The Crystal Workshop by Azalea Lee

Author:Azalea Lee
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Artisan
Published: 2020-02-18T19:57:20+00:00

Manganoan calcite is an example of a mineral that will exhibit a different color under UV light. Above, it is shown under natural light; at right, fluorescing under shortwave UV light.

Double-pointed quartz crystals with petroleum inclusions. Petroleum fluoresces under UV light, highlighting the bubbles of methane trapped within the liquid.

Believe Your Truth

People often gravitate to religion because the rules provide a framework by which to orient themselves when navigating the vagaries of spiritual life. Having these guidelines to lean on absolves people of deciding what is spiritual or not, as it is predecided for them. Because religion also makes it easier to determine right from wrong, it gives people something concrete to measure their spiritual devotion against. Thus religion is spirituality with a handrail.

In contrast, what is simply called spirituality is the personal connection to divine energies without codified rules. It means discovering how spiritual ideas agree with you and not depending on any person or teacher to demonstrate how spiritual principles work. Instead you rely on your experience to lead you to the truth. This is the more challenging path, for it requires you to figure out every last detail of your spirituality on your own. You may still follow the guidance of a spiritual teacher or way-shower, but ultimately you are the one who has to decide if the information they share strikes true. And this is far more work than if you had just followed someone else’s rules.

In the metaphysical genre, you will find teachers and teachings of all kinds. Some will be “handrail-heavy,” others not so much. The key to knowing if you’re on the right path for you is determining if what you learn and practice makes you feel better. This will be not a momentary feeling, but a feeling that persists over time. You will also find that you have moved toward a state of greater contentment and peace. But most of all, you will feel a richer, more encompassing feeling of love.

Another thing you will notice when encountering spiritual information that is right for you is the experience of resonance. You can often hear people saying things like “That rings true,” “It reverberated in me,” or “That struck a chord in me” to illustrate an experience of profound response. Though they may think they are using these words metaphorically, they are in fact feeling the information moving through them. Though what they describe is a sound, it is technically also a vibration; and because vibrations have specific frequencies, what they are ultimately trying to say is that they have experienced a deep, internal response to the vibrational frequency of the information they have encountered.

When experiencing resonance, you feel it in several ways. First, a deep sensation stirs within you, intensely touching your emotions and heart. Then, something about the information “clicks” and the moment feels distinct, as if for an instant time is standing still. Altogether, there is a sensation of something traveling through all layers of your being. Sometimes you will experience the resonance physically, with a sudden rush of goosebumps and chills traveling through your body.

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