Ideally, we would all like to step into the flow of life rather than resist it. But, for some strange reasons, there are times when we find we are unable to do it. We are stuck… utterly and completely. So here is a way to use carnelian and doing this exercise will bring you – momentum, flexibility, imagination and lightness, which is absolutely perfect as we move nearer and nearer towards spring. We certainly need to be flowing by Beltane on 31st April/1st May and this is a good first step towards the energy of that fabulous fire festival! We need to be really ready to go when it arrives!
So, if you fancy letting carnelian help you do this, here is how… and it’s really simple. You can use one stone or seven. If you have one, start at the base chakra and place your carnelian there for as long as you need to. You will feel the energy of flow start after the crystal has cleared the chakra and you will be fully aware of when you need to move it up to the next one, going all the way up to the crown.
However, if you are lucky enough to have seven pieces of carnelian, you can just lie down and put one stone on each chakra and you’re good to go. This is a bit more intense, but it will work in exactly the same way, bringing the same things into each energy centre… just all at once! It might not be the smartest choice if you are feeling a bit fragile. But if you are feeling stuck… it will certainly clear everything out!!
The flowing quality of the energy from your carnelian will allow you to learn how to move on if you are stuck in any unhealthy or unpleasant situations – in the world or just inside your own head! It will help you flow through them and accept life, despite all the problems that sometimes manifest all around you. It helps you think and react in new ways, which is ultimately what enables you move on.
So, here’s what carnelian does in each chakra, so you can focus your intentions and help the crystal do more work in each energy entre. Be aware of anything the clearing process brings up in case you need to do some more work on it later with another crystal.
Base Chakra: the crystalline energy will bring flexibility to the way you deal with all your physical needs and desires.
Sacral Chakra: This is where carnelian really initiates flow in your system. It allows you to actually start flowing and approach the world around you in a more free, flexible and creative way. It will also bring these same qualities to the way you think about things in your life and free up any rigid thought patterns you may have; one way or another, they always end up causing you problems! One way it starts this process is to relieve pent up emotions and soften any hardened attitudes you may have.
Solar Plexus Charka: As the carnelian clears this energy centre, it will help you relax, which is always a wonderful feeling. After that, it will start to improve your self-confidence. It will make you feel really comfortable.
Heart Chakra: Carnelian always works well at the heart, even though it is not considered to be a heart stone. The message of carnelian is – since there is nothing but love, you have no choice but to love and love is then returned to you …. exponentially. Just hold that word in your mid for a while… it means the amount of love that returns to you keeps on and on increasing. Who wouldn’t want that? And, as if that wasn’t enough, it will also find all the tears you have not cried and release them in a calm, controlled way. It will do the same for any painful memories you may have stored on an emotional level. It helps you distance yourself from them before they are cleared out which is what makes it easier to deal with them.
Throat Chakra: Using carnelian at this chakra will allow you to clear any inhibitions you have about speaking your truth. All you have to do when you choose to work with the stone is be ready and willing to do this!
Brow Chakra: As the crystalline energy of carnelian flows into your mind through this chakra it will bring a new and very creative energy to your thoughts. It will also enable you to take new ideas on board more easily and, as an added bonus, it will free your own ideas from restriction and rigidity. After using carnelian here, there will be nothing to stop you doing anything at all!
Crown Chakra: Here carnelian helps you to find new and exciting ways to connect with your intuition, your helpers and guides and all the higher aspects of yourself which are currently available to you, just waiting to work with you. And it goes without saying that it will also help you connect with the Divine… in whatever form that takes for you personally.
The other way to work with carnelian in your chakras is to read the list shown above and, if one of the descriptions of how the stone works in one of the charkas really resonates with you, just go with working in that one area. You don’t have to work with all seven energy centres at once, though, I have to say, it is unbelievably nice! But, ultimately, what you do with this lovely and very loving stone is entirely up to you. Just be open to what you actually need when you work with it and run with that.
Bright Blessings!
Gailx