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The Importance of Rituals of Relaxation

Rituals are routines infused by intention. They are symbolic actions that we perform in order to manifest an outcome. We’ve already covered in depth how important your thoughts and emotions are to your vibrational energy, as well as how that energy impacts your ability to achieve your goals. By establishing methods to alter your vibration for the better, you will be creating your safety net. When you are pushed or pulled out of comfort, you can return to the ritual—the series of actions you’ve infused with symbolic intention—to create, recreate, or reinforce the foundation for your own growth and progress. Ritual gets you back on your desired path when you find yourself losing your way. In this way, your intention and symbolic energy are the compass, and ritual is the map that you follow back to alignment.

Your personal rituals might change depending on the situation, but you must first impress the importance of your own awareness onto yourself and your Will in order to ensure you manifest your truth. You will need to commit to making changes in your behavior to better navigate your personal path; second only to that in importance, you will also need to develop your awareness of your own state of being. Without these two ingredients, your recipe will be unable to produce change in thought and action. Without awareness, you may be carried away by stress, anxiety, and self-doubt. Rituals with crystals can help you return to the ground.

How do you become aware of your own energy level or personal vibe? As noted, your emotions are certainly powerful signals of your vibrations, but what if you have not yet learned nonattachment? If you feel a wave of anxiety, for example, you might allow it to paint a picture of your present experience as stressful, but if you instead take an active, objective role, you can choose not to experience that stress by instead asking questions about the experience objectively. This is a good time to perform the Crystal Judge. You might also ask yourself these questions. Why am I feeling this way? Am I in true danger? Is this anxious feeling telling me something, or is this a triggered emotion, perhaps from a previously established pattern? What do I choose to do with this feeling? Should I react, or shall I do what I can to move away from this feeling?

Daily Crystal Attunement Exercise

Awareness may sound like a simple achievement, but, for many, awareness will require practice and discipline. Developing a ritual for awareness is a good approach to tending the crystal garden of consciousness. Try this activity to get started. Begin each day by holding a crystal of your choosing. (You might go back to the Intuitive Crystal Drawing Exercise if you need help selecting a stone.) Now, with your gemstone in hand, set an intention to be aware of your emotional state, and acknowledge that your feelings will come up as a means of your Subconscious Mind communicating with your Conscious Mind. Tell yourself that your emotions may not necessarily be “right,” but they are certainly valid. In other words, remind yourself that what you are feeling in a given moment isn’t necessarily you even if it is what you are feeling. Set the intention into the stone that every time you touch it or gaze at it, you will be reminded of your truth. The information provided by either comfortable or uncomfortable feelings moves you closer to or further away from your ideal state of vibrational frequency. Don’t judge those feelings. Just let them be what they are. Question them. Validate them. Learn from them and allow them to flow.

Perform this crystal meditation before you step out of bed. Take a few deep breaths and repeat a mantra, such as “Today I ask my Higher Self or my Subconscious Mind to bring me to a state of awareness regarding my personal state of vibration. Allow me to become fully aware of when I am both in and out of alignment with my highest goals and desires.” If you are unable to set this intention before you get out of bed, then do your best to make it work for you at some point early in the day. Maybe you can keep a crystal nearby while you brush your teeth, brew your coffee, or drive to work. Remember to carry the stone or place it where you can see it throughout the day. Gemstones and minerals amplify the intention you set. It could be an intention you set while applying a few drops of essential oils to your wrists or while listening to some singing bowls’ sounds in the morning. It could be something you write each day in your planner or an intention you set while watering your plants. Do this daily and focus on your gemstone to reset the intention each morning.