Kelly Flack

STEP 1 — Visit a Crystal Shop
Go somewhere you can see and handle a variety of crystals. You don't need to know exactly what you're looking for. Sometimes the best place to begin is simply being around the crystals.

STEP 2 — Notice What Draws You Closer
Look at the crystals. Hold them. Notice their colours, shapes, patterns and how you feel around them. You may find that one particular crystal keeps catching your attention.

If you're interested in working with crystals and chakras, you might also enjoy exploring crystal pendulums.

STEP 3 — Choose Your Crystal
Take a look at the crystals. Hold them. "Feel" them. Look into them. See their lines and indents, see them for who they really are. There doesn't have to be a complicated process. Sometimes a crystal simply feels like the one you want to take home. Trust yourself and notice what you're naturally drawn towards. 

STEP 4 — Cleanse Your Crystal
When you get your crystal home, you will need to attune your energies with it before you begin work together 

Gently hold your crystal under soft running water (tap will do) and imagine the water washing away all of the energies of those who might have harvested the stone, tumbled it, polished it, held it in the shop. Your crystal is being cleansed 

STEP 5 — Connect With Your Crystal
Hold your crystal in your hands. Spend some quiet time with it. You might imagine surrounding it with loving, peaceful energy and set an intention for how you'd like to work with it. Send it your love. Ask that it be able to assist you on your journey - basically, talk to it :) Respect your crystals as they are beings in their own right.

STEP 6 — Spend Time Together
The more you work with your crystal, the more familiar it can become. Sit quietly with it, hold it, meditate with it, or simply notice what you're drawn to do.

You don't have to force anything. Your relationship with your crystals can develop through curiosity, attention and experience.