Guest guest Posted July 21, 2005 Report Share Posted July 21, 2005 hello i am really having energy problems with these opals. does anyone have any guidance on wearing black and white opal. the black is on the right pinky, the white on the left. both are very stronge but sometimes not manageable. thanks bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 21, 2005 Report Share Posted July 21, 2005 Bob- > i am really having energy problems with these opals. does anyone have any guidance on wearing black and white opal. > I've found that many people find Opal challenging. In fact, someone I know gets severe pain in her jaw each time she holds an Opal, even for a moment. I know a significant number of other people who just can't wear Opal for any extended length of time. The medicine presented to us by the Opal spirits is one that touches our emotions and sends them welling up to the surface - to be experienced, examined, evaluated and so on. While I obviously can't say whether this is true for you, most people I've met that find Opal challenging have great difficulty expressing or fully experiencing their emotions. Often there's an element of being emotionally repressed. At times this may also include a tendency to hype up certain emotions, while virtually ignoring others. The person I mentioned above whose jaw hurts when in the presence of Opal tends to be someone who holds their emotions pretty close to their chest. You can feel their emotional energy, but it's not always expressed. I wasn't terribly surprised to hear that they experience this sensation when dancing with these stone spirits. I am a big believer in the idea that stone spirits are both our Elders and our teachers. I understand and relate to them as spirits, not tools. In that way I look at their energy as a lightstream of lessons and learning. Many of us, when encountering a lesson we're not eager to receive, may tighten up, close down or do an about face and head in the opposite direction. All of these can cause us to experience what we may define as difficulties or problems with the energy of a particular stone spirits. When we encounter these challenges we must make a decision. We can either settle into listening, seeking to discern the opportunity being presented to us, or discontinue the dance in favor of a more comfortable road. Whatever choice we make, it's always right. When we're ready for the lesson, and the initiation it often brings, we will stay with the knotted energy and slowly unravel it until we've reached the gift held within our experience. I know most books of stone spirits encourage us to look at the source of these problem as being somehow linked to the stones themselves - they need cleansing, charging, activating, harmonizing, dedicating, etc. - but I believe, more often than not, the answers rest within ourselves. The good news is that the stone spirits are all too eager to assist us in understanding and moving through these difficult dances if we will open our hearts and allow their wisdom to guide us. Lastly, I don't believe the " rules " about what stone spirits to wear or avoid wearing really hold much merit. At best they're truths that apply to a specific person, surely nothing that holds true across the board. Our own experience and, in a deeper sense, our hearts are the best guides when it comes to understanding how our body, mind, heart and spirit interacts with the medicine, wisdom and presence of our brothers and sisters of the mineral kingdom. When we turn to listening and direct experience, instead of rules and lists of do's and don'ts, we find our truth as it exists in our relationship with the stone spirits. Many years ago I met a large Opal that I found quite challenging. It was, in fact, set into a ring. I felt as if my head would explode when I slipped the ring on. At the time I assumed it had to do with the stone itself. Maybe it needed a good cleansing, perhaps. Years later I ralized that this experience had to do with the emotions I had held inside, the pain I refused to feel, the hurt I wouldn't acknowledge. When those gates finally came open I changed. Interestingly enough so did my experience with this Opal. I'm unsure whether any of the above is helpful to you. Your heart will know whether there's meaning in the above or not. Trust whatever you find in the space of your own listening. In Love, Fabeku Caretaker, Crystal_Spirit list crystal_spirit_2/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 21, 2005 Report Share Posted July 21, 2005 Fabeku thankyou so much. yes i have severe jaw pain. my reiki master said most of it is from emotion and she has helped me with it. opals are good stones for me regardless. i will adjust and learn. any suggestions on which hand to wear what color? i have others i will carry. they are good for me because i can feel pain of others so the opals reflect it to me. bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 22, 2005 Report Share Posted July 22, 2005 when working with emotions I like to have four friends close even if I am working with other stones. Smokey Quartz great grounder to help send the energies to the ground for recycling malachite and jasper they both help bring out and allow to release without hiding emotions garnet great for times of high stress and allowing burried emotions is stressful sometimes I have some amethyst and rose quartz with me too depends on what i need to work with and how stressed I am at the time hope my tips help have a happy and keep smiling Angelina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 23, 2005 Report Share Posted July 23, 2005 april fabeku sent this earlier. this is the most information i have received. bob I've found that many people find Opal challenging. In fact, someone I know gets severe pain in her jaw each time she holds an Opal, even for a moment. I know a significant number of other people who just can't wear Opal for any extended length of time. The medicine presented to us by the Opal spirits is one that touches our emotions and sends them welling up to the surface - to be experienced, examined, evaluated and so on. While I obviously can't say whether this is true for you, most people I've met that find Opal challenging have great difficulty expressing or fully experiencing their emotions. Often there's an element of being emotionally repressed. At times this may also include a tendency to hype up certain emotions, while virtually ignoring others. The person I mentioned above whose jaw hurts when in the presence of Opal tends to be someone who holds their emotions pretty close to their chest. You can feel their emotional energy, but it's not always expressed. I wasn't terribly surprised to hear that they experience this sensation when dancing with these stone spirits. I am a big believer in the idea that stone spirits are both our Elders and our teachers. I understand and relate to them as spirits, not tools. In that way I look at their energy as a lightstream of lessons and learning. Many of us, when encountering a lesson we're not eager to receive, may tighten up, close down or do an about face and head in the opposite direction. All of these can cause us to experience what we may define as difficulties or problems with the energy of a particular stone spirits. When we encounter these challenges we must make a decision. We can either settle into listening, seeking to discern the opportunity being presented to us, or discontinue the dance in favor of a more comfortable road. Whatever choice we make, it's always right. When we're ready for the lesson, and the initiation it often brings, we will stay with the knotted energy and slowly unravel it until we've reached the gift held within our experience. I know most books of stone spirits encourage us to look at the source of these problem as being somehow linked to the stones themselves - they need cleansing, charging, activating, harmonizing, dedicating, etc. - but I believe, more often than not, the answers rest within ourselves. The good news is that the stone spirits are all too eager to assist us in understanding and moving through these difficult dances if we will open our hearts and allow their wisdom to guide us. Lastly, I don't believe the " rules " about what stone spirits to wear or avoid wearing really hold much merit. At best they're truths that apply to a specific person, surely nothing that holds true across the board. Our own experience and, in a deeper sense, our hearts are the best guides when it comes to understanding how our body, mind, heart and spirit interacts with the medicine, wisdom and presence of our brothers and sisters of the mineral kingdom. When we turn to listening and direct experience, instead of rules and lists of do's and don'ts, we find our truth as it exists in our relationship with the stone spirits. Many years ago I met a large Opal that I found quite challenging. It was, in fact, set into a ring. I felt as if my head would explode when I slipped the ring on. At the time I assumed it had to do with the stone itself. Maybe it needed a good cleansing, perhaps. Years later I ralized that this experience had to do with the emotions I had held inside, the pain I refused to feel, the hurt I wouldn't acknowledge. When those gates finally came open I changed. Interestingly enough so did my experience with this Opal. I'm unsure whether any of the above is helpful to you. Your heart will know whether there's meaning in the above or not. Trust whatever you find in the space of your own listening. In Love, Fabeku Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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