Stones and Crystals

I have often said that over the course of decades spirit has brought me new tools, information and illumination into spirituality. I recently came to the realization that over the decades, spirit has been bringing me a skill that has really begun to come to the forefront: Stones and crystals. I never really got into them in the beginning. Oh yes, back in the 80’s I bought the obligatory generator quartz crystal and over the years picked up a piece of turquoise here and a piece of amethyst or rose quartz there, but I never really understood the uses and power of these gems. The overwhelming majority of stones and crystals made their way to me as gifts like the 2lb hunk of pink calcite I have on my entertainment unit, the raw celenite wand underneath my computer monitor and my trusty blue kyanite blade I use to balance after a difficult reading. Spirit works in mysterious ways sometimes.

Although I had begun collecting and receiving stones and crystals for decades, I never understood the power of them until 2002. I had made my way down to a friend’s home in Maryland. I had always known Laura was a nurse and healer who worked with crystals but I never understood the extent until she pulled out this huge case containing all sorts of crystals. I shared with her that I was having trouble balancing and keeping centered in the energies in NYC in the months after 9/11. She pulled out her case a blade of blue kyanite and handed me. As I closed my hand around the blade, I immediately felt all my energies zero out and come back to center. This stone is still my favorite and has a permanent home on my computer desk. Through her I began to understand the power of these gems of the earth. In the years since, information has come my way through chance and my seeking out information. Thankfully I am the proud owner of the “Love is In the Earth” series which is considered to be the Gray’s Anatomy of stones and crystals.

In the coming weeks, I will choose certain stones to write about and hopefully provide pictures of these stones and crystals.

Blessings to you and yours.