Precious Stones & Crystals

I remember my first big quartz crystal; it was the size of my fist, raw and unpolished, and heavy and cool to the touch. It was a gift from a friend of mine who owned a Spiritual store outside of Calgary, for helping him out in his shop. The stone was pretty and so vibrant. And I worked with it all the time; it went everywhere with me, in my pocket or purse, or on the dash of my car. It gave off such an aura of power, and when I used it to dowse (divine) it always provided me with amazingly accurate information.

I began to collect crystals and gemstones after that, amassing a collection of precious rocks from all over the world. Through the years I have given most of my stones away, as they let me know in their own special way that their work with me is finished, and it's time for them to move on to help another. It's been years since I last held the giant quartz in the palm of my hand, and I often wonder where it's ended up. Each stone I've given away has been given with the gentle instruction to also pay it forward when it's work was done with whoever got it from me.

In the last 25 years or so I've had hundreds of stones, always gravitating towards rocks that spoke to me vibrationally, tingled in my hand, and shared visions with me via my third eye. I have a deep love of Gaia's rock beings; they are very much alive. While they may appear to be nothing more than inanimate objects to some, to those with eyes to see and feel, they are living extensions of this planet and each has a history, personality, and skill set.

Some stones are very healing, and you can tell immediately by the gentle pulsating energy it exudes. I love to work with Rose Quartz for healing, as well as Aqua Aura Quartz, and Lemurian Seed crystals. Bloodstone, snowflake obsidian, and tigers eye are also lovely healing stones and I so love laying them about my body and just feeling the power pulse through me.

I remember the first time I laid stones upon a friend, going back a good 23 years ago, he was a cynic, and atheist, but he indulged his quirky friend Dee in her desire to work the stones around his body. He laid down on my floor and I began to set various stones about him, and upon his chakras. And when the dam burst and he began to shed gentle tears, I was so completely humbled by the power of these beautiful rocks and gems.

A dear friend of mine Robin sent me a Boji stone a few months ago which may be one of the most powerful stones I've ever worked with. I've been using Moldavite for years, thinking it was the most profound of all my transformative and visionary stones, but the Boji stone blew my mind.

When I bring a new stone home I set it on my brow chakra and let it show me "who" it is, and all it's seen in it's lifetime. Usually I get nice soft visions and feelings of love, celestial images and fantastic vibrations of peace and healing. The Boji was so intense, I had to bring myself to a heightened state of meditative awareness and breathing just to attune to its powerful vibration. It sank into my brow, heavy and solid, and opened my third eye up completely and showed me who it was...

Boji told me it's name was "Ki" - or rather that it vibrated under the resonance of "Ki", and then it showed me the history of it's awareness on Earth. It showed me a land before continental drift, when the massive continent of Pangaea was one - and the Earth had only cooled in the last few hundred thousand years. It showed me volcanos and jungles and gigantic birdlike creatures in the skies. It showed me animals on the Earth that no longer exist and then it showed me the people - shorter than us, darker than native Americans, lighter than Africans. They reassembled the Mayans yet were wilder, in animal pelts, living off the land, in caves, in clans. Ki showed me how ancient these people were, that by now their bones would be dust in the bottom of oceans - silt.

The wonders this stone has shared with me have been amazing, and I share this blog entry with you to hopefully ignite a love of rocks within you as well. There is so much more to crystals and rocks and minerals than meets the eye - they are alive and vibrant and have feelings. And they are so wise.

When selecting a rock or crystal, trust your intuition and your hands. Your hands will always guide you to the stone which is calling you. Trust in this process. And when a stone lets you know it's time to pass it along, do so joyfully, because they are not ours to keep - they are friends who come visit, work their healing, share their knowledge, and then move on to the next person in need of their gifts.

Work with your stones and crystals - place them upon  your chakra points, and ask them to heal and cleanse your energy centers and wheels of light. And be receptive to whatever visions or senses are awakened within you when you work with them.

Remember; they are older than any of our historical knowledge - they hold the key to our history, which is truly the key to our future. Revere them, respect them, cleanse them gently in moonlight or sunlight - or in salt. And love them like you would a dear friend.

Here is a list of some of the qualities of various stones:

(borrowed from Soular Energy )

Amazonite

A stone of healing which aligns the physical body & energy field, thus producing a balancing, preventive & rejuvenating energy. Eliminates aggravation by dispelling irritating & negative energy. Assists with relationships by enhancing communication concerning love.

Amethyst

A "stone of change, protection & enlightenment". Enhances spiritual awareness, meditation, visualization, serenity & composure. Attracts good luck & love, calms & transforms. Shifts energies to the higher frequencies of both the spiritual & ethereal levels.

Aventurine

A powerful general healer, it brings balance to the intellect, emotions & physical being. Quells anxiety, helps in making the right decisions & shields energy drain from outside sources.

Blue Lace Agate

Awakens perceptiveness & awareness, clears the mind and enhances spiritual inspiration. Calms, soothes and uplifts thoughts. Eliminates negativity and anger.

Blue Topaz

Assists one in attaining clarity to successfully communicate & manifest desires. Lifts burdens & helps one to see the great overall scheme of life, the "big picture". Attracts abundance & love; relieves tension. 

Carnelian

Stimulates the energy of love & joy. Clears negative energy, allowing light to enter & transformation to occur. Has a stabilizing effect on energy in the home. Awakens inner talents & creativity.

Chrysocolla

Supports balance & harmony, relationships & self-improvement. Eases emotions bringing renewed strength & balance in love, communication & healing. Helps one to connect with Earth energies, promoting harmony, vitality & endurance during stressful situations. Supports mediation, visualization & reflective insights.

Citrine

Balances & energizes, dissipates negative energy. Enhances personal power, emotional awareness, creativity & optimism. Stimulates abundance by assisting one to acquire wealth & to maintain a state of wealth.

Coral

Facilitates intuition, imagination, and visualization & strengthens understanding of mysticism. Alleviates depression, quiets the emotions and brings peace. Strengthens the connection to the harmonious energies of the universe.

Fluorite

Known as a "stone of discernment". Helps to find truth that has been concealed. Eases change and brings strength and protection during transition. Stabilizes energy and helps to bring order to chaos. Supports relationships - individuals & groups - to flourish towards the greatest good.

Fossil

Supports growth & the achievement of goals by releasing limiting beliefs & old programming, encouraging openness to novel & innovative opportunities, which are available. An excellent stone for use in business to increase business accomplishments and to imbue quality & distinction within one's environment.

Garnet

Energizes, revitalizes and balances energy. Inspires love and devotion. Enhances sexuality and as a "stone of health" clears negative energy & enhances personal power for success.

Gold Stone (Gold or Blue)

A manmade stone rich in copper. Activates root and sacral chakras enhancing the energies of intuition, sexuality, desire and vitality. Encourages faith that love is attainable once all limiting beliefs are released. Acts as a mood stabilizer on either spectrum-excitability or passivity.

Hematite

A "stone of mental mastery". Enhances memory, concentration & focus. Deflects negativity. Stimulates the desire for peace and inner happiness, enhancing one's ability to attract love.

Howlite

A "tranquility stone". Calms communication, enhances emotional expression & eliminates stress, rage and rudeness. Assists with the attainment of goals by encouraging ambition and eliminating hesitation.

Jade (Nephrite)

Connected with love & virtue, called the "fidelity stone" - balances energies between self/partner & opposing energies in both the internal & external domain of one's reality. Promotes peace & harmony, soothes energy. Assists in finding wisdom for problem solving.

Jadeite (Lavender, White, Yellow)

Stone of "Magic" brings protection from the spiritual realm. Encourages group cohesiveness, understanding & actualization of purpose. Assists in grounding & accessing limitless resources of the universe.

Jasper

Known as the "Supreme Nurturer", Jasper reminds us why we are here - to assist others to free themselves from limiting bonds & bring joy & light into the world. Helps to balance & unite the energy of the physical with the spiritual toward the attainment of goals. Can be used when one's energy is "low" and to provide protection against negativity.

Fancy Jasper

Fancy Jasper is a stone of gentleness and relaxation. Each piece brings about tranquility and enhances ones ability to relax. Fancy Jasper aids serenity and helps eliminate stress, worry and depression. With this inward relaxation, the wearer has the chance to free their mind and think clearly.

Picture Jasper

A stone of proportion & harmony, wear any time protection from negativity is desired. A stone of “Global Awareness”, it stimulates creative visualization. It promotes spiritual affinity between humanity & nature. It can be used to further both the development and continuance of business pursuits.

Red Jasper

Helps to rectify unfair situations, helps one to remember previous leanings & to take responsibility for ones life. A stone to help you connect with earth energies, it facilitates the remembering of dreams especially those aspects important to one’s life. 

Labradorite

Protects the Aura and facilitates understanding of ones chosen destiny. Helps to keep the Aura clear, balanced, protected & free from energy leaks. Facilitates the understanding of ones chosen destiny & enhances the connection between physical, ethereal & planetary realms. Supports originality & uniqueness.

Lapis Lazuli

A "stone of protection and enlightenment". Assists with spiritual growth, intuitive perception and objectivity. Mentally calming, supports clarity & helps one to organize day to day activities. Enhances serenity, acceptance and dreams.

Malachite

A "stone of transformation". Assists in coping with setbacks, challenges & changing situations. Aids in releasing negative emotional experiences. Helps to intuit answers, to create an unobstructed path & to identify the steps needed to attain desired result. Brings loyalty in love, friendships and partnerships.

Moonstone

A “stone of changes & wishes”. Helps to clear obstacles on the path of destiny. Supports well-being & enhances awareness of body rhythms allowing for a better balance of the body's natural energy.

Peridot

A "stone of rebirth & renewal". Promotes peace & happiness; attracts success & good luck. Protects against negativity & nightmares. Healing to damaged relationships. Attracts comfort & builds vitality.

Quartz

Quartz empowers & protects by amplifying & focusing energy. Stores, releases and regulates energy; Facilitates growth and awareness, alleviates anger & opens the spirit for meditation and spiritual development.

Rose Quartz

Known as the "Stone of Love". Rose Quartz soothes, comforts & reassures, bringing about deep inner healing. Gently removes negativity & attracts the energy of love bringing peacefulness & calm to relationships.

Rhodonite

Has been called "the stone of love". This love embodies care for humanity and spiritual well-being. Brings order to chaos. Supportive emotionally, balances and eases anxiety through clear vision.

Sodalite

Unites logic and intuition, enhances mediation & inner wisdom. Excellent stone for group work - mentally calming, it eliminates confusion and supports increased efficiency & organization. Helps to define clarity of purpose & direction, & to resolve issues with logic.

Tiger's Eye

Helps to gain insight, to concentrate, to perceive & think more clearly, and to organize scattered details. Calms turmoil, eliminates the "blues" & encourages optimism & enthusiasm for life. Stimulates wealth & enhances the ability to maintain wealth.

Tree Agate

Has a cleansing, balancing & stabilizing effect to wellbeing. Enhances self-esteem, clarity, perceptiveness & awakens inner talents & abilities. Helps to see the world through a broader point of view. It fosters abundance, wealth, Love & connection with nature.

Turquoise

An "anti-negativity stone" & general healer. Dispels negative energy & protects. Encourages self-realization and creative problem solving. Strengthens the body and energy field. Heals the spirit; soothes and brings peace of mind. Attracts love.

Unakite

Helps to bring attention into the 'present'. Provides gentle release of limiting blocks & conditions to personal growth. Balances emotions and strengthens spiritual connection.

Zoisite

Supports individuality, creativity and uniqueness while maintaining connectedness with humanity. It is considered an excellent healer and energizer of the life force. Can be used to dispel laziness and idleness and is thought to improve health after long periods of illness or stress. Helps amplify the whole energy field of a person, to release inner talents of the mind.

Whatever your experiences are with stones - enter with a joyful grateful heart, and explore!

With Great Love,