Laying on of stones. The beginning of my relationship with stones began when I entered my Sun Mahadasha (see astrology section if interested). My Sun is in Chitra, which rules gemstones, and it took me by the hand. I had traveled that summer with a woman named Isabell who would lay her crystals out on the dashboard when we were going about. So I ended up picking up a few, and slowly getting more and more. Then I did a crystal healing workshop where we learned how to lay on stones to clear each of the 7 chakras. When my partner in the
workshop had put the last stone on I felt a rush of energy, I felt as if I was
three feet off the ground, I was flushed clear. Not all people have that intense
of a reaction the first time but it all depends on your energy system. After that
I was in love, constantly exploring new stones, doing workshops to teach other
people about them, and working with the stones on many different levels.
Next I learned Vedic Astrology and how they used stones to remedy karmic troubles in one's life. My first personal experience with this system was when I was in Rishikesh and a palmist told me I needed a ruby by looking at my Sun mound on my hand, (this matched the shadbala for the Sun in my chart). He said I'd notice the effects 45 days after I put the stone on, that there would be a change in my image. So on my birthday I received a ruby, cleansed it in the Ganges and put it on. About 45 days later I was in Pune, India at the International Academy of Ayurveda. I was doing an internship in an Ayurvedic clinic and the doctor introduced me as Dr. Freedom from America. I was in patched pants and a T-shirt, and these patients were in good pants and collared shirts, and I was being introduced as an Ayurvedic doctor from America. So I ran out and had some nice pants made and bought a few collared shirts, the new image. So the synchronicity was incredible but the palmist was correct. Since then I've also seen many incredible changes taking place using this system. These days I do both modern crystal healing work and ancient Vedic gemstone diagnosis.For a few years I imported and sold gemstones, which are now available through Moonjata.I was able to see people's charts and watch what stones they were naturally attracted to.This allowed me to study the stones and crystals and try to understand
how to use all these new modern stones, which were unavailable to ancient rishis
with a Vedic approach. Most recently I have been studying Vedic Astrology intensely
in India with the Sri Jaganath Center. This has increased the depth of my understanding tremendously. |
