Ways to work with your crystals everyday

• Carry a crystal in your pocket or bag.
• Meditate with your crystal
• Place crystals around your home
• Keep a crystal under your pillow on your bedside table.
• Make a crystal grid
• Create room and aura sprays
• Use for massage
• Place on your body
• Place in garden or houseplant pots

These are just some of the ways you can work with crystals. Firstly choose your crystals, this can be from a shop if you are lucky enough to have one nearby.

If not then finding a reputable online supplier is your next best option. Choose one or more that you feel drawn to, some say that the crystal chooses us.

A good starting kit could include a Clear quartz, Rose quartz, Amethyst, Black tourmaline, Citrine, Yellow Jasper, Green Aventurine, Blue Lace Agate, Carnelian        and Red Jasper. You may well find Chakra kits containing some of these.

Always remember to cleanse your new crystal before you dedicate it to a purpose. Quartz may be held under running water or sprayed with a crystal cleansing spray. Crystals that are damaged by water such as Selenite can be placed on a windowsill for light rays to cleanse. Another way is to hold your crystal and imagine rainbow coloured light shining on your beautiful new crystal. In fact there are a great many ways to cleanse crystals, we will not go over them all here, but there are some very good books on the subject of crystal care.

Be intuitive on the crystals you are needing. Rose quartz is gentle and soothing and wonderful for your bedside or under your pillow. Blue lace agate is calming for stress and anxiety. Black tourmaline is wonderful for grounding and protection. Hold your chosen crystal and feel in which way it can work with you. I have found Amethyst to be excellent for headaches and to help me relax. A certain crystal may work very differently for you than it may for someone else.

For home protection try placing a Smokey Quartz in your hallway. I always keep a little dish of mixed crystals on my coffee table. Not only does this give a sparkling energy to the room, it also delights visitors who love to look through the crystals. Of course sometimes a certain crystal will choose to leave with a visitor if they are needing it's energy and healing. There are a great many fabulous books out there about crystals and their properties and uses. Of course read up and try out different ideas. Especially read up on crystal care as some are more delicate than others and may be easily damaged by water, sunlight or being dropped.

I once spoiled a stone by getting massage oil on it and turning it from a beautiful sparkly purple to muddy colour as it was absorbent to the oil!

Most of all enjoy your collection of stones and crystals, don't be afraid to try out ways of using and working with them. Be inventive and see how many varieties of ways you can use your crystals to help you on your healing journey. Treat them as you would a dear friend and simply enjoy their beauty.

Some people like to keep all the colours and varieties separated. This can help them to be found and sorted more easily, however I like to discover which crystals like to be together and marvel at how lovely they look. The choose is yours, have fun and remember to keep a joyful approach.

Next time we will chat about creating a crystal grid .

Happy collecting !