Crystal Healing
Crystals have been a source of fascination for thousands of years; our ancestors would use them to decorate breastplates of the priests in ancient Egypt and would bury crystals with the dead as an offering to the gods for safe passage to the afterlife. Lapis (Lapis Lazuli, Lazurite) was highly prized in Egypt this blue stone had associations with royalty, the stone was often ground down and used as paint in the pyramids.
Native Americans would use these precious stones in healing and ceremonial practices. China, Japan and India have revered crystals and some ancient text show the use of theses gems dating back over 2,000 years ago.
The Mayans used crystals to diagnose and treat illnesses; they believed the stones held the mysteries of spiritual, mental and emotional wellness. The bible has references to crystals and they are mentioned over 200 hundred times, our history is full of examples of this and yet we have only just begun to understand the power and uses for these beautiful crystals.
The use of crystals in modern times can be sourced to watches that use quartz, x-ray machines, cutting equipment, medical, industry, radio and healing. A recent experiment using large pieces of quartz placed at an accident hotspot, the road had a high volume of fatalities, reduced the number of people killed on this section of road to zero. Quartz crystals are natural conductors of electromagnetic energy and this may be the reason for the success of the experiment, the quartz may have neutralised any negative energy that was causing an earth disturbance on this accident black spot.
Many believe that wearing crystals can have a beneficial effect on the mind and body, some are used for meditation, while others are soothing and grounding. If you understand the body’s energy grid system then it is not difficult to comprehend the benefits of crystal healing, animals respond well to this type of alternative healing and there are some vets in the UK that use this method to heal when conventional methods have failed.
In today’s society many people wear crystal jewellery, some may not understand the meaning behind it, while others wear crystals for healing purposes. There is no disputing that crystals have an energetic effect on the psyche and you can now find courses and therapist specializing in this subject.
Crystals are living things and vibrate at different frequencies, each one has a specific energy and will work on various vibrational codes to deal with different issues once programed and activated. There is a wealth of information on the internet and it is worth researching what type of crystal would best suit your requirements.
It is always a good idea to look up the positive and negative qualities of each gemstone as some can magnify problems for the wearer or keeper. Malachite is one of my favourite stones, it reflects on how one feels, so do not wear malachite if you feel negative, it can also activate heart palpitations as it works with the heart chakra, this is just an example of how gemstones can magnify emotions within you, so research properly or ask someone in this field to help you choose.
However you feel about the power and nature of crystals you have to marvel at natures beauty and diversity, so I leave you with a quote from Leonardo da Vinci “Human subtlety will never devise an invention more beautiful, more simple or more direct than does nature because in her inventions nothing is lacking, and nothing is superfluous”.
© Paula Wratten | www.paulawratten.com
