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 1997…
I am staying at a Covent Garden Hotel. I am visiting London for ten days,
partially for business and partially for pleasure. Spring had just arrived so
I was keen to exploit the advantages of it by taking long walks in the city.
It was a typical London Sunday with all the shops closed. All of a sudden I
decided to take a different route back to my hotel. It was already getting
dark when I realized that it was a rather quiet road that I picked. A shiver
ran down my spine but I kept on walking, I was already annoyed with myself for
taking an unknown route. As I walked by unfamiliar surroundings, it seemed
impossible to get to the hotel. Silent screams of panic started to echo in my
head. When I raised my head to read the street name I found myself standing in
front of a huge shop with a name sign that read “Mystery”. The window was
decorated with crystal balls, numerous colorful stones, books and so on. The
shop had an unusual charm to it. I found myself thinking “I must come here
tomorrow, first thing in the morning!” Almost simultaneously I realized I was
quite close to my hotel. Later that night, I could not keep my thoughts away
form the shop. I was surprised with my own reaction and find it difficult to
explain.
I
could hardy wait for the shops to open in the morning. When I enter to
“Mystery” I have noticed an elegant lady behind the counter. She had the most
incredible smile and soft, patient eyes. She was giving information to some of
her customers about the usage of stones. I didn’t understand what she was
talking about. I eavesdropped on their conversation but could not restrain my
skepticism, thinking “how come?”… My eyes met by many stones, so natural and
so genuine but the same stones also posses a jewel like glamour. I realized
that I was being filled with a strange energy.
Alright! What was I supposed to do now? What should I ask? Oh my! I was so
illiterate I knew so little I couldn’t even think of something to ask! I moved
towards the inner parts of the store. In this section there were all but
Meditation CDs, sounds of nature, various New Age CDs and many more. The guy
who has been attending to the CD section approached me and started to chat. It
was as if he had realized how lost I felt in the “Mystery”. His easy nature
impressed me. When I revealed that I was coming from Turkey he started talking
to me in Turkish! I have learned that he had stayed in my country for a while.
I was thinking “Were the hell I am? What kind of a place is this?” and the
awkwardness of my situation made me laugh inside. Soon my mental laughter was
out and we found ourselves laughing together. I told him what happened the
other day, about my surprise and my lack of knowledge. He said “Come” and took
me next to the lady that was behind the counter. That is how I met Mary. Mary
started giving me knick-knacks of information and introducing the gem stones
one by one. Strangely all the customers that were swarming the shop were gone.
Mary and I were too consumed in our little conversation to notice this. Of
course I didn’t capture by then that I was being given the basic training on a
subject that I knew nothing about.
 Mary
took me to a different section of the shop. It was filled with books. She told
me to read some. She added with a chuckle as she left “If I continue to
explain all about it to you, we will soon be bankrupt!” I spent hours in that
shop without even noticing…
I
still feel happy for the gem stones that I have purchased from “Mystery”, gems
that I selected without having any knowledge about the subject. They continue
to share their energy with me as treasured co-occupiers of my home.
This
is how my quest started and here is what happened next…
I
started to look for all kinds of information related to gem stones as soon as
I set foot to Turkey. By then, there was only one book in Turkish about the
subject. I start reading it rather than the books I bought in London.
Gem
stones have a different energy of their own. Even someone who is just tuned in
to his/her senses could feel it. In the book it has been mentioned that it was
possible to program the stones to a certain type of energy. I tried. Do you
think it worked? Well yes, I succeeded in sharing their energy some how. I
could not stop myself from buying gem stones all the while. I still can’t
refrain myself when it comes to gem stones, it could be said I am insatiable
in this area.
I
purchased, evaluated, purified, programmed and tried. I read about them form
different sources. I was surprised to find out that apart from the basic
characteristics, information provided in these resources does not overlap with
each other.
 I
managed to get myself a gem stone reseller in Istanbul. One day my cousin
mentioned someone named “Sedat” who has been a gem stone dealer in Istanbul.
She told me to find him. I did not take her advice seriously… After all how
could it be possible to find a person in a city that is home to millions? A
person, that I know only his first name and his affection to gem stones.
Months
went by… One day I was casually chatting with my usual gem stone dealer. Out
of the blue I asked: “Is there no where else in Istanbul that sells gem
stones?” She hesitated for a while… Then answered: “I should not tell this to
our favorite customer but there is a guy named Sedat”. I could not believe my
ears! I asked about his location and went there at once. His shop was a tiny
place at the 2nd floor of Akmar Pasaj in Kadýköy. Every single surface was
occupied by gem stones. We talked a bit and I bought some gem stones.
Something felt good about him even at the day we meet and it still does after
5-6 years…
Sedat
has become a good friend of mine. He thought me a lot of things. As our
knowledge sharing deepened I almost certainly concluded that “unique effects
occur when the energy of the gem stone is combined with its users’ energy”.
That was why all sources differentiate from each other.
I will
try to share my own experience regarding the gem stones in the following Derki
issues. If you are also interested in this subject you can find your own gem
stones, or let your gem stones find you, and create your own experiences with
them.
Section 2
Well,
let me tell you about my preliminary experiments with the gem stones right
after I was introduced to the subject. My first two gems are the large
Amethyst (10 cm) and the large Quartz (12 cm) that you can see in the picture.
It still makes me wonder how I end up buying these two magnificent gem stones
when I was so unconscious about their capabilities!!!
 Firstly
I purified my gem stones in sea water. (By then Reiki was not a part of my
life, now a days I purify my gem stones via Reiki) Then I picked up the
Amethyst. I put a meditation CD in the stereo and to make it even more fun I
lit up an amber scented incense stick. As this was going to be my very first
experiment I was really excited. I placed my gem stone in my left palm and
closed my eyes and I placed my right hand just above the gem stone. Incredibly,
I was feeling the vibrations in my right palm. In one of the books it was
recommended to send a pink light to the stone from the heart chakra. Pink was
the color of love. This is exactly what I did. I send a pink light and I was
already feeling vibrations at my heart chakra. We were really connected with
the amethyst. I meditated a long time with my gem in my palm. It was as if I
was sitting in the middle of a rainbow when my eyes were closed. Everywhere
around me was filled with bright and different colors. This first experiment
had filled me with such joy that I can still remember myself going about to my
business the whole day with a strange smile fixed on my face. I was feeling as
though I have connected with that particular gem stone but could not shake my
skepticism as well. I could not help but thinking “Maybe I am making myself
believe psychologically”. To make sure I tried the same meditation a couple of
more times with different intervals. Every time I tired, it felt like our
connection was getting stronger. I even started to talk to my gem during these
meditation I was telling about how much I love it continuously.
In
those years we have moved to Azerbaijan. One night we got lost when we were
trying to return from a dinner party. By then, there was no lighting, streets
were pitch black and all looked a like. We have been circling the city over
two hours. We could be able to ask for directions if only we could see a soul
but it is already too late for people to wonder around. Suddenly I start
thinking about my gem stone rather intensely. I must admit that I did not do
that consciously. I felt the connection between me and the gem. Just then I
asked my partner to take a right, he did not argue I guess he just thought
that a little bit more cruising won’t hurt anyway.
J
When we followed down that road we just found ourselves on our way home. This
was a strange experience for me and I was getting more in to the mysteries of
gem stones. This kind of connection only works in real time of need. That is a
prognosis I come in time as some of the experiments I tried to test it have
failed…
Another night in Azerbaijan… Our residence was in a very quite part of town.
Strangers were banging on our front door time to time. In those years Baku was
a really weird place, it is much better now. Stories about attacks on
foreigners are traveling among expatriate circles. That night I was all alone
in our residence for the very first time due to an obligatory trip of my
partner…
 While
the area where our house is not so, the house itself was really secure. I was
feeling restless that particular night. I painted, watched TV, read a bit for
a while and I was feeling sleepy enough to go to bed. However I could not dare
to sleep. I thought about doing some meditation with my gem stone as I was
rather keen on it. First I loaded my stone with love and imagined that love
was getting bigger in the stone. Then, I envisioned a green light extracting
from the corner of the stone and circling the whole house for protection. I
do not know why, but I remember having slept profoundly that night. Maybe it
was the trust I felt for my gem, maybe the energy I spent to envision all that
had lifted my negativity or maybe the belief I had in me that what I then did
will actually work.
I had
done many experiments with my amethyst with in the course of the years and it
has always been my favorite gem. I continued to buy gem stones when I was
visiting Turkey during my stay in Azerbaijan. I started to concentrate on
crystal quartz. For example I was keeping crystal quartz next to my computer
to shield the radiation. Of course it is not possible for me to say if it
works or not, however I still continue to keep one next to my computer which I
frequently purify via keeping it under running water while holding the gem
with a piece of cloth. I have also done different experiments with both
“working” and “pendant” style crystal quartzes.
 I
have learned that crystal quartz has both male and female types. Clear
quartzes are known to be male and milky/opaque quartzes are known to be female.
While male quartzes provide a vivid energy, female ones provide a much
peaceful energy. Female quartzes can lead to deeper meditations due to this
reason. I have noticed that crystal quartz have different effects depending on
how you hang it as a pendant too. I experienced a much balanced energy hanging
the faceted side horizontally than hanging it vertically. Similar kinds of
information are given in many books. I could confidently tell you that it is
an unknown territory when it comes to crystal quartzes with facets on both
sides. Though, one should keep in mind that it is rather difficult to find
such quartzes.
One
more usage area for crystal quartz is to “marinade” the previously purified
gem in a bottle of water for some time and then drink this water in order to
get rid of the toxins accumulated in our body. I have personally tried this
one and find it to be effective. That is an application I continue to practice…
This
is all for this month…. In the coming issues, I will continue to describe the
different effects of different gem stones on me.
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