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Crystals 101: The Beginners Guide To Crystals & What They Are Used For

Crystals 101: The Beginners Guide To Crystals & What They Are Used For

How to incorporate the practice of crystal healing into your own self-care rituals

The Benefits of Crystals

The majority of crystal therapeutic benefits are focus around mental health, including improved focus, tranquillity, and optimism as well as improved immunity and natural pain relief. Crystals possess unique energies of their own that can connect with various aspects of your life. This effect is influenced by the type of crystal as well as its shape and color.

How to choose your crystals

The first time I went into a crystal shop, it was a little shop in my home town called "Earth Gems" - I walked in with my friend. It was a little sliver of a door that lead down into an enchanting basement full of people and gems, crystals, salt lamps, singing bowls and so much more. I was greeted by the shop owner who asked if I had ever been there before. I shook my head no and they grab a little white basket and handed it to me. They only said one thing, "listen to your intuition, the stones you need will come to you". I stood there a intimated but took a breathe and slowly started walking down the aisles, running my fingers over all the unique stones. 

I ended up with a handful of little tumbled stones and a pile of little handcut blue pieces of paper with all the notes on the stones properties on them. After that, I created Crystal Bar Soap and became a top buyer at this little shop. Every product I ever made in my first 2 years came from that store. So trust your intuition!

How to use crystals

Working with a crystal doesn't have to be hard. In the first case, start by just holding it when you can. Tuck it into your pocket. Keep it near you while you work. Sometime you just have a calling to be near a certain stone. For me, I've been craving being surround by quartz. I've gotten a few gorgous enchanting pieces of quartz from Everyday Magic lately and I've been holding it in the evenings, while watching tv. Keeping them at my desk. 

Don’t dismiss your own inner guidance in deference to a book or website. You will surprise yourself and flex your faith when you follow the urgings of the crystals directly.

Need to hash out a proposal or presentation, but things just aren't flowing? Feeling scattered, but need to focus? Choose a crystal that fits your needs.

REAL TALK: IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE DIFFICULT

This isn't about meditating with a crystal, setting an intention, or even being intentions. Those are all excellent, powerful things to do. But we can also just work with crystals casually, no rules, whenever we want.

It doesn't need to be more complex than that, if you don't want it to.

If you are just starting out with crystals listen to your intuition, below is a list of common stones you will find in most spiritual stores. 

 

Crystal To Start With

Rose Quartz

The crystals to start with Rose Quartz “Most people associate rose quartz with romantic love, but it’s actually a universal love stone. In order to experience love fully, your heart chakra must be open to it. Rose quartz guides your heart chakra to open up to love—self love, romantic connections, family, etc.”

 

Black Tourmaline

“Protection is imperative and Black Tourmaline is a go-to stone for protection in all forms. It especially kills low vibrational energy surrounding you and within your energetic body, it’s the hater-blocker of the mineral world!”  

Amethyst

“Amethyst is a go-to introduction to crystals. Its calming energy isn’t overwhelming, but it’s noticeable enough to feel its effect on you and your environment. It’s great to keep near your bed for a peaceful night’s sleep, especially if you have a sleeping disorder or would like your child to have a good night’s rest. It’s also a great start to connect to your intuition.”  

 

How to Cleanse and Charge Crystals

What is the difference between clearing crystals and charging crystals?

The purpose of charging a crystal is to magnify, refresh, and invigorate the crystal's natural energy. The crystals are so completely charged and prepared for programming. Crystals must be cleared or cleansed in order to be free of any prior energy or thought formations. The methods covered in this article can easily be used to cleanse your crystals at home.

During the cleansing process, placing the healing crystals in direct sunlight, moonlight, or on top of other crystals will occasionally charge the cleansing (or clearing) stones.

 

Cleansing your crystals

Finney’s go-to cleansing methods are smoke (via incense, camphor, or cedar) and salt/salt water. “You can smudge your crystals by placing them with the smoke while praying to remove any unwanted energies. Salt is historically known for its purifying and detoxifying properties. You can bury your crystals in salt to dispel negative negative energy or submerge them in salt water.” However, she notes that you should research your crystal before using salt water, as some crystals are soft and can disintegrate. “Crystals usually ending in -ite should not come in contact with water.”

Cleansing crystals is an important practice “so that you can clear away the energies that have interacted with them. That way, you are working with the purest form of the crystal without external influences. This makes your ability to connect with them easier.” In her own shop, Finney cleanses, Reiki charges, and anoints her crystals with her Quartz infused anointing oil, “so you can immediately cultivate a connection with your crystal allies.”

 Once the stones are out of my soap I do like to cleanse them. 

Charging your crystals

Crystals tend to hold on to the energy they're exposed to—which isn't always a good thing. Building an intuitive relationship with your crystals is really important. I have always found that I have a stronger connect with the stones I have gotten out of our bars of soaps, because I've used them in the most intimacy envioment and have used them for a long period of time. 

No charging method is better than another. Just be mindful of your specific crystal and whether it does OK in water or salt, as some will not take well to those. 

 

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