How to Know if it's Right For You, Part 1

Buying jewelry on the internet is a fairly risky process - you can't pick it up or hold it, you don't know if the colors are accurate, and there's no trying anything on. How can you trust that it's well made? And beyond the practical, is the metaphysical - if you're shopping for spiritually oriented jewelry, how do you know if it's really right for you?

Whatever level we're talking about, instinct/intuition is your best friend. On the physical level, you really can't know for sure - you have to depend on photographs and feedback. Here's my ebay seller feedback.

The metaphysical or spiritual level is a bit more challenging. We want to get the exact right piece, the most powerful, the one that's going to single-handedly and instantaneously going to change our lives, right? Sure, I used to be that way! I'd buy crystal after crystal, hoping for the magic one... I love 'em all, but the truth that I finally learned is that what I deep down love about them is what they hold of me inside them. What? You know, how you have everything you possibly need to grow and evolve already within you? The crystal helps by focusing a particular kind of energy; lots of times, it's energy that we don't believe that we really have but we sure do want. But we do have this energy-- we are just not ready to own it. When we are attracted to a stone, we are resonating with it because we also carry that energy. Our unconscious mind recognizes it and gives us all kinds of signals to prompt us to get it. When we do get it, a partnership can be developed: with your conscious intention and focus, the energies work together (yours and the crystal's) to support your inner work. Stones can be amazing and powerful tools, but -- they absolutely need your love, respect, and commitment to growth.