Magik in the Appalachia
Using gemstones or crystals to heal the body has been a thing for a few millennia and was prevalent in Ayurveda. Specific gemstones are helpful for certain doshas and/ or for certain ailments. There is an amazing documentary on Youtube that covers this along with many other facets of Ayurveda and I’ve shared that below. HEADS UP – this is almost 2 hours and has subtitles. Worth every minute!
Gem Elixirs or Crystal Essences or Crystal Waters (pick your vocabulary) are used to help incorporate a stones vibrational qualities into your healing or magical practice. Today I am making a Citrine elixir to help increase thought clarity, enhance creativity, and magnify my will and ability to transform my dreams and desires into physical reality.
There are a plethora of ways to make a gem elixir; I am sharing with you my process and it is similar to how I make flower essences. Make the Mother Elixir first, then reduce the elixir down to a stock bottle and then possibly one more time into a dosage bottle. So keep this in mind when deciding how much water with which to start.
Let’s talk about water real quick. Water is a living medium and will reflect back to you what is said to it; it is well documented how the shape of the water molecule itself changes to reflect what is spoken to it. I use a Telos water plate to make the water more acceptable to the cells of the body and then set this water, with the gemstone of choice, in the direct sunlight for two hours.
Traditionally your Mother Elixir is a 1:1 ratio (water: brandy). You’ll cut this again to make the Stock Bottle, the same 1:1 ratio (ME: brandy). If you want to or are going to give away/sell then I’d cut again (same 1:1 ratio) to a dosage bottle with a dropper. The dosage would be 2-4 drops up to 4x a day on or under the tongue.
The Mother Elixir (ME) turned out to be 16 oz (2 cups) and that filled my bottle to the brim. I took half a shot so as to get the lid on and WOW this packed a punch! I had energy well into the night.
Do you use gem elixirs? If so, which ones? If not, what would you want to try?
Each day our bodies are assailed by toxins that are delivered in various ways: food, air, water, and boo-boos -> a technical term for scrapes, owies, cuts, etc. Many reach for a drug store variety of antiseptic ointment and I, well, just reach for some made in my own kitchen.
This salve has a few simple ingredients:
This green goodness has helped heal scrapes and cuts along with easing aching joints and sore muscles. I’ve also noticed a change in a varicose vein starting in one of my legs – not sure if it is this goodness or the radiesthesia work I’m doing. What makes it so amazing? Let’s start with the herbs.
Comfrey. Grows easily here in the county and I’ve read that one can tell where old houses used to stand by where these plants are growing. According to WebMd, comfrey is used to treat skin ulcers, wounds, joint inflammation, bruises, RA, swollen veins, gout, and fractures. A cautionary tale about this power plant; it does contain pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs) which can be toxic in certain concentrations. The FDA has deemed this unsafe for oral consumption and in higher doses can cause liver and lung damage. Use at your own risk.
Plantain. The second powerhouse is a ‘weed’ to many people. If you catch the leaves early enough, they are tasty in a salad; older than that and these are too stringy. When outside, you can smoosh up the leaves (most people chew them) and use as a poultice on insect bites, rashes, cuts, and bruises.
Essential oils are powerhouses in a bottle. I use doTerra as their production and testing processes are impressive. Rosemary has many benefits and for this salve, it was added for its anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties.
Last, but not least, the humble olive oil. I cannot say enough about the benefits of this ancient oil and have read that if stored properly, will last two years from the bottled date. Ha! I go through olive oil too quickly for it to go bad and for this salve, I added a glug of vitamin E just to extend the shelf life. The lovely hue? It’s all olive.
A few disclaimers:
If you are interested in the process, let me know. If you are local and wanna give it a try, stop by with your small container and I’ll scoop some out.
Be well!
For me, I just walk out the back door, and there it is; happiness and joy lying everywhere; in the dirt, plants, chickens, bird song, rain on the gravel, etc. This morning Luna went with me to the backyard to let the hens out of their coop and fill the woodstove and it was then that a wave of satisfaction and happiness washed over me. It’s 40 something degrees, the ground is wet from a midnight rain and the hens are clucking for their morning grain.
Roque Wild Farm posted this quote from Denis Waitley that does a good job of summing up what is happiness:
Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn, or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude.
I am grateful for the life I live, for my family, friends, hens, and Luna. For what are you grateful?