Crystals
By Gerina Duwich
Crystals contain an enormous amount of power. They give off profound vibrations and are used by many prana healers as tools to intensify and direct healing energy. The stabilizing energy vibrations of crystals stimulate healing, aid psychic development, balance the aura and induce dreams and visions.
Crystals can penetrate from one dimension of existence into another. They transmit energy when held in the right hand, and receive energy when held in the left hand. When used in healing rituals, crystals should be pointed inward towards the body to energize, and pointed away from the body to remove pain.
Crystals can be used as magick wands, worn as protective amulets against psychic attack, or suspended from silver chains and used as dowsing pendulums. The use of crystals as healing stones, power wands, objects of meditation and magickal jewelry dates back to early times. Then ancient Egyptians used a giant quartz crystal to cap the Great Pyramid with power, and Atlantean priests used crystals to harness the solar and prana energies of the sun. They called their crystals firestones. In their sacred temples they used the powerful rays of the stones to purify the spirit and burn away diseases from the body.
When choosing a crystal, allow the power of your intuition to guide you in selecting the one that's right for you. Open your mind to the different energy vibrations of the crystals and then pick out the one you are most drawn to.
After obtaining your crystal, you should cleanse it using any of the following recommended methods of crystal cleansing:
Place the crystal directly in the light of the sun (not through the glass of a window) for several hours to absorb solar and prana energy and to transform any negative energy within the crystal into positive energies of light and love.
During a waning moon, place the crystal point down in a glass, china or ceramic bowl filled with sea salt and water. Allow the crystal to cleanse for 3 days and nights.
Hold the crystal point down under cool running water as you visualize a sparkling stream of positive energy flowing into the crystal, transforming all negative energies. (Do not use hot water to cleanse crystals as they are vulnerable to temperature change and heat is likely to shatter them!) Pass the crystal through the smoke of any of the following incenses to purify it and clear it for healing: Frankincense, Myrrh, Nutmeg, Patchouli, Rose, Saffron or Sandalwood.
Cleansing is the important first step after choosing your crystal. Once this is done, you are ready to use your crystal's powerful energies for your purposes without interference from past influences. Through use, the crystal will pick up your energies and resonate with you. It will become an effective metaphysical tool, filled with your energies combined with the pure energies of the earth. | 
