Using Gemstones and Crystals as Healing Tools

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Using

Gemstones and Crystals as Healing Tools

What is Crystal Therapy?

A form of vibrational

medicine, crystal therapy involves the application of crystals or gemstones

to facilitate healing.

 

Rocks and gemstones house spiritual and healing properties that can be tapped

into a variety of ways. Crystals can be carried or worn on the person, or they

can be placed in a location where their healing vibrations can be felt by

whomever is nearby. Healers also place stones on their clients' reclined bodies

to balance the chakras and aura.

 

Each type of stone has its own unique talent. Gemstone colors, shapes, and

textures all have special meanings. Crystal elixirs can be made by soaking

crystals for a few hours in a glass of water. Crystals are also used for

divination and meditation purposes.

You can intuitively choose which crystals to use by noticing

which stones you are attracted to. Keep your heart and hands open and allow the

appropriate crystals to find their way into your life.

 

Laying

on of Stones - Healing with Gemstones

Rose Quartz

Meditation

Divination

with Rune Stones

 

Why Are We Attracted to Gemstones?

Rocks are pretty. As children, we loved to dig them out of

the dirt, hold them in our hands. A child's first collection is often an

assortment of colored rocks found in the play yard or fished out pebbles from

the bottom of a shallow creek. You may have kept these nature treasures inside

an egg carton or a cigar box. Did you keep them hidden under your bed for safe

keeping like I did?

 

Choosing

the Right Crystal for Your Purpose

How

to Create a Crystal Altar

 

Giving Gemstones as Gifts

Gemstones are delightful to give or receive as gifts. They

are mother nature's natural healers. Gifting someone with a crystal is the same

as offering a healing. There are literally hundreds of different types of

stones to choose from.

 

Some people feel that crystals should never be purchased for personal use, they

believe that crystals should only be accepted as gifts directly from the earth

or given to you from another person. This believe is born out of the idea that

crystals and gemstones come into our lives at the appropriate times when we are

in need of their healing gifts. Okay, I get that, but I do not totally agree.

Giving yourself a crystal is a form of self-healing. If you are in a store and

you sense a vibrational pull toward a particular crystal or gemstone then it is

probably meant for you. If you can afford it, buy it! If a crystal is crying

out " take me home, " please listen! Rocks will talk to you if you are

willing to listen.

 

Popular

Healing Gemstones

A to Z

Gemstones

 

Seasonal Stones

You may discover that some stones are better suited to a

specific seasons. Yellow topaz and citrine are good examples. These two stones

are wonderful energizers, they carry sun energies and are great for uplifting

depressive thoughts that linger during dark overcast periods. Anyone who

suffers from SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) will benefit from wearing either

of these " sun bright gems " on dark days. It is little wonder that both

yellow topaz and citrine have been represented as November birthstones. These

stones may feel " too hot " to carry in summer months. Cooler stones

more suitable during hot periods are pearls and coral. Emeralds and turquoise

are perfect for springtime. Sapphires and opals in autumn.

 

Gemstones

of the Zodiac

SAD - Seasonal

Affective Disorder

 

Record Keepers

Stones are ancient and wise. In general, they are excellent

memory keepers. Certain stones are better at absorbing and retaining

information than others. I have found that red stones (rubies, carnelians,

garnets, etc.) are especially good at holding onto information. Melody, author

of Love is in the Earth, identifies record keeper crystals as having one

or more raised triangles located on the face of the crystal. Keep a

memory-keeper stone with you while attending classes if you are student. The

stone will not only take notes, but will help you stay grounded and be focused

on the lecture being given. Don't forget to carry your memory-keeper in your

pocket on exam days.

Choosing Gold or Silver Settings

Choosing what type of metal to wrap around your stones or as

settings for your gemstones in rings, pendants and brooches is also important.

Silver tends to enhance or magnify the properties of the gemstones. Gold gives

the opposite effect, it tames overpowering stones. If you are extremely

sensitive to stone energies, gold is a good choice because it will lower the

vibrational pulse of the stone so that the healing effects are subtle, offering

the wearer a more comfortable transition from imbalance to balance.

 

Cleansing

and Clearing Gemstones

Books

About Crystals and Crystal Healing

 

Lost or Misplaced Crystals

Although crystals can be purchased, they can never be truly

owned. So, if you have lost or misplaced a crystal this probably means that it

has found a new home where its powers can be better utilized. Or, you may get a

strong urge to pass on a cherished stone into the hands of someone else.

Crystals are very good at sending us intuitive messages whenever they want to

be given away, and to whom.

 

Certain crystals carry very powerful energies and can be overwhelming when worn

or carried daily. These are the types of crystals that tend to get lost or

misplaced. It is not beneficial to be stimulated by vibrational energies that

are too powerful. Crystals and gemstones will either get lost permanently or

will be misplaced temporarily. Searching all the nooks and crannies in your

home will do no good. Not to worry, lost stones tend to resurface when their

services are needed. You may think you have lost a crystal only to have it show

up several months later. Or, they are replaced by a more suitable stone that

unexpectedly comes your way. For example you may lose or give away an amethyst,

later you find or are given a different amethyst or an entirely different type

of crystal meant for you.

 

It is best to allow crystals to come and go since they do their work best

without restrictions. Don't feel badly if you have lost or misplaced a crystal.

It is either taking a time out in hiding until you need it or it has moved on

to a more suitable place or person.

 

“Fortunately

art is a community effort - a small but select community living in a

spiritualized world endeavoring to interpret the wars and the solitudes of the

flesh.”

 

-Allen Ginsberg

 

 

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