Trogon
This evening my wife and I stopped at a wonderful place in Sedona, Arizona. The store is called "Crystal Enlightenment on the Creek", and it has a wonderful positive energy and is a friendly place to visit. My wife was getting a reading and while she did, I spent some time in their "back yard" meditation area. The cicadas were singing up a storm which was a big plus as it was wonderfully calming as it washed over me.
I started at a pair of sycamore trees, with a "small" (about 2 ft in diameter) quartz crystal cluster in between them. I began meditating with my small amethyst and ilmenite. I could immediately feel them both vibrating in my hands as they helped me to relax and transmute the stresses from my week. It was a lovely relaxing bit of time, but I was moved to ... well, move.
I wandered around a bit, checking the area and finally settled by the very large crystal cluster stone, this one is probably 4 1/2 to 5 ft tall! There is one crystal on one side which is probably a foot or more long and 3-4 inches in diameter. I walked around this huge stone for a moment, then sat in the chair where the one very large crystal was pointing straight at me. I sat again with my amethyst and ilmenite, closed my eyes and just let all the energy of all of that quartz envelop me. It was very strong of course. But as I sat there with my eyes closed, I felt connected to the immense age of the stone and the earth itself. That immense crystal cluster gave me a vision of standing on the shore of an ancient sea - a shore and sea from millions of years ago. I felt this was a vision of the sea that gave birth to that stone, to all those crystals.
At the end of that vision, that one large crystal pulsed a very strong energy at me which I felt course through all of my chakras at once. I felt the beginning of the healing I've been seeking. It was a healing moment which came with a feeling of a start.
I really appreciate the folks at Crystal Enlightenment maintaining such a wonderfully positive environment.
I started at a pair of sycamore trees, with a "small" (about 2 ft in diameter) quartz crystal cluster in between them. I began meditating with my small amethyst and ilmenite. I could immediately feel them both vibrating in my hands as they helped me to relax and transmute the stresses from my week. It was a lovely relaxing bit of time, but I was moved to ... well, move.
I wandered around a bit, checking the area and finally settled by the very large crystal cluster stone, this one is probably 4 1/2 to 5 ft tall! There is one crystal on one side which is probably a foot or more long and 3-4 inches in diameter. I walked around this huge stone for a moment, then sat in the chair where the one very large crystal was pointing straight at me. I sat again with my amethyst and ilmenite, closed my eyes and just let all the energy of all of that quartz envelop me. It was very strong of course. But as I sat there with my eyes closed, I felt connected to the immense age of the stone and the earth itself. That immense crystal cluster gave me a vision of standing on the shore of an ancient sea - a shore and sea from millions of years ago. I felt this was a vision of the sea that gave birth to that stone, to all those crystals.
At the end of that vision, that one large crystal pulsed a very strong energy at me which I felt course through all of my chakras at once. I felt the beginning of the healing I've been seeking. It was a healing moment which came with a feeling of a start.
I really appreciate the folks at Crystal Enlightenment maintaining such a wonderfully positive environment.
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I'm not very familiar with Katrina Raphael's book, though I have seen it. Hmmm ... come to think of it, I might have it on my bookshelf somewhere, I'll have to check. But I don't believe there is a direct connection. I know the building used to be a different store, but they've moved to the "downtown" area of Sedona (actually the north end) and different folks now own this place and named it Crystal Enlightenment on the Creek. The store itself actually has one of the most positive feelings I've ever encountered in a store front - even as compared to other "new-age" type stores.