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Crystals
A lowdown on crystals and their healing properties.
Crystals grow in the ground and are minerals; they are different depending on their environment. The repeating chemical structure of crystals is said to give them memory, this means that crystals have the power to hold energies. Many crystals have healing properties which when used correctly can help heal, give energy, clarity, peace and much more.
Picking your crystal:
Just go for what feels right when you hold them- picking a stone with your eyes closed works too! You can find out what it means or does after. Another option is to get a crystal that you want to use for a specific need.
After you have picked and cleansed your crystal you may want to dedicate it to a specific purpose. For example if you want to enhance your dreams you could choose smoky quartz. To dedicate the crystal to a purpose, hold it in the hand you don't use to write and tell it what you want to do and then carry it around with you for as long as you need the crystal's help.
Here are some crystals and their uses, although a lot of them do much more:
Clear Quartz: This crystal is clear in colour. It restores, amplifies and receives energy. It's also very good to use during meditation.
Rose Quartz: This crystal is a soft pink colour and is known as the love stone. You can wear it to attract love or give it to someone as a symbol of love. It also does much more; some give positive energy to relationships, replace negativity with harmony, and aid circulation and kidney problems.
Smoky Quartz: This crystal varies in colour- it can be brown/grey and sometimes black/brown. It enhances dreams and is a grounding and protective stone.
Amethyst: This crystal is a beautiful purple colour. Stone of spirituality and contentment, it also enhances psychic abilities and creativity.
Citrine: This crystal is a yellow/golden colour. It enhances positive thinking and encourages clarity and self esteem.
Haematite: This stone is a shiny black colour. It helps with anxiety and stress and can also aid blood problems including anaemia. It is protective against negative energies.
Lapis Lazuli: Usually a dark blue colour. Helps with insomnia and clairvoyant powers.
Moonstone: Creamy white, shiny. Helps with fertility, women's menstrual cycle and aids your intuition and insightful dreams.
Tigers Eye: Stripy brown and golden colours. Helps stop anger and brings emotional balance.
Topaz: Clear blue colour. Brings relief from fear, comfort and peace. Excellent for communication and is also helpful for the prevention of nightmares.
Cleansing crystals:
Crystals can remember negative and positive energies, which is why you need to cleanse a crystals if you think it has been surrounded by negative energy. You can do this a number of ways such as by placing your crystal in sea water for a couple of days, by placing it under the light of moon in water, by burying it in the ground or by leaving it in a stream of running water.
By: Amy Hoedemakers
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