you can very easily even make a mini pouch to carry certain crystals in,
to carry with you in day.
even pin it to inside a pocket or such..
I am a woman, so I can do a bit more,
setting mine in pendants sometimes etc..

I keep my ones currently in helping aides to me,
near me no amtter what I do ,
Like right now my big citrine is sitting next to me at my computer.
sleeping with them is a great way to bond,
Tuck them into pillow case,
I just toss one in my bra 8)
or again make a pouch or buy a small one, and pin it in pillow case
or inside your shirt while you sleep...
I like to sleep with my angelite, or lepiodiolite, emerald,
I have a really nice blue danburite but she likes to be in a pouch,
with the snobs lol ..
and they can get feisty lol ...
just play around and they will call to you at different times,

If ruby is too stimulating for you,
check out rubie ziosite this is much more mellow. the strong energy of ruby
and the calming healing green of ziosite is a nice combo.
I have a huge natural stone of this with fantastic deep blood red streaks of ruby in it.. very powerful.. but it is great when my energy is low..
I have several massage wands of ruby ziosite as well hmm
massage wand with terminated points and other end rounded are great helps,
esp if you use them on reflexology points as well.

Any how off topic i know *8)
yes I have a very large generator quartz crystal that likes to be alone,
eventually it decided it would not mind comming to my table where all my other crystals have a happy home together,
but It likes to be in back corner and just quietly do what it is programed to do ,
without being bothered 8)
It still likes to be held and loved off and on, but mainly prefers to just do its
own work.
Do you have a few nice recharging clusters?
Amethyst, citrine, quartz, any of the kyanites are great recharger/cleansers.

I bought an ionised stone for 5 $ from Andreas' website and have used that as a
*seed stone* to ionise all my cyrstals as well.
you simply hold any ionised stone to any natural item.. even wood,
for 30 seconds and it will become permanently ionised as well,
and can be used then to ionise stuff too !
go to Andreas ask forum , and to his website and look under ionised stones
to see what ionisation is about.

buy any natural form or polished form gem that calls to you ..
many of mine are still in * raw terminated rock shape*
The personalites even between similar cyrstals will be come really evident to you
quickly. i bought a blue phantom , and they sent me 2 lol !
so nice 8)
the one I bought, is very calming complete bliss out, relaxing love love..
the one they sent is (I guess they thought a cheap giveaway lol)
but actually has the most wonderful dancing man spirit in it, that literally
dances across the universe in bound and leaps of great happy joy.
I call him my jumping man lol and he is always laughing .. such a delightful honey.

I would advise you to get a good rechager cluster, nothing big/ or outlandishly
expensive, ans use that as a*bed* for ones that need recharging/cleansing.
and then you might consider also a good grounding crystal such as a nice black tourmaline I have 2 large ones/ one on a quartz matrix (base) and other on feldspar.
Black tourmaline also repels negativity and is a great shield fro, psychic attacks.

If you spend time doing meditations esp with certain so called *psychic* experiences etc, eye awakening exercises and such, it is good to have a grounding stone crystal nearby to hold afterwards to restabilise you back within your physical self.

A nice smokey quarts is great to hold after as well,
it can help you assimilate better what you might have learned thru *subconsciousawarenss* and bring it into quicker easier to understand form
within your mind.

Well as usual I get going sometimes at length 8)
the main thing it to have fun and enjoy your own personal path of discovery.
You can find some excellent buys if you look for them,
so dont be too quick to buy a very expensive one, or even the *prettiest one*
I always said if it was meant to be mine, it will call to me and ata price I can afford 8)
Love, as always,
Ami Joi Benton.