Tuning Into Your Crystals
The art of attunement to a crystal, to oneself, to another person, or any aspect of life, is one of the most valuable tools that can be learned. Tuning in is the ability to neutralize the mind and become so still that the inner self can perceive the truth. By learning the art of attunement, we not only develop the sensitivity necessary to attain valuable inner information, but we also train the mind to communicate on much more subtle levels with different life forms.
When one tunes into a crystal, the crystal becomes a mirror that will reflect the light within back into the consciousness. Meditation, visualization, physical exercise, yoga, prayer, or personal techniques can be used to calm the mind to achieve clearer perception. Whatever the approach, the results speak for themselves: greater self-control, more inner peace, personal connection to the source of truth, and the ability to have access to information that otherwise might be unavailable.
Crystals can be powerful tools and teachers in the attunement process. They speak their own special language that can be interpreted if the listener possesses a clear mind and an open heart. The evolutionary process of crystals has been much different than human evolvement and they can share the secrets of their creation and reality.
Crystals are there for anyone and everyone who chooses to work with them. They easily become teachers and friends as they share their knowledge and secrets and lend their light and radiance for our healing. All it takes is an openness and willingness to listen to their silent voice as it speaks directly to your inner knowing. Crystals are representatives of the light and if attuned to correctly can teach us how to gain access to and use more of our own light.
Have you ever listened carefully to hear a special secret from a very important friend? That is how you open your mind and heart to communicate with crystals and healing stones. Drop any preconceived notions, expectations, or fears that it cannot be done, and allow the inner mind to receive the subtle impressions that the crystal will emanate. Open yourself to the possibility that the crystalline life forms want to share their secrets and wisdom with you. Accept without doubt the spontaneous images that come into consciousness. As the mind is trained to listen and communicate in silence, responses will come quickly and clearly as the light and energy of the stones you are working with reflect your own wisdom back.
A method that has worked for me is to practice yoga and meditation for at least an hour. Then I lie face up and place a crystal at my third eye point. As relaxation occurs and the mind becomes receptive, the subtle vibrations of the crystal can be felt. At this time you may want to ask the crystal if there is anything that could be shown to you to assist in your understanding, or you may want to ask a personal question concerning some aspect of your life. Ask the crystal to reflect the answers from the truth within you into your conscious awareness. Then open your mind and receive the answer. It may come in symbols, images, visions, or direct knowing. However it comes, know it is a message from yourself to yourself amplified and relayed through the crystal with love. It is possible through this procedure to realize many things that you have not understood, come to know yourself on much deeper levels, and to have access to greater sources of inner power and strength.
Get to know each one of your crystals and healing stones and learn what their unique secrets are. They may be different for you than for anyone else, as the stones will attune themselves to serve and respond to whoever is using them. By working consciously with the mineral kingdom, you learn how to better express your own inner light while helping the crystals to express theirs. We are on this earth together to serve each other, that each may grow, and in doing so, work in greater harmony to create a better world.
— segment from Crystal Enlightenment by Katrina Raphaell, pages 13-15.
