Curiosities


Facts about Crystals and Gemstones

  1. Crystals come in every sizes, shapes, and color. Many are multi-colored.

  2. Their matrixes follow the patterning of Sacred Geometry.

  3. All crystals and gemstones are living organisms. Crystals have a life energy of their own, they are alive and usually grow in clusters.

  4. They are part of the Mineral Kingdom.

  5. All crystals 'vibrate' on their own individual frequency. The frequency they send out will determine which crystal you will choose at a certain point in your life. You do choose different crystals as your needs change.

  6. Many crystals are as old as our planet and record the history of the planet.

  7. Some crystals supposedly come here from off of the planet - such moldavite or other celestial crystals.

Working with crystals

Hold the cleansed crystal in your hand (right or left) and send it a telepathic message. The energy of your thoughts will be incorporated into the crystal. Meditating with your crystal: Crystals can enhance the energies of your meditation. You can hold the crystal, wear it, place it on a specific chakra (if it is small enough), or combine it with other crystals you are using.

Chakra Use

The human body is believed to contain several "points of energy" (called chakras) that help govern the way we feel. If a chakra is "low on energy" - then it can have a profound effect on your health. It is believed that crystals can help restore a chakras energy levels to normal (and thus improve the way you feel). If you'd like to try this, find a place to lay/sit down (i.e. somewhere you can relax safely) and place a single crystal of the corresponding color onto each chakra (for around ten minutes):

 

  1. Base/Root chakra - use brown crystals to assist energy associated with grounding, quietening and stabilizing.

  2. Sacral chakra - use red crystals to assist energy associated with physical energy, initiation and positive thought.

  3. Solar plexus chakra - use orange crystals to assist energy associated with happiness, self-discipline, and self-worth.

  4. Heart chakra - use green crystals to assist energy associated with harmony, love, and compassion.

  5. Throat chakra - use blue crystals to assist energy associated with communication, logic, and understanding.

  6. Brow chakra - use indigo (i.e. dark blue) crystals to assist energy associated with clarification, intuition, and perspective.

  7. Crown chakra - use white crystals to assist energy associated with imagination, optimism, and strengthening.

 

To increase the potency of this approach, you may also combine it with meditation. For example, as you relax (with crystals on you), you may wish to visualize the color of each chakra becoming more intense, gradually merging together until you obtain a balanced flow, that moves slowly upwards throughout your entire body - helping to keep you in sync with the Earth.

If you're new to crystals, you may find it hard to remember "which crystal is which" if you attempt to work with seven crystals/chakras straight away. As such, you may find it easier to work with one crystal/chakra at a time (for a while), which will also help you isolate which crystals work well with you.

Interesting Facts

Many powers have been associated with amethyst through the ages. The Hebrews believed it induced good dreams, in the Middle Ages amethyst was a symbol of celibacy and piety, Leonardo da Vinci wrote that it 'dissipates evil thoughts and quickens the intelligence'. The strangest power amethyst supposedly possessed was that of the Greeks who believed it to be an antidote for drunkenness.

Why are Herkimer diamonds crystal call Herkimer diamonds?

The meaning of the name Herkimer Diamond relates to the location where they are where they were first found at Herkimer, New York USA.

They are not actual diamonds but are a variety of double terminated quartz that embodies a high crystal energy. Herkimers are often extremely clear stones but many have black anthraxolite inclusions.

Some even have water inclusions within them, which aid the healing of emotional problems. There have been similar double terminated quartz crystal stones that have since been found at other locations.

Although they really shouldn't be called 'Herkimer Diamonds', often they are sold under this name, or as Arkimer Diamonds, so be aware.

They look quite similar to other Clear Quartz, but they are generally brighter, and they have a very high vibration. There are also some stones selling now that are labeled Herkimer Quartz.

Often the stones labeled like this look similar, in that they are bright clear double terminated quartz, but many come from the Himalayan Mountains in China, so you need to be careful what you buy.

7 Interesting Facts About Rocks

  1. Diamonds are the hardest natural substance found on earth.

  2. Rubies are the most popular gemstone today.

  3. Geodes are dull balls of igneous or sedimentary rock on the outside but contain beautiful crystals on the inside.

  4. Gold is so soft and easily worked that you cloud roll one ounce of it into a hair-thin wire 50 miles long.

  5. Quartz is one of the most common minerals on earth.

  6. Turquoise is the first recorded use dates back to 5000 BC in Mesopotamia where people used the gemstone to make beads.

  7. Jade, because of its thoughness, has been used for many cultural things like hammers, fish hooks, and stone axes.