Luck, Fortune, and Crystals

I’ve been working with, teaching about, and selling crystals since 1998 and I’ve been thinking of the most common questions people have asked about crystals. One of them is, “Which crystal is the one for good luck?”

I was surprised to realize I hadn’t been asked that question in a long time. Out of curiosity, I searched on the Internet, using the keywords, “crystals good luck,” and I found a number of sites that claimed to sell good luck crystals. Because of the prevalence of these sites, I’ve decided it might be a good idea to explain why I don’t sell crystals for good luck.

The short answer is that, while I believe that holding, meditating with, and keeping crystals near you can have a variety of positive effects, BUT, I don’t believe in good (or bad) luck. The long answer follows.

Luck and the Law of Attraction

When we believe in luck, we believe that the distribution of life’s gifts, whether material or spiritual, is based on chance, an accidental and arbitrary unfolding of events in which some people come up with winning numbers, while the rest lose. When life looks this way, elements such as free will, choice, determination, and focus have neither point nor purpose. What will be will be, regardless of our best efforts to transform our world and ourselves. All we can do is hope for the best and be prepared for the worst.

I hold a different viewpoint: that what happens to us is determined by the thoughts and emotions we most consistently think and feel. If we think about good health and believe we can or do have it, we will. If we want good health but think of many reasons why we won’t have it, it’s likely that we won’t. This principle is now commonly known as the Law of Attraction.

Though it’s based on thoughts and emotions, the moving energy is that of vibrations. Every thought and emotion has a vibration that attracts like vibrations. The more intensely we generate these vibrations, the more we draw that kind of energy to us.

This belief has the potential to empower us and put us in charge of our lives. It is, however, opposed to the belief in the randomness of events. This can create problems.

In no way do I like all the things I’ve created in my life. When I’ve been careless in my reactions and when I’ve allowed habitual patterns of thought and emotion to take command, I’ve attracted circumstances and events that no self-respecting human being would wish to be accused of creating. At such moments, it’s far more comforting to imagine that somewhere a wheel of fortune slowly turns, rarely, if ever, stopping at my number.

Lady Luck

Envisioning this wheel of fortune, I realized that luck and fortune have historically been given female characteristics. The medieval philosopher railing against the heartlessness of Dame Fortune and the gambler singing, “Luck, be a lady tonight” agree that life seems fickle, changeable, inconsistent, and indifferent to the plans of the orderly mind or the well-organized life. These prejudices have also traditionally been held about women.

When positively viewed, this quality of bypassing the rules and regulations of logic and reason is called intuition, the knowing of things without conscious reasoning. Intuition is powerful because it’s connected to our deepest sense of knowing, to the eternal part of ourselves that doesn’t sense the limitations we’ve told ourselves we have. It doesn’t hear the habitual voices that tell us why we can’t. Intuition tells us why and how we can.

When we follow our intuition, our confidence generates positive energy that attracts our dreams to us. Intuition generates the kind of decision-making that can’t be explained in retrospect, and people who consistently follow their intuition often seem lucky.

They’re not, though; they’re just in their right minds (or brains).

Intuitive Crystals

With that in mind, I recommend some crystals that, while not necessarily lucky, help to develop balance between both sides of the brain, so that intuition has a chance to come out and play.

Sodalite

Right-left brain imbalances get aggravated when mental and emotional confusion short-circuit the natural connections between the two brains. This is where sodalite becomes helpful.

This stone is especially valuable for those who find themselves in states of mental confusion, especially when these states are intensified by emotional turmoil. Very often, when our emotions are whirling about in our heads we are tempted to seize at any decision which seems to promise that it will reduce our distress. Sodalite helps us to resist such temptation.

Tabular and Double-terminated Crystals

A tabular crystal is flat in appearance, with two opposing sides being much wider than the other four. (They are sometimes also double terminated). Their ability is that of connection and balance.

In a crystal layout they can be used to blend energies between two chakras. For example, if you feel something deeply but can’t seem to express it you might place a tabular crystal between the heart and throat chakras.

When you are leaving one stage of your life and apprehensive about taking the steps that will lead you to a new phase tabular crystals can act as bridges. Keep one with you, meditate with it, and program it for a smooth transition.

A double-terminated crystal has a point at each end. They can be used as tools for balancing energy in the way that tabulars are, and they have some additional meanings and functions. Their points are generally believed to symbolize the balance of spirit and matter, to teach us that we can be balanced in our expression of both qualities, and that all opposites or seeming conflicts can meet in the center.

Postscript: You might still want to know what the lucky crystal is. According to many sources, it’s aventurine, whose name comes from the Italian a ventura, meaning “by chance.”

Does it work? One of my employees bought an aventurine at my store and programmed it for winning an apartment a radio show was giving away. She meditated every night with the stone. She worked on visualizing the apartment as hers until she could do so without any interference from limiting beliefs. She carried the crystal with her every day.

She won. Was it because she had the stone or because of the focused thought and emotion she brought to her project?

You decide.

Energy Muse Jewelry – Healing gemstones and crystals

Energy Muse Jewelry is intended to balance the body through the healing properties of gemstones and crystals. This is the world’s most recognized conscious lifestyle jewelry consisting of handmade crystal and gemstone jewelry with healing properties for love, health, prosperity, luck, and empowerment.

This unique handcrafted jewelry has been cleansed using ancient techniques and energized to amplify the power and healing properties of the stones. Embraced by athletes and celebrities, their pieces are worn by Sting, Bono, Heidi Klum, Britney Spears and many more.

Over the last few years, I have chosen meticulously, for each of my family members, a piece which I felt would benefit them most directly, according to obvious years of personal observation. The Energy Muse Jewelry that I have purchased for myself are listed along with their healing attributes, below:

6th CHAKRA BRACELET

6th CHAKRA BRACELET

The Brow Chakra, also known as the 6th Chakra, is located above and in between the eyes. This chakra is the center of intuition, and is associated with insight, devotion and memory. Clearing this chakra helps to balance discipline and dissolve feelings of inadequacy. Amethyst promotes peace and protection from negativity. Lapis Lazuli expands awareness and encourages a state of serenity. Quartz crystal is a stone of manifestation and enhances clear thinking. Blue Lace Agate works to calm the nervous system, while Charoite awakens intellect and grounds the spiritual self. Wear this Energy Muse piece when you seek guidance from your intuition.

6th Chakra Affirmation: I listen to my intuition and hear divine guidance.

3rd CHAKRA BRACELET

3rd CHAKRA BRACELET

The Solar Plexus Chakra, also known as the 3rd Chakra, is located behind the navel. This chakra is connected to ambition, transformation and self-discipline. Opening this energy center clears negative patterning and addictions, as well as stimulates digestion. Carnelian is worn to enhance personal power, balance sexual energy, and encourage creativity and joy. Citrine carries with it the vibration of joy and peace, while Amber is believed to attract strength and success. Sunstone is a healing stone that promotes a positive attitude during times of high stress. Wear this Energy Muse piece when you seek vitality and discipline.

3rd Chakra Affirmation: I am an empowered and vital being.

4th CHAKRA BRACELET

4th CHAKRA BRACELET

The Heart Chakra, also known as the 4th Chakra, is located at the center of the chest. This chakra is connected to forgiveness, compassion and hope. Clearing this energy center restores optimism and dissolves grudges. Rose Quartz is the stone of self-love and works to heal all issues of the heart. Aventurine carries a nurturing vibration that evokes a state of well-being. Malachite is a purifying stone that helps to release energetic blocks, while Peridot emits a warm, soothing energy. Watermelon Tourmaline attracts inspiration and diminishes fear, and Jade, the stone of wisdom, balances the emotions. Wear this Energy Muse piece when you wish to heal and nurture the heart.

4th Chakra Affirmation: I evoke clarity of the heart.

HEALTH NECKLACE

HEALTH NECKLACE

This Energy Muse Health piece has been created to enhance and protect your physical well-being. Turquoise, known as the Stone of Heaven, is considered a master healer. This stone works to protect and align the chakras, which in turn strengthens the overall body. Sodalite, also a healing stone, has been added to still the mind and encourage relaxation. Agate works to remove blockages from within the body, as it promotes balance, which leads to vibrant health. The authentic Chinese Coin, estimated to be 100-500 years old, is an ancient and powerful manifesting tool for attracting wealth, luck and endless opportunity. A symbol of good fortune; with its’ round shape representing Heaven and the interior square symbolizing Earth. Wear this Energy Muse piece when you seek healing for the physical body.

Health Affirmation: I live in vibrant health of mind, body and spirit.

MIRACLES – JUDE

Miracles – Jude

Trust and allow miracles to flow through you. Saint Jude brings peace in times of desperate situations. Call upon him to feel inner peace and divine care and love. As you feel peace within it will emanate to everyone around you.

Affirmation: I AM Peace.

Stone: Amethyst attracts spiritual contentment and gives you faith.

Energy Muse® Jewelry is intended to be a tool for transformation, manifestation and empowerment. It is designed to enhance the wearer’s own energy.

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