Simple guide on crystal basics that beginners can understand about healing stones.
Just starting your holistic journey or curious on how these "healing crystals" work? Well you came to the right place and welcome to the beginning of your journey! We all started somewhere and most seem to start with these wonderful crystals. Don't feel overwhelmed. There are many elements to healing stones, but this will go over the basics. The further you get into your journey, the more knowledge and experience you will gain. No need to learn everything at once. Enjoy each part of the journey because there is no finish line.
The foundation of crystals are the best thing to build upon.
Crystal Healing Basics Overview
What Are Healing Crystals
Stone Cleansing: How To Cleanse Your Crystal & Recharge Them
How To Use A Healing Crystal
What Are Healing Crystals?
Crystals are just stones from the earth. That may sound simple, but the earth contains vibrations and frequencies. Stones are pulled from the earth and still hold those vibrations. These vibrations and frequencies and can effect our own personal vibrations. The crystal we chose can effect our physical or emotional state of being based off of the vibrations the stone give off.
Depending on what your goals or intentions are, depends on what crystal you pick. Some crystals are good for love, luck or prosperity. Some are good for protection or grounding. Others can be good for bodily functions or moods. You can even just pick a crystal because it calls to you or it's pretty and see how the stone works with you.
Don't feel pressured to pick the perfect stone for you. Have fun with it! There is no wrong choice.
Stone Cleansing: How To Cleanse Your Crystal & Recharge Them
What allows a stone to positively affect your energy is the vibrations it gives off. Those vibrations came from being at one with the earth. After use it's energy/vibrations are overwhelmed with yours or others. So cleansing and recharging is essential to restore the stone's vibrational pattern so that it can keep positively affecting yours.
Cleansing and recharging are two different things, but both are completely necessary. I'll be writing another article about the differences but simply put... cleansing removes energy from the stone. For example, it'll take off any of your bad vibes that got stuck onto the stone. And recharging will restore it vibrations. For example, recharging a stone's healing prosperities that benefit you is like recharging your cell phone.
My go to stone cleansing is sticking the stone under running water for a few minutes, putting it in salt or smudging it with a ritualistic herb like sage. To recharge, I enjoy putting it in the window seal for the sun, place it in the dirt outside or let the moonlight recharge it, especially full moons or new moons.
How To Use A Healing Crystal
Now you've picked out crystal, how do you use it?! Intention is everything. For best use, first set an intention for the crystal. It's not necessary, but it will give better results. Then you keep it on you. Place it in your pocket. Wear it on your arm as a bracelet. (Which I sell on my Etsy) Touch it when you feel uneasy. Just keep it on your person. Skin contact is the best, but also not necessary.
The intention for the stone can help depict how you use it. A stone for protecting, like black tourmaline can be placed in space for protection. Red Jasper can be rubbed when you're feeling ungrounded. An amethyst can be placed under a pillow for bad dreams. But having any these crystals on your body can still give you results.
A great beginner way to use the stone is to just keep it in your pocket!