Crystals

Namaste 

So, I have a thing for crystals. I love crystals – they’re aesthetically beautiful (even the geode shapes and unpolished ones are a little weird looking) and the resonating energies they emit are so powerful! I’ll be doing several posts about crystals, most likely, many...many posts 😊

I started my fascination with crystals when I was a young teenager and came across an Amethyst in a spiritual shop; the first every crystal I had seen in ‘real’ life. It was stunning and I stared at it for what felt like hours, enthralled by the way the light bounced off the glimmering edges of the geode and finding myself travelling through iridescent purple galaxies in a few short seconds. I bought myself a little Amethyst bracelet that day, it was all I could afford and I wore it every morning and laid it on my bedside table every night.  I have a very close relationship with Amethyst; as I do with Turquoise, Carnelian, and Rose Quartz (Ooooh, I get all excited just remembering the beautiful experiences I’ve had getting to know my stones and familiarizing ourselves with each other!)

But at that young age, my true creative authenticity was somewhat dormant (due to a number of factors that are all quite satisfied to remain in the past). I gave in to a slow wash of apathy... and then other things came along, and my curiosity to learn more about crystals was pushed further and further down on my list of priorities. Until a few years ago, when this hungering inquisitiveness came galloping back suddenly and with full-force. And with it, I quickly amassed a considerable (though still small) collection – thanks to my Anamachara, who has generously and lovingly gifted me so many – which I regularly connect with during my spiritual practices, meditations, and for crystal healing.

The etymology of the word ‘crystal’ comes from the ancient Greek word ‘krystallos’ meaning ‘ice’, as they believed rock crystal was water that had so completely frozen up it could never melt again. Though ice is the crystal form of water, rock crystal is not what the ancient Greeks believed. Crystals are organised repeating patterns of atoms, known as crystal lattices, which form when superheated gases and mineral-rich solutions from deep within Mother Earth’s crust find their way along cracks and fissures in the Earth to reach the surface, where they are exposed to different temperatures and pressure. 

“The structure of the Earth is continually changing, but the essential quality of all crystals is their very stable atomic structure. Whatever the outside force – whether heat, pressure, electricity, or life – crystals always make minute adjustments to restore their internal stability and lattice form. [...] Crystals are known to be the most orderly matter in the universe. [...]... with its locked-in power of ancient fire and unique purity of form, [crystals] may help us reinstate our own balance and harmony.” (Lilly, S., 2014, Healing with Crystals. Anness: London)

Is there any crystal which you share a very close relationship with?

x love and light x