I am calm, peaceful, and even-tempered.
MEDITATION
Sit or lie comfortably with your eyes closed, breathing normally. As you breathe, repeat the mantra. Pay close attention to your body and notice where your irritability takes a physical toll in the form of clenched muscles, aches and pains, or other physical sensations. As you focus on each area, repeat the mantra and surround that area in a beautiful green light for at least 10 minutes, or until the discomfort dissipates.
REMEDY #1: GREEN JADE
Green jade is soothing and calming. It is a stone of unconditional love and acceptance. Wear a green jade pendant or carry green jade close to your heart when you are feeling irritable. If the irritability threatens to erupt, hold the jade in your receiving (nondominant) hand as you breathe deeply until it passes.
REMEDY #2: PERIDOT HEART CHAKRA WORK
Peridot is a stone that works with your heart chakra, enabling you to act with love in difficult situations. If you awake in the morning feeling irritable, lie quietly with peridot on your heart chakra and repeat the mantra for 10 minutes before you go about your day.
Joy & Happiness
When you ask people what they want in life, many are likely to answer that they just want to be happy. While many people desire happiness, a large number don’t have any idea how to find it or sustain it. Joy arises from focusing on the moment, paying attention to the small things that bring us pleasure and peace in life. If you can remain focused on the present throughout your day, it is easier to find joy in the journey.
I focus on the now, and I notice and appreciate the joy that small things bring into my life.
MEDITATION
The best meditation for joy is mindfulness throughout your day. Start your day by repeating the mantra to affirm your joy. Then, as you go through the day, try to remain focused in the moment. Whenever you find your mind wandering to the past or future, return your focus to the moment. Pay attention to all of the sensations that come throughout the day, whether it’s the pleasurable feel of sunlight on your shoulders or the sound of beautiful music. Repeat the mantra whenever you find yourself wandering from your focus on the present time.
REMEDY #1: AMBER
Amber is one of the happiest stones I know. Whenever I really wish to cultivate joy, I wear a necklace or bracelet of amber, which instantly lifts my mood and helps me radiate joy. The next time you want to feel joyful, try wearing an amber necklace.
REMEDY #2: CITRINE
Citrine is another sunny, happy stone that helps you feel joyful. I like to carry citrine in my pocket every day. Whenever I start to lose present focus, I reach into my pocket and rub the citrine as a reminder to focus on the now.
TIP: Experiencing more joy in your life doesn’t mean ignoring negative emotions. All of your emotions are necessary and important, so you need to allow yourself to feel them. However, remaining focused on the present moment can allow you to experience joy, even in the midst of negative emotions.
Kindness
Kindness, love, and compassion go hand in hand, and all three arise from your heart chakra, which is where unconditional love forms. Treating people with kindness—no matter who they are or how they treat you—is a very powerful statement to the universe of your unconditional love for yourself and others. It is also an important reminder that you are one with everyone and everything around you. By treating others with kindness, you are treating yourself with kindness, as well.
I treat every living creature, including myself, with loving compassion and kindness.
MEDITATION
Whenever you encounter another person, take a moment to repeat the mantra a few times and visualize that person surrounded in a pure white light.
REMEDY #1: GREEN AVENTURINE HEART CHAKRA WORK
This heart chakra crystal sparks compassion and kindness—for yourself and others. Each day before you leave your house to encounter others, take a few moments to hold green aventurine to your heart chakra while repeating the mantra to yourself several times.
REMEDY #2: ROSE QUARTZ
Rose quartz is the universal stone of love. Keep a piece in your pocket. When you feel a less than kind action arising (and we all experience such things), reach into your pocket and touch the rose quartz, repeating the mantra to yourself three times or until the urge passes.
TIP: Kindness is a conscious act that becomes easier the more you practice it. Try practicing simple acts of kindness throughout your day to strengthen your “kindness muscle.” For example, resolve to offer a genuine smile to three strangers you typically wouldn’t acknowledge, or pay a few people sincere compliments. By making it your mission to intentionally behave kindly to others, you will soon develop kindness as your second nature.
Laziness
Sometimes what we perceive as laziness—in ourselves or in others—isn’t laziness at all, but rather a reaction to deep-seated fears or emotions. Other times, it arises from lack of initiative, as a reaction to feeling we have to do things we don’t want to, exhaustion, or even just lack of inspiration. Whatever its root cause, healing laziness comes from finding the motivation and initiative to be an active participant in life instead of a passive one.
I am energized to take action to make things happen in my life.
MEDITATION
Sit or lie comfortably, repeating the mantra to yourself. Visualize yourself taking action on things that you have resisted, allowing the visualization to carry through to the results of having taken action. Visualize the specific outcomes you would like to see, noting your feelings of accomplishment and joy. Continue your meditation for at least 10 minutes.
REMEDY #1: CALCITE
Calcite is a stone that amplifies energy, so it can help you overcome inaction or laziness. While you can use any color calcite, orange calcite is a particularly good stone for spurring you to action. Upon awakening in the morning, sit with a piece of calcite in your receiving (nondominant) hand, repeating the mantra for 10 minutes or until you feel energized.
REMEDY #2: RAINBOW FLUORITE GRID
If laziness or procrastination at work is an issue, try making a simple triangular grid from rainbow fluorite, which can help focus your energy and spur you to action. Place one piece of fluorite as the center of the pyramid, and then place three pieces of fluorite around it to form the three points of the triangle. Have one point of the triangle pointing directly at you to direct energy toward you and amplify the energy moving away from you.
Letting Go
Letting go is an important part of accepting change and moving ahead with your life. It isn’t always easy, however, because holding on to what is familiar is comfortable. Still, in many cases, the things you fail to let go of will hold you back, keeping you trapped in energetic patterns that no longer serve you and stopping you from moving forward on your spirit’s path.
I release everything that no longer serves me.
MEDITATION
Sit or lie quietly and comfortably. Visualize all the patterns, emotions, ideas, and things you hold on to that no longer serve you. As you repeat the mantra, imagine those things lifting away from you and dissolving. Continue your meditation for at least 10 minutes.
REMEDY #1: LABRADORITE
This wonderful stone can help bring about release by allowing you to make transformative changes while stepping away from old patterns. It is an excellent stone for releasing deeply held beliefs, emotions, or patterns that no longer serve you. Sit quietly with your eyes closed and hold a piece of labradorite in your receiving (nondominant) hand. Ask, “What am I holding on to that is preventing me from moving forward on my path?” Note anything that arises. Now, transfer the labradorite to your giving (dominant) hand and state the mantra. Continue until you feel a sense of release or a lifting of the energy. Always cleanse and charge your labradorite after you perform this exercise.
REMEDY #2: ROSE QUARTZ & GREEN AVENTURINE HEART CHAKRA WORK
If you are holding on to emotional pain, try this combinat
ion of heart chakra stones. Hold one in each hand and focus on your heart chakra, repeating “let go” to yourself. Continue for 10 minutes or until you feel a sense of release and peace.
REMEDY #3: RHODOCHROSITE
If the letting go you need to do involves forgiving someone and releasing them from your anger or hurt, try using rhodochrosite. Sit with the rhodochrosite in your giving (dominant) hand and visualize the person you need to release. When you see that person in your mind’s eye, repeat, “I forgive you. I release you,” until you feel a lifting of your spirit. (Also see Forgiveness here.)
Loneliness
Feelings of loneliness and isolation can occur even when you are surrounded by others. You may feel lonely because you lack companionship, or you may feel isolated because you choose to live your life in a way that others may not support or understand. Using crystals can help you overcome loneliness, or they can provide you with the courage you need to seek companionship.
I send love out into the universe, and in doing so, I attract love and friendship to me.
MEDITATION
Sit quietly with your eyes closed, breathing normally. Speak the mantra 10 times. Imagine your body as a glowing magnet of white light. For about 10 minutes, picture your white magnetizing light drawing others to you. Finish by repeating the mantra again 10 times.
REMEDY #1: CLEAR QUARTZ & ROSE QUARTZ GRID
In a place where you spend a majority of your time, set up the clear and rose quartz infinity grid described here. The rose quartz will attract love and friendship, while the clear quartz will amplify and direct it.
REMEDY #2: RUTILATED QUARTZ
Rutilated quartz can help dispel loneliness. Carry a small piece in your pocket to attract companionship and ease feelings of loneliness.
TIP: If you feel you lack love, friendship, and companionship in your life, this may be because you feel, on some level, that you are unlovable. Your solar plexus chakra is the source of self-esteem, so meditating while focusing on this chakra can help you feel worthy of companionship. Try meditating for at least 10 minutes using the mantra while holding yellow tigers eye to your solar plexus chakra to help overcome feelings associated with lack of self-worth.
Love
Whether you are seeking romantic love, spiritual love, or the love of friendship and companionship, you must first love yourself before you can love or accept love from others. Your heart chakra is the center of all of these forms of love, helping you achieve unconditional love for everything in the universe. Heart chakra stones can help increase your openness to giving and receiving love.
I radiate love to all, and love comes back to me a thousandfold.
MEDITATION
Sit quietly with your eyes closed and focus on your heart chakra. Imagine a green light coming from your heart chakra and going in all directions, filling the universe with your love. Visualize the green light of love coming back to you from all directions of the universe, filling you with love, as well. As you do this, repeat the mantra at least 10 times.
REMEDY #1: ROSE QUARTZ
Keep rose quartz with you at all times to help you stay rooted in unconditional love. Carry it as close to your heart chakra as possible. I keep it tucked into my bra, carry it in a shirt pocket, or wear it as a pendant on a long chain that falls to my heart chakra.
REMEDY #2: GARNET
Garnet inspires romantic love and passion. Keep garnet with you when you are seeking romantic love or hold it in your receiving (nondominant) hand as you meditate on finding a romantic partner.
REMEDY #3: CITRINE CHAKRA WORK
Citrine can help you obtain self-love by raising your self-esteem. This is a solar plexus chakra stone, but without self-esteem, self-love in the heart chakra isn’t possible. Meditate with the citrine in your receiving (nondominant) hand pressed to your solar plexus chakra, with your giving (dominant) hand pressed to your heart chakra. Repeat the mantra, “I love myself, and I am worthy of love” at least 10 times. Feel the energy move from your solar plexus chakra up into your heart.
Luck
You’ve probably heard the saying, “You make your own luck,” and it’s true. The Law of Attraction says that the luck we have in our life comes from our attention to our thoughts, words, and actions, which make us magnets for luck, both good and bad. In other words, what you put out into the universe, you receive back. Thoughts, words, and actions all have energy that draws similar energy to you.
I send positive vibrations into the universe through my thoughts, words, and actions, and they return to me as good luck.
MEDITATION
Instead of meditating on being lucky, it’s important to experience active living meditation, in which you consistently monitor the messages you send to the universe in thought, word, and deed. As you go through your day, pay attention to the thoughts you think, the words you speak, and the actions you take. If you catch yourself thinking, speaking, or acting in a manner contrary to the positive things you’d like to attract, immediately correct it. For example, if you catch yourself saying to a friend, “I have the worst luck!” say in your mind, “Cancel that. I consistently have good luck.”
REMEDY #1: JADE
Jade is a gemstone of luck, so wearing jade jewelry is a great way to inspire luck to enter your life. Wear jade jewelry whenever you feel you need a little extra dose of luck.
REMEDY #2: CITRINE
This is a good luck stone that also summons financial abundance. So if it’s luck in business you need, keep a piece of citrine on your desk, remembering to cleanse and charge it regularly to keep it working at its best.
REMEDY #3: ROSE QUARTZ
If you’re looking to find luck in your love life, keep a piece of rose quartz near your heart chakra to help strengthen your romantic luck.
ENHANCING
Meditation
The stones you choose to enhance your meditation will vary, depending on what you are trying to achieve. I’ve listed some stones in this section that help focus and clarify meditation. It’s important to note, however, that virtually any crystal will help enhance meditation. For example, if you’re working on a root chakra meditation, then root chakra stones like garnet will help, and so on.
I am one with the universe, and I connect to higher consciousness now.
MEDITATION
Sit or lie comfortably with your eyes closed, holding in either hand any of the recommended crystals that follow. Breathe normally, noticing your breathing without controlling it. Focus your attention in the area of your third eye, and notice any thoughts that arise without attaching to any of them. When thoughts arise, just allow them to drift away. Meditate for 15 to 30 minutes or longer.
REMEDY #1: SELENITE
Selenite is a stone of higher consciousness that can help you connect to a higher power while gaining clarity and focus. Hold the selenite in either hand.
REMEDY #2: SUPER SEVEN
This high-vibration stone has seven different crystals in it, so it is an excellent meditation stone. Hold or wear the stone while you meditate.
REMEDY #3: CLEAR QUARTZ
Clear quartz is a master healer, cleanser, and amplifier. You can use any shape or size of quartz, realizing that the larger the crystal, the more powerful it will be. Hold or wear the quartz when you meditate.
TIP: Some people have a difficult sitting and performing mindfulness meditation. If you experience difficulty with this type of meditation, consider a more active meditation such as walking meditation, guided meditation, or visualization. All can help connect you to a higher Source.
Mood Swings
It’s not always easy to stay on an emotionally even keel, nor is it always necessary. Throughout your life, you’ll experience an incredible range of emotions, which is part of the human experience. These emotions are normal and healthy, provided you don’t get trapped in any single negative emotion. Mood swings, however, often accompany hormonal issues, stress, and other difficulties, and they can be problematic in relationships.
These remedies can help normalize erratic mood swings that may affect how you relate to others.
I manage my feelings with kindness and compassion for myself and others.
MEDITATION
The best meditation for mood swings is just simple deep breathing and mindfulness. When you feel your moods are unstable, close your eyes and take several deep breaths. As you breathe, repeat the mantra to yourself until you start to feel more even-keeled.
REMEDY #1: SMOKY QUARTZ
Smoky quartz is an excellent crystal for balancing emotions, so it’s great to keep with you if you are suffering from mood swings related to reproductive system hormonal changes (such as PMS or menopause). During those times, carry a piece of smoky quartz with you in your pocket, near your sacral chakra, which controls these hormones. If you feel a mood swing kicking in, repeat the mantra 10 times.
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