• • • • • • • Programming instructions for your gemstone jewelry • • • • • • •

Each piece of jewelry is made with a different stone, and each stone has its own attributes. Your jewelry has been charged with its generic meaning. However, I recommend you activate and personalize each item by awakening the specific intention you have for it.

When you receive your order: Take each piece, hold it in your hand and remember why you added it to your Life. Think of your intention or affirmation, imagine the energy in and around the stone, and say out loud, "I program these stones for/to ... (and state your purpose)."

If your intention is not so specific, use a positive, generalized affirmation that applies to the stones' attributes. For example, if you were programming Rose Quartz, you might say, "I program these stones to guide me toward the unconditional love and infinite peace I seek. They remove negative energy from my Life, and fill that space with abundant, loving vibes."

• • • • • • • • • • • • • Smudging Instructions • • • • • • • • • • • •

All Energy Shop stones are cleansed, charged with their highest intent through Reiki spiritual charge, and then smudged. Smudging is a Native American tradition that involves burning white sage. The white sage is said to release any negative energy on the material (object, person, or room), which is released and recycled back to positive. The white sage smudge then brings forth the positive ions and activates them--bringing alive the stone's best ideals.

You can smudge your own bracelets to cleanse them throughout their wear. Smudge sticks are available for purchase here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/energyshop?section_id=7071083 These slow-burning smudge sticks create a steady smoke and pleasant aroma. The stick can be extinguished at the end of your smudging session and reused many times again.

To perform a smudge at home, you may use this method adapted from the book, Sacred Smoke: The Ancient Art of Smudging for Modern Times.

□ Take the smudge stick in your hand, and first say "Thank you" for the herb and cleansing about to take place. Light the leafy end of the stick and say,

"Cleansing this material (object, person, or space) of any negative thoughts, any negative feelings, and any negative actions. Activating it's highest intent and bringing forth its most postive attributes."

Repeat this mantra as needed as you perform the smudging. Say "Thank you" once more at the end of your session, and then extinguish the smudge stick by stamping it out in a fire-safe container. □