Healing With Crystals

When I was suffering from dizzy spells, seizures, headaches, chest pain, shortness of breath, rashes, bowel problems, fevers, chronic sciatica, back problems, and extreme womb pain in 2012, I hit a very dark place. I was diagnosed with a mass in my brain, a mass in my pelvis, stage 4 endometriosis, and arthritis. I'm only 36 years old. This wasn't even half of the symptoms I was experiencing. At one point, I needed friends and family around the clock to help me. I couldn't even function.

After my sister got the news of the mass in my brain, she was sitting at work crying. A stranger approached her, placed his hand on hers and said, "Don't worry, your sister will be healthy again. Give her this crystal and tell her to put it in the center of her home." My sister did as he requested.

At this point, I was willing to try anything! Doctors, specialists, medication, and surgery no longer worked for me. I was so desperate to have my life back, so I began opening my mind to the benefits of holistic healing! I listened to my sister and took the crystal. I knew nothing about them at the time. Within a few days, my symptoms began to disappear! So, I started researching crystals and their healing properties. After experiencing such a huge shift in my health, I decided to buy some more. I got even better. The dizzy spells and seizures I was having were now GONE! I had improved so much that I was taken off of seizure medication!

While researching crystals, I came across the benefits of meditation. I had never tried meditation before this. I looked up group meditations in my area and started to attend them. After starting meditation, I began letting go of my negative thoughts, letting go of my fears, and looking within. I continued to heal more each day.

A few years before this, I was told I was an Empath after I had a really intense experience. I went on a tour in Gettysburg, PA. with my mom and sisters. We decided to visit the Jenny Wade house that is said to be haunted from the war. Before the tour began, we stepped into one of the rooms and I began to cry uncontrollably. I couldn't stop. My eyes were on fire and I could barely breathe. It got so bad that I had to step out of the room. I asked an employee there afterwards if anyone had ever experienced this and they said to me, "You are an Empath. You not only feel humans pain, but you feel spirits pain as well." They told me I was feeling all of the pain and sadness coming from that house. I didn't understand what an empath was and frankly, I was terrified.

I didn't realize until after I got very ill, what an Empath really was. When I started to let go of the fear of my gifts, that is when I truly began to heal. I had so much fear trapped in my brain that it was causing my dizzy spells and seizures. Releasing that fear by opening my mind to the benefits of crystals and meditation made a huge impact in my healing journey. I now embrace being an empath with my whole heart and no longer fear it in any way.

Being an empath helps you find compassion for all living beings and spirits as well. It helps you connect with others in such a profound way that you can help them heal. Now when I feel pain, I acknowledge it. When I acknowledge it coming from someone or something else, the pain disappears. This also taught me how to acknowledge my own energy and find the source of my pain. Over time, I realized that when I help someone else, I am healing myself too. We are all reflections of one another.

Crystals helped me to balance out my energy, release my fears, and connect. They are a part of our Earth, just like our plants, water, and flowers are. If our plants, water, and flowers can heal, so can our stones and rocks. I have such a strong connection with crystals that as soon as I put one in my hand, I can feel it's incredible vibration.

I started out with quartz crystal which really helped me to find balance, amethyst for pain, and tourmaline for protection from harsh energy. Some of my favorites are labradorite to help bring down fevers. This is my go-to when my son is sick! He loves it! I also love obsidian when you need to find your truth, bloodstone to help heal the blood, lapis lazuli to speak my truth, and citrine to help with creativity. There are so many wonderful crystals out there with so many different healing properties! I highly recommend The Crystal Bible or The Encyclopedia of Crystals by Judy Hall. You can find both on Amazon and probably in your local metaphysical store.

I've found that I really like going into the store and touching the stones to see which ones call out to me. But, unfortunately a lot of metaphysical stores will jack the prices up. So, I started buying them on Etsy and there are a lot of really great shops out there! Just make sure you read reviews and trust your own intuition when purchasing. I love crystals so much that I began making my own crystal jewelry! I have an Etsy shop called Awaken Love Creations. I don't have much on there now, I hope to add more in the near future.

You can also buy tumble stones and meditate with them or buy larger stones as decoration in your house. You can even buy an elixir or make your own! I've found that rough stones are the best, when they get polished they lose some of their beautiful energy. But, I've still had a lot of polished stones work for me too. Also, make sure you cleanse them as soon as you get them and every so often afterwards. Some like to be in water, soil, charged during full moon, or in the sunshine. You can also just hold them in your hand and set intention.

I offer crystal consultations to help you choose which crystals would work best with your energy. After your consultation, I will make a piece of jewelry for you with the crystals that we discussed. I will also send you a free tumble stone if you want to try one first before setting up a consultation! If interested, please email me at awakenlove.letgo@gmail.com or katrinakost@gmail.com. I hope you enjoyed my blog today and are having a beautiful day!

Much love to you,

Katrina Kost

Spiritual Life Coach

Founder of Awaken Love