Need a little help with this.....

[pixiedust]

I'm in the middle of creating a spell to help somone close to me with an anxiety . I would like to based mental illness. I would like to hear from anyone who has worked with any crystals for this purpose. If it was successful please could you tell me which crystals were used and how.
At risk of sounding bratty here, but I do not want tables of correspondence . ;DJust real experiences.
Thank you xxx

[Ebony]

Pixie, there’s various kinds of anxiety, so maybe it will depend on what is going on in your friends life whether my suggestions will help. I have a lot of problems with anxiety and depression. The more I learn the easier it is for me to use stones to aid in magical healing and relaxation. Something I have found is, regardless what stone or crystal you use or for what reason, the key is to empower the piece with whatever energy you are asking for. Say you have a quartz crystal and want to use it for guidance, then empower the stone by asking it for guidance. Don’t ask that stone for anything else unless you reprogram it and ask it to do a different job. I am by no means an expert but I’ve worked with stones and crystals long before ever admitting to being on a pagan path. Maybe you can get an idea or two…

Going through a rough divorce I carried an obsidian stone with me at all times. I also wore a Tiger’s Eye necklace until it fell apart. I’ve since learned that obsidian, garnet, bloodstone & smoky quartz are stones that help to balance the root charka which covers anxiety and insecurity. For me that obsidian gave me personal power to get through all the legal stuff and kept me from pulling my hair out. Tiger’s Eye is a stone for energy and protection, so between the two stones there was a lot of powerful protection hovering around me, and kept me from going insane. I didn’t actually do any kind of spell, just carried the stones with me (this was before stepping out of the broom closet).

Very recently I came upon a piece of amber. Some qualities of Amber are healing, strength and protection. I empowered this piece to be my personal healing stone. Since I’ve started carrying it, I do seem a bit calmer and not so stressed out by what’s happening in my life right now. I can at least look at the brighter side of things when everything seems to be falling down around me. I wear a crocheted bag around my neck (that I made) which holds all my power stones. I carry a double quartz crystal, Apache Tear, Tiger’s Eye, Amethyst, and the piece of Amber with me at all times. For me, it helps.

[Ebony]

I have a ritual for emotional release, using a piece of amethyst. It helped me a few months ago when I was headed for a nervous breakdown. Again, without knowing where your friend is in his/her situation, I don't know if this is what you are looking for.

I went off by myself to a place near a waterfall, where I’ve meditated before. I wanted to be alone, and somewhere I could scream and cry with no one wondering what was wrong with me. I held a piece of amethyst in my receptive hand, and poured all the pain, anxiety, anguish, all my hurting emotions and soul-wrenching pain, and forced it all into that little stone. This honestly took more than an hour to do!

That poor little stone was vibrating by the time I got done. I then asked that Mother Earth take the pain and suffering I poured into the stone and release it, and not let it bother me anymore. In return, I gave her back her precious amethyst by throwing it into the waterfall. I came away feeling very refreshed and calm.

I’m going to do this again in the near future, and probably expand on, and intensify the ritual.

I hope I've helped at least give you some ideas of what to do

[pixiedust]

Cheers Ebony, that was realy helpfull. I'm not much on crystals at the best of times, but for this I need all the help I can get. My friend has OCD. I'm not expecting to cure it ( he's already in therapy for that) but jusyt something to ease the panics he gets would be great.

[Ebony]

I hope it works for you and him, and I'll light a prayer candle on my alter for him

[vermindaspirit]

Pixidust i have not yet used crystals for anxiety treatment, but the following stones are good for just that...

Apophyllite - Helps to release suppressed emotions, it helps to overcome anxiety, worries and fears....

Blue Calcite - A gentle stone to help lift anxieties and negative emotions..

Iron Pyrite - Helpful for deep despair and great to carry with you as it blocks out negative energies..

Kunzite - Excellent for alleviating panic attacks, and for lifting the mood when depressed..

Smokey Quartz Wand is great for grounding negative energies , and of course there is Amethyst and Rose quartz which are both excellent stones to carry around with you when you need peace or any form of healing...

Hope this helps....V...xx..

[pixiedust]

Thank you both so much!
I'll be saving my pennies to get some of these.

[gotitbad]

i need help is married got a friend in love with me he gives me more attention i want him back but i f**ked it up today i want him back my husband doesn't care about me anymore

[watershield]

gotitbad

I sympathize with your pain, however there may be a better forum for this type of discussion if you wish.
Please have a look at this:

drafae.proboards61.com/index.cgi

By all means if any one wants to jump in here, but I'm just afraid this type of request for help may get over looked or buried, being on the tail end of another topic.

In mean time, my thoughts are with you.