PLACEMENT OF CRYSTALS

Placing stones or crystals about your personal environment is very important. Because the vibratinal energy is a contstant in the rock's exidtance, you need to desie where you want all that energy togo. Certain stones, like Rose Quartz, can be placed in any environment without " question; their influences is complete;y tuned to bringing. about happiness and love. Red or orange stones may be too stimulating to a consistently positive effect upon a room. If you think you need extra stimulation for a while, always be sure to move the stones when the period had past.

Crystals should be placed according to your intuition, whether at home, in sleeping areas, in the workplace, or about your body. It is a good idea to keep all crystals away from electrical appliances; except the television, a crystal on a color tv absorbs the radiation coming from the set.

IN THE HOME-

Crystals and gemstones can be placed around the home to channel energy constructively throughout your living quarters. Crystal clusters and formations can be used as decorative items on coffee tables, bathtubs( one at each comer of the tub), kitchen counters, home workplaces and sleeping areas. Crystal prisms can be hung from windows to send rays of color throughout the room when the window is getting sunlight. Crystals are highly effective placed on windowsills where they can get daily exposure to the sun. You can balance out the energy of any room if Quartz crystals are placed around the room with points directed North and West. Recommended gemstones for the home include:

Turquoise- protects against environmental pollutants
Coral- All varieties but black.
Jade- Soothing qualities
Amber- Protective nature
Rose Quartz- For love, tenderness, gentleness, and the ability to create a warm environment in which you can feel loved.
Fluorite-Dispels physic clutter
Black Tourmaline- Repels negative energy
Malachite/ Azurite- To sooth and calm the spirit
Lapis Lazuli-Helps with clairvoyance
Topaz-Relaxing but also enhances creativity
Smoky Quartz- Increases creativity, fertility, and joy.

SLEEPING AREAS-

Sleeping areas should be treated separately. Much of the work of the subconscious occurs during dreaming, and tissue regeneration is at it's peak during the REM stage of sleep. Because of the highly intimate nature of dreaming and sleeping, your most personal stones can be kept effectively by the bedside. The gemstones work be those that you know instinctively belong specifically to you. You probably won't want others to handle them.

Effective stones to keep on the windowsill or bed table are:

Herkimer Diamonds- Aid in dream work.
Amethysts-Ability to assist spiritual and psychic opening in a grounded way and for their positive effect on the nervous system.
Rutilated Quartz-Ability to spur tissue regeneration