Guest guest Posted August 9, 2006 Report Share Posted August 9, 2006 At 12:51 PM 8/9/2006, you wrote: >Hi John, >Not sure if I sent you an email but I agree with >you re: quality of stones. I'm researching the >benefits of crystals in counselling & wondered >if you have any opinions on this? Yeah.. it helps! I am a crystal healer and a psychic... as well as having been trained in ministerial counseling. I believe that crystals and minerals can help immensely.. for example: Have client hold Black Tourmaline when dealing with severe emotional pain... it is grounding.. and helps hold them in their body... Have client hold rose Quartz or another heart based stone when working on heart issues and self love... You can use most any crystal or mineral that correlates with the issues the client is working with... I would recommend you get Judy Halls Crystal Prescriptions.. and look up the need.. and then find the corresponding stone. Good luck! In gratitude, John Van Rees http://www.exquisitecrystals.com >There is no research on the subject, thus >nothing to compare with nor validate for the >academics & there is not an awful lot of >literature on this either. So, I would welcome >you comments, opinions, advice, guidance. I am >in England incidentally. Many thanks, Lyn > >John Van Rees ><<john%40exquisitecrystals.com>john wrote: > > >With moldavite, the Book of Stones recommends it constantly, and then > >I saw Simmons book on it and read a bit. I'm aware of its origins > >and rarity, but I wonder what experiences people have had. It's a > >little pricey, not too bad, and my local crystal shop has a bunch of > >small pieces, but ebay seems to have a fair amount available too, > >altho the prices vary widely. > >Moldavite is great.... will connect you up to higher energies right away! >Bob Simmons is a Moldavite nut... and I think he is always promoting >himself.. so take the information in the Book of Stone with a grain of Salt. >I have a personal bias against the book.. as he show pictures of Ajoite >that are not Ajoite.... it ticks me off. > >The reason for the different pricing of Moldavite is this: >It is the grade you are paying for. I have Moldavite on my site >from cheap to very expensive. Go take a look.. and you will >easily see the differences. There is regular commercial grade.. >all the way up to Museum quality.. the higher prices are for >perfect non broken.. not chipped and very good and strong >definition on the stones. The cheap pieces have very little >definition and can be broken or chipped... or just chips themselves. > >Hope that helps. > >John Van Rees ><http://www.exquisitecrystals.com>http://www.exquisitecrystals.com > > >Feedback on either or both would be appreciated. > > > >On a third note, going back a couple months to discussion of mining > >and of diamonds, I'd like to offer an intuitive sense of the stone. > >We often look for traditional understandings of crystals and stones > >in order to guide us in our practices, and that makes sense, > >especially because we're working with geological creations. However, > >we have to remember that the work we do must ultimately return to the > >present community, whether in terms of personal interactions, smaller > >groups or larger earth healing, and so must also understand what role > >stones play in the contemporary world. With the horrifying abuses of > >diamond mining, not so much to the stones, but to the miners; then > >the horrifying business practices of marketing stones with monopolies > >and insanely inflated costs, which certainly does affect the stones' > >vibrations; and finally with what diamonds represent in modern > >western cultures- extreme excess, materialism and ego-filled > >manifestations of wealth based power; with all these elements at > >play, I'm pretty repulsed by diamonds; it's an actual physical > >reaction. It's not the stones fault, of course, but if a power or > >manufacturing plant makes a lake toxic, I'm certainly going to stay > >away. I feel like that with diamonds as well. Thoughts? > >Cheers, > >Dan > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 10, 2006 Report Share Posted August 10, 2006 Many thanks John, Lyn John Van Rees <john wrote: At 12:51 PM 8/9/2006, you wrote: >Hi John, >Not sure if I sent you an email but I agree with >you re: quality of stones. I'm researching the >benefits of crystals in counselling & wondered >if you have any opinions on this? Yeah.. it helps! I am a crystal healer and a psychic... as well as having been trained in ministerial counseling. I believe that crystals and minerals can help immensely.. for example: Have client hold Black Tourmaline when dealing with severe emotional pain... it is grounding.. and helps hold them in their body... Have client hold rose Quartz or another heart based stone when working on heart issues and self love... You can use most any crystal or mineral that correlates with the issues the client is working with... I would recommend you get Judy Halls Crystal Prescriptions.. and look up the need.. and then find the corresponding stone. Good luck! In gratitude, John Van Rees http://www.exquisitecrystals.com >There is no research on the subject, thus >nothing to compare with nor validate for the >academics & there is not an awful lot of >literature on this either. So, I would welcome >you comments, opinions, advice, guidance. I am >in England incidentally. Many thanks, Lyn > >John Van Rees ><<john%40exquisitecrystals.com>john wrote: > > >With moldavite, the Book of Stones recommends it constantly, and then > >I saw Simmons book on it and read a bit. I'm aware of its origins > >and rarity, but I wonder what experiences people have had. It's a > >little pricey, not too bad, and my local crystal shop has a bunch of > >small pieces, but ebay seems to have a fair amount available too, > >altho the prices vary widely. > >Moldavite is great.... will connect you up to higher energies right away! >Bob Simmons is a Moldavite nut... and I think he is always promoting >himself.. so take the information in the Book of Stone with a grain of Salt. >I have a personal bias against the book.. as he show pictures of Ajoite >that are not Ajoite.... it ticks me off. > >The reason for the different pricing of Moldavite is this: >It is the grade you are paying for. I have Moldavite on my site >from cheap to very expensive. Go take a look.. and you will >easily see the differences. There is regular commercial grade.. >all the way up to Museum quality.. the higher prices are for >perfect non broken.. not chipped and very good and strong >definition on the stones. The cheap pieces have very little >definition and can be broken or chipped... or just chips themselves. > >Hope that helps. > >John Van Rees ><http://www.exquisitecrystals.com>http://www.exquisitecrystals.com > > >Feedback on either or both would be appreciated. > > > >On a third note, going back a couple months to discussion of mining > >and of diamonds, I'd like to offer an intuitive sense of the stone. > >We often look for traditional understandings of crystals and stones > >in order to guide us in our practices, and that makes sense, > >especially because we're working with geological creations. However, > >we have to remember that the work we do must ultimately return to the > >present community, whether in terms of personal interactions, smaller > >groups or larger earth healing, and so must also understand what role > >stones play in the contemporary world. With the horrifying abuses of > >diamond mining, not so much to the stones, but to the miners; then > >the horrifying business practices of marketing stones with monopolies > >and insanely inflated costs, which certainly does affect the stones' > >vibrations; and finally with what diamonds represent in modern > >western cultures- extreme excess, materialism and ego-filled > >manifestations of wealth based power; with all these elements at > >play, I'm pretty repulsed by diamonds; it's an actual physical > >reaction. It's not the stones fault, of course, but if a power or > >manufacturing plant makes a lake toxic, I'm certainly going to stay > >away. I feel like that with diamonds as well. Thoughts? > >Cheers, > >Dan > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 10, 2006 Report Share Posted August 10, 2006 Hi Lyn, I also use crystals in my Reiki practice. I have the client hold an obsidian sphere when working on releasing and have them visualize what they want to release going into the sphere. I use quartz crystals to amplify the qualities of the crystals. Good luck with your research. ~Laurie _____ On Behalf Of LYN KNAPTON Thursday, August 10, 2006 1:34 AM Re: [CrystalHW] Crystals and Counseling Many thanks John, Lyn John Van Rees <john@exquisitecryst <john%40exquisitecrystals.com> als.com> wrote: At 12:51 PM 8/9/2006, you wrote: >Hi John, >Not sure if I sent you an email but I agree with >you re: quality of stones. I'm researching the >benefits of crystals in counselling & wondered >if you have any opinions on this? Yeah.. it helps! I am a crystal healer and a psychic... as well as having been trained in ministerial counseling. I believe that crystals and minerals can help immensely.. for example: Have client hold Black Tourmaline when dealing with severe emotional pain... it is grounding.. and helps hold them in their body... Have client hold rose Quartz or another heart based stone when working on heart issues and self love... You can use most any crystal or mineral that correlates with the issues the client is working with... I would recommend you get Judy Halls Crystal Prescriptions.. and look up the need.. and then find the corresponding stone. Good luck! In gratitude, John Van Rees http://www.exquisit <http://www.exquisitecrystals.com> ecrystals.com >There is no research on the subject, thus >nothing to compare with nor validate for the >academics & there is not an awful lot of >literature on this either. So, I would welcome >you comments, opinions, advice, guidance. I am >in England incidentally. Many thanks, Lyn > >John Van Rees ><<john%40exquisitecrystals.com>john@exquisitecryst <john%40exquisitecrystals.com> als.com> wrote: > > >With moldavite, the Book of Stones recommends it constantly, and then > >I saw Simmons book on it and read a bit. I'm aware of its origins > >and rarity, but I wonder what experiences people have had. It's a > >little pricey, not too bad, and my local crystal shop has a bunch of > >small pieces, but ebay seems to have a fair amount available too, > >altho the prices vary widely. > >Moldavite is great.... will connect you up to higher energies right away! >Bob Simmons is a Moldavite nut... and I think he is always promoting >himself.. so take the information in the Book of Stone with a grain of Salt. >I have a personal bias against the book.. as he show pictures of Ajoite >that are not Ajoite.... it ticks me off. > >The reason for the different pricing of Moldavite is this: >It is the grade you are paying for. I have Moldavite on my site >from cheap to very expensive. Go take a look.. and you will >easily see the differences. There is regular commercial grade.. >all the way up to Museum quality.. the higher prices are for >perfect non broken.. not chipped and very good and strong >definition on the stones. The cheap pieces have very little >definition and can be broken or chipped... or just chips themselves. > >Hope that helps. > >John Van Rees ><http://www.exquisit <http://www.exquisitecrystals.com> ecrystals.com>http://www.exquisit <http://www.exquisitecrystals.com> ecrystals.com > > >Feedback on either or both would be appreciated. > > > >On a third note, going back a couple months to discussion of mining > >and of diamonds, I'd like to offer an intuitive sense of the stone. > >We often look for traditional understandings of crystals and stones > >in order to guide us in our practices, and that makes sense, > >especially because we're working with geological creations. However, > >we have to remember that the work we do must ultimately return to the > >present community, whether in terms of personal interactions, smaller > >groups or larger earth healing, and so must also understand what role > >stones play in the contemporary world. With the horrifying abuses of > >diamond mining, not so much to the stones, but to the miners; then > >the horrifying business practices of marketing stones with monopolies > >and insanely inflated costs, which certainly does affect the stones' > >vibrations; and finally with what diamonds represent in modern > >western cultures- extreme excess, materialism and ego-filled > >manifestations of wealth based power; with all these elements at > >play, I'm pretty repulsed by diamonds; it's an actual physical > >reaction. It's not the stones fault, of course, but if a power or > >manufacturing plant makes a lake toxic, I'm certainly going to stay > >away. I feel like that with diamonds as well. Thoughts? > >Cheers, > >Dan > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 11, 2006 Report Share Posted August 11, 2006 Hi Laurie, Many thanks for your info. Do you have any more insights as o how you work please? Lyn MysticAngel Laurie <hot-hands wrote: Hi Lyn, I also use crystals in my Reiki practice. I have the client hold an obsidian sphere when working on releasing and have them visualize what they want to release going into the sphere. I use quartz crystals to amplify the qualities of the crystals. Good luck with your research. ~Laurie _____ On Behalf Of LYN KNAPTON Thursday, August 10, 2006 1:34 AM Re: [CrystalHW] Crystals and Counseling Many thanks John, Lyn John Van Rees <john@exquisitecryst <john%40exquisitecrystals.com> als.com> wrote: At 12:51 PM 8/9/2006, you wrote: >Hi John, >Not sure if I sent you an email but I agree with >you re: quality of stones. I'm researching the >benefits of crystals in counselling & wondered >if you have any opinions on this? Yeah.. it helps! I am a crystal healer and a psychic... as well as having been trained in ministerial counseling. I believe that crystals and minerals can help immensely.. for example: Have client hold Black Tourmaline when dealing with severe emotional pain... it is grounding.. and helps hold them in their body... Have client hold rose Quartz or another heart based stone when working on heart issues and self love... You can use most any crystal or mineral that correlates with the issues the client is working with... I would recommend you get Judy Halls Crystal Prescriptions.. and look up the need.. and then find the corresponding stone. Good luck! In gratitude, John Van Rees http://www.exquisit <http://www.exquisitecrystals.com> ecrystals.com >There is no research on the subject, thus >nothing to compare with nor validate for the >academics & there is not an awful lot of >literature on this either. So, I would welcome >you comments, opinions, advice, guidance. I am >in England incidentally. Many thanks, Lyn > >John Van Rees ><<john%40exquisitecrystals.com>john@exquisitecryst <john%40exquisitecrystals.com> als.com> wrote: > > >With moldavite, the Book of Stones recommends it constantly, and then > >I saw Simmons book on it and read a bit. I'm aware of its origins > >and rarity, but I wonder what experiences people have had. It's a > >little pricey, not too bad, and my local crystal shop has a bunch of > >small pieces, but ebay seems to have a fair amount available too, > >altho the prices vary widely. > >Moldavite is great.... will connect you up to higher energies right away! >Bob Simmons is a Moldavite nut... and I think he is always promoting >himself.. so take the information in the Book of Stone with a grain of Salt. >I have a personal bias against the book.. as he show pictures of Ajoite >that are not Ajoite.... it ticks me off. > >The reason for the different pricing of Moldavite is this: >It is the grade you are paying for. I have Moldavite on my site >from cheap to very expensive. Go take a look.. and you will >easily see the differences. There is regular commercial grade.. >all the way up to Museum quality.. the higher prices are for >perfect non broken.. not chipped and very good and strong >definition on the stones. The cheap pieces have very little >definition and can be broken or chipped... or just chips themselves. > >Hope that helps. > >John Van Rees ><http://www.exquisit <http://www.exquisitecrystals.com> ecrystals.com>http://www.exquisit <http://www.exquisitecrystals.com> ecrystals.com > > >Feedback on either or both would be appreciated. > > > >On a third note, going back a couple months to discussion of mining > >and of diamonds, I'd like to offer an intuitive sense of the stone. > >We often look for traditional understandings of crystals and stones > >in order to guide us in our practices, and that makes sense, > >especially because we're working with geological creations. However, > >we have to remember that the work we do must ultimately return to the > >present community, whether in terms of personal interactions, smaller > >groups or larger earth healing, and so must also understand what role > >stones play in the contemporary world. With the horrifying abuses of > >diamond mining, not so much to the stones, but to the miners; then > >the horrifying business practices of marketing stones with monopolies > >and insanely inflated costs, which certainly does affect the stones' > >vibrations; and finally with what diamonds represent in modern > >western cultures- extreme excess, materialism and ego-filled > >manifestations of wealth based power; with all these elements at > >play, I'm pretty repulsed by diamonds; it's an actual physical > >reaction. It's not the stones fault, of course, but if a power or > >manufacturing plant makes a lake toxic, I'm certainly going to stay > >away. I feel like that with diamonds as well. Thoughts? > >Cheers, > >Dan > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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