Using the Elements to Cleanse Gemstones
A simple and magically potent method for cleansing gemstones is to present each of the stones to the four elements.
Air - present the stone to the east and pass the object through the smoke of burning incense. Or take the stone outside on a breezy day and let it spend a few minutes absorbing the energy from the wind.
Water - present the stone to the west and pass the object through a bowl of water. Or take the stone to a nearby river or stream and wash it in the fresh water.
Fire - present the stone to the south and pass the object through the flame of a candle or small fire. Or the stone can be placed outside and left out overnight in the light of the moon. If pressed for time, simply take the gemstones outside for a few minutes during the heat of the noonday sun.
Earth - present the stone to the north and wave a previously charged rock or crystal over the stone that is being cleansed. Or, if time is not a concern, bury the gemstones for a few days, in the ground or in a cauldron filled with dirt.
Dedicating Your Gemstone
This is a very simple process. Hold the gemstone in your hand and sense its energy. With the stone being newly cleared, the energy will feel stronger and even more appealing that before. As you sense this energy and appreciate it, ask quietly to be connected to the deva of the gemstone. Though not animate, stones are living things and the deva of the piece is the stone's life-force energy. Once you feel you have sensed what you can from the energy, think of what you will be using the stone for. Focus on what you are using the stone for. Think of these uses, then quietly ask the gemstone if it is willing to act in the way you wish. The gem energy may increase with a yes or seem to disappear with a no. If the stone accepts your intent, state in your mind that it be so. Once a stone is programmed, it will hold its intent until you or someone else reprograms it.
To prevent any negative energy from attaching itself to your crystal you may with to dedicate it. To do this, simply hold the crystal or gemstone in your hand. If possible hold it close to the area of your body you are healing. State clearly in your mind: "Only the most positive high-level energy may work through this healing tool". Focus on your intent for awhile, then end your sensing (meditation) with "SO BE IT". The stone is now dedicated.
A simple and magically potent method for cleansing gemstones is to present each of the stones to the four elements.
Air - present the stone to the east and pass the object through the smoke of burning incense. Or take the stone outside on a breezy day and let it spend a few minutes absorbing the energy from the wind.
Water - present the stone to the west and pass the object through a bowl of water. Or take the stone to a nearby river or stream and wash it in the fresh water.
Fire - present the stone to the south and pass the object through the flame of a candle or small fire. Or the stone can be placed outside and left out overnight in the light of the moon. If pressed for time, simply take the gemstones outside for a few minutes during the heat of the noonday sun.
Earth - present the stone to the north and wave a previously charged rock or crystal over the stone that is being cleansed. Or, if time is not a concern, bury the gemstones for a few days, in the ground or in a cauldron filled with dirt.
Dedicating Your Gemstone
This is a very simple process. Hold the gemstone in your hand and sense its energy. With the stone being newly cleared, the energy will feel stronger and even more appealing that before. As you sense this energy and appreciate it, ask quietly to be connected to the deva of the gemstone. Though not animate, stones are living things and the deva of the piece is the stone's life-force energy. Once you feel you have sensed what you can from the energy, think of what you will be using the stone for. Focus on what you are using the stone for. Think of these uses, then quietly ask the gemstone if it is willing to act in the way you wish. The gem energy may increase with a yes or seem to disappear with a no. If the stone accepts your intent, state in your mind that it be so. Once a stone is programmed, it will hold its intent until you or someone else reprograms it.
To prevent any negative energy from attaching itself to your crystal you may with to dedicate it. To do this, simply hold the crystal or gemstone in your hand. If possible hold it close to the area of your body you are healing. State clearly in your mind: "Only the most positive high-level energy may work through this healing tool". Focus on your intent for awhile, then end your sensing (meditation) with "SO BE IT". The stone is now dedicated.
Meditating with Gemstones
Meditation can really only be truly understood by actually doing it. I can suggest two ways to experience meditating with your gemstones. You will need to be the judge of what works best for you.
The first would be with contemplation. Allow yourself enough undisturbed time and sit in a quiet spot. It could be in a chair or on the floor. The important thing to remember is to sit with a straight spine. If you're slumped over, your bent back will tire and prevent you from meditating.
Place the stone in front of you, and if possible, at eye level. The right level and distance have been reached if you are able to gaze at the stone, fully relaxed, for quite a while.
It is also an advantage to not have a candle, lamp, or even window light shining in your eyes. This will distract you. You're entire focus should be on the stone in front of you. By sitting like this, quietly, without moving, undistracted, you can become as slow as the stone in front of you. Suddenly you may see, understand and experience it as a living being. Go ahead and let yourself be surprised.
A second path to begin meditating with stones is by 'laying-on'. Again, give yourself plenty of time in an undisturbed spot, and make sure you have slept well. Some of the best places to lay stones on are the forehead (between your eyebrows), the heart, the solar plexus (one hand-width up from your naval), or the lower edge of the pelvic bone. Then, consciously relax yourself, bit by bit, from your head to your toes.
Take note of your breathing. With each breath become slower and slower until you are as slow as the stone that rests upon you. Then, allow yourself to be filled up with the stone. Identify with it and become like it. When you become like the stone itself, its memory will open up for you and you can see the world with its eyes.
Meditation simply put means complete spiritual awareness at one particular place in time and space. When you achieve it, you will recognize it instantly and will understand from the experience what purpose it can have in your life.
Meditation can really only be truly understood by actually doing it. I can suggest two ways to experience meditating with your gemstones. You will need to be the judge of what works best for you.
The first would be with contemplation. Allow yourself enough undisturbed time and sit in a quiet spot. It could be in a chair or on the floor. The important thing to remember is to sit with a straight spine. If you're slumped over, your bent back will tire and prevent you from meditating.
Place the stone in front of you, and if possible, at eye level. The right level and distance have been reached if you are able to gaze at the stone, fully relaxed, for quite a while.
It is also an advantage to not have a candle, lamp, or even window light shining in your eyes. This will distract you. You're entire focus should be on the stone in front of you. By sitting like this, quietly, without moving, undistracted, you can become as slow as the stone in front of you. Suddenly you may see, understand and experience it as a living being. Go ahead and let yourself be surprised.
A second path to begin meditating with stones is by 'laying-on'. Again, give yourself plenty of time in an undisturbed spot, and make sure you have slept well. Some of the best places to lay stones on are the forehead (between your eyebrows), the heart, the solar plexus (one hand-width up from your naval), or the lower edge of the pelvic bone. Then, consciously relax yourself, bit by bit, from your head to your toes.
Take note of your breathing. With each breath become slower and slower until you are as slow as the stone that rests upon you. Then, allow yourself to be filled up with the stone. Identify with it and become like it. When you become like the stone itself, its memory will open up for you and you can see the world with its eyes.
Meditation simply put means complete spiritual awareness at one particular place in time and space. When you achieve it, you will recognize it instantly and will understand from the experience what purpose it can have in your life.
