The Times They Are A Changing

What if everything we needed to live and be well was right here on earth in easy access? What if we didn’t have to remortgage our homes to pay for medical bills? What if we could be self-sufficient with our only outside needs coming from others just like us that we could learn from or trade (barter) for? Let’s all start working on ways to make this kind of life a reality.

Today, I want to talk about the vibration of gemstones and what they can do for our lives. We know that everything has a vibrational energy (atoms) in it’s makeup. It is not any different for stones. Certainly, if you went outside and picked up a stone, it most likely would have a low vibration. This particular rock would not do much unless you could make it into a decorative pet rock. However, there are some gemstones that have a much higher vibration that can offer assistance to our lives.

How Does It Work

Everything is made of the same stuff, it’s just the rate of vibration that makes it appear differently to us. Some things have a negative vibration such as junk food. It’s not good for us and when we ingest it, it causes harm to our bodies. Other things have a good or higher vibration and will benefit you. Everything around you influences you in some way, your living environment, your working environment, food, friends, clothing, atmosphere, the water you drink - everything. When you keep a stone with a certain (higher) vibration close to you, it will affect your vibration. Let’s look at a few stones and see how they work. Just remember, you must give them time to work. They are not instantaneous as taking a drug.

Amethyst: It carries the purple color ray and is, therefore, a stone that works on the 6th chakra (or third eye). It opens the bearer to his/her psychic abilities. However, it has such a high vibration that it can be used for removing blockage in any part of the body. It enhances clarity and insight. It wards off nightmares and is a good stone to give a child with these problems, to sleep with or put in their pillow case.

Citrine: The abundance stone. It helps you manifest your desires. It’s the stone to put in a business cash register or into your wallet. It melds it’s vibration with yours, helping you to reach your goals and generate personal power. This stone can help you to solve problems and restore your memory. A good stone to carry when taking tests or going for a job interview.

Rose Quartz: This is an inexpensive stone and widely found. It is a “heart” stone. The vibration of the soft pink quartz offers health to the heart area. It’s vibration tends to make the one who carries it more loving and heart-centered. It works to heal matters of the heart, such as caused by a broken relationship or family matters. Most importantly, it teaches you to love yourself, which is a problem with a large part of society.

There are many good books on the market that can tell you about the energy properties of other gemstones as well as how to clean and care for them. A good beginner book is Gemstone Journeys by Shelley Kaehr, Ph.D. The books shown below are also good informational sources.

The vibrational value of different numbers has probably been with us since the beginning of time. But, history tells us that Pythagoras discovered vibrational ratios of musical notes. He was a brilliant man, living in the 400s who’s (Pythagoras) theorem is still used in geometry classes today. He believed that mathematics was at the core of reality. He also is the father of numerology with the theory that all numbers possess different vibrations.

We are all made up of a combination of numbers that are derived from our birthday and original name. It doesn’t stop there as you can be influenced by your house number, license plate number, work address - really anyplace or number in which you spend a great deal of time around. Your most driving number in numerology is your Life Path Number which is the sum total of your birth date. But, remember it is not the sum total of who you are and how you deal with life. It is only the beginning.

To come up with your Life Path Number you will start with three columns until you come up with a single digit for each column. For example if your birthday was April 16, 1980:

4 16 1980 = 4 7 9

Then you would add the three digits together, which in this case totals 20. Adding the 2 and 0, the life path for this person would be 2.

The only time you don’t add 2 numbers together is if you have an 11, 22 or 33, which are called master numbers. So, if the birth date was April 11, 1980, you would add 4+11+9 as your final numbers, not breaking down the 11 to a 2. You would come up with 24 and then add the 2 and 4 for a Life Path number of 6.

What Your Life Path Number Means

This is a simplistic meaning for each number. If you have an interest in learning more about the vibration of numbers and what the other numbers in your life mean you should purchase a good book and do some research.

One: is the number of independence, the ego and a natural leader. A person born under the number one, is probably goal-oriented and ambitious.

Two: is a very gentle number. A person born under this number most likely does not like strife, is tactful and diplomatic. This is the peacemaker.

Three: is the number of communication. It is a very playful vibration. The person born under the three is probably enthusiastic and optimistic.

Four: is the number of practicality. A four person is honest, dependable and orderly.

Five: is the traveler. A five person loves to explore and they make great sales people. They are smart and quick witted.

Six: is the domestic number. This person is family oriented with nurturing and commitment there main mantra.

Seven: is the spiritual number. A seven person is mental and contemplative. It is the number of the hermit and most times this person is on a life journey of discovery, discovery of themselves.

Eight: is the result-oriented number. Eight is the number of money. An eight is usually a business person or head of a company with both their aim at making more money. However, they can also be very generous people.

Nine: is the number of the humanitarian. In a way this person takes on the consciousness of the world. They are the meticulous recycler, green energy, saving the world and mankind kind of person.

Eleven: is the first of the master numbers. If your birthday adds up to eleven you are most likely more intuitive than most others. You can feel the vibrational mood when you walk in a room. It’s important for this person to be focused upon a goal outside of themselves.

Twenty-two: is the master builder. This person finds a way to construct his most ambitious dreams into reality. Inspirational and intuitive with a get-it-done nature.

Thirty-three: is the master teacher. His focus is towards the upliftment of humankind.

What is it and how can it improve your life? It could mean anything from reiki to numerology to dreams to gem stones. We’ve learned that “everything” vibrates. Different things move to a different vibration, forming different things in our reality. It’s almost like every different thing has it’s own vibrational song that it sings throughout it’s life. Do dead people and animals still vibrate. I believe so, perhaps the vibration slows down or changes as the spirit leaves the body at an increased vibration. Just as a tree must vibrate differently than it does after it’s made into a piece of furniture. Otherwise we wouldn’t see the piece of furniture as different and separate than the tree.

Reiki

Anyone can learn how to do reiki, which is a vibrational healing form. The reiki practitioner is actually a vessel that healing energy (life force) transports through. It comes from God, all that is, the universe, you pick the source. But, it does come from the “source.” Like anything else in this life, the more you practice the better you get at it.

There are three (and sometimes four) levels of reiki. After taking a reiki 1 class you will be able to work on healing yourself and others in a face-to-face manner. Reiki 2 teaches you how to heal others at a distance. And, Reiki 3 (master level) teaches you how to teach others. This is a simplified version of all that you would learn in a class at the different levels.

To learn more about reiki, check out this site.

I am still looking for that “free lunch” on the web. Interestingly, as I mentioned in one of my latter posts, I decided to learn how to read tarot cards. Well, I ran into a post that gives you printouts for blank tarot cards. You print them on card stock and then color them in yourself. You’ll find all the directions here, Free Tarot Cards.http://altreligion.about.com/library/weekly/aa082003a.htm

This “find” made me wonder about free classes online.

Inner Life Skills offers free internet classes in intuition, personal power, relationship healing, family healing, business and career building and life purpose.

The Culdee Center has free metaphysical ebooks you can download.

What is Metaphisics has free courses available.

Learning the Tarot offers a free beginner’s course.

Online Education Data Base has listings for 200 free online classes. Wow! Some of the titles include: Fundamentals of Physics, General Biology 1, General Biology 2, Quantum Mechanics, Linear Algebra, Calculus 1,2 and 3, Basic travel French, Spanish, Chinese, Intro to Philosophy - to name just a few.

Learn That has free tutorials as well as free courses in learning to play guitar, computer classes, money, finance, home repair, business. They also have lifestyle courses on automobiles, education, etiquette, health and fitness, parenting, pets, travel and more.

Word2word has free online language courses. Choose from Burmese, Danish, Kurdish, Spanish, Vietnamese, Latin, German, Polish and way more choices.

Small Business Administration offers business courses online at no cost. Some of the titles are: How to prepare a business plan; Marketing 101; Guide to starting a business; Franchise basics.

Good Typing has an online typing course in several different languages at no cost.

Top 10 Universities with Free Courses is an article that delivers what it says. Learn how to take free classes at Berkley, MIT and others.

Writer’s Helper offers free writing courses.

Writing Coach also offers free writing courses.

One of my traits is that I have an insatiable thirst for knowing and learning. There might be thirty things that pop up throughout the day that I find of interest and want to know more about. Of course, that’s one of the reasons I love writing. I can investigate a subject and write about it. However, it I looked into everything I wondered about, I’d never get anything else done (a small secret, every once in a while I just let myself go and I don’t get anything else done). It has occurred to me, though, that I know a little about a lot of things.

I have decided to make a list of some things that I really would like to know or know how to do well. Then, I will make a pact with myself to spend more time on each, becoming an expert (or at least close).

One of the first things on my list is to learn to read tarot cards. So, I found a website and ordered a beginners book and a deck of tarot cards. I just received them and decided I would read the book all the way through before trying my hand at the cards. In the first chapter it asks why do you want to learn to read the cards?

I see tarot cards as a tool, much as any other divination tool would work. I just find a pull toward the cards as apposed to something else. Not knowing yet exactly how the readings are done, I can see myself asking all that is pure and positive in the universe to answer my questions through the cards. If nothing else, I would probably ask my guide for what else, “guidance.” I’ll let you know how it goes.