It seems to me crystals are teachers of art.

It may seem like a strange insinuation to be made, however, I do believe it is true.

It was a realization that came to me when I met with one of my crystal brothers in San Francisco a couple of weeks ago. Even though he lives 26 hours away from me, when driving, when he pulled out his artwork it was very similar to what I’ve been learning and exploring. He shared with me poetry and we shared the stories the crystals had told us.

Even though we live 950 miles apart from each other, we are being taught similar, if not the same, things via the crystals we love and work with.

It amazed me. Astounded me, really.

We spent a few hours together expounded our knowledge and comparing notes, creating a portal, reading crystals, receiving new downloads, and it was amazing. But when he pulled out his artwork to show me, and it matched my art perfectly, I knew: crystals teach us art. 

Upon reflection, every single crystal person I know has some form of art they do. From wire wrapping to painting to singing to dance its there. Working with the crystals expands your creativity. They help move the kundalini up. They help unblock your creativity. They will give you downloads of the most amazing kind, opening up your inner vision to see worlds unseen that must be shared.

You might say crystals act as a muse to the creative being. 

And that, my dear, is you!

Think about it. Humans are naturally creative beings. It doesn’t matter if it is in the form of what our society calls “art” or if it is in a more natural form such as creating gardens/tonics/herbal mixtures, creating perfumes, creating engines, etc. All of these, including math, require some form of creativity to make things happen.

We, as human beings, operate in world of energy. We are constantly giving out energy and receiving energy. The energy we give out is a creative energy. This energy builds our lives as we know it, whether we want to admit it or not. Our life is a creative act. The energy we receive is our abundance, our resources, our manifestations.

For those of us seeking more creativity, start with your current ideas,  and do them. As you do them, more ideas will come to you. Creativity is like a muscle. If I wanted to create a coffee machine I would go learn about the components typically required and the multiple ways we can create a machine to make coffee.

Then the only thing limiting me is my own mind. Asking questions like, “How else can this machine make coffee? Can I make it smaller? Can I make it faster? Can I make it fancier? Can I make it float? Can I make it dance when its done?” All of these things stimulate the creative muscle.

These kinds of questions can be used anywhere anytime. Creativity is about asking questions. It doesn’t have to be the right questions, because you find the right questions by asking questions. You know you’ve asked the right question when you feel a hit of inspiration. And when you follow that inspiration you find yourself standing in a room of inspirations. Then its a matter of following one to completion, and if it doesn’t get you where you want to go, go back to that room and follow another. Repeat and continue.

There is no end to creativity or the ideas you have. In my dream world we would have free access to all the things needed to create the things we can only dream of. Mind you, the visions I hold of the places I want to create are rather expensive in our world.

For those of you who would like specific crystals to help stimulate creativity in your own life, here’s a list of five!

1) Picasso Stone – Yes, there is a stone named after Picasso. Pretty cool, eh? I have a piece in my personal collection somewhere around here. It is a type of marble, being gray with black or brown brush stroke markings it has a marble look to it. It aids in dissolving creative blockages, understanding your souls choices in this lifetime (aka destiny and fate), and aids in transformation. It is an ideal stone for meditation. Here’s a really cool link for more info about Picasso Stone. I have yet to find a supplier for this mineral, but am on the hunt. 🙂

2) Tangerine Quartz – I wear Tangerine Quartz almost every day since June of 2013. In that time I have become a paid artist. Mind you, I don’t sell a lot of art, but I went from not considering myself an artist to realizing I’m an artist to selling my first piece of art and receiving multiple commissions since I began wearing the Tangerine Quartz earrings I was gifted before my travels.

Tangerine quartz stimulates the sacral chakra, which is connected to the throat chakra, areas both responsible for creativity. It feels to me that the sacral chakra is where your creativity becomes stimulated. That’s where it gets stirred up, where your muse lies, and is found. In the throat chakra is your expression of your muse and ideas and how you go about expressing those things. The muse is related to sexual energy, which is another things tangerine quartz works with… I have just sold out of these babies, but if you are interested, email me. Some tangerine quartz is made in a lab (like the earrings I mentioned) however there is also natural tangerine quartz available (the kind I sell, though I’m looking for a supplier for the earrings I wear).

3) Vanadinite – This is an almost mandatory stone for creative types. It is a stone of creativity but the stronger energies within it are accomplishment, grounding, and perserverance. This stone aligns the bottom three chakras, but it will help you actually finish the projects you have set out to do! This is definitely on my wish list right now because when you work with the above two stones, you’ll find yourself overwhelmed with ideas. Vanadinite will help you organize your creativity into doable tasks and help you finish them past the point of inspiration. Woohoo!

4) Pyrite – Listen to this quote from Book of Stones: ” Pyrite stimulates creativity in art, mathematics, sculpture, architecture, science and many other disciplines. It feeds the qualities of ambition, commitment, and persistence…. It increases mental clarity and focus, making it an ideal stone for students.” Amazing! And did you know that pyrite naturally grows in cubes? Epic! It is great for what our society would term “linear” or “logical” creative pursuits as above, and is connected to the third chakra, so helping you step into your own empowerment while getting your work done. It also helps you with manifestation!

I personally have more than a few pieces of pyrite, aka fools gold, in my collection. It is one I am drawn to for the order it can create in my world. I am currently sold out of this mineral.

5) Ulexite – Anyone who has come to a gem show of mine knows about Ulexite. It is amazing, and though it looks like Selenite it is a totally different crystal with a different chemical composition. I argue about this a lot with a lot of different people including vendors. I was tempted today to make a correction with a store in Nelson selling “vogel crystals” when in reality it is a brazilian cut vogel like quartz specimen, but I choose to walk away. You’d be proud of me fellow crystal lovers! I also did not apply to work at that store and omitted it from my list of places that sell crystals. Anyways, I digress! Ulexite!

If you take a piece of Ulexite and you place it over words, the words will be projected to the top of the mineral. It is very cool. It aids not only in creativity but also imagination. In alignment with these two things are intuition, clairvoyance and mental agility. This is a mineral I’ve been working with for years, and one that I highly recommend. Currently I’m sold out.

There ya go! Enjoy these crystals! They are amazing!

My dinner is getting cold so I’ll add pictures later!

Love ya!
Serafina
The Crystal Matchmaker

P.S. I’m currently on the search for business investors and mentors to mentor under inside the crystal business. If you have anyone to recommend, please send me an email.