19 October 2021

Meditating to create good intentions and positive thinking processes is not an overnight transformation. Coming from myself, I can tell you that. As a beginner to meditation 5 years ago, I would say that it really is a process like that taken by a caterpillar transforming into a butterfly. The process is long, and changes are not instant. But having said that, each day is a new day, and a new lesson or technique is something that I worked towards learning during my meditation routines for myself.

Meditating takes time and practice to master. The main goal of meditation is often to clear your mind. However, those who experience anxiety and depression, usually find it difficult to clear their minds. Running thoughts interrupt their ability to meditate. Using crystals in meditation practice helps in channeling these thoughts into the crystal. By releasing your thoughts, this aids in clearing the mind. Crystals can be used by beginners and experienced meditators to hold the intention for their meditation.

Why Use Crystals in Meditation

Using a crystal in meditation acts as a visual aid to clear the mind or hold an intention for your meditation. If you consider how a stuffed animal helps a child feel comforted when upset, a crystal works in a similar way. When a person who experiences anxiety has running thoughts, it can be hard to keep the mind from focusing on these thoughts. By holding a crystal in meditation, they can channel their running thoughts into the crystal. The solid object of the crystal offers comfort and unique vibrational qualities to the meditator.

Crystals also function as intention holders. If, for instance, the focus for the meditation is to heal grief, setting the intention to release grief into the crystal helps to bring about this desired outcome. The crystal then acts as a witness to the meditation. This takes the responsibility off the individual to release grief by themselves. The comfort that comes from the crystal helps them release the grief more easily. 

Which Crystals Aid in Meditation

 
1. Clear Quartz and Milky Quartz

Clear and white quartz crystals hold a unique vibration from other crystals and are widely used in a variety of healing work. The clearer the crystal, the more it can help with a master healing vibration. White quartz crystals are often very pure in energy and can find energy blockages. By using them in meditation, you can find that channeling thoughts to them will also help in releasing these thoughts from your mind. Once you channel the negative or running thoughts from your mind, you can think more clearly and are better able to clear your mind in meditation.

 
2. Selenite

Selenite’s naturally calming vibration also helps in releasing negative and running thoughts from the mind. One thing that is different in the properties of selenite is that it carries a protective energy that keeps other people’s energy from affecting yours. Its energy can function as a barrier to keep other people’s energy out of your space. Most people who experience anxiety and depression find themselves thinking of the past or future events that involve other people. By using selenite, the crystal helps to release these thoughts to focus on the present. 

 
3. Blue Agate

Blue agate is a natural healing stone that helps to calm the mind and emotions. The stone’s pale blue color and smooth ripples in the appearance gives the impression of water, which is part of the reason why this stone is recommended for meditation. It is helpful during meditation to provide enough calmness to the individual to focus on clearing their thoughts. It can also provide a relaxing feeling. It is known to help relieve a person experiencing anxiety and depression temporarily for them to practice meditation. 

Crystals are a way of Mother Nature letting you release and balance yourself naturally using the natural laws of energy flow. Energy is inside every tiny thing that lives, whether it is plankton in the sea to the largest trees and mammals on Earth. By using what is already available to you in the laws of energy flow in your mind and body, you can create a whole new space for yourself and create a wave of good intentions that set you up for a better day ahead. This wave of energy can carry you through each day whether it is good or bad and set you on the right foot for each day ahead if meditating with a crystal in hand is done often enough by you as a regular habit.

Affirmations to Repeat to Yourself During Meditation

●     I am releasing negative thoughts to make space for stillness.

●     I am comforted and protected while I meditate.

●     As I hold this crystal, my mind releases negative and running thoughts.

●     I am channeling stillness into my meditation.

●     I am channeling my thoughts into my crystal and letting go of all I need to.

●     I am practicing stillness in my meditation and holding the intention to let go.