What is smoke cleansing/smudging?
Indigenous people all over the world have been using plants and the smoke they produce for various benefits, like driving off insects, cleansing energy, and preventing disease.
What we know about crystals come from a variety of traditions, beliefs, and scientific findings. Let's shed light on some of the mystery of what they are and how to use them!
Gemologists consider crystals to simply be a solid whose atoms are arranged in a "highly ordered" repeating pattern. Coming in all shapes, sizes, colors, and textures, crystals are formed in a variety of environments that affect its structure and energetic properties. There are fascinating things to learn about crystals both from a scientific and metaphysical framework. And as it usually goes, those two go hand-in-hand.
A brief summary of crystals from a variety of traditions, beliefs, and scientific findings
Let's start with a few definitions that can help shape our understanding of how crystals work energetically:
– Electromagnetic field: an invisible physical field produced by electrically charged objects (like people & crystals!)
– Energetic frequencies: refers to the unique vibrations of atoms within all matter, determined by their molecular structure
– Piezoelectricity: the accumulation of an electric charge in certain solid materials, (like crystals!) in response to applied mechanical stress
Crystals react differently to heat, pressure, sound, and electromagnetic fields. This can alter their energetic frequency. We can sense these reactions & frequencies in different ways and feel the effects as its electromagnetic field interacts with ours.
Crystals with certain energetic frequencies can be activated to:
– Energetically cleansing yourself, your space, and other crystals
– Calming and grounding your energy
– Balancing your energetic state
– Uplifting and boosting your energy
– Absorbing unbalanced/negative energy
– Unblocking chakras (energy centers)
– Accelerating healing
– Supporting spirit communication
– And so much more!
Common Crystals & Suggested Properties
Amazonite...intuition, communication
Amber...protection, healing, inner strength
Amethyst...calm, intuition, protection
Aquamarine...communication, peace, clarity
Black Kyanite...protection, cleansing, grounding
Black Tourmaline...grounding, calm, protection
Carnelian...motivation, courage, vitality, fire
Citrine...happiness, abundance, energy
Clear Quartz...cleansing, healing, amplification
Flourite...purification, balance, focus
Garnet...centering, courage, relationship
Green Aventurine...optimism, luck, gratitude
Hematite...inner strength, safety, protection
Labradorite...balance, transformation, luck
Lapis Lazuli...wisdom, truth, enlightenment
Obsidian...purification, protection, clarity
Opalite...trust, stability, spiritual expansion
Moonstone...inspiration, intuition, calm
Moss Agate...abundance, emotional stability
Onyx...protection, inner strength, focus
Pyrite...wealth, success, luck
Red Jasper...grounding, endurance, stability
Rose Quartz...emotional healing, love
Selenite...clarity, connection, cleansing
Shungite...protection, detoxifying
Smokey Quartz...grounding, stability, inner strength
Sodalite...calm, relaxation, meditation
Tiger’s Eye...clarification, insight, focus
These are just a handful compared to how many crystals are out there! Have fun exploring and intuiting the properties of your own crystals.
