
Basic Stone Kit

You can go to a rock shop and select the stones that appeal to you. Try to
avoid pre-packaged kits because the process of selecting each stone will be the
beginning of a meaningful relationship. As you work with the rocks, you'll find
that you remember exactly where you were when that rock came into your life.
It's unlikely that anyone else can choose the healing rocks that will hold deep
meaning for you (unless it's someone who knows and loves you).

When using stones for the first time, obtain at least one stone for each
chakra, and four or five single terminated clear quartz crystals. This will
give you the basic equipment to experiment with. As you read the personality
descriptions for each chakra, you'll probably identify yourself. When you know
which chakra(s) need work, you may want to get more than one stone for that
chakra.

Start out with rough stones or small, inexpensive, tumbled stones. You'll find
that even the small ones are quite powerful. Later, when you become more
familiar with the stones, you can buy large ones.

If you want to get seriously involved with crystal healing, here's a good kit:

1 long toning crystal (min. 2 in.)
1 channeling crystal
1 large single terminated clear quartz crystal
4 medium single terminated clear quartz crystals
1 double terminated clear quartz crystal
2 long thin delicate clear quartz crystals
2 single terminated smoky quartz crystals
2 garnets
2 obsidian
2 tiger's eyes
2 carnelian
2 citrine
2 turquoise
2 rose quartz
1 watermelon tourmaline
2 green jade
2 aventurine
1 lapis lazuli
1 azurite
2 sodalite
2 amethyst
2 fluorite octahedrons

Explanation:

In most cases, two stones are recommended because when you do a layout, you
often use two stones on either side of a central stone. For example, if a
person needs heart energy, you could put a rose quartz at the center and green
jade on either side and aventurine on either side and long thin delicate
crystals on either side. In some cases, I recommend only one stone, because
these stones tend to be used at the center of the layouts.

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Part 2

Depending on your particular wants and needs, obtaining stones for magical
purposes can be easy or difficult, inexpensive or costly.

You don't necessarily need gem quality stones for use in magic. Though a
perfect emerald will have a strong magical effect, a lesser quality one (such
as the emerald I bought at a rock show a few weeks ago for $4.50) will have the
same effect, if slightly reduced in potency. So too will substitutions for such
stones.

If you're serious about practicing stone magic, build up a stock of stones. You
needn't obtain 100 different stones; ten or twelve will probably be adequate to
begin with. Choose a selection that can be called upon for nearly any magical
need. This is a representative selection:

Amethyst        Staurolite
Peridot         Amber
Lapis Lazuli    Quartz Crystal
Tiger's-eye     Rutilated Quartz
Garnet          Carnelian
Green, Pink, Blue and Black Tourmaline

Your own needs and areas of interest will affect your choice, of course. Alter
this as you discover new stones or come upon unexpected situations where you
need them.
