Annie The Alchemist's Blog — how to set intentions

If you have a hard time meditating, mantras can help you achieve a great meditation. Mantras are basically words or sound that you can repeat in your mind gently and after a few moments of doing so, you'll find yourself floating into your meditation. 

A mantra can be a sound like "om" or a phrase like "everything is working out for me." 

Perhaps there is a specific thing you want to meditate about, you can also say a mantra like "I am abundant and all is well." 

I have a meditation program for 21 days, that comes with a guidebook...

Setting intentions can be done in various ways. It can be jotted in a journal, it can be spoken, it can be lit on a candle, and even planted like a seed to grow.

 With the mark of a fresh new month and a new moon approaching November 7, this makes it an ideal time to get started on setting intentions.

Here's how to do it: 

Supplies ( sheet of paper, pen, plant, and crystals ). 

Step 1: Write out one intention per paper and for each plant. Think about what you want to grow more of in your life. Write...

How to Use & Take Care of Crystals

First, clean your crystals with your sage-stick or run them in water with a dash of salt. Ocean water is wonderful, too.

2. Now, set your intention on your crystal so it knows what you want it to do for you. For example, "Dear Crystal, I want you to help me relax and feel confident" or "I want you to help me find a good job that earns me this much, and I enjoy going to" or "I want you to help me heal." It can be anything you want. It is...