Hello fellow Christians:
I have a beautiful crystal collection that I used to be obsessed with when I was younger. Recently, I stumbled upon these once again. It reminded me of my childhood, and these specimens are very fit to display. I have been using them at my little prayer alter with my statue of Christ and picture of the Divine Mercy. I use them symbolically for prayer intentions. I would arrange them, light a candle, and pray to God for those intentions. For example: Today, I arranged a sequence of rose quartz for love and peace, amethyst for calmness, and clear quartz for clear and pure thoughts, all of which I use symbolically. I then lit my candle and prayed for these intentions for the day ahead.
Recently in my random searching, I have stumbled upon crystal healing. Some use crystal healing as a way to dispel negative energy. "Crystal healers" use these crystals believing that they have a specific energy contained in them when they were formed specifically for peace, love, comfort, energy, etc. I am fully aware that superstition and "crystal healing" is a sin. It worries me that what I do is similar, but I don't use or summon the occult for this. I use the crystals symbolically to remind me of my intentions, and I pray to God for the healing powers instead of relying on a "secret power" from the crystal. I use the crystals to give them some light because they are very beautiful and to thank God for his creation.
Using crystals symbolically for prayer: Is this practice ok?
I do feel as if it is on the ok side because I am using these crystals symbolically to remind me of these intentions and praying to God for the intentions on my little religious altar. Let me know your thoughts.
Thank you all.