June 2014. I chose this month’s crystal, aquamarine, because I love this piece and wear it everywhere, especially when I’m writing and doing intuitive sessions. This lovely piece is shiny and transparent almost like beach glass; it’s slightly green/blue, but other pieces are light blue. I also chose it because my young cousin/nephew, who’s only about 7, fell in love with it when I was in California early in June, and reminded me a week later that he wanted his own piece.

Aquamarine is a truth stone; it supports the throat chakra, which centers on clear communication and speaking the truth while promoting closure and self-expression; it is good for public speakers, writers, businesspeople, and anyone who is sensitive and needs support to deal with stress (pretty much all of us, isn’t it?). It’s good for courage, too, and supports intuitive development and the chakras. Sailors once carried it to protect against drowning because it is strongly connected to water. If water is an important element to you, I’d suggest you check out aquamarine.

Good aquamarine is expensive and well worth it. I periodically place my necklace on my kyanite to clear it, but Fallon really keeps the entire house clear.

How do you find your own crystal? Go to a good crystal dealer or shop and just look. I found this piece by accident (my favorite way, it’s how I was reunited with Fallon, too). I was helping put jewelry out for a crystal show, and as my eyes fell on it I knew it was mine. Sold, right on the spot!

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Sometimes Seattle is even more beautiful when you look up. This looks more like a halo to me, but research indicates it is a sun dog. It appeared in the Seattle skies on June 11, 2014.

I found it poignant, as my crystal partner, Fallon, and I had just finished a mediumship session with a client. My father acts as an intermediary in these sessions, as he runs what I call a Way Station for Dead Things on the Other Side. That means he receives the dead as they transition to their afterlives, and takes care of them at his cabin in a mountain meadow, surrounded by fir trees.

June 11, 2014 would have been my parents’ 68th wedding anniversary. Earlier that morning dad and I had been talking about being married, and how you have to work for things you want. He died June 30, 1994, and my mom died ten months later, on April 26, 1995.

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This black crystal, arfvedsonite, is a great choice to support you in becoming your best self by partnering with your past lives and your hopes and dreams. It’s a great stone for grounding and balancing as it helps you take charge of your life through deep insight and direction.

Let go of preconceptions and see clearly with this stone. Use it to deepen your intuition, speak your truth, dig deep to explore your beautiful, awesome self, and stay safe on your psychic journeys. Be strong, be aware, be connected to all that truly matters with arfvedsonite.

Yep, I can’t pronounce it either, but it doesn’t seem to care. This is our arfvedsonite, purchased at Earthlight Rock and Gems in Kirkland, WA. It is quite opinionated and sleeps next to us at night, promoting safe astral journeys and a sense of humor.

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This is our columbite crystal, which calls itself Columbite. I believe this type of crystal is the strongest protection and grounding crystal there is. Clients are always trying to buy it from me (no, I do not sell family members, and even if I wanted to, Fallon would have a fit, but I have a larger piece available for a bargain price of $200, and a few small pieces for around $30).

High grade columbite like this is expensive. It is a heavy crystal, immediately ‘thunking’ you back to the planet, providing firm and clear-cut grounding. It also offers protection, so if you do serious energetic or intuitive work, you should consider it. I find it gentler than obsidian or jet, and stronger than all of the protection crystals, including black tourmaline.

If you’re lazy like me, or even if you’re not, columbite also rapidly clears chakras. No muss, no fuss, and all in a flash. What’s not to like about that?

If you’re serious about using crystals for grounding and protection, consider columbite. I believe it is one of the most important crystals you can have in your collection. However, some people find it too strong for them, so try before you buy.

© 2014 Robyn M Fritz

Kyanite is the best clearing crystal I know. I met this large blue/white raw piece in the same workshop in which I met my crystal partner, Fallon, the Citrine Lemurian Quartz, back in spring 2009. I had actually been “seeing” this piece of kyanite for two days, and when I held it I asked it how much it cost: it said “$120.”

WHAT?

It was right, and it came home with me that night. (Shown sitting with some crystal friends.)

Kyanite is fragile when it’s raw, so this piece stays home. You can also buy polished pieces to tuck in your pocket for the day. It also comes in a dark green color (spendier).

Kyanite clears everything. Our visitors routinely take off their jewelry while visiting and place it on top of the kyanite. Their jewelry is vibrantly clear when they’re ready to leave. It’s also great for clear-thinking, intuitive insight, rapid thinking, and easy balancing. Yes, a perfect match for my get-it-done-with-as-easy-as-possible philosophy. Get some and bring it to one of our workshops!

© 2014 Robyn M Fritz