Choosing Stones and Crystals

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Choosing Stones and Crystals (actually I need to find another name for

this section any suggestions?)

 

*There are all sorts of lists of suggestions for choosing crystals and*

*stones for various kinds of work. These lists are often useful*

*guidelines, However, most people do not start working and gathering*

*crystal helpers by choosing from lists or in a cool logical way .*

 

* People choose for beauty, They heed an impulse ,The dog drops a*

*rock at Their feet ...Stones find you, They call you . You happen upon*

*them,. One moment you may have been laughing heartily at the ridiculous*

*idea that crystals could have healing functions and/or connect you*

*with wisdom and the next moment you were having a conversation with*

*deva in a room full of rocks.*

 

* You may have collected some stones as a child. Perhaps you picked up*

*a few on vacation . You may have been drawn to jewelry made with natural*

*gemstones. You have them or will have them because .they attract you*

*in some way*

*That is the most important reason to choose a stone That you want it*

*.Why you want it does not really matter .*

* Some people will need an excuse to buy / get them so the some first*

*crystals may act the part of a paper weight or a bookend or even an*

*ashtray or bowl who knows*

*For personal enjoyment, meditation , for putting under your bed , for*

*propping a door open , on a shelf as a room clearing and energy*

*enhancing tool*

*I'd like to suggest that people keep an eye out for a larger " house " *

*stone or two, a piece big enough to put on a table and look at*

*/meditate on . One or more stones or clusters to hold that fill the*

*palm some stones that a big enough to gaze on reflectively without*

*squinting.*

*Maybe some amethyst or some rose quartz ,a nice hunk of petrified wood*

*even a perfectly ordinary round gray rock will be among the stones the*

*call you*

*.A flat quartz cluster or a Selinite wand can be used to rest*

*smaller stones on to clear them . Clusters both large and small have*

*many uses and can make good room healing /clearing enhancing stones As*

*well as helping harmonize group and family harmony Even a big hunk of*

*something to guard your door or greet visitors*

*.*

*A selection of small stones is valuable for work in laying on of stones,*

*for carrying with you and for many other purposes. Choose tumbled and*

*natural stones sized between a dime and a dollar or so for placing on*

*people or for casting. When they have a flat side they will stay on*

*a person or stop in place when thrown without rolling excessively and*

*won't be so easily lost ..You do not them to be very heavy because too*

*much weight can become uncomfortable Stones placed at the brow and*

*throat should not be too large because there is not a lot of room there*

*.*

*It is good to have examples of natural rough unpolished stones and*

*tumbled and polished stones . So that you can discover what forms suit*

*you best.*

 

*When you do start to get systematic you'll probably want at least two*

*stones of each spectrum colors . They do not need to be the same kind*

*of stones . Shaped stones such as oval cabochons are used by a lot of*

*people for on the body work.

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*Formal crystal healing such as laying on of stones is not what most*

*people first use crystals for . So your first personal stones may be*

*very different than the ones you will want later.*

*Jewelry pieces can be chosen to wear for specific purposes and*

*necklaces, bracelets rings and earrings in many stones are widely*

*available and can be worn without drawing undue attention . You do not*

*need to carry a large box crystals around with you all the time . Some*

*people prefer to work with beads and jewelry /. Some of us always end up*

*taking the jewelry apart for the stones .It may take a while to discover*

*what ways of working with crystals and what kind of them you prefer to*

*work with.*

 

*When you are out looking for stones do not let a list or plan get in the*

*way of your intuition there may be something you need , want ,will love*

*that you would over look if you just read the list . It is good to*

*have a number of quartz points they don't have to be large and when you*

*start out do not try at first to find special shapes just select some*

*you like . Later you may want to explore many of the forms with*

*specialized uses*

*Many crystal workers choose to work only with perfect chip free stones*

*and may prefer clear stones to those with cloudiness and inclusions .*

*My personal experience has been that this is not essential and that in*

*many cases the chips inclusions cracks discoloration etc. add to the*

*experience and effectiveness of the stone and like people changes are*

*normal. The crystals do not reject us because we are imperfect .*

 

*Though if one of the specialized forms breaks in a way that alters the*

*form significantly the use for the stone may change also.*

*Some people feel that there is a correlation between the size or gem*

*quality of a stone and its ability to do work or assist with healing .I*

*find that for the most part this does not particularly matter because*

*rather than the power just being part of the essence of the physical*

*stone , The stones act as a channel for healing energy and a connection*

*to specific spiritual sources or deva. and there are techniques for*

*amplifying the effectiveness and clarity of the stones you are working*

*with.*

 

*For the most part choose the crystals that attract. Sometimes however a*

*crystal will repel you you will actively dislike it . This may mean*

*that you are not ready to deal with the specific areas of healing that*

*the stone is attuned to or that you are not ready to face a problem*

*area in your life . This is more likely to happen with stones you are*

*given rather than choose yourself .*

*Quite often you will find great value in working with this stone in*

*the future when you are ready . You can set it aside Look up the*

*properties of the stones you don't like as well as the properties of*

*those you do like .*

 

*.Allow the crystals, minerals, rocks, gems and stones you need to find*

*you .You never know where they will turn up or come from . Your stone*

*may be the only rock in a bookstore My favorite piece of petrified wood*

*used to be in a book store*

*Do not limit yourself to looking in fancy stores and don't ignore the*

*local rocks some people's common pebbles are another persons precious*

*stones .Pet supply stores sometimes have very nice stones for putting in*

*terrariums and aquariums. Garden shops occasionally have some nice rocks*

*.*

*Naturally there are a lot of stones rocks crystals and mineral*

*treasures outside*.* Perhaps you will have opportunities to go on rock

gathering*

*expeditions. Keep an eye out for stones whenever you go out because you*

*make have them find you almost anywhere.*

 

*When you do not have a strong sense of attraction to a particular stone*

*and are selecting from a number of them. You may want to try one of the*

*methods for sensing crystal energy or helping to amplify intuitive*

*information. You could try to riffle through a bunch of stones and see*

*if any " stick " to your fingers or if you feel heat from them.*

*People who feel energy from crystals will hold their hand above the*

*stones to feel which one seems to call . Pendulums are also used quite*

*often for helping choose stones .*

 

*Rather than rushing to gather a huge bunch of different stones and only*

*exploring them superficially. Take your time to get to know a few really*

*well . I like to select a different stone each week from my*

*collection to focus on with meditation holding and study of written*

*materials and always learn something new.**

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*You will want to learn something about the physical properties of the*

*stones in order to care for them well . Some stones are fragile. Others*

*are soft or scratch easily some stones will chip and others will*

*dissolve in water Some stones do not travel well and others are pretty*

*durable.*

 

*Most stones have traditional uses in both healing and magical practices*.

*When you want to find a particular stone for a particular purpose* *try*

*whichever approach to working with crystals you feel called to.

Explore* *different approaches to **stones and study different

systems of properties . You can*

*often adapt a stone or a practice from one system into another .*

 

 

*To think about and share if you wish*

*What general kinds of stones attract you ? Do you prefer a particular*

*form ?* *Is there any stone that you dislike? Where have you found

stones ?*