{"id":18025,"date":"2019-02-01T01:10:43","date_gmt":"2019-02-01T06:10:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paganpages.org\/content\/?p=20431"},"modified":"2019-02-01T11:21:00","modified_gmt":"2019-02-01T16:21:00","slug":"rethas-crystal-reflections-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/2019\/02\/01\/rethas-crystal-reflections-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Retha’s Crystal Reflections"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Crystals\nFor Self Love & Drawing Love Into Your Life<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well\nits February & we know what that means….love, hearts,\nchocolates and…..crystals!! Crystals are an amazing tool to use\nyourself if you are focusing on self love, and great for gifting to\nloved ones as well. There are crystals for drawing love of all kinds\ninto your life. I feel its important to not get caught up in just\nrelationships & partnerships on Valentine’s day. Not everyone is\ncurrently in a relationship, and some are not able to spend the\nholiday with their partners. None of these people should  be\nleft out. Love is for the self first & foremost so lets celebrate\nthat. And if you are blessed enough to have a partner to celebrate\nwith, then share the love by gifting them a love crystal. Read on to\nfind out my top picks for crystals to bring love of all kinds into\nyour life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Morganite\nis a stone that just oozes love in my opinion. Its gentle, soothing\nand feels like a warm embrace. This is a stone of divine love in fact\nand therefore vibrates strongly with a beautiful love energy. This\nstone is a heart and higher heart (thymus) chakra crystal. Its potent\nfor helping romantic partnerships. It helps you to respect both\nyourself and others. It enhances patience. Its a great crystal for\nwomen as it helps them to see and appreciate both their inner beauty\nand their strength from within. It also helps to connect with divine\nfeminine energies. Morganite assists in connecting with the angelic\nrealm. This crystal holds the vibration of divine love. It doesn’t\nget any better than that!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pink Danburite is one of my very favorite crystals. So I may be a bit biased here. Danburite is amazing in so many ways, but pink Danburite has all the properties of Danburite but with a good dose of heart opening added in. Pink Danburite gently, but powerfully, opens the crown chakra and then links and attunes it to the heart chakra. It activates higher consciousness from a heart based perspective. The pink variety of Danburite is a heart chakra and higher heart chakra stone. It increases acceptance of ones self and others. It brings emotional healing and releases fear, grief and anxiety. Brings in the energies of serenity and peace. It resonates with angelic realms and brings harmony from that realm down into your heart….um yes please!\u00a0 This stone helps the heart to resonate with divine love, which also promotes self-love. We can all use more self-love in my opinion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ruby.\nSay the word and it makes one think of love. And passion. Ruby is a\nvery powerful love stone that opens and activates the heart chakra.\nIt actually protects the loss of heart energy. It helps us to connect\nto others and helps us to be more emotionally aware. It dissolves any\nemotional congestion and balances the emotions. Ruby has an intense\nenergy that stimulates loving emotions and passion. It amplifies\nenergy, drive and success. It helps you see and open yourself up to\ndivine love. It makes you see the true nature of love. Ruby helps you\nto become a vehicle for divine love to flow through to others. Ruby\nbrings bliss and love. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Green\napophyllite. I have a real thing for this crystal. When I hold this I\nimmediately feel so comforted and loved. Green apophyllite cleanses\nand balances the heart chakra. In fact it is said that all one needs\nto do is be in the presence of this crystal to cleanse and balance\nyour heart. This crystal helps you to connect to mama Gaia. It\nbalances the emotions with gentle, loving energy. Its a very healing\nstone. It helps you to let go of harbored resentments and heals a\njaded hurt heart. It brings clarity to situations and decisions of\nthe heart. Green apophyllite helps you to forgive and to release\nemotions that no longer serve you. It helps you to reach a meditative\nstate and enhances spiritual growth. It infuses you with spiritual\nlove and light and opens you to beings from the higher realms. Most\nimportantly, this crystal opens your heart to joy and love and\nenhances your ability to receive all the good things in life;\nfriendship, marriage, children, abundance of all things, and love.\nSounds like heaven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pink\/purple Lepidolite is such a workhorse and should be a staple in everyone’s collection in my view. Usually when you think of Lepidolite, you think of an anxiety or stress relieving stone. It contains lithium in it so it is for sure a great stone for this. But for me it is much more than just that. Before we can invite all the things we seek into our lives, we first need to learn how to cope with and treat our discomforts. We must be healthy mentally and spiritually in order to both love our self and to love others. This stone is your new best friend. This stone opens and releases pain and suffering layer by layer. It helps you overcome emotions that keep you from doing what you want in life. Wow….that is the real deal. That cuts right to the chase doesn’t it? Its our fears and limiting beliefs that hold us back from our hopes and dreams. Start releasing it! What are we holding onto it for? Holding onto a fear becomes a self-fulfillling prophecy. We make the very things we fear come true by sending so much energy to them! Crystals are tools, our allies in becoming more happy and complete beings. I truly believe that. My life has been so enriched by working with crystals, meditating and getting in touch with my heart space. Lepidolite helps you find your emotional center. It balances emotions and mood swings. This stone opens up your heart to love and a nurturing vibration. It helps remove the worries and fears. It dissolves energy blocks in all the chakras, making way for happiness and love to dwell. Calm, tranquility and bliss….yes I’ll take that please!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rhodochrosite\nis a stone that really screams heart to me. Its such a gorgeous shade\nof pink one can’t help but think of love when gazing upon it. And\nrightly so, this stone encourages you to reach a state of joy,\nhappiness and love. It aids in emotional healing and encourages you\nto love yourself. It can stimulate your inner child and promote a\nchildlike joy in your life. It can bring forgotten memories to the\nsurface in order for healing to occur. Rhodochrosite is a powerful\nheart chakra stone. It vibrates to the energy of love. In this case\nit focuses on the energy of love directed at the self. Its a very\nactive stone that helps you to heal especially if you suffer from low\nself-esteem. Self-love is what it’s all about friends. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ahhh\nrose quartz. Probably the one love stone most people are familiar\nwith above all others. Its easily accessible and inexpensive and\ntherefore the first recommended stone when wanting to draw love into\nyour heart or life. And just because its such a common crystal, that\nby no means makes it any less powerful or special. Its a perfect\nstone for someone new to working with crystals and those very\nexperienced alike. Rose quartz is a very high vibration stone. It is\na heart chakra and higher heart chakra stone. It’s a stone of\nunconditional love and infinite peace. It helps you to open your\nheart so you become receptive to love. It teaches you how to love\nyourself and encourages self-forgiveness and acceptance. It invokes\nself-trust and self-worth. Rose quartz is an emotional healer. It\ndraws love to you and supports love in an existing relationship, by\nrestoring harmony and trust. It promotes receptivity to love and\nbeauty of all types. If you need some love, call on Rose quartz. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\nhope this sparked some interest in working with some of these love\ncrystals. Whatever type of love you want to attract, I’m sure one of\nthese will be more than up to the task. I hope whether you celebrate\nValentine’s day or not that you make bringing more love into your\nlife a priority. And if you do celebrate V-day, crystals are the\nperfect way to spread the love. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Crystal Blessings<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sources:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The Encyclopedia of Crystals” by Judy Hall<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Encyclopedia of Crystals, Revised and Expanded on Amazon<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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www.healingcrystals.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

www.crystaldictionary.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

www.healingwithcrystals.net.au<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

***<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

About the Author:<\/strong>\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Retha N. Lent<\/strong>\nhas been married for 17 years to her husband Mark & they have\nfour cats that are their life. She lives in Norristown, Pa. Retha has\nher Bachelor\u2019s of Science degree in Behavioral Counseling Sciences\nfrom Drexel University. She is the owner of \u201cRetha\u2019s\nCrystals<\/a>\u201d & sells sterling silver unique crystal jewelry &\nspecimens on her FB business page. She has a FB group for her\ncustomers and those interested in learning more about crystals &\nall things magical called \u201cRetha\u2019s\nCrystal Circle<\/a>\u201c. She is also an advisor in the S<\/a>age\n<\/a>G<\/a>oddess\n<\/a>A<\/a>ffiliate\n<\/a>P<\/a>rogram<\/a>.\nShe has her Holistic Healing Certificate and Pillars of Priestessing\ncertificates from Sage Goddess. She is also an Ordained Pagan\nMinister from the Universal Life Church. Retha has a passion for\ncrystals, nature, astrology, working with moon cycles, ritual\npractices, tarot and oracle cards, runes, essential oils, herbs,\nmanifestation work, ancient cultures, magic & music. Her favorite\nplace is New Orleans, La. Retha has an extensive personal crystal\ncollection and loves sharing her love of crystals with the world. She\nhas been a practicing pagan since she was 16 years old. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can reach her at\nrethalent@hotmail.com<\/a>\nor on her business\npage on FB<\/a>:\nhttps:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Rethas-Crystals-197411227666484\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Or in her\nFB group<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nhttps:\/\/m.facebook.com\/groups\/1960619300929876\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Her Sage\nGoddess<\/a> affiliate link is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

www.sagegoddess.com\/ref\/84\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Or follow her on Instagram\nat @spookygirl16<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Crystals For Self Love & Drawing Love Into Your Life Well its February & we know what that means….love, hearts, chocolates and…..crystals!! Crystals are an amazing tool to use yourself if you are focusing on self love, and great for gifting to loved ones as well. There are crystals for drawing love of all kinds into your life. I feel its important to not get caught up in just relationships & partnerships on Valentine’s day. Not everyone is currently in a relationship, and some are not able to spend the holiday with their partners. None of these people should  be left out. Love is for the self first & foremost so lets celebrate that. And if you are blessed enough to have a partner to celebrate with, then share the love by gifting them a love crystal. Read on to find out my top picks for crystals to bring love of all kinds into your life. Morganite is a stone that just oozes love in my opinion. Its gentle, soothing and feels like a warm embrace. This is a stone of divine love in fact and therefore vibrates strongly with a beautiful love energy. This stone is a heart and higher heart (thymus) chakra crystal. Its potent for helping romantic partnerships. It helps you to respect both yourself and others. It enhances patience. Its a great crystal for women as it helps them to see and appreciate both their inner beauty and their strength from within. It also helps to connect with divine feminine energies. Morganite assists in connecting with the angelic realm. This crystal holds the vibration of divine love. It doesn’t get any better than that! Pink Danburite is one of my very favorite crystals. So I may be a bit biased here. Danburite is amazing in so many ways, but pink Danburite has all the properties of Danburite but with a good dose of heart opening added in. Pink Danburite gently, but powerfully, opens the crown chakra and then links and attunes it to the heart chakra. It activates higher consciousness from a heart based perspective. The pink variety of Danburite is a heart chakra and higher heart chakra stone. It increases acceptance of ones self and others. It brings emotional healing and releases fear, grief and anxiety. Brings in the energies of serenity and peace. It resonates with angelic realms and brings harmony from that realm down into your heart….um yes please!\u00a0 This stone helps the heart to resonate with divine love, which also promotes self-love. We can all use more self-love in my opinion. Ruby. Say the word and it makes one think of love. And passion. Ruby is a very powerful love stone that opens and activates the heart chakra. It actually protects the loss of heart energy. It helps us to connect to others and helps us to be more emotionally aware. It dissolves any emotional congestion and balances the emotions. Ruby has an intense energy that stimulates loving emotions and passion. It amplifies energy, drive and success. It helps you see and open yourself up to divine love. It makes you see the true nature of love. Ruby helps you to become a vehicle for divine love to flow through to others. Ruby brings bliss and love.  Green apophyllite. I have a real thing for this crystal. When I hold this I immediately feel so comforted and loved. Green apophyllite cleanses and balances the heart chakra. In fact it is said that all one needs to do is be in the presence of this crystal to cleanse and balance your heart. This crystal helps you to connect to mama Gaia. It balances the emotions with gentle, loving energy. Its a very healing stone. It helps you to let go of harbored resentments and heals a jaded hurt heart. It brings clarity to situations and decisions of the heart. Green apophyllite helps you to forgive and to release emotions that no longer serve you. It helps you to reach a meditative state and enhances spiritual growth. It infuses you with spiritual love and light and opens you to beings from the higher realms. Most importantly, this crystal opens your heart to joy and love and enhances your ability to receive all the good things in life; friendship, marriage, children, abundance of all things, and love. Sounds like heaven. Pink\/purple Lepidolite is such a workhorse and should be a staple in everyone’s collection in my view. Usually when you think of Lepidolite, you think of an anxiety or stress relieving stone. It contains lithium in it so it is for sure a great stone for this. But for me it is much more than just that. Before we can invite all the things we seek into our lives, we first need to learn how to cope with and treat our discomforts. We must be healthy mentally and spiritually in order to both love our self and to love others. This stone is your new best friend. This stone opens and releases pain and suffering layer by layer. It helps you overcome emotions that keep you from doing what you want in life. Wow….that is the real deal. That cuts right to the chase doesn’t it? Its our fears and limiting beliefs that hold us back from our hopes and dreams. Start releasing it! What are we holding onto it for? Holding onto a fear becomes a self-fulfillling prophecy. We make the very things we fear come true by sending so much energy to them! Crystals are tools, our allies in becoming more happy and complete beings. I truly believe that. My life has been so enriched by working with crystals, meditating and getting in touch with my heart space. Lepidolite helps you find your emotional center. It balances emotions and mood swings. This stone opens up your heart to love and a nurturing vibration. It helps remove the worries and fears. It dissolves energy blocks in all the chakras, making way for happiness and love to dwell. Calm, tranquility and bliss….yes I’ll take that please! Rhodochrosite is a stone that really screams heart to me. Its such a gorgeous shade of pink one can’t help but think of love when gazing upon it. And rightly so, this stone encourages you to reach a state of joy, happiness and love. It aids in emotional healing and encourages you to love yourself. It can stimulate your inner child and promote a childlike joy in your life. It can bring forgotten memories to the surface in order for healing to occur. Rhodochrosite is a powerful heart chakra stone. It vibrates to the energy of love. In this case it focuses on the energy of love directed at the self. Its a very active stone that helps you to heal especially if you suffer from low self-esteem. Self-love is what it’s all about friends.  Ahhh rose quartz. Probably the one love stone most people are familiar with above all others. Its easily accessible and inexpensive and therefore the first recommended stone when wanting to draw love into your heart or life. And just because its such a common crystal, that by no means makes it any less powerful or special. Its a perfect stone for someone new to working with crystals and those very experienced alike. Rose quartz is a very high vibration stone. It is a heart chakra and higher heart chakra stone. It’s a stone of unconditional love and infinite peace. It helps you to open your heart so you become receptive to love. It teaches you how to love yourself and encourages self-forgiveness and acceptance. It invokes self-trust and self-worth. Rose quartz is an emotional healer. It draws love to you and supports love in an existing relationship, by restoring harmony and trust. It promotes receptivity to love and beauty of all types. If you need some love, call on Rose quartz.  I hope this sparked some interest in working with some of these love crystals. Whatever type of love you want to attract, I’m sure one of these will be more than up to the task. I hope whether you celebrate Valentine’s day or not that you make bringing more love into your life a priority. And if you do celebrate V-day, crystals are the perfect way to spread the love.  Crystal Blessings Sources: “The Encyclopedia of Crystals” by Judy Hall Encyclopedia of Crystals, Revised and Expanded on Amazon www.healingcrystals.com www.crystaldictionary.com www.healingwithcrystals.net.au *** About the Author: Retha N. Lent has been married for 17 years to her husband Mark & they have four cats that are their life. She lives in Norristown, Pa. Retha has her Bachelor\u2019s of Science degree in Behavioral Counseling Sciences from Drexel University. She is the owner of \u201cRetha\u2019s Crystals\u201d & sells sterling silver unique crystal jewelry & specimens on her FB business page. She has a FB group for her customers and those interested in learning more about crystals & all things magical called \u201cRetha\u2019s Crystal Circle\u201c. She is also an advisor in the Sage Goddess Affiliate Program. She has her Holistic Healing Certificate and Pillars of Priestessing certificates from Sage Goddess. She is also an Ordained Pagan Minister from the Universal Life Church. Retha has a passion for crystals, nature, astrology, working with moon cycles, ritual practices, tarot and oracle cards, runes, essential oils, herbs, manifestation work, ancient cultures, magic & music. Her favorite place is New Orleans, La. Retha has an extensive personal crystal collection and loves sharing her love of crystals with the world. She has been a practicing pagan since she was 16 years old.  You can reach her at rethalent@hotmail.com or on her business page on FB: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Rethas-Crystals-197411227666484\/ Or in her FB group: Her Sage Goddess affiliate link is: www.sagegoddess.com\/ref\/84\/ Or follow her on Instagram at @spookygirl16<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":240,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18025","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18025","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/240"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18025"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18025\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18025"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18025"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18025"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}