It is that time of year again, where we find ourselves wanting to celebrate mother earth’s vibrancy with the colors she produces. We plant bright flowers in pots and set them as an entry point to our homes. We feel happy, as do our visitors when they enter our homes. Magnificent colors welcome all.

Here in Minnesota there is still snow on the ground, but we have begun to plant seeds or seedlings indoors, and when the weather warms we move the plants outdoors. We like to write our intents or those things we want to manifest in our lives on a piece of paper and put that paper in the bottom of the planters. Cover the paper with dirt and then add seeds or seedlings. It is symbolic of planting your intents or your dreams and is a reminder of these intents each day as you watch the seeds grow.

You may also rainbow-colored tumbled or rough stones over the tops of your flower pots, an arrangement of rocks, or bowl of rocks, creates a sense of peace, harmony, and joy around your entrance, and sets up a symbolic rainbow bridge of protection between your home and the spirit world. The color of the crystals – red, orange, yellow, green, turquoise blue, indigo, and violet – also links to the chakras, your spiritual energy centers, so you will benefit from an energy boost every time you enter your home.

For 2 flower pots – choose two of the same tumbled stone from each rainbow color, one for each flower pot.

Red : Garnet, red jasper, ruby
Orange: Carnelian, orange calcite
Yellow : amber, golden beryl, topaz, citrine
Green: aventurine, chrysoprase, malachite
Turquoise, blue, blue/green : aquamarine, celestite, turquoise
Indigo : lapis lazuli, sapphire, sodalite
Violet: amethyst, lavender (purple) jade, sugilite

Properties of stones : using a selection of these crystals protects your home and brings purifying energy, joy and happiness, love and devotion, creativity and vitality, trust and peace, compassion, success positive health and wellbeing good fortune inside your home.

Crystal Energizing
To be done prior to planting : Choose your rainbow stones, place in a bowl, and leave them to energize in the sun for 24 hours. Wait for a showery, sunny day and the crystal will be exposed to the powerful energy of a rainbow. Now hold the stones in yours hands individually and ask each stone to prevent any unwanted intrusions in your home,. Ask them to surround you with their unique love an compassion. As you touch and gaze at each on, let their rainbow colors inspire you and your family with creativity and success at school and at work, continued prosperity and health, and ask that they instill in you peace and hope for the future. Now scatter your seven stones over the top of each pot and leave them to do their work

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