Crystals are energy tools!

Being an important part of the organic whole that is the universe, crystals are finely attuned to shifts in the cosmic energies, as represented by astrological configurations in the moving skies. The major asteroid Chiron is the significator of the positive new changes taking place in our consciousness as a part of the New Age shift. It relates to holistic healing, non-invasive food practices, and the general attunement to nature and ecology.

The astrological Chiron rules over crystals, as symbols of rainbow bridges connecting the material worldly consciousness with higher spiritual dimensions. When important planetary alignments to Chiron occur in our individual horoscopes, we begin to access these crystal energies in our lives.

Crystals, to my mind, are bright packages of divinity to invite into our home and hearts at any time. This divinity is really a reflection of our own inner self, in interaction with the elemental energies that the crystals bear in such abundance throughout the world.

Crystals help in many ways in meditation and in advanced spiritual work, in developing focus, in exploring astral dimensions, past lives, dreamwork, creative visualisation, manifestation, kundalini and the chakras, and in healing. Working with these energy tools is a matter of playful experimentation with light, colour and vibrational power, and it can yield amazing results.

Conscious work with crystals at the level of mind, body and spirit over a period of time ensures that the changes are positive and harmonious with outer cosmic energies, aligning the personal karma with the greater universal purpose.

Our subatomic particles then begin to oscillate in a  uniform and harmonious manner, in a way that nurtures love, wholeness, harmony, positivity, good health and receptivity to the universal principle of abundance.

Taking these changes to their logical conclusion ensures that we learn to give up narrow selfishness, to become charged transmitters of compassion, wisdom and attunement to gentle universal values. It involves cultivating an attitude of light living and open sharing, as healers and detached messengers of wisdom and bliss, in a very grounded, practical way.

Come open your heart to that nice bit of sparkle, colour, lustre and beauty, and you will be surprised to discover a unique resonance arising within your own being, bearing the same allure and magic. Crystals open new doorways for a joyous exploration of the unfolding mystery of consciousness, in interaction with the expanding universe.

Some people believe that every crystal has its own living spirit, ever knowing, loving and helpful in endless wisdom and kindness, come to help you along in evolution towards higher consciousness. Such spirits are called devas or the illumined ones, the elementals, gnomes, and so on. They are often depicted as light, colourful, angelic, fairy-like creatures.

I have an inexpensive Tibetan key chain which is really a good luck charm containing an amber bead with a spidery fossil form inside, along with corals and silky blue tassels. I love to hold it with the amber bead nestled within the palm, carrying it with me at all times. A clairvoyant friend, who did not have much experience with crystals, took a close look and revealed that it contained a beautiful, golden etheric form. She described it as a goddess-like being, eager to help unfold mysteries in everyday living and attract good fortune.

Whatever be the truth of these beliefs and visions, I think there is also a very important psychic mechanism which enlivens our interface with these fascinating objects, which is the principle of pranapratishtha – the Hindu tradition of first cleansing, purifying and then imbuing a lifeless idol with divinity. Literally, it means investing an inanimate object with the dignity of the life force, so that it takes on the quality of exalted luminescent consciousness—pure, sattvic and ethereal in nature.

The transforming life force in the sacred space
As we observe, interact and repeatedly enact rituals, a transformation begins to evolve of its own, connecting subject and object in the sacred space charged with adoring, loving energy imbued with electrified intent, sankalpa. The ritual is rendered all the more powerful with the use of light / fire (lamp), colour (powders and unguents), water, fragrance (perfumes and incense), flowers, sanctified food, all of which unifies our senses and multi-fold sheaths in a vortex of empowered interaction, entranced by sonorous chanting and musical rhythms.

In the course of repeated projection and introjection, merging and separation with our own rarefied consciousness, the object begins to manifest divinity, the Truth that lies both within and without. Thus consecrated and invoked, it begins to guide, heal and bless us towards success in our material and spiritual endeavours.

Very often in the past, I have noted with fascination the magical transformation over a period of days, of the ordinary clay Ganesh idols into celestial beings invited into our homes for munificence and well-being. Crystals too can be similarly enlivened and energised following the principles and rituals of pranapratishtha, or they can be used in the ritual process to magnify and focus the energies and intent, bringing in greater good fortune.