As an energy healer, I’m aware that energy is everything.  It is the fundamental premise, the building blocks, of all of life.

Energy is “information that moves” and you can read it like a language, much in the same way that you can understand music as a language of frequencies.  At a subatomic particle level, energy is the basis of every thing and the basis of all exchanges and interactions.  Therefore, energy is a fascinating medium through which to understand ourselves and the world.

If you need to get a read on something, to read its energy is (in my opinion) the most efficient and accurate way to do that.  For instance, the energy of someone’s mood or emotional state is a more accurate read on how that person is than what they say.  This is why when I meet a client for the first time, the first thing I will do is to read their energy to see what’s going on with them. 

Our energy permeates our physical bodies, but we have a subtler, ethereal body too, also known as the energy body.  These subtler layers show us who we are in this lifetime and will show a contrast with that (if there is one) with who you are at a soul level over all of your lifetimes.  The energy body will also show you what’s blocking you, what issues you haven’t yet resolved, any family issues that you may have inherited and where you are on the spectrum of evolution.. that is, through which milestone of human consciousness are you currently working (see here for more information on the Three Milestones of Human Evolutionary Consciousness).

Energy permeates everything that we see, do and are.  We are fortunate enough to be living in a living, breathing universe that is singing its love to us in every moment.  How does it do this?  By the exhilarating, grounding and transcending, frequency that it exudes and that we receive into our energy bodies. 

Alongside us in the animal kingdom, the mineral kingdom holds similar energy bodies, and the individual crystals in that kingdom hold similar revealing information about themselves and life itself.  These crystals, while pretty and enjoyable to be around, are also a profound energetic means through which we can access deep understanding about our true nature and our place in the schema of life.

Crystals as Doorways to ‘Knowing’

In shamanism, rocks in the mineral kingdom are often referred to as ‘stone people’, because of the energy that they retain and crystals are like this for me.  You could say that they each have ‘personalities’ and the frequency that they retain and emit is ‘true’ to that stone.  This means that crystals resonate at the frequency with which they grew, and that they are true to that.  

Each frequency that crystals resonate impacts us when these crystals are in our vicinity, so that if we need a rebalance in some way, bringing certain crystals into our lives is a fantastic way to do this. 

One of the most beautiful qualities about crystals is that, when they’re clean, they radiate their essence in an ineffable way that transcends words.  This, perhaps obvious, quality means that the energy (information) that crystals radiate comes from them as a state of ‘presence’ or ‘knowing’. 

Accessing a crystal’s level of ‘knowing’ can open doorways in the mind to deeper and more profound realms.  And not only can crystals help you to ‘see’ the world as they do, but they can help you to tap into who you really are. 

For instance, meditating on this ‘knowing’ that a crystal exudes, while holding crystals in your hand, will help you to step into that state of ‘knowing’ yourself, and it is a transcending and a wonderful thing to do, because that state is more true to who you really are than anything that your mind might ‘think’ (or tell you) that you are.

Crystals as Mirrors of the Soul

I have always loved crystals and, recently, I’ve begun making pieces of jewellery for family and friends and some clients using these stones.  I wouldn’t for a moment say that I’m an artist, or a designer, but I put crystals in all of the pieces that I make and I absolutely love doing it.  Combining my love of crystals with my love of energy work makes it a labour of love.

One of the joys of making these pieces of jewellery for people has been for me to create each piece with that person in mind.  My choice of stones in each piece is intended to ‘reflect back’ to that person the essence of the energy of who I see that person to be.  Often, because of crystals’ ineffable qualities, the stones in the jewellery ‘speak’ to that person about who they are in a much more profound way than anything anyone might utter in words.  Therefore, through the pieces, helping people to see themselves as I see them for who they truly are, can be a healing and transcending experience for that person, and therefore making and giving these pieces is a joy in and of itself.  

As I mentioned, bringing crystals into your life can help to rebalance you when there’s an issue you’re struggling with, and I’ve also made pieces with this balancing intention in mind.

I’d like to share some energy knowledge that I’ve learned about a few of my favourite stones that I’ve worked with, so that you can ‘see’ for yourself what these crystals are and can do.  Possibly, as a result, you might feel inspired to begin to bring crystals into your life, and to work with them, and to possibly create similar pieces for yourself.

Selenite

Selenite is by far the cleanest, most clearing stone I’ve ever come across.  Even in the densest, darkest spaces, this crystal illuminates and clears the fog.  It’s especially helpful when I’ve done a really heavy piece of energy work with a client, say a really difficult depossession session or where I’ve worked with some ‘gnarly’ beings; holding a palm-sized piece of this stone for about 20 minutes absolutely clears my field and I feel brighter, fresher and more alive.

Also an excellent ‘deterrent’ for negative energies to come close, this beautiful stone acts as a psychic defence as well.  If you combine with clear Quartz, its impact will have a ‘compound’ boost, and with Black Tourmaline it will double down on its effects of protection.  This stone is a ‘must-have’ for every energy worker interested in working with stones.

This usually white, self-cleaning stone has an opalescence that will dull if submerged in water, so keep it dry.  It is often sold, carved out from the inside with a bulb inside, as a lamp.  When you have this stone radiating its frequency lit from within, it can calm an entire room and have people in that room feeling more settled and at peace.  It is an excellent addition in the bedroom of any teenager going through difficult times. 

Black Tourmaline

Possibly one of my most favourite stones is the humble Black Tourmaline. a firm favourite for its absolute strength and robustness for protection in psychic defence, but also for grounding, and as an ally for incorporating and harmonising new frequencies into the energy body. 

This stone cannot be overstated for its love of us as we elevate in consciousness and in the assistance it offers.  When large pieces of it are held, the ‘wrinkles’ of tension in the body that we grow accustomed to, are pulled out of us and we deeply exhale and relax with gratitude.

Highly recommended as a formidable protector, combine it with any Quartz to amplify these effects, or with Hematite to increase its grounding qualities.  A lovely stone to work with because of its gentleness and kindness. 

Moldavite

We know that Moldavite ‘fell from the sky’.  Whether or not it came as a meteorite itself, or that it was vaporised rock that exploded into the air and, upon coming back to earth, then solidified as green glass, science does not know.  We do know, though, that its formation coincides with a large meteorite that fell to the earth 14.8 million years ago, in what is the modern-day Czech Republic. 

However it was formed, it is not to be used lightly, as Moldavite is one of the most potent stones known to us.  It accelerates spiritual awakening and attunement to the higher realms and has a tendency to align the wearer with their true spiritual identity.

Years ago, when I used to see clients in person and have them outstretch on a massage table for hands-on work, I had a very tall, strong gentleman come to see me for a session.  After about 45 minutes of clearing work, I put one large piece of clear Quartz and one large piece of Black Tourmaline in his left and right hands, respectively, and an inch-and-a-half sized disc of Moldavite on his third-eye chakra on his forehead.

His body soon began convulsing from the neck down.  I put my hand on his arm and asked him if he wanted me to stop the treatment and he said no.  After another few minutes, the shaking calmed down and he resumed his calm demeanour.   When the session finished, he told me that he had never felt clearer or calmer in his life than he did then.

vite isn’t for everybody.  But if you can handle it, I highly recommend opening your personal spiritual practice to this mighty stone and allowing it to be your teacher.  It is kind and gentle, but also otherworldly and powerful, and you most certainly will experience significant shifts in consciousness when you bring it into your life.  If you do so, once you’re acclimatised to it, you can wear pieces of it as jewellery to increase its effects in your life.  If you do this, you’ll notice a discerning positivity that you’ll find yourself leaning into, and an aversion to negative thoughts, people and places.  A powerful ally.

Stones as Keepers of Knowledge 

Stones are like the ‘bones of the earth’; the knowledge that the earth has to teach us is held in her bones, and to access it, we only need to make friends with crystals.

Understanding our true identity is our biggest challenge and our biggest reward on this planet for a myriad of reasons.  The epoch that we’ve just come through separated us from ourselves and made us individuals.  Individuation was a necessary step in our growth, but we became competitive, and we forgot our true nature as divine persons, belonging to each other and beyond as part of a whole.  We are being asked at this time to remember the whole to which we belong and to reclaim that identity so that we can hold both individual and collective identities simultaneously and in harmony.  Crystals can help us to do that.

I hope, if you haven’t already included crystals in your life, that you might find yourself inspired to do so.  They are truly magnificent, wonderful ‘beings’ that want us to grow and to heal.

Blessings to all on the path.