approx 24cm Outstanding center piece Rutilated smokey quartz One of the most powerful ways to use this stone... is to sit with it in meditation. As you meditate.... you may program your piece of Golden Rutilated Quartz with your intentions. It will help you to get in touch with your highest spiritual guidance... as you allow your imagination to flow. As you sit with the stone, you will be flooded with energy... as it simply sizzles with something that may feel like an electrical current. One way to program it.... is to allow yourself to imagine that you are entering the crystal... and just allow the flow of light and energy to flow. Unlock your imagination and simply imagine you are placing the words into the stone. The mental clarity that the stone bestows will aid you ...if at first you simply sit with it and allow its energy to fill your being. Your intentions may be in the forms of words or you may simply feel what it is that you wish to instill into the crystal. If you wish to structure your words... you may decide to first write out an affirmation that describes what it is that you desire. The power of positive affirmations are powerful. As the words and feelings go into the stone it will be broadcast outwards... working like a television antenna into the field of pure potential to become reality. Keep your thoughts positive, and make the thoughts as clear and as detailed as possible... in order to manifest what you desire into smokeyare one of the premier grounding stones. Their vibration works down from the base chakra through the earth star chakra to ground you to Mother Gaia. Being quartz crystals they have a strong ability to amplify energy... including their own. Smokey Quartz -It is a strong psychic protection stone, that will both protect you from negativity... and transmute the negative energy by grounding it back down into the earth. A very useful and wonderful stone to wear upon your body... especially if you are doing any spiritual work or healing. These quartz crystals may also be used in your healing practice, and as quartz crystal healing is becoming more widely known about this is becoming more common.