Crystals and stones are one of Earth's many resources, and we have been using them for more than a millennia as tools, for protection to build homes and roads, and for healing our personal energy in our mental, emotional and physical bodies. Believe it or not there was a time when crystals and stones were used along with herbs for healing our psyche and physical body's without any question as to how they could possibly help!
I first discovered the energy of crystals and stones when walking along the path by Lake Ontario near where I live. Like many others couldn't help but notice the stones on the path. I was having some difficulty with stamina so I stopped for a moment and I picked up two stones which I carried one in each hand as I continued on my usual walk. When I got home I noticed that I was gone a much shorter time, and had walked the same distance. I began to do a little investigating and over the next several days discovered that if I was holding stones, I walked further and faster without any extra effort. If I didn't hold stones, I found it more difficult to keep pace. The stones were giving me energy!
This so fascinated me that I began to learn as much about crystals and stones as I could. At that time there was not a lot of information available but I did learn that science discovered a very long time ago that crystals hold piezoelectric energy.
Piezoelectric means that when the stone is heated or vibrated it will emit energy. Because of this quartz crystal is used to keep time in watches. It is also used in sonar equipment and because it emits a such a precise frequency, it is even used in some medical equipment. Black Tourmaline another stone variety, is used to hold heat in ceramic heaters. There are many other applications of stones being used in various ways to hold or emit energy.
We are all influenced by the energy around us. If someone is happy we feel it, if someone is sad or angry we feel it, and we can also feel the energy a stone holds if we are sensitive enough. It really is our choosing to use the energies of the stones that causes them to help us in many ways. But even if we can't feel it physically, it doesn't mean that energy has no influence on us. If we are open to feeling or being influenced by energies around us, they will have an affect on us, even if a very subtle one. The more open we are to feeling the energies or to receiving the energies the more they can be helpful to us.
Crystals and stones hold all the wonderful energies that can be felt in nature. Just as a plant can help us to feel calm or happy, a stone can as well. A tree's majestic presence and deep rootedness can help us to feel grounded and so too can a stone help us to feel grounded, solid and stable.
But, how can we know which stone will help with what? There are many books available on the subject these days, but what I would first suggest is to choose a stone and just be with it. Meditate with it, be still with it and notice how you feel. What influence does the stone have on you? It will take some time to get to a point of noticing the many, wonderful energies held in a stone, but it is well worth the time and effort. Not only will you learn more about the stones, but you will also learn more about you. Not to mention the meditating skills you will acquire along the way.
Another thing to understand is that we are made of the same minerals as our stone friends. We have bits of all the minerals within us, and when we use the energy of these stone, it helps our body to come into balance, bringing health and well-being. We ingest minerals when we take supplements, but having them in our presence is another way of absorbing their energy. As energy flows through everything, when energy passes through a stone and then into our body, it brings with it the essence of the stone. Additionally, traces of minerals will be taken in through our skin when holding a stone or crystal. So, we will be influenced in both a physical and metaphysical way. Going back to the piezoelectric energy of the crystals and stones, they are so sensitive to vibration and heat that just the warmth of your body or the vibration of your voice will cause them to emit their energy so, if the stone is on your skin, it will penetrate even further.
It is very important to keep the energy of your stones clear. Because they hold energy, they will also hold the negative energy they've pick up from you or the surrounding area. You can clear their energy with sunlight, moonlight (full moon), water, dead sea salt, smudge, white light prayer, with sacred sound from ting shas or singing bowls or by placing them within a pyramid. There are many other ways to clear stones as well. Be careful when using water or salt, as they will dissolve some stones. The sun can lighten the colour of some stones. Use extra caution with clear quartz in direct sunlight - especially spheres - as like a magnifying glass they can a create fire. Smudge, prayer and sacred sound are good for all stones. A native elder once told me that white sage smudge is the same to a stone as chocolate is to us. They just love it!
For best results when using crystals and stones, carry them in your pockets or wear them in jewellery or in a medicine pouch. Keep their energy cleared daily, and use your intention as to why you wish to use their energy. Hold gratitude in your heart for the benefits you receive, and soon you will find that you are reaping the rewards offered by their magnificent energy.
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