CHARGING CRYSTALS
Ian Kesser
Crystals, as many of you know, are extremely useful for practitioners of the
Magickal arts. They can be used to channel power, to store power, to heal, and
many other ways. Due to space considerations, I have chosen to limit myself to
the charging aspect in this article.
The first and most important part of charging a crystal is choosing the crystal
itself. For most general uses, Quartz is the best one. For specific use, there
are many others. I have found that Diamonds are useful in storing Good energy,
and Zircons (my birthst-one!!) for Evil energy. If you have a specific purpose
in mind, please consult one of the many fine tables of crystal affinities.
The next step, and also important, especially the first few times, is to prepare
yourself for the actual channeling of energy. In my case, music helps, as well
as pranayama and other forms of breath control. The first one I used is simple.
Pranayama, simply, is control of breath. Most forms amount to hyperventilation
or sub-ventilation. The one I used first, and still use, is this: take four
quick inhalations, filling the lungs. This should be over the space of about
one and a half seconds. Then exhale in four short bursts, again over one and a
half seconds. Repeat as necessary. The first few times this is done, I
recommend you desist after about one minute. Over the course of time, this can
and should be increased, but until you are used to the effect this gives, a
shorter time is suggested.
Now that you're in the mood, take the crystal in your right-hand (left hand for
those of you who are lefties). Visualize a door within the heart of the crystal.
Until this visualiza-tion is firm and steady, wait. Then open the door. Behind
it you should see a store of diffuse energy, which varies with the type of the
crystal. Some crystals, usually the inferior ones, have little or nothing back
here. These are generally not good to use.
Close the door, but keep it in mind. That was just to check on its energy.
Decide which energy you wish it to house. Usually only one will be needed, such
as for talismans and storage of energy for later use, but in some cases, such as
a divination tool, more is suggested/required. DO NOT TRY THIS ON YOUR FIRST
ATTEMPT! YOU WILL FAIL! The energy you will be handling is powerful, and trying
to handle more than one world at a time is strenuous. Trying to handle all
three, plus personal and other energies, is straining to the limit. As with all
other bodily systems, an ability used beyond its capacity will overload and
break or refuse to perform, as with a man trying to lift 300 lb barbells on his
first try at weight lifting.
For general use, I find nature's energy is best for multipurpose storage. Those
in the Church of Set would probably find differently, as would those in the
Church of Christ. Use what you feel comfortable with.
Now, the fun part. For the three major energies, I find there are certain ways
of drawing them tat are easiest on the practitioner. For Good energy, try it
like this: Form a cone with the base connecting to your skull in the region just
between and above your eyebr-ows. "suck" the energy (visualize it as you will,
I use a light, golden yellow) into the cone, then through a tube into your
brain. The visualization on this is a bit tricky, but it can be done.
For Nature's energy, visualize a "hose" going down into the Earth from the base
of your spine. This hose should ideally connect with the center of the Earth,
but some people simply cannot conceive the distance involved with that, and can
therefore not visualize it. Go as deep as you can, with time, you should
improve. I "see" this energy as a ruddy, glowing red, as with magma. Use what
works. Draw this energy up the tube, then through your spinal column into the
brain.
Now, the Evil energy. This is tricky for me, but here's how I do it. Place the
feet together (if they already are, so much the better! It means this isn't
uncomfortable for you, as it is for me.) and visualize a siphon, with the hose
connecting to a cone connecting to your feet, about two inches in diameter, one
inch on either foot. Then, on the other end, a hose entering a black, inky void
(or whatever color you perceive evil energy to be). One last connection: another
hose running from that area of your feet to the previously ment-ioned area in
the skull. This aligns nicely with the Chakra theory, to which I subscribe, in
that a Chakral spinal-type column connects all the major power centers of ones
body. If you know this system, so much the better! Draw the energy through the
siphon (some-times visualizing the bulb on the siphon squeezing helps) into the
feet, then into the skull, then into the brain.
Other objects you wish to draw energy from, use the door analogy/visualization
given above (for powerful things such as the Tarot, I see it as a gate more than
a door. Again, whatever works for you), and draw from your use hand. If you plan
on using that object again, take only a token amount of energy, and DON'T FORGET
TO CLOSE THE DOOR!
Personal energy: This varies so much with the individual! Some people draw from
their auras, some from the Chakras, some from the Astral Body. Just use the
method you feel most comfortable with. For those of you who have no preference,
or no knowledge of such things, I use the Astral approach. I draw a bit of the
substance of the Astral body, generally the feet, into the brain. After I
finish all else, I "spread out" the Astral body to make up for this loss. Astral
bodies DO heal.
Well, that's most of it. Draw the energy you need, then draw from the crystal.
Take it in your use hand again, open that door, and take out the energy, and
bring it to the brain. Generally, I use the hose again, connecting to that spot
in the skull, but this one gener-ally runs INSIDE your body, such as along the
arm bones, then up the neck bone. Mix the energy up. If it helps, visualize a
cosmic Cuisinart or whatever. If it won't mix, like oil and water, you have
failed. This crystal will not hold this energy. Give up, put back the crystals
power, ground yourself (later...), and try again later with another energy.
Once you've achieved the mix, refill the crystal. Sometimes, the energy won't go
back in. This usually means you've put too much of the energy you're using in,
and not enough of the crystal's own energy. Bring it back to the brain, and
remix. How do you refill the crystal, you ask? Switch hands on the crystal, then
visualize that handy hose again, but this time flow backwards, through the door.
There will come a point, especia-lly early on in your practice, that the crystal
is full when you have energy left over. Slam that door and ground yourself
(later...), don't overfill it! Doors have their bursting point, and that's a
wonderful way to destroy a good crystal.
OK, it's later. You've finished the job at hand (Applause, you've earned it!)
but have all this energy left! There are many ways of grounding energy, use the
one you are comfor-table with (I know I keep saying that, but it bears
repeating. Don't do anything against your Will). The one I use is simply
grounding it. Take that handy-dandy all-purpose hose again, connect it to the
base of the spine, and thence into the Earth. Flip the switch to reverse, and
push that energy out! Be careful not to let out yourself as well!
That's it. I hope you find this helpful to you.
Ravinessa23 Community Member 
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