The Birthday Crystal
Each year we celebrate the day we were born into this life. Possibly with gifts and special meals and almost always with birthday cake and candles. We sing the birthday song. We make a wish and we blow out the candles.
A different way to celebrate
Birthdays can be something else too…a sacred time to connect with our higher self, our ancestors, our angels, our soul star. It is a personal Stargate that opens only once through the entire rotation around the sun. It’s so easy to let this day pass without feeling that magical portal opening and closing. I let so many of those sacred days go by before I tuned into that Divine energy.
Now I like to mark the day with a tarot card, a sacred cacao ceremony, a honey candle and always a crystal. Each year I welcome in a new crystal friend to journey with. My birthday crystal.
What is a birthday crystal?
The birthday crystal is not the same as your birthstone, which comes from a standardized list made by the National Association of Jewelers combining various customs but ultimately choosing stones which would be practical for Jewelers to sell in large quantities.
It’s also not the same as your zodiac stone. Those are the crystals that complement and support your sun sign’s quirks and traits. While the birthstone list is standardized, there are many different opinions as to which zodiac stones match which signs.
It can be fun to have a special stone dedicated to your month of birth or your zodiac sign. In a generic world where it can be a struggle to find identity, it’s nice to have something that feels tailored.
This is personal
Your birthday crystal is far more personal than one you’ll find on either list. This is a stone which will come into your life with a gift(s) specifically related to you and your purpose. This is a crystal which takes you into greater clarity and awareness of the power you have over the unfolding of your life. It puts you in touch with the energy of the coming year and emanates frequencies akin to a map and compass with which to navigate the unknown. With this magical, high frequency guide, you can choose to walk this year more awake.
How to choose
Begin by opening up to inviting in a Birthday Crystal a few weeks before your birthday, if possible. Then let the Universe guide you to your crystal. It could be more than one crystal—a duet, a trio, even a circle of crystals. If you are open to it, the crystal will appear in some magical way—whether someone gifts it to you, you find it in nature, or you are led to adopting it in some synchronistic way. The crystal may show up before or after your birthday. Trust the timing.
You can always reach out to me to listen for the stone who is singing just for you. I love to listen to the whispers of the crystals.
The Crystal Year
Stay close to your crystal. Meditate with it, sleep with it, work with it, journal with it. Keep it near for a full rotation around the sun—until your next birthday. And if you liked the journey, and I imagine you will, do it all again.