My Crystal Guide E-Book

Philip Permutt

• Herausgeber: CICO Books
• Kategorie: Für Kinder und Jugendliche
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2021

Beschreibung

Introduce your child to the wonderful world of crystals and their powerful energies to help, heal and transform with this fully illustrated simple-to-use guide. Children are innately drawn to the energy of crystals – and crystal energies can help make things better for them at school, at home and at play. My Crystal Guide explores crystals from a child's view – what crystals and minerals are and how to choose and work with the crystals you need – as well as introducing an understanding of crystal energies and crystal healing. Fun exercises to try are included throughout, along with simple meditations. The Children's Crystal Finder includes 101 commonly available crystals and minerals with clear photographs and each crystal's healing qualities relevant to children, while the Crystal Solutions chapter suggests how to help with all types of problems that children may encounter, from illness and loss to bullying and exams. Created with children in mind, My Crystal Guide includes guidance and practical exercises for parents and carers, but is written for children to follow and understand.

Leseprobe

MY

Crystal

GUIDE

MY

Crystal

GUIDE

Learn how to identify, grow, and work with crystals and discover the amazing things they can do

Philip Permutt

and Nicci Roscoe

We would like to dedicate this book to children all over the world to whom the future belongs. Sending much love, healing, and sparkly crystal light to you all!

Nicci and Philip xx

Published in 2021 by CICO Books

An imprint of Ryland Peters & Small Ltd

20–21 Jockey’s Fields

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London WC1R 4BW

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Text © Philip Permutt and Nicci Roscoe 2021

Design and commissioned photography © CICO Books 2021

For full photography and artwork credits, see page 128.

The authors’ moral rights have been asserted. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher.

A CIP catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress and the British Library.

ISBN: 978-1-80065-015-2

E-ISBN: 978-1-80065-048-0

Printed in China

Photographer: Penny Wincer

Stylist: Nel Haynes

Commissioning editor: Kristine Pidkameny

Senior editor: Carmel Edmonds

Senior designer: Emily Breen

Art director: Sally Powell

Production manager: Gordana Simakovic

Publishing manager: Penny Craig

Publisher: Cindy Richards

SAFETY NOTE FOR PARENTS/CARERS AND CHILDREN

Please note that while the descriptions of the properties of crystals refer to healing benefits, they are not intended to replace diagnosis of illness or ailments, or healing or medicine. Always consult your doctor or other health professional in the case of illness. Small crystals can be a choking hazard so should never be left within reach of younger children. Some crystals can be toxic, so never make crystal water (see page 48) with a crystal unless you are certain that it is a safe nontoxic variety. Neither the authors nor the publisher can accept any responsibility or liability for any harm arising from participating in the activities described in this book.

Contents

Introduction for parents and carers

Introduction for children

CHAPTER 1

The exciting world of science and crystals

CHAPTER 2

The magical energy of your crystals

CHAPTER 3

Working with your crystals

CHAPTER 4

Sharing your crystals

CHAPTER 5

Your crystal finder

CHAPTER 6

How can my crystals help me?

Chakra body template

Index

A crystal poem

Thank you

Picture credits

Introduction for parents and carers

We’re delighted to give your children their own special book about crystals and hope you will enjoy their crystal journey with them. The following pages have lots of learning fun, including colorful pictures and different exercises to motivate children, give them confidence, and help them relax and feel calm if they’re feeling anxious and worried about things, such as tests or upsets with friends. We show them how to do different meditations, including some for relaxation, which can help them sleep better at night, and some to boost confidence, which they can use before things like giving a show and tell to their class. Some of the exercises require parental guidance and we’ve stated wherever this will be needed. There are also exercises they can do with their friends online or in person (with suggestions for social distancing if needed).

In Chapter 5, we give you a description of all the crystals we talk about and what they can do to help your children. Crystals are magical and wonderful and give so much in many ways as you’ll see in this book. However, it’s important to note that if your child is unwell and needs to see a doctor, we want them to know their crystals will comfort them and the doctor will give them medicine to get better. Having their crystals alongside conventional medicine, such as by their side if they have surgery, can make them feel better and speed their recovery.

Finally, Chapter 6 addresses a variety of situations where your child might need help, from dealing with change to coping at school and having more fun with their friends.

We wish you and your children a special time exploring the wonderful world of crystals and having lots of fun doing all the suggested exercises, games, and meditations.

Sending you lots of love and sparkly, happy crystal energy,

Nicci and Philip

Introduction for children

Welcome to the magical world of crystals that help you to smile, sparkle, and shine. This is a special book for you to explore and discover lots of things about crystals and how they can help you.

We take you on a wonderful journey through the magical crystal world, where every page is full of bright, colorful pictures. You’ll learn about where crystals come from and how they can be powerful, just like Harry Potter’s wand! And we’ll teach you how to play fun games with them, as well as how to relax with them to have lovely calming feelings, especially if you’re feeling anxious or worried about anything at school or with your friends.

We hope you have fun with your new crystal friends!

Sending you lots of love and sparkly, happy crystal energy,

Nicci and Philip

CHAPTER 1

The exciting world of science and crystals

In this chapter you will learn all about crystals, how they are formed, where to find them, and more.

What are crystals?

All the crystals, minerals, and rocks in the world are friends you can work with to do special things.

Minerals

A mineral is formed in space, the earth, the sea, or the sky. It’s a natural material that is made of the same thing all the way through. Some minerals form crystals and some minerals form rocks, pebbles, mountains, and sand. Minerals are an amazing part of nature.

Crystals

A crystal comes in seven different perfect shapes (see page 16). All crystals are formed from minerals (and are the same type of mineral all the way through, although some may have bits of other crystals inside them, which are called inclusions), but not all minerals form crystals, because they don’t have a perfect crystal shape.

Rocks

A rock may be made of different minerals in the same piece, but is not one of the seven crystal shapes.

This is shungite, which is a mineral. (This piece of shungite has been polished—see page 17.)

This is aquamarine, which is a crystal.

This is snowflake obsidian, which is a rock.

Stone People

Our crystal friends are alive, just like us—see opposite—and for this reason we sometimes call them Stone People.

In this book, we call all these special stones crystals, whether they are crystals, minerals, or rocks, to show that they all have special powers that can help us whenever we need them.

Are crystals alive?

Biologists are scientists who study living things like you and me, and plants and animals. They say that for anything to be called “living,” it must be able to eat, grow, and have babies. So, are crystals living beings?

Crystals eat!

They eat the environment that they’re growing in. Just like you, each crystal needs specific “foods” to grow. For example, quartz crystals eat silicon and oxygen from their surroundings, whereas selenite needs calcium, sulfur, oxygen, and hydrogen to grow.

Crystals grow!

Crystals gradually get bigger over time, even if it’s such a long time that we can’t see it. You can find little crystals and big crystals.

Crystals have baby crystals!

When a crystal gets separated from its crystal friends (like when a crystal is separated from a wall of a crystal cave because of an earth movement, such as a volcano exploding), it sometimes has baby crystals growing on its end. Small pieces of crystal act as seeds for the next generation too.

Earthquake quartz is a quartz crystal that was damaged by earthquakes while still in the ground but then continued growing.

How are crystals formed?

Crystals (true crystals, rather than minerals and rocks) are really special things that have all their molecules (see below) fitting together in a special pattern. All the molecules in a crystal are the same. When there are lots of these crystal molecules, they grow into the shape of the crystal you can see. We call this crystallization.

What are molecules?

Molecules are made of atoms. Both molecules and atoms are very tiny—they are so small that you can’t even see them without a special microscope. When a few atoms get together in the same shape, we call them a molecule. It is like a team of atoms, with each atom playing in its own fixed position. Molecules are the building blocks of everything in the world—crystals, plants, books, toys, and even you!

How do crystals grow?

When certain things happen to rocks, crystals can be formed in one of two ways.

Melting

Crystals grow in nature when hot liquids cool and get hard. The center of the Earth is very hot, so it heats up rocks deep underground, turning them into liquid called magma. This means the molecules of the rocks can move around. When too much pressure builds up from the heat, a bump is formed on the earth—a volcano. When this explodes, the magma becomes lava (it is still liquid rock, but it is called lava when it rises to the Earth’s surface), and as it cools, the molecules come back together and form crystals.

The melted rock is called magma, which rises to the surface of the Earth as a volcano.

Dissolving

Another way crystals can grow is when you have a mixture with crystal molecules that slowly evaporates (see page 15), like salt crystals which grow in puddles of sea water as the sun dries it out and the water disappears. In nature, when rocks are in water, minerals within them can be dissolved into the water. This might be groundwater—the water between underground soil and rock—or the oceans. When the water is cooled or evaporates, the minerals can find each other and come together to form crystals. Usually it takes a very long time—many years—for crystals to grow from melted rock or rocks in water.

Grow your own crystals

It’s easy to grow salt crystals. They are safe crystals that you can grow in your kitchen. Please do this exercise with an adult to help you.

YOU WILL NEED

1 cup of hot water (ask an adult to help you with this: the hot water works best if it’s boiling, but it’s okay if the water’s very hot but not quite boiling—you may just need to stir it for longer)

¼ cup (270g) table salt

2 teaspoons white vinegar

A bit of a sponge or a rough rock

A shallow dish

1 Make your crystal growing mixture by putting the water, salt, and vinegar into a container and stir until the salt dissolves, which means you won’t be able to see it in the liquid anymore.

2 Place the piece of sponge or rough rock into the shallow dish. Pour some of the salt-water mixture over the sponge, so that it almost covers the bottom of the dish and the sponge can soak up the liquid. If you’re using a rough rock, then the mixture should cover the rock. Keep any of the crystal growing mixture that’s left over in a sealed container.

3 Put the dish in a warm spot, like a sunny windowsill. You will see your crystals start to grow the next morning or within a day or so. Add more crystal growing mix to replace the liquid that disappears. You can carry on growing your crystals for as long as you like. They’re completely safe, so you can keep your crystals and wash everything else you’ve used.

How do salt crystals grow?

Salt dissolves in hot water, which means the molecules of the salt move apart in the liquid. When you pour the hot mixture over the sponge or rock, the liquid starts to disappear into the air. We call this evaporation—when a liquid is heated and becomes a vapor. When this happens, the salt is concentrated—there is not so much water for the salt molecules to move around in, so they start to come together again and become crystals, or crystallize. The salt crystals grow on the sponge or rock, and sometimes they’ll grow on the sides of the bowl, too. Although some crystals take a very long time to grow, these salt crystals grow quickly.

Crystal shapes

There are only seven very special shapes that make crystals look and act differently to everything else on the planet, like rocks, stones, sand, mountains, and earth. All crystals are found in one of these seven shapes.

Cubic

A cubic crystal looks like a box, and can have six, eight, or even 12 sides.

Pyrite crystals are cubic.

Hexagonal

A hexagonal crystal is a column with six sides. (Even though some hexagonal crystals have a termination (see page 102) which might look like a “side,” it isn’t!)

All quartz crystals are hexagonal.

Trigonal

This has three sides.

Calcite crystals are trigonal. This photo shows several white calcite “dogtooth” crystals clustered together.

Monoclinic

A monoclinic crystal looks like a strange box with lots of different sides.

Kunzite crystals are monoclinic.

Orthorhombic

This is a strange shape where three of the sides are different lengths to the other three sides. This means it can make lots of different shapes such as two pyramids stuck together or six-sided barrel-shaped crystals joined up, or even be like a squashed cube.

Aragonite crystals are orthorhombic.

Tetragonal

This looks a bit like a cube, but has one longer side.

Zircon crystals are tetragonal.

Triclinic

This can look like many different shapes put together.

Kyanite crystals are triclinic.