Part 4: How to Own/Use Crystals Safely

In the previous part of this series, I talked about why I believe some crystal practices can become spiritually dangerous, because crystals (for some reason) open doors to the spiritual realm and most people have no clue what doors they are opening and what spiritual entities they are inviting into their lives. 

But hopefully, I haven't scared you too much.

There is another side to this conversation.

I still love crystals. I still appreciate their beauty and their individual energies. The difference is that I no longer want to use them in a way that places my trust in the crystal itself.

So, how can we appreciate crystals while being spiritually protected?

For me, there are a few principles that have become important.

 

1. Use them only for decorative or mineralogical purposes

You can simply appreciate crystals for their natural beauty, geological formation and mineralogical properties.

This means not using them for spiritual purposes such as manifestation, intention-setting, spells, crystal grids, protection, or other practices that place spiritual trust in the crystal itself.

However, I still feel that most crystals are, for some reason or another, "activated", meaning they are open to the spiritual realm — perhaps by vendors who also sell spiritual tools, or because they came second-hand from someone who had used them for spiritual purposes.

I am unsure whether the crystal itself can act as a portal without any of our own spiritual intention. If they do, my belief is that its effect would be minimal.

I know some people are just born more open to the spiritual realm than others, whether they are conscious of it or not. I'm not sure if this inherent ability just automatically opens the doors to this realm if crystals are nearby, even though they never tried using them as a magical tool. I think this is why some born-again Christians absolutely freak out about crystals and throw them all out.

But my experience tells me that you have to actually use and work with crystals for intentions setting, grids, spells etc… for them to really act as doors to the spiritual realm. You should be fairly safe if you’ve got them around for decorative or study purposes, unless they had been used for rituals by someone else in the past. If that’s the case, read on through and I will explain what can be done.

2. Pray over crystals

Some crystals may have been used in the past for purposes that you would now consider spiritually inappropriate. For this reason, I personally pray over crystals and ask God to purify them.

We have the power through Jesus to shut all the unwanted spiritual doors. If you aren't sure about your crystals, pray earnestly about shutting all gates and access to the spiritual realm through them.

At our store, I do this for you.

It would also be optimal to release any unforgiveness in your heart, as I believe this can act as a doorway to the unwanted side of the spiritual realm whether you have crystals or not.

Again, remember that it is by the righteousness, compassion, and grace of God that our prayers are answered, not through our own efforts nor the repetition of our prayer.  This is called faith. So have faith in the authority and compassion of Jesus and pray to Him. Simple as that.

3. Hold or wear crystals with your focus on God

If you choose to hold or wear a crystal, let your intention be to come into God's presence, or the presence of Jesus, rather than looking to the crystal itself to provide something for you.

The crystal is not the source. God is.

The Crystals at Crystal Meditation NZ

All the crystals at our store have been prayed over in full faith.

I have prayed that any crystal, stone or glass that I have ever sold or given away, and any that will be sold or given away in the future, will be purified by the Blood of Jesus, and that any access to the spiritual realm other than to God's Kingdom and the Kingdom of Jesus will be shut down and cut off.

 

But what about crystal energies?

And in the final part of this series, I want to share more about something I have wrestled with personally:

If I can still feel something when I hold certain crystals, what exactly am I feeling—and how do I understand that now?

That is where I want to explore crystal energy, my own sensitivity to it, and why it ultimately changed the way I describe and sell crystals.