Equinox is almost here and the nearer we get, the more all the aspects of our life that are out of balance are being highlighted in a big way. The planet holds the energy of balance in a huge and very physical way when we have twelve hours of light and twelve hours of darkness and we cannot help but respond to this. The vibration of the quality of balance becomes so large and intense that it simply has to affect us in many, many different ways, depending on where we are on our journey towards wholeness. And we can take advantage of this by watching what comes up during the run up to the festival.
You can bring balance into your life in lots of ways. It’s different for everyone. We all lead very different lives, but if you want to use a crystal to help you with this quality and use its energy to discover where you are out of balance, where you benefit from more balance… or just to understand the quality in a new and deeper way and how your life would be if you embraced it on all levels…here are some recommendations:
CITRINE: If you are out of balance due to an excess of negative energy in your life – the easiest and fastest way to deal with it is to use citrine, with the intention of using the high frequency vibration of the stone to transmute the negativity. It will clear absolutely anything. However, please be aware that you can clear as much rubbish as you like with this stone, but unless you investigate why you are generating it in the first place (ie what thought or behaviour patterns is triggering the negativity) and stop doing it – you will be using citrine forever and a day. Being responsible is the only way to bring lasting balance into your life and owning up to what you are doing to shoot yourself in the foot is the only real way to do it.
CALCITE: To me Calcite is affectionately known as the feel the fear and do it anyway stone! It helps you move on by facing and overcoming your fear – orange calcite is enormously helpful if you have issues in your sacral area around self-love and self-respect. You can just use it in that chakra and let it work its magic. It is simply astonishing.
However, green calcite is seriously useful because when you sit with it, ask for its help and work with it with an open mind and an open heart, it will help you identify and release any old out-dated beliefs and ideas that are not working for you anymore. All you have to do then is decide how much you really want to get better and move on and start the release process in the most appropriate way for you.
It is ridiculously simply to work with green calcite. All you have to do is place the stone at the heart chakra and set the intention to breathe the balancing and calming energy in to your body through the chakra and just allow the soothing vibration fill the whole of your body, creating a safe space for you to work. Once you have attuned to the energy of the stone:
- Ask your calcite to show you what is keeping you out of balance or you can choose a card to find this out and get a heads start, going straight the next part.
- When you have an identified what thought or behaviour pattern you are working with, think about how it creates a pattern in your life and ask to be shown how this pattern affects you on all levels. Now consider and really, seriously own why it is no longer welcome in your life.
- Now ask the calcite to flow to every part of your body which has stored negative energy related to this thought or behaviour pattern. It could be in many places and then see or sense the crystal’s energy flow all around the pattern, the places where it is stored and slowly dissolve it until absolutely nothing is left.
- Now decide what thought or behaviour pattern you would like to put in the place of the old one and take a few moments to really visualise what your life will be like when you embrace this new way of thinking or behaving. See how it will change your life for the better.
Some blockages can be cleared in one session, other more deep-seated ones, may take several sessions with your lovely calcite. Just keep repeating the exercise until you feel you have cleared the energy and move on to the next thing you need to clear from your system. Please don’t try and do everything at once. You can use the technique as often as you like.
TURQUOISE: The keyword for this stone is wholeness which in effect is balance by any other name… if you are whole you are in a state of balance. So sit with the stone and ask it to show you what things in your life prevent you from being whole on all levels – physical, mental, emotional and spiritual… and then journey with your turquoise and see where it takes you. One of the many beneficial things it does (with a clear intention) is to allow you to see the true causes of happiness and unhappiness in your life, and it helps you to sort it all out.
CHRYSOCOLLA: This is one of my very favourite stones. It can do so many things it would need a blog all of its own. But in relation to balance … when you sit with it and ask for its help, it will take you into a deep state of meditation and relaxation and help you see or sense what you need to do to re-align the body, the mind and the emotions. Then when you have acted on the information received, this has the knock on affect of increasing your self-awareness and self-confidence. It also enhances your personal power. I mean, seriously, what is not to like about that? And – another useful hint for working with chrysocolla – its greatest potential for healing is at the sacral chakra whatever is going on in your life.
PETRIFIED WOOD: The key words for this stone are new beginnings… it’s lovely to work with and the best way is just to place it between your feet if you are sitting (or just below your feet if you are lying down) and ask it to help you. It will do this by gently grounding you and pulling any excess mental energy down from your head, moving it through your body and into the ground. It is extremely effective for clearing your mind and that brings balance because it is usually the thoughts inside your head that cause all the imbalances in your life. Once you have identified the thoughts that are upsetting you, the stone will help you find balance and stillness. Wonderful!
SNOWFLAKE OBSIDIAN: This stone is associated with balance because it contains both black and white – light and dark. Perfect for equinox! It will, when used with intention, balance the yin and yang energies in your physical body. It does this when you place it at your base chakra and also, when used here, it will help you change your thoughts from limiting to encouraging. Quite how it does this differs from person to person, depending on what thoughts need to be cleared and how limiting they are in the first place. But if you are determined to clear them and bring about this type of change, snowflake obsidian is the crystal for you! However, obsidian never takes any prisoners. It is a powerful stone and it will show you your dark side, highlighting very clearly what needs to be changed to bring balance into your life. It could be an intense clearing process with this stone, so if you do not feel up to it, start with one of the other more gentle stones to begin with.
Of course, all crystals will in some way or other bring you into balance because they are holistic healers. But the ones mentioned above are just good for working with in the equinox energy.
Good luck!
Bright Blessings!
Gailx
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