Jun
Programming Crystals is as important as cleansing them. I was asked the other day, and not for the first time, ‘how can I use my crystals better?’. So I thought I’d share how you can very simply amplify and focus the power of your stone and how this step of programming, or dedicating, maximizes the contribution your crystal can make to whatever work you’re doing.
This is especially true if you’re using it in spellwork (and by spellwork I include love, healing, energy work, protection, banishing, etc.), because you’re taking it, your stone, from a passive to an active tool. Programming gives the crystal a direction, an objective, a (re)quest.
I use my crystals to draw and direct energy, as conduits, as vessels and as offerings to spirits. If you do too, then with all of those uses, we have to program our crystals, so they know what we’d like them to do. And of course, for us to know whether they accepted our call. And before you ask, I can’t tell you how you’ll know, other than feeling it. For me, if it’s accepted, it’s usually a pulse of warmth in my hands or in my gut. It may be something different for you. I know someone who has a whiff of scent memory. The more you do it, the more you’ll feel it.
I’ll keep this very simple as you’ll find your own style as you experiment. So, this is a simplified version of how I do it at the moment:
How to program your crystal
- I take a minute to calm and centre myself, breathing smoothly.
- Clear and cleanse the piece I’ve have chosen — I use one or several of these depending on the crystal; moonlight, salt water, smudging or Selenite.
- Connect to universal divine source energy — This is the same ritual I use for any rite or spell work. Cleansing and dedicating my space by calling in directions, elements and deities and speaking the intention/purpose of the ritual.
- Hold or touch the piece with both hands and tune in to its vibration starting with my eyes shut and ending with them open, gazing at the crystal, consciously opening my senses.
- When I feel connected, I state the intention/use I have for the stone. For example “I call on your assistance to …… “ or “I offer this as a gift to …… to help in ……” Repeat this a few times (3, 7 or 13 times works for me)
- I sit until I feel our energies have been fused together.
- Then I simply give gratitude for the power and assistance and close out my ritual.
Now I have an, activated, dedicated and programmed crystal to use however I intended it.
Divination Crystals
This is my list of crystals I find helpful for use in divination.
In bold are the stones I use at every reading. Some are powerful conductors which help me get into state and connect to source, some aid in interpreting the messages and some are for protection. This list is by no mean exhaustive, but most of these are available at specialty stores.
Choosing a crystal is like choosing a puppy. You are looking for a connection. So don’t rush, just hold the crystal in your palm and consciously try to connect with it. If you feel nothing, it’s not yours.
When you find it, cleanse it and charge it with your intention. Do this regularly and it will thrive.
Apophyllite – (pyramids) Carrier of the Akashic Record. Enhances energies by being a powerful vibrational transmitter. Lifts the veil between the physical and spiritual realms while grounding the physical body. Good for scrying and out-of-body journeying.
Amethyst- Vibrates at the level of the third eye, crown and heart chakras. Enhances all psychic abilities.
Aquamarine – Good for focus and intuition. A great clarifying stone.
Atacamite – Compels the third eye to open.
Azeztulite – Attuned to Very high frequencies. Opens third eye, crown and higher crown chakras.
Azurite – Vibrates at the level of the throat, brow and crown chakras. Enhances Clairvoyance, intuition, spiritual connections, psychic communication. Works well with Malachite.
Beryl – (golden) Outstanding stone for scrying and magical workings.
Bloodstone – Stimulates dreaming and facilitates clairaudience.
Calcite – Unlocks your higher consciousness to enable channelling, astral travel and out-of-body experiences.
Carnelian – Aids clairaudience, clairvoyance, development of psychic gifts and intuition, it helps transition the living to the spirit world and vice versa.
Celestite – Helps with dream recall, out-of-body journeys and clairvoyant communications.
Chrysocolla – At third eye, it opens psychic vision, dream states and strengthens psychic awareness.
Fluorite – (purple/violet) stimulates third eye chakra and makes sense of psychic messages.
Herkimer Diamond – Aids clairvoyance, spiritual visions, dream recall, connecting with spirit guides and past life information.
Iolite – Activates and increases psychic powers.
Jasper – (black) stimulates prophetic dreams and visions
Kyanite – Aids lucid dreaming, channelling and intuition.
Labradorite – This stone does everything. If you can only have one stone to aid in your divination, make it this one.
Lapis Lazuli – In third eye position, it will enhance intuition, psychic powers, clairvoyance and psychic communication. Important protection stone.
Malachite – See Azurite as one enhances the other.
Merlinite – A knowledge stone that can aid travel into past or future lives to gain insight.
Moldavite – Again, a knowledge stone of great power that can take you to past or future lives to gain insight.
Moonstone – Enhances psychic abilities especially lucid dreaming and intuition.
Muscovite – Used in scrying and astral travel. It is linked to the highest of realms.
Obsidian – Famous for scrying in a multitude of colours.
Opal – Induces a variety of visions.
Quartz – Boosts psychic vision in third eye position and is good for communication/understanding of messages form the spiritual realm when used with the crown chakra.
Sapphire – (black) Great for intuition (green) improves dream recall (purple) stimulates visions and psychic abilities (royal) stimulates third eye activation
Shattuckite – Clarifies visions and aids the understanding and communication of messages. Exceptional at liberating psychic abilities
Sodalite – Makes sense of spiritual perception psychic experiences.
Turquoise – Has helped communication between the physical and spiritual worlds for millennia.
Goddess bless,
