately small stones with at least one fairly flat side work best in

 

terms of staying on , not getting lost and not being too heavy. When

stones roll off it is often because they are not needed in a particular

location or because they can roll to a better placement.

Some of these placements can be done in self treatment but many do

require that someone else do the placements

 

Whether you point the quartz points inward or outward can depend

on

if your goal is to bring in energy for healing and vitality or if you

want the crystal to draw away and break up blocks and stagnant energy

pointing inward is the basic placement Some practitioners work

either from top to bottom (Sky to Earth ) or bottom to top

( earth to sky) with all points facing in the same direction either up

or down .

Other practitioners will place one point in crystal to the left of

each center point and a point out crystal to the right. I have not

found this as effective . You can put two small points one point in and

one point out on either side of each center stone . Some recipients

may feel a pulsing as the energy shifts from inward to outward with this

 

layout

Small crystals about an inch or two long can be bought by weight to be

used for this and as connectors between areas .

Some People who are treating several chakra areas or the whole body

will use a quartz double terminated point between each separate area

to create a continuous connection for balancing and harmonizing the

whole energy body Two single points , one in each direction can be

substituted for this function as well. This is optional in most layout

systems but can help balance and unify the entire energy body with

ease .

 

Another way of using single points is to use them all points down or

outwards as you move from crown to foot then after a pause to allow

the crystals to clear excess energies and blockages during which you

can use a quartz point or wand, Kyanite blade or Selinite wand to

charge and activate each section in turn and sweep blockages downwards

and out for transport into the earth. You reverse the crystals to bring

in healing energies upwards from the Earth.

 

Many people find great healing effect by seating themselves inside a

 

circle, square or star pattern made of crystals . This is often done

to enhance meditation . you can also place these patterns around the

outside of the person receiving a crystal healing treatment .

You need only use enough crystals to give a general outline of the

pattern .

People often use small versions of these layouts around the center

crystals placed on the persons body over the chakras.

 

(numbers are here only as a tool if you have questions about a

particular layout)

 

1. Personal star /seal of Solomon

A very common off body pattern using single point quartz crystals

is to place a six pointed star around the body with six stones. The

stones are placed evenly around the body above the head beside each

arm around the level of the armpit about midway between the hip and

the knee and at the feet. this form a six pointed star made from two

interlocked triangles symbolizes the interaction of the four elements

and the uniting of Sky/ Spirit and Earth / matter. This by itself is

calming, relaxing and refreshing and relieves stress. with the points

out this will release any excess energy. Points in toward the body will

 

have an energizing and charging effect. This is often used in addition

to a full body or partial on body layout.

2. four directions layout

The recipients head is facing north and feet facing south to align

with the polarities of the earth. Place one crystal point in at each of

the four compass directions

north, south , east and one west . This balances and charges your

elemental energies This layout is also used to charge objects and

water .

similar patterns are the four corners layout which is simply to place

a crystal either on or off the body near each shoulder and each hip .

awaking and balancing your senses of initiative ,action , contemplation

 

and appreciation.

and the energize pattern which is to place one crystal at head , foot

and each wrist point out Smoky quartz can be used at the foot and

amethyst at the crown.

 

3. Quite often a Quartz point or an Amethyst is placed at the crown

and another clear or smoky quartz point is placed below the feet The

recipient may also hold a quartz point in each hand as an addition to

most layouts

A common chakra layout is to place a large quartz crystal at the head,

below the feet and in each hand and a indigo blue or violet stone at

the brow ,a sky blue stone at the throat and a green stone at the

heart . some people place rose quartz near the heart chakra

to enhance the ability to give and receive love pink and green bi

color or watermelon tourmaline is also excellent on or near the heart

chakra .

.. Citrine or other yellow or golden stone might be placed at the

solar plexus or navel .a carnelian or other orange stone can be placed

at the sacral chakra a quartz or red brown or black stone might be

placed either near the pubic bone between the legs .

I usually have the client put any stone between their legs themselves

even though that may mean placing that stone out of order if I am

moving from the top down .

4 ,Rather than doing an entire body layout you may prefer to work only

with from one to three centers at a time

So here we will list some typical stones or layout patterns for each

area which you can use as rough guides it would be quite rare for two

people to need the same layout so your intuitive reception is valuable

again the intent that each element of the treatment do good or do

nothing is important hers and allow the crystals to do the work in

harmony with the universe . You cannot force a healing.

Crown area

Usually there is only room for one stone to be placed at above or

touching the crown

Typical stones placed at the crown are clear quartz , amethyst ,

moonstone , sugulite

Selinite ,Lapis, gem Silica or clear or golden Fluorite . Kyanite

 

Brow area

typical stones are Lapis , sodalite , purple or blue fluorite

,sugulite, amethyst, clear quartz , azurite

You might place one stone over the third eye possibly another at the

bridge of the nose and or the hair line

Some times the center stone is flanked by two crystal points or pieces

 

of kyanite or tourmaline or other blue or violet stone .Some people put

 

blue lace agate on the temples . If the person seems to have an over

active third eye with excessive sensitivity to psychic input you may

wish to include amatrine or one small piece of coral or citrine near

 

the third eye or on each temple . The brow area is often the most

sensitive and some people may get headaches from any complex work

done here so you may want to start with just one stone at the brow and

be prepared to remove it if the recipient reports any discomfort at

all. small Desert roses (gypsum flowers) or calcite pieces are sometimes

 

used when you want to stimulate intellect rather than intuition.

(when doing the brow in partial treatment place at least one yellow

stone at the naval and a red or black stone at the groin to help

balance energies ).

 

Back of Head

I personally like to have a flat piece of eliat stone (azurite,

malachite, chryscolla I have a piece that has a tiny bit of gem silica

too) or celestite blade at the back of my head where the neck joins the

 

skull Jade is also used here in some traditions

 

Throat typical stones Sodalite, Azurite ,Lapis , Turquoise , Gem

silica ,Amazonite, celestite, blue lace agate not a lot of room here

 

and many people dislike having weight at the throat locations are the

mid throat bottom of throat and at the collar bones

some systems prefer to use oval stones or pattern here

Shoulders and collar bones

sometimes you'll want to put something here perhaps calcite , lodestone

or tourmaline or quartz use intuition and leave clear unless you

really feel a call

 

Thymus gland sometimes you may want to put a aqua ,light blue green or

light blue stone over the Thymus gland (etheric heart ) midway between

the throat and heart chakra

aquamarine eliat stone , turquoise celestite ,either a single stone or

 

grouping with clear quartz

Heart

Green stones are the first choice here though this is often

supplemented with pink

Jade, Emerald , Rose quartz, green aventurine , green or pink or

watermelon or bicolor green/pink tourmaline ,Kunzite ,malachite ,pink

ruby, pink stilbite again control the charge many people carry great

 

emotional pain in this area stimulation may cause emotional release

during the clearing phase of the treatment . some like to keep the

green stones on top and pink toward the bottom of any pattern The six

pointed star formation is sometimes used here

 

Solar Plexus Citrine, Tigers eye , malachite , clear quartz , golden

topaz ,amber

Fire agate ,opal sometimes a triangle pattern with the point down is

used here

this is a wide area if you feel the person has excessive energy here

you may want to include ametrine or another violet or purple stone

 

Diaphragm some people place periadot, apatite or other yellow green

stone here

 

Naval Area, Dan Tien , Hara , Na'au

The transpersonal center located in this area can be assisted with

many different colors of stones but is usually included in the Solar

Plexus or sacral chakra treatment in the west.

sacral, Sunstone , red orange and golden stones are common here.

 

Sacral Carnelian ,Fire opal , Tiger eye , Sunstone , bright amber

often stones are laid out here in a rough crescent form or triangle

point down between the naval area and the groin

jasper and other golden or orange brown stones maybe used If you seem

 

to have lost contact with your aliveness and vitality a red stone

placed about four to six inches below the belly button perhaps flanked

 

by two small black stones such as obsidian or iron can really jump

start the vitality .

 

Root red ,black and brown stones Garnet ,Obsidian, smoky quartz ,black

tourmaline some feel that ruby is too refined for this area but blood

ruby or blood carnelian can be used . Often the layout is continued down

 

onto the upper legs with dark stones .

 

Sometimes stones are placed under the knees and at the elbows and

ankles the choice of stones is tan and deep green stones for the knees

and some like pink or fossils at the elbows but this varies I use

green calcite for pain relief in joints .

 

Most of the systems I have encountered work primarily or entirely from

 

the front but when time allows or if the intuition prompts a treatment

over the back can be dramatically effective a standard layout on the

back would be a line of crystals or lodestones down the spine and

possibly blue green or light blue stones over the lungs and/or ,clear,

 

yellow, light orange or blue stones over the kidneys .

 

Some people use a generator point or a wand to activate each section of

the layout after the placement is done. but it is often enough to just

allow the crystals to work for a while.

If you use Reiki or any other healing shakti you can use this to

activate and balance the energies with your hands over the crystal

layout .

 

There are of course many other methods and patterns for layouts far

too many to go into in one post so this is simply a starting point.

There are several single stone or limited stone layouts that can be

useful and enjoyable

Rose quartz and or Phylite a green quartz with chlorite and mica is a

relaxing and uplifting combination .

Calcite comes in most colors and is an all purpose stone

If you have a lot of herkimer crystals they make a vitalizing and

inspiring layout most of us do not have a lot of these though .

Katrina Raphielle suggests a pink tourmaline spiral around the heart

chakra for releasing deep emotional pain .

 

The act of laying-on-of-stones is a beginning of the process towards

self healing. the next step, is integration and assimilation. Following

 

a treatment a person should take some quiet time to assimilate the

changes effected by the treatment . ANY crystal healing treatment,

energy work treatment ,major period of spiritual development ,prolonged

meditation and so

forth. is likely to create a need for more water in your system to

facilitate release of toxins both physical and energetic and to help

with the adjustment to new energies and changes.

 

Peggy Jentoft ~ Solarraven Sept. 7 2001

 

 

 

 

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Hi Peggy,

 

Thanks! for all your work on putting this together for us. Hope you

got all your computer glitches under control and did not lose too

much of your valuable information.

 

I have had a number of crystal layout healings done for me. One

practitioner used a layout of large quartz crystals (4-5 pound

stones) at the head and feet, appropriate colored stones on the body

and single point quartz crystals pointing inward on the left and

right sides of the body at each chakra. The quartz points (usually

approximately 3 inch in length) used on the sides of the body all

had the non-point ends wrapped in copper wire.

 

Just wondered about your experience with copper wire wrapped quartz

or your thoughts on it.

 

Another person used crystal/gem necklaces - she took an amethyst

necklace and folded it two or three times, and laid it across my

forehead. It was heavenly - coolness and bliss :-) She also

wrapped a hematite necklace around both of my feet for grounding. So

one does not have to take jewelry apart to use it in a layout

session which makes me very happy as I have quite a few of the long

strands of gemstones.

 

 

Peggy Jentoft wrote:

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> Laying on of stones

 

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Jane Berrigan wrote:

 

> Hi Peggy,

>

> Thanks! for all your work on putting this together for us. Hope you

> got all your computer glitches under control and did not lose too

> much of your valuable information.

>

 

Thanks I only lost the posts i had open when the browser crashed so was

tossed back to an earlier version

I have not had very much experience with copper and crystal tools and

none recently

next payday if I get a chance I may buy some copper wire to experiment

with because I cannot find the copper wire i thought I had

These layouts sound very interesting would it be O.K. if I excerpt

your post the next time we do a file on laying on of stones ?

 

>

> I have had a number of crystal layout healings done for me. One

> practitioner used a layout of large quartz crystals (4-5 pound

> stones) at the head and feet, appropriate colored stones on the body

 

> Another person used crystal/gem necklaces - she took an amethyst

> necklace and folded it two or three times, and laid it across my

> forehead. It was heavenly - coolness and bliss :-)

 

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Hi Peggy,

 

Of course, use whatever is of interest in my posts :-)

 

When my friend did the layouts and used the very large crystals at

the head and feet - sometimes both crystals would be point downward

if the person needed more energy in the lower chakras. She did this

with me often because whenever the crystals were laid out around/on

me, I would leave my body. So, she used both points downward to

keep me here.

 

And other times, both crystals (at head and feet) would be point

upwards if the person needed more energy and connection at the upper

chakras. If a person was fairly balanced in the upper and lower

chakras, the crystal at the head pointed downward and the crystal at

the feet pointed upward.

 

I think I will pick up some copper wire and experiment as well, and

we can share notes :-)

 

 

Peggy Jentoft wrote:

> I have not had very much experience with copper and crystal tools and

> none recently

> next payday if I get a chance I may buy some copper wire to experiment

> with because I cannot find the copper wire i thought I had

> These layouts sound very interesting would it be O.K. if I excerpt

> your post the next time we do a file on laying on of stones ?

>

> >

> > I have had a number of crystal layout healings done for me. One

> > practitioner used a layout of large quartz crystals (4-5 pound

> > stones) at the head and feet, appropriate colored stones on the body

>

> > Another person used crystal/gem necklaces - she took an amethyst

> > necklace and folded it two or three times, and laid it across my

> > forehead. It was heavenly - coolness and bliss :-)

>

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