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17 Ways to Enhance Your Sensitivity to Crystals and Gemstones – Part 4
by Eric Justin of OneOriginStarseed
Continued from Part 3 . . .
Cultivate Gentleness in All Areas of Your Life
Gentleness is that mode of action that serves as a conductor for natural intuition. Nature envelopes the gentle with grace and protection. For the one who deviates from gentleness in their actions, will find that the further the deviation, the greater the multiplication of difficulties and misfortunes will arise. For one that wishes to maintain their life sensitivity, and connectedness to nature, gentleness becomes a major factor that determines the purity of their life energy.
In alchemy, one’s level of sensitivity determines how successfully they can read the energy of the moment and intuitively know which energetic application will maintain the integral harmony of the energy they are working with. One who cultivates gentleness, will often find themselves in the right place at the right time, and find doors will open for them much more easily than it will for the one who uses force as their main mode of action to get things done.
A Rough and unrefined forceful mode of action that uses aggression as its main way to get results, will require a lot more energy to accomplish the same task, as one who does it with gentleness. Alchemy requires energetic refinement. One cannot be aware of subtle states of energy without a refined and gentle touch. The conscious application of gentleness, is using just the right amount of energy in one’s actions, while being sensitive to the energetic response of that which energy is being applied to.
Keep Your Desires Light
Alchemy is a conscious bridge between the manifest and the unmanifest. To consciously refine heavy states of energy into more subtle states, requires knowledge of the transformation of energy. This knowledge is gained by simply working on one’s own system, watching the transformation, and learning by experience.
The heavier the energy signature of something becomes, the more physical it becomes, and the more it is bound to physical law. By refining heavy states of energy into more subtle ones means to loosen the grip of physical law on that energy and give it a wider range of conscious freedom. From one angle, this is spirituality in a nutshell.
If we wish to cultivate life sensitivity, and gain greater mastery over states of energy, and our own life experience, then it is necessary to refine our energies. This starts with an understanding of what increases the weight and physicality of our energy. Most with knowledge of ancient spiritual sciences and religions are aware of countless groups who made desire out to be the enemy, and denied themselves of all pleasure in the name of spirituality, or that which they believed to be holy.
For the honest alchemist, there is no good or bad energy, there is only energy in different states. When one tries to achieve a certain balance and result, then right and wrong become clear based on what is needed to achieve that result. Desire is the effort of the physical to prolong its existence. It has its purpose and is not wrong in itself. In alchemy, we wish to keep our desires as light as we can, because the more desires one has, the heavier the energetic state of one’s life becomes, and the more one becomes chained to physical law.
It is not necessary to eliminate all desire, and in fact we need desire if we wish to continue to live in a physical body. However, it may be wise to avoid the multiplication or strengthening of one’s desire unnecessarily and unconsciously without true conscious purpose. The lighter one’s energy signature is, the lighter and more malleable one’s reality becomes in return.
Avoid Emotional Outbursts and Displays of Anger
When one seeks self-mastery by way of energetic self-cultivation or alchemy, the balance of mind and emotion is vital and its importance cannot be overstated. Understanding the importance of physical gentleness in our day to day lives, will automatically highlight the importance of emotional gentleness in all of one’s daily affairs.
One can put in a lot of work to create a balanced, harmonious loving environment in one’s home, work and relationships, however it takes only one moment of improperly managed anger, or an emotional outburst, to totally destroy everything one has worked to achieve. Understanding that, will make it obvious why maintaining emotional harmony within oneself, is one of the major keys to self-mastery and success in alchemy.
A wise sage once said that “emotions are heavy thoughts”. The more complex and heavier one’s mental constructs are, the more complex and heavier one’s emotions will in turn also be. For the one who is ruled by strong emotion and a complex mind, will have difficulty touching and staying grounded in subtle spiritual reality. Knowing this, alchemists seek purification of mind, which automatically unravels the knot of one’s emotions.
One may think the goal here is to control the mind. This is an ancient misconception that lives up even until today. To suppress and trap one’s emotions in further complications of self-created mental constructs, is similar to putting a time bomb in a taped-up box, and pretending the bomb is not there. Eventually, there will be an explosion that may hurt oneself and others.
Emotional stagnation and bottled-up anger, can be dangerous and it must be understood that emotions and anger are not wrong in themselves, and actually do serve a healthy purpose when in their right balance. But rather than trying to control them, we choose to balance our lives in many ways, that naturally cause the mind to become agreeable and harmonized, and our emotions become sweet and harmonious. The way this is achieved will differ greatly from person to person. All 17 of the ways in this writing to enhance life sensitivity will automatically contribute to this goal.
The World is Your Mirror
Awakening to the oneness and integral harmony of all creation, means the realization that life is self. All is one body of existence, or a never-ending dance of creation. Seeing the interconnectedness of all things and accepting responsibility for one’s life, means everything that we see “out there” is also “in here”. The external world one experiences is a reflection of one’s internal energy arrangement. With that understanding, the energy within the body is an alchemical laboratory which is responsible for the manifestation of one’s external reality.
Spiritual maturity means, taking responsibility for one’s life and all the occurrences within it. External reality is not only a major part of our life experience, but from an alchemical perspective it is also a mirror which reflects the states of energetic arrangement one nurtures within oneself either consciously or unconsciously.
The world is my mirror… That which I see outside of myself that I like, is a reflection of the very same state of energy that exists within myself. Love for the external, is self-love. On the other hand, that which I see outside of myself that I do not like, is also a reflection of the very same state of energy that exists within myself. Dislike for the external, is a dislike of oneself. As above, so is below. As is the external, so is the internal. Work to be the change one wishes to see in the world, and avoid passing energy to others that you yourself do not like to receive. All of life, is the alchemy of self!
Other Factors Which Affect Your Level of Life Sensitivity
Minimize Exposure to Electromagnetic Frequencies (EMF) and Electronic Devices
The frequency of the modern world has changed. In ancient times, the only frequency was nature. In modern times, our technological advancements make it almost impossible to go anywhere on the planet that does not have unnatural frequencies, waves and vibrations being emitted from the technology and electronic devices we have come to rely on. These have a significant impact on the natural environment, biology and life quality of the people, animals and plant life around it. Wishing to enhance our life sensitivity, and our connection to nature, also requires keeping these potentially negative influences to a minimum.
This may be a controversial subject for many. We don’t want to believe that our technological creations are having any degree of negative impact on our physical, psychological and spiritual health. However, I have seen for myself, the negative effects that our electronic devices impose on our environment, and realize the importance of keeping these influences to a minimum, and at a reasonable distance from us whenever possible.
In today’s world, it is almost impossible to be totally free from the influence of tech on us in our daily lives. But many steps can be taken to reduce their impact. The first step is to always be aware of the proximity of electronic devices to your physical body at all times, and always try to keep as much distance as possible, whenever possible. Understandably this will often be difficult to achieve, but there are several ways we can protect ourselves and limit our exposure with just a bit of conscious living, that chooses nature as its guiding principle in all affairs.
The Life-Sensitive Crystal Alchemist
By practicing the above 17 points and making them a part of your daily life, the energetic refinement of the body, mind and spirit will become a living process, that will light up one’s internal world and arrange one’s energies to be in harmony with the rhythm of nature. For the practitioner of crystal alchemy and those that wish to use crystals for healing or life enhancement, this will multiply the efficacy of your practice ten-fold. Be sure not to overlook these and understand that in ancient times, the practice of such methods of life purification was considered sacred and has transformed many people who struggled in their day-to-day, into sages of the highest order. The expansion of one’s consciousness and the illumination of one’s inner world, is totally in your hands.
Hey everyone… My Name is Eric Justin… I started this blog as a way to help clarify many misunderstandings and misperceptions which have formed around the use of crystals. I aim to promote their positive life-empowering potential in an honest and straightforward way. In addition, I am here to help promote ancient practices of energy cultivation, which can be used by all people to help establish balance and stability in their unending life journey of self-discovery and self-mastery.
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