Choosing, Cleansing and Charging CrystalsWritten by Sam Stevens
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The Sea Salt Method: Bury crystal in a jar or bowl filled with sea salt and let it sit overnight. Do not use salt for cooking or ingesting or bathing in after this though. Some prefer to soak crystal in seawater. If you live near an ocean that's great, but you can make your own 'sea water' by just adding a couple of spoonfuls of sea salt to a container of water. The best container for either procedure is glass or ceramic. Don't leave your stones or crystals in there more that 24 hours as too much salt can cause a crystal to start growing a limb or developing a seam. After 24 hours rinse crystals with water, preferably spring or distilled water. Smudging: Smudging a crystal involves passing crystal through smoke. Usually source of smoke is a burning bundle of cedar or sage (this can also be purchased in new age or health stores.) You can also clear crystals using smoke from rosemary, sage, frankincense, myrrh or Tibetan temple incense. This ritual finds its origins in both Native American and pagan traditions. Breath: Hold crystal in your dominant hand, or if you bought a huge one, in both of your hands. Focus your thoughts on crystal and imbue it with intention of freeing it of all negative influences and energy. As you hold this intention in your thoughts, inhale forcefully through your nose and exhale forcefully on stone. The idea is that your breath cleanses rock and makes it your own. This is an Eastern as well as Nordic tradition for clearing objects. It will only work if you do feel truly connected to divine as you are doing it. If you easily attach emotions, resentments, or are in a bad mood, save this technique for another day. After you have cleansed your crystal, you need to "charge it" with your intention. There are ways of doing this and you might want to use your imagination. For some charging a crystal is a simple as holding it in your hand, meditating and pouring your intention into it. Others charge their crystal by a stream (for cleansing), at high tide at sea (for vitality and health), at low tide (for slowing down, relaxation), during New Moon (for new beginnings) or during full moon (for abundance)/ Single crystals or stones may also be charged by placing them on a cluster of crystals that have already been charged or on an altar that has been dedicated to Divine in some way. The changing of crystals is a personal matter and it is vital to use your imagination when it comes to know how and where is right time to do it. After you are done charging crystal, keep it close to you, and soon you will start to notice subtle changes within yourself.
Sam Steven's metaphysical articles have been published in many high-standing newspapers and she has published several books. You can meet Sam Stevens at http://www.psychicrealm.com where she works as a professional psychic. You can also read more of her articles at http://www.newagenotebook.com where she is the staff writer. Currently she is studying technology's impact on the metaphysics.
| | Feng Shui Atrracts MoneyWritten by Sam Stevens
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•Jewels. Treasure chests or displays of real or costume jewelry can help attract chi of abundance to your southeastern prosperity sector. •Symbols of Luxury. This is place-to-place photographs, fine art or statuary that represents aspiration of "having it all." A toy model of a Porsche, an image of a country mansion or a photograph of a man standing at highest mountain in world are kinds of images that you should consider putting in this corner. •Jade Plant. The Jade plant is ultimate symbol of prosperity for Chinese. It's flat round leaves and compact shape makes it Asian equivalent of a money tree. •Fruit Trees. Small orange, lemon or lime trees also contain money-drawing properties and are ideal to place in this sector. Things That Put You in Poorhouse: •Clutter. The planet Venus rules prosperous energy. Venus won't enter a dirty home. Piles of junk serve as an obstacle so that positive energy cannot pool and accumulate in your space. •Leaks. If you have a kitchen or a bathroom with a leaky faucet in this area than theory is that your money will also be leaking away. •Toilets. If you have a toilet in this area and there is nothing you can do about it, then make sure that you keep lid closed at all times to keep your cash from being "flushed away." •Kitty litter boxes. Animal toilets have same negative association as toilets -- especially if they smell bad. •Broken objects. The theory is that " If it's broke, you probably are too! "Remove anything that doesn't work including clocks that keep wrong time, dead batteries and similar decrepit items from this area. Also replace any burnt out light bulbs, as it is essential that this area be well lit. •Dead or withering plants: Anything obviously decomposing is antithetical to energy of prosperity and should be removed from this area. •Trash cans. Like toilet, this item drains vital energy from prosperity area. •mages of Poverty or Want: Art that depicts objects or landscapes in a withering, rustic or decomposing state should not be displayed here. Also avoid placing photographs of yourself when you were going through a "broke phase" (such as when you were a student in college or just recently divorced) here. You might repeat situation!
Sam Steven's metaphysical articles have been published in many high-standing newspapers and she has published several books. You can meet Sam Stevens at http://www.psychicrealm.com where she works as a professional psychic. You can also read more of her articles at http://www.newagenotebook.com where she is the staff writer. Currently she is studying technology's impact on the metaphysics.
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