choosing stones

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Choosing and using your first crystals for Healing work

 

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 workhorse 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 quart

crystals

Rose quartz is the other 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

small enough to carry and place but not small enough to be lost easily

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

of stones healing session. or in focus and blanket treatments

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 but

an build up 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

 

first chakra root- Physical and survival issues

red - might be 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 (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

the two chakra sections on this site are a quick over

view that is

part of the Reiki section and a detailed section .

 

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 " by

their relationship to each other and to the personal

stone .

 

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