Meditating with a crystal

Many people are drawn to crystals and perhaps have a few lying about the house. However, crystals are not just pretty ornaments, they each have specific vibrational energies which can be used for healing purposes by both the beginner and the more experienced.

A simple way to benefit from the healing properties of a crystal is to meditate with it, thereby connecting  through your higher consciousness to the crystal's vibrational frequency.

Meditation

Choose a crystal to meditate with and sit quietly in a comfortable upright position holding your crystal in your lap. Quieten your mind and consciously release any tension that you feel throughout your body.

Visualise a golden ball of light within the earth and take a strand of that light up through the base of your spine and let it rest in your heart centre.  Next, visualise a white ball of light just above your head in your soul centre and allow a strand of that light energy to flow through the crown centre at the top of the head and down into your heart centre. Take a moment to adjust to being connected above and below.

Now focus your mind within your soul centre above the top of your head.  Take this focus to the crystal in your hands and become aware of the vibrational energy of the crystal. Use the creative imagination to allow the crystal to grow in the distance in front of you to the size of a mountain.

A path leads up towards the crystal and as you start to follow it you see a bridge which is made of a beautiful rainbow. This bridge takes you to a door in the side of the crystal mountain. As you go through the door, you step inside the crystal and feel a sense of calm and tranquility. Walking further into the crystal you come across a second door.  As you open it and walk through, you enter a beautiful chamber at the very heart of the crystal. Here you find a comfortable seat and can take a moment to connect to the soul and higher consciousness of the crystal.  In connecting to the consciousness of the crystal, remain open and willing to receive any higher guidance, insight or understanding.

When you feel ready, thank the consciousness of the crystal and start to make your way out of the chamber through the inner door and along to the door in the side of the crystal mountain.  Step out onto the rainbow bridge and cross down to the path on the ground, walking away from the crystal as it shrinks back down behind you to its original size.

Become aware of the crystal back in your hands and the feeling of the earth beneath you. Bring your senses and awareness back into the room and open your eyes when you feel ready.

Meditation to connect up to the soul and down to the earth

Here is a simple meditation to begin with and is ideal for those starting out in meditation. The idea of this meditation is to practise connecting to your soul centre (just above the top of your head) and expanding your consciousness.  Connecting above to your soul centre and below to the earth (steps 1-5) is a useful beginning to most meditations.

Meditation

1. Sit quietly in a comfortable upright position, release all tension that you may feel in your body.

2. Take a line of light down from the base of your spine into the ground and visualise this line of light penetrating the layers of the earth until it reaches a golden ball of light in the earth's centre. This line of light connects you to the earth and keeps you grounded during meditation.

3. Take a strand of light from the golden ball of light in the earth's centre and draw it up through the layers of the earth, then through the base of your spine, through the lower centres and bring it up to rest in the area of your heart. 

4. Now bring your focus to a point which is a couple of inches above the top of your head, the Soul centre. Here, visualise a ball of white light shining brightly.

5. Take a strand of light from the white ball of light above your head and drawn this down through the top of your head, through your brow and throat and bring it to rest in the heart.

6. As the two strands of light meet in your heart centre, they merge, blend and fuse together. Take a moment to note how this looks and feels inside your body and become aware of being connected both to the earth below and to the Soul or higher consciousness above.

7. The fusion of these lines of light in the heart centre create a ball of light which glows inside you.  Let this ball of light radiate and gradually expand outwards until it encompasses your whole body. This light resonates with every cell in your body and raises it's vibration.

8. Expand this ball of light even further, extending beyond the physical body and into the energy field. Let the light expand as far as feels comfortable at this time and sit for a while within this energy, noting any feelings or images that come to you.

9. When the time feels right, bring your awareness back to your heart centre and take a line of light down through the base of the spine and into the earth to ground you.

10. Slowly become aware once again of your surroundings and the room that your are in. You may find it useful to write down any thoughts, images or feelings that you have experienced during your meditation

Welcome post

I have been nudged over the last couple of years to take forward and develop my spiritual side. More recently, I have been given a big 'kick up the bum', so to speak, by the universe as I had been blatantly ignoring those niggles.  Like a lightning bolt, I had a huge realisation that coincided with the winter solstice and a full moon eclipse that my life will remain stagnated until I take the step to start sharing my experiences and insight to help and support others.

So, with a new year starts a new venture; a part of which is this blog. Meditation has helped me greatly and this is one aspect that I wanted to promote and share with others.  My aim is to create a collection of meditations that I have written or come across so that others may use them. I will also share any thoughts that come to me during my meditations and would love for any readers to share anything which comes to them as a result of these meditations.

To start off this collection, I am first including the words given to me during a meditation on new years day which have instigated the creation of this site:

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The light of our souls dance in the sky, vibrating in unison with the love of the universe. Vibrational changes take place as we raise our consciousness and become tuned to the light of our souls.

We must listen to the voices that guide us through and act as a beacon of light when the world around us appears dim. The time is now for action to be taken and progress to be made. Dont hesitate for thinking that it may be wrong or scary. The fear inside is capable of blocking out the flame of truth and warmth within the heart. Dont let it be shielded for it is time for this flame to burn brightly and light the way forward. Trust in your inner self.