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For those of you who are more interested in detailed information on rocks, crystals, and rock people, I'll give some of the basics here. Although I work with the rocks intuitively, and have for many, many years, there are excellent books out there if you want to know a LOT more detail about the rock people. The Love is in the Earth series by Melody (no, no relation :>) are handy references, as are the Crystal Enlightenment & Healing series by Katrina Raphaell.

The properties of rocks usually relate back to the chakra system when used on the body, and the color and structure tend to resonate with specific chakras. There are some very gifted empaths I know who can tell you as you're holding a rock, or a crystal, and even spiritual statues, which of your chakras it is working with it specifically — opening or closing, strengthening or weakening. And this may or may not be what is listed in the books because We Are All Individuals and we are each unique and different (energetically, biochemically, and biologically), as much as we are the same. See the sidebar for an example of an extremely sensitive nature.

Below are some examples of which rocks tend to resonate with which chakra, then below that are some specifics on what I tend to think of as three very important, basic quartz stones: clear quartz, amethyst, and citrine.

Clear quartz, amethyst, and turquoise ("pieces of sky") work well with ALL chakras.

Clear quartz magnifies energy (they're piezoelectric and pyroelectric, meaning the polarity of the crystal changes when subjected to heat (hands, body heat) or pressure — when held in the hand, the crystal tip changes from positive (receiving energy) to negative (emitting energy) and these properties support amplification, focusing, transfer, storage, and transformation of energy). I work quite a bit with them during sessions, as well as garnet, amethyst, pink and smokey quartz. Also remember, clear quartz is what is used in quartz watches and time pieces (even those in our computers) because they vibrate at precise intervals when a current is applied, whether that current comes from a battery, the computer's power supply, or the energy field around your body.

Colored quartzes contain the properties of clear quartz plus additional properties of their own and are quite versatile. For example, citirine is a yellow quartz that is a self-clearing stone and it repels negative energy. (Black tourmaline also repels negative energy and so does kyanite.) Citrine also works with the 3rd chakra/solar plexus and self-esteem and self-confidence issues. AND, ancient rock lore has it that when placed in the cash register, helps bring business to merchants.

Amethyst is a lavendar to deep purple quartz that is a very protective, healing stone. When I first started "waking up," it was rocks I started bringing home. And the rocks were a natural quartz from a compressed stream bed near my home in northern Virginia.

In fact, I started sleeping with rocks then (and my ex thought I was nuts! ;>) — they are very gentle and very soothing. By the time I had turned my life upside down and moved to Virginia Beach two years later, I was sleeping with amethyst crystals on my chest. They help heal wounds, especially emotional hurts and broken hearts.

Amethyst will also help directly, if you ask it questions during meditation. Here in Colorado, when I bought a house in 2002, the energy was a little weird — backwards even — and that was probably because one of the previous owners had just finished chemo and recovery from breast cancer. So after talking with some friends, I smudged the house with sage from top to botoom (clears out negative energy), performed a Japanese house blessing someone gave me with very strong, natural incense, flower tops, and blessed water (negative energies cannot stand being around "natural" things), and cleared and protected every room and window with a specific Reiki pattern.

But, even before I did all of that, I placed crystals in the house two days before closing (thanks to my realtor and her keys). The crystals were clear quartz, citrine, amethyst, and pink quartz, and they were all in the generator configuration. Generator's come to a point on top and are six-sided. These crystals take control of all the energy in their environment and make it work together, instead of allowing it to be chaotic and confused.

But, I didn't know where to put the generator crystals. So one night, I put my favorite lavender amethyst quartz in my left hand (receiving, feminine side) as I went to sleep and ask the amethyst where to put the rocks. In the morning I had the answer — in the HEART of the house — so then I only had to figure out where the heart of a house was. That took a little thinking, then I remembered growing up when company came and even in my own home during parties: You knew it was a successful gathering if everyone ended up in the kitchen. The kitchen is the heart of any house, so that is where I put the crystals.

By the time I arrived with the movers after closing, the energy was much better in the house, but I still performed the other rituals (smudging, house blessing, and clearing) after the movers left.

So, did the amethyst give me the answer or my subconscious? You could argue either way, and I really don't care which it was, because the answer was the correct one and it cleared the house. Since then, I have also been taught additional ways to clear houses witht the help of Angels, and my Divine

Basic Quartz Configurations
Quartzes, all colors and types of quartzes, come in different configurations. The Melody books cover most configurations in detail; however, she does not cover all the configurations available. For example, she does not cover the Isis configuration and you will need to research other authors for information on it. Basically, the Isis configuration (5 sides on one face, an equilaterial triangle with a couple of smaller faces on the corners), enhances and encourages more feminine energy. This can be quite helpful for those who have spent many years in male-dominated fields who are now reviving and reclaiming their own feminine energies and powers.

Quartz crystals can also be programmed after you clear them. You can use them to help manifest things and suitations in your life; you can program them with Reiki energy and set up a grid to send Reiki to yourself or others 24/7, and you can use them (specific configurations) to help when working on yourself and visiting/releasing past issues or visiting/planting seeds and setting goals for the future.

There is much too much information to try and cover everything here in this short space.

melodie hawkins, director luna wellness center, llc.         
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