ALL ABOUT HOWLITE

Crystal blessings! I am a little bit of a wreck right now, as I somehow misplaced my bowl full of tumbled amethyst which I leave out and periodically draw from for healing sessions on myself and others, blessing and empowering food or drinks, grids and body layouts, or just to rub one of the stones when I need a boost of  calming energy. I'm heartbroken that I misplaced it! Will you do me a favor and help manifest my bowl of amethyst turning up? Any helpful energy you can send me would be much appreciated.

Moving on, today the moon is waxing through Virgo, so we are all feeling a little health conscious. The energy today is very conducive to starting a new work-out routine or initiating a healthier diet. To help eliminate nasty cravings today, work with Ametrine and Apatite, placing them in your kitchen or tucking them into your pocket to hold when thoughts of potato chips or cheez-its start plaguing you. For your work-out sessions, take some copper or dalmation jasper with you to the gym, to fortify and strengthen your physical body.

But, I digress.

Today I wanted to talk to you about Howlite. I have had my tumbled piece of Howlite for about a year now - the only specimen in my collection - and I noticed yesterday it's starting to collect dust behind my Chalcopyrite, Vera Cruz Amethyst, and Strawberry Quartz. I pulled it out and realized I had not worked with the little guy since adding him to my collection. So, lets turn the spotlight to this underrated crystal beauty and talk a little bit about some of the cool ways you can use your Howlite - and trust me, there is no reason why he should be tucked behind your strawberry quartz collecting dust.

Howlite is a silcate mineral and is rather common as a tumbled stone - pretty much any New Age shop you visit will more than likely have a nice selection of tumbled Howlites. Howlite is white with grey veins, and is often artificially dyed blue to look like turquoise. Interestingly, some crystal healers say that dying Howlite blue, while an artificial process, actually alters its energy. In addition to the other uses of Howlite I will mention below, the blue variety is particularly efficient for helping with dream recall and gaining insight through your dreams.

Howlite has an extremely calming energy. As a result, it is one of the very best crystals to use as an EMOTIONAL STABILIZER of turbulent emotions - so if you're an emotional powerhouse, try carrying a Howlite with you to help temper you a little bit. Albite, moonstone, celestite, and chrysocolla are a few of my other favorite emotional stabilizers, and Howlite can be thrown into a mojo bag with these crystals and some dried lavender. Howlite is particularly effective at mitigating ANGER - not just yours, but also that which is directed toward you. Use it with GARNET for this.

I love to recommend Howlite for insomnia, especially that which is caused by an over-active mind. If you can obtain enough tumbled Howlite specimens, grid them around your bed in a circle, or you could make it into an elixir and sip it about an hour before you go to bed, as Howlite is elixir-safe. You could also keep it simple and place it under pillow along with your amethyst and a few drops of lavender essential oil on the pillow.

Metaphysically, Howlite is a must-have, and a wonderful little companion for your meditation sessions. Because it is so calming, it helps to induce a meditative state and calm an over-active mind. When placed on the third eye, it paves the way for intense inner journeying, and can also assist past life recall. Of course, don't expect to place a Howlite on your third eye and blast outside of your body. If experienced with meditation, however, holding a Howlite for your next session can lead to some pretty cool astral experiences and past-life insights.

Because Howlite has such a calming effect on the emotions, this is a really good crystal to hold or have on your person when talking an issue through with somebody without getting upset.

In terms of Zodiac recommendations, working with Howlite can help make Virgoans a little less critical, and Arians should work with it to help them work on being more selfless.

As I already mentioned, Howlite is elixir-safe, and this is a highly effective way to use this stone's energies.

In terms of cleansing, Howlite is not particularly picky but definitely carries a lunar energy and would appreciate being left out on the night of a full moon. You could also use the traditional method of a salt water cleansing, as Howlite is alright with water contact.

So that's a little bit about Howlite, a super easily obtained crystal that has, within approximately 24 hours of working with it and studying it, become one of my favorites. Go pick one up at your closest New Age shop and let me know what ya think. Thanks for stopping by.