Even as a child,
One of my favorite treats was a trip to a crystal shop.
It still is.
I will often come back from vacations with crystals as gifts for friends and co-workers.
I mean,
Everyone loves pretty rocks.
And while they are pretty,
There is so much more to crystals than their appearance.
Crumbles are minerals that hold energy,
So some people choose to work with that energy in a variety of purposes,
Such as healing,
Protection,
Emotional wellness,
And so forth.
This talk is in no way meant to offer any sort of medical advice.
I will,
Instead,
Offer some fundamental ideas on interacting with crystals and leave the scope and or intention of that interaction up to you.
Walking into a crystal shop for the first time can be both exciting and overwhelming.
Our eyes zigzag from one counter to another because everything there is so beautiful and inviting.
My best advice for choosing a crystal is to let the crystal choose you.
That might sound silly,
But it's not.
Going back to what I just mentioned about how crystals hold energy.
In my practice,
I walk up to a row of crystals I'm attracted to and slowly wave my hand over them.
The crystals that were meant to come home with me never fail to show themselves to me energetically.
Some were meant to stay with me.
Some were meant to go out as gifts.
Either way,
There is a definite co-creation in this process.
A lot of people search for crystals that will align with certain chakra healings or other modalities to facilitate their workings.
There's certainly nothing wrong with that.
But as a novice in the crystal world,
Clear Quartz is your direct path to success.
Clear Quartz can be charged to work with virtually any intent because it's known for bringing the highest energetic vibrations.
When I started taking yoga classes and eventually entered yoga teacher training,
I always carried a pouch of Clear Quartz with me to each class because I knew it would absorb the energy of that room and I could bring it home.
It's also a great practice to keep a piece of Clear Quartz in your pocket or purse as you go about your endeavors to keep you energetically uplifted.
Your crystals care a lot about you.
You should care for them as well.
When I bring a new crystal into my home,
The first thing I do is smoke cleanse it with incense before charging it with my intentions.
In addition to that,
Each month I give my crystals a bath under the full moon by placing them outside so that the lunar glow can refresh them and wash away any negative energies.
Once that is done,
I place some of them in a wicker basket and some of them on my altar.
When you hold your crystals in your hand,
Do so respectfully and sense a oneness with them.
Thank you for sharing this time with me as we briefly explored crystals together.
Whenever you hold a crystal in your hands,
Be mindful that it could have taken up to thousands of years to form,
And it did so just to be able to be with you,
My dear friend.
Blessed be.
