now that i’ve begun working more with energy, i wanted to share my methods of casting circles! when i first started working with energy, it was really hard to find references for casting circles, especially ones not dealing with the traditional Wiccan god/goddess. here are some methods and uses of casting circles!
Why Cast a Circle?
the primary reason i cast circles is to protect me from outside energy influences. most people associate circles to protection from ‘malevolent’ spirits, however, it’s just a great barrier in general!
here are some following scenarios i cast circles:
divination- to protect me from energies that might influence my cards or my interpretation o the cards
spellwork- pretty self-explanatory. i cast circles to protect from energies i don’t want in my spells, or from potential spirit attraction.
meditation- again, for energy use and to also not be disturbed from anything spiritual.
Methods of Casting
1 - Invoking Elements
a very basic way, if not the go-to way, of casting is to place each of the four elements at each of the cardinal directions. Earth at the north, Air in the east, Fire at the south, and Water in the west.
fire
Candles (color them for intent if used in a spell! alternatively, electric tea lights work fine.)
alternatively, any of these could be replaced with a tarot card of the corresponding suit! (wands for fire, cups for water, pentacles for earth, and swords for air).
to close the circle, walk clockwise starting in the east (air) and complete a full walk around the circle. do this as many times as you feel needed to envision a complete circle! after your use for it is done, unwind it by walking the same number of times counter-clockwise.
note:if you live in the southern hemisphere, you may want to reverse fire and earth in your directions and walk counter-clockwise to close the circle, and clockwise to end it.
2 - Envisioning
this is a very, very simple way to cast a circle! if you have very little time, simply imagine a ring of light around your workspace. you could align color to purpose as well.
the only downsides to this method include the fact that it may not be as strong as a physical circle for beginners especially, as i have learned many times over as i find energy that i don’t want in the circle. on top of this, to make it very successful, you may have to keep this image in your head throughout your spell or energy work, which may distract or hurt your concentration.
however, like i said before, it’s very easy, discreet, and requires no clean up! with practice, it could be very easy to maintain.
3 - Salt Circle
by simply spreading salt in a circle clockwise (or counter-clockwise depending on your location), you can create a strong barrier. as you walk around, envision your purpose of protection and safety.
if you are working outside, do not use salt. it will kill plant life! instead, consider alternatives such as: egg shells, diluted salt water, crushed herbs, flower petals, etc.
if working inside, consider setting out foil, cloth, or a tarp for easy cleanup.
4 - Cleansing the Room Itself
if you find that you for some reason cannot cast a circle, or maybe are just starting out, consider cleansing the entire room instead!
some methods include:
smoke cleansing (NOT smudging. please do not call this action smudging unless it is part of YOUR culture.)
salt or protective mixture
dance/song
salt/water spray
incense and candles
for smoke cleansing, light your bundle and start facing eastward, spreading the smoke and asking for protection from either the corresponding element or any deities/spirits/etc. you worship. move clockwise or counterclockwise.
for salt or protection mixtures, simply place a small pile in each corner of the room or at the cardinal directions.
dance and song can celanse the room when accompanied with smoke especially.
the salt water spray can be used similar to the protection mixture – spray a little in each corner or at the cardinal directions.
incense and candles can be placed in corners, the directions, or just throughout the room to act as protective energy.
Final Notes
make sure to remove your circle after you’re done!! leaving it up isn’t safe and could be draining on your energy or health.
try not to leave the circle in the middle of your work, if it can be avoided. ive had to do it before and nothing bad happened, but sometimes it ocould break the circle, or bring unwanted energy or precense in.
do your absolute best to have all your materials in the circle before you cast it. bringing items that were not in the circle before could carry energy that you just do not want in your circle. i’ve messed up plenty spells because of it already. if it is really necessary, cleanse the item as thoroughly as you can (quickly if you need to), and enter the circle from the east.
if these methods don’t work right away, don’t worry! these take lots of practice. some easy ways to try casting daily include:
cast a circle before you meditate
cleanse your room before you do homework for a safe space to work
if you have a form of divination, cast a circle before drawing a daily reading (i do this in the morning to see how the day will go or seek advice for the day!).
Valuable information on individual herbs down below!
Posted: May 7th, 2018.
Updated: June 12th, 2018.
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Acacia:Masculine. Deities; Astarte, Diana, Ishtar, Osiris, and Ra. Element; Air. Planet; Sun. Powers; Psychic Protection and Powers.
Agrimony: Masculine. Element; Air. Planet; Jupiter. Powers; Protection, banishes negative energy and spirits. Once used to detect the presence of witches.
Alfalfa: Feminine. Element; Earth. Planet; Venus. Powers; Prosperity and Fortune.
Large sleep thorn candle with a protection rune to make sure they are safe when burning. I also anointed it with lavender oil and placed selenite fragments in it and sealed it with black wax. The smaller one worked for my friend so she asked for a larger one.
Send up a prayer to whom you will, asking for help and wait for something that calls out to you. I was given a spider lily (aka a regeneration lily) it bloomed later in the day, after I asked my goddess for help, along my fence even though no others had bloomed before or after it. Once you have your item, set up your alter the way you like that evening. Place the item in the center of your alter, on a pentagram if you can. Light your candles and incense of choice and say:
By the power of night
And through (god/goddess name)’s right
Please grant me the power
To help heal (name of sick) tonight
In this hour
So shall I will it
So mote it be
Repeat until you feel it is finished. If you can touch the animal or person that you need to heal, maybe hold a picture of them or just think of them as much as you can as you chant. Once finished, snuff the candles and let the incense finish burning if it hasn’t yet. Leave your offering over night. The following day/night take your offering and return it to Mother Earth, thanking her. Be sure to find something that calls to you to be another offering in thanks to the god/goddess that helped you. I hope this helps you in your time of need! Blessed be!
So I recently made the jump to call my craft wizardry (or, more properly, the Jasper Way) instead of witchcraft, and that’s for a few reasons.
“Witch” doesn’t accurately describe what I do in magic anymore, so I found a new word that I liked better. It’s often said that being a witch carries connotations of herbal medicine and a connection to plants - and while it’s not required to use plants in your craft, I personally don’t feel connected to them and feel like “witch” has the wrong connotations for what I actually do.
Wizard conveys the perfect blend of pop culture (Dungeons and Dragons), vague masculinity (if you left it in the rain near a gender), and my need to study and write down EVERYTHING.
It implies the usage of magical items, which I definitely feel as someone who uses tools and crystals in my craft. Divination spells also make up a large part of a D&D wizard’s repertoire, and I’m always down for divination.
It also has the vibes of squaring up against other entities. And if y'all are regulars here, you’ll know that I’m always up to fight. Lunging to punch a sleep paralysis demon, using Febreeze as magical pepper spray… “Wizard” really captures that for me.
Wizards also investigate new and interesting magical possibilities. There’s a reason wizard rivals are so common in fiction - the whole thing is an exploration of magical praxes. Pondering and overthinking the universe and everything in it is just a normal thing for wizards, and I definitely overthink.
Wizards also just…write down everything? I certainly do, and it’s fun to have a written record of everything I’ve pondered and prodded and poked.
TLDR: D&D and divination go brr, overthinking is part of the process, throwing hands, and notebook addiction = me choosing wizard as my proper craft label over witch.
I feel similarly, but personally prefer mage for the vagueness it brings. Though both wizard and mage are vaguely masculine and give images of experimentation, which is greatly suited for the pop-culture flair of D&D. Wizard just feels better defined somehow, I’m glad it works for you! The part about item usage also makes sense, same with divinatory practice.
I do also like ‘warlock’ even with the negative connotations: ‘I’ve gone against the traditional image of the witch and carved my own path despite constantly being told that’s not how it’s done.’ Feels good, but understandably that’s not suitable for everyone who doesn’t view moving away from ‘witch’ as a full-divergence.
Reblogging so people can get ideas for names other than “witch” if they’d like to explore~
Your craft is your own and you can call it as you please! :)
Focuses on the flame. Multiple candles are typically used in a ritual to represent quarters (directions) also used to represent different elements or colors. Typically used to represent the element of fire and bring that energy into a working. The color, the scent and the size does not really mean much in the European tradition. Plane white dinner candles are used most often, but it could be any type of candle, what is important is the element of fire. The elements in European style candle magick is very significant. When someone sits down to do a European style candle magick, there is typically a lot of chanting, a lot of rhyme and rhythm. and repetition. Often it’s the idea of channeling your energy into that flame so that flame will release that energy into the world to receive a magickal response.
The element of fire is the most active element of them all. It’s has very specific properties and associations that really aids spell work and ritual, it’s the element of action. It’s the element of doing, of progress, of power, of passion. So a lot of people will use the element of fire in specific spell work to aid this energy and intention. So if you want to do a spell to get yourself motivated a candle spell is likely a much better option then an earth based spell. A spell for passion is probably much better done with a candle then with water. A lot of people will choose to use candle magick in specific instances rather then doing it all the time. So you’ll find elemental practitioners will specialize in certain elemental workings for different intentions. So this draws even more on the idea that you’re using the element of the candle; the flame, the fire, rather then the candle itself. In European witchcraft the candle is kind of non important, that’s why people will often re-use their candles in European witchcraft.
North American Candle Magick:
This candle magick is more representational, it’s a very tactile form of candle magick that works less with the chanting and repetition and trance work that you see in the European candle magick, and more with the representation and symbolism and like attracts like.
Representational magick, it’s the idea that like attracts like. if you undertake a working with items that represent what you’re trying to achieve, it’s believed that you’ll assist in manifesting it faster.
In representational magick there are many layers to think about. So what kind of candle do you want to use? The maine two are often 7 day candles or 5 day candles. They’re designed to symbolize what you want to represent.
Figures:
Figural candles are figures of what you want to achieve. They’re used to represent your goal your desired outcome. The most common are skull candles, they’re used to represent the mind. They’re great for domination work, and head work. Male and female candles are used to represent individuals. Either you or someone else. They act as a doll a poppet that you add into a working to represent an individual. You also have shamrock candles that are designed to attract good luck, heart shaped candles to attract love, and Gargoyle candles to attract protection.
Colors & Scents:
Now we have the color of candles which represents what you want to achieve. Each choice of color is specific for that working. The scent matters too, for instance if you want love you choose rose, if you want goodluck you’d choose lemongrass. It depends on what you want to achieve.
Candle Size:
Another thing that goes into representational candle magick is the size of the candle. The smaller the candle is the less energy it can store and the less time it burns for and the smaller the results. The bigger the candle the longer it burns for the more energy you can put into it and so bigger the results might be. Also a technique with this style of candle magick that you will charge one candle with your energy, you’ll fill it to the brim with energy and you’ll burn it down once a day everyday for certain ritualistic days, for example 5 days or 7 days. If you have a 5 day candle you’ll charge it then burn it down and release the energy everyday to manifest your results.
Energy work:
People will often carve things into the candle such as their affirmation and dress it with oil that represents their intention. They’ll cover it with herbs that represent their intention or put powder on it, and charge it with their energy for however long, maybe hours to weeks and months, then you burn the candle all the way down to release that energy. That includes your 5 day candles, your 7 days candles, your figural candles. You want them to burn all the way down to release all of that energy. Don’t forget you can pre-charge your candles for specific days in the week, month, or year.
Blowing out or Snuffing?:
Can you blow out a candle? You can blow out a candle if you’re solely using it for the element. Once you thanked the element for assisting with that working, then you can blow it out like normal. In representational magick it is believed that if you blow out a candle then you are blowing away the energy and intention that you have put into it. So it is important to snuff the candle in this case.
Reusing Candles:
Can you cleanse and re-use candles used in a ritual? You can in elemental candle magick as you’ve only worked with the element, and not the candle itself. Where as in representational magick if you have chosen a candle specifically for protection, such as a black gargoyle candle that is carved with sigils, symbols, and representations and dressed with protection oil, and protection herbs, and sprinkle sachet powder on it for protection and you spent 21 days charging it with energy and it’s surrounded by crystals, then you’d never want to take that candle and use it in another ritual as you’ve put a specific energy into that candle.
What to do with the remains?:
Candle remains in elemental magick are typically taken and remelted down into a brand new candle, or throw it in the trash. In representational magick, it is believed that how you treat the remains of the candle affects your working. So typically practitioners read the candle wax or their flame or how long the candle took to melt down, or the placement of the candle wax and the shapes the candle wax has created. The idea that the candle remains holds energy is very important. You’ll find a lot of practitioners won’t remelt down candles to create a new one, because each bit of candle wax has it’s own lingering energy. I would then cleanse the candle remains if you melt it down to create a new candle. Otherwise take the candle remains and treat it with respect, and they will do with it what is required with it for that particular working. For example a banishing working, practitioners will often get rid of the working by throwing it in a trash not on their property because you want to remove that person or situation, or throw it over your shoulder at a crossroads. If it was to attract something then maybe take it to your front garden and bury it to attract it into your life. If it’s to keep something around then bury it in the back garden as you want to keep it in your life. Some people add them into sachets or mojo bags later on. If you do want to throw it in the trash then at least cleanse it before doing so, as it’s important to treat that energy with respect.
manifest peaceful change and exciting new beginnings that you have been wanting and waiting for
* your wishful thoughts will turn into a beautiful reality *
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i know emoji spells aren’t much but they represent my manifestations for me and so i just wanted to update you on how everything went.
my partner had an interview on wednesday, was supposed to find out on thursday whether or not he’d get the second interview on friday
but he got a call on thursday they wanted to the the second interview that day, he did the interview ended and he told me he would possibly know about the job by friday
but later on thursday he got a call that they offered him the position!!!! so that day i emailed the apartment complex we want to live in and we are going to tour on tuesday! and apply!
Carve the name of the person into the candle. Roll the candle in the web. Nestle the candle in sugar or honey and light it while thinking about them and the good things you see in them.
(Note: this is NOT a love spell. This will only open their eyes to you. It won’t make them fall in love with you. It will not take away their choice or free will. Think of it like someone offering you a dessert that you didn’t know was available. The dessert was there all along and if you want it you can accept it. If you don’t want it, you’re still able to decline it, the choice is yours. I do not support love spells that take away a person’s own choices or thoughts.)
To Attract Luck or Fortune:
Cinnamon (ground or stick)
Nutmeg
Pine Needle (or three drops of pine oil)
A Bay Leaf
A penny
Spider Web
Green Candle
Jar or Satchel
Old Purse or Wallet
Gather cinnamon (ground or stick), nutmeg, pine needle (pine oil works too) , a bay leaf and a penny. Wrap all of these in spider web. It doesn’t have to completely cover it. If you’re using a jar, put everything in the jar, close the lid and melt the candle wax over top. If you’re using a satchel, melt some of the wax over your bundle before placing it in the satchel. Place the jar or satchel in an old purse or wallet for monetary fortune. Carry the jar or satchel with you for an extra boost of good luck.
To Keep Someone Away From You:
Pen
Paper (small scrap)
Spider Web
Write the person’s name on the paper and roll it in the web. Cut the bundle in half and burn each half separately.
(Note: This spell is meant to help bind the energy between you and the person and sever ties. Be completely sure you want to cut this person from your life before you do this spell.)
Spider web is also a great addition to a number of different spells to bind energy/intent or to even help target the focus of your spell.
Please use caution when adding spider web to hexes and curses. Not only will it bind and focus, but it will also magnify it and make it harder to get rid of, because webs are sticky and hard to get out of.
It is believed by some that charging a crystal or stone helps it get its energy back to its fullest. Some crystal workers do not believe charging is necessary, such as Naisha Ahsian in her article: Stop Charging Your Crystals… Naisha makes a very solid argument, though I find charging my crystals to be a bonding experience that not only strengthens my spiritual relationship with my crystals but also serves as a means to thank and honor them.
If you so choose to charge a crystal, first clear any unwanted or negative energy from the crystal or other stone by cleansing them.
With all methods of charging, first set your intention and state silently or aloud that you are doing this to charge your crystal for the best and highest good of all concerned. After your stone is charged, thank the Divine by whatever name you know it for assisting in charging your stone. Now proceed with the method of charging your crystal. Here are several methods you can use.
Sunlight or Moonlight Method: The sun’s and moon’s rays are very energizing, as well as energetically clearing. You can use this method to both clear and charge your crystals at the same time. Find a safe place and leave your crystal for 24 hours or more (up to a week) in sunlight and/or moonlight. Some crystals colors will fade in Sunlight, so those should be charged only in moonlight. Some stones that will fade in the sun are amethyst, celestite, kunzite, opal, and turquoise. If you have any doubts at all, only use moonlight charging. This can also clear the stones of unwanted energies at the same time if you set your intent to do that as well.
Charging Stones: Some stones can be very energizing to other stones. In most cases, they can also clear their energy. That makes using charging stones a handy method of charging a crystal. Simply place your crystal needing charging on a cluster or larger piece of a stone that can charge others such as selenite, amethyst cluster, quartz cluster, or carnelian. Leave your crystal there for 24 hours or until it feels like it is at full energy.
Charging Grid: This is a variation on using charging stones. Take a group of quartz crystals (4 to 8 or more) and point them inward in a circle. Place the crystal or stone you want to be charged in the center of the circle and leave it there to charge for 24 hours or more.
Plant Method: Place your crystal among the leaves of a growing, healthy plant for 24 hours or more to charge it. This is said to bring growth energies to the charged crystal.
Burial: This method is good for grounding stones in particular, such as most any black stone, smoky quartz, red jasper, and others. Bury the stone in the ground for a week or more to charge it. This can also clear unwanted energies at the same time. Be sure when you bury your stone that you mark the area so you know where to find it when the week is up.
Use Energy: This can be called lots of things. When people use “energy” to charge a crystal, what they mean might not always be exactly the same. Directing one’s own energy into the object can refer to the act of imagining your aura/prana/chi/qi/spirit entering the crystal. Many people claim to be able to feel this occur. As it is an intuitive process, you may wish to rely on your own instincts or those of a mentor in order to determine if you are doing this properly.
Unconventional Methods: Get creative with charging! Some individuals charge their crystals by simply kissing them!
Whichever method you choose or come up with, the exact length of time needed for charging varies according to the state of the crystal or stone to begin with. Trust your intuition and higher self to lead you to the best methods and lengths of time for you and the stone.
This cleansing process isn’t a ‘physical’ cleaning with soap and water, but intended to cleanse the stone of its stored energies, both good and bad. Crystals that you work with or keep with you often should be cleansed more regularly than the ones that may simply be sitting on your desk or in a box. However, it is nice to give all of your crystals a nice energetic tune-up every now and then. Use your intuition on how often your crystals need a little extra care. Sidenote: You should always cleanse your crystals when you first obtain them.
In this post I list the most common RISK and NON-RISK methods for cleansing.
⚡RISKY CLEANSING METHODS⚡
WATER
Suitable crystals can be left out in the rain, soaked in a bowl, taken with you in the shower/bath, or simply rinsed under the facet if you’re in a hurry.
Water is one of the simplest cleansing mediums, however certain crystals are too sensitive for water. I highly suggest only using this method if you know exactly what you are doing.When in doubt, don’t. Check my post on Crystal Caution to know what crystals to avoid cleansing in this way.
SALT WATER
Suitable crystals can be left to soak in seawater or water mixed with sea salt. Cooking salt can also be used if sea salt/water is not available. You should fill a glass bowl (not metal) about half to one-third full and place your crystals so they are fully submerged in the salt water for anywhere between 1 to 24 hours. Many people leave them in salt water overnight but a crystal that needs a much deeper and more thorough cleansing can be left for up to 1 week. You should thoroughly rinse your crystals in cool running water after spending time in salt water to remove any remaining salt. After use, the salt water must be flushed away and never re-used because it will have absorbed negative and unwanted energies.
Please be aware that this method must be avoided for certain crystals as it can have an adverse effect on them and even change their appearance and properties! I highly suggest only using this method if you know exactly what you are doing.When in doubt, don’t. Check my post on Crystal Caution to know what crystals to avoid cleansing in this way.
DRY SALT
Another salt method is to half-fill a glass bowl with sea salt (or cooking salt) and place your crystals directly into the salt. Either bury them into the dry salt or leave them on the surface. They should be left in the salt for several hours, overnight or for several days. Your crystals should then be rinsed thoroughly under cool running water to remove any remaining salt. After use, the salt must be thrown away and never re-used because it will have absorbed negative and unwanted energies.
Again, take care when placing your crystals directly onto dry salt as the salt can have an adverse effect on certain crystals, as explained above. I highly suggest only using this method if you know exactly what you are doing.When in doubt, don’t. Check my post on Crystal Caution to know what crystals to avoid cleansing in this way.
NON-CONTACT SALT
This is considered the safest salt-cleansing method and should be used where the crystals may otherwise be damaged by direct contact with salt. This is also a good method if you are cleansing gemstones found in jewelry or gems surrounded by metal.
First, fill a glass bowl half to two thirds full with dry sea salt (or cooking salt). Then place a smaller glass container or shallow drinking glass and half-bury this glass into the salt. You can then place your crystals directly into the empty glass which is sitting half buried in the dry salt. The salt will still be able to draw out the stored energies within the stones but this method will take longer to work than direct contact with salt.
You may also pour just enough water (preferably pure, distilled or mineral water) into the smaller glass container, just enough to cover the crystals. This will protect them and prevent direct 'salt exposure’ or 'salty air’ from causing any corrosion or adverse effects to any metals or other fittings that may surround the gems.
The used salt should be thrown away and never re-used.
Again, bear in mind that certain crystals should not be left to soak in water. I highly suggest only using this method if you know exactly what you are doing.When in doubt, don’t. Check my post on Crystal Caution to know what crystals to avoid cleansing in this way.
SAFE CLEANSING METHODS
CRYSTAL DRUSE, BED, GEODE OR CLUSTER
One of my favorite techniques. All crystals can be cleansed safely by placing them inside an Amethyst Geode Cave overnight or for 24-48 hours. An Amethyst Druse, Cluster, or Bed can also be used in the same way.
It is believed by some that a Clear Quartz Geode, Bed or Cluster provides a faster cleansing process than Amethyst, but both methods are equally as effective.
Simply place no more than a few crystals onto the crystal points and leave for anything up to 24-48 hours. These crystal cluster formations (both Amethyst and Quartz) have the ability to absorb the energies contained within crystals, neutralize the energies and then release 'good’ energy from the cluster back into the crystals being cleansed, so they can effectively cleanse and energize at the same time.
SMOKE CLEANSING
This is my favorite cleansing technique as it is safe for all crystals. This involves burning a medium and holding the crystals in the smoke to cleanse the stored energies. Some suggestions for burning mediums are sage sticks (avoid white sage as it is endangered), incense sticks/cones, or palo santo.
Several types of incense are specifically recommended for this because, when burned, they release certain elements into the air via the smoke which can effectively remove bad and built-up energies. The following incense sticks are particularly recommended for effective smoke cleansing: Sage and Sweetgrass, Sandalwood or Cedarwood.
A feather can be used to fan the smoke across the crystals and this only needs to be done for a short amount of time. 20 to 30 seconds should be long enough.
That all being said, any type of natural/earthy smoke will cleanse effectively.
VISUALISATION
This is another one of my favorite cleansing techniques, as it is also safe for all crystals. You can use visualization or 'thought energy’ to cleanse crystals. Simply hold the crystal, focus on it, and visualize a bright white light surrounding the crystal, followed by a beam of white light coming down through the stone, passing all the way through the stone, taking away stored energy within the stone.
Do this until you feel happy that the white light has done its job and flushed away the stored energies. The 'thought energy’ generated by you will be transmitted to the stone and this cleansing energy will do the job of clearing the stone of its stored energies.
GET CREATIVE
The power of the mind is often underestimated when it comes to magic/energy. If you believe you are cleansing your crystal, then the energy you are creating in your mind in thinking this way will cleanse your crystal. I also believe that coming up with your own cleansing techniques offers a more powerful cleansing in general.
For example, if you believe simply giving your crystal a kiss will cleanse it, then it will. If you believe swinging a selenite pendulum around your crystals will cleanse them, then it will. If you feel that you are adequately cleansing your crystal, then you are. Go with your intuition and have fun! You aren’t “chained” to the most common cleansing techniques. Get creative!
Sunlight can cause certain crystals to fade. The following is a list of the some of the more common crystals that should avoid direct sunlight.
Amethyst
Citrine
Ametrine
Aquamarine
Celestite
Fluorite
Sapphire
Opal
Kunzite
Turquoise
Topaz
Quartz Varieties
WATER
The scientific truth is that water is corrosive to certain types of crystals. Water can change the color of certain minerals, cause rust and can also make cracks appear. Any porous or softer crystal should not be cleaned with water. Any crystal with an iron content should avoid water. Any crystal with a hardness less than 5 should not come in contact with water. The following is a list of some of the more common crystals that should avoid water.
Desert rose
Selenite (Gypsum)
Tourmaline
Pink Himalayan
Calcite Varieties
Unpolished Malachite
Angelite
Celestite
Calcite
Mica
Opal
Lepidolite
Muscovite
Unpolished Turquoise
Hematite
Lodestone
Pyrite
Dioptase
Lapus Lazuli
Magnetite
SALT
Salt isn’t for every stone. If salt gets humid, it can liquify and cause the same problems that immersing the stone in water would. So because of that, I would suggest not using the salt method for any stone with a water sensitivity (above), or any stone that could get a shard of salt trapped within it (geodes, etc). Any crystal with a hardness less than 7 should not be cleansed with salt.
HEAT
Some crystals are sensitive to heat, such as Malachite.
SUMMARY
When in doubt, avoid these methods of cleansing/charging or use the non-contact method. Do your research before cleansing/charging your crystal.
If you know of a specific crystal that should avoid any of these methods, please list them in the comments and I will add them to this post!
No one can yet say categorically how crystals work, although there have been many suggestions based on vibrational resonance and the water and crystalline content of the human body.
Michael Gienger postulates that the power of a crystal to generate light interacts with the cells of the physical body. What is clear is that crystals have an energy field that interacts with any other energy field near it. The interaction of the energy field of a crystal and a human being can, for example, be photographed with a Kirlian camera.
At the simplest level, many crystals contain traces of therapeutic minerals that pass across the skin barrier to bring about physiological changes. Kunzite, as already mentioned, contains lithium, which is used by doctors to medicate depression and bipolar disorders. Crystal users hold Kunzite or place it on their heart and feel uplifted.
Similarly the copper content in Malachite alleviates arthritic discomfort – although too much is toxic. It’s a matter of maintaining the balance. However, as Michael Gienger puts it, crystals are actually an information system that radiates energy. Find the right information, and the correct crystal carrier, and the body will be brought back into balance.
As we have seen, crystals have an orderliness of structure at the molecular level, with each molecule vibrating at the same rate as all the others. Synchronization takes place so that all the units within the crystal – and every other crystal of the same type – vibrate in unison (a harmonic convergence). Each crystal type has its own fundamental frequency or harmonic note. This creates a coherent, resonant system with a stable frequency template.
Coherent systems are difficult to disrupt. Even if there is disharmony or discord nearby, their energy remains stable – and can restore equilibrium to the disrupted energy.
Crystal energy is shaped, amplified and discharged from a crystal’s termination and goes out rather like ripples in a pond, creating a rhythmic pattern that pulses in harmony. The basic template can be modified or directed by other energy, such as magnetism, color waves, intention or the power of thought, passing through it.
Scalar waves may well be the mechanism through which all energetic healing is effected. We’ll get to that in a moment.
EVERYTHING IS ENERGY
At the most basic level, everything is energy. How it manifests is simply a matter of vibrational frequency and the crystalline structure (organic or inorganic) that enfolds it. The human body is no exception. It is a conductive energy system with crystalline structures in and around the blood, lymph and cells and it is repaired and maintained by a complex electrochemical system.
In other words, it runs on vibrations.
This is not only with regard to physiological processes. Emotions and thoughts also have their own vibration (see the work of Bruce Lipton and Valerie Hunt), which go out of kilter during stress and can distort an internal crystal lattice in the body.
Through resonance and entrainment, crystals can restore equilibrium to us. But there is more to it than this. Crystal healing works at a distance. A subtle electromagnetic current passes between a crystal and a person whether or not they are in physical contact. What links and activates them is, I believe, consciousness and intention.
UNIFIED FIELD THEORY
Einstein coined the term ‘uniform field theory’ when trying to find an overall system that would link all the known forces in the universe with fundamental particle physics. But thousands of years before that the Hindu text the Mundaka Upanishad declared:
‘The sparks, though of one nature with the fire, leap from it, uncounted beings leap from the Everlasting, but these, my son merge into It again. The Everlasting is shapeless, birthless, breathless, mindless, above everything, outside everything, inside everything.’
This description sounds exactly like the universe from the perspective of a quantum physicist or a modern mystic such as the systems theorist Ervin Laszlo, who says: ‘The primary “stuff” of the universe is energy and not matter, and space is neither empty nor passive – it’s filled with virtual energies and information.’ This also describes crystal energy.
CONSCIOUSNESS: RIDING THE CREST OF A WAVE
Quantum physics suggests energy is not continuous but rather exists as packets of energy – energy that behaves like particles and yet acts like a wave.
Theoretical quantum physicist Dr. Fred Alan Wolf suggested that consciousness was a huge oceanic wave:
‘Consciousness is a huge oceanic wave that washes through everything, and it has ripples and vibrations in it. When there are acts of consciousness, the wave turns into bubbles at that moment, it turns to froth.’
He pointed out that everything, human beings included, was composed of quantum ‘froth’ and that under an electron microscope we would see:
‘A rather bizarre-looking light show, of things popping on and off, vanishing and reappearing, matter created out of nothing and then vanishing. And in that vanishing and creation, an electromagnetic signal is piped from one point to another point.’
This perfectly describes how I perceive crystal energy moving from a crystal to a body, or going out into the future to bring back information (in quantum physics, particles of energy move forward and backward, see below), or entraining two energy fields.
ENTRAINMENT
Entrainment is an energetic interaction. It is defined as ‘the synchronization of two or more rhythmic cycles’. In conventional entrainment, a smaller energetic field takes on the characteristics of a larger field, but this works both ways, and the larger field can take on the characteristics of the smaller, especially when directed by intention.
So, the crystalline structures in the body, especially its flowing tides of blood, lymph, intercellular and synovial fluid, can be entrained into a more perfect energy pattern.
Time and distance have no relevance here. Research has shown that the brainwaves of a healer and the recipient synchronize, or entrain, no matter what the distance. The same may well be true of crystals.
A crystal’s pulsing energy field has perfect equilibrium and its sympathetic resonance stabilizes a larger field through the energetic synchronization of two crystalline structures.
QUANTUM CRYSTALS
Quantum physics has demonstrated that simultaneous transfer of energy is possible. A particle can be in one place and in another at the same time and thought has an instantaneous effect over vast distances. So it seems feasible that crystal energy can travel from a crystal to the recipient.
It is my belief that what unifies and pervades the quantum and the crystal field is consciousness, which is present in and around everything in the universe. Although consciousness studies are increasing, research has not yet turned its attention to crystal consciousness.
BIOSCALAR WAVES
Research has, however, been conducted into bioscalar waves. A bioscalar wave is a standing energy field created when two fields interact from different angles and counteract each other so that the field reverts to a ‘static state of potentiality’.
Research scientist and Professor Emeritus of Physiological Science at UCLA Dr. Valerie V. Hunt says that bioscalar waves are ‘alive with checked and balanced energies that cancel each other out so that they cannot be measured or evaluated by the instruments in current use’. It is, she says, a ‘strong, huge, and yet passive [force]… Only its effects tell us that it exists in space and has power.’
Laser therapy specialist Kalon Prensky describes a scalar wave as ‘a non-linear, non-Hertzian, standing wave capable of supporting significant effects including carrying information and inducing higher levels of cellular energy, which greatly enhances the performance and effectiveness of the body and immune system.
Additionally, it helps to clear cellular memory by shifting polarity, similar to erasing the memory of a cassette tape with a magnet.’ He states that ‘Scalar Waves travel faster than the speed of light and do not decay over time or distance.’ This sounds very much like crystal energy, and depictions of scalar waves look incredibly similar to the crystal energy perceived by a Kirlian camera or the intuitive eye.
Many of the newer crystals such as Anandalite, Que Sera, Quantum Quattro and Rainbow Mayanite contain concentrated bioscalar energy. All healing crystals probably have this energy within their matrix and generate it through their crystalline structure.
If, as subtle energy researcher Lilli Botchis asserts, ‘When the human body enters a scalar wave field, the electromagnetic field of the individual becomes excited [and] this catalyzes the mind/body complex to return to a more optimal state that is representative of its original, natural, electrical matrix form,’ we can see how a crystal with its optimal energy pattern might operate on the human – and planetary – energy body.
THE EFFECT OF BIOSCALAR WAVES
Research suggests that bioscalar waves assist cell membranes in switching on the most beneficial genetic functions and switching off detrimental patterns encoded within DNA. It has been demonstrated that they directly influence tissue at the microscopic level, bringing about a healing balance.
They have been shown to enhance the immune and endocrine systems, stabilize chemical processes, improve the coherence of the biomagnetic field and accelerate healing at all levels. They also release stored emotions and ingrained thoughts from the cellular structures of the body, removing a root cause of psychosomatic dis-ease. Exactly what is claimed for crystal energy and crystal healing.
INTEGRATED HOLISTIC HEALING
Points to consider:
Only one thousand millionth part of our body is matter. The rest is energy.
Water is a crystalline structure.
The human body is around 57 percent water, and that water is found in every part of the body, therefore the human body is crystalline.
Crystals generate, store and radiate energy.
Quantum physics describes energy as controlling
matter.
Fundamental particles such as electrons influence each other at a considerable distance.
Each individual crystal carries the energetic resonance of the crystal type, no matter where in the world it may be.
Everything is interconnected in such a way that the smallest piece contains the properties of the whole (the holographic universe).
So it would appear that crystal healing works by bringing back into equilibrium all the separate elements of the body, utilizing universal energetic forces that are encoded into the crystals.
The information field of a crystal interacts with that of a human being or a particular environment, with each part influencing the other. This can work at a distance, powered by intention and consciousness.
In other words, as Professor John Wheeler puts it, ‘In some strange sense the quantum principle tells us that we are dealing with a participatory universe.’
The more you understand about crystals, the more effective they are! Crystals were created as the earth formed and they have continued to metamorphose as the planet itself has changed. Crystals are the earth’s DNA, a chemical imprint for evolution. They are miniature storehouses, containing the records of the development of the earth over millions of years, and bearing the indelible memory of the powerful forces that shaped it. Some have been subjected to enormous pressure, others grew in chambers deep underground, some were laid down in layers, others dripped into being–all of which affects their properties and the way they function. Whatever form they take, their crystalline structure can absorb, conserve, focus, and emit energy, especially on the electromagnetic waveband.
THE CRYSTAL LATTICE
Because of chemical impurities, radiation, earth and solar emissions, and the exact means of their formation, each type of crystal has its own specific “note.” Formed out of an array of minerals, a crystal is defined by its internal structure–an orderly, repeating atomic lattice that is unique to its species. A large or small specimen of the same type of crystal will have exactly the same internal structure, which can be recognized under a microscope.
This unique geometric crystal lattice is how crystals are identified and means that some crystals, such as Aragonite, have several very different external forms and colors, which at first glance could not possibly be the same crystal. However, because the internal structure is identical, they are classified as the same crystal. It is this structure, rather than the mineral or minerals out of which it is formed, that is crucial to crystal classification. In some cases the mineral content differs slightly, creating the various colors in which a particular crystal can be found.
While a number of crystals may be formed out of the same mineral or combination of minerals, each type will crystallize out differently. A crystal is symmetrical along an axis. Its regular external planes are an outward expression of its internal order. Each matching pair of faces has exactly the same angles. The internal structure of any crystalline formation is constant and unchanging.
Crystals are built from one of the seven possible geometric forms: triangles, squares, rectangles, hexagons, rhomboids, parallelograms, or trapeziums. These forms lock together into a number of potential crystal shapes, which have generic names based on their internal geometry. As the name suggests, a hexagonal crystal is formed from hexagons built into a three-dimensional shape. A collection of squares forms a cubic crystal, triangles a trigonal, and rectangles a tetragonal crystal, while rhomboids form an orthorhombic crystal, trapeziums a triclinic, and parallelograms a monoclinic crystal. The outer forms of the crystal will not necessarily reflect its inner structure.
At the heart of a crystal is the atom and its component parts. An atom is dynamic, consisting of particles rotating around a center in constant motion. So, although a crystal may look outwardly serene, it is actually a seething molecular mass vibrating at a certain frequency. This is what gives a crystal its energy.
THE EARTH’S CRUST
The earth began as a whirling cloud of gas, out of which was created a dense dust bowl. This contracted into a white-hot, molten ball. Gradually, over eons, a thin layer of this molten material, magma, cooled into a crust–the earth’s mantle. The crust is relatively about as thick as the skin on an apple. Inside that crust, the hot, mineral-rich, molten magma continues to boil and bubble and new crystals form.
Some crystals, such as Quartz, arise from the fiery gases and molten minerals in the earth’s center. Superheated, they rise toward the surface, propelled by stresses caused by movement of huge plates on the earth’s surface. As gases penetrate the crust and meet solid rock, they cool and solidify–a process that may take eons or may be fast and furious. If the process has been relatively slow, or if the crystal grows in a gas bubble, then large crystals can grow. If the process is fast, then the crystals are small. If the process stops and starts, effects such as phantom or self-healed crystals are possible. If the process is exceptionally fast, a glass-like substance, such as Obsidian, is formed rather than crystals. Crystals such as Aventurine or Peridot are created at high temperature from liquid magma. Others, such as Topaz and Tourmaline, are formed when gases penetrate adjoining rocks.
Yet other forms arise when magma cools sufficiently for water vapor to condense into a liquid. The resulting mineral-rich solution lays down crystals such as Aragonite and Kunzite. When it penetrates fissures in surrounding rock, the solution is able to cool very slowly and lay down large crystals and geodes such as Chalcedony and Amethyst.
Crystals like Garnet are formed deep in the earth when minerals melt and recrystallize under intense pressure and enormous heat. These crystals are known as metamorphic because they have undergone a chemical change that has reorganized the original lattice.
Calcite and other sedimentary crystals form from an erosion process. Rocks at the surface break down and mineralized water dripping through rock or traveling as a river lays down weathered material as new crystals, or the minerals become cemented together. Such crystals are often laid down in layers of a “bedrock” and tend to be softer in texture. Crystals are often found still attached to the bedrock on which they formed or cemented together as a conglomerate. This bedrock is known as the matrix.
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