Juliet Madison - The Power of Crystals: Practices to Enhance Health, Harmony, and Happiness

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Copyright 2020 by Juliet Madison

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Bibliographical Note

The Power of Crystals: Practices to Enhance Health, Harmony, and Happiness is a new work, first published by Ixia Press in 2020.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Madison, Juliet, author.

Title: The power of crystals : practices to enhance health, harmony, and happiness / Juliet Madison.

Description: Mineola : Ixia Press, 2020. | Includes bibliographical references and index. | Summary: Discover the secrets behind the power of crystals to enhance the connections between mind, body, and spirit. This beautifully illustrated guide explains the nature of crystals and how they work: their role in meditation, intention-setting, and manifesting; creating displays and altars; wearing them as jewelry; their employment in vision boards; and much more. Specific uses for cultivating health, family harmony, and career success are also explored. Juliet Madison is a best-selling and award-nominated author of nineteen books, including the inspirational adult coloring book Color Your Dreams and the self-help journal The Secret Letters Project. She is a writing coach and a life coach who creates and facilitates online courses for those seeking self-empowerment for mind, body, and spirit. Juliet has also practiced as a naturopath and is a certified facilitator of the Passion Test. She lives in Australia Provided by publisher.

Identifiers: LCCN 2019022565 | ISBN 9780486835464 (trade paperback)

Subjects: LCSH: CrystalsMiscellanea.

Classification: LCC BF1442.C78 M33 2020 | DDC 133/.2548dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019022565

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CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

How I Discovered the Power of Crystals

I think people are drawn to crystals when the time is right for them. For me, it was when I was looking for a gift for someone special, who is a nature lover and who was being affected by a negative situation at the time. But I had no idea which crystals to choose or where to buy them. With my background in natural health and interest in all things spiritual and with friends and colleagues who often spoke of crystals, it actually took me quite a while to get into them.

I found a store that recommended a chunk of black tourmaline. It didnt look that pretty, but it was supposed to protect against negative influences. The gift was well received, and I began going regularly to New Age stores, discovering new crystals and their power. My collection gradually grew and so did my interest and knowledge. I created little displays in my house and began holding crystals as I meditated. I also visited the breathtaking Crystal Castle in Byron Bay, Australia, home of the worlds largest crystals. I could literally feel the positive energy there becoming part of me and enhancing what was already part of me. I felt a strong connection to the crystals and to the spirit of Mother Nature, as though my intuitive and manifesting power had increased simply by being surrounded by all the crystal energy. Within minutes after we left, an expensive item my partner had been trying to sell for months on eBay suddenly sold. It was as though all resistance had been released and everything started aligning back to a state of peace, love, and abundance.

Since that day when I was looking for a gift, it seemed like crystals were becoming a guide for me, steering me in the right direction in my career and personal life. New opportunities came up that were more in sync with who I was. Old habits and connections that I no longer resonated with slipped away, and new ways and new connections appeared, as though my life was gathering momentum in the direction I was meant to go.

As an artist from a young age, I started feeling the urge to paint again. Crystals found their way into my artworks, and I glued small pieces on to my paintings. I found a local store to rent some table space from where I could sell my art, but I needed something more to sell to make it worthwhile. Why dont you also sell crystals? the store manager asked. It was a light bulb moment for me. Could I? Instead of visiting crystal stores as a customer, could I really create my own little store? Within a couple of weeks, I found a supplier and was set up. I was so excited, displaying all my new babies on the shelves, even though I would not be keeping them for myself. I loved knowing that I could provide something special for someone who came in looking for a gift or the perfect crystal for themselves. My little crystal table then became a space within a larger store of local handmade items and gifts, and along with my partner, I began running crystal activity workshops for kids.

One day while meditating, I had a vision appear in my mind. I already had been doing intuitive readings for people via e-mail, but I hadnt incorporated crystals before. In the vision, I saw myself holding a crystal and handing it to someone, along with a message I had received for them. Around the same time, I received an opportunity to do some face-to-face readings at a local outdoor market, and so I decided that I would start incorporating crystals as I had seen in my vision. And then began my experience of crystal communication, the crystals acting as a kind of conduit or focal point of energy for receiving insights from the spiritual realm. Clients would choose a crystal, think about their life and their questions, and then I would hold the crystal and give them a crystal reading. I still work this way for most readings, even for distance readings (the only difference being that I choose the crystal to work with). Crystals have become my entourage of little helpers.

While I was enjoying my newfound hobby and business, yet another opportunity came my way: my literary agent contacted me to ask if I would be interested in writing a book. It had crossed my mind briefly at one point, but I didnt think I had the time, so I dismissed it almost as quickly as I thought about it. But one of my beliefs is if a good opportunity presents itself to you, it does so for a reason and it would not be given to you if you could not do it, so it is therefore worth pursuing. I said yes and came up with a concept and proposal, and this book is the result.

I always have been a go-getter, working hard behind the scenes and striving for my goals and dreams, but I never looked for any of these opportunities. They came to me naturally, organically, and in perfect timing. And that is one of the wonderful ways in which crystal energy works: it draws to it and to you the things, people, and experiences that match its vibration or that resonate with its purpose.

I believe that each crystal is a representation of an aspect of ourselves, empowering us to embrace and embody that aspect with the help of its powerful energy and strengthening the link between our physical, emotional, and spiritual selves so that we can live fuller expressions of who we really are. By helping you tune in to your own needs and your true self, crystals have the power to help bring about positive changes and opportunities in your life, making it a more magical, miraculous, and meaningful journey.