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The Crystal Basics

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  1. How do I know or find a crystal that is good for me?

1. Do crystals really carry healing energies?

Absolutely! Healing however is very complex. The human existence is not just the physical body. In some of the healing work that I do, I work with no less than 12 different energy fields for an individual, as well as all of their interconnections. The physical, mental, emotional and psychological bodies are mearly 4 of these.

The key problem for most healers is finding the root cause. Normally, difficulties occur in our subtle planes of existence before they are manifested in the denser matter of the physical body. Doctors can do wonderful things with surgery and medication to help the physical body heal itself. But if the cause is in another body of the individual, such as the emotional body, I believe that problems will simply reoccur somewhere else.

Crystals are wonderful at providing balancing energies for all of our planes of existence. When we are balanced and operating at a high positive energy we are a frequency above that which disease exists and as a consequence it does not exist for this individual. Crystals can also help to bring up issues that need to be addressed. Buried issues have long been known to cause long term emotional distress. Once an issue has been brought up and dealt with, it is amazing the positive effects that can take place.

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2. Where are these crystals from?

Almost all of my crystals are from South America, primarily Brazil.

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3. Is the energy of my crystal diminished if there is a flaw or a chip?

In most instances the answer to this would be "no". There are some instances such as in scrying where a flawless crystal is best.

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4. Crystal Attunement

The key to attuning yourself to a crystal is the heart. We link to a crystal through the heart, not the mind. How well is your heart open, as well as your heart chakra? How much love can you open up to? Do you have blocks that are preventing the energy from flowing up through your lower charkas and through your heart to the crystal? If you do, addressing these issues and blocks would go a long way to improving the energy flow between yourself and the crystals around you.

Do you see the crystal as having consciousness? If it is made from Source energy it is embued with consciousness. In order to connect with a crystal we need to work with its level of consciousness. In other words we need to shift to its wavelength.

Do you work with a crystal as you would a friend or do use them as a tool? I personally never program a crystal. I ask it as I would a friend to hold an energy for me or help me in some area of my life. It is a much more positive way of working with your crystal friends.

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5. Cleaning a crystal

There are 3 different water solutions that I use to clean my crystals. Water and a mild nontoxic soap, water and vinegar, and water and sea salt. Some crystals such as Selenite are water soluble. Using water on Selenite will dissolve your crystal (bad idea). If you aren't sure if you can use water, just email us and we can help you out.

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6. Clearing the energies in a crystal

Clearing a crystal using sunlight, moonlight, sea salt, the ocean, burying the crystal in the earth, or smoke (white sage or sweetgrass).

As you can probably imagine by now, I like to tune into the method that is most beneficial for the crystal. Not only are you clearing energies from the crystal, but also in many ways you are recharging it.

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7. Clearing the energies in a crystal physically

Different examples for you to choose from:

1. Smudging with sage or incense.

2. Placing the crystals in the light of a full moon, or even more powerful...the light of an eclipse.

3. Placing the crystals out in the sun.

4. Burying the crystals for a couple of days and let mother Earth handle the dirty work. Yes, pun intended.

5. Laying the crystals overnight on a bed of sea salt. This is very similar to the idea of burying the crystals. Use your intuition to feel when to change out the sea salt.

6. Living in Colorado, I have access to some beautiful mountain streams that I will on occasion place my crystals in. I normally find a small pool along the side that I can access easily and I don't have to be concerned with the water moving so rapidly that the crystals could be moved and consequently chipped or damaged.

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8. Don't you think that a crystal that carries ocean energy would rather be cleared using sea salt or ocean water?

As a technique, I hold the crystal to my heart and speak to it directly as I would a friend. (If you prefer, use the 3rd person). I ask the crystal which method it would prefer. Listen for the first answer that comes to you.

  • You could also go through the list one by one. Focus on a feeling of "yes, no, or neutral."
  • After you have determined the method that felt best to you, use the same techniques for coming up with a time.

How long should you leave the crystal in the sun, moonlight, etc? Intent is very powerful. Make sure that you place the intent that the crystal will be cleared and recharged in the time period that you determined. Don't just wish it - KNOW IT. Affirm it.

The crystal can be cleared by physical means or by visualization. As and example: let us say that I have chosen with a crystal to use a sacred mountain stream that I sometimes visit. I could make the dive to the mountains and place the crystal in the stream for a short period of time or I could call up a visualization of the stream flowing through every molecule of the crystal, cleansing every atom as it goes. In any visualization, activate everyone of your senses. Feel the chill of the water, smell the moss on the streambed, hear the birds in the trees and the gurgle of the water as it flows over the rocks.

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9. How do I find or know that a crystal is good for me?

The answer is a simple one. You will just know. When we go in a pet store to buy a puppy, we like to say that we bought the dog. But who really chose whom? Obviously, the puppy chose you just as much as you chose the puppy. It is much like that with a crystal. The crystal will work with your intuitive side, and something will just catch your eye. When I find a crystal that is right for me, I can literally feel my arm tingle when I hold it. Everybody is different however, and so you will just need to find what feels right to you.

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If you are still uncertain and would like some help, contact us and we will send you back some suggestions. Sometimes it is hard to make a selection when you have a lot of choices. This service is free of charge. Due to my travel schedule please be patient on the speed of my reply. I will do my best to answer all of my questions and emails absolutely as soon as possible.

In order for us to provide this service, we would need your full name on your birth certificate and your birthday. The birthday is just to separate your energy from someone who might have the same name.

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