Basic Pain Management & Stone Spirits

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All-

 

One of the more often seen requests involves an interest in basic

dances to help manage pain. Whether acute or chronic, pain is

something that many people face, prompting us to seek out ways to

address this challenge. The stone spirits offer us a full spectrum of

possibilities from fairly simple to quite complex, but their medicine

has proven itself time and time in a variety of dances.

 

I think that in order to fully address the situation it is important

to first examine our perceptions of pain. For those of us raised in a

society that embraces allopathic medicine at the expense of nearly

all else there are certain ideas about pain that we inherit,

including one that says pain is the enemy that must be eliminated at

all costs. There is a certain mentality around pain that seeks to

immediately eradicate its presence, even if only superficially.

 

In truth we can learn a great deal from pain. In societies and

paradigms that embrace a more wholistic approach to healing pain is

viewed as a teacher and a messenger, a carrier of information about

where we've been and where are now. I don't believe that working to

manage or alleviate pain is a bad thing at all, but to do so without

first attempting to listen closely to what is being said is often an

exercise in futility that only locks us into even more chronic

patterns of repeating behavior that evokes painful experiences.

 

I've learned a lot about pain during my own dances with chronic dis-

ease over the course of 15 years. The majority of that time was spent

tackling the pain in an effort to silence it, without giving much

thought to the underlying roots from which the pain emerged. I'm a

firm believer that the efficacy of any given practice is how well it

works in our lives and this approach clearly wasn't working. Instead

I experienced more intense pain more often and found relief harder

and harder to come by. A change was needed.

 

Despite the fact that I understood the idea of " pain as teacher " as a

concept I didn't have a clear relationship to it in practice. I knew

that if I was to find any lasting relief and, more importantly, any

meaningful healing that I had to change my perspective and my

approach. I embraced indigenous wisdom in this area and as always it

took me to deeper and more profound places than I ever imagined.

 

Instead of treating pain as the enemy and confusing the absence of

pain with healing I took a few steps further and began to embrace

pain. Instead of seeking to immediately eliminate it from the

equation I would breathe into it – sometimes with clinched teeth and

pinched shut eyes, but I'd keep breathing nonetheless. Suddenly from

that space voices began emerging and after further listening I

realized that it was my body speaking to me. My body revealed its

complex and precise wisdom to me in many ways, including through the

voice of pain.

 

Now rather than being the enemy that had come to destroy me pain

became a messenger that carried something important, medicine with

which I could find healing. As bitter as it often was that medicine

was critical to me in that moment, a biological response that

reflected the state of my wholeness in that moment. Listening became

the first step to healing and in order to do so healing had to become

more important than being comfortable. Over time I've learned to read

pain in an oracular way, understanding what is being communicated by

the presence of pain. Sometimes the messages are subtle and complex,

but our body is eager to share its wisdom with us if we open

ourselves to that possibility.

 

That said I began asking the stone spirits for some assistance, some

ways to help manage the pain so that I could continue listening while

also supporting my physical body and its desire to move toward

balance and wellness. As always our brothers and sisters of the

mineral kingdom responded, beautifully and with the degree of Love

characteristic to these miraculous jewels.

 

One of the simplest ways to manage pain is one that has been

effective time and again over the years and through many dances where

the sources of pain have been as unique as the people experience it.

This simple dance invokes the assistance of two Clear Quartz

crystals. In my dances with myself and others I have found the

spirits of Diamantina Quartz to be the most effective companions for

this dance by far. You may listen and experiment and see if this

holds true for you, but I offer Diamantina Quartz as a possible

starting point. For primarily practical purposes you may find this

dance easier if you dance with two crystals of fairly similar size.

 

The numerology of two crystals joining this dance is significant

because two is a number of polarity, a way of defining the scope of

something – in this case the pain – through this polarization. In the

case of physical pain our body is polarized with and within the

experience of pain. Another way of looking at it is that the body,

when balanced, well and whole exists as a single unified presence,

which can be represented by the number one. When we experience pain

there is a shift of energy that distinguishes pain from wellness,

expressed by the number two.

 

On other levels we can view wellness through the lens of binary

wisdom – yin and yang, night and day, 1 and 0, well and not well.

When viewed from a higher perspective pain is actually the absence of

flow within our body, which is translated to us as the pain we

experience. When we're in pain we are either experiencing an

unbalanced increase or decrease in energy to a particular part of our

wholeness. Because that particular facet of our being in not in

balance our body may respond with pain. This is particularly true the

further out of balance we become.

 

Two Clear Quartz spirits dancing together realizes and embraces all

of the above, enabling them to balance that which is out of balance

and supporting us in moving toward a state of full wellness, which

can be defined as not just the reduction or elimination of pain but

also addressing the underlying causes of the pain as well.

 

To begin this simple dance begin by first thanking the Diamantina

spirits for their presence and their assistance. Ask them to help you

in whatever way you most need at the moment, being as specific as you

feel necessary. Hold both Quartz crystals first to your head and

heart and then gently breathe on then seven times, allowing your

breath to come into direct contact with the crystals.

 

Then holding both crystals in your receiving hand (generally the hand

that you do not write with) position one crystal with its termination

facing upward and the other with its termination facing downward.

Both crystals should be gently held against one another, side by side

with their terminations pointing in opposite directions. The

significance of this position is that it evokes a clear and unified

circuit and circle of light that will connect with your body on many

levels to help address the pain and its causes.

 

Once the two Diamantina Quartz spirits are positive as above they may

be placed over the area of your body that is in pain, allowing the

crystals to come into direct contact with your body. If you are able

to allow the stones to come into direct contact with you skin that

would be best, though if this isn't possible it isn't absolutely

necessary.

 

Begin breathing slow deep breaths, breathing into the pain as

necessary. Try to keep your body as relaxed as possible, working to

release any tension held in your muscles as a result of pain and

fear. Continue breathing slowly and deeply while holding this pair of

spirits over the painful area(s), holding them in that position for

as long as you find necessary.

 

As the crystals are in this position they are expressing their

medicine in many ways, including locating any areas of unbalanced

energy, dissonance or other stimuli that cause pain. Through this

circle of light mentioned above these stone sprits move with their

own music and divine intelligence through the wholeness of your

being, knowing precisely where to go and how to dance even if we are

unsure. Know that their dances are perfect and you need only breathe

into the experience in order to enjoy their presence and gifts.

 

You may feel an immediate relief of the pain or the relief may take

some time. You may even have to dance this dance multiple times as

directed by your own body wisdom, heart and knowing in order to

experience pain. Everyone is different and everyone has their own

unique road to healing.

 

After your dance is finished, hold these spirits close and thank them

for their kindness, their presence and their selfless assistance that

they give so freely and generously. Generally these stone spirits are

able to cleanse themselves perfectly well without our assistance, but

if you feel they need a little extra support after this dance simply

listen and see what they require. Perhaps a dip in some fresh rose

water? A moment or two on Mother Gaia? A short rest at the base of a

tree? Some sunlight or moonlight or both? If more is needed you will

know.

 

What do you do if the pain persists? In the event that after repeated

tries the pain is still present then it is a sign from your body that

there is more for you to hear, that the pain has something to share

with you that may not be fully heard or understood. Your body is as

willing to release the pain as you are, but not at the risk of you

missing something essential to your next phases of growth, healing

and balance.

 

In those moments, rather than curse the continued presence of pain,

welcome it. Literally welcome it and invite it to share with you

whatever it has to share with you. Sit with the pain and keep your

heart open. Ask your body to reveal its wisdom to you and to do so in

a way that you can interpret and understand. Ask for a greater

capacity to hear and to know and to dance, an increased ability to be

with the pain without resistance and to remain open in the face of a

painful dance.

 

In those moments when it feels easier to shut down and fight the

stone spirits of Emerald Green Calcite and Manganocalcite step

forward beautifully, to assist us in remaining open and present and

listening. Breathe deep. Deeper still. Stay with the flow and you'll

know precisely what is yours to know, always. Remember to be patient

with yourself and your body.

 

Above all be gentle with yourself in the process. Sometimes being

human can be a real challenge. Dis-ease isn't the sign of our

failure, but rather an opportunity for learning and growth and

expansion. Beating ourselves up for being human only evokes more

pain.

 

Every moment is perfect, even painful ones.

Who you are and what you know in this moment is perfect, always.

Yes.

 

While I realize it is obvious, my sense of responsibility requires

that I reiterate that nothing above should be misinterpreted as being

offered as a suitable substitute for proper medical care by duly

trained medical practitioners of your choosing. If you're in severe

pain you should not hesitate to seek the assistance of these medical

practitioners. As always, discernment and personal responsibility are

recommended at all times.

 

In Love,

Fabeku

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[Guest guest]

Hi Fabeku,

 

Wow, someone else who dances to the tunes of the crystals.

We all hold a different song, sometimes we just forget how that twiddly bit in

the middle goes, and so we get sick.

The crystals wave the baton and can conduct you back to health , but only if

you want to.

Sorry, you put it far more eloquently than I could ever do.

Dance lightly

Banana sponge x

 

 

-

Fabeku

Thursday, January 08, 2004 8:13 PM

[CrystalHW] Basic Pain Management & Stone Spirits

 

 

All-

 

One of the more often seen requests involves an interest in basic

dances to help manage pain. Whether acute or chronic, pain is

something that many people face, prompting us to seek out ways to

address this challenge. The stone spirits offer us a full spectrum of

possibilities from fairly simple to quite complex, but their medicine

has proven itself time and time in a variety of dances.

 

I think that in order to fully address the situation it is important

to first examine our perceptions of pain. For those of us raised in a

society that embraces allopathic medicine at the expense of nearly

all else there are certain ideas about pain that we inherit,

including one that says pain is the enemy that must be eliminated at

all costs. There is a certain mentality around pain that seeks to

immediately eradicate its presence, even if only superficially.

 

In truth we can learn a great deal from pain. In societies and

paradigms that embrace a more wholistic approach to healing pain is

viewed as a teacher and a messenger, a carrier of information about

where we've been and where are now. I don't believe that working to

manage or alleviate pain is a bad thing at all, but to do so without

first attempting to listen closely to what is being said is often an

exercise in futility that only locks us into even more chronic

patterns of repeating behavior that evokes painful experiences.

 

I've learned a lot about pain during my own dances with chronic dis-

ease over the course of 15 years. The majority of that time was spent

tackling the pain in an effort to silence it, without giving much

thought to the underlying roots from which the pain emerged. I'm a

firm believer that the efficacy of any given practice is how well it

works in our lives and this approach clearly wasn't working. Instead

I experienced more intense pain more often and found relief harder

and harder to come by. A change was needed.

 

Despite the fact that I understood the idea of " pain as teacher " as a

concept I didn't have a clear relationship to it in practice. I knew

that if I was to find any lasting relief and, more importantly, any

meaningful healing that I had to change my perspective and my

approach. I embraced indigenous wisdom in this area and as always it

took me to deeper and more profound places than I ever imagined.

 

Instead of treating pain as the enemy and confusing the absence of

pain with healing I took a few steps further and began to embrace

pain. Instead of seeking to immediately eliminate it from the

equation I would breathe into it - sometimes with clinched teeth and

pinched shut eyes, but I'd keep breathing nonetheless. Suddenly from

that space voices began emerging and after further listening I

realized that it was my body speaking to me. My body revealed its

complex and precise wisdom to me in many ways, including through the

voice of pain.

 

Now rather than being the enemy that had come to destroy me pain

became a messenger that carried something important, medicine with

which I could find healing. As bitter as it often was that medicine

was critical to me in that moment, a biological response that

reflected the state of my wholeness in that moment. Listening became

the first step to healing and in order to do so healing had to become

more important than being comfortable. Over time I've learned to read

pain in an oracular way, understanding what is being communicated by

the presence of pain. Sometimes the messages are subtle and complex,

but our body is eager to share its wisdom with us if we open

ourselves to that possibility.

 

That said I began asking the stone spirits for some assistance, some

ways to help manage the pain so that I could continue listening while

also supporting my physical body and its desire to move toward

balance and wellness. As always our brothers and sisters of the

mineral kingdom responded, beautifully and with the degree of Love

characteristic to these miraculous jewels.

 

One of the simplest ways to manage pain is one that has been

effective time and again over the years and through many dances where

the sources of pain have been as unique as the people experience it.

This simple dance invokes the assistance of two Clear Quartz

crystals. In my dances with myself and others I have found the

spirits of Diamantina Quartz to be the most effective companions for

this dance by far. You may listen and experiment and see if this

holds true for you, but I offer Diamantina Quartz as a possible

starting point. For primarily practical purposes you may find this

dance easier if you dance with two crystals of fairly similar size.

 

The numerology of two crystals joining this dance is significant

because two is a number of polarity, a way of defining the scope of

something - in this case the pain - through this polarization. In the

case of physical pain our body is polarized with and within the

experience of pain. Another way of looking at it is that the body,

when balanced, well and whole exists as a single unified presence,

which can be represented by the number one. When we experience pain

there is a shift of energy that distinguishes pain from wellness,

expressed by the number two.

 

On other levels we can view wellness through the lens of binary

wisdom - yin and yang, night and day, 1 and 0, well and not well.

When viewed from a higher perspective pain is actually the absence of

flow within our body, which is translated to us as the pain we

experience. When we're in pain we are either experiencing an

unbalanced increase or decrease in energy to a particular part of our

wholeness. Because that particular facet of our being in not in

balance our body may respond with pain. This is particularly true the

further out of balance we become.

 

Two Clear Quartz spirits dancing together realizes and embraces all

of the above, enabling them to balance that which is out of balance

and supporting us in moving toward a state of full wellness, which

can be defined as not just the reduction or elimination of pain but

also addressing the underlying causes of the pain as well.

 

To begin this simple dance begin by first thanking the Diamantina

spirits for their presence and their assistance. Ask them to help you

in whatever way you most need at the moment, being as specific as you

feel necessary. Hold both Quartz crystals first to your head and

heart and then gently breathe on then seven times, allowing your

breath to come into direct contact with the crystals.

 

Then holding both crystals in your receiving hand (generally the hand

that you do not write with) position one crystal with its termination

facing upward and the other with its termination facing downward.

Both crystals should be gently held against one another, side by side

with their terminations pointing in opposite directions. The

significance of this position is that it evokes a clear and unified

circuit and circle of light that will connect with your body on many

levels to help address the pain and its causes.

 

Once the two Diamantina Quartz spirits are positive as above they may

be placed over the area of your body that is in pain, allowing the

crystals to come into direct contact with your body. If you are able

to allow the stones to come into direct contact with you skin that

would be best, though if this isn't possible it isn't absolutely

necessary.

 

Begin breathing slow deep breaths, breathing into the pain as

necessary. Try to keep your body as relaxed as possible, working to

release any tension held in your muscles as a result of pain and

fear. Continue breathing slowly and deeply while holding this pair of

spirits over the painful area(s), holding them in that position for

as long as you find necessary.

 

As the crystals are in this position they are expressing their

medicine in many ways, including locating any areas of unbalanced

energy, dissonance or other stimuli that cause pain. Through this

circle of light mentioned above these stone sprits move with their

own music and divine intelligence through the wholeness of your

being, knowing precisely where to go and how to dance even if we are

unsure. Know that their dances are perfect and you need only breathe

into the experience in order to enjoy their presence and gifts.

 

You may feel an immediate relief of the pain or the relief may take

some time. You may even have to dance this dance multiple times as

directed by your own body wisdom, heart and knowing in order to

experience pain. Everyone is different and everyone has their own

unique road to healing.

 

After your dance is finished, hold these spirits close and thank them

for their kindness, their presence and their selfless assistance that

they give so freely and generously. Generally these stone spirits are

able to cleanse themselves perfectly well without our assistance, but

if you feel they need a little extra support after this dance simply

listen and see what they require. Perhaps a dip in some fresh rose

water? A moment or two on Mother Gaia? A short rest at the base of a

tree? Some sunlight or moonlight or both? If more is needed you will

know.

 

What do you do if the pain persists? In the event that after repeated

tries the pain is still present then it is a sign from your body that

there is more for you to hear, that the pain has something to share

with you that may not be fully heard or understood. Your body is as

willing to release the pain as you are, but not at the risk of you

missing something essential to your next phases of growth, healing

and balance.

 

In those moments, rather than curse the continued presence of pain,

welcome it. Literally welcome it and invite it to share with you

whatever it has to share with you. Sit with the pain and keep your

heart open. Ask your body to reveal its wisdom to you and to do so in

a way that you can interpret and understand. Ask for a greater

capacity to hear and to know and to dance, an increased ability to be

with the pain without resistance and to remain open in the face of a

painful dance.

 

In those moments when it feels easier to shut down and fight the

stone spirits of Emerald Green Calcite and Manganocalcite step

forward beautifully, to assist us in remaining open and present and

listening. Breathe deep. Deeper still. Stay with the flow and you'll

know precisely what is yours to know, always. Remember to be patient

with yourself and your body.

 

Above all be gentle with yourself in the process. Sometimes being

human can be a real challenge. Dis-ease isn't the sign of our

failure, but rather an opportunity for learning and growth and

expansion. Beating ourselves up for being human only evokes more

pain.

 

Every moment is perfect, even painful ones.

Who you are and what you know in this moment is perfect, always.

Yes.

 

While I realize it is obvious, my sense of responsibility requires

that I reiterate that nothing above should be misinterpreted as being

offered as a suitable substitute for proper medical care by duly

trained medical practitioners of your choosing. If you're in severe

pain you should not hesitate to seek the assistance of these medical

practitioners. As always, discernment and personal responsibility are

recommended at all times.

 

In Love,

Fabeku

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