An excellent way to use tourmaline is to put a piece of it in your hand. Tourmaline in its natural form can be used as an energy conductor position in a crystal formation. It calms the mind and helps focus thoughts. It aligns the chakras and brings in energy from higher dimensions.When placed on the skin, tourmaline is said to heal and regenerate nerve damage. Tourmaline is also used for its qualities of protection from radiation (EMF's). In addition, it offers shielding from outside negative energies and influences such as spirits, psychic vampires & general ill will. Tourmaline can clear...

Amethyst has long been prized for its beauty and legendary energies for thousands and thousands of years. Neolithic people in Europe used it at least as early as 25,000 B.C., and in ancient Egypt Amethyst was made into beads and amulets, and used by Kings and Queens. Early Greek and Roman societies placed high value on Amethyst, placing a royal stone in crowns, scepters, or bishops' rings. The name Amethyst comes from a Greek word meaning "not drunken," derived from an ancient myth that explains its derivation: The god Bacchus decreed that the first person he met would be eaten...

It is often said that an object's energy cannot be changed, but it can be transformed. Clear quartz towers are a perfect example of this. Quartz crystals have the power to transform their own energies and those around them—even if they don't want to change. This article will show you how clear quartz towers can help with meditation and offer some techniques on how to best use them for spiritual growth! First, we'll discuss how clear quartz towers can help with meditation and offer some techniques on how to best use them. Quartz Crystal Towers are often used in crystal...

Crystal Grids  Patterns of various crystals and stones laid out for mutual enhancement of their energies and the energies of the surrounded space are called grids. Most frequently, they are laid out in symmetrical geometric patterns, the most popular one being hexagonal, because it mirrors the structure of Quartz and many other minerals. A small grid only a few inches in diameter, perhaps surrounding a picture of oneself or of someone one wishes to help, can be constructed on an alter or table top. I use a wooden grid when I do my gird work. A grid for sitting or reclining meditation can be arranged...

Meditation With Crystals and Stones  Perhaps the single best means to learn to 'feel' crystal energies is to hold a stone or several stones during meditation. In meditation, one works to gently clear the mind of thought and enter a state of positive receptivity. many of the serenity-inducing stones, such as Celestite, can help one achieve this state. Other stones which one may choose for purposes of shifting consciousness, healing, or activating specific energy centers in the body or aura will have their strongest effects during meditation. This is because meditation quiets the mind stringer, and allows new influences to...

Wearing Stones In Pouches and Jewelry A natural extension of the practice of holding and carrying stones is to wear them n 'medicine pouches' or incorporate them into jewelry pieces. Both of these practices have gone on for many centuries. (For instance, the crowns of kings and queens, who were viewed as representatives of the gods, included gems which were intended to facilitate communication with the spiritual realms.) One advantage of pouches and jewelry pieces is that they allow one to incorporate combinations of stones which work together to produce the desired effects.Other jewelry pouch combinations might include ascension stones, protection stones,...

Holding and Caring Most crystal lovers have a selection of 'pocket stones' from which they can select, according to the needs of the day. One of the best ways to choose a stone is if it calls to you. If the energy calls to you. Once you get your crystal hold it in both hands and feel the energy flowing throughout your body. Both holding and carrying stones has the effect of bringing their vibrational emanations into one's auric field, allowing for the beneficial modification of one's energies.