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Stone People Medicine
Healing Arts By Patricia Fox (Dec, 2015)
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A number of years ago I was introduced to stones and crystals. I found it quite fascinating that stones and crystals emanate electromagnetic fields just like people and other living life forms. I was also intrigued to learn about their metaphysical properties and how they can affect our physical, mental, spiritual and emotional bodies. As I started becoming acquainted with their energy through meditation, I never realized where that journey would take me.
The first stone I purchased was Creedite. I was drawn to one particular stone because it reminded me of a small hedgehog. It was light brown, had a flat bottom and a round crystal fan on top. There was a bare spot on the left and right of the stone. One looked like a little face with a small snout, and the other resembled a little bare bottom. I meditated with the stone often but as my collection of stones grew I worked with the Creedite less frequently.
Creedite
Some months went by and one day I was drawn to pick up the Creedite. I noticed that the bare spots were filling in with new crystals. Some were just erupting through the surface where others were fully formed. The crystals on the bottom of the stone were long, and the stone was no longer flat. The stone was growing.
I began to notice changes in some of the other stones. Quartz crystals that had been cloudy were now clear. Rainbows were appearing in stones where previously, there were none and other changes, such as fine internal cracks or surface changes occurred, and one stone changed color. These observations not only altered my perception about the stones but also sparked a deep interest in wanting to learn more about them.
Quartz
There is a wide range of information, all with varying views, about whether or not stones could possibly be alive, even if it’s in a way we do not understand. I’m clearly not a scientist, but I have found it intriguing that stones and crystals generate energy. Crystal radios can receive signals from a broadcast tower, and crystals are used in clocks and watches. I have also found it interesting that they contain water, a living element. The human body contains minerals that are essential to our overall health; it made me wonder whether our own chemistry might interact with stone energy in ways we cannot comprehend.
I began working with stones from the standpoint that they are living beings and created a sacred space for doing that work. When doing any energy work if there is respect, pure intention, and high integrity it is a space where miracles can happen. I invited the stones to work with me in my energy work.
Over the course of the next couple of years, I researched, experimented and worked with the stones. It led me to the making of stone essences.
A stone essence is a substance prepared from a natural element that is used therapeutically for its beneficial effects. An essence does not contain parts of the element only the energy from the element. Typically, that energy is preserved using purified water and a small amount of grape brandy. Non-alcohol versions can also be made. When prepared correctly, essences are safe to use and can be taken internally (under the tongue or in a glass of water) or applied externally to any part of the body.
What I have learned is that all stones serve different purposes. Even stones from the same variety may vary in purpose. For example not every Amethyst can be used to make an energy essence, and the amount of time it takes to create an essence varies from stone to stone.
Introducing stone essences in my energy work has altered both the client and practitioner experience. As a practitioner, working with an essence is a symbiotic relationship where you and the essence are working together toward one intention. Forming that energetic bond activates their energy and their metaphysical properties, causing them to work much more differently than when you simply place or hold a stone. For example, in one session I was working with a Rutilated Rainbow Quartz. The intention was to work with me to release a blockage. I could feel and, with inner sight, see the energy of the Quartz over the area of blockage. It was in the shape of many tiny prisms, all reflecting a rainbow of light up and down the area above the client’s spine. After a few minutes, I could feel that blockage release. Once the stone energy completes what it sets out to do, one can feel the stone’s energy holding the space until the session ends.
Dendritic Opal
Working with stone essences tends to heighten the sensitivity of the practitioner and, at the same time, also increases the sensitivity of the client. Clients often report deeper energetic sessions and have an easier time working through a blockage. Sometimes the deepest part of the work happens after a session; it’s not unusual for a client to take a dosage bottle of essence home with them as they work through the transition.
Stone essence dosages are also effective when used separately. The key to making a selection is for the client to set a correct intention. (I have a client who uses Amethyst essence to relieve tension headaches and to help relieve stress.) And, as I share with all my clients, the essences described in this article provide spiritual support to healing and are not promoted or intended to be used as a substitute for medical advice, treatment or diagnosis.
Stones are the ancient ones who continue to shape our world. Perhaps, if we listen in silence, we’ll be able to hear what they have to teach.
Patricia A. Fox, CH, CPH, CRM/T Pat has combined her talent and experience to launch “Healing Arts of the Andovers” a holistic wellness center that provides Energy Work with Stone Essences, Hypnotherapy, Reiki services and training. On-site and distance sessions are available. Pat is a certified Hypnotherapist and practitioner in Neuro Linquistics Programming (NLP). She’s a certified Reiki Master and Teacher in both Usui Reiki and Usui Holy Fire Reiki. www.healingartsandovers.com | fb: HealingArtsOfTheAndovers | Pat@HealingArtsAndovers.
