The Crystal – Amethyst

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                 An Amethyst Geode – Picture by Roger Joyeux

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Amethyst (pause, breath in a long slow breath) is often said to be a calming influence. Indeed so, yet I call it the calling card of the soul. Soothing – relaxing – peaceful – are other adjectives used to describe Amethyst. Amethyst is also said to be a stone to meditate with. So how does it work?

Well, it works with light, just like almost all the other crystals that contribute to the enlightenment of Earth. It is quartz with a purple ray. Quartz itself works with the full range of all light frequencies. Smokey Quartz, Citrine Quartz and Clear Quartz share the common trait of embracing all light frequencies on Earth, just as does Amethyst. While not in significant quantities, the full range of all light is significant because every frequency needed to bring Earth and its inhabitants to enlightenment can be obtained by using any variety of crystal with a quartz base, including Amethyst.

Amethyst’s colour gives it its specialization, which, because it works with the purple range of frequencies, involves the soul. The soul wants to work in harmony with its incarnate extensions on Earth – you and me. It wants to connect with us and send its light and energy.

Yet, the soul’s energies and light are extremely subtle. The soul often has difficulty coming into harmony with its incarnation because of the extreme turbulence and density of the person’s Earthly vibration. High and subtle and low and dense are not a happy marriage. Low and dense needs to rise up to join with high and subtle. The mind needs to be still.

Amethyst contributes to stilling the mind because of the way it works with the mind’s thought processes. Amethyst begins to overcome mental jumble by ordering thought. The random confusion of disorganized thought that flips from one subject to the next to the next is grouped into subjects with a common thread. Amethyst then helps the mind focus on one subject area and to push the others into the background. The process continues. Within the chosen subject, thoughts are ordered into a linear pattern. One thought follows the next, follows the next.

At this point, the influence of Amethyst slows the mind’s hurriedness causing it to dwell for a longer time with each thought. A thought begins and ends and the next thought begins and ends. Here is where Amethyst brings the mind into alignment with the Soul. As a given thought ends, the thought to follow does not immediately begin. A gap is created between thoughts. Call this the Divine Pause. Here is where serenity in the mind begins.

Serenity is the condition that allows the high and subtle soul to flow into the mind’s space. Amethyst helps to open the gap between thoughts to allow the mind to commune with the soul in the space of no-mind, no thought – in the state of blissful be-ing-ness unencumbered with distraction or movement. It brings the mind into serenity thus calling the soul to come.

So sitting with Amethyst in hand, let the quiet stillness that envelops be the serenity that beckons the soul.

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Walk in peace.

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In Time for Christmas – Dissolving Resentment Exercise

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Sometimes, I think that the Universe has a message that it wants to get out, and it just lines up the events so that it happens. 

Today, one of my friends sent me a bunch of Carrie Fisher quotes in an email because she knows that I am a Star Wars fan, and of course, a Carrie Fisher fan.  The poster at the beginning of this blog was one of the pictures that really resonated with me.  I thought, ” I should do something with that!”

Of course, at the moment, I had no idea what to do with it.  Then, another friend sent me a bunch of Louise Hay wisdom thoughts and quotes.  You guessed it!  One of the exercises was about getting rid of resentment.

In case I hadn’t gotten enough of a nudge, the gentle thought popped into my head – people really should get rid of resentment before Christmas.

So, here is the exercise that  comes from Louise Hay (1926-2017) website https://www.louisehay.com/wisdom-from-louise/, and is about dissolving resentment.

Exercise: Dissolving Resentment

There is an old Emmet Fox exercise for dissolving resentment that always works. He recommends that you sit quietly, close your eyes, and allow your mind and body to relax. Then, imagine yourself sitting in a darkened theater, and in front of you is a small stage. On that stage, place the person you resent the most. It could be someone in the past or present, living or dead. When you see this person clearly, visualize good things happening to this person — things that would be meaningful to him. See him smiling and happy.

Hold this image for a few minutes, then let it fade away. I like to add another step. As this person leaves the stage, put yourself up there. See good things happening to you. See yourself smiling and happy. Be aware that the abundance of the Universe is available to all of us.
The above exercise dissolves the dark clouds of resentment most of us carry. For some, it will be very difficult to do. Each time you do it, you may get a different person. Do it once a day for a month, and notice how much lighter you feel.

As always, may you go in peace.

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Happy Thanksgiving, Canada, 2017

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Happy Thanksgiving to all!  For many people, Thanksgiving Day is a focus day to reflect on all the things that have happened through the year.  Usually, the focus is on the happy things.  However, sometimes, we need to focus on the things that did not go right for us.  It is in the “bad” things that the lessons on life are hidden.

One of the lessons that I have learned over time is that one needs to travel through each day with an “attitude of gratitude”.  As trite as the saying sounds, it carries with it the deepest lesson of life which is allowing an opening for the Universe to bring blessings and abundance to your life.

This year, it seems we have faced many challenges in our country, as have other countries, including our neighbor, the United States.  As you look at the list of our challenges, now is a great time to think about what the lesson is in the challenge, and how it applies to you, the individual, and your family.

When you complete your reflection or meditation, you may want to offer up this simple prayer written years ago by Abigail van Buren.

O, heavenly Father: We thank thee for food and remember the hungry.
We thank thee for health and remember the sick.
We thank thee for friends and remember the friendless.
We thank thee for freedom and remember the enslaved.
May these remembrances stir us to service,
that thy gifts to us may be used for others.
Amen.

In gratitude,

Submitted by Judith Hirst, Public Relations Committee

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