Crystal Meditations

Jasper (red): Calming, Grounding, Stabilizing

Red jasper, in some native cultures, is viewed as the blood of the
earth, both a symbol for and a connection to the deep, stabilizing earth
energies. While it doesn't cool your emotions as a green stone would, it
does help to ground them.

Hold this crystal, and absorb its earthy red color. Feel yourself
connecting to the rhythms of the earth. Say to yourself, "I am grounded and
calm and connected surely to the flow of life."

Jasper (Picasso) Transformation, Especially in Friendships and
Creativity

Transformation, despite the implication that it's an overnight
phenomenon, is best accomplished slowly, and a member of the jasper family is
ideal for this purpose—specifically, the multi-patterned Picasso jasper.

Allow your eyes to travel through this crystal's pattern and allow
thought to dissolve. Let this crystal teach you that the path of
transformation may at times seem like a winding road. Say to yourself, "With
trust, I always get to where I want to be."

Kunzite: Choices

Sometimes we get caught between our minds and our hearts, each of them
urging an opposite choice. We may feel, for example, that we need to
express anger, but our minds tell us that it would only cause more
hostility.

When you feel inner conflict, hold a kunzite. Study its color a soft
blend of pink and violet, a blending of heart and mind. Feel your heart
and mind reach out for each other in a spirit of reconciliation. Say to
yourself, "I have the ability to make a loving choice."

Kyanite: Difficulty in Meditating, Worry, Stuck in Beliefs Held as
Facts

Hold this stone, noticing the white (representing spirit) that streaks
its blue surface. Rub its ridges, imagine the focused energy flowing
through them. Imagine that energy dissolving worry. Say to yourself, "My
loop of worry is loosening, and I am now free of it."

Labradorite/Spectrolite: Wise use of psychic powers.

One of the larger issues surrounding the development of psychic power
is the fear that it will get out of control. An individual may fear
being swept away or of abusing this gift. Labradorite/spectrolite is the
perfect crystal to aid in the responsible development of psychic power.

Hold it, moving it slowly, and focus on its flashing color. Imagine it
as flames of illumination deeply grounded in being. See how your own
psychic flashes can become deeply rooted in a sense of self that is
neither inflated nor self-demeaning. Say to yourself, "I use my abilities
for the highest purpose."


Lapis: Mental, Psychic Clarity

All dark blue stones relate to both the logical and intuitive minds.
Lapis has special meaning for allowing one's inner truth to emerge.

Hold your stone and notice the flashes of gold in the rich blue
darkness. Imagine them as sparks of intuition that help to burn away the
darkness of confusion. Say to yourself, "The truth is inside me. I let in
the light to reveal it."


Lepidolite Stress

If you're going through stressful experiences, lepidolite can help you
to be feel stable and grounded. In addition, it can help people to
reorganize their old ways of thinking and acting so that they can meet the
challenge of change.

Hold a lepidolite, noticing the softness of its purple-pink hue.
Imagine that you are being filled with the energies of love and wisdom. Say
to yourself, "Love and wisdom walk with me on my path."

Malachite: Creativity

This is one of the most visually exciting stones, and simply to look at
it can inspire creativity.

Hold your malachite, studying the beautiful swirling patterns of light
and dark. Say to yourself, "Creativity is a natural and spontaneous
experience."

Malachite-Chrysocolla: Energy blockage (in any area of life or the
body), Creative Block.

When malachite is used to release blockages, I recommend placing with
it a rose quartz or aventurine to soften the energy. Chrysocolla has the
same softening power.

Hold your stone and notice the colors of earth, sky, and water. Feel
the elements of air and water flow through you, while you remain
grounded. Feel tension and construction dissolve, as if washed or blown away.
Say to yourself, "The releasing energies of this earth are always
available to me."

Moldavite: Release of Obsolete Beliefs and Habits

Moldavite, as a stone from outer space, carries a special zing in terms
of helping us to become less earthbound in terms of the emotional and
mental baggage we've picked up on planet Earth.

Hold your stone and realize you are holding a piece of outer space.
Feel how big this world is, feel within you an inner space, free of
unneeded beliefs. Say to yourself, "I am a free being connected to the
cosmos."

Moonstone: Emotional Balance

For those who feel overwhelmed by their emotions, moonstone helps to
create emotional balance by harmonizing feelings with the higher self;
for those out of touch with their feelings, it brings them into
awareness.

Hold your moonstone, feeling its softness. As you look at it, you feel
an equal softness in its shades of cream. If you are holding a rainbow
moonstone, notice the subtle flash of color, as if all the colors of
the rainbow are flooding and balancing you. "Say to yourself, "My balance
always returns."

Moss Agate: Mental/Emotional Balance

Moss agate, because of its plant-like patterns, is often considered to
be helpful in connecting to nature spirits. I find a connection here to
its other function of blending left- and right-brain functions. Plants
grow according to their own design; yet each is a creative individual.

Hold your moss agate and notice its design. Look more deeply and feel
the creativity that made this design. Feel yourself part of it, a
growing, organic creation. Say to yourself, "The design of my life is always
unfolding and changing."

Obsidian: For Removal of Ego and Identity Layers That Prevent Discovery
of Personal Truth

In Native American cultures, obsidian was used as a knife. So, in
crystal work, you can use it to cut to the heart of the truth that
self-imposed illusions keep you from seeing.

Hold your obsidian and go into its darkness, knowing that without
darkness there couldn't be light. Feel your own light stream through the
darkness. If you choose to hold a snowflake obsidian, notice the pattern
of light and dark. Feel how they intermingle. For either stone, say to
yourself, "I allow the darkness, I allow the light."

Opal: For Feelings of Emotional Numbness, Heaviness

Sometimes it seems that to feel is to experience pain. The iridescent
rainbow flashes in opal help us to see that if we allow our emotions to
be, they constantly change, lending color and beauty to our lives.

Hold an opal and experience the beauty of your emotions; allow this
crystal's rainbow tones to dissolve the darkness and numbness. Say to
yourself, "My emotions give me life."

Peridot: Hurt feelings, Bruised Egos, Emotional Tension

This is a good stone to pick up or wear whenever you're feeling
emotionally bruised.

Hold your peridot and notice how it combines the green of healing with
the gold of self-esteem and empowerment. Feel your hurt feelings begin
to lessen and fade. Say to yourself, "What matters is what I think of
myself."

Pyrite : Combines Intuitive Thinking with the Skill to Bring a Dream to
Realization

This is not a "dream the impossible dream" stone, but it blends well
with those that may give one a vision of something that seems out of
reach. Pyrite can bring the impossible within one's grasp by inspiring one
with a method for realizing it.

Hold your pyrite and feel its density, its strong earth connection.
Notice its various formations, its glittering surface. Think about the
creative genius that has created such a very material object. Feel the
dance of spirit and matter embodied in pyrite. Say to yourself, "When I
reach for my dreams with the belief that they can be materialized, they
always are."

Rhodochrosite (coral-pink): Anxiety, Worry, hyperventilation.

So often, we worry because we fear that we won't get what we desire.

Hold rhodochrosite and notice how its pink tone blends with a fiery
orange. This stone expresses excitement and passion, the emotions that
fuel your desire. Threaded through this color blend are streaks of white,
representing your connection to spirit, to the source of your being.
Begin to feel this connection. Know that the source of your being, the
source of all life, wants to fulfill your desires. Say to yourself, "My
desires are fulfilled."

 

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