How to Choose the Perfect Healing Crystal With your Intuition
How to Choose the Perfect Healing Crystal With your Intuition
I’ve been introduced to crystals during my Reiki Master Training. Until that moment, I thought that crystals were these pretty, shiny, colorful rocks but I had no idea what they were actually for.
It was all a mystery to me until my Reiki Teacher introduced me to the soft, gentle and subtle healing power of gemstones. I discovered how you can work with crystals and use them in your day to day life. A new world opened itself to me and from that day, crystals have been following me pretty much everywhere I go. I love them !
If you are reading this, then you probably have felt called to use crystals. But there are so many shapes, and sizes, and colours ... where should you start ?
For anybody beginning their healing crystal journey, the first thing to learn is how to choose the perfect crystal for you. And the best way to do this, is to use your intuition!
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How to Choose the Perfect Healing Crystal With your Intuition
Connecting to your intuition and trusting it to choose the perfect healing crystal for you is a great way to start on this journey.
If you are not used to listening to your intuition, you might find this exercise a little harder at first. That’s perfectly normal. Simply be gentle and give yourself time. With practice your little voice will grow stronger and stronger.
The more you practice listening to your intuition, the better you will become.
STEP #1 - Start by setting an intention
First, start by taking a moment to come to centre, take a few deep breaths and set your intention. Your intention could be as general as asking your spirit guides to guide you towards the crystal that you need the most right now. Or, perhaps if there is something that you would like to work on, let’s say you would like to feel more grounded or creative, you could ask to be guided towards the crystal that will help you the most with that. If you keep a journal, you can write this intention. You could also say it out loud or simply meditate over it. Whatever feels right for you.
STEP #2 - Bring your intuition to the crystal shop
Once your intention is set, the next step will be to go to your favourite crystal shop.
Keep an open mind and leave your judgmental voice at home.
Remember to release all expectations. Simply walk around, touch the stones with your hands and observe how you feel. Let yourself be guided and trust that you will recognize which crystal you are looking for by how it will feel.
These are a few hints from your intuition you might want to look out for :
A specific crystal catches your eye
When you touch a stone you feel it tingle in your hand
The texture of a stone feels be particular and you feel like never putting the crystal back down
Seeing a specific crystal brings back a memory or makes you think of something symbolic
Touching a crystal brings up a certain emotion or makes you feel a certain way
These are only a few possibilities. Really, the possibilities are endless, here. All you have to do is listen to your inner guidance and choose a crystal that makes you feel something.
Sensitivity to energies or vibrations are different from person to person. And the more you work with crystals and energy, the more you will be able to feel it. All you have to do is trust your intuition, let yourself be guided and observe how you feel. If a stone feels right when you handle it, grasp it tightly and take it home with you because that crystal has some insights for you!
What to do when you can’t go to a crystal shop ?
You want to start working with crystals but there’s no crystal shop near you ? Don’t worry, you can still be guided by your intuition. Here’s an alternative way to do so.
You can still do the same exercise as stated before but instead of physically going to a crystal shop, you can pick up a book about crystals (like this one or this one) or visit an online store that sells quality crystals (like this one). Don’t forget to set your intention and then simply flip through the pages or scroll. Let your eyes be guided and trust yourself, there will be a crystal (or several!) that will catch your eye. One that you will not be able to detach your eyes from. And that will be the one for you.
That’s it !
When it comes to choosing a crystal that is right for you, your intuition is a very powerful tool. The more you connect with your intuition, the easier this will become.
Whether you go to a crystal shop, flip through a book or scroll on an online site, always remember to go with your gut feeling. Your intuition will always be that first voice you hear just before the ego jumps right in. It takes a bit of practice to learn to differentiate the two but trust me, it does get easier the more you try.
Always go with your gut feeling, and you can be sure that you will be guided towards the crystal that you need the most in your life right now.
Once you’ve chosen your crystal using your intuition, it’s time to take that baby back home and start exploring it. You can look up the properties of the crystal you’ve chosen and see if it fits your needs.
Let me know which crystal you’ve chosen to use your intuition in the comments and if it corresponds to what you need right now in your life ! I would love to know !
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