Embracing the Magic of Crystals part 2
So you’ve bought some crystals and they are sat on a shelf or in a cupboard and you’re not sure what to do with them. Yes they absolutely make beautiful ornaments or pretty jewellery, but they can do so much more!
I know a lot of people are unsure how to use crystals to support your life and your wellbeing. In this blog I give some examples of how I am intentional with the crystals in my life.
If you would like to know more about what crystals are, how to choose them and how to cleanse and charge them, check out Embracing the Magic of Crystals part 1 here.
Why would I want to use crystals?
I should start by saying that this blog is definitely not exhaustive, there are hundreds (possibly more than that!) ways in which you can use crystals to support your life. But these are my tried and tested methods.
Crystals amplify energy, so if you have set an intention, have a wish or have something that you want to achieve or do, a crystal can help you. They can also be a tremendous support when you connect to the right crystals, helping you to calm your mind, release things that no longer serve you, develop self confidence or self love or attract abundance into your life.
Whatever you want to work on there is a crystal for you. But in addition to just buying the right crystal, we need to be clear with it how we want it to support us.
Programming your crystals.
So you know what you would like to achieve and you’ve picked the crystal that’s going to support you, but what next?
Now you ask it for it’s support!
This is the method I use, for smaller crystals and jewellery, anything that you might carry around with you:
I cleanse and charge the crystal (see part 1 if you’re not sure how).
I get clear on the intention I want to set. You can do this through journaling or meditation. Try and phrase your intention in the positive present tense and use clear language, as if it is already true. So for example, if you want to improve your self confidence, you might set the intention - I am confident, or I step into my power. Or if you want to sleep better, your intention might be I am well rested and energised.
I hold the crystal in my left hand, with my hand open.
I close my eyes, take some deep breaths and connect to my intention, feeling into how I will feel when my intention is true. I sit with that feeling for a few moments and let it fill me up.
Then I repeat my intention 3 times, you can do this in your mind or out loud, and as I say the words, I visualise my intention flowing from my heart down into the crystal in my hand.
I close my hand around the crystal and bring the hand to my heart and ask the crystal to support my intention to come true.
I then either carry the crystal with me, or keep it somewhere I will connect to it often, like my desk.
For larger crystals, that you can’t hold comfortably in your hand, or crystals that you have in your home, I would follow this slightly different method:
I would still always start by cleansing and charging the crystal.
I am still intentional with these crystals but I tend to be slightly less specific. So I might choose something like - I ask that you protect my home from negative energy. Or my home is filled with love and joy.
Then I would place my hands on the crystal, connect to the energy of the intention in the same way as above, repeat the intention three times and ask the crystal to support the intention.
The crystal is then ready to support and amplify your intention. It might seem like a bit of a faff, but these little rituals are very powerful.
If you are new to it, I would suggest that you start with one simple intention and one crystal and see how you get on. Then you can push it further and work with more.
Taking Aligned Action
It’s important to note that although crystals are super powerful, they can’t do all the work for you! You still need to take aligned action to make sure your intention comes to fruition, the crystal is there as your cheerleader, amplifying your intention out into the universe to support it to come true.
So if you have set an intention of - I am well rested and energised, you need to take the aligned action of having a wind down routine, going to bed earlier and staying off your phone before bed etc. When you take this action and work with the crystal at the side of your bed or in your pillow case (if it’s a small one!) magical things happen - I know this for sure!
If you decide to work with a crystal to amplify your intention, let me know how you get on!
If you would like to book a Crystal Healing Treatment with me to explore further click here.