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Crystals, Gemstones
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Mirabai
MoonCave Crystals
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Owner and Webmaster of MoonCave Crystals
Owner and Webmaster of The Moon Temple
Kristi Huggins, known as Mirabai to the online community, moved to WA State 5 years ago on a "whim". The first person she met was Linda Glendenning, owner of Cove Crystals, who placed the very first crystal in Kristi's hand, thus beginning her love and passion for the crystal community.
Has spent the last 5 years in ongoing self-study of crystals, minerals and stones in the metaphysical, spiritual and healing modalities.
Created MoonCave Crystals 2 years ago to share love of crystals with online community.
Just recently completed a compilation booklet entitled Gemstone Healing Guide-A Healing Apothecary
Awards:
Shaman-Sapience Top Site Award
OmPlace Conscious Living Site Award
Contact Information:
Kristi Huggins
Mirabai
220 W. Cota Street
PMB 162
Shelton, WA 98584
Phone:
360-432-2340
Fax: 360-432-9226
Email:
mirabaimoon@
earthlink.net
Website:
mooncavecrystals.com
Website: themoontemple.com
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An example of Smithsonite
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Composition:
Smithsonite is a carbonate, found as a secondary mineral in the oxidization zone of zinc ore deposits. It can also be found in sedimentary deposits and as a direct oxidization product of Sphalerite.
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Color:
Yellow, Green, Pink, Colorless, White, Gray, Blue, Purple and Brown sometimes iridescent
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Name:
Name: Smithsonite is named for James Smithson, the British mineralogist who founded the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC . |
Hardness Scale:
Measures 4-5 on the Moh's Hardness Scale
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Location(s) Found:
Internationally found in Germany, Austria, Italy, Greece, Australia and Africa. In the US it can be found in New Mexico, California, Pennsylvania, Arkansas and Utah.
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Healing Applications:
Helps speed the healing process of the body. Aids mental alertness and enhances intelligence. Beneficially influences sexual organs and the reproductive system, metabolism and blood. Works well, especially in theareas of lymph and immune systems.
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Metaphysical Uses & Properties:
Assists one in accessing knowledge and healing from the higher astral planesduring sleep/dreamtime. Helps one to align their emotions with the heart, thus allowing greater potential for personal growth and deeper intimacy inlife's relationships. Soothing and calming, offering vibrations of tranquility to stressful ordeals. Harmonizes and aligns the Heart, Throat and Third Eye chakras, for smoother communications with clarity.
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What About Cleansing?
As with all beginner's, once I acquired my first crystals, I read everything I could get my hands on about them. Purchasing was, of course, just the first step in many, according to the books I read. Each book reminded me that cleaning the crystals was a necessary part of being their caretakers. And oh, how they all had different ideas and techniques to do so!! I was overwhelmed at the differences in opinions. Added to that, were the opinions of those I met who told me cleansing crystals had to be done a certain way. Talk about overload!!
I did find out, usually by trial and error, what worked for me and what didn't. One of my first purchased pieces was a lovely rainbow fluorite wand, which I immediately put on my dashboard altar of my recently purchased car. I loved that wand-it even color coordinated with the car with its deep rich blues, greens and purples.
A few days later, I noticed my fluorite friend had faded in color and intensity. I went back to the books. Yes, they did say sunlight was excellent for cleansing stones, so why was my fluorite fading? I was devastated.
Years later, my fluorite friend is still with me, faded and worn, but truly loved. He taught me a very important lesson-Just because you read something, doesn't mean it necessarily holds true in all cases.
So this is what this article is all about. Just a few things I have picked up on my crystal journey to aid and share with you. Take and use what information you will, leave the rest. And remember, common sense is key. There is no "right" way or "wrong" way-just do what you feel in your heart is best for your crystals. My only rule of thumb is this, as I was reminded by a smoky citrine elestial one day, if you would not do it yourself (i.e. lay in the sun for three days straight or be buried in sea salt), why would you do it to your crystal friends?
SUN
Sunshine is wonderful for many crystals, Quartz especially love it. Putting your crystals out in the sun to cleanse is perfectly ok, just a few suggestions when you do so. Try not to put in hot, direct sunlight. Some crystals may fracture with sudden temperature changes or while under intense heat. Others will fade. Crystals such as Amethyst, Fluorite, Rose Quartz, Turquoise, Malachite, Tourmaline, some Lapis Lazuli and Quartz will react to direct sunlight.
WATER
A customer shared a story with me recently. She lived by a lovely stream and read that putting her crystals in a mesh bag and allowing them to soak in the stream was a wonderful way of cleansing them. Plus the added element of water would assist in reviving them. So, she put her calcite pieces in a mesh bag, placed them in the stream and when she went back the next day, the mesh bag was there, but her crystals weren't. It wasn't until a friend told her Calcite was water soluble that it dawned on her what had happened.
So our next rule of thumb is that some crystals are very sensitive and soluble in water. It is best not to soak such crystals as Halite, Selenite, Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Rhodizite, Turquoise, Calcite and Celestite.
SEA SALT BATH
This was my favorite when I first began cleaning my crystals. Who wouldn't like a nice bath, right? Dry or mixed in water, this seemed the perfect way to cleanse many at a time. One day, I was cleaning some smoky citrine elestials and as I picked up a rather big crystal and began to move it towards the bath, I heard this, "I really do not like this! Would YOU want to be put in sea salt and left there?" I thought about it for a minute, first questioning my sanity at hearing voices, and then thinking twice about what I was doing. Think about it, would YOU want to be left in a salt bath for an extended period of time? My answer was, No, I really do not think I would like that. Since that day, none of my crystals have touched sea salt again.
A lot of crystals are easily scratched since their composition is made up of softer materials. Placing crystals in a dry sea salt bath will do just that-scratch them. Some of these crystals are Celestite, Calcite, Malachite, Rhodochrosite, Fluorite, Selenite, Moonstone, Sodalite, Turquoise, Hematite, Apatite and Lapis Lazuli. Of course, if these happen to be tumbled, the likelihood of scratching is minimized but still possible.
BURYING
Burying your crystals in the earth is again, personal taste. Since they come from the earth, it makes sense to bury them back there to cleanse and restore. Just a word of caution here, make sure you read up on this method using geological books, not metaphysical ones. A dear friend reminded me just the other day that if your going to bury them in the ground check the reaction of the local soil to the chemical makeup of your stones. Once below ground those lovely pyrites etc can soon turn a spot poisonous. Remember Arsenopyrite=arsenic
THE MOON
This is my chosen and most recommended modality for cleansing any stone. The light of the moon will cleanse, without fading. It does not scratch or dissolve any stone or crystal. It is gentle and loving energy, much like a mother rocking a sleeping baby. Leave them out to soak up the energy and release any that is no longer needed.
In my experience, I have found one or two other methods that work quite well and are painless to all involved. The first is a simple visualization technique. Just sit the crystal down on a table, altar, desk, etc and visualize all of the stored up energy you don't want to be there, filling a balloon and flying away, or visualizing a mist moving out of the crystal into the universe to be transmuted into positive, love energy. What ever you are most comfortable with. It is all in the intent.
The second cleansing method I recommend is simply running under tepid (NOT hot and NOT cold) water for a few minutes and visualizing the unneeded energy flowing down the drain. Use pure water or spring water if you feel the chemicals in your water system would be harmful to the crystal. I personally use Prill water for everything now, including running some over my crystals to clean them.
Last but not least, do nothing. Crystals are energy and as energy, they cycle out those unneeded energies on their own, transmuting them to the positive love energy of the universe. If you have many, as I do, just know that the crystals help each other to purge that energy that is no longer useful to them.
There are as many cleaning rituals and techniques out there as there are stones and crystals. I personally feel intuition should be used in this area, as each person has a unique and individualized relationship with his/her stones and crystals. Do what resonates with you.
I personally love the one that suggests soaking the crystal in flower petals, such as rose or honeysuckle. It is something I would like to try next time with my crystal friends and see what they say then!
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