Choose the crystal you want to work with, one which will help you let go of any emotional baggage you have been carrying, lay down and place it just above your head.
Relax and focus on your breath with the intention of letting any tension flow out of your body on each out breath and float away.
If you are aware of any parts of your body which are particularly tense, breathe into these areas to release the stagnant energy you have stored there.
Now connect to your crystal and ask the stone to send its energy down towards you in the shape of a sphere.
Now see or sense this sphere of crystalline energy moving towards your crown chakra. If you are visual, you may also perceive that the energy is the same colour as the crystal. But whatever happens – just trust that it is perfect for you at the time you do the meditation. It always is.
As the sphere of crystalline energy floats down towards you, set the intention that you would like it to clear whatever you are ready to release at the time you do the meditation, making it specific to the qualities your crystal holds.
See or sense it enter the crown chakra and dissolve any negative energy it finds related to your clearing request.
Now ask the sphere to move into your central channel and go down, stopping at the level of your brow chakra where the crystalline energy will radiate out to fill both vortices and clear them. It will also flow into all the areas of the body connected to this chakra, clearing them as well.
Repeat this, moving the sphere down the central channel, allowing it to stop at every chakra.
When the sphere reaches your base chakra, release it and let it flow down into the to bless Mother Earth with the beautiful crystalline energy.
Now take your awareness back to the crystal, which is still above your head, and ask it to send its energy out into your aura. See or sense the energy flowing into each of the seven layers (associated with the seven major chakras), deeply cleansing all of them.
Now take your awareness back to the crystal again and ask it to send energy out into your Emotional and Mental bodies, cleansing them.
Once you have cleared everything just rest in the energy your crystal is blessing you with for as long as you like, feeling its energy flowing all around you.
When you are ready to return your awareness to your body and your environment, thank your crystal, ground very firmly and return.
You can use many crystals to help you release emotional baggage. I have listed a few below or you can simply use the stone you are drawn to when you think about doing the exercise.
Amethyst: this is a crystal of transformation. It will provide a soothing energy while you work, as well as emotional support for the release process, especially if you are working through any painful experiences. It resonates particularly well with the brow, crown and upper transpersonal chakras, so it will help you see any situation you want to examine and release a lot more clearly. But the very best way to use an amethyst is to place it on your heart and ask it to draw out any pain or heartache. It hoovers it up so you do not have to look at the pain or re-experience it in any way. It just takes it away. This is enormously useful. I would actually use two stones when working with amethyst, placing one above your head, as per the instructions, and an additional one on your heart with the intention of having it draw out all the things you have been unable to face. Then you just let it work.
Aquamarine: this lovely stone takes you into a calm place when you work withit, allowing you to feel secure while you look at any painful experiences you need to clear. It has a soothing energy and it will hold you, making you feel safe and protected from any emotional pain which surfaces while you are working. This enables you to release whatever comes up with ease and grace.
Blue Topaz: this is also a very calming stone, but it brings something else with it when you work with it – a calm confidence which will enable you to work through your emotional baggage more easily. It also helps you to let go of old thought and behaviour patterns, which is extremely useful because they will often be the things that created the emotional baggage in the first place. Another useful thing is that this crystal blesses you with emotional strength and determination when you work with it.
Citrine: the joy of working with citrine is that it transforms any negative energy it finds into positive energy. That’s it …. it will shift absolutely anything, as long as you are ready to release it, of course. We are very good at holding on to our emotional rubbish. Sometimes we’ve been doing it for years and years, and a crystal can only help it if we want to let go of a person, place or situation. It also stimulates a positive attitude, and encourages feelings of empowerment and confidence. It resonates best with the solar plexus and you may want to consider working with two stones, placing on this chakra and placing one above your head.
Rainbow Moonstone: this lovely stone will ease the pain of any emotional experience you choose to work through it and release. It will allow you see the traumatic event very clearly, allow you stay calm while you work with it. You can also use additional stones when working, placing one at the heart and solar plexus chakras during meditation as well as placing the one above your head. This will bring emotional balance and healing on very deep levels.
Lapis Lazuli – this beautiful crystal helps you deal with and release repressed emotions, so it is perfect if you want to deal with painful experiences that you have buried deep inside yourself. It is particularly good at helping you with unexpressed grief and another benefit is that it motivates you, allowing you to persevere with the healing process and to believe in yourself.
Kyanite: this stone is about flow and it stimulates this by clearing and balancing the chakra system, as well as aligning the subtle bodies. While it is doing all this for you, it will also release any blocked emotional energy very calmly, allowing you to feel nice and peaceful after you finish working. I would advise using an additional piece of kyanite, placing it on your brow chakra to quieten your mind while you work. It will also bring clarity to your thoughts at this position.
Lepidolite: This is one of my favourite stones and it is the stone of acceptance, which means its energy is extremely helpful during any release process because there is always a great need to accept what has happened before you can release it. Because it contains lithium it is also a very relaxing stone and, when you work with it on any level, it will bring a sense of inner security and a calmness to the emotions. It soothes anger, hatred, and any other negative emotional state which arises while you are working. Also another huge benefit of the lithium content in this stone is that the mineral makes it possible for change and transformation to occur very rapidly, peacefully and equably. It is stimulates emotional balance. So if you are serious about releasing your emotional baggage this really is the stone for you!
Additional Help
You can use moonstone in a layout to help with emotional balance – place one stone at the crown, one at each shoulder, and one on or beside each hip. Do this just before you go to sleep – with the intention of bringing emotional balance, of course.
You can also wear the stone you choose to work with or carry it in your pocket to continue the clearing process after the meditation.
You can place the stone in your environment to also support your clearing work. A good place is near your bed at night, but it can go anywhere where you spend a lot of time
I hope this helps you on your journey to wholeness.