Crystal Healing

     Today I had the pleasure of working with a gentle man doing a combination of crystal healing and Reiki. He brought in a couple of dozen crystals, including strands of sunstone, orbs of pyrite and calcite, a heart made of labradorite, agate, malachite, fluorite, moldavite, and a tiny ceramic buddha as well as others. Some he had acquired, others had been gifted from family, including a lovely crystal wand from his mother.

The intention was to both clear the stones as well as to attune them to the client's frequency, much like tuning a guitar, or even better, a symphony, combining the different energies into a synergetic whole. This was in order to create more clarity, harmony and personal resonance with every one of these power pieces, as well as to tune each corresponding chakra.

After going through every one, their meaning and significance, we discussed various cleansing methods. Clear crystals tend to need more clearing, as they tend to hold onto energy, while darker stones are more proficient in transforming and grounding energies. In simplistic terms, think about how we breathe out carbon dioxide, which plants absorb and then release oxygen, which of course we then breathe in. Some plants act as better filters than others, and of course have their own particular properties (herbs and spices are a good example). Gemstones are the same way, absorbing and releasing energies. Never fear that you are putting "negative" energies into a gemstone, indeed, it's "purpose" is to transform that energy.

Next, the client laid down on the massage table, face down. I placed the various stones, strands, orbs and points along the spine, shoulder blades and in the hands. Then I began Reiki at the feet, working up the body and back down, tuning the chakras. This was empowering, first, for the body/mind, to enhance balance in every aspect of the being.  Second, for every one of the crystals to vibrate in its higher power, releasing any old stuck energies and creating an opening for fresh healing.

I love doing this kind of healing. I have worked with gemstones ever since I was 22, back when I was at Aries Arts in Capitola and would go over to Dragginwood to buy pocket friends. In essence, we all love having a "pet rock". Often we are recommended to "take more minerals" and I feel the best way to this is through touch, to absorb the minute trace elements, whether wearing a necklace or amulet, medicine bag or bracelet.

Let me know if you are interested in a crystal healing - either with your own collection or mine. Amber for love, quartz for clarity, obsidian to dispel negativity - the stones are here as our friends, allies, and companions in aligning our bodies, healing the earth, and creating a more harmonious vibration for generations to come.

Blessed be.

Edgar Cayce and Healing with Crystals

Healing with Crystals and Gemstones

Edgar Cayce believed that every living body emanates both physical and spiritual vibrations which produces different tones, much like the vibration that is created when the string of a musical instrument is played. He recommended gemstones, metals and minerals in his life readings as they can give off particular vibrations, such as color, and can raise the tone of the body to a higher vibration with healing results.

Energy medicine works by raising the vibrations in the body and by releasing blockages caused by emotional traumas or health issues. In Eastern thought there are seven primary energy centers, known as chakras, that relate to certain organs and human needs, each with an associated color. These energy vortexes can be activated for healing using vibrational medicine. We also have several subtle energy fields around our bodies, including the astral, mental and causal layers, which energy medicine can help to tune, open up, release, transform and heal these layers by enlivening and energizing them.

Some well known people with nervous system disorders include Dudley Moore who died from Super-Nuclear Palsy, Roger Ebert who had Bell's Palsy, and Michael J. Fox who has Parkinson's disease. These may have been prevented by helping their bodies adapt to rapidly changing environmental vibrational frequency shifts and supporting them emotionally during life changes. Rhodonite is recommended as a healer of the emotional heart, to mend the past and to feel peace about future changes while raising one's overall vibration, and as an assistant during times of transitions.

Cayce warned us against using the crystal as a good luck charm because he perceived it not as an omen but as a helpful influence. Cayce believed that the crystal acts to raise the energy naturally of the wearer rather than attributing it's influence to some supernatural phenomenon. The clear, colorless nature can increase the frequency of any of the chakras and thus can be used to amplify any vibration. Cayce encouraged keeping crystal close to the body in order to tune into the vibrations that were needed for the entity.

Coral was so important to the life readings as Cayce perceived that it would tune people in to the healing forces of water, help in creativity, protect highly intuitive/sensitive people from harmful vibrations and bring quiet and rest to the body. Coral is used to enhance spiritual aspects and spiritual imports, to calm disturbing influences, and to tap into the Creative Forces. He recommend that the coral touch the body, for example a necklace, bracelet, or mounting that allowed the coral to make direct contact with the flesh of the wearer.

Cayce especially recommended the use of Lapis. Three kinds of Lapis are 1) Lapis Lazuli, well known in Egypt for decorating the coffins of the Pharaohs and used for psychic development, general health and protection 2) Lapis Ligurius, found on the northwest coast of Italy and could be an old wold word for zircon, a green stone used for protection rite, chrysocolla, or turquoise. Possibly larimar as well.

I enjoy incorporating gemstones into my treatments as well as in my aromatherapy sprays in order to raise my client's vibrations, much like tuning a fine violin. Call or email for more information or to schedule an appointment for a crystal healing today.

Crystal Healing Meditation

I began the meditation by sitting quietly in my office and doing some deep breathing, moving into a body tour for complete relaxation, then finding myself in my usual "safe space" when I go into trance. In my minds eye, I could see myself sitting in the backyard at my favorite table, sun on my skin, the sound of hummingbirds in the air. A dozen strands of gemstones were heaped up on the table, a little knotted and confused. I began to untangle them, separating out the strands and putting them in order of the rainbow.

When I asked for a guide, my friend Cheryl came through the gate. Cheryl and I had worked together at a metaphysical bookstore about twenty years ago, when I first started learning about crystal healing. We held hands briefly, and then she started to pick up the various strands and put then around my neck.

First was a strand of golden amber, and I felt my solar plexus responding to the warm tones, filling me with a sense of timelessness and vitality. My daughter's name is Amber, and I have also been working with the norse goddess Freya, who wears an amber necklace, so there were many layers of meaning to this gemstone for me. Next was a strand of pale purple amethyst, and felt both my crown chakra and third eye vibrating with the soft lavender, feeling a clearing of my mind and all of my worries. I have several large chunks of amethyst in my house, placed according to feng shui principles to enhance the flow abundance and prosperity. Last was a long strand of deep red garnet which went all the way down to my belly button. I felt both rooted and grounded, purified and cleansed. Seven years ago, I choose the name "Garnet" to be my middle name, a stone I have always loved more than rubies, one that I associate with passion, vitality and the ability to thrive.

I wound the three strands together and pondered how I could use these three gemstones on working with my clients. Raising my own vibration to the highest frequency is clearly important, but I could also see myself laying the strands on my clients' bodies during both hypnotherapy and reiki sessions. I saw myself carrying the necklaces down to the ocean and using the salty sea water to rinse them of past vibrations. I thanked Cheryl for the visitation and the messages, pleased to connect with my friends, human and mineral, after so many years. I began my count up, eager to go home and find my gemstone strands.

Over the next three days I made six different necklaces, five bracelets and six pairs of earrings combining the amethyst, amber and garnet chips with crystal, tigers eye, orange carnelian and sterling silver beads. Next I plan to make some jewelry using green peridot and to find some blue stones to complete the chakra set. I really loved this meditation and feel it is one of the ones I will apply the most, both in my personal healing and in working with clients. Blessed be.