When I first started working with scolecite and eventually drew its mandala, scolecite asked me this:
“If you want peace, how are you welcoming that into your life?“
This took me aback because scolecite is meant to be this peaceful stone. I wasn’t expecting to be asked something like that from scolecite. When I sat down to really think about it, I realised what scolecite meant:
We say we want peace and harmony, but we are not always doing things to really welcome that into our lives.
What does that mean?
Sometimes we keep quiet to keep the peace, but inside the fire is burning. How is that welcoming peace into your space?
Sometimes we leave situationships because it disrupts our peace. Yet, we refuse to look at how we have participated in negativity, or the shadow that was being trigger within. We just move on.
Situationships refers to friendships, relationships; an umbrella term if you will.
I’m not referring to serious toxic situations here, but rather not taking self-accountability:
- We blame others instead of recognising that we participated.
- We didn’t put up boundaries.
- We kept quiet when we should have spoken up, or we didn’t communicate at all and assumed things.
I know I’m incredibly guilty of keeping quiet when I should speak up, especially for myself.
Sometimes a situation is truly toxic and we need to leave or get support, or we grow apart. Then there are times we avoid accountability because it’s uncomfortable. There’s a difference between these.
How can we welcome more peace into our lives?
With peace, as beautiful and harmonious as it is, it’s not always an automatic state of being. Sometimes we have to do the uncomfortable for peace to come in.
Ask yourself how you’re intentionally welcoming peace?
Are there areas of uncomfortability you need to address to bring more of it into your life and spaces? Don’t ignore it because it’s easier, move through it so that peace can come in.
If you’re hitting a blank, grab your scolecite and ask it to show you what you are missing. For additional support, you can also work with a shadow stone. I like using goldsheen obsidian to illuminate those shadows. Silversheen obsidian is another one that can be used like a mirror if that feels like a better fit.
Take note what comes to you when you work with your crystal. Journal everything that comes up for you. Also, take note over the next few days of any experiences that keep repeating and be open to simply witness. Oftentimes when we’re present in our lives instead of on autopilot, a lot becomes clearer for us.
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