Bathing with Stones and Crystals

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Bathing with Stones and Crystals

by Peggy Jentoft

 

Baths are a great way to benefit from crystal energy. Many people

find that bathing with rose quartz, clear quartz points or other water

safe crystals or even plain old rocks enhances the bathing

experience dramatically. The water also clears and vitalizes the

crystals as well.

 

Bathing with the crystals is also a good way to commune and attune

with stones because the water will enhance the vibration of the

stones and help amplify your sensitivity and ability to connect and

harmonize your energy and awareness.

 

I've bathed with crystals and rocks quite often. I discovered the

benefits when we lost the stopper for the tub at our old house and

used a big ordinary old rock to hold a rubber flat stopper down and

noticed that the baths became much more refreshing. After we got a

plug and removed the rock I noticed a decrease in the vitalizing

quality of the baths. We started bathing with rocks again because it

did make a difference.

 

A related bath method for aura cleansing is to use sea salt in the

tub. This may be harsh on soft crystals it is fine for people. A

combination of Sea salt, Epsom salts and Bicarbonate of soda is also

used for this sometimes. Usually it is suggested that ten minutes is

long enough for a bath in this combination. A few drops of lavender or

other essential oil or a few cups of strong herbal tea can also be

added to your tub.

 

You can use flower essences, herbs or essential oils in the bath with

your crystals and stones. You can put stones and crystals in your bath directly,

or use infused gem water, gem elixirs or Gem essences. These

are usually made by placing stones in or around water and infusing or

charging the water with the gem energy.

 

Gem waters are usually those where the crystal or stone is simply kept

in the water for a while before the water is used. Gem Elixirs and

essences are made by charging the water with the stones in sunlight,

moonlight or with crystal shakti energy or by intention or in

ritual. Elixirs can be used without being diluted/expanded before

use. Gem essences are made from the elixirs and are extended and

preserved in the same way as flower essences with. A few drops of a

commercial or home made gem essence is enough to carry the gem

vibration through the water.

 

You can also add elixirs or essences to a spray bottle of

water and spray this on the walls of the shower stall and shower head.

These sprays are also used for aura and room cleansing.

You can run crystal energy as a shakti into the tub either directly

if you have that ability or have been attuned to one of the

systems that works with crystal shakti. You can also request the

crystal deva to charge the bath water or shower water with the crystal

energy. Some people find it effective to hold a stone in their receptive

hand ( usually the left in right handed people ) and place their

projective hand in the water with the intention that the energy be

transmitted to and held in the water.

 

Rose Quartz, Clear Quartz crystals , Rainbow Quartz and Granite are

among the most favored stones for bathing with. Most of the members of

the quartz family make good bath companions these include Amethyst,

Aventurine, Carnelian, Garnet, Rose Quartz, Citrine, Chyrosphase,

Bloodstone, Jasper, Agate, Onyx, Tigers Eye.

 

You will probably want to put small stones in a cloth bag or a

colander or some other container which is also bath safe so that the

crystals cannot go down the drain or get chipped. A seashell such

as abalone can be used as a container. It is best to avoid putting

glass in the tub because of the possibility of breakage. Some

people make a slit in a sponge so that they can slide a crystal into

the center to protect it. It is possible to buy small bowls carved

from marble, jade, carnelian or aventurine etc. one of these could

be used though the cost of these bowls may be prohibitive for bath use.

Some stones can chip or crack in hot water you probably won't want to

put the most precious and perfect stones in the bath.

 

There are quite a few stones that could be dissolved or damaged in

water Halite (salt),Sylvite, Desert Rose Selenite, all Selenite,

Gypsum, Angelite, Azurite,Talc. Calcite, Alabaster, Sulfur dissolves

in salt water. I have been told that any stone that has a name ending

in " ite " can possibly be damaged by water though I am not sure about

that. There are stones thatrust or can be toxic such as stones with

copper, lead and arsenic these should never be used in your bath.

Another way to get crystal energy into your bath is to put a charged

stone in with your bath salts or bubble bath and use intention to

charge the salts with the energy. You may like the energy from keeping

a small crystal point in the bottle of shampoo or liquid soap or

shower gel There was once a shampoo (Prell) which was sold with a

cultured pearl in the bottle in the 50s. You may also enjoy

experimenting with putting color in your bath water for healing

purposes.

 

Here are some qualities and uses for colored quartz stones that might

be used to charge your bath water.

 

Amethyst: These violet, purple and lavender quartz stones are both

gentle, and powerful protectors against negative energies. It is used

as a meditation stone, to calm and center, increase common sense,

remove unwanted energies, heal skeletal disorders, and for hearing

problems,for sleep and for headaches. While it calms most people it can

over stimulate some people such as A.D.D. children and some people find

that it brings nervousness or depression to the surface. Amethyst has been

used for help in overcoming alcoholism and for psychic opening, a

sixth and seventh chakra stone. Rose Quartz: Pink and translucent

and usually cloudy and is among the primary love stones and is a peace

stone, a wonderful general healing crystal. Rose Quartz can soothe a broken

heart, help you remain calm, increase your ability to give and receive

unconditional love and keeps the Heart open, vital and protected. Helps bring in

joy, a heart chakra stone.

 

Carnelian: Protects against being overcome by fear and sorrow, helps

physical strength, sexual energy, love, dispels apathy, used to treat

allergies, colds, gall and kidney stones, spine, to heal cut and

abrasions, helps you with family and social situations, increases

inner strength and courage, grounds energies to the present, increases

energy, sacral chakra.

 

Citrine: Yellow to amber quartz, balancing and aligning, mental

clarity, personal power, group unity, energizing, both physically and

mentally,helps align will with soul purpose. This stone is often created

artificially by heating amethyst, solar plexus chakra.

 

Chyrosphase: An apple green stone, Meditation, mental stability,

relaxation, spiritual protection. Aids you in remaining inconspicuous.

Used to bring happiness, reduce negative thoughts, irritability. Used

to bring good fortune and prosperity.

 

Bloodstone: Being in the now, centering and grounding, courage,

strength, power, money and wealth. blood disorders, detoxification.

Gently healing and energizing for the physical body.

 

Jasper: Nurturing, promoting safe astral travel, stabilizes and cleans

the aura Healing, protection, endurance.

Red: Protection, healing, beauty.

Green: Healing, sleep, compassion.

Brown: Centering, grounding, bruneau astral traveling.

Agate: Balances and harmonizes the Yin - Yang, male - female energy

and works to balance the physical being with the etheric, emotional,

mental and causal bodies of the aura. providing for grounding, strength,

courage, healing. Blue Lace agate helps one to reach high spiritual

awareness and has an inspirational effect. Agate comes in many forms

and colors with many different spiritual and healing uses.

 

Onyx: Grounding and protection , helps align and harmonize the basic

self with the High self. Onyx keeps you grounded and in body while in

contact with Source, spiritual yet connected to the Earth even while

journeying. Can help with communication with earth deva and your own

consciousness of the nurturing support of the Earth. Helps with

concentration and focus on responsibilities. A very good stone for

those who tend to " space out " helps with receiving intuitive guidance

and interpreting its practical application. Helps call in needed energies

for you. also used for treating health issues involving bone marrow,

soft tissue, the feet. Has a reputation for absorbing or deflecting

negative energies.

 

Aventurine: Balances male female energies, activates and clears the

heart, protects against psychic vampires, creativity, and pioneering

spirit, unconditional love and for the heart, lungs, muscles and

emotional healing of heartbreak. Promotes creative insight,

independence and originality, stabilizes and balances, Heart chakra.

 

Tigers Eye: Excellent for grounding psychic energy, opening up the

psychic centers in a secure and safe way helps with practicality.

 

Opal: A white crystal which forms in microscopic globules with a high

water content creating an amazing interplay of color, Opal develops

joy, intuition and creativity, diversifies or scatters, amplifies traits,

balances energies, works with the emotions, beauty of spirit, can enhance

the gift of prophecy ( due to a Sir Walter Scott novel is sometimes

considered a unlucky stone except for those born in October ).

 

Smoky Quartz: Softens negative thought forms, depression lifter, mood

enhancer. aids with sexual/reproductive problems and removes negative

energy from the body.