“That’s not the crystal for that Chakra” and other “rules” I don’t follow.
While I do generally, use the “proper” corresponding ingredient in my crafting, I do so when I’m sure it’s the “right fit”. I am an intuitive craftsperson, and I listen to Spirit, when they suggest something that may not be the “right” thing.
When I am in my crafting space, I completely “zone in” to what I am doing, and in doing so, am allowing myself to be an open channel to what the particular piece WANTS to become. From colors to beads to pendants, heck, even the pattern…I as the human, make very little choices in the process. It truly is an extremely magickal, alchemical process.
I am not an expert per se, in any “field” other than my own, but I am always on a quest for learning new things and discovering different ways of seeing and doing things, and my changes in perspective will be applied to my craft.
I believe in polarities being able to exist in a new blended space, instead of one or the other, and that certain things mean different things to different people. Therefore, there isn’t necessarily a definitive “one or the other”. For example, “right or wrong” for me now is, right AND wrong. They’re in the same space. There are some Universal Natural “rules”, that will always be the same, that we have no choice but to follow….death/birth, the seasons, astrological cycles etc.
I’ve been learning to become more flexible in my beliefs, and that openness and intuitive curiosity is a part of my craft now.