GEM ELIXIRS

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GEM ELIXIRS

One way to benefit from the healing energy of crystals is to make gem

elixirs or gemstone

waters. These are made by charging pure water with the energy of the crystal

or stone .

Many people just like to keep a quartz or amethyst crystal in the water they

drink or use to water plants with even without further charging this seems

to improve the taste and energy of the water.

Water has the ability to hold energy patterns intact for long periods of

time.

Imprinting the subtle healing energies of crystals onto water needs no

special equipment

just focused attention , intention and sunlight.

Most often Gem elixirs are made by placing the cleared stone or stones

chosen in a clear

glass or crystal container with pure water and placing this in sunlight for

several hours.

Two to four hours is common, though on a very bright sunny day at noon full

charging can

occur in as little as half an hour and on overcast or cloudy days it can

take much longer.

Some people keep the gemstones in the water for a minimum of 24 hours and

some people

take seven or 14 days to make an elixir spending some time each day to

mentally reinforce the intention .

Conventionally made elixirs are made outside on bright sunny days. Very

cloudy days are not suitable for making most gem elixirs .Though personally

I have found that some essences made on overcast or foggy days instead of

being less powerful than those made in full sun they bring in some different

qualities that also have value and can be wonderful and have a soft and

gentle quality.

Time of day does not seem to be a critical factor in gem essences and they

are often made in the morning or at noon .

It is important to minimize direct physical contact with the stones and

water in order to keep

the crystal energy from absorbing your own energy and effecting the elixir

so you may wish to place and remove your stones with a spoon . You should

have a calm and focused emotional state while making elixirs because strong

emotions can effect the elixir.

Some people feel strongly that the container should be an undecorated clear

glass bowl others prefer cut glass or waterford type crystal feeling that

the prismatic effects from the light on the cut work enhance the energy of

the resulting elixir .

After the water has been charged by the gemstone it is filtered and usually

preserved with

alcohol or vinegar .

To preserve an elixir Fill a container halfway with your essence and fill

the rest of the

bottle with brandy or vodka or with vinegar. or with half vinegar or alcohol

and pure water .

The alcohol is used to inhibit bacterial growth and may also help to " fix "

the vibration.

If you intend to expand your elixir as is done with flower essences this

would be your mother essence and you would make stock bottles by placing

from three to twenty drops of mother essence in an ounce of distilled ,

spring or other pure water and an ounce of brandy or vodka or vinegar .This

stock essence is then used to make a dosage bottle by again adding ten to

twenty drops of the stock essence to two ounces of the water and brandy

mixture . this would then be the elixir or essence which you would use for

treatment .

The amount of water and the proportion of alcohol used as a preservative

does vary

somewhat among different recipes . Dark glass bottles are preferred for

storing elixirs. Label your elixirs with the gem or gems used the date made

whether it is a mother , stock or dosage bottle.

Gem elixirs are often used undiluted rather than being expanded either by

drinking glasses of the charged water or used by placing two to five drops

of the elixir in a glass of water or

under the tongue two to four times a day. They can also be used topically on

the skin or put in bath water. You can add them to sprays that you use for

room or aura clearing.

Some stones should not be used to make conventional gem elixirs .Do not make

a

conventional elixir from any stone containing known toxins .These include

but are not limited to Copper which would include azurite and Malachite

..Orpiment is arsenic and Cinnabar contains Mercury for example.

I proceed with extreme caution about other elixirs too, as I am not

quite certain how complete some books information about physical toxins is.

" Love is in the Earth " by Melody does have some mention of whether or not a

stone can be used to make conventional elixirs. It might be possible to do

some real damage with elixirs made in the conventional way from some kinds

of stones .Soaking the stones in water can cause the leaching of toxic

components into the water. I do not know how much real danger there would be

as that would depend on quite a few factors specific stone , dose, amount of

leaching of toxins etc..

Alternate methods used to make elixirs that are unsafe or fragile or water

soluble or otherwise unsuitable to be immersed in water include placing the

stone in a smaller container which is placed in the larger container of

water , and placing stones around the container being charged . These are

often used in combination .Some sources recommend that you have at least six

stones of the same type to place around the container , Others use quartz

points to amplify and direct the energy of the stone you are making an

elixir with into the water.

Another way to make an elixir is to hold a charged stone against the side of

a glass of water

and intend the crystal charge the water with its energy. This is most

effective if you are skilled at focusing your intention. but is not usually

as long lasting as using a conventional method. and may be more suitable for

making a single glass of charged water to be used within a short time.

You can use the gem elixir shakti from the crystal empowerments if you have

been attuned to that system and just run that while holding the stone

against a glass of or run the energy shakti of the stone (from the same

system) into the water in combination with the gem elixir shakti. When using

these methods the water is usually used immediately without adding brandy or

other preservative though if these elixirs are intended to be kept or

expanded then you do use preservative as outlined above.

That method is much the same as requesting the Deva of the stone empower the

water or

singing the stones song into the water but use of those ways depends on what

your

personal path or gift is in this work , and how well you are able to make a

connection with the deva in meditation . Some people use Reiki or another

frequency or system of healing energy to assist in the transmission of the

vibration pattern of the stone into the water.

When making gem elixirs most people select the stone or stones that are used

for the issue

they want to work on but it is advisable to meditate first to receive

guidance and permission from the stone spirit as to the uses of a particular

elixir or for guidance. These may not always be limited to those uses found

in lists of crystal properties .

Most people use gem elixirs undiluted or unexpanded though flower essences

are virtually

always expanded The dosage used is usually ten drops twice a day for a

month. If need be

repeat the dosage more frequently, for example, five drops four times a day.

The term Gem elixir' does not just apply to semi-precious or precious

gemstones. It also

includes materials such as seashells, amber or petrified wood which could be

classified as

being of organic origin. Gem elixirs can be used undiluted or diluted. The

term Diluting may be somewhat confusing because it is generally held that

adding water to the mother or stock does not diminish the quality or

effectiveness of the elixir .

Whether the elixirs are used diluted or undiluted depends upon the

individual. Some people

feel that a person benefits best from the undiluted elixir for the first

month and later on they can be diluted However, this can be decided for each

individual.

The length of a treatment can be several months. You may want to change the

elixirs

monthly. The person taking them usually makes quite considerable progress in

a month.

Gem elixirs can be used in conjunction with other forms of treatment without

interfering with that treatment. Homeopathy practitioners find gem elixirs

work well together and complement one another. You can use muscle testing or

a pendulum to help with evaluating the potential usefulness of gem elixirs.

as well as meditation and intuition.

Flower essences are made basically the same way.

One carries the water into the garden to the flower if possible. Meditate

before or while

selecting the flower intuitively snipping it/ them quickly and putting it

into the water, it does not matter if the flower is upright or floats or

not. Flower essences are ideally made in the morning around 8:45 standard

time when the dew is still fresh on them and the flowers release a peak flow

of energy for 20 to thirty minutes .You may include a clear quartz crystal

in the water for any flower essence to enhance its energy .

Some people do make gem /flower essences by combining the gems and flowers

together at

the same time but probably more people prefer to make each essence

separately and combine them later.

The descriptions of the uses for several gem elixirs are included below.

These are gathered

from several sources and should only be used as a partial guide for the use

of gem elixirs.

consult gem properties list and especially your intuition for other uses . I

have not used many of these personally, and different sources of information

often vary greatly as to the purpose the elixirs are used for . These are

predominantly suggestions for elixirs that are used for emotional healing

but one may use appropriat elixirs for any other purpose as well. This

list may have stones on it that should not be used for conventional (water

soaked ) elixirs, Many people use quartz and the Quartz family of stones

only because they are hard and nontoxic .

Abalone shell: treats excessive anxiety and fear for others. also helps

psychic connection with water element

Amazonite: treats feelings of social inadequacy.

Amber: For despair

Amethyst: For those who strongly resist any interference with their freedom

to make their own decisions and plans. raises vibration to more spiritual

level.

Aquamarine: over enthusiasm, tenseness, stress and strain.

brings a calm, quiet clarity to an over active mental body; increases one's

ability

to achieve a neutral, serene state of mind

Aragonite : overcoming a feeling of helplessness.

Aventurine: mental rigidity, high mindedness, pride and aloofness.

strengthens and stabilizes us during growth experiences; helps us move into

and through new experiences with grace, stamina and perseverance; good for

spiritual trailblazers and pioneers.

 

Azurite: grounding communication; opens and strengthens the connection

between the feminine earth forces helps us communicate with authenticity,

gentleness and For those unable to control their own reality.

Beryl : low self-esteem

Black Tourmaline: helps us exchange old unwanted energies for fresh, clean,

neutral energy; a precision tool for the release of toxic energy from the

mind, emotions, and especially the physical body. protection and grounding

and For restlessness

Bloodstone: strengthens our connection to the earth; brings a stronger flow

of earth energies stability after trauma or emotional upset. For those who

demand unquestioning affection.

Black Onyx: For those unable to confront their emotions. For frustration

with the slow

development of events.

Blue Lace Agate: For hatred of others and suspicion.

Calcite: For feelings of emotional confinement. For the fear that there is

no point in formulating fresh goals.

Carnelian: increases the etheric body's ability to access spiritual energy;

energizes and clears the energetic interface between the etheric body and

the meridians allowing a

greater flow of energy to the meridians.

Chrysocolla : opens, softens, and expands the inner dimensions of the heart

chakra; helps us release tension and armoring around giving and receiving

love; increases flexibility in the mind and body to allow the vibration of

love to flow. For those stuck in an over organised life routine.

Chrysoprase: brings the heart chakra into harmonious union with the green

energy frequency of the planet; synchronizes the subtle bodies with the

heart energy of the earth; helps us accept the earth as our home treats

arrogance and egotism.

Citrine: harmonizes the mental body with higher spiritual laws; increases

access to divine truth and intelligence; amplifies qualities of

concentration, centering, and rational mind.

Diamond: harmonizes divine and personal will; helps us activate personal

will in its highest

form; strengthens our ability to act in alignment with divine purpose.

Dioptase: For those who deny themselves emotionally.

Dolomite: For lack of resourcefulness. For fear of failure.

Emerald: a universal heart cleanser and balance; energies of the Divine

Mother and the Divine Feminine; gently coaxes the heart to open to allow a

greater experience of love in the physical body.

Fluorite: works to bring increased energies into the physical body by

breaking up blockages in the etheric body.

Gold: enables us to access and bring forth into physical reality the highest

aspects of our

personal identity; helps us tap into our inner truth, joy, and wisdom as a

source of creative

power.

Green Jasper :reconnects body rhythms with earthly rhythms when there has

been a disruption to the natural flow; helps us connect to the wild

feminine; restores earthly sensuality and healthy sexuality.

Green Tourmaline: For those who set themselves idealistic but illusory goals

with resulting

disappointment.

Hematite: For feelings of defenselessness. strengthens energetic boundaries

in the emotional body; promotes emotional independence rather than

codependency; helps us maintain a state of compassionate detachment while

witnessing an intense emotional experience in another, and contain our own

emotional experiences in a responsible way.

Herkimer Diamond: a highly developed transmitter of white light; promotes

clarity of vision; stimulates healing at all levels; facilitates clarity

during the dream state. For inability to achieve goals. A receiver of

conditional love.

Jade: For those who require help in being realistic about their ideals. For

becoming the practical mystic a vibration of peace, balance, and timeless

simplicity; helps us stay centered in the moment with an awareness and

acceptance of our true essence.

Kunzite: opens the heart to an awareness of our own angelic presence; helps

us experience

the spiritual love of the angelic kingdom and integrate it into the physical

body.

Labradorite: For tension arising from frustration. For those whose

relationships rarely meet

expectations bathes and nourishes the entire energy system with full

spectrum light; renews and refreshes our perspective; helps us again see the

magnificent in the mundane, and the divine in the ordinary.

Lapis Lazuli:; amplifies the ability to hear information from physical and

nonphysical sources; clears confusion between hearing and knowing.

Magnesite: For emotional insecurity. For disappointment at the

non-fulfilment of hopes.

Mahogany Obsidian: For those seeking an unrealistic perfection in their sex

life.

Malachite : For those striving too hard to control their reality. grounding;

helps align and

harmonize the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual levels of being;

supports the unity of one's being in all circumstances. ( do not soak this

stone in water to make the elixir )

Moldavite: connectedness; an energetic window into universal perspective;

helps us stay

present in the moment while accessing what we need to express our earthly

potential.

Moonstone : cleanses and circulates energy in the emotional body; increases

feminine energy and intuition in women and men For those who feel threatened

by their environment. For the reckless spending of money.

Moss Agate : For repressed sexual feelings.

Nephrite: For those overwhelmed by many details and pulled in many

directions at once.

Opal :feeds the etheric and subtle bodies with a full spectrum of luminous

colors; rejuvenates spent emotional and mental forces and counteracts the

depletion of color frequencies in the aura replenishes our creative

energies. For suppressed agitation from attempting to resist and form of

stimulation.

Orange Calcite: amplifies the body's ability to assimilate light at the

cellular level; uplifting,

energizing and warming; dispels darkness and grief.

Pearl : promotes the release of layers of irritation in the mental and

emotional bodies that are seen in the physical body as hardness and

inflexibility; helps one turn antagonism for oneself or one's illness into

awareness and acceptance For emotional excitement associated with fear.

awakens compassion

Pink Tourmaline: For lack of creativity through a repressed personality.

Peridot: the stone of new beginnings; stabilizes the subtle bodies during

the incubation period of new ideas and creative projects; helps us initiate

new cycles of learning and experience.

Pyrite: helps one build an energetic foundation in life based on one's

highest personal truth;

strengthens one's sense of self, especially with regard to group dynamics

and peer pressure; helps one solidify and honor one's values.

Quartz: For protection against adverse environmental influences.

Rose Quartz: For lack of self-discipline. Fear of responsibility. love and

inner peace opens,

softens and soothes the heart; helps one connect to and nurture the inner

child; harmonizes the heart forces so one is able to maintain intimacy with

oneself and others.

Rutilated Quartz: For those who overemphasise sensuous luxury. promotes

precision alignment with higher sources of energy and inspiration helps us

physically anchor the ability to access, synthesize, and communicate

information from other dimensions.

Smoky Quartz : For fear of emotional interaction with others. grounding and

calming;

synchronizes body energy with earth energy; regulates and stabilizes the

detoxification of

unwanted energies from the physical, emotional, and mental bodies.

Rhodocrosite : For exhaustion arising from frustration. increases energy,

balance, and stability in the heart chakra and in the physical body; brings

a balance of nurturing earth energy to the heart chakra after an experience

of healing and transformation.

Rhodolite Garnet: increases our ability to inhabit the physical body; helps

us reconnect

energetically with parts of the body that have been injured or traumatized;

rebuilds the web of etheric energy in areas disrupted by surgery.

Rhodonite: For physical exhaustion. For fear of criticism.

Ruby : supports the ability to ground spiritual energy into the physical

body; works with the

lower chakras to awaken higher impersonal love.

Sapphire: devotion to divine purpose; helps synchronize our energy system

with our higher

purpose; intensifies the qualities of loyalty and responsibility to our true

work on the planet.

Star Sapphire: promotes trust in the universe; helps us focus our awareness

on what is

necessary for the soul's progression in life; supports the formation of

energetic connections that support the realization of our life goals.

Sugulite: brings depth and a physical richness to our spiritual lives; helps

us physically manifest a warmer, more feminine quality of spirituality;

promotes an easy acceptance of rather than a hard striving for the spiritual

realm.

Selenite : For guilt and inability to relinquish the past. For those who are

over imaginative and given to fantasy.

Sodalite: For overcoming a desire for inappropriate action. For rage and a

need for negative attention.

Tigers Eye: For those who are afraid of success. self empowerment;

strengthens the energetic boundary between our true natures and our

emotional experiences; helps us maintain a strong sense of self identity

when dealing with powerful emotions such as anger, fear, and jealousy.

Topaz : clears energy blockages in the solar plexus; helps us tap into

appropriate sources of universal energy; strengthens the ability to act

decisively from a clear sense of personal identity. for those avoiding

making a decision which would commit one to a course of action. For loss of

willpower through lack of ability to make decision

Turquoise: attunes the energy field to the ancient wisdom and sacredness

inherent in all of life; cleanses and deepens our connection to the Soul of

the earth; helps us live a life of simplicity- For anxiety aggravated by

darkness. For those who are seeking a way out of a problem but feel that

there is no solution.

Watermelon Tourmaline: For a tendency to believe something is already real

which is still only an idea. balances the universal polarities of yin and

yang; helps us establish equality between the magnetic and dynamic (giving

and receiving) qualities of love; brings the green, physical, earth

frequency into harmony with the pink, spiritual, angelic frequency of love.

 

Crystals entry

Copyright Peggy Jentoft 2001-2002 all rights reserved

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Hi Peggy --

 

Thanks for posting this -- I've saved it for future use.

 

love and blessings,

Linda G

 

" The distinction between past, present and future

is only an illusion, even if a stubborn one. "

-- Albert Einstein --

 

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Wednesday, July 09, 2003 11:00 AM

Re: [CrystalHW] GEM ELIXIRS

 

 

> Hi Peggy --

>

> Thanks for posting this -- I've saved it for future use.

 

This is one of about 100 articles that are on our files section and

on my web site

http://solarraven.com.crystal-entry.html

[Guest guest]

Greetings Stone Lovers,

Thank you for posting the article on Gem Elixirs. I love working

with them.

Making the Elixirs is a wonderful way to connect with the energy of

stones. Elixirs have changed how I work with stones on many subtle

frequency levels. They work in a gentle, powerful way.

 

I love this group. It is so wonderful to read the wisdom of stone

lovers.

 

Love & Light

Mary