a Crystal Grid

[alley]

Lightworkers often use a "cyystal grid" to place and hold healing energy in one place.
 It can be very benificial to put crystals in the corners of a room or in a pattern under your reiki table.
We found one in a field that was slated for development...many of us went and meditated there and "claimed it as a sacred ground" and the development plans seem to have vanished...
It is a place with middens so it has long been sacred before...




love alley~~*

[WITCHCRAFT is WRONG]

I use crystal grids quite often. I find that they are very helpful in amplifying and sending energy. I'm using them to strengthen my ethereal crystal attunements (only two left!), and I used one to send Reiki to everyone during the recent fest. Charging them with Reiki and/or placing ethereal crystals in them really strengthens the energy.

I usually use the basic four- or six-crystal grids (square/diamond and hexagon, respectively), although I'd like to experiment with some other shapes.

Here are some good sites for ideas about grids, and how to make them:

http://www.indianreikimasters.com/crystal_grid.htm
http://www.kamalkapoor.com/crystals/crystalenergy.asp
http://www.reikipress.com/1-19.shtml

[Featherpoint]

It is a place with middens so it has long been sacred before...

Alley can you explain middens please?

With light and love,
Featherpoint

[alley]

Sorry FP....they are all over where I live...

Shell middens are places where the debris from eating shellfish and other food has accumulated over time. They can contain:

shellfish remains
bones of fish, birds, and land and sea mammals used for food
charcoal from campfires
tools made from stone, shell, and bone.

Shell middens tell us a lot about Aboriginal activities in the past. The types of shells in a midden can show the type of marine environment that was used, and the time of year when Aboriginal people used it.

They are usually in areas that the aborigional peoples held gatherings and feasts...

hence my reference to the ground being sacred long ago....

love alley~~*

[val_evans]

Around the end of December 04, was when I began using Reiki again. 
About the 2nd week in Jan I got out all of my old notes from level 2 and read through.. Found a description of the crystal grid and how to make one.  It even suggested that I could put my name in it too.  I did this and added many other names, put them under the center crystal and did the biz.

I will add, that when I took level 1 and 2, grounding and protection were not an issue,  it was mentioned but nothing else.  I was never told how very important it was to do this....  oooooh now I know

That 1st night was when I started to feel the sensations in my head, weird swirling and slight pressure right at the top.  It was the middle of the night, when the feeling started, I remember not being very happy at the fact that my sleep was disturbed and I had to go to work in about 5 hours. 
Anyway, when I woke up it had stopped    The next day I drew HSZSN over the grid, then the feelings started again,  I thought just coincidence and ignored it. 
That evenining my hubbs came back from being away and found me sitting on the chair, pretty confused and distressed.  The feeling was back, but it was so strong that I was beginning to worry.  the pressure was very strong, this time it was down the sides of my face too.. I was thinkin of calling the doctor, but because there was no pain at all, I felt I would be wasting his time.  This lasted a couple of hours.  Then I dont know what made me go to the grid, because I hadn't even considered it could be associated with the feelings.  But I decided to take my name off the list.  It stopped! just like that!!!

Now the grid was new to me, my notes didnt mention anything about side affects, so I wasnt expecting anything at all. 

As you know I still get these feelings in my head,  very very slightly and only occasionally too.

If you do use a grid, take care when you add your own name  they are powerful

GROUND, PROTECT, GROUND, PROTECT, GROUND, PROTECT, GROUND, PROTECT!!!!!!!

OMG babbling, I hope you can understand, I tend to write as I would say it

Love val x

[alley]

OMG babbling, I hope you can understand, I tend to write as I would say it

I do that too...write like I talk...

That is so interesting about your grid experiences...
You are sooooo sensitive to the energies...

I have set up a special meditation place in my garden and have put a grid around it...
although it is a circle...is that still a grid?? LOL
I have a couple of big pieces of amethyst, some moldevite, and a big citrine as well as some moonstone, selinite (can't leave this outside though)

I love citrine, that is my favorite crystal..and a friend of mine (you know her as Phoneix) sent me an Ametrine....whoooa that is powerful!!

anyhow now it is MY turn to blab on and on....LOL

love alley~~*

[val_evans]

oooh now ametrine, theres a crystal I would love to find...

CC was looking for pink maganocalcite a few weeks ago,  yesterday I found some,  it looks like polished pink chalk.. very pretty.  So will send it tomorrow for her.  I also bought myself some.. may even set up a grid again    dare I 

Love val x

[Featherpoint]

If you do use a grid, take care when you add your own name  they are powerful

Hi Val,

This is very interesting to read, thank you.  It makes me wonder though, your comment about adding your own name and being careful.  What about the names of the other people on the grid?  Is there a need to advise them as well that they may feel the effects of the grid?  When setting up the grid, after all is completed would it make a difference to set your intent for 'gentle' energy? How did you set your intent with your last grid?

With light and love,
Featherpoint

[val_evans]

Hello

When I did the grid, there wasnt a warning that came with it, I was a novice, didnt really set intent for a specific level of energy.  I havent done one since, but from now on even with regular healing, I always ask for gentle healing no matter who for. 

What about the names of the other people on the grid?  Is there a need to advise them as well that they may feel the effects of the grid?

looking back I should of done.. I guess though that because no-one reported any effects at all that they must of been ok. 

I will set up another grid, using the grounding and protection and asking for gentle healing to flow..  Asking always seems to work 

I hope this answers your question

Love val x

[Jenn]

Yup Val,

If you intend for the energy to go with grace it will soft and gentle

Psyjenn

[Featherpoint]

I hope this answers your question

Thanks Val, it does!

With light and love,
Featherpoint

[alley]

Link to links...........

 

[Suzanne]

This is an interesting topic.

I'm thankful to you Val for posting your experience of using grids and wanted to ask about the grounding and protecting.

How is this done? I am aware that one should be careful to ground oneself when intending reiki and that this can be done by visualising roots from your feet going into the earth and other ways. But i have not heard of protecting being spoken of before and wonder if you or anyone else would mind sharing with me how this is done?


Peace 

Suzanne.

[skydust]

hmm this is very interesting. lets say i put up a grid in my room by attaching crystals to the walls, like the first link posted by raphael suggests.. what effects would i experience? would it be beneficial to do this if lets say, i feel unfocused in my room, or would the high energy levels make me uncomfortable if i dont ground and protect every time im in it?

I might just try it anyway and see what happens, although Im a bit cautios after reading what val said...

[dreamcatcher1]

Hello Suzanne

I am sorry its been a while since you posted your question.  Regarding the grounding, the roots visualisation is perfect and as for protecting this is something I do now as a matter of habit.  I just ask the guides and angels of healing and light to surround me with protection.  I did put a reiki prayer on here somewhere but can't for the life of me remember where.. its been  a while!  the prayer is for before and after reiki.  If you are still interested I could dig it out from my files..  pm me and let me know.

Skydust, I'm not sure what benefits you would expect, I use the grid for sending healing as the crystals give the reiki a boost and all work really well together. 

How did you get on?  did you creat a grid?

Val