Working with Crystals at home

caCrystals are a gemstone and hold different energies and properties. More and more people are becoming drawn to crystals which has prompted me to write a blog about working with crystals at home. I also held a workshop on crystals during one of my womens circles a few weeks back where we discussed in more detail.

Crystals are natural stones that are normally mined from the ground, caves or mountains from all over the world. Due to the nature of crystals, they can differ in shape, colour and feel. Please be mindful that some crystals are man-made or lab-grown.

There are many crystals around and information is widely available. I will share with you a small amount of my knowledge and experience so that you can begin your own journey of using crystals in everyday life.

Below is some information on

• How to choose crystals
• How to use crystals
• How to Programme crystals
• How to Cleanse crystals
• How to charge crystals

The information I am supplying can only be used for personal use and it not a practitioner level.

Choosing Crystals

When you start to look and choose crystals please listen and use your own intuition. This is how I started with crystals and then I started to expand my knowledge through books and courses

Most people’s first experience with natural stones is when they are a child collecting stones or shells from the beach, this was us working with our intuition to select a stone. Still as adults we continue to enjoy immersing ourselves in that joyful pastime of collecting and touching the smooth objects we pick up from the beach and in nature.

All Crystals have a certain vibration (energies), so please trust that you will pick the right ones for you at that time in your life.

Some crystals come into our lives to be moved on to a friend or an individual at another time, this is fine. There are many stones with similar properties, energies or vibrations which are used for the same thing, so you cannot choose the wrong one.

Reasons you may choose your crystals

• How it feels when you hold it, the energy or vibration
• How it looks ie colour or shape
• How it makes you feel when you hold it
• What the properties are
• What you need support with at the time
• You may just be attracted to a crystal

However you choose the crystal it will be the right one for you and trust that there is a reason why you choose it. I actually feel that a crystal will choose you

When you decide to start looking for crystals, I always think it best to calm your mind and just look first and see if any crystals jump out to you. You may just see a crystal you like in a raw or tumbled state or maybe set in jewellery and feel very attracted to it.

As you change so do the crystals you wear or use.

You may be looking for a crystal to support you in with a task or journey in your life, so when looking at crystals you can ask for a crystal for a certain thing. Then you can read up on it and the properties may be amazingly accurate for what you need right now.

Sometimes you may not have been aware of why you were attracted to it. Just go with the flow and trust you are picking the right one.

You may decide to read up on a crystal and feel you need to find one. This is good exercise too and will help with knowledge in crystals.

Crystals work/heal on 4 levels physical, mental, emotional or spiritual.

Crystals can be chosen for the stones specific healing property of a physical illness, disease or disorder or then can be chosen for their healing properties on a mental, emotional or spiritual level.

In addition, crystals can be selected purely on the basis of their colour. Colour therapy and colour healing is very effective and crystals can also be used in this way. Look at the colour of the crystal and you can usually see that colours refer to the different chakras with the healing properties.

Using Crystals

You can use crystals around your house, during meditation or carry them with you. I use crystals in different ways or on different days and again listen to your intuition as you different days you may be drawn to different crystals.

• Using in meditation you may find you wish to hold one in your hand
• Wearing as jewellery
• Carry in your pocket or bra is a another way to keep them close
• Placing them around your house in certain rooms can help bring the right energy into your space. For example, dark crystals can work well near a front door so no unwanted energy can enter your house. Placing calming crystals in your bedroom may help with restful nights sleep

Cleansing Your Crystals

Crystals can attract or collect energy on they travel to you. For instance from others touching them, from the warehouse stored, etc. So it is always a good idea to cleanse them of the energy before using them for yourself.

• Water – Wash under a freeflowing water ie under running water. Rain water is a lovely way to cleanse as it is natural
• Sound – using a bell or something. The vibration of the sound will cleanse the crystal
• Incense Sticks, Sage or Palo Santo – holding the crystals in the smoke or waving the smoke over the crystals
• Smoke – from a candle again holding the crystal in the smoke

Charging Your Crystals

At times you may find that crystals properties or energies may not be as strong as you first use them so you may feel you need to charge their energy and there is ways in doing this.

• Moonlight – placing them out on a full moon so that the moon can charge them
• Sunlight – not all crystals like the sun especially quartz crystals, highly coloured ones such as amethyst. The Colour can fade. Also be careful with the clear crystals as they can magnify the sun and become a fire hazard
• Selenite Crystals – Selenite is a crystal that has the ability to charge other crystals so you place selenite with your crystals or invest in a selenite bowl or plate.

 

Programming Your Crystals

Your intention is important when programming. You can decide to programme for specific outcomes or you can just decide to programme each crystal to use for meditation, balance, energise etc. The list is endless of what you can programme them for. Just hold your crystal and have the intention of what you want to programme it for, spending at least 5 minutes concentrating on your outcome.

 

YOU CAN PROGRAM AND CHOOSE CRYSTALS FOR OTHER PEOPLE USING YOUR INTENTION AND TECHNIQUES

 

Below is some crystals and the main properties or energies. There is many more crystals and I have much more information but I’m hoping this will start you on your crystal journey.

Books

If you are looking at extending your knowledge I recommend the following books

Crystal Bible

Crystals for Everyday Living

Crystal tips and cures

My Crystal Guide

 

 

Rose Quartz A Stone for unconditional love, which opens the heart chakra to all forms of love, self love, family love, platonic love and romantic love

Clear Quartz A power stone that harmonises and balances. Enhances energy and thoughts. Associated with Crown Chakra. Can clear other crystals of negative energy

Amethyst Stability, peace, calm, balance, courage and inner strength. Good for meditation Associated with Crown and Third Eye Chakra

Carnelian Creativity, individuality and courage. Can aid memory protection.

Red Jasper Fairness and Justice. Enhances responsibility, choice and compassion. Protection and rescue from danger. Healing and nurturing

Labradonite Protective and Mystical Stone Raise your vibration and deflect unwanted energies. Ground spiritual energies, stimulants intuition

Snowflake Obsidian Brings emotional imbalance to the surface. Encourages understanding

Selenite Connect with the angelic realm, helps to gain quick meditative state. Connected to crown chakra. Calming the mind and help secure connection to spirit. Will get damaged in water

Sunstone Aches and pains, feel good about yourself, Self worth, warms the heart and lifts your spirits. Encourages independence and originality. Good Luck and Abundance

Tiger Eye Stone of protection, very grounding integrity, will power and practicality. Enhances good luck and brings prosperity

Red Tiger Eye Provides motivation, self confidence and positive attitude

Black Tourmaline Grounding excess energy, purifying stone, protective stone. Has also been used to deflect radiation energy from TV and computer monitors. Fears obsessions and brings emotional stability

Green Moss Agate Self-Acceptance, grounds excessive spiritual energy, brings stability, courage and a feeling of settlement

Pink and Grey Agate Grounding, bringing emotional, physical and intellectual balance

Smokey Quartz Grounding stone, raise vibration during meditation, promotes positive thoughts, dispel stress, dissolves pain draws out negative energy

Black Obsidian Powerful and creative stone Grounds, protective. Repels negative energy Powerful stone in cleansing of psychic smog and a strong protective stone. Associated with the root chakra as its deeply grounding.

Orange Calcite Highly energising and cleansing stone. Balances emotions, removes fear and overcome depression

Bloodstone Excellent blood cleanser and powerful healer. Heightens intuition and increases creativity. Calms the mind, dispels confusion and aids decision making.

Sodalite Stone for logic, rationality and efficiently. Communication stone of truth, honesty of emotions. Increases intelligence, knowledge and learning

White Howlite Extremely calming. Can aid peaceful sleep and calm overacting mind

Unakite A stone of vision, balances emotions with spirituality. It provides grounding and useful in meditation and psychic work. Also brings unconditional love or humanity, connection and reunion

Angelite Stone for awareness. It facilitates conscious contact with the angelic realm. Enhances communication and enables out of body journeys to take place.

Snow Quartz Supports whole learning lessons, Let go of overwhelming responsibilities and limitations. This stone can enhance tact and cooperation. Helps you think before you speak

Amazonite Stone of truth, honour, communication, integrity and trust. It said to enhance intuition, psychic powers, creativity and intellect. Can be calming and help build self esteem

Malachite Needs to be handled with caution. It should be only used in its polished form as it is toxic. Malachite can not been in contact with water and its dust should not be breathed in. This crystal amplifies both positive and negative energy. It is a good protection stone and ground spiritual energy

Picture Jasper Connected to the earth and encourages ecological awareness. It can bring comfort and alleviates fear. Can facilitate deep meditation centering and regression to past lives.

Hematite A stone of the mind. Brings mental organisation, very grounding and calming. It decreases negativity and can help balance the body, mind and spirit

Citrine Success Stone, it promotes success and abundance. It enhances mental clarity, confidence, happiness and will power.

Lapis Lazuli Helps balance the throat and open the third eye chakra. Known to quickly reduce stress and bring a deep peace. Helps you connect to your spitiual guardians

Dalmatian Jasper Give Stamina to athletes. Helps you to remain calm and see our own strengths and weakness. Can help those who struggle to relax. A stone of protection from nightmares, depression and negative thoughts

Rainbow Moonstone Brings balance, harmony and hope while enhancing creativity, compassion, endurance and inner confidence

Golden Healer A stone of the Universal life force energy. Balances all chakras, a powerful healing stone and release emotional blockages. Can aid spiritual communication between worlds and empowers healing at all levels

Chevron Amethyst Third Eye Stimulators. Enhances inner intuitive vision and outer physical vision. Can aid an out of body journeys. Repels negativity, cleanses the aura and a strong healing field. Bringing harmony to organs and stimulates immune system. Can help find a positive answer to a problem

Tree Agate Connect to all chakras. A strong connection to Mother Earth. Rising Strong Healing power of nature. Helps you discover your inner strength when you need it the most. It has a beautiful nurturing energy leaving you feeling restored and revitalised

Dark Blue Goldstone Uplifting stone, helps reduce tension. Believed to transmit healing energy, increase self acceptance, aid in learning and soothe hypersensitivity

Shungite Strong grounding to earth star chakra, helps dispel negativity, emotional hurt and clears electromagnetic smog. It also has incredible healing and protection properties. An amazing all rounder

Unakite A stone of vision, balances emotions with spirituality. It provides grounding and useful in meditation and psychic work. Also brings unconditional love or humanity, connection and reunion

Dragon Stone A stone that activates and unlocks the heart. To support those looking to work on themselves. Stengthen and rejuvenate the heart and heal the emotional body

Crystals are available to purchase via my Facebook Group and Website 

I offer crystal healing as a treatment which can be very beneficial to everyone as I use the energy of the crystals to balance your chakras. I also hold crystal workshops throughout the year so please email for more information