Hello Waterlilly,
There are lots of different meditations you can do using crystals and stones... too many to mention here so here are just a few ideas for you.
First you need to clean your crystals before each meditation (and after too if you feel they need it).
You can do this by simply holding them under running cold water for a short while, as you are doing this try to empty your mind and just imagine a clear, clean white light going into the crystal.
Here are some suggestions as to how you can meditate with crystals:
Probably the easiest method is to simply hold the crystal in the palm of your hand and meditate as usual, you will probably notice some subtle change in your meditation, beware though that you do not spend all of the time looking for the effect that the crystal might be having and instead try to forget that you have it there.
Another way to meditate is to simply place the crystal of stone under your chair or under your cushion. This is more effective if it is a large or powerful piece that you are using. Once again don't spend the meditation wondering what effect the crystal is having.
Crystal gazing can also be very powerful, it works particularly well with quartz crystal spheres. You place a crystal in front of you and look into the crystal for a while, trying not to focus on the inside but instead on all of the outside edges as if you were using your peripheral vision. After a while, out of the corner of your eyes you will notice a kind of twinkling around the outer edges, just allow this light to flow into you as you meditate with your eyes open. Do not try to look at this twinkling light or it will go away, instead simply allow it to flow into you.
In Judy Hall's Crystal Bible she suggests that you can 'get to know' your crystals or stones by meditating with them. You start the meditation as before by staring into the crystal. You examine it in every little detail, you look deep inside it and allow yourself to get lost inside it. Then when you have been doing this for a while you can close your eyes and just soak up the energy of the crystal as you begin to meditate. You might even receive messages from the crystal in the form of unexpected thoughts or visions.
FInally, an extremely powerful way to meditate with crystals is to use them in conjunction with music. I have a channeled chakra healing CD but it will work with most new age music especially made for relaxation. Just having the crystal placed somewhere in your auric field you will find that the vibration of the music will be subtly amplified at much higher frequencies by the crystal and you will be able to experience both the music and the energy of the crystal lot more intensely. Be careful how you use this method because if you are listening to strident music or music with negative energy then this will of course be amplified providing an uncomfortable experience.
Most of these Crystal meditations are not the typical 'empty your mind' type mediations but they can be just as useful in so far as they will stop the constant mental chit chat that we all get and it will calm you both mentally physically and psychically all helping you to get into that place of meditation.
These are just a few techniques you could use... I have an extended version of this explanation on my blog if you are interested.
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