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<p>Opalite is a man-made stone. It is also known as the purple opal, ice cream opal, tiffany stone, and opalized fluorite.</p>
<p>This is a subtle and soft yet dynamic shimmery glass-resin, which is mainly composed of mineral dolomite attached with metal, in order to produce an opalescent presence.</p>
<p>Commonly milky or clear in color, opalite is valued in the…</p>
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<p>Opalite is a man-made stone. It is also known as the purple opal, ice cream opal, tiffany stone, and opalized fluorite.</p>
<p>This is a subtle and soft yet dynamic shimmery glass-resin, which is mainly composed of mineral dolomite attached with metal, in order to produce an opalescent presence.</p>
<p>Commonly milky or clear in color, opalite is valued in the crystal healing for its own properties in purifying the kidneys and the blood, with various metaphysical properties too.</p>
<p>Moreover, opalite is also at talisman of personal power, known to have an effect in increasing self-esteem, as well as in improving one’s self worth.</p>
<p>Together with these sanctioning qualities, it may also produce the associated quality of the inner strength in order to express or uncover one’s more buried, deeper feelings.</p>
<p>When it comes to the emotional aspect of life, opalite is beneficial when you are experiencing a great change.</p>
<p>This is because it assists in making some smooth transitions.</p>
<p>Further, this actually benefits all kinds of life changes, may it be minor or major changes.</p>
<p>Changing jobs, moving residences, getting in or out of relationships, as well as having a baby are all instances of major life changes, which opalite may help making easier.</p>
<p>The natural opalite is a stone, which comes from the opalized volcanic ash.</p>
<p>It rarely occurs, yet when it does, it may commonly be found in the areas of Brazil and Africa.</p>
<p>There are also man-made opalite, which are made by opalizing glass –this is what creates the stunning colors of this gem.</p>
<p>Furthermore, glass is the most famous choice as it is the same to what is produced when the volcanic ash gets cool and harden.</p>
<p>It is commonly milky or clear, and it may come in lavender, green, blue, yellow, or pink colors.</p>
<h2><span id="Reasons_to_Use_Opalite" style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Reasons to Use Opalite</strong></span></h2>
<p>The opalite is a stone that you must have if you want to increase and harness your own personal power.</p>
<p>It’ll boost your self-confidence and self-esteem, as well as improve your sense of self-worth.</p>
<p>Together with the aforementioned endowing qualities, opalite may also help in unleashing the inner strength for you to express and uncover your own deeper feelings.</p>
<p>When it is combined with the blue Peruvian opal, it’ll open up the third eye chakra that is the chakra of intuition, insight, and vision.</p>
<p>When it is placed over the crown chakra, it’ll stimulate the visions, as well as enhance the psychic powers.</p>
<p>The opalite is also essential for communication on a spiritual level.</p>
<p>It’ll also help you in connecting with and receiving messages from te spiritual world.</p>
<p>The energies of this stone may also help in interpreting the messages and visions that you receive.</p>
<p>In addition, opalite may balance may balance the yin-yang energies, as well align them with the higher self. This may stabilize the mood swings, as well as remove any blockages in the energy meridians and chakras.</p>
<p>This may also help in keeping a healthy balance in the male and female energies, in the dark and light aspects, in the passive and active emotions, as well as in the nighttime and daytime energies.</p>
<p>In addition, it is a wonderful stone for emotional healing.</p>
<p>It’ll clear what worries you have with your heart, and it’ll make sense of the peace in your life.</p>
<h2><span id="Opalite_Essential_Benefits" style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Opalite Essential Benefits</strong></span></h2>
<p>Here are some of the best opalite benefits for health and healing, wealth, and for love and relationship.</p>
<h3><span id="Opalite_Benefits_for_Health_and_Healing" style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>Opalite Benefits for Health and Healing</em></strong></span></h3>
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<p>Opalite is essential for people who are having trouble sleeping of frequently experience nightmares.</p>
<p>It is also very calming to the heart, as well as help in regulating a lopsided heartbeat.</p>
<h3><span id="Opalite_Benefits_for_Wealth" style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>Opalite Benefits for Wealth</em></strong></span></h3>
<p>Opalite is also called the merchant stone –this is what makes it so essential to use in achieving successes in business.</p>
<p>It’ll also be beneficial in manifesting material affluence and wealth.</p>
<p>It’ll also help improve your communication and interaction with people.</p>
<h3><span id="Opalite_Benefits_for_Love_and_Relationship" style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>Opalite Benefits for Love and Relationship</em></strong></span></h3>
<p>When we talk about love and relationship, opalite is so essential, most especially when you are experiencing major changes, it’ll aid in making easy and smooth transitions.</p>
<p>It’ll also help in ridding your worries and fears, as well as encourage you embrace the experience fully.</p>
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<p>Cherry-Quartz is actually made using cinnabar and natural reconstituted quartz. It is then molten and given its alluring energetic flashes. On the other hand, the cinnabar found in this stone makes striations, feathers, vortex, and cloud formations which makes Cherry-Quartz more beautiful.</p>
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<p>Cherry-Quartz is actually made using cinnabar and natural reconstituted quartz. It is then molten and given its alluring energetic flashes. On the other hand, the cinnabar found in this stone makes striations, feathers, vortex, and cloud formations which makes Cherry-Quartz more beautiful.</p>
<p>It’s a mixture of stone and mineral and for sure you’ll be surprised to know the Cherry-Quartz is made by man.</p>
<h2><span id="Reasons_Why_You_Should_Use_Cherry-Quartz" style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Reasons Why You Should Use Cherry-Quartz</strong></span></h2>
<p>This stone is capable of promoting a healthy balance which will keep you grounded and at the same time centered. Further, it absorbs, releases, regulates, and stores your life energies.</p>
<p>Cherry-Quartz, on the other hand, is known as the charger stone that brings back the rhythm and energy of your life. The crystal will retune both energetic and physical energies as well as bring back the balance you’ve lost.</p>
<p>In addition, Cherry-Quartz will promote drive and action to your life. It’ll boost energy and activity to keep the vibrations in your life high.</p>
<p>The deep and rich color of this crystal embodies a great quantity of energy, vitality, and strength. With the help of this stone, you will feel the flow in your individual power and more importantly, you’ll be augmenting it to the whole world.</p>
<p>Cherry-Quartz will also infuse you with energetic eagerness. As a result, you’ll be eager to go and try new and different things. This stone will also offer you confidence as well as the courage to accomplish both your professional and personal goals.</p>
<p>With its energies, nothing will stop you from achieving your dreams and goals.</p>
<p>This stone will aid you to survive physical exhaustion and lethargy while energizing your spirit, body, and mind.</p>
<h2><span id="Cherry-Quartz_Benefits_That_You_Need_to_Know" style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Cherry-Quartz Benefits That You Need to Know</strong></span></h2>
<p>Here are the cherry-quartz benefits for health and healing, for wealth, and for relationship and love.</p>
<h3><span id="For_Health_and_Healing" style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>For Health and Healing</strong></span></h3>
<p>Cherry-Quartz can treat infections, colds, minor burns, as well as flu effectively. Aside from that, it also boosts blood circulation and makes the heart stronger.</p>
<p>Cherry-Quartz allows the respiratory and autoimmune system to function properly.</p>
<p>If you are suffering from spinal contraction, insomnia, or arthritis, Cherry-Quartz is the perfect stone to have. This stone is also beneficial in healing dizziness, motion sickness, headaches, vertigo, and migraines.</p>
<p>If you want to shed some of your pounds this stone can support you as well because it helps in the metabolic process.</p>
<p>When paired with Yellow Turquoise, Cherry-Quartz assists in the treatment of bladder infections, kidney, as well as other digestive ailments.</p>
<p>Moreover, it soothes skin disorders and even blisters. Nevertheless, it relieves anxiety and aids with sexual issues associated with stress or tension.</p>
<h3><span id="For_Wealth" style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>For Wealth</strong></span></h3>
<p>The stone’s energies attract energies of prosperity as well as success in business fronts and career. Cherry-Quartz will also bring confidence and clarity most especially to your financial circumstances.</p>
<p>With the help of this amazing stone, you will surely have a clearer vision about your financial objectives and more importantly, you’ll know how to turn them into reality. </p>
<p>This stone will also amplify your intents to the world in order for you to attain your goals more rapidly. During unexpected or hectic situations, Cherry-Quartz will keep you calm so that you’ll have a presence of mind and end up with the right decisions.</p>
<h3><span id="For_Relationship_and_Love" style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>For Relationship and Love</strong></span></h3>
<p>This stone is one of the effective healers for emotive wounds. Cherry-Quartz will kindle the heart energy and offer you the feeling of genuine loving environments.</p>
<p>It also helps in diffusing strong emotions such as fear, jealousy, tension, and anger. Instead, it replaces such emotions with serenity, calm, and peace.</p>
<p>This stone is also beneficial for those who have a sad and weak heart because Cherry-Quartz strengthens the weak and support the strong.</p>
<p>This stone promotes or forgiveness. Anyone or anything that caused you anger or pain before will be forgiven and forgotten. In fact, it’ll make you apprehend that life is very short to be held on such harmful and negative emotions. Nevertheless, Cherry-Quartz brings new hope into your relationship.</p>
<h2><span id="Final_Thoughts" style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Final Thoughts</strong></span></h2>
<p>Indeed, Cherry-Quartz is a great stone to have since it’ll chill out your thought process to nurture a loving surrounding. It will also motivate you to live happily and fill your life with fun as well as laughter. Nevertheless, if you want to introduce passion in everything you do, Cherry-Quartz is the perfect stone for you.</p>
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<p>In the actual fact, Green Onyx is one variant of onyx stone. Muck like its sibling Black Onyx, Green Onyx has an elegant and classy look as well as smooth texture. Other than that, it is also a powerful stone.</p>
<p>Green Onyx, on the other hand, is a Quartzs member. What’s more, it has various colors and different characteristics and properties.</p>
<p>Even so, the…</p>
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<p>In the actual fact, Green Onyx is one variant of onyx stone. Muck like its sibling Black Onyx, Green Onyx has an elegant and classy look as well as smooth texture. Other than that, it is also a powerful stone.</p>
<p>Green Onyx, on the other hand, is a Quartzs member. What’s more, it has various colors and different characteristics and properties.</p>
<p>Even so, the stone derives from the Onyx stone as well as green color that is a type of mineral which features a more organized, finer, and more refined structure.</p>
<p>Usually, you can find Green Onyx in Brazil, India, and in the USA.</p>
<h2><span id="Reasons_Why_You_Should_Use_Green_Onyx" style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Reasons Why You Should Use Green Onyx</strong></span></h2>
<p>This fascinating gemstone is associated with the Mercury and heart chakra. Green Onyx may build a bond between your lower and upper chakras.</p>
<p>This stone, however, brings the needed energies for physical healing, particularly when combined with the March birthstone’s energies. What‘s more, it may bring you some energies of fertility and youth.</p>
<p>On the other hand, Green Onyx may build up your feeling of balance and even the bonds of relationship or friendships and physical endurance. Even so, the stone signifies material success, growth, and abundance.</p>
<p>Furthermore, this gemstone may create a way for renewal and development and it motivates the owner to become a dependable individual.</p>
<p>Nevertheless, if you are looking for a stunning gemstone that invites both relaxation and calmness in life, then Green Onyx is perfect for you. In fact, it can offer you a sharper mind and at the same time a clear vision.</p>
<p>When it comes to boosting self-confidence this stone can also help you a lot. During stressful and challenging times, it is also beneficial thanks to its soothing elements. Actually, will offer relief from your mental, emotional, and physical stresses.</p>
<h2><span id="What_Are_The_Different_Green_Onyx_Benefits"><strong><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/6352106500?profile=RESIZE_930x" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/6352106500?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="300" class="align-right"/></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><em>What Are The Different Green Onyx Benefits?</em></span></strong></span></h2>
<h3><span id="For_Health_and_Healing" style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>For Health and Healing</strong></span></h3>
<p>Green Onyx is valuable in treating ulcers and controlling the blood pressure. But apart from that, it also helps in the treatment of illnesses or disorders which affect the abdomen, eyes, skin, and the nose.</p>
<p>If you want to enhance the condition of your bones teeth, as well as your hair, then Green Onyx is the ideal stone for you.</p>
<h3><span id="For_Wealth" style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>For Wealth</strong></span></h3>
<p>Does your current job require you to interact with other people and face the public/crowd regularly? If yes, then Green Onyx can help you a lot. This fascinating gemstone has been known to improve communication skills and boost a person’s confidence.</p>
<p>Green Onyx will encourage to say the correct words in any situation or scenario. What’ more, it will teach you how to become more sympathetic to other people.</p>
<p>This stone, on the other hand, may help in increasing focus and improving concentration. Meaning to say, with Green Onyx, you will be able to focus on the tasks that you need to finish and whatever work you need to undertake.</p>
<p>The stone may also hone your memory and increase your acumen allowing you to learn new things with ease. Moreover, Green Onyx may help you dispel the doubts which stop you from turning your dreams and ambitions into reality.</p>
<p>Also, you want to become more passionate about that job that you are doing then this gemstone is for you.</p>
<h3><span id="For_Relationship_and_Love" style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>For Relationship and Love</strong></span></h3>
<p>Green Onyx may fill you with energies of acceptance, sympathy, and love. But nevertheless, it’s associated with the heart chakra opens the heart to unrestricted love.</p>
<p>Green Onyx may also stir you to become more sensitive about the needs of the people you love the most. With that said, you will be able to avoid misunderstandings as well as conflicts.</p>
<p>Apart from infusing you with energies, this stone may also infuse you with bravery so that you’ll be able to stand up alone when you need to correct a wrong or when you have been aggrieved.</p>
<p>This stone will let make your own options and decision and encourage you to take over of your life.</p>
<p>Nevertheless, Green Onyx may also improve the affection in your relationship. In fact, it will release your sensuality and more importantly, it will motivate you to become more affectionate and romantic to your partner.</p>
<h2><span id="Final_Thoughts" style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Final Thoughts</strong></span></h2>
<p>During times of mental and physical stress or during hard times, you can always count on Green Onyx. This gemstone can offer you enough support and strength to overcome any challenges in your life.</p>
<p>Its green and soothing color will offer the owner both positive and strong feelings. Nevertheless, if you want to improve the status of your relationship then Green Onyx is the right gemstone for you. </p>
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<p><span><em><strong>NUUMMITE is a great stone for grounding energy and centering the ethereal body</strong></em></span></p>
<p><span><strong>NUUMMITE</strong></span><span> </span>is the stone of the Black Ray, which depends our connection to the physical…</p>
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<p><span><em><strong>NUUMMITE is a great stone for grounding energy and centering the ethereal body</strong></em></span></p>
<p><span><strong>NUUMMITE</strong></span><span> </span>is the stone of the Black Ray, which depends our connection to the physical plane, material realm. It is a strong protection and grounding stone that draws from the fiery energies of the Earth and combines them with the transformational energies of storm.</p>
<p><span><em>NUUMMITE aids in helping us achieve self-mastery</em></span></p>
<p>The vibrations of<span> </span><span>NUUMMITE</span><span> </span>enhances our intuition, increases luck and magic, assists in developing personal power, along with the psychic ability of clairvoyance.</p>
<p><em><span>NUUMMITE protects the human aura as well as the atmosphere of any environment</span></em></p>
<p><span><strong>NUUMMITE</strong></span><span> </span>has the ability to take one on a journey, deep into their inner psyche, to the core of who they are to get a better dose of their true self. It helps release blocks or trapped things that are stuck within the subconscious, which will leave us with a stronger ability of healing, masculine energy and self-mastery.</p>
<p><em><span>NUUMMITE gives us courage to go deep within and face the shadow self</span></em></p>
<p><span>NUUMMITE</span><span> </span>aligns the subtle bodies, strengthens the aura and places a shield around the person to protect from negative energies, pollutants and manipulations.</p>
<p><span><em><strong>Shamans used Nuummite to travel into the lower planes to locate and retrieve lost souls to integrate them back into their true-self for healing</strong></em></span></p>
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<p><strong>CHAKRA(s):<span> </span><span>Earth Star</span><span>, </span></strong><span>Root, Solar Plexus, </span>Third-Eye & Crown<em><span> </span>(Stimulates Root Chakra)</em></p>
<p><strong>ELEMENT:</strong><span> </span>Earth & Storm</p>
<h3><strong>ENERGY:</strong></h3>
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<li>Spiritual Grounding</li>
<li>Personal Power</li>
<li>Elemental Magic</li>
<li>Protection</li>
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<h4><strong>PROTECTION:</strong></h4>
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<li>Shields & Strengthens the Auric Field</li>
<li>Protects Against Negative Pollutants</li>
<li>Protects Emotional and Physical Bodies</li>
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<h4><strong>STIMULATES:</strong></h4>
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<li>Intuition</li>
<li>Personal Power</li>
<li>Spiritual Development</li>
<li>Clarity</li>
<li>Scrying</li>
<li>Clairvoyance</li>
<li>Higher Guidance</li>
<li>Self-Awareness</li>
<li>Magick</li>
<li>Wholeness</li>
<li>Activates Root Chakra</li>
<li>Psychic Experiences</li>
<li>Dream State</li>
<li>Synchronicity</li>
<li>Luck</li>
<li>Self-Mastery</li>
<li>Personal Magic</li>
<li>Inner-Power</li>
<li>Manifestation</li>
</ul>
<h3><strong><span>METAPHYSICAL</span> </strong>PROPERTIES<strong>:</strong></h3>
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<li>Allow some to access inner gifts deep within oneself</li>
<li>Helps us tune into the language of the body</li>
<li>Rebounds harmful intents upon the user</li>
<li>Stimulates Root Chakra</li>
<li>Great to explore past lives</li>
<li>Has a vitality pursuit of the spiritual realm</li>
<li>Has a strong elector-magnetic field that surround the Aura</li>
<li>Used as a gazing stone for scrying</li>
<li>Assist in the increase of opportunities for personal good fortune</li>
<li>Increases your personal power of magic and self-mastery</li>
<li>Enhances the healing energy of healing stones</li>
<li>Facilitates journey to discovery of inner self</li>
<li>Draws on deep earth energy</li>
<li>Develops self love and acceptance of one’s personal power</li>
<li>Heals the emotional body</li>
<li>Transforms negative energy into positive energy</li>
<li>Raises the vibration of other crystals and ones energy field</li>
<li>Gives a stronger connection to the true-self</li>
<li>Connects one with the stars and higher planes of existence</li>
<li>Reminds a person that sometimes the most important thing we can do is simply to be</li>
<li>Opens the inner doors during meditation for self discovery</li>
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<h3><span><strong>HEALING</strong></span><span> </span>PROPERTIES:</h3>
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<li>Heals Reproductive System</li>
<li>Reduces Tension & Stress</li>
<li>Beneficial For Insulin Regulation</li>
<li>Cleans The Mind</li>
<li>Stimulates Meridian Circulation</li>
<li>Fortifies The Brain</li>
<li>Treats Nervous System</li>
<li>Treats Diabetes</li>
<li>Aids Eyes & Throat</li>
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<p><strong>Magical Properties of Stones and Crystals<br></br></strong> <span><a href="http://www.bardwood.com/stones.htm">www.bardwood.com/stones.htm</a></span></p>
<p>This essay on stones is a work in progress and will be updated from time to time as my own studies of metaphysical mineralogy continue and as I work with the stones in the wand shop. It is by no means exhaustive or even expert but is intended to help wand customers consider stones for their wands. Listed are the stones we tend to…</p>
<p><strong>Magical Properties of Stones and Crystals<br/></strong> <span><a href="http://www.bardwood.com/stones.htm">www.bardwood.com/stones.htm</a></span></p>
<p>This essay on stones is a work in progress and will be updated from time to time as my own studies of metaphysical mineralogy continue and as I work with the stones in the wand shop. It is by no means exhaustive or even expert but is intended to help wand customers consider stones for their wands. Listed are the stones we tend to have in stock. Others can often be sought-out from vendors. Precious stones are not used in our wands because they are very expensive and difficult to set well in wood. The following brief descriptions are adapted from Conway, Melody, and other sources (see <a href="http://www.bardwood.com/stones.htm#bib">Further Reading</a> below).</p>
<p>Some of the massive stones (as distinct from crystals) can be found cut and polished into points. They are sometimes made into massage wands, which are usually a bit too large for use as a wand point. The principal crystals used as points are Amethyst, Quartz in its varieties, and Citrine. If you are interested in a point of some other mineral, inquire about availability and I will have a look around.</p>
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<p><strong>Agate</strong></p>
<p>A type of quartz known as chalcedony with banded patterns of color. Almost any color can be found but often a dark brown with white or reddish bands is found. Agate has been attributed to powers of protection, victory, attracting love, promoting fertility in crops, turning away lightning or evil spirits, finding buried treasure, curing insomnia, and giving pleasant dreams. Agate is said to reverse the energy flow of any chakra, thus removing blockages and illness. It gives strength to mind and body, increases balance, and is useful when sudden bursts of energy are needed. It has been said to be useful in promoting marital fidelity and also in strengthening sight, analytical abilities, and perception.</p>
<p><strong>Moss Agate</strong></p>
<p>Dark green in color. The Greek Orpheus said that to wear moss agate was to receive divine favor. To it is attributed powers of eloquence and persuasion, fertility, eternal life. It is associated with Taurus and Venus, and also Gemini. Moss agate is one of the most powerful healing stones. It protects and enhances the aura and aids in opening the "third eye." Useful for meditation, scrying, astral travel, and speaking with spirit guides. Well-suited for spells of wealth, happiness, long life, and to find friends.</p>
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<p><strong>Tree Agate</strong></p>
<p>This variety of agate is usually white with black, brown, red, or green branchlike inclusions. It is a particularly druidic variety of agate because of its association with trees. An idea reservoir stone for a wand intended for use in green magic related to agriculture, horticulture, arboriculture, or the preservation of the natural world. Forest magic and enchantments associated with the wilderness and its qualities with finding a powerful aid in tree agate.</p>
<p><strong>Amber</strong></p>
<p>Not a mineral, but fossilized tree sap, Amber is not readily employed in our wands because it is hard to find in round shapes and is very fragile. A good substitute, from the standpoint of appearance, is Honey Calcite (see Calcite below). Amber is, however, widely used in jewelry and highly prized for its connection to the ancient primeval forests. Famously, insects from the Jurassic and earlier ages have been preserved in amber from the trees of that far gone epoch.</p>
<p><strong>Amethyst</strong></p>
<p>Purple or lilac in color and translucent, amethyst is traditionally given the power to avert intoxication. It is said to protect against evil sorcery and bring success and good luck. A powerful healing crystal, it calms mental disorders, purifies the blood, and balances all chakras. It is associated with the third eye, clairvoyance, prescience, and the ability to cut through illusions. Amethyst is especially suited to wand work focused on spells of transmutation and transformation.</p>
<p><strong>Aventurine</strong></p>
<p>A dark Green type of quartz, sometimes called Indian Jade, it is a fortuitous stone used to release anxieties and inspire positive attitudes, good health, and independence. Linked strongly to Elemental Earth, it gives balance and calm. It is protective and can bring good luck in gambling, enhances creative visualization, writing, art, and music. Attracts prosperity and love, and unexpected adventures or incidents.</p>
<p><strong>Bloodstone</strong></p>
<p>Greenstone with red flecks like blood, this is another form of chalcedony, an opaque green jasper. Its old name was Heliotrope, signifying the turning of the sun. It is said to link the root and heart chakras, stimulating kundalini. It guards one against deceptions and preserves health. It creates prosperity and abundance and strengthens self-confidence. It also can lengthen life, give fame, and invisibility, remove obstacles, control spirits, cause storms, and help in court cases. In healing, it can purify the blood, remove toxins, renew friendships or love.</p>
<p><strong>Calcite</strong></p>
<p>A soft stone, easily scratched, but lustrous in green, pink, blue, and many other colors, including the beautiful amber "Honey" calcite. The famous Carrara marble of Italy is composed of calcite. It helps clear negative energies from the environment and the body intensifies clarity, attracts love. Calcite helps soothe and calm the nerves, permitting one to focus one's attention more clearly. This makes it a particularly desirable stone for use in wand reservoirs.</p>
<p><strong>Carnelian</strong></p>
<p>An orange or reddish form of chalcedony, related to sard, bloodstone, and moss agate. Traditionally used to protect against the "evil eye," the carnelian is said to fulfill all desires. It speeds all manifestations, revitalizes and aligns the physical and spiritual bodies, strengthens concentration, increases the sense of self-worth, brings career success, and balances creative and organizational abilities.</p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Sard</strong></span>: Sard is the second oldest known name for a silica mineral, crystal being the first. In the Exodus and Revelations books of the Christian bible, Sard is one of the precious stones chosen by Aaron to adorn his breastplate. In the 1300s, Sard was often engraved with the image of a grapevine intertwined with ivy. The grapevine symbolized male energy and the ivy symbolized female energy. Women would wear these pieces to attract love and good fortune. Sard is a variety of microcrystalline <a href="http://www.jewelsforme.com/gem_and_jewelry_library/quartz">quartz</a>, <a href="http://www.jewelsforme.com/gem_and_jewelry_library/chalcedony">chalcedony</a>. It has always been renowned as a mineral that is excellent for small sculptures, inlay work, cameos, and intaglios. Since antiquity, it was used for engraving jewelry and it was extremely popular for Victorian jewelry, such as signet rings, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameo_(carving)">cameo</a> rings, and seals. Sard is often used now to make beads. <a href="https://www.jewelsforme.com/gem_and_jewelry_library/sard">https://www.jewelsforme.com/gem_and_jewelry_library/sard</a></p>
<p><strong>Citrine Points</strong></p>
<p>The clear, pale yellow variety of quartz which can be used in rounded forms for reservoir stones and in crystal form as wand points. The points, as shown at the left, are usually white and golden yellow. A highly solar stone, ruled by the constellation Scorpio, it is used as a talisman against intoxication, evil thoughts, overindulgence, snakes, plagues, and epidemics. It is useful for aligning one's ego with one's Higher Self, and for giving clarity of thought. Citrine has the power to strengthen one's ability to deal with difficult karma and opens channels of intuition. It may increase one's motivation and creative energy. Finally, it is a good stone for spells of prosperity. Usually, citrine points are in the natural state and irregular in shape. Occasionally, I can find one that has been cut and polished.</p>
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<p><strong>Clear Citrine</strong></p>
<p>At left is clear natural citrine which I use from time to time in the reservoirs of wands. It is more transparent than quartz crystal and more brilliant. When subjected to heat, citrine turns more golden in color, but he natural, untreated stone is clear. Natural citrine points can also be found. It is said to transmute all negative energies rather than absorbing them.</p>
<p><strong>Fluorite</strong></p>
<p>More soft and breakable than quartz, translucent with brownish, golden, green, purple, or bluish stripes, fluorite is connected to Pisces and Capricorn, and grounds excess energy, mental, emotional, or nervous. A powerful healing stone for all chakras, good for cleansing the aura, fluorite also aids communication with fairies and nature spirits. It enhances the understanding of abstract concepts, meditation, and study in general. It is an all-purpose amplifier of etheric energies.</p>
<p><strong>Hematite</strong></p>
<p>A dark iron-gray stone with a metallic luster, which exhibits a blood-red color when powdered. Sacred to Mars, hematite has been worn to gain favorable hearings or judgments, to win petitions before those in authority, and to protect warriors. Associated with Aries and Aquarius, it energizes the etheric body and gives optimism, will, and courage. It repels negativity and gives strength to the physical and astral bodies.</p>
<p><strong>Jade</strong></p>
<p>Best known as apple green, jade can also be white, pink, yellow, black, gray, or brown. There are actually two different kinds of stone called jade: jadeite and nephrite. Associated with Aries, Gemini, and Libra, jade strengthens the heart, kidneys, and immune system. It increases fertility, balances the emotions, dispels negativity, and gives courage and wisdom. Green jade is famous for producing vivid and accurate dreams.</p>
<p><strong>Jasper</strong></p>
<p>A variety of chalcedony that is massive and fine-grained, it may take many colors, but is often red. When combined with hematite, it is called Jaspillite. Bloodstone is a variety of jasper. Good for weather working, especially bringing rain, and for curing snakebite. Healing for stomach ailments, jasper balances all chakras, stabilizes energy, and protects from negativity, drives away evil spirits, hallucinations, and nightmares, and is generally a grounding stone. It builds up steady energy for long periods of time.</p>
<p><strong>Lapis Lazuli</strong></p>
<p>Not a single mineral but a magical combination of dark blue Lazurite, Hauynite, Sodalite, Diopside, white streaks of calcite, and specks of gold pyrite. Sacred to the Egyptian goddess Isis and associated with the throat chakra, it is useful for removing painful memories from the astral body or aura. Lapis lazuli is ruled by the planet Jupiter and is a stone of good fortune. It helps release tension and anxiety, increases mental clarity, creativity, and clairvoyance, helps overcome depression, and aids communication with spirit guides.</p>
<p><strong>Malachite</strong></p>
<p>Relatively soft, dark green stone with swirls and stripes of lighter green, malachite's color comes from copper. Reputed to confer the ability to understand animal languages, it is also valued as a protective stone, revitalizing to the body and mind. It repels evil spirits, inspires tolerance and flexibility, opens communication, and stabilizes energy. It is an excellent stone for creating through magical manifestation, strengthening the intuition and the power of transformation. Malachite acts as a psychic mirror, amplifying the energy one projects into it and drawing one into other worlds in meditation.</p>
<p><strong>Moonstone</strong></p>
<p>Known for its luminescent sheen, moonstones are used in jewelry and range in color quite a bit. They can be milky white or pale pinkish in color. Aside from obvious associations with the Moon and the many deities which have been the personification of Earth's moon, it is particularly associated with the goddess Omulan or Rhianna, in the Elvish pantheon. According to the wise ones at <a href="http://www.crystalcreekproducts.com.au/crystalshop/tumblers.html">Crystalshop.com</a> in Australia, moonstone is "balancing, introspective, reflective and lunar. The energy relates to 'new beginnings'. A stone of hoping and wishing that allows one to absorb that which is needed from the universe. A stone of feeling, emotion. Travel protection."</p>
<p><strong>Onyx</strong></p>
<p>A type of chalcedony similar to agate, except that it has straight rather than curved bands of color. Sacred to Saturn and Earth, onyx balances male and female polarities, gives spiritual inspiration, helps face past life problems, and transformational challenges. It protects against black magic, evil spirits, and aids communication with spirits.</p>
<p><strong>Black or White Onyx</strong></p>
<p>When most people think of onyx, they think of the pure black variety often seen in jewelry. Black (pictured here) deflects negative energy. White onyx expands the imagination. According to the folks at <a href="http://www.crystalcreekproducts.com.au/crystalshop/tumblers.html">Crystalshop.com</a>, black onyx "can be used to banish grief, to enhance self-control, to stimulate the power of wise decision-making, and to encourage happiness and good fortune. It helps one to absorb, from the universe, those energies which are needed." Black onyx looks very similar to jet and to obsidian.</p>
<p><strong>Quartz Crystal</strong></p>
<p>Perhaps the most generally powerful magical amplifier, quartz crystals are the most common stones for wand points. When rounded, however, they also make excellent reservoir stones. In fact, amethyst, rose quartz, citrine, and aventurine all belong to the quartz family, but so-called Rock Crystal is colorless and transparent. It generates an electric charge when heated or placed under strain. Crystal balls are, of course, used for scrying, and ceremonial magicians have long used quartz points on their wands as magical amplifiers and aids to concentration. Ruled by the Moon, quartz crystal is excellent for meditation and communication with spirit guides, telepathy, clairvoyance, and visualization. For more on Quartz crystal in all its varieties see the <a href="http://www.jewellery-art.co.uk/quartz.html">Jewelry Art website.</a></p>
<p><strong>Rose Quartz</strong></p>
<p>Pink quartz is called the "love stone" and aids in healing the emotions. It aids in the development of compassion and love and reduces stress and anxiety. Enhances creativity and self-confidence through connection to the True Self. Connected specifically to the heart chakra, though by some linked also to the crown chakra and the pure celestial love accessible there. Excellent for healing emotional wounds. An ideal reservoir stone for a wand that will primarily be used for love spells and healing.</p>
<p><strong>Smoky Quartz</strong></p>
<p>Grayish brown quartz which aids in discrimination aids meditation by grounding and centering. It breaks up blocks and negativity, strengthens dream awareness, and aids contact with nature spirits. Very dark smoky quartz, called morion or cairngorm, is connected to the root chakra and helps transform dreams into reality.</p>
<p>It is often a much more powerful magical stone than clear quartz.</p>
<p><strong>Rutilated Quartz</strong></p>
<p>Clear quartz containing thin threads of gold or titanium or asbestos, sometimes called "Venus hair" or "Thetis hair" stones. The rutile’s are said to augment the transmission power and energy of the quartz. Associated with Gemini and Taurus, it enhances life energy, increases clairvoyance, transmutes negative energy, aids in communication with one's Higher Self, and increases the efficacy of magick. It is especially enchanting when light falls through the rutile needles in the stone.</p>
<p><strong>Tourmalinated Quartz</strong></p>
<p>Clear quartz with inclusions of black tourmaline, it is considered to have doubled the power of the clear crystal. Sometimes associated with Libra, it balances all extremes and is a powerful grounding and protective stone. Tourmaline is a stone considered to be an aid to seership among shamans. It attracts inspiration and diminishes fear.</p>
<p><strong>Rhodonite</strong></p>
<p>A pink or rose stone with thin veins or patches of gray or black, it is a good stress-reducer, calming the mind, and enhancing energy levels of both body and mind. It has the property of deterring unwanted interruptions on the physical or astral planes. Aids in keeping one's temper and reaching one's maximum potential. Quoting the dear wise folks at <a href="http://www.crystalcreekproducts.com.au/crystalshop/tumblers.html">Crystalshop.com</a> again, Rhodonite "activates and energizes the heart chakra and conveys the resonance of unconditional love to the physical plane. Dispels anxiety and promotes coherence, observational abilities, and attention to detail."</p>
<p><strong>Serpentine</strong></p>
<p>Striking green stone with light and dark hues and white or black speckles, relatively soft, associated with Scorpio, serpentine increases wisdom and self-restraint. It is said to protect against venom and has many of the same properties as green jade (see above). It is used to clear the channel of kundalini in the chakras in the Hindu tantric mysticism. I've recently discovered a striped type of serpentine from China. Very lovely and evocative of the layers of reality expressed in the chakras.</p>
<p><strong>Tiger's-Eye</strong></p>
<p>A variety of chalcedony or quartz with silky chatoyancy, yellow and golden-brown stripes. Associates with Capricorn and Leo, tiger's-eye is a powerfully protective stone, balancing emotions, and giving clear insight. It grounds and centers the user and strengthens the magical will. It also brings good luck and aids in seeing the truth. Especially good for protection against the Dark Arts.</p>
<p><strong>Turquoise</strong></p>
<p>A massive stone, not a crystal, turquoise varies in color. Sky blue, or greenish-blue and sacred to the Egyptian goddess Hathor, it is a powerful stone for weather working, protection, and prosperity. It has the power to build bridges between worlds, and is a stone of knowledge and seeking, highly prized among the Navaho of the American southwest. It is sacred also to the Elvish androgyne god Lir and so powerful for protection in astral travel and in communication, particularly articulation and expression of emotions, creativity, and intuition.</p>
<p> </p> Crystal Layouts From "The Essential Crystal Handbook"tag:templeilluminatus.ning.com,2020-04-28:6363372:Topic:35173732020-04-28T20:58:32.264ZMystic Wolfhttps://templeilluminatus.ning.com/profile/DonPerndergast
<p><strong>Crystal Layouts </strong></p>
<p>I have this little book on crystals,<br></br>"The Essential Crystal Handbook", where Simon and Sue Lilly explain what a layout is.<br></br> <br></br> "Crystal layouts are set patterns of stones placed on and around the body. Each layout is designed to balance our vital energy in a particular way. Certain layouts, known as nets, calls for us to lie upon a cloth of a particular color in order to amplify the effect of the crystals.<br></br> <br></br> Although most…</p>
<p><strong>Crystal Layouts </strong></p>
<p>I have this little book on crystals,<br/>"The Essential Crystal Handbook", where Simon and Sue Lilly explain what a layout is.<br/> <br/> "Crystal layouts are set patterns of stones placed on and around the body. Each layout is designed to balance our vital energy in a particular way. Certain layouts, known as nets, calls for us to lie upon a cloth of a particular color in order to amplify the effect of the crystals.<br/> <br/> Although most layouts are best carried out lying down, they may also, if necessary, be performed sitting up with stones taped lightly in place.<br/> If you are working alone, make sure that the crystals you need are within easy reach before you begin. You don't have to spend long with the crystals in position - five to ten minutes is ample time to feel the benefits. In most cases, you can use either crystal points or tumbled stones. However, some layouts do require crystal points, which direct energy more precisely than tumbled stones."</p>
<p>This recharges and balances the seven main chakras of the body. Choose stones for each chakra by their color, and if you have several stones that go with one chakra, choose by intuition. You may also want to use a grounding stone, for instance between the feet.<br/> <br/> Place the grounding stone first, and then move upwards from the root chakra where a red stone can be put between the knees or near the base of the spine, to the sacral chakra just below the navel, where an orange stone may be positioned. At the solar plexus chakra, just below the ribs put a yellow stone, and at the heart chakra just in the middle of the chest, place a green stone. A light blue stone goes at the throat chakra, at the base of the throat, and an indigo (dark blue) crystal at the brow chakra; in the center of the forehead.</p>
<p>At last, put a clear or violet stone at the crown chakra, just above the top of your head.</p>
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<p><strong><u>Moldavite layout 1</u></strong><u>,</u> requires 9 Moldavite pieces</p>
<p>(The Moldavite is rather expensive)<br/> <br/> This energy net will help expand awareness beyond its normal physical limitations. It will help connect you to the energy of the earth, and through its core energy out into the wider universe. This layout will help relax tensions in the chest, easing feelings of constriction and confusion. It will also help clarify your goals and directions in life.<br/> <br/> Moldavite can give a powerful and sometimes disorientating experience. Make sure you spend no longer than ten minutes in this net and ground yourself thoroughly when finished.<br/> <br/> 1. On either side of the body between the head and solar plexus, place three pieces of Moldavite, evenly spaced<br/> 2. Position another Moldavite midway between and below your feet.<br/> 3. Place one above the top of your head.<br/> 4. The last Moldavite goes on the brow chakra in the center of the forehead.</p>
<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4540254578?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4540254578?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a><strong><u>Moldavite layout 2,</u></strong><strong><br/></strong> requires 1 Moldavite and 8 amethyst or clear quartz.<br/> <br/> 1. Use eight pieces of amethyst or clear quartz. If they have terminations, place these so they are facing the body.<br/> 2. Once these are in place, place Moldavite on your heart, throat, or brow chakra. Experiment with the Moldavite in different chakras to see how your experiences alter.<br/> 3. After a maximum of ten minutes, remove the Moldavite and replace it with a grounding stone, such as a piece of hematite or black tourmaline. Another grounding stone can be added near the feet if necessary.<br/> 4. When you are ready, remove all stones and relax for at least five minutes before resuming normal activities.</p>
<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4540258083?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4540258083?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a><strong>The Seal of Solomon<br/></strong> this is one of the simplest and most widespread layouts. Some stones may need to be taped in place, some may be on or some of the body. You can use this layout for localized healing; simply repeat the process with crystals around the affected area. For instance, you can make a small Seal of Solomon around any area that needs it, like around your elbow or a leg. You can also choose one other stone to lie in the middle of the layout (one lapis lazuli for instance, or anything else).<br/> <br/> 1. Choose six natural clear quartz crystals of equal size and arrange them, evenly spaced, in a hexagon shape around the body. Start off with the points facing outwards, this will help to release stresses and imbalances.<br/> <br/> 2. After a few minutes, turn the crystals round so that the points face inwards. This re-energizes the body at every level.</p>
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<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4540261062?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4540261062?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a><strong>Calming the emotions<br/></strong> the heart chakra is the center of many of the body’s energies and this is where we feel emotional hurt. This simple layout of stones will relax and ease any unexpected emotional upsets. It is also beneficial when used on a regular basis to prevent stress from building up.<br/> <br/> 1. Place a small piece of rose quartz on the heart chakra is the center of the chest.<br/> 2. Surround the rose quartz with four clear quartz crystals with points pointing inwards. This will help to release stress.<br/> 3. Place a pointed citrine or smoky quartz over the second chakra below the navel, with its point downwards. This will have a gentle grounding and stabilizing effect and will also help release any of the more long-term stresses that may be lodged in this center.<br/> 4. Place an amethyst quartz crystal in the center of the forehead. This will help to calm the mind and will encourage a degree of mental detachment from any emotional recall.<br/> <br/> Lie in this calming layout for five to ten minutes, or until you become aware of a feeling of relaxation and balance.</p>
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<p><strong>MOON NET<br/></strong> to experience the soothing effects of moonstone, choose 5 pieces of about the same size.<br/> 1. Place one on the front of each hipbone. You may need to tape the stones in place.<br/> Place another moonstone on the front in the dip of each shoulder.<br/> 2. Place one just touching the top of the head.<br/> 3. After a little while, there will be deep relaxation and a soothing energy washing through the body. After five to ten minutes, remove the stones and remain easy for a while.</p>
<p>Creativity and intuition may also be enhanced.<br/> <br/> ("The Magic of Crystals, Color & Chakra")</p>
<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4540293923?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4540293923?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a><u>Simple daily layouts</u> by Simon and Sue Lilly.<br/> <br/> To get the most out of crystals, you need to use them regularly. If you take a few minutes daily to carry out the following two basic layouts, you will prevent the build-up of imbalances and stresses.<br/> <br/> Clarifying layout<br/> This layout clarifies awareness and releases blocked energy. It is useful when you are feeling unsettled for no apparent reason. With the release of stress, sensations may seem to increase, before they subside.<br/> <br/> Place smoky quartz below the feet<br/> Place clear quartz above the head<br/> Place either turquoise (to strengthen vitality) or lapis lazuli (to release deep stress) in the center of the forehead Stay in the layout for five to ten minutes.<br/> <br/> Balancing layout<br/> this layout provides a good everyday balance and restores a natural flow of energy.<br/> <br/> Place smoky quartz by the feet<br/> Place clear quartz above the head<br/> Place rose quartz in the center of the chest<br/> Stay in this layout for five to ten minutes.</p>
<p>Sacral Chakra: Crystal release the sacral chakra can be supported in the release of stress by using this particular layout of stones.<br/> <br/> You will need three clear quartz crystals, together with three moonstones or rose quartz crystals.<br/> <br/> 1. With the three clear quartz crystals, make a downward pointing triangle below the navel. If the crystals have points, these should point outwards.<br/> <br/> 2. Below these crystals and above the pubic bone, make an arc of the three remaining stones.<br/> <br/> ("The magic of Crystals, color, and chakra")</p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>REIKI CRYSTAL GRIDS</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">From “The Magick of Reiki” By Christopher Penczak</span></p>
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<p>Crystal grids are a way to align crystals, usually quartz points, to intensify and magnify energy for manifestation or healing. In Reiki, the crystals are programmed to magnify Reiki energies for healing.</p>
<p>In a grid, crystals are arranged in a geometric structure to direct energy inward or outward, like…</p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>REIKI CRYSTAL GRIDS</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">From “The Magick of Reiki” By Christopher Penczak</span></p>
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<p>Crystal grids are a way to align crystals, usually quartz points, to intensify and magnify energy for manifestation or healing. In Reiki, the crystals are programmed to magnify Reiki energies for healing.</p>
<p>In a grid, crystals are arranged in a geometric structure to direct energy inward or outward, like a sacred mandala. The most popular shape, both in the crystal world and the Reiki world, is the six-pointed star, though each shape brings its own unique properties. I think the six-pointed star is associated with integration, balance, and the heart chakra, so it is a perfect shape to use in Reiki.</p>
<p>Reiki grids are usually taught in the more New Age versions of Reiki, from the Tibetan traditions on out, as part of the Master Practioner or Master Teacher levels. Reiki crystal grids are used to send Reiki continuously to a recipient. In a Reiki session, distant or in person, you are limited to the time of the session. With a grid, the Reiki energy can continue to be sent even when the person who set it up is off doing other things. There are many grid techniques, including using the Antahkarana symbol as the grid pattern. I use the following symbol technique.</p>
<p><strong>Step one</strong></p>
<p>Take six quartz-crystal points of a similar size that you have already cleansed and charged, and place them on a hard surface where they will not be moved over a period of time. Arrange them like a six-pointed star, with the points pointing inward. If they are double terminated, or double-pointed, you will intend that the energy flow inward as you do this.</p>
<p><strong>Step two</strong></p>
<p>In the center of the star, place something that will connect you to the person to whom you wish to send Reiki. It can be a photograph, a piece of jewelry, or a piece of paper with the person’s name on it. You can have many recipients in the grid.</p>
<p><strong>Step three</strong></p>
<p>Take a moment to center yourself, and say an evocation or prayer for divine guidance. Ask to send Reiki to this person, or people, for the highest good. Moving clockwise, activate the crystals in the first triangle by simply pointing to them and saying “Activate” silently or out loud. Do this three times around the triangle.</p>
<p><strong>Step four</strong></p>
<p>Continue with the second triangle. Activate each crystal, moving clockwise until you have gone around the triangle three times.</p>
<p><strong>Step five </strong></p>
<p>Envision the center of the grid filling with Reiki light and going off to the ones in need. You can draw the Reiki symbols over the grid if you desire, to add the intention of healing.</p>
<p>The Reiki grid can be activated and deactivated upon command. It will deactivate on its own when it is no longer for the highest good to send Reiki when the person is “full,” so to speak. So I like to reactivate it every day when using it. I make it a part of my morning devotional prayers. It’s a powerful way to send healing when you cannot focus on the recipient.</p>
<p></p> The Wheels of Consciousnesstag:templeilluminatus.ning.com,2020-04-26:6363372:Topic:35170782020-04-26T21:25:40.927ZMystic Wolfhttps://templeilluminatus.ning.com/profile/DonPerndergast
<p><span><strong>The Wheels of Consciousness</strong></span> <span><strong><br></br></strong></span> <strong> </strong><a href="http://www.soul-guidance.com/houseofthesun/sevenlevels.htm#5._Crystal_Consciousness">http://www.soul-guidance.com/houseofthesun/sevenlevels.htm#5._Crystal_Consciousness</a></p>
<p><em>Then he perceives the manifestations of Spirit,</em><br></br> <em>and passes through the seven Chakras,</em><br></br> <em>or centers in the spine,</em><br></br> <em>beholding the seven…</em></p>
<p><span><strong>The Wheels of Consciousness</strong></span> <span><strong><br/></strong></span> <strong> </strong><a href="http://www.soul-guidance.com/houseofthesun/sevenlevels.htm#5._Crystal_Consciousness">http://www.soul-guidance.com/houseofthesun/sevenlevels.htm#5._Crystal_Consciousness</a></p>
<p><em>Then he perceives the manifestations of Spirit,</em><br/> <em>and passes through the seven Chakras,</em><br/> <em>or centers in the spine,</em><br/> <em>beholding the seven rishis.</em></p>
<p><em>Kaivalya Darsanam by Priya Nath Swami (Sri Yukteswar)</em></p>
<p>Now that you have a good understanding of the seven shamanic levels of consciousness, you might have noticed a parallel with the seven major chakras in the human body. In the Hindu tradition, the chakras are recognized as major points of power in the subtle body.</p>
<p>They are visualized as geometric figures, as wheels (chakra means wheel, they are usually seen as spinning), or lotuses. They are spaced on a vertical axis in the subtle body, corresponding roughly to the spinal column and brain. The chakras transform subtle energies from the universe into particular vital energies for the body. Each chakra is responsible for a part of the body.</p>
<p>When the chakras are in good working condition the body is healthy. By negative emotions, impure thoughts, and neglect of the physical needs of the body, the function of one or more chakras is impaired and ailments and disease occur.</p>
<p>Chakras are often regarded as levels of energy, but you need to understand that energy is also consciousness. It all depends on what angle you look at it. The chakras are manifestations of consciousness. Each chakra represents a particular level of consciousness taking care of a particular area of the body. Information from the cosmos around us is brought over to the body to keep it alive and functioning.</p>
<p>Earlier we talked about Kundalini, as being psychic energy, present in the body. Kundalini is also seen as consciousness. When Pure Consciousness descended the manifested cosmos, it left behind a part of its powers seven times. Each power created a chakra. When the seventh chakra,</p>
<p> <strong>Muladhara</strong>, the root chakra at the base of the spine, was created it went to "sleep" in this chakra. Here it is called Kundalini-Shakti (Shakti is the immense power inherent in the universe). Remember the story of Snow-white? Snow-white represents Pure Consciousness.</p>
<p>When she found the house of the seven dwarfs (the house is a symbol for the body), she tried out all the little beds and finally fell asleep in the seventh bed! What happened on a cosmic level also happens as the human body is being formed in the womb.</p>
<p>Pure Consciousness descends into the physical body, creating the seven chakras. Each chakra in your body is thus connected to the seven levels of consciousness. When you do the exercises mentioned in the previous chapters it is good to simultaneously work with the corresponding chakra. For this purpose, an explanation of the connection between the chakras and the levels of consciousness follows.</p>
<p>Muladhara or root chakra is the seat of your physical identity. Here, personal consciousness manifests itself through the issues of survival in the physical world. Your personality is primarily concerned with keeping your body alive. On this level, it is only concerned with itself. Hence the root of fear. Everything that threatens the body causes fear of not having enough money, fear of being alone, fear of not being able to make it in life, fear of death.</p>
<p>As the physical body gets the most attention on this level of consciousness, it wants to feel good and thus physical sensations through the senses are pursued. The root chakra gives you the sense of your body, of its pleasures, of what it has experienced in this life, and what is needed to continue its existence. Personal consciousness excels in what it has accomplished in this life and looks ahead what more it can gain in the future.</p>
<p><strong>Svadhisthana</strong> or sex chakra is the seat of close contact with the opposite sex. Here is the driving nature provided to make sure the human race would not become extinct. No matter how hard cats fight, there are always enough kitties around. Sex is a strong force; it makes you go out and pursue the opposite sex. Hereby you make contact with the rest of humanity and what it experiences.</p>
<p>You discover that the experiences of other people are the same as what you have. Genes are shared, combining to form new human beings who inherit the biological and morphogenetic blueprint of their ancestors.</p>
<p><strong>Manipura</strong> or navel chakra is where we connect to our environment and assimilate impressions. It is the web of relatedness seen in the third level of shamanic consciousness. From the navel chakra, many astral cords extend to the people we know.</p>
<p>Strong relationships form strong cords. Through this connection, we feel what the other person feels. This connection is not limited to other humans, but also to all the other living beings. Through this center, you connect with everything around you, with animals, plants, our house, the garden, the village you live in. When you go out in nature and look out over the landscape, you can feel it through the navel chakra. When you thus consciously connect to your environment you can develop your feeling and derive a lot of information from it.</p>
<p><strong>Anahata</strong> or heart chakra is the seat not only of love but also of your place in the universe. In the heart resides the sense of the personal "I", the ego. The ego is the center and everything else is the sphere around it. Here we observe with spherical consciousness.</p>
<p>The sense of an ego implies that everything else surrounds him and is different than itself. The ego is like a pulsing heartbeat. It expands like a sphere to connect with all living beings around it, and then contracts to keep his sense of a separate being. Its seat, the heart, is the center of the physical body and its existence. When the heart fails, the body dies. The heart chakra is the fourth chakra, is positioned at the center of the seven chakras.</p>
<p><strong>Vishuddha</strong> or the throat chakra is the seat of purification of impressions and experiences. Traditionally it is seen as a transformation station that gathers impressions and experiences from the lower chakras and purifies them. The dross is rejected and only the pure can continue.</p>
<p>Thus, you obtain crystal consciousness. The four lower levels of consciousness are organic in nature and are connected to the body part of the body. The throat is like a bridge between the body and the head. Starting with the throat and upward, impressions and experiences are now pure and unaltered. These are inorganic levels of consciousness. The throat chakra makes the mind clear and pure in order to function on the physical level in a correct manner. Clarity of mind is the essential quality of crystal consciousness.</p>
<p><strong>Ajna</strong> or the inner eye chakra is the seat of cosmic consciousness. It controls the entire personality and harmonizes all its functions. It gives insight in all spiritual matters. Here you connect to the essence of all living beings, and the essence is light. In the eyebrow chakra lies the potential to open the door to the spiritual worlds of light. Shamans, mystics, yogis, at a certain point in their spiritual work they will open this door, and light will fill the head. This light is seen with the inner eye and is experienced as filling the inside of the head and even of the entire body.</p>
<p>This light will unlock several spiritual qualities like leaving the physical body consciously, clairvoyance, or being able to read the thoughts of other people.</p>
<p><strong>Sahasrara</strong> or crown chakra is connected to divine consciousness. Here you experience the Divine in its primal manifestation, which is sound.</p>
<p>It is the center of being in consciousness or consciously being. The vibration of everything is experienced in non-duality, as unmanifested It is the seat of your highest self, your innermost essence. The primeval sound is heard at the top of the head. Traveling through the seven levels of consciousness is like traveling through your own body. Be aware that the keys to enlightenment are all present in yourself. The only thing you have to do is to turn the keys.</p> The Crystal Balltag:templeilluminatus.ning.com,2020-04-26:6363372:Topic:35169632020-04-26T20:27:15.080ZMystic Wolfhttps://templeilluminatus.ning.com/profile/DonPerndergast
<p><strong>The Crystal Ball</strong></p>
<p>The origin of the crystal ball takes place in Britain, 2000 BC. At that time, Celtic tribes were unified by Druids. Druids were polytheists and revered nature. They had a very important role in these ancient Celtic societies, as they were both priests, philosophers, scientists, teachers, judges, and counselors to the kings. Druids may have been the first people to use crystals in divination.</p>
<p>In the Middle Ages, many diviners and fortune-tellers…</p>
<p><strong>The Crystal Ball</strong></p>
<p>The origin of the crystal ball takes place in Britain, 2000 BC. At that time, Celtic tribes were unified by Druids. Druids were polytheists and revered nature. They had a very important role in these ancient Celtic societies, as they were both priests, philosophers, scientists, teachers, judges, and counselors to the kings. Druids may have been the first people to use crystals in divination.</p>
<p>In the Middle Ages, many diviners and fortune-tellers (seers, wizards, gypsies, sorcerers) started to use crystals to see in the past and predict future, especially in Central Europe.</p>
<p>At first, crystal balls were made of beryl, a naturally transparent gemstone. According to ancient beliefs, this gemstone was supposed to have specific powers. Later, Beryl was replaced by rock crystal which is even more reflective and translucent. <br/> <br/> The crystal ball is now only used for magical purposes but was once a household tool. Many used to maximize the light available from a candle by putting it on a ‘candle block’ or ‘flash stool’. An adjustable candlestick was fixed in the middle of a high-legged stool, and around it were placed up to six wooden sockets that held long-necked globes of water, the ‘flashes’ or flasks. These would concentrate the beams of light on to the work.</p>
<p>Objects like this were in widespread use to enable people to work in the darker hours. In a richer household, they might be crystal balls. So the most mystical object of the witch is again only a domestic tool used in a magical way - for scrying.</p>
<p>Candles were also placed in front of mirrors to increase the light available for work. There is something very magical about working a spell in a mirror by candlelight, and many traditional spells use this.</p>
<p>Most people find crystal ball gazing is easiest in a quiet, dimly lit room. Many people like to have candles burning. For some the reflections of the flames help to summon images - others find them a distraction.</p>
<p>Burning incense is common and some people like to have soothing music playing gently in the background. <br/> The important thing to remember is that you are creating an atmosphere. If someone walked in unexpectedly, they should instantly be aware that something significant is taking place.</p>
<p>How to Use<br/> Place the crystal on a table in front of you. Many crystal balls you can buy come with their own stand. If you don't have a stand you might like to use a small cushion or a silk handkerchief purchased and reserved especially for this purpose.</p>
<p>Sit down and relax. Lay your hands gently on the ball for a minute or two in order to energize it and strengthen your psychic rapport. Whilst holding the crystal ball, think about the purpose of this scrying session. If appropriate try to visualize the subject of your question. Some people like to ask the question out loud, others prefer to internalize it. <br/> <br/> Now, remove your hands from the crystal. Look into the crystal, stare deeply. Allow your eyes to relax and become slightly unfocussed. After a little while, you should see a mist or smoke forming in the crystal. Let this mist grow and fill the ball, then visualize it gradually clearing to reveal images within the crystal. <br/> <br/> The images you see might not be what you expected. Your subconscious mind knows what information you need. Just let the images flow, changing, and taking you wherever they choose to go. Don't try to rationalize now, time for that later. <br/> <br/> Once the crystal ball has shown you all the images you need, they will begin to fade. Don't just stop the session suddenly, instead of reverse the process you used at the beginning. Visualize the mists coming back and covering the images, then receding to return the ball to its natural state.</p> Eight Basic Steps for Using a Crystal Balltag:templeilluminatus.ning.com,2020-04-26:6363372:Topic:35170742020-04-26T20:08:30.018ZMystic Wolfhttps://templeilluminatus.ning.com/profile/DonPerndergast
<p><strong>Eight Basic Steps for Using a Crystal Ball<br></br></strong> <a href="http://ezinearticles.com/?8-Basic-Steps-For-Using-A-Crystal-Ball&am">http://ezinearticles.com/?8-Basic-Steps-For-Using-A-Crystal-Ball&am</a></p>
<p>Celtic Tribes and Druids are of the earliest known peoples to have used Crystal balls in divination, as early as 2000 BC. During central Europe's Medieval Period (AD 500-1500), seers, wizards, sorcerers, psychics, gypsies, Fortune tellers, and all other types of…</p>
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<p>Celtic Tribes and Druids are of the earliest known peoples to have used Crystal balls in divination, as early as 2000 BC. During central Europe's Medieval Period (AD 500-1500), seers, wizards, sorcerers, psychics, gypsies, Fortune tellers, and all other types of diviners also used crystals to "see" Into the past, present, or future.<br/> <br/> Crystal balls have been used as sacred tools by diverse peoples for thousands of years. It is important to remember that crystals are sacred tools and to treat them as such, keeping them on your home altar or other Sacred Space when they are not in use. It is also advised to keep your Crystal Ball covered with a black cloth to prevent the light from reaching it when it isn't in use.<br/> <br/> Upon obtaining a new crystal ball or any other sacred stones, I like to sleep with it for at least 4 nights to begin establishing a connection.<br/> <br/> (Cleanse it first) During this time your crystal ball will most likely share its name with you. When speaking to your crystal ball make sure to call it by its name. A personal bonding with your crystal ball will happen and therefore you should not let others handle or touch your crystal ball.<br/> <br/> You should also provide a special bag or box for your crystal ball to protect it during transportation. Use this special bag or box only for your Crystal Ball.<br/> <br/> Like any other sacred tool, your crystal ball will need to be cleansed on a regular basis. Personally, I use sage or sweetgrass to smudge my Crystal Ball before and after every use. There are many other recommended methods of cleansing you can discover with a little research.<br/> <br/> <strong>Using Your Crystal Ball<br/></strong> Cleanse your crystal ball. Using your preferred method always cleanse your Crystal prior to every use.<br/> <br/> Turn out all artificial light sources, close drapes, and darken your room. A background light source such as a lit candle should be used in an otherwise darkened room. A white candle representing purity, or a purple candle representing higher spiritual purpose is good to use.</p>
<p>As you progress you can use other colors according to your purpose for the session. Be sure to clearly state that you will only allow positive energies to enter otherwise the door is open for any energy to enter. I like to create a circle to work in by cleansing and protecting the space using sage to smudge the area.<br/> <br/> Relax and breathe deeply and rhythmically. Allow all tensions and negativity to flow out of you as you exhale each breath. Ground yourself and as you inhale bring in the energy of the light, focus your thoughts on your purpose for the session, and respectfully ask for the answers to be shown.<br/> <br/> When you are completely relaxed, centered, and focused, open your eyes and allow your eyes to drift to a spot on your crystal ball that you feel drawn to. Fixate your eyes on that spot and allow your vision to go fuzzy (like when daydreaming) and gaze at that spot actually allowing that daydreaming gaze to move through and past the spot. Simply allow this to happen, don't try to force it. Clear your mind of all thoughts, continue to breathe deeply, and rhythmically allowing a state of light meditation.<br/> <br/> At this time your Crystal may begin to appear smoky, cloudy, or to darken. Allow this to happen without breaking your meditation state. If you do lose your meditation state simply begin again. Remember, practice makes perfect! You may begin to see images, experience feelings, or hear communications. Just go with the flow and don't try to interpret, analyze, or make sense of your experience at this time. Just relax and allow it to happen.<br/> <br/> Also, make sure you aren't trying to create images the way you want to see them. Set aside personal judgments, wants, and desires, stop your own thoughts and ideas and be open to what the Crystal Ball will show you even though it may not be what you want or think it should be.<br/> <br/> You may also have physical sensations such as tingling, vibration, heat, or cold. This is normal. The crystal will raise or lower your personal vibration and bring you into the balance and harmony necessary for spiritual connection so that communication can easily happen.<br/> <br/> Make note of what you see within your crystal ball. You may find that when in the beginning you have difficulty remembering what you see during your session. Have a note pad and pencil handy and try writing down what you see.<br/> <br/> A tape recorder works also to record what you see. While writing or speaking to your recorder maintain your meditation state without losing your focus.<br/> <br/> This will take some practice as speaking or writing will, in the beginning, have a tendency to bring you out of your trance state. You can enhance your ability to maintain your meditation state during physical activity by learning to do walking meditation. I like to practice walking meditation while out in nature, walking upon a trail through the woods. Use the same technique of deep, rhythmic breathing, releasing tensions, relax, letting your vision go fuzzy and clearing your mind of thoughts when you have finished your session, allow yourself to return to the physical present.<br/> <br/> Refocus your eyes and breathe deeply, and ground yourself again in the physical plane. Be aware of your feelings at this time. You may feel your energy shift as you break the connection with your crystal, you may feel rested as you've just awakened from a nap, and you may feel energized. To fully ground yourself have a small snack and drink some water.<br/> <br/> Cleanse your crystal ball and return it to its place on your altar or sacred space you have designated for it. Be sure to thank your crystal ball for its help.<br/> <br/> Learning to work effectively with your crystal ball will take a lot of practice. Be patient. Don't be discouraged if it doesn't work the first few times. Be persistent, keep working at it, and when you finally connect with your crystal ball it will work.<br/></p>
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