Using a Crystal

Quartz crystals are used for the following purposes - Meditation, Healing and Manifesting.

Meditation
-By holding the crystal in your hand while partaking in meditation will enhance your spiritual experience. The amethyst - the stone of sublime relaxation, is known for being able to relieve stress and tension. Meditation rooms usually benefit from having quartz crystals placed in the corners of the room. While meditating with music, crystals are believed to help the listener 'see' the music in colour and shape.

Healing - Quartz crystals are used as 'tools' while we channelise our own healing energy. It takes practice and study to become a qualified crystal healing therapist, however you can attempt to use crystals to heal your family/friends.
If you are far away from your 'client', simply use the name 'vibration' of the person and the crystal will do the rest. If you have a photograph of the person, it would help to visualise on the image while projecting the energies of the crystal. Note: A stone should either be used for healing or meditating only. Not for both.

Manifesting - Use the crystal to help your subconscious mind to achieve something that you need by 'programming' its energies.

 

         
         
   

Cleansing your Gemstone or Crystal

Gemstones and crystals attract a lot of 'vibrations' - some of them negative as well. The gemstone before reaching you has travelled through time and space. Some crystalline formations are believed to be millions of years old. Therefore before you begin to use your stone for any purpose, it is important to have those negative 'vibrations' cleansed, thus making sure that only the purest energies remain within. Also, never let anyone touch your crystal. Here are a few cleansing methods for your gemstone (use any one of them) -
1. Water / Milk / Salt Water - These are universal cleansers and your stone can be washed in them or kept immersed overnight and used/worn (for the first time only) in the morning before sunrise. Keeping in the rain for many hours also cleanses it.
2. Bury overnight the stone under the earth (without wrapping).
3. Hold the stone in your hand and visualise negative energies flowing out of the stone. Chant a phrase 'commanding' the -ve energies to leave the stone and 'ask' the stone to be self-cleansing. This might require some practice before you can perfect it.
4. Pass through the smoke of incense such as sweetgrass, frankincense or sage.