Welcome back. Thank you all for your kind attention to me and what is now to be the focus: How to harness the magic and power of Crystals. It is my pleasure to be here with you all. Here is the program.

My name is Jeffrey Murphy. I was born and raised in a small farm town in South Dakota. I am University-educated with a degree in business. Up until last year, I have been gainfully employed since the age of 13 when I had a paper route.
I left a very promising career in banking, a fact that my former boss calls to remind of, just a bit too often. He tells that my former associates are now making $300,000, $400,000 and $500,000 a year and wonders when I am going to give up this crazy business of crystals and come back into the fold. "It's not too late he says, you can still be saved". He also offers to pay for counseling. I joke about Jim but he is a wonderful guy but just doesn't get what I am doing. That's OK because sometimes I have trouble with it.
I tell you this so you can see that I come from a place of mainstream sensibilities and that I am grounded. This is an important backdrop because much of what I am about to talk about is conceptually beyond the framework of many and it requires some deep thought. It also, requires an acceptance that some things are partly a mystery and that's OK.
My journey with crystals began around 1990 when I was invited by a friend to a workshop presented by Lazaris introducing "new material" about crystals. Indignantly, I said, "I am a banker, not one of those new age types". She said, "how about coming, listening and then, debunking it, expose the false claims". I could not wait to go.
Little did I know that was the beginning of over 10 years of fruitless effort. I investigated, studied and read physics and science books, journals and articles on the topic and could not disprove what I heard and seen. To the contrary, my research supported the claims, so....here I am. I went from a place of total disbelief to absolute certainty. If any of you has interest in the details of my research, go to powerfulthings.com and click "about us" and you can read a more unabridged version of my experience.

Crystals are another tool for enriching and empowering your life. I want to help you to learn how to work with crystals so that at your discretion, in your own particular way, at the time of your choosing, you have the knowledge and experience to create as you wish ?freedom from negative fears; deeper, more vivid meditations; more balance and harmony in your life; healing mental-emotional, physical and spiritual issues or less stress and anxiety. As a secondary benefit, you will have a feeling of empowerment because you will know that you created all these things.
Since I talk about creating magic, let me begin by defining Magic. Magic is creating reality in accordance and compliance with your will. Meaning that if you want to eliminate that fear, get that car, get that job, to have that loving relationship, to have more money, to do that travel, all these, in fact all things physical, you can create ?period.
You have all done this at one time or another working tools you have learned from the "human potential movement". You have found little "gems" reading books, attending workshops and listening to presentations that have allowed you to manifest some thing in your reality. But, clearly, you continue to search for more and better ways to express your full potential because you are here. The only other reason you would be here is if you are a member of my family, in which case you took my threats seriously. In any event, crystals can be a most profound way to elegantly create and manifest the things you want in life. It is also great fun.

Today we will talk about quartz Crystals because to deal with all the types of crystals would take a great deal of time and be tedious to many of you. Quartz has been used for the longest of times for spiritual expression, metaphysical growth and as an object of power for creating and manifesting reality. The power of quartz may not appeal to everybody, admittedly, but it will be of great interest to many.
There is a tremendous amount of information coming out about crystals and some of it is valuable. But for every piece of valuable information, there are 3 to 4 times that of misinformation. So it is important for you to have the knowledge to discern the truth of metaphysics so you don't have to be wondering who is telling the truth, you will know.
If I just talk about the metaphysical properties without first spending time on the physical properties, crystals will be a bit hard to appreciate and understand. Grounded in the knowledge of the physical properties, you will be able to determine the true metaphysical capabilities of crystals for yourself.

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What are crystals? What are the physical properties of crystals?

99% of the earth's crust is made up of eight elements or chemicals:
(most to least): oxygen, silica, aluminum, iron, magnesium, calcium, sodium and potassium
Quartz crystal is a combination of two oxygen atoms and one silica atom. Silica-Dioxide. Oxygen and silica are the first and second most common elements. What are atoms? Atoms are comprised of a nucleus or central core. Around this core travel electrons. They travel in layers or shells looking much like our solar system. The Sun being the central core, then Mercury one shell, then Venus with the next shell, Earth, Mars and so on.
On the Outer shell, there are not enough electrons so they connect by drawing an electron from another atom to form a molecule. So, two oxygen and one silica atom combine and lock together by the outer shell of each getting filled up with theirs and each other's electrons creating a molecule. That molecule connects with other molecules creating a lattice similar to how tinker toys connect. This lattice or helix spirals at a 60 degree angle taking six turns to complete the spiral...and then again and again. This looks very much like strands of DNA and similar to how blood flows through our veins. This movement creates the natural 6-sided shape of a quartz crystal (60 degree angle with six turns)
Now, there is some interesting energy that is associated with quartz. There is energy outside, there is energy inside and combining in a synergy, there is the energy of the whole.
When you strike, stress or squeeze a quartz crystal, when you do that electrons pop off the surface of a crystal. When you do this, it lights. This has been commonly observed in a laboratory. You can see a burst of light or an electrical charge because of this release of electrons. This is called Piezio-electric energy. When you stop striking it, the crystal recollects electrons...repeats and repeats.
This is the basic principle of a phonograph needle striking the edge of a record groove. The quartz needle is running in a curved groove and the needle is moving straight so it is constantly bumping back and forth on the edge of the groove, releasing an electric charge that is mechanically amplified into sound. That is the Piezo-electric energy that runs on the surface of the crystal.
Now, if you put light into a crystal, it will puff up and shrink back, expanding and contracting or vibrating. This is the principle behind the quartz watch. Quartz crystal vibrates at a certain frequency or a particular number of vibrations for each second, minute, hour. Again, this is an example of the Piezo-electric energy running on the surface of a crystal.

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What about the energy inside? The energy on the inside is a spiral energy... It is caused by the spiraling lattice of its' molecular structure. 60 degree turns, 6 turns to complete a circle. A circle is 360 degrees divided by 6 equal 60 degrees. This is the same spiral as DNA or the flow of blood in your body. It resembles the look of a ladder that has been turned. This turn in the crystal is a very powerful turn because it is an amplifying turn.
So a crystal has energy on the inside that functions differently than the energy on the outside. Both energies function together to cause a third energy, a radiant energy. Because as the energy is flowing on the inside it is putting pressure on the outside. This creates another piezo-electric effect whether you are squeezing it or not. The synergy of the inside energy and the outside energy allow it to function all by itself. That is why just being in the presence of a crystal can have an effect on you.
OK, three energies that can be used for your spiritual growth, as a metaphysical tool and a power object to create and manifest your reality. Be just a bit more patient with me as we are almost done with the science.
First, just a few words about Silica, the second most common element on the planet. Remember crystals are made up of silica and oxygen. Silica, there are tremendous amounts of it in your brain essentially creating liquid crystals, oxygen and silica. This is constantly forming and reforming in your brain.
Silica is called a semi-conductor, a somewhat confusing word. Copper is a conductor and many electrical wires have it as their core carrying electricity. Rubber does not conduct electricity and it acts as an insulator creating protection from an electrical charge.
Silica is a semi-conductor, meaning that sometimes it carries an electrical charge and sometimes it doesn't. That is a very important feature because it allows you to store an electric charge in it. You can store a charge in some silica and not store a charge in other silica. Yes, no, yes, no, on, off, on, off, 1,0,1,0. This is the binary system that creates the whole mechanism that ultimately is your PC, MAC, cell phone or any other electronic device. They are all based on this fact that certain silica chips are charged, others are not, semi-conductor. It is the ability of silica to store a charge that makes it all possible. What does that have to do with crystals?
That means a crystal, Silica-Dioxide, two parts oxygen and one part silica, can store a charge. Then, if it can store a charge, it stores energy. If it stores energy it store thought. In fact, that is how you can pack it with knowledge, binary knowledge. 1,0,1,0 etc.
This is much like your brain, which is made of lots of silica. You store information in your brain. Some of you realize that because you remember things. When you can store a charge in your brain it actually releases light and energy, just like a crystal, but you can't see it because it is nicely encased in your cranium. For protection.
Silica is in crystals and it is in you. Obviously, you are not a crystal and a crystal is not a person but you are both consciousnesses in different physical forms. A mineral consciousness and a human consciousness and I would suggest that you can communicate. If in no other way, Morphogenically, which is the transfer of energy, from one to the other.
Those are the physical properties of crystals. That wasn't too painful, was it? Anybody still awake?

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Now, on to the good stuff, the Metaphysical qualities of crystals. There are seven.

• First of all, crystals have the ability to balance and harmonize. This is based on the physical law of resonance. When a frequency of a vibration is encounters another vibration that is different, ultimately, those two vibrations will become the same. If one vibration is faster than another, the faster will slow down or the slower will speed up or they will both move toward equalization at the same frequency.
  So, when you have a crystal vibrating at the same frequency, always constant, always the same and you stand with it, you hold it, it is not going to change, you are. Some may have to sit with it a very, very, very, long time but nonetheless, you will change. Absolutely, you will change. Many of you will find that you cannot be around crystals without feeling a bit more serene. You will feel balanced and a sense of harmony. The worst problems can't seem to hold your attention when you are around crystals. Crystals can be used to balance and harmonize charkas, auric fields, temporal lobes, the mind, and virtually any part of the body.
  Admittedly, you can pull it down, too. If you try. If you only hold it feeling anger, rage, martyr, self-pity and horrible, rotten, scared and refuse to let go. But the vibration is there, it will change me...if I hold it properly, it will change me
• Crystals can gather and store information, knowledge, understanding and realization. Because of the properties of silica, It can store information, because of the spiral and the field of piezoelectric energy of its' surface ?it can gather and store knowledge ?many people bring crystals to workshops for just that reason. Because they can gather and store knowledge that you can later access at home. OH C'MON, SURE THEY CAN! Absolutely. IE ?Woman who had a meeting, very concerned and put the information in each of the facets and released it as needed. If you sit around the house in a foul mood, it will gather it up.
• Crystals can amplify, direct and project energy. Yes, though the spiral they can direct and amplify energy through the spiral as it moves. You can influence it and you can aim it. If you want to direct an energy to a specific place at a specific time, this is the energy to use.
• Crystals can transmute, transform and transcend energy. If you want to transform something about yourself. Perhaps, there is an aspect of you that you just don't like and want to eliminate. Maybe fear. If you have done your homework, worked it the best you can, then you can sit down with a crystal and transform it. It is just energy that you are remapping. After all, what is the difference between laughing and crying, not much. You can use the crystal to transform, transmute and transcend energy. This is not a shortcut. If you just refuse to work on it, to process, to look at, to deal with or refuse to even own it and expect the crystal to transform, it not going to work. But if you have done the work, a crystal can transform energy magically.
  I had someone ask me if they could transform their boyfriend. I said, yea, it is called go get a new boyfriend. You can't change others.
• Crystals can condense and focus energy of your desire or design just like a laser. This is the energy that is commonly used for healing specific things or places in the body.
• Crystals can and do communicate with each other. They do it all the time. The egocentricity that only humans can communicate is, well, hopefully waning. Crystals are not limited by time and space. That is why a crystal that you hold can pick up information from anywhere; anywhere there are other crystals. Now, admittedly, you have to have a sensitivity to be able to do so, but you can communicate with them and through them.
• Crystals can work very clearly to protect and heal. Shield of energy, wall of energy to protect you from so many things, including your own negative ego. They can protect you from anything that you desire protection. It can be used as a tool to facilitate spiritual, mental-emotional and physical healing. They don't heal on their own, they a tool from which your energy can provide healing.

Now, on to the types of Crystals ?based on rate, speed, chemicals, gases, radiation
This is where your intuition and imagination should be brought into the mix. Have fun with it...remember, crystals embody mystery so use all your detective skills.

• Assess ?size, shape (generator ?specific purpose or sphere ?general purpose like protection), color, inclusions, minerals, formations
• Work it ?rub, touch, look, discover; let it see you and be touched by it. I am constantly astonished at new things I discover in crystals that I have had for years.
• Clear ?do it all, universal in their qualities

• Creator-manifestor generator crystals:
  • within it, another crystal of its' own formation. Created and generated one of its' own.
  • Generator crystal surrounded by a many other little crystals.
  • Transmitter+receiver - one side is 7-sided, opposite is 3-sided. Transmission face ?put energy into it and it will transmit in very precise way. Also, put program (that requires answer) in transmission side and will receive from opposite, receiver, side (ask for insight, healing, answers). Dow is 7x3x7x3x7x3. Provides various gateways to transmit and receive; use each trans/rec for specific kinds of issues.
• Witness crystals ?triangles; holding the records, holding information.
• Abundance crystals ?other crystal in it, tourmaline, chlorite, phantoms
• Phantoms ?will and vision
• Faden ?have a thread running through it; powerful healing of alliances

Clusters ?powerful for multiple programs, separate programs working together

Sphere ?anything for sending energy in all directions

Wand ?precision tool, healing, clearing and cutting, banishing energy, calling the elements, send them, direct them

Tabby ?twice as wide as it is thick, template crystal;

Technique
Be cautious about who you let touch your crystals, if at all. Only those that are respectful. Crystal energy is a neutral energy so it can be used for creation or destruction.

• Clean it ?carefully rinse it under tepid water and gently wash it (you can use gentle soap) while thinking and/or saying "I eliminate any prior influences, energies or programs on this crystal"
• Clear it ?after cleaning, gently blow on all areas, sides and faces (as if you were blowing off dust) while thinking and/or saying "I eliminate any prior influences, energies or programs on this crystal"
• Welcome it ?appreciate it, work it, touch it, see it; be touched and let it touch, be seen and let it see...it is a mystery

Three techniques that work: be clear on motivation and purpose, intention and attention

• Cup hands closely around a crystal but not touching it. This creates a parabolic, amplifying effect. You can feel the energy flow freely through your hands into the crystal and visa versa. In this mode, imagine the thing you desire and flow the energy of that desire into the crystal as you ask for the fulfillment of the desire. Do this until you feel it is done. Then let the commerce of magic do its' work and be willing to receive, receive, receive. You can talk to crystals because talking stresses it so it releases electrons and replaces it with your thoughts replacing the electrons that were there
  This is an incredibly simple and powerful technique but often overlooked as too easy to actually work. While holding the crystal, just clear your mind, ask a question and wait for the answer.
• Use either thumb to lie in a single program of your need, desire or design. Visualize your desire while rubbing either thumb on any side of the crystal from the base to the top (or anywhere on a sphere) and exhaling simultaneously; do this a number of times until you feel like it is done and it is done. Allow yourself to receive (if you don't feel like you deserve, that is o.k. just be willing to receive) the bounty of your desire.
• Write three things on a piece of paper that is about 3"x3"
  Thank you
  The thing that you want
  Sign your name
  Fold the paper inward and place at the base of the crystal

The information on this page comes from the Lazaris audiotape presented by Concept: Synergy, Crystals: The Power and Use, Copyright NPN Publishing, Inc., 1985. Concept: Synergy, PO Box 691867, Orlando, Florida 32869. 1-800-678-2356.
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