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Crystals and Psychic Abilities CRYSTALS AND PSYCHIC ABILITIES Crystals and Psychic Abilities: Quick Reference Guide ©Re-Creative Resources Inc. 2017 www.recreativeresources.com Hi! Thank you for downloading this free “Crystals and Psychic Abilities Quick Reference Guide”. In this manual, I share some of my favorite crystals for enhancing psychic abilities, or spiritual gifts, as I like to say! Before we continue, I would like to mention a few things that I find very important when working with crystals and psychic development. I’m basing these suggestions from my own personal experiences. I started this process back in 2012 and have hit a few bumps and turns along the way, so I feel inclined to make note of the following. CRYSTAL USE We don’t NEED crystals in order to tap into our own inner knowing. We have all we need right there inside us. Crystals, however, are wonderful tools that we can use to alter our vibration, clear our energy field, and amplify energies. It’s kind of like trying to view the beautiful mountain on a foggy day. We need to clear away the fog in order to see the glorious view. Crystals can help clear away that debris so we can tap into this aspect of ourselves. They help us to be more aware of signs and synchronicities, see from various perspectives, and see the bigger picture. Through chakra healing and balancing, we can also remove energy blockages and clear the path, which may lead to heightened spiritual awareness and enhanced psychic abilities as well. GROUNDING and EARTH STAR CHAKRA I find grounding to be crucial when developing our psychic abilities. Remember, a tree with weak roots, will fall. Hold that image for a while because it is truly very important. I personally love working with the Earth Star Chakra to maintain a strong connection to Mother Earth. The Root Chakra is great too, but when working on the upper chakras, the Earth Star seems to have a greater grounding effect. Crystals and Psychic Abilities: Quick Reference Guide ©Re-Creative Resources Inc. 2017 www.recreativeresources.com The Earth Star Chakra is located anywhere from 6 to 36 inches below the feet, aligned with the spine. That’s a very large difference but it’s important to try various techniques and distances, until you find what works specifically for you. The colors often associated with this chakra are black, brown, and deep burgundy. Some crystal suggestions include: Hematite, Black Kyanite Black Tourmaline, Black Obsidian, Chiastolite, Smokey Quartz, Garnet, Ruby, Petrified Wood, Picture Jasper, Shungite, Fire Agate, Black Onyx, Lodestone, etc. I also LOVE working with rocks. I find them to be very grounding. Check out this video www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MmFlVwg-fs. Below are sample grounding layouts. In my opinion, nothing works better for grounding than walking barefoot on the grass or at the beach. You may also lay on the grass or beach in any of these crystal layouts. Sometimes, however, this isn’t an option and we can use crystals and other means to assist us. Grounding mats are available on the market and can be used to amp up your crystal healing and meditation sessions. The picture on the left shows the grounding mat being used with Black Tourmaline and Hematite. The picture on the right is Black Tourmaline above the head, below each foot, at the Earth Star Chakra, on the Heart Chakra, and one in each hand. Also shown is a Black Tourmaline bracelet and anklet. Earth Star Chakra Ethereal Crystal Energy www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvZWcVntnF8&t=24s Crystals and Psychic Abilities: Quick Reference Guide ©Re-Creative Resources Inc. 2017 www.recreativeresources.com START FROM the BOTTOM and WORK YOUR WAY UP - SLOW and STEADY WINS THE RACE One of the most commonly asked questions regarding crystal use is, “What crystal can I use to open my third eye”. I highly recommend that if you are new to this arena that you start from the ground up. Be sure you are grounded and work your way up through the main chakras, clearing the path as you go. Have you ever tried to blow up a balloon that has a knot in it? It’s not a pretty sight is it? Take your time and work through the main chakras (Earth Star, Root, Sacral, Solar Plexus, Heart, Throat, Third Eye, and Crown. There are many more chakras depending on what school of thought you follow, but these are the common ones. Take your time to open up your spiritual gifts. Some folks will speed through this process, while others may need more time. This isn’t a race. I know you are excited. I was too when I started! But when we rush to open up a special gift, we may leave little remnants of wrapping paper or tape on the package, which could interfere with us truly embracing the gift. Check out my free chakra guided meditation video playlist www.youtube.com/watch?v=xalwHRS_yGw&list=PLNhwlwPpf3n- GBvTgjZsZs8LG5058lvBf SPIRITUAL PROTECTION Safety first! Please be sure to cleanse your space, yourself, the crystals, and whatever other tools you may use in order to enhance your psychic abilities. There are MANY ways to do this, and how you choose to protect yourself, is totally up to you. Common methods include: smudging, sound, salt, and protective crystals such as Black Tourmaline, Black Obsidian, Smokey Quartz, Labradorite, Nuummite, etc. I have many ideas and techniques listed on my website at www.recreativeresources.com/Spiritual-Center/Protection-Cleansing.htm Crystals and Psychic Abilities: Quick Reference Guide ©Re-Creative Resources Inc. 2017 www.recreativeresources.com Check out my Heart- Centered Protection Crystal Grid! This beauty includes: Black Tourmaline, Tibetan Quartz, Nuummite, Clear Quartz, Snowflake Obsidian, Rose Quartz and Labradorite. All crystals and candles were anointed with White Sage Essential Oil. To date, this is the most powerful crystal grid I have ever created. The Rose Quartz element played a huge part, which leads me straight to the last important item that I wanted to mention….heart-centeredness. HEART-CENTEREDNESS As with most aspects of our lives, being in a place of heart-centeredness is usually the best approach. If you are in a place of darkness, depression, anger, and so on, then I do not recommend trying to work on your psychic abilities. Crystals amplify energy. Energy isn’t biased. Basically what this means is that if you are in a really bad mood, Quartz crystals for example, may actually amplify that bad mood. This is surely not the case for everyone. I’m just pointing out that we should show caution. Working from a place of love helps us to tap into the divine within ourselves. I generally save the psychic work for days when I’m feeling happy, at peace, and in tune. Great crystals for this include: Rose Quartz, Green Aventurine, Pink or Green Tourmaline, Rhodocrosite, Pink Danburite, Pink Calcite, Unakite, Epidote, Malachite, and many others. Crystals and Psychic Abilities: Quick Reference Guide ©Re-Creative Resources Inc. 2017 www.recreativeresources.com CRYSTAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PSYCHIC ENHANCEMENT It’s time now to get on with some of my favorite crystals for psychic enhancement. Please remember to always use your inner guidance when working with and selecting crystals. What works for one, may not work for another and there is no “one size fits all”. I am not going to get into HOW to use these crystals in this quick reference guide, but I do stress the importance of meditation and establishing a connection with your crystal friend. That’s me above, holding my ginormous Labradorite! Talk about crystaliciousness! The following are some of my personal favorites! Labradorite – Psychic abilities, repels negative energies, repairs energy leaks, strengthens empathic abilities, etc. Check out an awesome Labadorite and Clear Quartz Crystal Grid at www.youtube.com/watch?v=eG-lxUi7xm4&t=3s. Auralite 23 - Astral travel, intuition, spiritual transformation and much more! Amethyst - Vision, intuition, spiritual transformation, dream recall, etc. More about Amethyst at www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOY2a-JmbiQ&t=4s. Petrified Wood - Past life recall, past/childhood recall, grounding, and more. Black Obsidian - Scrying, grounding, protection, etc. Learn about scrying at www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxGHzOMp7jI&t=191s Black Tourmaline – Protection, grounding, transmutes negative energies, etc. Crystals and Psychic Abilities: Quick Reference Guide ©Re-Creative Resources Inc. 2017 www.recreativeresources.com Fluorite – Intuition, focus, vision, grounds spiritual energies, etc. More about Fluorite at www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lx9OazAgIE&t=1s Septarian Nodule – Psychic enhancement, grounding, shamanic work, etc. Celestite – Spirit and angel communication. Check out this lovely Celestite crystal grid. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gbPk38i_nc Lapis Lazuli - Lucid dreams, astral travel, clairvoyance, communication, and more. Angelite – Spirit and angel communication. Learn about my Angelite experience at www.youtube.com/watch?v=STRx6Np-P8w&t=4s. Sodalite - Akashic records, communication, spiritual development, etc. Apophyllite - Connection to higher self and spirit, astral travel, divinity, clarity, etc. Learn more at www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcFWNHpBsJo Herkimer Diamond - Dream recall, lucid dreams, astral travel, etc. Herkimers are very high vibe Quartz crystals. Wowza! Lemurian Quartz - Connect to ancient times, angelic realm, increased clarity, heightened consciousness, and much more! Clear Quartz - Amplification, direct energies, great for all chakras, etc. Let’s just take a moment to absorb some of that massive Quartz energy above. Whoa baby! Learn more at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JSJAuVcCco&t=123s Crystals and Psychic Abilities: Quick Reference Guide ©Re-Creative Resources Inc. 2017 www.recreativeresources.com CRYSTALS FOR PSYCHIC ENHANCEMENT (BY CHAKRA) Throat Chakra Crystals Blue Kyanite, Blue Calcite, Celestite, Aquamarine, Turquoise, Blue Chalcedony, Lapis Lazuli, Angelite, Tanzanite, Amazonite, Chrysocolla, Sodalite, Eilat Stone, Ajoite, Azurite, Blue Aventurine, Cavansite, Larimar, Labradorite, Blue Fluorite, Blue Lace Agate.
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