Bumblebee Jasper is a great life talisman that is here to help keep you “buzzing” throughout your day, even when negative energies constantly come your way. This stone helps you maintain a positive and upbeat attitude through the daily stresses of life, while encouraging you to continue your own spiritual evolution. So often can the societal stress you have placed upon yourself override and suppress your soul’s growth and true potential. This can lead you to eventual sadness and depression as your mind and subconscious become imbued with falsehoods. Bumblebee Jasper will prevent that mindset from infecting you or your aura, and instead will push you closer than ever to finding your life’s purposes. Simply by activating and connecting your solar plexus and sacral chakras, you will become more in touch with yourself and understand your deep emotional body. These sacred attributes housed in your lower chakra system are the driving force of what you do and why you do it. You may refer to this as your “engine”, as your gut houses the most powerful emotions offered in this realm. Bumblebee Jasper will help “oil” your engine and provide you with a smooth ride through life.
Chrysocolla is associated with the element of water. Just looking at it evokes the bright blue of the Mediterranean Sea. For this reason, this is an excellent and powerful stone to incorporate into workings that have to do with water. Chrysocolla is a stone of harmony, both on a universal level and a very specific level. It can be used to purify a place or remove negativity from a person. It is a very gentle stone and its energy works in a gentle, harmonious way. It can help ease fear, anxiety, and guilt, and bring hope. It is also used to communicate with the spiritual forces of the Earth. This means any sort of meditation, mindfulness, or magic that has to do with emotional situations, as well as magic that literally draws on the power of the ocean. Sometimes this can be a pretty scary thing to do, but chrysocolla will give you the strength and curiosity to do it, and the positive energy to deal with whatever you happen to find.Because chrysocolla has this connection to water, it is especially well suited for any emotional work that is connected to one’s emotions.
Bumblebee Jasper + Chrysocolla
Whether you're just starting a meditation practice, or you're an advanced practitioner, Mala beads are a great tool to help focus your attention.
They provide something tactile to come back to when your mind starts to wander. (Which happens to everyone!)
Rolling the beads through your fingers is a physical way to direct your energy and attention. It's a gentle reminder every few seconds to reground and refocus.
Here are some simple how to steps for incorporating Mala Beads into your meditation practice:
- If this is your first time using a Mala, start by holding it out in front of you so we can look at the anatomy. (Read: Anatomy of a Mala) The tassel represents an end point, signifying you've gone all the way around the Mala for a full cycle of meditation. Between the tassel and necklace loop, there is one single bead, called the guru bead. There are 108 beads in the necklace loop.
- Now, start with the necklace in your dominant hand, tassel facing towards you
- Start with the bead to the right of the guru bead
- Begin turning each bead individually in your fingers, making your way slowly to the next bead
- When turning the beads, try not to use the index finger as that is believed to represent the ego.
- Try using your thumb to turn the beads. You can use your thumb nail to pull the bead towards you, or you can use your thumb to rotate the bead by turning it and moving to the next.
- You will notice there is hand knotting between each bead, this is meant to help ease the practice of moving from bead to bead.
Do you feel have the hang of it? If so, let's try layering in breathe.
- On each bead, take a deep inhale and exhale. Then move to the next bead. Deep inhale and exhale. Once you have the breathing down, you can layer in mantra.
- On each bead, along with your breath, try silently repeating your mantra to yourself
- For the sake of this, we will use an affirmation based mantra, which is an "I Am" statement
- On each bead, inhale "I Am" and exhale a word that embodies how you want to feel in that moment. It can be abundant, strong, patient, intuitive, etc.
- Inhale "I Am" and exhale your word on each bead
- You can also simply use one word such as grounded, or love
- Once you have made it around 108 beads, you will reach the guru bead
- The guru bead signifies a moment to pause and sit in reflection. Here, you can thank and honor your guru, your mantra, and yourself for taking the time to sit in stillness.
Congrats! This signifies a full practice!
- If you want to keep meditating, rather than continuing over the guru bead, it is advised to turn back in the direction you just came.
What did you notice in this practice? What came up for you?
One thing is guaranteed, your mind will wander. When it does, simply return to the beads.
When your mind wanders, you have the choice to judge yourself and think things like I'm the worst meditator, I'm never going to get the hang of this. These things only keep you in a place of self judgement.
Or, you can acknowledge you've had some thoughts, let them go, and return your focus to your Mala beads, your breath and your mantra.
You'll be challenged consistently in your practice with a wandering mind. It doesn't mean you're a bad meditator, it just means you're human.
Meditation is about eliminating the thoughts. Rather, it's about creating space between them, allowing yourself the room to connect to your higher self.
Your mala is a tactile guide on that journey. But remember, it's a practice. There will be hard days and easy days. Make a choice at the beginning of each practice to not judge yourself when your mind wanders. Instead, treat yourself with patience, grace, and love as you would anyone else.
