THE BEST CRYSTALS FOR — MANIFESTATION

Andy Goldsworthy, "Dandelions", 1987.

A well-known spiritual phrase is “as above so below”, which describes how non-physical subtle energy determines the formation of physical matter and what we tangibly experience. Our realities are created by “the as above” i.e. our subconscious beliefs and “the so below” i.e. the actions they influence us to take.

As children, we are exposed to beliefs about ourselves and the world from family, peers, and society at large. We might also experience a singular trauma or series of events that strongly shape our perception. Whatever we are consistently conditioned with, especially what provokes an intense emotional response, is what gets wired into our developing brains. In our early years, we are impressionable and not always capable of discerning if the information we are absorbing is actually true or reflective of our authentic selves. These unreliable observations that we use to shape our system of beliefs about who we are are what create our “egos”. We start forgoing our intuition, which is an indication of being in alignment with our higher self, instead relying on the programming of our ego to dictate our responses. When we stray from that which resonates with our authentic vibration, the more we alter the energy we radiate. Feelings of imbalance ensue and we start drawing more of what we don’t want into our reality. Since subconscious beliefs are what most strongly shape our realities, the only way to alter the realities we experience is to change the underlying beliefs that do not serve us.

“As above, so below” — Nobuo Sekine, “Phase of Nothingness — Cloth and Stone”, c. 1970.

Successful manifestation, or the active process of intentionally materializing what you desire in your life, requires addressing simultaneously both parts of the manifestation equation:
- our subconscious beliefs that we use to interpret energetic stimuli and that are interlinked with our feelings
- our behaviors, habits, and responses that produce result-driven outcomes based on those beliefs and feelings

You cannot act differently if you don’t change your beliefs and the feelings they trigger, and you cannot change your beliefs if you don’t reinforce them by changing how you act and how you cope with your emotions.

Our brains are just computers running on old software that need to be updated with conscious beliefs that are in alignment with our higher selves and that honor our authenticity. These are the positive beliefs we were meant to be nurtured with as young children when our neural pathways were initially being established. New beliefs produce new emotional and behavioral responses, which produce vibrations of high self-worth that attract what we want to manifest.

“Neuroplasticity” refers to the brain’s ability to restructure or rewire itself when it recognizes the need for adaptation. Our brains can be completely overwritten with new neural pathways through the dedicated use of various protocols that leverage various tools and techniques, such as meditation/visualization/hypnosis. I mainly use the programs I have on the resources page in conjunction with crystals, as they are my favorite tools for supporting these neuroplasticity efforts and maximizing their efficacy. I am also a huge fan of sound baths/healing and binaural beats.

When I am doing my neuroplasticity work, I incorporate the following stones in the following ways:
- Place them on my body while I am meditating
- Place them near or in front of me while I journal
- Program them with my energetic intentions and keep them with me during the day or place them in the environment where I can interact with them the most such as on my desk while I work or on my bedside table so they are influencing me while I sleep

Microsorium pappei in Growing Ferns BY Ray Best, c. 1980.

PART I: BEHAVIORAL

Yellow and gold stones support the behavioral part of the manifestation equation. They resonate with the third (solar) chakra, often called "the seat of personal power" because it is where we energetically project our self-beliefs and consequently our self-esteem. Our ability to act confidently and from a place of high value so that we can experience a prosperous existence is linked to our third chakra. If we are struggling with this, we can work with yellow and gold stones to change the ways we are channeling and directing our energy to match the new beliefs we choose to reprogram our brains with.

Yellow and gold stones work with the solar chakra to focus willpower, optimize productivity towards tangible outcomes, and overcome bad habits that are creating blocks. They provide clarity around your soul purpose and how to best achieve it, all while helping you to maintain a sunny and positive outlook with reassurance from The Universe that you are on the right track. This establishes trust in both your ability to manifest and in the Universe’s ability to provide.

USE YELLOW AND GOLD STONES FOR

Positively influencing how you control your energetic reserves so you can manifest what your higher self desires, successfully streamline your energy so you can effectively channel and direct your efforts to shape your ideal physical reality, address mental conditions that are preventing manifestations from coming through such as procrastination, lack mentality, perfectionism, or control issues.

ENERGY

The energy of yellow and gold stones is productive, motivating, determined, willful, efficient, uplifting, sunny, warm, and abundant.

CITRINE — THE TRUST MUSCLE

FOCUS — CO-CREATION

Overcome mental blockages and patterning that are preventing manifestation abilities
Release feelings that you don’t deserve abundance

KEY USES

— For those afraid, shy, or introverted
— Confidence
— Security

PYRITE — THE FUNNEL

FOCUS — MATERIALIZATION

Directs energy toward intentional outcomes
Mental clarity for how to take directional energetic action

KEY USES

— New projects
— Growth of higher knowing
— Strengthens mental capacity

TOPAZ — THE ALIGNER

FOCUS — PURPOSE

Aligns intention, action, and energy into conscious outcomes

KEY USES

— To support energetic flow and ease
— Authentic action
— Relinquishing control so your full potential can be achieved

RUTILATED QUARTZ — THE MOTIVATOR

FOCUS — DESTINY

Activates willpower and connection to higher self for mindful action

KEY USES

— Tackling procrastination
— Create magnetism
— Letting go of fixed outcomes to make space for inspired possibilities to come through

STELLAR BEAM CALCITE — THE TRANSFORMER

FOCUS — EXPANSION

Broaden perceptions of what is possible in the physical realm
Manifest with spiritual fortitude that there are no limitations to what you can achieve

KEY USES

— Elevating to the next level of self

ADDITIONAL STONES

— Golden or Yellow Calcite
— Yellow Fluorite
— Tigers Eye
— HELIODOR
— AMBER
— GOLDEN QUARTZ
— MIMETITE
— SUNSTONE
— YELLOW APATITE
— YELLOW JASPER
— PREHNITE

Georgia O'Keeffe, "From a Day at Ester’s", c. 1976/1977.

PART II: MENTAL REPROGRAMMING

Since it is from the subconscious that we manifest, we cannot change our realities without addressing the limiting beliefs that keep us small and out of alignment with our higher selves. We cannot physically channel our efforts proactively if our subconscious minds are actively working against us. We also have to change the way we embrace and process our emotions, because emotions create physiological responses that we become physically addicted to and that perpetuate unhealthy dynamics.

Indigo stones support the mental part of the manifestation because they help with the reprogramming of any subconscious beliefs that are blocking manifestations from coming through. They help us to access our subconscious minds so that we can shift our limiting beliefs and clear mental patterns that are creating disharmony.

USE INDIGO STONES FOR

Seeing limitations and removing them, rewiring ingrained habits and blocks that are preventing you from becoming your higher self, connecting you back with your authentic system of beliefs, retrieving past lives and attached karma (both good and bad), understanding who you are through the lens of “Source”, in other words, a profound knowing of what your soul purpose is and how to achieve it, downloading of higher guidance, and renewed awareness and conscious thinking.

ENERGY

The energy of these stones feels deep, penetrating, clearing, focusing, infinite, guiding, and wise.

AZURITE — THE MENTAL PURGER

FOCUS — ELIMINATING OUTDATED BELIEFS

Brings unconscious thoughts, especially those related to fear, to the surface so they can be examined and dissolved
Connects one with the truth so one can release limiting beliefs

KEY USES

— Transformation
— Accessing blocked areas of the mind
— Confronting fears straight on

LAPIS LAZULI — THE INNER DOORWAY

FOCUS — SOUL CONNECTION

Pulls the mind inward so one can access their inner knowledge and true self
Aids in manifesting your true potential
Release old memories with strong emotional ties

KEY USES

— Accessing past lives
— Connecting to inner power
— Greater wisdom and understanding

SODALITE — THE MENTAL PROCESSER

FOCUS — UNDERSTANDING

Release subconscious mental patterns to make room for more conscious creation 
Allows one to process their thoughts rationally and intellectually, rather than emotionally

KEY USES

— Sensitive and gentle approach to reprogramming
— Calming down reactivity
— Creating new perspectives needed for the creation of updated belief systems