Some stones to begin with

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Some stones to begin with

People often wonder just where to start when they want to work with

crystals. quite often some crystal or stone will attract you because it has

healing energies or functions that you would benefit from . You might start

with any number of stones rocks and crystals . There is not really a wrong

way to work with crystal healing energies though some rocks do contain

toxic elements and should not be eaten or soaked in water that will be

consumed .

Most people who want to formally practice crystal healing work Will want to

start with some basic crystals.

I recommend a quartz crystal A clear single termination (point) quartz

crystal is your basic all purpose stone. It can be programed to assist

with contact and communication with your High self and solar angel and

increase your intuition about crystals and can also stand in for any crystal

that you might need but do not have. You can learn to program clear and

reuse this crystal for multiple purposes clear quartz is the work horse of

the crystal universe. Most people prefer to keep separate quartz crystals

each dedicated to one purpose rather than using one crystal for multiple

purposes . Later we will go into depth about working with different

formations of quartz crystals. Rose quartz is almost an absolute must

have stone, for heart healing, inner peace, increasing the ability to give

and receive love, healing , etc..

Next I recommend that people begin a chakra or rainbow set. with stones

of the seven colors of the rainbow plus black ,brown and white Size or cost

does not matter. but pieces about the size of a quarter work well. They

are small enough to carry and place but not small enough to be lost too

easily. These can be held in the hand or placed on the chakras for a laying

on of stones healing session. They can also be used for grids.

If you are serious about crystal work you will want at least several stones

of each major color family. and a variety of quartz crystals. You can build

up a nice collection gradually.

I often keep a very tiny chakra stone set in a pouch or plastic tube

with me for personal use and have larger travel sets for work with others.

There are a large variety of stones in each color one or two stones of

each major color would be a good start .suggestions to

start to choose from calcite comes in all colors and is cheap and plentiful

so a chakra set can be made with calcite alone though a variety of stones

will give an easier access to a fuller basic range of energies .

The suggested stones here are only a very small example of the

possibilities

Red

first chakra root- Physical and survival issues

garnet or ruby or red jasper and or black hematite and obsidian are

possibilities

Orange

second chakra sacral- Emotional Issues

carnelian, fire opal, or fire agate, ,orange jasper

Yellow

3rd solar plexus- mental and will issues

citrine , topaz ,amber ,sunstone

Green

4th heart - love and spiritual issues

malachite -emerald, green calcite ,dioptaise jade

additional - pink- rose Quartz , Kunzite -pink marble pink calcite

Sky Blue

5th throat -communication

turquoise, amazonite, kyanite aquamarine gemsilica (some systems blue)

lapis, sodalite ,blue sapphire, azurite, gem silica

Indigo or Violet

6th brow intuition

lapis , sodalite /, amethyst sugulite lepediolyte, azurite

Violet or Clear

7th crown- higher spiritual understanding

amethyst etc. clear quartz, diamond in some systems opaque white stones

are suggested quartzite white agate etc.

With a basic rainbow of stones you will have a set that will cover all the

main areas of body, emotion, mind. and spirit and the organs and glands and

major body and aura.

With luck you can assemble a nice set of small stones for less than $20.

something you can carry in a pocket. After this you can start to branch out

over time using your intuition

and paying attention to signs and information.

These stones or a similar set can also be used for simple divination using

an opaque white stone as your personal indicator you ask a question and toss

the entire chakra set the stones are " read " according to traditional color

and chakra meanings and the way the stones fall in relationship to each

other and to the personal stone .

Peggy Jentoft http://solarraven.com