HOLISTIC HEALING OF CRYSTAL
Crystals have been used for millennia to heal and bring balance. They work through resonance and vibration. To gain maximum benefit from crystal healing, you need to be properly trained or to be treated by someone who is well qualified and experien- ced. But you can find benefit in crystals for common ailments and they are effective first aid remedies, especially when made into gem essences.
Some crystals contain minerals that are known for their therapeutic properties. Copper, for instance, reduces swelling and inflammation. Malachite has a high concentration of copper, which aids aching joints and muscles. Wearing a Malachite bracelet allows the body to absorb minute amounts of copper in exactly the same way as a copper bracelet does. In ancient Egypt, Malachite was powdered and applied to wounds to prevent infection. Today it is a powerful detoxifier but, as it is toxic, it should only be applied externally. This property of toxic crystals top detoxify is rather like the homeopathic principle of “like cures like.” Crystals safely deliver infinite- simal, vibrational doses of something that, taken in large quantities, would be poisonous.
Crystals are used in modern medical practices. They are piezoelectric, which means that electricity, and sometimes light, is produced by compression. This property is harnessed in ultrasound machines, which use a piezoelectric crystal to produce a sound wave. Sound is now being applied at the leading edge of surgery. A tightly focused beam of ultrasound can cauterize wounds deep within the body and blast tumors apart without the need for invasive procedures. Shamans and crystal healers of old were familiar with this ability of crystals to focus sound and light vibrations into a concentrated ray, which was then applied for healing. Rotating a crystal wand on the kin causes compression, which releases a focused beam to the organ beneath.
Balancing qualities of crystals: Ancient healers also knew that, some crystals are either for energizing or calming, there are crystals that will both sedate an overactive organ and stimulate a sluggish one. Magnetite, with its positive and negative charge, does exactly this, it sedates an overactive organ and stimulates an under active one. There are crystals that will heal quickly, but may provoke a healing challenge, while others work much more slowly. If you want to deal with pain-a signal that something is wrong in your body-you can do this with crystals. Pain could result from an excess of energy, a blockage, or debility. A cool and calming crystal such as Lapis Lazuli or rose Quartz will sedate energy, where as Carnelian will stimulate it, and Cathedral Quartz is excellent for pain relief no matter what the cause.
Crystals are excellent for dealing with headaches. Lapis Lazuli will quickly draw off a migraine headache. But you need to know from where the headache stems.
If it is caused by stress, Amethyst, Amber, or Turquoise placed on the brow will relieve it. If it is food-related, however, a stone that calms the stomach, such as Moonstone or Citrine, will be appropriate.
HOLISTIC HEALING
Crystals heal holistically. That is to say, they work on the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual levels of being. They realign subtle energies and dissolve diseases, getting to the root cause.
Crystals work through vibration, rebalancing the bio-magnetic sheath that surrounds and interpenetrates the physical body and activating linkage points to the charkas that regulate the body’s vibrational stasis. By bringing the charkas back into balance, many states of physical and psychological disease can be ameliorated.
Most illnesses result from a combination of factors. There will be disease at subtle levels. This disease may be emotional or mental, or a sign of spiritual unease or disconnection. There may be misaligned connections between the physical body and the bio-magnetic sheath. Other energetic disturbances may be caused by environmental factors suczh as electro-magnetic among or geo-pathy stress. Simply placing a Black Tourmaline or Smoky Quartz crystal between you and the source of geo-pathy or electro-magnetic stress can magically transform your life. But you may need to go deeper into the cause of disease. Crystals gently deal with the cause rather than merely ameliorating the symptoms. You can lay crystals on or around your body for ten to thirty minutes, or use them like a reflexology tool to stimulate points on your feet-Larimer is particularly useful for this as it locates the source of disease. Crystal eggs can also be used on the feet. Crystal wands are helpful if you need to stimulate a point on the body. Rotated gently, they lift pain and disease. Throughout the Directory you will find crystals to treat illnesses and imbalances on all levels.
Crystals have been connected with particular parts of the body and its organs for thousands of years. Many of the connections come from traditional astrology, both Western and Eastern. Traditional Chinese Medicine and Indian Ayurveda, both over 5,000 years old, still use in modern medical prescriptions crystals that appear in formulas in ancient texts. Hematite, for instance, is said to calm the spirit and so combats insomnia. But it is also used for blood disorders as it is believed to cool the blood, arresting bleeding. Hematite is used by modern crystal healers to relieve those same conditions.
SELECTING A CRYSTAL
To choose a crystal, or crystals, for healing, you can work from symptoms to deeper cause (preferably with advice from a qualified crystal healer). Each entry in the Crystal Directory lists the conditions it heals at the physical, emotional, psychological, mental, and spiritual level. The index has a comprehensive crossreference to help you link symptoms with relevant crystals. So, for instance, if your symptom is a digestive problem, you could choose a Citrine point to aid healing. Laying it on your abdomen, or wearing it on your little finger, connecting it to the small intestine meridian, could calm your digestion. The crystal works directly on the physical body. However, at a deeper level, digestive problems could well relate to lack of abundance. Money worries often translate themselves into disease. Citrine is the stone of prosperity. It attracts wealth and abundance into your life (especially when placed in the left corner of you home that is farthest from your front door).
Wearing a Citrine re-energizes you and stimulates motivation and creativity-which brings abundance. At a deeper level still, fears around money often stem from a feeling of being unsupported by the universe. This fear is not merely emotional disease but a spiritual disconnection. Cirtrine’s ability to activate the crown charka, which is where the spiritual connection is made, could enable you to strenght and space then your trust in the universe.
Having identified spiritual disconnection as a probable root cause of your disease, you might then want to look to other crystals that will support that level of your being. Stones such as Petalite and Phenacite link you to a spiritual reality with a very high vibration. Phenacite aids in grounding the spiritual into everyday life but, if this is your first experience of working with crystals to stimulate spiritual contact, it may be too powerful for you. A better choice might be angelite or Celestite, which gently attune you to the celestial realm. Angelic presence induces a powerful sense of being supported by the universe.
As some crystals support each other and others cancel each other out, care should be taken when using crystals for healing. If in doubt, consult a qualified crystal healer.
SOURCING YOUR CRYSTALS
The best source for your crystal is a local store where you can browse at your leisure. Such stores are usually listed in yellow Pages under Crystals, Gemstones, or Minerals. The Internet can also point you in the right direction-although there are hundreds of narrow a search down. There are also Mind-Body-Spirit, Healing, and Crystal and Mineral fairs where you will find crystals for sale. These are listed in Lapidary Journal, Mind-Body-Spirit journals, or advertised locally.
With these pages, you will find crystals that are familiar and others that you have never seen before. With so many crystals to choose from, it can be difficult to know which is right for you. If one is gifted to you, it makes it easy. But if you wish to buy one for yourself, browsing through a book first will be invaluable. If you want to choose a crystal for a specific purpose, the Directory and the index will help you to find exactly the right one. Look up possibilities in the index and then check out the crystals themselves in the Directory. You can select one that resonates to your zodiac sign, earthing celestial energies. You can also pick out a crystal at random Trust your intuition. Browse through the Directory until one attracts your attention and go out and buy that type. There will be several in the store to choose from. The crystal that speaks to you will be right. Handle several, allow yourself to be drawn to one, or put your hands into a tub of crystals until one sticks to your fingers. If that crystal makes you tingle, it is the one for you. Remember that big or outwardly beautiful is not necessarily most powerful. Small, rough crystals can be extremely effective.
Crystals need to be dedicated to the purpose for which you use them. Dedicate a new crystal as soon as you have cleansed it. This focuses the energy. Hold the crystal in your hands. Picture a light surrounding it. Say out loud: “I dedicate this crystal to the highest good of all. May it be used in light and love?”
To program your crystal, hold it. Let yourself be open to higher guidance. Consider the purpose for which you wish to use it. Be specific. If you want it to attract love, describe exactly what kind of love you are looking for. If you are seeking healing, say precisely for which condition and what you want to happen. When you have formulated your program, attune to the crystal. Ensure that this is exactly the right crystal for the purpose. When you are totally in tune, say out loud: Then put the crystal in a place where you will see it frequently or keep it in your pocket. It can be helpful to hold if two or three times a day, or more. You may need to repeat the programming several times.
 Judy Hall
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