Stone Cold Magic: Your Crystal Conjuring Shrine

By building a stone shrine, altar, or power center in your home, you can create  a  place  for  daily  conjuring,  rituals,  and  thinking.  This will set the stage for you to focus your ideas and make them grow. Having a shrine in your home allows you to rid yourself of personal  obstacles  and  invite  friendly  spirits.  Your  shrine  will  spark  your  inner  flame  and  bring  daily  renewal.  The  more  use  an  altar  gets,  the more energy it builds, making your spells even more effective.

Create  your  shrine  on  a  low  table  covered  in  a  white  scarf.  Set  rainbow  candles  in  an  arc  and  then  add  black  and  white  candles.  Place   a   heatproof   bowl   containing   amber   incense   (good   for   creativity  and  healing),  and  place  it  in  the  center  of  the  rainbow,  surrounded  by  quartz.  You  should  also  keep  a  stick  of  sage  or  a  seashell on your altar for cleansing the space every day.

Prosperity  stones  should  be  placed  to  the  far  left  on  the  altar,  in  the money corner. Romance crystals should sit to the far right on the altar. The  rest  of  your  altar  should  consist  of meaningful,  personal  symbols.  They  should  reflect  your  spiritual  aspirations.  I  keep   fresh wildflowers in a vase, a statue of a goddess, abalone shells, a  magnetite obelisk, and a rock-crystal ball on my altar. An obelisk  or pyramid  on  your  altar  can  be  used  for  writing  out  desires  and wishes.  You  can  use  just  about  anything—photos  of  loved  ones,  religious images, and so forth.

With your altar, you can create a bridge between your outer and inner worlds. It can even be a place where you commune with the deepest and most hidden parts of yourself. An altar is where you can honor the rhythms of the season and the rhythms of your own life. An altar is a touchstone, a place to see the sacred and incorporate it  into  your  life  each  and  every  day.  It  can  be  your  special  corner  of  the  world  where  you  can  rest  and  connect  with  your  spiritual center. Creating and augmenting your altar every day is one of the most soul-nourishing acts you can do.

Following  is  a  comprehensive  overview  of  different  crystals  and  

what their presence on your altar will mean:

Altar    Crystal:    amazonite,    aventurine,    carnelian,    chrysolite,    

chrysoprase, citrine, green tourmaline, malachite, yellow fluorite

What They Mean: Creativity

Altar Crystal: amethyst, azurite, celestite, lapis lazuli, moonstone, 

selenite, smoky quartz, sodalite, star sapphire, yellow calcite

What They Mean: Intuition

Altar  Crystal:  amethyst,  magnetite,  rhodochrosite,  rose  quartz,  

twinned rock crystals

What They Mean: Love

Altar   Crystal:   bloodstone,   carnelian,   citrine,   dendritic   agate,   

diamond, garnet, hawk’s-eye, moss agate, peridot, ruby, tiger’s-eye, 

topaz, yellow sapphire

What They Mean: Prosperity

Altar Crystal: amber, apache tear, chalcedony, citrine, green calcite, 

jade, jet, smoky quartz

What They Mean: Protection

Altar  Crystal:  azurite,  chalcedony,  chrysocolla,  green  tourmaline,  

hematite, rutilated quartz, tiger’s-eye

What They Mean: Self-Assurance

Altar     Crystal:     amber,     aventurine,     blue     jade,     dioptase,     

Herkimer  diamond,  jasper,  kunzite,  moonstone,  onyx,  peridot,  

quartz, rhodonite

What They Mean: Serenity

Altar Crystal: carnelian, obsidian, quartz, selenite, sodalite, topaz

What They Mean: Success

Altar  Crystal:  agate,  aventurine,  bloodstone,  calcite,  chalcedony,  

citrine, dioptase, emerald, garnet, orange calcite, ruby, topaz

What They Mean: Vigor

Altar  Crystal:  emerald,  fluorite,  Herkimer  diamond,  moldavite,  

serpentine, yellow calcite

What They Mean: Wisdom