Meditation 

Introduction to Meditation

Note: Although the term "crystal" is used in this meditation, any crystal, stone, mineral, fossil, etc. may be used.

Crystals are a powerful tool for healing and meditation. Everything, and indeed everyone, is energy vibrating at different levels. By connecting to the energy of a particular crystal, one may access insight to the Higher Self and to the Divine.

Choose a crystal and place it in your non-dominant hand to receive its energy. Hold it so that it feels comfortable. Larger pieces may be best in the palm while smaller pieces may feel best held with the fingers. It is not necessary to hold it tightly or to squeeze.

Before beginning the meditation, spend some time with the crystal. Feel the texture, hold it in different positions, take a look at all its features – color, shape, etc. Pay attention to how it feels in your hand.

You may begin to feel its vibration. Let your mind clear of the mental clutter while focusing on the crystal. Notice your breathing become slower as your body begins to relax. If you’ve chosen a crystal for its specific properties, begin thinking about what purpose you want its message to relate. Ask it a question. If you’ve chosen a crystal because it was calling you, ask it what it wants to tell you. What message is it carrying for you?

If you’ve selected the crystal intuitively, don’t spend time “looking it up” (if you don’t already know its attributes) at this time to learn it’s meaning. Let it speak to you directly. Its message for YOU isn’t in any book.

As you continue to hold the crystal, keep your mind open and clear. Your bonding time has been transitioning you into a meditative state. Messages have likely already flowed, but there is more to come.

As you find yourself more relaxed, make sure you are in a comfortable position. Select a position where your entire body can relax. Make sure your location is safe and free from distraction.

Still holding the crystal in your receiving hand, close your eyes. Take several cleansing breaths. Visualize all the tensions leaving your body. Keep your mind clear and visualize the crystal in your hand. Without looking at it, hold a picture of it in your mind. If you feel compelled to move it around or even stroke it with your thumb or fingers, do so.

Keeping your eyes closed, notice the energy vibration as it starts in your hand and begins moving up your arm. Take note of how the energy appears. Is it a light? What color is it?

Picture it moving through your body. Does it stop anywhere? If you find that the energy becomes blocked, the blockage must be released. Picture the energy that has traveled to this point. At the blockage, envision the energy forming a Light sphere that is pulsating at that point. Take deep cleansing breaths. With each breath, the sphere becomes bigger until it envelops the blockage. Take another deep breath and hold it while you envision the blockage being broken into tiny particles. Exhale the breath and see the particles exit the body through the crown. See them travel in white light as it joins the Universe. When the last particle has left, return to the pulsating sphere. Picture it becoming smaller until it returns to the original energy form of the path.

Envision the energy moving through the newly cleared area and see it travel until it reaches every part of the body. Picture that the energy has enveloped your entire Being, forming a sphere of energy around you. Take a cleansing a breath and Listen…

Don’t edit or argue. Let the message be received unaltered.

When you feel ready, begin to picture the energy returning to within your Being. See with your mind’s eye the crystal in your hand and see the energy return to it. Take several cleansing breaths and slowly open your eyes. Thank the crystal for its message and set it in a safe place.

If you feel you have not fully re-entered your body, place your hands on the ground and release the excess energy to Mother Earth.

Take a few minutes and rest with the message. Higher levels may be revealed later, so jot down notes so that you may revisit the message.