Amethyst Meditation by a Creek

This is an amethyst that I’ve had since like middle school. When I was frequenting the dentist for braces, I used to squeeze this crystal so hard to keep me calm through all the unpleasantries. Its shape fits well in my palm and something about its heat capacity, energetic frequency, and tranquil colors have always helped me move my worries out and away.

As the sunlight shines through, I noticed its internal fractures, imperfections, and refractions. Look at how this magical object has similar qualities to what’s nearby, the clutter of leaves in the background, the soft wrinkles in my palm, and even the paint chip on my fingernail.

I’m gathering all these details to learn about sensing the energetic properties or reiki of crystals. When I carry one on a hike, away from the static and distractions of the built environement, I’m meditating with an object that helps me heal from past traumas, current troubles, and future worries, and become more aware of a onenss with nature and the Universe (God, Spirit, chi, vital life force, guides, higher self).

The Santa Ynez Trail is plentiful with colorful rocks. Look at how sleepy and beautiful his purple boulder simply rests in the sand.

I checked out three books about healing with crystals to help translate my intuition into minerology, crystallography, and acoustics.

Here, with the creek in a tumbled hum, I found a purple boulder to rest and align my spine for a 15 min meditation.

I held the amethyst in my left hand without any particular intentions or affirmations and noticed how this meditation differed. I was able to zone out sooner than in my 15 min morning meditation, the darkness behind my closed eyes seemed more spacious, and time stretched infinitely. I even checked the timer with two minutes to spare, went back to the meditation, and those two minutes felt like five.

There were creative clouds over the Pacific Palisades

and the clouds over the Pacific Ocean, sweep the day into night.

February 7, 2023