Practical uses of working with Crystals
If you are new to working with crystals or have never worked with them before but have always been attracted to them here are some practical ways of incorporating working with crystals into your everyday life.
It really does not matter which crystal you choose to work with, you will be drawn to the one that you need at a particular time in your life. The first key to working with crystals really is to stop thinking and let your intuition guide you. Stop second guessing or over analysing, go with your first choice, it will be the right one. Any doubts is just your ego getting in the way.
Hold Them
The first thing to do is to hold the crystal in your hand. Turn it around and feel it’s shape, weight, temperature. Close your eyes and breathe deeply in and out a few times. How do you feel right now? Do you feel calm, energised, relaxed or excited? Make a note in your journal. When you want to feel the emotions that you are currently feeling you can go back to that crystal again.
Positioning
Place crystals where you will see them often, on your altar, your desk, on your bedside cabinet, on a window cill or by the sink in the kitchen. Be careful that the crystals are not in direct sunlight however, as this is not good for some of them be especially careful with Citrine, Calcite, Celestite and Chrysoprase.
Meditation
Holding a crystal whilst meditating is a really great way to connect with different crystals and enhance the benefit that they can bring to you. You will be able to understand which crystals to use for different situations. Try experimenting with different crystals and keep a journal of the results. See what images come to you as well as the different emotions that you feel. You may be able to for a stronger connection to your guides with different crystals. If this is something that you would like to explore I would suggest starting out with clear quartz or amethyst.
Have them on your person
Either keep some crystals in your pocket, in a pouch around your neck or wearing them as jewellery. Keeping crystals close to your skin and about your person enhances their effect on your energy and auric fields. You can also layer the crystals or choose to use different combinations together depending upon the effect you are looking for. Selenite and black tourmaline to repel negative energy, aventurine and citrene for grounding, rose quartz and amethyst for self confidence and self-love, various moonstones for balancing feminine energies. The pairings are limitless, do some research and experiment to see what works best for you.
Combine them with essential oils
Placing some crystals in essential oils is a great way to boost their potency. However, be careful to never use crystals that have toxic properties in them such as zinc or aluminium as these can be released when placed in essential oils.
Crystals that are safe include: Rose Quartz, Citrene, Amethyst, Aventurine, Obsidian, Carnelian, Smokey Quartz. Try combining them with an oil which represents the same colour as the crystal. For example: Rose Quartz and Rose oil, Citrene and lemon, Amethyst and Lavender, Obsidian and Sandalwood, Smokey Quartz and black spruce, Aventurine and Patchouli, or Carnelian and sweet orange.
Place the crystal in a dish and place a few drops of essential oil on the crystal, or you could add the crystal and the oil to some water in an essential oil burner.
Bedtime
Finally, and most simply place your chosen crystals under your pillow at night. For a restful night’s sleep, I would suggest a combination of rose quartz and amethyst.
