Hello, and happy Jupiter day. The moon is finally leaving Scorpio this evening and I'll be honest, I can't wait. While this intense and emotional energy has initiated some needed change in my personal life, I can't wait for it to start to dissipate under tomorrow's lighthearted Sagittarius moon.
So today, this blog post is going to be a little bit different because I'm actually going to tell you a story that answers one of the bigger questions you might have in regards to crystal healing: how come it doesn't always seem to work?
I'm not going to sit here and give you a less-than-helpful list of reasons that you probably could have come up with yourself, like suggesting that it needs to be cleansed, or that maybe you're not ready to work with that crystal. Instead, I'm going to go out on a limb and suggest that it's actually your own doing. That's right. It's not crystal healing itself that's faulty - it might be your approach to it. Crystals CAN result in direct, immediate change, and using them the right way can literally better your day.
Today, for example, I was sitting on my computer trying to get some writing done when I noticed I simply wasn't feeling up to it. I lacked energy, my eyes were glazed over, and I was not even a little bit focused on my task at hand. I was immediately able to rule out that I simply needed a nap, as I indulged in sleeping in rather late this morning and slept well last night. So when the only thing I had energy to do was lay my head down on my throw pillow and sleep further, I quickly realized something was off. Not only was I experiencing a lack of mental and physical energy, but I also noticed a throbbing headache was starting to develop. Rather than ignoring my symptoms and plugging through my writing assignment, I closed my laptop and decided to address my discomfort using crystals. Follow the below steps - as I did today - to ensure that your approach to crystal healing will lead you to your desired result every time.
1.) KNOW THE ENERGETIC ROOT OF THE PROBLEM YOU'RE TRYING TO SOLVE. According to all holistic healing, every form of noticeable discomfort or dis-ease can be traced to an energetic root. I quickly noticed that all of my symptoms - an inability to focus, a lack of energy, a headache - are all consistent with a collection of energy accumulating at my crown chakra, causing me to feel ungrounded. If you don't know the chakra system well enough to discern where you're energy blockage is through your symptoms alone, you can consult a pendulum. However, I highly recommend familiarizing yourself with the chakras if you want to start working with crystals, as the two go hand-in-hand. "The Book of Chakra Healing" by Liz Simpson is amazing, as is "The Chakra Bible" by Patricia Mercier. If you don't even know where the energetic root of your problem rests, attempting to heal it with crystals is like a doctor prescribing medicine before first knowing the problem - it's a shot in the dark.
2.) KNOW YOUR CRYSTALS. So, I knew that I needed the surplus of energy stuck at my crown to start moving downward through my root chakra. Fittingly, I just wrote a lengthy blog post on Hematite, and this is ALWAYS your go-to stone whenever you need emergency grounding - I always keep one in my purse. So I took two tumbled hematites and first placed them at the bottom of my feet, and then laid down with them directly over my root chakra for about six minutes - yes, this part requires some patience! When using crystals to tackle a problem or ailment, you need to make sure you are choosing an appropriate crystal for the job. This can be assured by simply learning every crystal in your collection and how it's overall energy works. If I tried to put a crown chakra stimulator like Apophyllite on my root chakra today, this would have been completely ineffective and could have even worsened the problem. You can always use your personal feelings and intuition to guide you when choosing a crystal, too, as not everyone receives the same crystal the same way.
3.) KNOW HOW TO USE THEM. The right crystal won't do anything if you don't know where to place it or how to work with it. In my situation, a body layout to fire up my root chakra was required. Your situation might benefit from using feng shui, crystal elixirs, adding crystals to the bath, wearing crystal jewelry, or simply placing them in your pocket or environment.
4.) DIRECT, PROLONGED CONTACT IS BEST. Following my brief work with my hematite crystals to fix my energetic imbalance, I turned to my selection of crystal jewelry to help me remain grounded and prevent energy from accumulating at my crown again. Wearing crystals as jewelry is a wonderful way to work with them because it allows the direct, prolonged contact under which they work best. I especially like crystal rings, as I believe crystals initiate change better when positioned against the joints. Out of the crystal rings I have, my black onyx and fire agate rings were the two bests for grounding, so I slipped those on my fingers and couldn't help but notice that I already felt better.
5.) NOTE ANY ENVIRONMENTAL OR SITUATIONAL STRESSES THAT MAY HAVE CAUSED YOUR ENERGY IMBALANCE. So, feeling much better by now, I opened my laptop and started in on my work again only to realize that despite my efforts, I could feel my fresh burst of energy starting to dwindle. I quickly remembered that the fluorite crystal I normally tape to my laptop had fallen off a few weeks ago and I never replaced it. Electromagnetic smog, or EMS, is the negative energy emitted by technology - computers, cell phones, televisions, microwaves, appliances, wires. For more sensitive individuals, the side effects associated with EMS are more pronounced and uncomfortable, and include a lack of energy, inability to sleep, exhaustion, or headaches. I quickly realized that the exposure to EMS was likely the external cause for my energy imbalance. So, I quickly taped a piece of rough Amazonite to both my computer and my phone, which was sitting nearby, and then wrapped my black tourmaline and fluorite necklaces around my neck, as these are my two favorite stones for protection against EMS. Once I was protected from the energy leaks my computer was causing, I felt much better, more energized, my headache was gone, and I was thus inspired to write this blog post. Remember that in this case, the cause of my imbalance was environmental, but yours could be situational. You might be unhappy in a job or living situation, or a person in your life might even be the cause of your dis-ease. Take a step back and examine what part of your life (or in my case, your livingroom) might need adjusting.
So the moral of the story here is to fight the temptation to consult your nearest crystal book for a quick recommendation, and wonder why your situation hasn't changed upon holding the suggested crystal or having it in the vicinity. What many don't realize is that working with crystals requires a little bit more due diligence; as with all forms of holistic healing, it requires you to have a deeper understanding of yourself, and the many dimensions that lead to physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual dis-ease. By attacking every angle and following the above five steps, I was able to successfully clear myself of my headache and my lethargy using only crystals, and as a result, was able to get a lot done today - including this blog post, which I wasn't even planning on writing.
So before you disregard crystal healing as mere myth, first consider: are you approaching it the right way? Or are you wondering why an amethyst tucked in your pocket hasn't completely transformed your life overnight? Obviously, my story is pretty specific, and each situation and each goal will require working with different crystals in different ways. Regardless of your situation, though, if you approach crystal healing the way I did today and follow the five steps above, it won't fail you.
Blessings!
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