Combining Plants and Crystals for Profound Healing

The historical use of plants and crystals for healing is vast and ancient. It appears that our ancient ancestors carried an innate knowledge of the healing powers of Mother Earth’s gifts that we are just beginning to reawaken to. While herbalism and crystal healing are both powerful on their own, each modality is enhanced by the other when the two are combined.

 

While plants work to heal the physical body and ease symptoms of “dis-ease,” crystals help us shift our energy, and move into the energy of wholeness and health. Using both simultaneously means that we are treating ourselves as emotional, energetic and physical beings—after all, we are not one dimensional.

 

The first step to combining these modalities is to identify which herbs and crystals harmonize with each other. Here are a few examples to get you started:

 

Calendula is a gentle and beautiful flower that reduces inflammation and aids us in restoring balance to our digestive system. Honey calcite helps us reduce stress and increase energy by balancing the energy of our solar plexus chakra.

Hawthorn is rich in antioxidants and bioflavonoids, and very powerful for strengthening the heart and circulatory system. Green aventurine is a beautiful complement to hawthorn’s energy, as it brings us lightness and assistance in dealing with emotional issues and difficult situations.

 

Mullein is a wonderful herb for treating coughs and respiratory infections. It helps calm a cough and reduce phlegm while soothing the respiratory system. Blue calcite is an emotionally soothing stone and brings balanced energy to the respiratory system.

 

It is important to keep in mind that these pairings may change for some people. We all have highly unique energetic signatures. If you aren’t getting results, try changing things up. You may not be resonating with a certain plant/crystal combination.  

 

Once you have identified the herb(s) you will be working with, next you need to decide how you are going to incorporate them into your healing. If you are unfamiliar with how to work with herbs, you can find many tutorials online or, better yet, take a class.

 

There are a wide range of methods for incorporating crystal energy into your medicine, but many of them require a fair amount of geological knowledge to ensure your safety. There are, however, some easy and safe ways to use any crystal that does not require this knowledge.

 

Wearing or carrying a crystal with you every day will allow the energy of the crystal to alter your energy; because the crystal energy is so high amplitude, your energy will be enhanced as it attempts to match the energy signature of the crystal. You can wear the crystal anywhere on your body or carry it in your pocket or sock, for example.

 

Spend time each day in meditation with your crystal. Hold your crystal gently in your left hand and visualize your healing. Keep a journal nearby and keep track of any images or messages you receive during these meditations. They are often very insightful and helpful to your healing journey.

 

 

Once you fall in love with the energy of crystals used in combination with herbal medicine, you can expand your knowledge, and before you know it, the combination of these energies will become second nature to you.