The Spiritual 411 on Crystals with Sara Bryki

Crystals are more than pretty rocks on a shelf, they’re their own energetic beings. On this episode of the Adventures with Spirit podcast, Andrea and Jessica invited Sara Bryki to sit down with them to share the crystal 411. Sara is a certified crystal healer, and the founder and CEO of Sarah Bryki Co and Bryki Gallery. Sara has been working with stones and crystals for over 15 years.

From properly clearing your crystals to more deeply understanding self and trusting your intuition, Sara reveals answers to crystal questions that are helpful at any stage of your journey. Listen to the extended version for an even deeper discussion around the use and energies of crystals.

This episode, we discuss:

[01:56] How Spirit introduced Andrea to Sara and the beginning of Sara’s crystal story
[07:05] Sara’s perspective of how she’s used crystals in her life
[08:40] The 411 on keeping your crystals from gathering energetic gunk
[10:58] The superpower of crystals
[14:10] Bringing crystals home with you
[18:01] The difference between clearing and charging crystals
[20:23] What you need to know before working with crystals
[23:29] Shapes of crystals and Sara’s favorite shape right now
[26:08] What happens when a crystal moves on
[31:37] Crystals in jewelry form and crystal combinations
[35:59] How to know if your crystals are ethically sourced
[44:44] How to find Sara

[01:56] How Spirit introduced Andrea to Sara and the beginning of Sara’s crystal story

Spirit led Andrea to Sara by giving her two signs within the same week. After meeting someone who asked her if she had been to the Bryki gallery, she recalled seeing the sign just two days before after taking an alternate route. Walking into the gallery was a stunning experience, and Andrea spent hours browsing during her first visit.

[07:05] Sara’s perspective of how she’s used crystals in her life

Sara feels that her calling was to teach people how to use stones and crystals in their everyday lives, and there are many ways to do that. Jewelry allows your body to work with the crystal’s energy consistently, bringing it into your whole energetic field. You can also use crystals in your bath water, but be sure that the crystal is water safe. Sara loves to bring crystals into her personal space whenever possible, incorporating stones and crystals into her home decor and workspaces, and encourages others to do the same.

[08:40] The 411 on keeping your crystals from gathering energetic gunk

Crystals are so integrated in your energy body, work and home spaces that they can accumulate what Sara refers to as energetic gunk. In order to keep them working in their inherent energies, there are different ways you can clear them from any gunk they’ve absorbed.

Selenite and satin spar are both forms of gypsum, but they both have a very high vibe and are able to clear energetic gunk out of other stones, crystals, and spaces. Selenite is about getting rid of any heavy, dense, or negative energies that accumulate, so you can keep it near wherever you store your crystals.

[10:58] The superpower of crystals

When Andrea and her daughter visited the Bryki gallery, they walked around and were each attracted to certain crystals. She realized that the crystals they collected reflected where each of them were at that specific moment.

Sara feels that this is one of the superpowers of crystals, that they can help us to see things that we are ready to bring forward, that we're ready to heal, release, or work through that we may not necessarily even be aware of ourselves.

[14:10] Bringing crystals home with you

So you’ve found a crystal that wants you to bring it home, but now what? Sara suggests the first thing you should do, no matter where you purchase your crystal, is to cleanse and clear. When you clear the crystal before connecting with it, you can be sure that you’re connecting with its’ pure, inherent energy and not any energetic gunk that it may have accumulated. Once your crystal is cleared, it’s time to connect and begin to build a relationship with your crystal. One of Sara’s favorite ways to do this is through meditation.

[18:01] The difference between clearing and charging crystals

In your crystal research, you may see clearing and charging being used interchangeably, but they are very different practices. Clearing happens with intention, clearing away energetic gunk through running water, smoke, or burying it in Mother Earth. Charging happens with different types of energies and happens in both sunlight and moonlight depending on the crystal.

[20:23] What you need to know before working with crystals

People often feel like they don’t know enough about crystals to get started, but Sara wants to make it clear that you know enough to get started, wherever you are in your knowledge base.

Crystals remind us of the healthy physical, emotional, spiritual, and intellectual frequencies for our bodies. These are frequencies that we inherently already know, but have forgotten because of all of the information and different vibrations that are constantly coming at us. With their purity and solid frequencies, crystals serve as a reminder to trust what we’re drawn to. In fact, the first way a crystal communicates is by being visually attractive to you based on the energy you need.

[23:29] Shapes of crystals and Sara’s favorite shape right now

While Sara teaches a course on crystal shapes, she doesn’t feel the shape of a crystal is something that really matters initially. The most important aspect in the beginning of your journey is to trust whatever crystal is attractive to you. After you’ve spent a little time with crystals, Sara suggests learning a bit more about shape, as shapes do play a part in how the energy is emitted and received and how the crystal’s energy can work with you.

Currently, Sara is finding herself drawn to crystals in the shape of spheres. Spheres are a very organized but unrestrictive shape, so they emit energy evenly from all sides of the crystal.

[26:08] What happens when a crystal moves on

After working with a crystal and receiving its energy, it may sit in your collection until it’s needed again or it may move on. Sara shares that she’s experienced crystals moving on in two different ways. After purchasing a smoky quartz pendulum in Hawaii, it was nowhere to be found when it was time to leave for home. She had another, more personal experience with a Persia light prasiolite ring she was in love with, also known as green amethyst. While at an expo, she began to connect with the vendor next to her and discovered that she had recently lost her mother. The more they talked, the more she felt called to sell her ring to her. She put it off until the last day of the expo, but the calling never stopped so she knew that the crystal needed to go with that woman. In that moment, she knew the crystal had chosen to move on.

[31:37] Crystals in jewelry form and crystal combinations

There are many ways that we can wear crystals as jewelry, but does how we’re wearing the crystal affect how we feel its energy? Sara has not felt a difference in energy, no matter how she chooses to wear her crystals. Her thought is that no matter what location you place your crystal, you’re bringing it into your energy field, which is felt through the entire body. Sara also believes that there are no crystal combinations that should be avoided. Crystal energy combinations inherently change based on the person that is working with them, which means that one combination may work really well for one person and not so great for another. It’s all about listening and trusting what you’re feeling attracted to use.

[35:59] How to know if your crystals are ethically sourced

A conversation that’s recently been introduced to the field is how to go about making sure the crystals you purchase are ethically sourced. Sara believes the original intent behind this discussion had to do with humane working conditions and avoiding terrible situations like child exploitation. Sara strongly believes that unless you are seeing the mine yourself, there’s no way to know for certain that they are ethically sourced. For this reason, she relies on the energy she picks up when she receives the crystals. If there is any sort of negative energy or if something feels off, she does not purchase the crystal, no matter how beautiful it may be or even if it’s being sold at a good price. Crystals carry vibrations and energy that can be felt, so the best thing you can do is to trust what you feel when picking out a crystal.

[44:44] How to find Sara

Sara’s main website is SaraBryki.com, and the gallery website is Brykigallery.com. You can find high quality hand selected curated crystals both online and within the Bryki gallery. She offers a monthly membership called Crystal Affinity membership where members take a deep dive every month into one stone or crystal, and she loves sharing in her clients’ unbelievable experiences. There are online courses and workshops available, as well as in-person courses and workshops offered within the Bryki gallery.

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