Attuning to Crystals

Before I start telling you all about how to attune to your crystals, I want to tell you what drew me towards doing this in the first place. 

I have children that just so happen to have SPD (sensory processing disorder). What this means is that they experience amplified senses. A noisy classroom could cause them to shut down, or a scratch could mean the end of the world. It has been a long process to be able to know what triggers them and how to either avoid it, or find ways to cope with it. So, we started doing this back when my son was in Kindergarten. He is now 9 and has hardly any issues.

Building up energy, doing some grounding, attuning to crystals, and meditating are just a few things that we do to keep life's little annoyances at bay.  My kids love to work with crystals, and they each have their own little collection from which they choose their crystal every night. 

So about a half hour before bed we all sit down together as a family and they choose just one crystal. These are the steps we take from there:

First, sit criss cross applesauce on the floor. Open your palm chakras and ask your crystal to work with you in love and trust. Focus with your eyes half closed. Does it say anything? Ask it to communicate with you. Continue to breathe deeply and be receptive to those responses. Notice how the crystal makes you feel. Move it around your body to check out sensations and intuitions. If it feels good, keep it in that place for awhile. Don't force anything! Simply go with what feels right. Let the crystal be your guide. Remember, crystals are creative beings. Ask yourself if your crystal is dropping thoughts in your mind? Trust the process. After about 5 minutes or so, thank the crystal for it's work, put it to one side, and consciously disconnect your attention from it, unless your intuition tells you to keep it in your pocket or close by. 

*Repeat with all other crystals

Once we put our crystals down, my kids and I like to build up some energy balls and release them into the universe to let go of all of the days built up energy, weather it be negative or not. Then we do some grounding to make sure that we have released all of that energy we just built up, and anything else that might still be lingering.

By following these simple steps every night I have noticed a decrease in built up frustrations in my kids, and myself. We, as a family, choose a different crystal every night. But when we go "treasure hunting" and find new crystals, we like to do it right away. This is a great way to get familiar with your crystals and how they work. 

Now we just keep stones in our pockets in case of a flair up, or even if we just need a little calming down. I find that worry stones work best as you can rub the smooth surface.

And remember, this may not work for everyone. Do what feels right for you, and let the energy flow through you. There are no wrong answers. 

May your light shine so brightly upon others that they too want to be a beacon unto the world.

~Luminessa