A great way to use your tumbled crystals is to make a Gem Elixir. Gem elixirs can be created for an endless number of benefits; from skin problems to enhancing a relationship..
How to make a Gem Elixir
Ingredients
Crystal(s) of Choice
Glass container
Water
1. Clean, Charge and Program your crystal before use
2. Put crystal in the glass container of water and let it stand in the sun through one cycle of the day.
3. Remove the crystal and drink immediately or store in a dark glass bottle with an airtight stopper.
4. Alternatively, add to your bath water.
*can also be done with crystal bowls or cups.
*if your crystal is water-soluble, use the indirect method: place the stone in a glass jar or small bowl and then place it in the water.
To make a Gem Essence
1. Use the same methods as making a gem elixir
2. Add a few drops of alcohol (brandy, vodka) or cider vinegar to preserve the essence
3. Rub the essence on pulse points for healing energy or spray the room with it in a mister.
Most Gem elixirs are made by placing the cleaned stone or stones chosen in a clear glass or crystal container with pure water and placing this in sunlight for several hours. Two to four hours is common, though on a very bright sunny day at noon, full charging can occur in as little as half an hour, and on overcast or cloudy days it can take much longer. Use your intuition!
Some people keep the gemstones in the water for a minimum of an entire day (24 hours), and some people take a week to a fortnight to make an elixir, spending some time each day to mentally reinforce the intention. Conventionally made elixirs are made outside on bright sunny days. Very cloudy days are not always suitable for making most gem elixirs.
It is important to minimize your direct physical contact with the stones and water in order to keep the crystal energy from absorbing your own energy and effecting the elixir. You may wish to place and remove your stones with a spoon and you should always have calm and focused emotional state while making elixirs, because strong emotions can affect the elixir.
The alcohol is used to inhibit bacterial growth and may also help to " fix" the vibration.
Gem elixirs are often used undiluted rather than being expanded either by drinking glasses of the charged water, or by placing two to five drops of the elixir in a glass of water or under the tongue two to four times a day. They can also be used topically on the skin or put in bath water. You can add them to sprays that you use for room or aura clearing.
Some stones should not be used to make conventional gem elixirs. Do not make a conventional elixir from any stone containing known toxins. These include but are not limited to, Copper, which would include azurite and Malachite. Orpiment is arsenic and Cinnabar contains Mercury for example.
There are also some stones which are not suitable for soaking in water, alternative methods are then to be used to make elixirs. These methods include: placing the stone in a smaller container which is placed in the larger container of water, and placing stones around the container being charged. These are often used in combination. Some sources recommend that you have at least six stones of the same type to place around the container, others use quartz points to amplify and direct the energy of the stone you are making an elixir with into the water.
Another way to make an elixir is to hold a charged stone against the side of a glass of water and intend the crystal charge the water with its energy. This is most effective if you are skilled at focusing your intention, but is not usually as long lasting as using a conventional method, and may be more suitable for making a single glass of charged water to be used within a short time.
Many people just like to keep a quartz or amethyst crystal in the water they drink or water plants with even without further charging, this seems to improve the taste and energy of the water.
Sheila Satin:: Crystal Healer
sheila@idigcrystals.com
Satin Crystals - 1718A Polk St, SAn Francisco, CA 94109
http://www.satincrystals.com
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