How to Start a Crystal Journey

Happy New Year Crystal Rock Stars!

2014 is here and the previous year was such an amazing crystal adventure. If you’re new to crystals and want to learn how to being your crystal journey this year, read my story and learn how:

Here’s a little history on my personal journey into crystals:

– Back in the 4th grade in Canada, I chose to do a project on Gems & Minerals where I poured incessantly over books from the library and repeatedly drew the diamond shape (now in my Crystal Rock Star logo, btw!) while figuring out facet configurations.

– Every time I’d visit Toronto and stay at the zen infused, Cosmopolitan Hotel, they would have these sachets of tumbled amethyst or smokey quartz on your pillow as their hotel stay gift. I kept them as memory souvenirs and never thought twice that I was bringing home “rocks”.

– My amazing friend Derek Noble, host of UrbanFitnessTV and writer of the book, “The Body Noble“, would gift me with a crystal surprise during the various times we’d go out dancing in Hollywood. I kept those gifts as tokens of our friendship, not knowing their inherent properties. He even gifted me with a selenite wand that I still use to this day which has really helped to open my crown chakra.

– Then came tumbling into my life various pieces out of curiosity and chance… a small black lemurian jade from a trip to Sedona, carnelians to help heal a family member, lemurian wand, a quartz laser wand pendant gift from my favorite crystal jewelry shop, Made in Earth… and a crazy obsession with aqua aura quartz which I always wanted to “look at”, but have never purchased.

– Then 12/12/12 delightfully passed with flying colors and I found myself excitedly spiraling down, like Alice in Wonderland, into the crystal certification rabbit hole of Hibiscus Moon’s Crystal Academy. There I met the most soulful loving crystal tribe and learned amazing things that changed my life in a positive way.

So what’s my point?

Crystals can enter your life via school project, hotel stay gift, Facebook post, Google search, gifts from friends or just viewing an amazing cluster at a shop or friend’s home. These sparkly beings are everywhere and if you haven’t noticed them yet, they will shine their light on you in different ways. Maybe you’ll be attracted to your friend’s crystal jewelry. Or crystals will energetically shine a huge spotlight in your face when you’re looking for holistic healing methods to help remedy an illness you or a relative may be having.

So, how can you find your crystal path if you haven’t found it already?

* Observe what you may have hidden in your jewelry stash. Perhaps you have crystals there already that you may have unknowingly purchased or been gifted.

* Go to your local crystal or metaphysical shop and look at what you’re drawn to visually. Usually, the crystal that calls out to you is the one that’s there to help you with an issue you need help with the most. Most crystals are related to specific chakras and share the same colors as those chakras. Chakras are your energy centers and I’ll be posting a blog soon where I talk about the different chakras.

* If you’ve ever been gifted a crystal, find out what it’s used for and see if it resonates with something you may need in your current life.

* Once you’ve gathered your crystal(s), try meditating with them and carry them around and observe how you feel. You may place the crystal under your pillow when you sleep, hold the crystal in your receptive hand (usually the left hand if you’re right handed, or the right hand if you’re left-handed) or place it on your heart area while meditating. Some people may feel a tingling or warm sensation and some may not. Everyone is different.

*Take notes in a journal and notice how the crystal makes you feel. Notice any things you feel are changing or affecting you throughout the week or month. Then try this out with other different crystals that you are drawn to.

* You can also check out different crystal books and find out their different properties. Since everyone’s energy is different, some crystals may work for you for certain things and some may not. It’s all about experimentation and trusting your intuition.

In a nutshell, just get crystals in your life and have them move in with you like the room mate you’ve always wanted! Everyone’s experience with crystals is different and that’s what makes each moment special. Crystals can help you in so many ways if you just learn to experience their energies! The more you have them around, the more you will notice things changing in your life. Trust me, it will be a journey worth taking!

So, I’m curious to know, which crystals are you drawn to and if they’re a part of your life, how did they magically enter your life? Are there some you’re more energetically sensitive to than others?

If you have any questions regarding crystal healing, feel free to contact me and leave a message on my Facebook page or send a note on the Contact page of this blog.

Until next time, shine on crystal rockers!