How can minerals have an effect on us? What are the different forms of stones and their use? In this article, I invite you to discover lithotherapy or well-being through stones...

"The therapeutic effect of a stone becomes easy to understand if we stop thinking that our limitations are those of our physical body. In physics, it has been known for more than a century that every body, every organism, every "material object", be it a stone, a plant or a plastic bucket, possesses a certain radiation. [...]

Thus, ourselves and everything around us are always surrounded by an energy field. "

Michael Gienger in Manual of lithotherapy or the art of healing with stones, ed Vega.

Stones, as a result, emit invisible radiation that is itself a carrier of information just as the rays emitted by a television, a cell phone, a radio or a microwave can be... Only, the difference is that, thanks to the stability of the molecular structure of the mineral, the radiation thus emitted always carries the same information. Therefore, eachstone carries a message of its own and resonates with your energetic and therefore vibrational structure. Lithotherapy is an information therapy like Bach flowers or homeopathy. Michael Gienger emphasizes the fact that "it is not the chemical substance that acts but the information it transmits".

To each stone its use in lithotherapy

The Raw Stone

According to M.Gienger, this form is the one that most sincerely expresses the expression of the mineral. Depending on the size, the rough stones will be able to harmonize a room, be placed on the body or as a meditation support.

The Crystals

This particular form is recommended for energy healing because the force of emission is concentrated and directed from the base to the tip.

Ex : Rock Crystal, Smoky Quartz, Tourmaline...

The Druses, Geodes and Group of Crystals

Their radiation is intense and is generally used to change the vibrations of a room.

Ex: amethyst druse, group of pink quartz...

The polished stone

This is the most common form that involves virtually all minerals. The polishing rounds the edges, which softens its radiation and limits its range. To be carried in the pocket of a trouser or a jacket. Unconsciously, we will touch it when we feel the need.

The Pyramid

The particular shape ofthe pyramid allows the stone's energy to be concentrated and radiate according to the principles of sacred geometry. To put in strategic places of a room to increase its vibratory frequency or even to compensate for the presence of geobiological disturbances (cosmo-telluric faults, underground water veins, crossings Hartmann network, Curry etc. ...)

In jewelry: pendant, necklace, bracelet, ring

This shape undeniably combines practicality with aesthetics. The stone must be worn directly on the skin. To potentiate the effects of a stone mounted in a pendant, you can adjust the height of the chain so that it arrives at the level of the chakra neck, heart or solar plexus.

Gemstone elixir

By soaking the stones in water, they transmit vibrational information to him. You can read the work of Dr. Masaru Emoto who has done remarkable research on the memory of water, including its ability to receive and retransmit vibratory information.

Depending on your problem, the gem elixirs can be taken orally (away from meals) or externally, directly on the skin or diluted in your day cream for example.

Lithotherapy: the color of stones

The color is due to the presence of electrically charged mineral substances, free electrons in the crystal lattice, structural properties or inclusions.

We have seen above that everything is vibration. The color is also. The information it transmits then depends on its wavelength.

Black stones absorb excess energy, reds are energizing, orange minerals are vitalizing, yellows light up our inner sun allowing us to connect to joy. The color green harmonizes and helps the body regenerate while blue soothes.Purple stones relieve sadness, purify emotions and have a liberating effect. The whites and lights are neutral and bring fullness. Finally, the multicolored stones with iridescent reflections would activate the entire body and accelerate the healing processes

How to choose them?

There are several ways to choose a stone. Either you take into consideration its properties and characteristics (color, shape, size), or you let your intuition guide you: the one on which you look, the one that your hand catches, the one whose name is whispered to you etc...

However, make sure thatthe stone is of good quality, with a clean color.

Lithotherapy: cleaning your stones

After a certain time, more or less long depending on the composition of the mineral, the stone first becomes charged with static electricity which can be eliminated by passing it under water.

Second, the stone can also become charged with energetic information depending on its use. To deprogram it, there are several methods that differ according to stones: salt bath, in the earth, put in an amethyst geode... The latter is the most gentle and safest as to the risks of damaging your mineral (not all of them like salt, nor water, nor earth, etc...).

Finally, to recharge yourstone, expose it to the light of the rising or setting sun or the radiance of the full moon. Check the composition of yourstone to choose the most appropriate technique.