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    • Meditating with Crystals

      by Amy Seward

      I have recently expanded my meditation practice to include the use of crystals. Crystals are a great way to help you connect with a specific intention or goal and move into a deeper state of meditation. I found that the more I practice meditating with crystals, the more I can experience a specific energy and deeper states of meditation that I otherwise did not have.

      When adding crystals into your practice I recommend you start with quartz crystal and selenite crystal. Quartz brings clarity of the mind and can help you be more focused and clear about your dreams and desires for the future. Quartz also amplifies the energy of any other crystal, making it ideal to have for any meditation. Selenite crystal is beneficial for meditation because it assists in clearing your mind and relaxation. Selenite facilitates the release of negative energy and blockages and allows you to have calm energy flowing through your body.

      Other crystals can be chosen as long as long as they have healing properties or energies that are in line with what you want out of your meditation. I find that setting intentions when meditating with crystals each morning enhances and magnifies your results.

      Certain crystals and stones work well to open the higher consciousness of your mind. The most powerful are those in the blue gemstones family, purple crystals and white stones. These are the colors associated with the higher chakras and allow you to clear your mind, and receive direction from the Universe. Here are just a few to consider these when meditating:

      Amethyst: Amethyst helps to calm your mind which is why it makes a wonderful healing gemstone to meditate with. Amethyst healing properties also include bringing clarity of the mind and connection to your feelings on a deeper level.

      Azurite: Azurite is known for its ability to clear the mind, Azurite helps you to connect to your inner wisdom and expands your mind to be able to focus in on what is important. If your mind is racing and it’s hard to think straight, meditating with the Azurite can bring focus.

      Celestite: Celestite is a great stone to use in meditation as it helps to transition to a peaceful state of awareness. This can assist in tapping into psychic and intuitive abilities. Celestite stone can provide a great connection to spirit when meditating which helps to receive guidance and inspiration.

      Labradorite: Labradorite can deepen meditation and raise your consciousness. It is known to stimulate your inner awareness, opening your mind to discover your true self. Labradorite often helps you to uncover your life purpose.

      Lepidolite: Lepidolite helps with anxiety as it soothes your thoughts and brings calm to your mind. Lepidolite stones can be a great tool when meditating if you are feeling anxious, worrisome or stressed, as it will ease overwhelming thoughts and guide you back a peaceful mind.

      Once you have chosen your crystals and stones for meditation you are ready to go! Keep in mind that you are in control of what meditation style is right for you, as well as what crystals or stones. There is no wrong way. I suggest experimenting with the crystals and stones as you deepen your practice.

      Choose your meditation location and music or guidance tool. Next, when meditating with crystals and stones you will want to either hold them in your hands or lay them on your body. You can reference which chakra zone to focus to your meditation and intention on at this time. As you being to meditate, focus on the energy of the crystal and/or stone, feeling the energy it brings to you. Breathe in the energy and fill your mind with the purpose or intent that you are focusing on at that time. Relax your mind and body by focusing the release and relaxation from the top of your head to your toes. Stay with the deep breathing and meditative state for as long as you need, as this time will bring deeper awareness to your mind and body.

      Open your eyes and thank the universe for the gifts it is bringing to you!


      Amy Seward is a Psychic Medium, Astrologer and Tarot reader with over 20 years experience. Her keen ability to tune into your problems and provide stellar guidance is unparalleled. Visit her link to get your first reading with Amy free! Free Reading with Amy

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    • Double Vision: Should We Follow the Paths We Know from Past Lives?

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      I feel that in a past life, I was some sort of healer and possibly psychic. I am strongly drawn to these things, and I am also strongly drawn toward anything concerning ancient Egypt and Native America. I also feel lots of strong heat in my hands at times, and I have been tested and shown to have precognitive abilities. What I’m wondering is if these are just things “left over” from a past life, or if they are signs of what I’m supposed to be doing in this life, and how one can tell the difference.

      Christina

      Dreamchaser:

      You have quite a few things going on in this one question; let’s start with the healing and hot hands. Hot hands are a sure sign that you have healing abilities, and anyone who can heal should absolutely be using it. With the skyrocketing price of medical care in the U.S. alone, we need any form of healing that is effective and affordable.

      I strongly advise you to look into Reiki healing. Learn about it and how to get certified and attuned. Reiki is a healing therapy in which people channel universal energy (‘Rei’ and ‘Ki’ being Japanese words for ‘Universal’ and ‘Energy’), either through their hands or using distant healing techniques.

      It has healing benefits at all levels: , emotional, mental and spiritual, and is an excellent additional therapy to modern medical care. Reiki is a completely natural healing method, as it simply accelerates the healing process of the body, mind and spirit. Through Reiki healing sessions, a sense of balance, purpose and spirituality is naturally restored.

      Reiki healing energy can travel over any distance; a practitioner does not need to be in the same geographic area as the one that is being healed. Some also say that Jesus Christ used Reiki to heal.

      Your feelings about this healing/psychic energy and your attraction to ancient Egypt and Native American knowledge are most definitely past life “memories” popping up. Both of those societies used the old ways to live, worship and heal, and you are now remembering those ways. You know their effectiveness.

      Your urge to begin practicing is growing. As this happens, you are going to be almost overwhelmed with thoughts, memories, and desires to integrate the two worlds of your past and present.

      This is not something that is left over from past lives. We are, or should be, a culmination of every life we have lived so far. When we go to school, we learn first grade math and carry that knowledge to second grade math. Then we carry both first and second grade math to third grade math.

      We should also carry the knowledge of our past lives into our current lives. What you learned then is coming back to you now. You should be using it all in this life. Start by researching Reiki: Get into studying that so you can help heal your section of the world.

      I wish you integration!

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      Astrea:

      You were probably some sort of healer in a past life if you are drawn to do that in this life. We carry over certain knowledge of experiences from one incarnation to another, if we’re open to it. You seem to know a few of the actual locations where you were a healer or psychic. Since you know from the testing you had done that you have some sort of natural ability, it seems a shame if you don’t try to develop it.

      Past lives are tricky things, and you must be careful not to let your imagination wild. Remain very grounded as you explore where and who you were before, and once you have a handle on that, it will be easier for you to find out what you should do in this life too. I suggest you have a past lifereading or a series of them done by someone in your area who is qualified.

      Often there are people in psychiatric practice with interests along this line, and sometimes, they’ll even do a study for a willing participant at no charge. Try to avoid someone without any kind of credentials or experience; just because someone says they can put you into some kind of regression to discover your past incarnations doesn’t mean that they can actually do it.

      Try to stick with licensed professionals if at all possible. They’ll be careful with you, and keep the worst things you might see in your past lives from haunting you and preventing you from developing your ability.

      People who have “hot hands” have been credited with some miraculous healings. One theory is that over 2000 years ago, someone in that person’s ancestry was touched or healed by Jesus, and the “hot hands” have been passed down from one generation to another, alternating sexes. Healing ability is passed down from mother to son to daughter, and so forth, so that both sexes in the family are equally blessed with abilities.

      Recently there have been quite a few studies of hot hands, including some pretty amazing documentation. There are several novels on sale now and even a couple of movies about this kind of thing. Every day, it’s becoming more popular and more accepted as something that some people are born with. You can look online, or if you want to have your hands tested, contact one of the California universities that has a parapsychology division.

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