Crystals/gemstones/minera... whatever you choose to call them--how do YOU use them?!
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Your question has several parts, and can lead to some lengthy answers. I actually teach classes on using crystals, from the basic 1 hour introduction (usually part of another class) to a full-weekend or multiple weekends. All of those names are appropriate...
I carry a small leather pouch, called a "medicine pouch" in some Native American traditions, that has a number of gems, crystals, and minerals in it. I also wear jewelry with stones and have a number of minerals in my car and at my home.
How I use them.? I consider them to be the Stone People. Due to their crystalline structure (every material has a crystalline stucture at an atomic level) they hold certain rates of vibration. From an energy-healing perspective, that vibration rate can help with everything from sleep to health to focus and concentration.
Some people (and some stones and minerals) are like art - they are good to look at. They usually serve other purposes as well, even if the owner doesn't know it.
There are a number of gem and mineral shows, and different people running classes. We can be easy to identify, either by the collection in different corners of our cars, or chip bead necklaces.
Listen to them, meditate with them, work with them. They will teach you what you need to know.
I'm listing some books under sources. See what calls to you....
As for my favorites, I can list hundreds. Some starters: quartz, lapis, selenite, kyanite, tourquise, labradorite, black obsidian, Apache tear....
BTW - Selenite and Kyanite are self-clearing and don't generally hold negativity. Clearing stones is always a good thing - but that, I'm already writing a book on...Health Question & Answer
I carry a small leather pouch, called a "medicine pouch" in some Native American traditions, that has a number of gems, crystals, and minerals in it. I also wear jewelry with stones and have a number of minerals in my car and at my home.
How I use them.? I consider them to be the Stone People. Due to their crystalline structure (every material has a crystalline stucture at an atomic level) they hold certain rates of vibration. From an energy-healing perspective, that vibration rate can help with everything from sleep to health to focus and concentration.
Some people (and some stones and minerals) are like art - they are good to look at. They usually serve other purposes as well, even if the owner doesn't know it.
There are a number of gem and mineral shows, and different people running classes. We can be easy to identify, either by the collection in different corners of our cars, or chip bead necklaces.
Listen to them, meditate with them, work with them. They will teach you what you need to know.
I'm listing some books under sources. See what calls to you....
As for my favorites, I can list hundreds. Some starters: quartz, lapis, selenite, kyanite, tourquise, labradorite, black obsidian, Apache tear....
BTW - Selenite and Kyanite are self-clearing and don't generally hold negativity. Clearing stones is always a good thing - but that, I'm already writing a book on...Health Question & Answer