Working with Crystals

Using crystals to assist you on your healing journey will amplify the work you are doing. People have been working with crystals for thousands of years— tapping into their unique properties for healing their physical, emotional, mental and spiritual bodies.

Each type of crystal also vibrates with a unique frequency, and through this unique vibration, comes unique healing properties. Some crystals offer grounding and protection, some physical healing and others have incredibly high spiritual vibrations to help raise your vibration.

Selecting your Crystal

To start, you will need to select one or a few crystals. I recommend starting with a quartz of some kind (there are many like clear quartz, rose and smokey). It is also best to get your crystals from a reputable shop or online store that sells a lot of crystals as opposed to going into some chain store that is selling them as something trendy.

I love going into an actual store and just wondering around to see which crystals pop out at me. You may feel “called” over to a particular crystal, so hold it and see how it feels in your hands. If it feels good to hold then that is one for you. Often times we are attracted to the crystals and stones we need the most to help balance our energy out.

Clearing your Crystal

Once you have a crystal you will need to make sure you clear it before using it. They can gather energy from wherever they were last or through all the hands they have been passed through. You will also want to clear them about every month depending on how much you are using your crystal.

There are a few ways to clear crystals:

• Burning sage and letting the smoke wrap around them to clear the energy off them
• Letting them sit in sunlight for a few hours or day
• Grounding them by burying them in soil for several hours then washing them with water after
• Moonlight: to take advantage of this super easy method of cleansing, simply place your crystals in the moonlight overnight
• Using saltwater for an hour or so can work– try not to let them sit too long in water. Not all crystals do well in water: Stones ending in -ite, such as selenite and calcite, can dissolve when they come into contact with too much moisture or water. 

Setting an Intention

Then you will want to set an intention with your crystal before you use it. Setting an intention can be anything from ‘ I want to open my heart more‘ to ‘I want help clearing negative energy from my body‘ or even ‘I’d like to fully open up to my creativity‘. The crystal can help clear or access more energy for anything you want to work on. It does help to use a crystal that is in harmony with that type of intention– such as a rose quartz helping with matters of the heart, green crystals for healing and prosperity or citrine for creativity. So, before you use your crystal, just hold it in your hands and state your intention.

Work with your Crystal

There are many ways to work with your crystal, try one or all depending on your intention at this time.

At first, it can be great to carry your crystal around with you to start so you can really connect with its energy for a few days or as long as needed. I used to carry around an amethyst stone with me for protection when I was around a lot of toxic people at my old job. I would hold onto it when having to talk to someone I struggled with and just knowing it was in my pocket helped me feel safe.

You can meditate with your crystal by just holding it in your hands while sitting cross-legged. Connect with your crystal by tuning into its energy and how it feels while you meditate. Then focusing on your intention and desired outcome.

Laying crystals on your body can be very healing and is also done by many healers. When working with one crystal as we are talking about here, you can place it on a single chakra. The easiest way to do this is to look up its corresponding chakra in online or go by the color to match the chakra. 

In the guided meditation below I combine laying the crystal on the body with a meditation to help you practice working with your crystal and getting a healing out of it.

Leave me a comment on your experience with the meditation. It’s a quick 5 minutes so go grab your crystal and enjoy!