Crystals for Children
Excerpt
from: A Guide to Gem and Crystal Therapy
by Karen Ryan
Crystals are truly gifts from the Earth. Children seem to have
a natural attraction to pick them up and fully explore any kind
of stone or crystal. They will often use all their senses, seeing
what the crystal looks like, feeling the texture with their
fingertips or even rub the crystal against other parts of their
body. Their curiosity is to know what it sounds like when the
crystal drops on the ground or plops into water, what it smells
like and tastes like. Some children use their psychic senses,
telling what the crystal is saying to them, or they will mysteriously
use the crystal for healing without any instructions. Children
can respond very quickly to the healing energy of crystals.
However, please consult the best available qualified medical
help on the care of your children and use your common sense
in regards to your children's health and wellness.
Take your
children to a rock shop, gem and mineral show, museums as well
as to areas of high mineral content (check a geological survey
map) such as quarries, caves and mines. Let your children pick
crystals for themselves. Often they will select a crystal that
is helpful to their healing process. One 4-yr. old girl I met
selected an Apache Tear, used for the grieving process. The
little girl clutching it in her hand remarked, "Oh, I want
to wear this all the time!". I asked the mother if there
had been a death in the family recently. Astonished, she replied,
"I just lost my brother 4 weeks ago, but we didn't tell
her". The girl was obviously sensitive to the family's
sorrow and needed some protection from the feelings of others
around her.
I have
listed some crystals to help in your child's healing. Let your
child carry the crystal in their pocket, or place 1 or 2 in
a small medicine bag around the neck. Let your child even sleep
with his/her special crystal. Crystals often get lost or misplaced
by children, so you might want to have a few extras on-hand.
Amethyst
A "Master Healing Crystal".Amethyst's
most noted healing quality is its ability to purify and transmute
all forms of negativity. For children "in transition",
whether it be a growth spurt, a major disappointment such as
failing a grade, or even hearing the devastating news of divorce
or death, Amethyst accepts all negative emotions and provides
comfort through spiritual acceptance. For children with various
disabilities or with either physical or emotional pain, an Amethyst
cluster in the room will help clear unwanted discharged energies,
bringing the room back into a balanced state. For local pain,
hold an Amethyst directly on or over the area for up to 20 minutes.
Apache
Tear
The "Grief Stone". Apache Tear is
actually Obscidian and is very dark but transparent. When you
hold a small piece up to the light you can see through it. However,
if you have been using the Apache Tear to absorb negative emotions,
you will see it cloud up and become opaque. Sometimes it will
clear up after the grieving is over.
Aventurine
The "Leadership Stone". Aventurine
strengthens and restores the Heart energy, providing a balance
of male and female energies. This crystal is green and very
loving, embracing and protective of the Heart. Many children
who are shy, timid or suppressing their leadership qualities
need a crystal like Aventurine. This stone promotes the individual
to become active and to initiate action on their own accord.
Asthmatic children seem attracted to this stone as it opens
up the lungs and they experience a sense of relief.
Carnelian
A "Self-Esteem Crystal". Carnelian
is used to help restore feelings of inadequacy and low self-esteem.
The deep orange colours relate well to strengthening and blending
the 1st, 2nd and 3rd chakras, promoting self-security and self-love.
The pinker shades relate to promoting love between child and
parent, through self-acceptance. This crystal is also used for
dermatological ailments such as acne, by holding the stone over
the skin and moving it in circles for several minutes, several
times a day.
Clear
Quartz
The "Healing Crystal". Clear Quartz
is a general all-purpose healing crystal. Each Quartz crystal
has its own energy signature and healing mission. When a child
makes contact with the right crystal, the energy is discharged
either very slowly, or quite suddenly and feels like a mild
electric shock.. This natural energy can be just enough to transform
a disharmonious thought pattern, burn off some negative emotional
state, or even place the spiritual seeds of one's future into
consciousness. Using a cluster of Clear Quartz for children
is particularly nice, as so many different types of crystals
(record-keepers, transmitters, channelers...) are included.
There's a crystal for any occasion ! Crystal clusters are also
helpful to organize scattered thoughts and to deflect negative
energies.
Jade
A "Soother of Emotions Stone".Jade
is easily obtained and can be openly worn by children without
much comment. Emotionally sensitive children often need a supportive
system to ensure that their feelings do not overwhelm them.
Jade provides confidence, self-assurance and self-reliance.
Jade is very inspirational in helping one achieve one's desires
in life. The stone is often available from a Chinese goods merchant
and is often sold in the shape of thin coins.
Lapis
Lazuli
A "Psychic Balance Stone".Lapis Lazuli
is an incredible stabilizer for children who show psychic gifts
early in life. The deep blue colour stimulates expansion of
consciousness in a supportive way, promoting purification and
clarity of spiritual insight. Lapis Lazuli provides self-acceptance
of one's given gifts and encourages openness of one's spiritual
awareness. This stone is highly prized for its protective powers
and stimulation of all psychic senses.
Pyrite
A "Protection Stone".Pyritecomes
in many different shapes, from sun discs to cubes. Children
are attracted to shiny brassy surfaces. Pyrite is like having
a small mirror. Negative energy is relected away. The terror
of being unprotected is reduced. There is also a feeeling of
physical empowerment, that life in the physical form is perfect
and love is abundant.
Rose
Quartz
"The Love Stone". Rose Quartz is
another terrific general healing crystal for children especially
for those who have a lot of hurt feelings or aggressive tendencies.
Rose Quartz can soothe a broken heart shattered by seeing raw
Reality, the ways things are, rather than the way one wants
them to be. For hyperactive children Rose Quartz soothes erratic
emotional states, anxiety, fear, compulsions and many other
mental disorders. Some neurological benefits have also been
noticed with muscle spasms relaxing when Rose Quartz is guided
over the nerve centres. For young Hearts, Rose Quartz helps
to keep the Heart open, vital and protected, filtering in good
energies and keeping out the bad.
Tiger
Eye
A "Grounding Stone".Tiger Eyehas
thin rutile inclusions and when rocked back and forth, the light
catches in a certain way as if the tiger's eye were winking
at you! Let your children explore this fastinating stone and
help them find the flashing Tiger's Eye. This stone is excellent
for grounding psychic energy and providing security for opening
up the psychic centers. Sometimes children get carried away
and get lost in their dream world. Tiger Eye helps to pull them
back into their bodies (after astral travel). This stone is
very useful to put action to one's thoughts. Tiger's Eye is
about being practical. Perhaps every parent needs one for their
child before trips to the shopping mall.
