Thursday, January 21, 2021

Crystals and Stones for a Creative/Productive Work Space

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        Crystals and Stones for a

    Creative & Productive Work Space

With a lot of us working from home during the coronavirus pandemic, we face many distractions from the phone ringing to the desire to just watch some tv to balancing childcare and household chores.  

You know already that your home work space ought to be cleared from clutter and away from the busy centers of the house.  A place with minimal noise, where you can close the door and not be distracted by children, spouse or the temptation to just watch a little television.

Here are a few stones and crystals that can help you be more focused, creative and productive in your home office.

SODALITE

Sodalite is a dark blue mineral that forms in masses and is often carved into spheres, pyramids or sculpture.  In your home office, you need to concentrate on your work, you need to be focused.  Sodalite is a master at facilitating logical thinking for the task at  hand.  It also assists in multi-tasking.




FLUORITE

When you're in your office you need to keep many things in order; ideas, schedules, etc.  without getting distracted.  Fluorite can help you with this.  Fluorite is known to aid clear thinking and the retention of thoughts.  Having fluorite around can assist you to be very well-organized so it's a fantastic stone to use in your home office environment.



CARNELIAN

The orange microcrystalline stone carnelian resonates with the sacral chakra; the chakra of production.  Carnelian stimulates creativity for new and ongoing pursuits and it helps us maintain motivation.  It improves concentration and reduces the affects of extraneous and distracting thoughts, keeping you focused on the task at hand.




LABRADORITE

Our good friend labradorite can be of great help in our home office as well.  Given the play of colors in labradorite, it greatly assists us in creative pursuits.  If you're stuck and need a new idea, look to labradorite to get the imagination going.



GOLD TIGER EYE

Though you may be at home in your office alone, you still are involved with others to achieve a workplace goal.  Tiger eye keeps your enthusiasm up so you're not too bored staring out the window.  What tiger eye is really good at is in helping us sort through details and complete tedious tasks.  It helps us take these details and guides us to make sense of the whole.  When working alone it reminds us of our individuality.  You may have plenty of zoom conference calls to make and need to introduce some new ideas to the group.  Tiger eye gives you the courage to do just that, while not ruffling the boss's feathers.




SMOKEY QUARTZ

To be honest, working from home isn't all it's cracked up to be.  There are distractions and we crave the social environment of work; we need to interact with our coworkers.  It's natural to get bummed out and frustrated.  This is where our good friend smokey quartz comes into play.  Remember that smokey quartz acts like a vacuum cleaner for negative energies.  If you're working alone and get stuck trying to do something that would be so much easier at the office, you're going to get frustrated.  Let smokey quartz be your home office workspace "freshener" and absorb all those anger, bored, and frustrated energies into itself to keep your space clear.




CLEAR QUARTZ

When working alone we need to maintain self-discipline, stick to our schedules and focus on our work.  This is where our great friend clear quartz comes into play.  Clear quartz is a must for any home office.  It will help us focus your energies to the tasks at hand and it will amplify the energies of any other crystal or stone around it.  When in doubt, be certain that you at least have one clear quartz crystal in your workspace to help you maintain focus and clarity and energy.



ORGONITE

Many of you may be new to ogonite.  It's a man-made resin with crystals and metal shavings embedded then poured into molds to make pyramids, blocks and other shapes.  This unique material was studied by Wilhem Reich in the early 20th century and he discovered that orgone energy is a space cleanser.  Like smokey quartz, it gathers to itself negative energies and transmutes them to positive energy.  Orgonite is fantastic at absorbing the EMFs emitted by our electronic devices.  Since our home office is likely to have a computer, printer, clock, laptop and telephone, give organite a try and see if it helps your home work space stay clear of messy energies.  I use www.theorgonealchemist.com for high quality pieces (no commission for me if you look at her site; just a friend of mine).






These are just a few crystal and stone recommendations.  You know what works for you.  Depending on your line of work and what your home office space looks like, select the stones and crystals that support what you are doing and what you wish to achieve.  Remember to use your intent as a guide to select the proper crystals and stones to support you and your space.  This may vary from day to day depending on the tasks you need to achieve, but let it always be your guide.

Crystal blessings,

Crystal Guyde






Thursday, January 14, 2021

Crystals and Stones for Seasonal Affective Disorder

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                                          Best Stones for 

            Seasonal  Affective  Disorder

When the days get shorter and the nights longer, many of us have a neurological reaction to the fewer hours of daylight called seasonal affective disorder (SAD for short).  SAD is very different from depression as it only affects sufferers during the shorter days of winter.  “Many people go through short periods of time where they feel sad or not like their usual selves. Sometimes, these mood changes begin and end when the seasons change. People may start to feel “down” when the days get shorter in the fall and winter (also called “winter blues”) and begin to feel better in the spring, with longer daylight hours.” (from the National Institutes of Health website)

NOTE: Only a professional medical provider can diagnose you with Seasonal Affective Disorder.  This blog is not a diagnostic site but offers suggestions on which crystals and stones to use as adjunct therapies to lessen the symptoms of SAD.

While we can’t make the Wheel of the Year turn faster, we can add crystals and stones to our daily routine to help with the symptoms of seasonal affective disorder.

Citrine





The yellow color of citrine works with the solar plexus chakra.  Citrine is one of the most effective crystals for treating seasonal affective disorder as it is a bright energetic crystal that attends us in times of transition.  It brings light into the body via the solar plexus when you are feeling the effects of the extended dark  hours of autumn and winter.  It is a happy crystal which heightens your energy, warms you and truly loves to share its joy with you.

Sunstone




Sunstone acts very much like citrine.  It brings the vitality and energy of the sun into the solar plexus and enthusiasm back into our lives while dispelling the doldrums and depression of the long nights when our bodies are worn down and want to hibernate.  It brings the warmth of the sun into our emotional bodies.  While not as easily found, it is a fantastic stone to add to your crystal toolbox.

 Amber


Amber is a powerful aid during the dark time of year: its inner warmth guides us through darkness.  Amber clears our mind from the fuzziness the shorter days may bring.  It’s golden yellow color helps us in times when we feel defeated and stressed.  We may ask 'will this be over?' or 'when will I feel normal again?'  Amber’s warmth promises us that we can make it through the winter and post-solstice the joy of longer days is just a couple  months away.

Crystal blessings,

 Crystal Guyde

       





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