PREPARATORY METHODOLOGY
The flowing information is provided as guidance for those who wish to accelerate personal progress upon the
spiritual path. The methods shown contain examples of techniques which have achieved the desired results; the
reader is encouraged to discover additional methods which relate in the application to personal energy. The
subsequent material takes one from the acquisition of the crystal [or mineral] through the preliminary phases
which are conducive to preparing one for the utilization, on this plane, of the mineralogical energies.

Acquiring Crystals
"Finding" crystals or being open to crystals "finding" you are the techniques for obtaining crystals. One may
acquire crystals by actually unearthing them, by buying them, and/or by receiving them as gifts.
One may find them in mines, in quarries, in the forests and mountains, in a shop, or disguised as a gift.
It seems that since our lives are so busy, many of us have only the time to "find" crystals in shops. This is
certainly a great way to exchange the energy, which you have given in acquiring your money, for the energy that
the crystal has accumulated in making its way to you. The crystals you "find" in shops have been exposed to, and
in some cases have acquired, the positive energies of the miner, the buyer, the importer, and the various forms
of transportation which were utilized in order to reach the seller.
Using the "first impression" method to "find" your crystal in a shop is excellent:
Stand in front of a group of crystals.
Close your eyes and relax.
Open your eyes quickly and pick-up the first crystal you see.
At other times, one may be drawn to a particular crystal without knowing the reason. This crystal has "found" you
and wants to be with you [at least for the present]. Meditation may provide the answer with respect to its purpose in
sharing your life. The crystal could, however, be for someone else [even someone you have not yet met], and you can
facilitate that person having the crystal by buying it and by remaining as its Earth-keeper until the "right" time
occurs and it may be presented to the "right person".
If one is choosing crystals for a specific purpose [e.g, healing, meditation purpose can be held in the mind and/or
projected to the crystal. openness, to which crystal[s] responds, is necessary. Some people will actually sense an
energy response from a certain crystal. The energy response can take the form of, for example, a flash of light, a
vibration, a resonance, a tingling sensation, a euphoric awareness or even the sense of the crystal jumping up and
down and saying "take me! take me! with you". Another method is to close the eyes, visualize the person for whom the
crystal is being chosen, and, upon opening the eyes, be aware of which crystal responds.
"Attraction" is the key word; when personal attraction is over, personal need is over. When you are "finished"
with a certain crystal in your life, the universal consciousness will facilitate the presence of the new Earth-keeper
and will draw that person to you.
Dedication
Upon receiving a "new" crystal, a dedication is always recommended. accomplished by holding the crystal while
consciously "willing" that the used only in love, in light, and for the good of all.