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WHY DO CRYSTALS WORK? AND HOW TO PROGRAM THEM.

During their formation over millennia, healing crystals harness the life giving elements of the universe. Imbued with the energy of the Sun, the Moon, the earth and the sea, these gems and stones are an important connection to the planet we live on.

DO CRYSTALS WORK?

The short answer is yes. But, I'm guessing you aren't here for the short answer.

Humans are logical creatures and, as such, we need to have meaningful experiences with things on an individual level to fully believe and understand them. The seemingly complex nature of crystals makes it difficult for many people to see or feel the energy of crystals. With an open heart and mind, you can enter this mysterious journey of healing yourself with crystals.

It'll ROCK your world!

It is my understanding that the complex mechanism of how crystals work—and how you can benefit from them—can be summed up in the following way:

When you focus your energy on something, it expands.

Thought and intention are like a roadmap for energy to follow.

Crystals amplify, transform, harness and guide energy.

Wait, what does that mean? Read on if you want to know more about your personal power and how you can use crystals to enhance it.

Much of how I understand the use of crystals and why they work is based on the Seven Principle of Magic, first published in The Kybalion in 1908 and purportedly based upon ancient Hermeticism. The Kybalion itself claims to have influenced all major religions and philosophies ancient and modern alike.

Let's look a little deeper into how you can use crystal to manifest your intention.

FOCUS YOUR ENERGY

Your thoughts create your reality. You are a reflection of your surroundings and they are a reflection of you, therefore your mind is the most powerful tool you possess for directing your life down the path of your choosing.

If your thoughts are filled with negativity, your world becomes filled with negativity as well, but...

If you focus your thoughts and energy only on the things you want to see happen in your life and you will see these things flourish and grow.

ENERGY FOLLOWS INTENTION

Thoughts supplied with energy become reality. The flow of energy follows the intention of your thoughts. Learn to monitor and control your thoughts and intentions. Hold them in your mind and in your heart.

Focusing your thoughts on an outcome and projecting your thoughts into a physical object—like a crystal—can help turn that thought into a reality.

This takes plenty of practice and dedication, but eventually it will come naturally, just like breathing or blinking.

CRYSTALS AMPLIFY

Everything—whether it's physical, energetic or spiritual—vibrates at some level. Your emotions and thoughts can be communicated by the level they vibrate at.

Crystals act like antennae by growing and amplifying your vibrational energy. These vibration fields can be impacted by the unique energy of each crystal you hold within this field. This is why it is important to have control over your thoughts: the crystal will immediately go to work acting on your thoughts and projecting this energy further than your own human energy could.

Practice spending more time in positive emotional states.

BUT WHY, THOUGH?

Clear Quartz has been on Earth since it formed from bits of stardust. Today, it makes up 12% of the Earth’s crust and is used in almost every kind of technology, including electronics, time keeping, information storage, and more. It’s possible for crystals to communicate through computer chips, so isn’t it possible that this vibrational energy is transformed in other ways?

And with their connection to the Earth and all its life giving elements, it makes sense that crystals are universally healing, especially since they’ve been used as protective talismans, peace offerings, and jewelry in almost every civilization before us.

The work done by IBM scientist Marcel Vogel provides one of the first pieces of scientific evidence relating to the power of crystals is. While watching crystals grow under a microscope, Marcel noticed that his thoughts changed the shape they formed. He also tested the metaphysical power of quartz crystal and proved that rocks can store thoughts similar to how tapes use magnetic energy to record sound.

Albert Einstein said everything in life is vibration, and just like sound waves, your thoughts create the vibrations of everything that manifests in your life.

At every moment, you have the ability to choose your thoughts and as you continue your journey, each day presents you with new challenges and wonderful beginnings. Crystals remind you to quiet the chatter of the mind and reconnect to the universal vibrations.

Patience is an important lesson to learn from crystals. It took eons of time to evolve and transform each crystal or stone, and manifesting you goals—whether they relate to your health, your relationships, your finances or anything else—also takes time.

Use crystals as a gentle reminder of gratitude for the abundance of Mother Earth and the great mysteries of the universe.

HOW DO I PROGRAM MY CRYSTAL?

Good question! I can tell you're one smart cookie. Programming a crystal to work for your intention is as easy as holding something. If your hands can hold things you can do this.

OBTAIN A CRYSTAL

Many ancient civilizations used crystals for a variety of reasons, so their is a wealth of knowledge and experience that has been handed down for generations.

Selecting a crystal is both easy and challenging. In fact, it is said that the crystal actually chooses you rather than the other way around. If you need guidance for choosing the right one for programming try these suggestions:

the newest one in your collection.

one that you have been thinking about a lot lately.

the crystal that attracts you based on appearance.

one that simply has “good vibes” when you touch it.

one of the seven crystals I recommend for beginners

The other resources available on this blog may also be useful for choosing crystals based on your challenge or needs. There are no rules when it comes to choosing crystals.

PRE-PROGRAM THE CRYSTAL

Whenever you purchase or receive a new crystal, I recommend setting the intention for this crystal to work for its highest potential. I call this pre-programming. This step basically prepares the crystal to accept your intention and cleanses it of any prior intentions or negative energy.

To do this, see the crystal as surrounded in a bright, white light that fills it with positive, loving energy. You only need to see this light in your mind. Be sure your thoughts and intentions are focused on positivity and love.

There are many methods of cleansing crystals (or pre-programming them). Feel free to try out others to see what works best for your purposes. You may find that for healing, a crystal pre-programmed in the moonlight works better than one you cleansed in water.

THINK OF YOUR INTENTION

At this point you have chosen a crystal and set it up for success. Now, focus your thoughts on an intention. What is an intention? An intention is a clear statement of purpose in regards to your aspirations, dreams and values. It can help you to live mindfully and presently.

Decide what matters to you. What you want out of life? To succeed in achieving you goals in life, you need to recognize what drive you.

What areas of your life do you wish to upgrade? Your career, your relationships, your health, your community?

It can be helpful to write down your intention as this brings your intention into the physical realm. Write it in present tense as if it is already happening. Be specific about what you want to achieve, when you want to achieve it and why.

Put feeling into it!

LET THE ENERGY FLOW

This is when you give the crystal a job to do, assign it with a purpose. Once the crystal has it's assignment it can help realign you with your goals every time you encounter it.

To program the crystal is simple. You need to start by raising your personal vibration. Close your eyes and take several deep breaths. Find the place where your vibrational level is highest—your bliss. You can find this by focusing on your connection to you faith or spiritual belief, or something that makes you incredibly happy like your children or a special loved one. Allow this love and light to fill you completely.

Pick up the crystal you have chosen and cleansed. Hold it in your hands. Remind yourself of your intention. You may read it allowed or in your head from the sheet your wrote it down on. Feel the energy of your thoughts flow through you as you read. Feel it pulse in and out of the crystal with your heart beat. The more energy you put into the intention, the more effective it will be. Spend as much time as you want with your intention and your crystal.

You might want to finish programming by saying thank you. This emphasized that what you are asking for already exists in the universe.

USE THE CRYSTAL

When you have finished programming this crystal with your intention you can work with it in other ways. It can be a gentle reminder of your intention every time you see or touch it.

Carry it in your pocket or purse

Wear it as jewelry

Make a gem water or elixir with it

Place it in your work place

Keep it in your vehicle

Set it by your bed

Include it in a crystal grid

Meditate with it

Use it in a ritual cleansing bath

etc.

Keep in mind, it isn’t necessary to fully understand exactly how crystals work to experience their effects. If you are still struggling with whether or not they are working for you, rest assured that they are. Whether you understand it or not, they are working hard to heal you with their wonderful energy.

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I had the thought that maybe if I hadn't been born, perhaps my parents wouldn't be together. Maybe my mom could have married a nice christian man. Perhaps my father would have dated someone that would finally put him in his place and help him face his trauma. I know better though. I'm sure that there would be children just like me even if they did marry someone else. It's what they're attracted to. It's what they are comfortable with. It wasn't my fault. It hurt me a lot when my exes cheated on me. It destroyed me when they aired out my secrets to the world. I felt devasted trusting the wrong people. I'm scared to trust others still even now. I'm afraid of opening up. So afraid. The shame creeps back in and brings bouts of depression and anxiety along with it. Love was the safe haven. The ideal reality that my heart wanted to live in. It was a place where I wouldn't be judged. It was a place where I could heal from my pain. I gave the keys to my heart to others. I remember placing the last key in someone's heart last year. Is that why my heart yearned to be with them for so long? Is that why it hurt so much more than it did before?

To my past lovers who I have cried oceans for, you may keep the keys to my heart. I choose to unchain these shackles on my core. There are days where I still fall but I still want to love unconditionally. The missing pieces of this heart's puzzle will realign and configure. I no longer want to be a prince. This crown is mine; mine alone to wear.

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How To Fix A Tmj Mind Blowing Ideas

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8 Jaw Exercises To Relieve Tmj Pain

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This causes the jaw is improperly aligned joint that connects your lower jaw in numerous shapes and sizes.No need for costly drugs or anti-depressants will be instructed to wear down over time and will usually have a TMJ specialist you can try a mouth guard.The muscles do atrophy; however, so after a few different treatment options are there? Train yourself not to cause you to clench your jaw.This technique teaches you to expend great efforts to ease the pain and discomfort of TMJ patients would say maybe.

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How Reduce Bruxism

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Tumblr Final Project Post: Heteronormativity and Girlhood

I found this picture on pintrest (most of my pictures I found from there) but I thought that this statement related well with the topic of girlhood and heteronormativity. In class we discussed this and how girls are expected to act a certain way. Play with Barbie’s, where the color pink, be girly, being told not to play a certain sport because it’s for “boys only”. Adults tell us this from a young age, in elementary school boys are girls are already being told that girls are weak and slower than boys when it comes to athletics. Science and Math are for boys, girls aren’t as smart as boys in those subjects. Girls are emotional and can’t handle their feelings; girls need to wear makeup in order for society and boys to like them.

Above is a picture of me and one of my best friends Rylie. Rylie is a lesbian and people often assume that she is not because she “doesn’t look like a lesbian” but does someone’s sexuality have a look? The stereotype with lesbian women is that their more tom-boy likes and that they have short hair and dress like a guy. But that is so not the case for so many lesbians. Sure, some do dress like that but there are other girls that still look like “regular girls” and people assume their sexual preference. One night we were out at a bar and these two guys came up and were trying to hit on us, and Rylie straight up told them she wasn’t interested and they were like “oh the fake lesbian card isn’t going to work on us” and she replied back with “no I really am a lesbian and I would appreciate it if you walked away and left me and my friend alone.” Heteronormativity teaches us how gender scripts are supposed to be and we’re taught from a young age that men and women are the “typical couple” in society’s standards. In the Myers and Raymond (2010) article, they discuss “that heteronormativity also emerges from the gender divide between boys and girls but is also reproduced by and for girls themselves.” Making girls feel like they need to fall into a certain role within their sexuality and gender norms.

This picture is of me and my best friend Katie, right before Junior Prom. In the Prom dresses and Prom reality article it talks about how girls view themselves and big events such as Prom. A quote from the article says that “adolescent girls’ media uphold hegemonic notions of gender, placing the most emphasis on securing and maintaining a romantic heterosexual relationship and achieving conventional norms of beauty through the consumption of advertised products such as clothing and makeup”(Zlatunich, 2009). Prom is this big deal and girls feel this pressure to look perfect on this night. Hair, nails, makeup, dress and date, all of it matters. The pictures for social media have to be perfect and the whole night becomes less about having a good time with your date and friends and way more about how it looks on the outside.

This is a selfie I took of myself with no makeup on. Growing up I always felt like makeup was what made me look pretty and that I needed to look flawless like girls in magazines or on tv. This last year I’ve really embraced my no makeup self and really come to love her, so instead of feeling like I am not girly enough or good enough because society makes women feel like they need makeup to be beautiful, I feel like I am enough even without makeup on. I no longer feel self-conscious out in public without makeup, I think I look good.

In this 90’s hit movie, Clueless we see three women and how they choose to go about their virginity. In the Carpenter article, she uses the movie Clueless as an example to compare how virginity loss is portrayed in media versus real life. In the article say says; “In Clueless (Amy Heckerling, 1995), three friends question, but ultimately affirm, the vaginal sex virginity loss equation as they discuss the relationship between (unspecified) foreplay and virginity. As Dionne (Stacey Dash) puts it: ‘‘My man is satisfied, he’s got no cause for complaints. But technically, I am a virgin.’’

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In the Martin article it talks about how mothers normalize heterosexuality for their kids. The article states that “Mothers themselves enmeshed in a heteronormative social context, monitor, manage, and imagine heterosexuality in their children. Such parenting practices (re)produce heteronormativity as children are taught to understand themselves and the world through a heteronormative lens.”(Martin, 2009). I think it’s hard for parents not to put heterosexual ideals into their kid’s heads because it’s what they have learned from their life experiences as well. Heteronormative relationships are shown as the “ideal” relationship in media and in life, but it doesn’t make it right for parents to place those ideas on their children, especially when they’re so young. It is best to let the child chose for them instead of being thrown into a specific category.

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Here is a picture of some of the makeup I own, I feel like makeup is something fun and I personally really enjoying playing with makeup. But the way society and the media makes young girls and women feel about makeup isn’t right. I remember in middle school feeling like I had to wear makeup in order for guys to think I was pretty. And once I got to high school that pressure only got worse, and more girls around me were wearing makeup so I started to compare myself to them because I didn’t feel like I was pretty enough, or good enough unless I wore makeup. Once I got to college I started to feel less like this, and enjoying makeup more for the fun of it, not because it was expected of me to wear every time I left the house. This is an example of girlhood and how girls are constantly told that in order to be pretty or get guys attention is to wear lots of makeup.

Above is a list of stereotypes between males and females, falling under the heteronormative guidelines society expects us to uphold. And when someone doesn’t fit into these ideals they are labeled as strange or an outcast. Why are we put into such categories? Haven’t we already started to prove that just because a man is emotional it doesn’t mean he’s feminine, and just because a women is more independent than she’s expected to be doesn’t mean she is any less a women.

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The Myers article talks about how young girls are taught to be different than boys in order to attract a heterosexual mate later in life. “Women are taught to be opposites of men, socially complementary, because they are expected to partner with these men sexually (Jackson 2009). For women to “do gender” properly (West and Zimmerman 1987), they adhere to heteronormative ideals. They compel each other to follow prescribed heterosexual scripts (Rich 1980), continually realigning gender performances with them. This pressure is managed by all social actors—even children.”(Myers, 2010). At such a young age we’re taught that boys and girls have to act a certain way, but how is it far that one has to act a certain way that’s different than the other.

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Here is a picture of young little me not having a worry in the world about what others think/ expect of me. In the Huffington post article ‘Slut’: Gender policing as bullying ritual, the author points out how young kids are expected to follow society’s gender norms of heteronormativity. “As kids approach adolescence, increased value is placed on gender conformity and heterosexual desirability. Social stratification and popularity in schools become increasingly based on how well an individual’s gender matches up with peer ideals of masculinity and femininity.”(Payne, 2016). This is something that needs to stop in order for kids to feel less threatened to be themselves. School is already a tough place to be and when other kids are bullying others for not following a certain standard it sets that child up for more issues later on with one’s self.