A Time for Growth

by Jeanne Cimillo

Crystal grids can be empowering. It's purpose can be anything you want it to be from healing an ailment you may have, relaxation, meditation and goal setting are just a few of it's functions. The sky is the limit and the stones you use can be anything that will fulfill your needs. We created a small one at the Butterfly Rainbow Center when the idea of moving it's location began to come in to fruition. Around that time I saw a gorgeous rainbow over Sioux Falls. I just had to take some pictures of it. Looking back, it was the first sign of change. The rainbow was the largest I have seen in years. I caught myself looking for the butterflies but I couldn't find any.

There is a time where we must follow a new path for enlightenment and growth. That is what is happening at the Butterfly Rainbow Center. Many more people have found us and are asking for more; more programs, more crystals and more space! Our new center will be bigger and a lot of mediating on this was done to make the move happen. This is a move into a bright future and many more people finding their way to the center.

At the center we have a large grid on display and there was a day we decided to create a small one so we can sit around it and feel the vibes that we can create. There were a variety of stones we used: Smoky Quartz, Moldavite, Malachite, Amethyst, Lepidolite, and Clear Quartz. We didn't have a function we wanted to create, just a thought of what would these stones feel like in a grid.

We felt relaxed and giggly for the most part and for me my stress seemed to just disappear. For the most part of what I was stressing about before we started working with the grid was gone. We just had fun with the energy we had created. As you can see from the picture below, we were all barefoot and we felt the grid's energy flow though our bodies right from our toes.

As you think about the change the center is embarking upon, every stone we used that day was about direction, growth and change. I believe everything happens for a reason and a purpose and the choices we made for the grid really did serve us well for the months ahead.

Here are some simple steps to build your own grid as stated by Doreen Virtue:

1. Determine it's intention

2. Decide on the size

3. Find a location

4. Use Feng Shui

5. Clear the Space

6. Create Ambiance

7. Place the Crystals

8. Meditate and Empower the Grid

9. Listen

There are several books on how to create a grid or you can use any stones you wish to create your own as we did.

A grid is a tool to create something positive for the moment or the future. Remember, everything you chose has a reason and a purpose. Does having a grid create a future? No, but it does help you set an intention for what you want in your life.

As for our constantly changing grid, here are some of the meanings of the crystals we have used:

Smoky Quartz – A grounding stone that acts that also raises vibrations.

Moldavite – unconventional and inspiring, bringing the unexpected solution forward.

Malachite – The stone of transformation

Amethyst – promotes emotional centering

Lepidolite – reorganizes old psychological and behavioral patterns, inducing change. It's known as the stone of transition.

Clear Quartz – the most powerful energy healing and amplifier. It also cleanses energy.

It's no wonderful we were giggling with laughter that day and we all let the room in a good mood. I can only speak for myself. I felt as though I can take on the world and no problem was too big for me to handle.

Here's to creating change. A new adventure awaits all of us.

GRAND RE-OPENING PARTY!

Saturday, October 17th, 2009

from 12pm - 6pm

at:

1416 S Minnesota Ave (NE corner of 23rd & Minnesota)