Lavender

Excerpted from Wisdom of the Gemstone Guardians, by Michael Katz. Order the book here.

Chapter 3

Lavender: Awakening to Soul

I closed my eyes and found Michael, myself, and four others sitting in a circle among the same soft clouds that had set the scene for our interview with the Guardian of Quartz. At the head of our circle stood the Guardian of Lavender.  

The Guardian's hair was white and curly and fell to his shoulders. Viewed from the back, he might appear to be an old man, yet the rest of his features suggested someone in his early twenties. Beneath a dark lavender cape he wore simple, highly textured cotton clothing. His skin was fair. Most compelling were his eyes, in which deep lavender irises surrounded royal purple pupils. He did not focus his attention on any one individual, perhaps because his gaze would have been too penetrating and powerful.

I stood and moved next to him. He looked at me and nodded, and I was instantly drawn into his aura. He scanned his audience, focusing his gaze a foot or two above his listeners' heads and studying the light that entered each of them from above. Then he began to speak.

We are here for a purpose. You wish to learn of the gemstone Lavender. Indeed, I, as the Guardian of Lavender, am not Lavender. Lavender is simply the gemstone of which I am in charge. The Lavender gemstone encases the vibratory rate, or energy, it is my duty to protect. We will limit this discussion to the effects of Lavender on the human beings of Earth.

"Do you mean there are human beings on other planets?" asked a listener.

Yes. Would it surprise you if I said that I am one? Would it also surprise you to know that the Guardians of some gemstones may even have physical bodies on your Earth planet? A Gemstone Guardian need not only be from another plane of existence.

Those of you who are attending from the planet Sarshaune may wish to wait for the next lecture, when I will be speaking about the effects of Lavender on your planet.

"Sarshaune?" asked Michael.   

Yes, the people of that planet have been working closely with gemstones for ages. Regarding gemstones, Earth and Sarshaune have a strong connection. Both planets are Quartz-based, and it was the people of Sarshaune who introduced the Lavender essence to the Earth's Quartz. 

The Sarshaune's lifestyle is very different from yours, as is their climate. Their technology has made life simple for them. Technology has also provided them with what is perhaps their greatest challenge--how to prevent their minds from becoming as simple as their lifestyle.

"Why did they bring Lavender to Earth?" Michael inquired.

The ancestors of the Sarshaune mastered the Quartz crystal. It was they who taught the people of Atlantis how to use crystals. As you know, Atlantis was the home of an ancient civilization. The Atlantean continent was destroyed by earthquakes and now lies beneath the Atlantic Ocean. Of course, the Sarshaune were not the only ones who taught the Atlanteans; people from other planets influenced them as well. 

By working closely with their own Lavender, the Sarshaune developed a keen state of consciousness. The alignment of their inner aspects was so well managed that they could, at will, become clear channels for Spirit. This also made their inner guidance clear. 

Some followed their inner guidance more closely than others; these people knew that Lavender should be planted on Earth. They saw that the destiny of the two planets would one day cross, but only if the Earth also had Lavender. Others on Sarshaune resisted this idea. They were responsible for governing their planet and for upholding the law that prohibits people from indiscriminately planting gemstones on other planets. Nevertheless, those who followed their inner guidance knew what must be done. They began by trading the mature form of Lavender crystals with the Atlanteans. After much trading, the governing Sarshaune saw that Lavender was indeed harmonious with the Earth and gave permission for Lavender to be planted there.

Implanting Gemstone Energies

"How is a gemstone planted?" asked Michael.

To understand the process, you must realize that crystals are living things. They are like plants that grow from seeds. If you plant berry seeds indigenous to China in Canada--and the seeds grow--there will soon be Chinese berries in Canada. Similarly, if you plant seed crystals in a healthy environment on another planet, they will also grow. And, after a few thousand years or so, they will develop into mature crystals.

Gemstones can also be planted within crystals that are already indigenous to a planet. Lavender's vibratory rate was planted in the Quartz crystal. Your scientists will say that the difference between clear Quartz and Lavender is a mineral component. But that is not the whole story.

Before the vibratory rate of one gemstone can be planted in another, the minerals characteristic of the gemstone to be planted must be transformed into supra-physical energy. By this, I mean that its molecules must be made to vibrate at a higher rate than physical matter. Whenever you wish to make any physical change, it is always more effective to begin by making the change at a higher level of vibration. One reason is that higher vibratory levels, such as the supra-physical, are more flexible and changeable than the physical. 

It was not difficult to find the supra-physical veins and arteries of clear Quartz in the Earth. The Lavender, in its supra-physical form, was placed into this circulatory system. Since it was not the intention to transform all the Quartz on the planet into Lavender, it was planted only in certain veins. Quartz accepted the Lavender as a gift. It allowed Lavender's vibratory rate to travel along Quartz's network of veins and arteries to areas where the Lavender energy then concentrated. Once the Lavender vibratory rate was securely established in these areas, it reverted to its physical form. From then on, Lavender grew in these areas instead of clear Quartz.

Now, why would clear Quartz accept Lavender as a gift? The Guardian of Quartz knew that it would benefit both the Earth and her people. He knew that when Lavender matured and was worn by people, it would open the flow of life force to a much greater degree than the clear Quartz could. As the Guardian of Quartz has explained, the more life force a human being can bring to the planet, the more life energy the planet itself will have. So the Quartz accepted the gift of the Sarshaune readily, happily, and gratefully.

Subtle Bodies and Their Auras

To understand my purpose, one must understand the concept of subtle, or inner, bodies. The Guardian of Quartz referred to these inner bodies as inner aspects or levels. One must also understand energy centers, or chakras, since they are key to an understanding of how I, as well as other gemstones, work.

You are comprised of more than just your physical body: you also have emotions, memories, and thoughts. Whether or not you are always aware of it, you also have an intuition which offers you guidance, especially during times of danger and at other crucial moments. Indeed, you are a spiritual organism comprised of many aspects. 

If you could see beyond your physical body and into your inner aspects, you would see that your emotions actually originate from another, subtle body. I shall call this the emotional body, though it is sometimes referred to as the astral body. The emotional body manifests an aura, or energetic reflection of itself. This aura can be seen by sensitive individuals as a layer of energy surrounding the physical body.  

If you look deeper into your own being, you would see that you have another, even more subtle body. This is the aspect of your being in which your past experiences and patterns of stimulus and response are stored. I call this the memory body, though some refer to it as the causal body. Its aura can be seen as a layer of energy surrounding the emotional aura. 

If you look even deeper, you would see yet another body, which I shall call the mental body. This body is the source of the river of thoughts that continually flows through your mind. Its aura can be seen as a layer of energy surrounding the memory, or causal, aura. 

Beyond the mental body is another body, from which your intuitions arise. This is the intuitive body. Its aura can be seen as a relatively thin sheath of energy surrounding the mental aura.

Just beyond the intuitive body is the aspect of your being that is by far the most beautiful. It is not quite right to call this aspect a body, because in essence it is pure Spirit. It is Soul itself. It appears as a beautiful, slightly golden, bright white light.

Beyond Soul lies the infinite and divine source of all life--what some call the heart of God. This is where the life force--the current of light and sound also known as the healing force--originates.

Together, all of your bodies' auras form what is commonly referred to as "the aura." The aura is not only a reflection of your bodies, it also contains information about all aspects of them. It is through the aura that gemstone energy usually accesses both the physical and inner bodies. 

Now, this concept of auras and inner bodies may be somewhat difficult to accept or even to grasp. However, it must be considered if one is to have any understanding of the way gemstones work with an individual's subtle aspects. 

Also, just as your physical body exists in the physical world, or plane of existence, your emotional body exists on the emotional plane, and your memory body exists on the memory plane. Your mental, intuitive, and Soul bodies also exist on their own respective planes. These planes exist in different dimensions, or at higher vibratory rates, than the physical.

Since you have a physical body, your primary focus is on the physical plane. However, there are many beings, including a large number of Gemstone Guardians, who do not have physical bodies. They live and work on one of the inner planes. Nonetheless, the Guardians' spiritual duties often require them to put their attention on the physical and other planes in which their gemstones exist. Similarly, just because your primary focus is on a particular plane does not mean that you are limited to that plane. Michael, weren't you able to move your attention to this inner plane to meet me and obtain this information?

Knowledge of the bodies' chakras is also essential for understanding how Lavender and other gemstones work. The physical and inner bodies each contain seven major chakras. On the physical body, these chakras are located down the middle of the front of the body, from the top of the head to the base of the spine. [1] 

The chakras act as doors through which the life force flows from its infinite source into the physical body. Ideally, the corresponding "doors" in each of your inner bodies line up with each other. When the doors are not aligned, the flow of life force through the inner bodies to the physical body is impeded and problems arise. For example, if the emotional body's doors are shifted out of their ideal positions, emotional difficulties may result; those with mental problems may find that the mental body doors have shifted to some degree, and so on. 

Blockages in these doors can lead to similar problems. For example, people who are caught up in the past may have blockages in some of the memory body's doors. Since blockages also inhibit the flow of life force to the physical body, physical problems may also arise.

Mastering the Subtle Bodies

When a strand of Lavender spheres is worn around the neck, Lavender's energy radiates into the entire aura and encourages all the chakras in all the bodies to move into better alignment. It does this by awakening the highest aspect of each body, so that each body becomes aware of its relationship with the next highest level. This inspires all the bodies to align and cooperate with each other. 

With each step toward better alignment, old issues come to the surface for resolution, and old blockages are released. Energies that have been stuck begin to flow freely, relieving the body of long-time burdens. With improved alignment, more life force flows through each of the bodies, nourishing and balancing them.  

As all the bodies become more nourished, balanced, and free from blockages, the individual becomes stronger, more creative, and more loving. In other words, the individual becomes a greater human being on all levels.

Indeed, Lavender helps people master themselves on all levels. One way it does this is by helping them gain greater awareness of their inner bodies. In fact, mastery of the inner bodies is the whole purpose of Lavender. Lavender also fosters awareness of one's spiritual Self and of one's connection with Spirit. 

This awareness brings upliftment. When enough people are uplifted, civilization will be transformed. This is because, as awareness expands, people's needs and desires change. To fulfill these new needs and desires, there will be a natural evolution in technology, lifestyles, and the state of people's health.  

As part of people's desire for spiritual advancement, many are striving to become perfected. This striving is expressed to some extent in the currently popular practice of cleansing toxins from the physical body. However, those who only put attention on the physical body and think that by cleansing it they can become more spiritual have it backwards. 

If you wish to perfect the physical body, you must first work to align your inner bodies. Then life force can flow more easily through all the chakras to every part of your physical body. In this way you can become cleansed, balanced, and healed.

"How long does it take for one's bodies to become perfectly aligned?" asked Michael.

It depends on how out of alignment your chakras are, as well as the size, quantity, and quality of Lavender you wear. Perfect alignment may never be achieved. However, the closer you come to perfect alignment, the better--because the more aligned you are, the more life and healing force will flow through you. 

I would also like to say that the Sarshaune use Lavender for assistance with nearly every condition. Indeed, everyone on the planet uses Lavender at some time in his or her life.

The people of the Earth must start thinking and seeing beyond their own planet. The time will come, as destiny has already ordained, that the Earth's people will become aware of civilizations from other planets. When this time arrives, the people of the Earth may wish that they had better prepared themselves to accept this awareness. Wearing Lavender is an ideal way to uplift oneself and prepare for the events of destiny.

It doesn't matter what religion you practice, what spiritual teacher you follow, or what name you call God. Lavender transcends the divisions that Earth people have made between religions, because it fosters the conscious awareness of Soul, your own individualized spark of God.

I have spoken of how I, as Lavender, bring the life force into the physical body. There is another who brings the healing force to imbalanced areas from inside the physical body. This gemstone is Aventurine. 

Come, let us meet the Guardian of Aventurine.

© 1997 Michael Katz. All rights reserved.