How To Choose Healing Stones

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How To Choose and Use Healing Stones

Written By: Foltyn

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want to show you just how easy this is. Without knowing what the

healing stone is, double click on one of the stones that you are

attracted to below, read the description of the stone and its healing

properties. Most of the time the description will match issues that you

have right now and may be trying to work on, or spiritual enlightenment

that your are trying to aspire to.

Now

that you have picked a healing stone for yourself you need to know how

to cleanse and program it for optimal healing benefits, and how to use

the healing stone.

When you first get a new healing stone you should clear any

accumulated energy that it may have so that it is " clear " for you to

use. A couple of ways to do this is to keep it in sea salt, smudge it

with sage, or sometimes I just throw them in the bath tub while I'm

taking a shower and let the water wash away the negative energy. Next,

you need to program it so that the deva (essence) of the stone will

work with you on any issues or problems you may have.

To program a particular healing stone, you need to first ask

the stone if it will be a good healing stone for you and/or work with

you. One way to do this is to hold the healing stone in your left hand,

ask the stone, " Stone will you be a good healing stone for me " ?

(remember you have already intuitively picked the stone, and in most

cases it picked you to, and is ready and willing to help). For me the

stone " vibrates " in my hand, which tells me " yes " , yes I will work with

you. For some people it may create a warming sensation in your hand. If

the stone remains as still as a " stone " , that either means that it may

have another use for you, as in some stones are for protection, or that

it just is not the right healing stone for you at this time. Also if it

creates a cooling sensation that would mean the same thing. For some

people they need to use their right hand instead of their left. The

left hand is your intuitive hand, and your right hand is your

protective hand. If you are working with specific issues you can ask

the healing stone more specifically what you wish it to do for you.

Now that you have your healing stone cleansed and programmed,

how can you use it? I like to carry tumbled pieces in my pockets, I've

even been known to put them in my bra (but you need to be careful they

don't fall out). I sleep with certain stones under my pillow to help

heal and protect me in my nightly travels. Not all stones are good to

sleep with as some cause some far out dreams. Some generally good

stones to sleep with are Rose Quartz, Fluorite, Hematite, Smoky Quartz,

and Amethyst. You can experiment and find out what works best for you.

When my children were younger, I put a brown agate slice at the bottom

of their bed, between the sheet and mattress, and what I found was that

they had less nightmares and less disruptive nights. The agate I

believe grounded them and protected them in their travels while

sleeping and helped calm them while processing anything scary they

might have encountered during the day at sleep time.

A basic way to start using them for healing yourself is to lie

down somewhere quite, place a clear quartz above your head and below

your feet, place an amethyst on your forehead, place a rose quartz on

your heart, place a hematite below your feet and then hold clear quartz

in both hands. Take 3 deep breaths, then count your breaths, breath in

1, breath in 2, breath in 3 and so on up to 10, then start over at 1.

This will help you to get rid of the chatter and miscellaneous thoughts

that pop up in your head. Once you come to a place where you are more

relaxed, you may have some thoughts or feelings come up to the surface

that you need to release and let go, crying may be one emotion, let it

surface, let it happen, and release it. This will help you to unblock

issues and help to resolve old hurts. Or it just may end up being a

session of deep relaxation from the day's stress.

Healing stones absorb and balance the energy in your chakras.

Working with healing stones may help you find the strength and courage

to find the help you need for a physical or mental problem you may be

experiencing. Sometimes you will loose them or they will break into

pieces, all that means is that you are done with that particular stones

healing properties, or it has absorbed too much negative energy.

Healing and curing are different. Curing focuses on the needs of the

physical body and seeks to relieve its symptoms and discomfort. Healing

focuses on the needs of the soul and seeks to transform the root causes

behind illnesses. Healing provides spiritual enlightenment to shine a

light in the right direction, so that you may take steps towards a

better you.

I hope this helps you on your way to spiritual enlightenment and to becoming a better you.