“Know & Heal Yourself” Certification Dissertation for Crystal Course

by Dean Farrington

I have been working with the “Seal of Solomon” crystal layout in conjunction with Reiki treatments for general health improvement and the relief of lower back pain. While I found that I have been having good results with this combination, I started to wonder how to effectively apply the Seal of Solomon to just the area where I experience the low back pain. If I was treating another person this would be easy to accomplish as I could have the person lay on their stomach and create the layout on the persons back. Unfortunately, to do this on myself would be quite difficult so I was thinking about other ways to accomplish the same goal.

Since I will need to handle the layout while lying on my back, I do not want to do a top and bottom (Head and Feet) crystal as in the seal of Solomon layout. This would potentially be uncomfortable to be lying on. In looking at other options I settled on a similar design, relying on other elements of sacred geometry. I settled on a hexagonal layout as this would still allow for the employment of 6 crystals to create my layout with the option to use a 7th crystal on the top of the body above the center of the pain.

To prepare for this session I prepared the crystals by:

1) Clearing them

I used a modified clearing process; first I ran them under cool water to remove any negative energy. I then put them in the sun, however since I live in Arizona and the sun can be quite intense in the summer I placed the crystals in a ceramic bowl full of water and placed the bowl in the afternoon sun. The water keeps the crystals from experiencing any sudden change in temperature (which can be dangerous for quartz), and prevents them from overheating when the temperature is 110 degrees outside in direct sunlight.

2) Dedication

Once the crystals were cleared, they were each dedicated.

3) Activation

The activation was accomplished by charging each crystal with Reiki energy after it was dedicated.

During the healing session I started by establishing the standard seal of Solomon crystal layout. I then began a standard Reiki session on myself establishing the timing for reversing the direction of the quartz points by the change in songs in my background music. After the crystals had been in place (both point out and point in) for at least 5 minutes each direction I changed to my layout to my layout to target the area of my lower back.

I placed the top and bottom 4 points in direct contact with my body and the other 2 back far enough to establish the hexagon pattern.

The first time I tried this layout I did not use a stone or crystal on the center of the pattern, I just relied on the quartz points themselves. In conjunction with the Reiki I felt a increased concentration of energy in my lower back which helped reduce the discomfort I was experiencing.

In a subsequent application of this layout I added a stone in the center of the hexagon, while this stone was placed on top of my body I was passing Reiki down through the stone so I believe that adding it increased the overall effectiveness of this layout. I used a tumbled Malachite stone for its general healing abilities. Based on my reading it seems like dendritic quartz (good for skeletal issues) or Sugilite (good for pain) might also be worth trying in the central location of the layout. I have not tested them at this time as I do not have either in my collection currently.

I believe that using this layout has provided increased pain relief over using Reiki alone to treat the issue.