How to Choose a Crystal – Intuition and Crystal Resonance

After you have become familiarized with some different crystals and gemstones and have an idea of the ones you may wish to acquire, it may be worthwhile to get some small tumblestones of the crystals to become acquainted with them before purchasing more expensive accessories or investing in larger pieces

After you have the crystals in tumblestone form, you can further experiment with them to get an even clearer picture of which ones seem to benefit you most. First cleanse them energetically (see our guide here) and then go into a quiet room or out into nature and spend some time with them with your eyes closed. Gently play with them in your hands, and see if you notice any difference in how they may feel or how they may make you feel. Do some of them have a certain subtle vibration, generate an internal response in you, or make you feel a certain way?  In contrast, do others not feel very good in your hand, have a heavy energy to them or bring down your mood or emotions in any way? Open your eyes every once in a while, to discover which stone is which. Try hovering your hand over them to see if you can feel their energy signature even when not holding them.

Feel free to take notes about the different properties you notice and how their chemistry reacts with you. Forget what you may have read so far about them and just experience them for what they are in that moment. Do this on different days and see if there is a change in what you notice.  With some diligent practice, your sensitivity and intuition will slowly develop and it should become clear which ones feel like they benefit or suit you in some way.

Another way to do this, is to take them into a bathtub or shower with you (first please check if the crystals will not be damaged by being immersed in water). Often in water the properties of the gemstones and crystals seem to amplify and come alive. Water also has the same effect on a person as it cleanses and opens up their energetic system, so there is often magic when we connect with crystals and gemstones while immersed in water together.

The last suggested practice for this article is to select a tumblestone without looking at it and keep it in your pocket for the day. Notice how you felt that day and see if you had any consistent experience that was prevalent. Take some notes and be sure to try a day without the crystals too and take some notes…  Eventually you will start to see a pattern and learn the energetic properties for yourself and how their alchemy affects you directly as an individual. Don’t imagine, but rather just feel and experience.