CRYSTAL CLEAR

EARLIER, THIS COLUMN HAS DISCUSSED THE USE OF GEMSTONES IN CURING VARIOUS AILMENTS. TODAY, WE'LL TELL YOU ABOUT A SIMILAR BUT RELATIVELY INEXPENSIVE METHOD OF TREATMENT – CRYSTAL THERAPV
Nasser Lalljee

Our planet and the entire universe exists in a perpetual interchange of balancing forces. The air, the heat and light of the sun, water and food, are all energies on which we depend for life. Forces from the sun and outer space both gather together to form an energy stream. These two sources combine with energies produced by the Earth and by humanity to create an energy stream.

Some great souls even recognised that aspects of this radiation - notably those wavelengths generated in the sun -are the ultimate driving force behind all life on our planet. The energy now being measured by scientists is the very same energy that Vedic tradition refers to as prana, which is called chi in China , ki in Japan , and ruh in Arab world. This energy stream is measurable using modern instruments, but was in fact used by many ancient civilisations long before any measuring equipment was developed.

Crystals were used in the earliest shamanic rites as tools for initiation and healing, for talismans, for prophecy and for mystical contemplation, and have long been recognised and appreciated for their unique healing properties. Their customary atomic formation enables them to adjust light and other forms of radiation.

Crystals are ideal for focusing your thoughts and receiving energy, a valuable part of meditation and healing practice. The clarity of the quartz crystal makes it an ideal transmitter and amplifier of colour in healing. Paranormal healing and restorative powers have been attributed to crystals and gemstones, which are said to restore health by drawing on the natural healing powers of the body. Crystals are claimed to resonate in such a way that they stimulate the aura, which in turn brings healing to the body.

Crystals as well as gems are gifts of Mother Earth. They are not mined but are found a few hundred feet into the Earth – in excavations or while breaking hills for development. The minerals present give colours to the crystals. Some crystals are only found in certain parts of the world. Gems are, however, mined and found deep in the bowels of mother Earth. The best quality of quartz come from the Hi-malayas, the black tourmalines ii1Andhra Pradesh, and Australia as well as Brazil have the best quality amethyst. Being found easier, they are cheaper than gems in terms of cost but not as powerful for healing, but using bigger sized crystals makes this up.

Experience shows that quartz has the remarkable ability to store a thought form. This means, essentially, that you can programme it for a specific purpose. Crystals also help your meditation to reach for other levels of experience and to glimpse a little more of spiritual reality. Apart from quartz, many other minerals display healing properties. It is believed that their pure light and radiant colour frequencies positively affect our own atomic make-up and subtle energies. The absorbed light gives the crystal its colour. The remaining wavelength determines the precise hue of the light that emerges.

You can demonstrate all this simply by hanging a crystal in your window or holding it up to the sun. The glorious spectrum of colours found in crystals is also of significance since colours vibrate at differing rates. A violet amethyst vibrates at an extraordinary rate of 750 trillions per second while a red ruby vibrates at the rate of 460, trillions per second.

The stones are laid on and around the body in different combinations suitable to individual needs and conditions. The crystals work in collaboration with your energy system and your chakras, strengthening and balancing physical and subtle energies, boosting positive energy, enhancing its correct flow and screening out damaging energy while transforming destructive patterns. The therapy is deeply relaxing, pleasant and painless.

Different patients with the same condition may require a different approach and may very well respond differently to the same crystals, depending on constitution, temperament and environment. Crystals respond to other crystals in a wide variety of ways. The healer's energy, the patient's energy and the crystal's energy all act at once. These factors need to be considered with sensitivity and care in using crystals for healing.

Crystal healing is an essentially holistic approach, taking the patient as a whole into account, including the individual's lifestyle, attitudes, state of mind and environment. The therapy aims t o restore the balance and well-being of the whole person. It works by assisting us to tune in to the rhythms of life, balance the forces and influences that run through our lives and releasing attitudes and habits which we no longer need.

Optimum health depends on cooperation with life's natural balance. It's not easy since it means living as consciously sensitively and sensibly as possible, reconnecting was our true selves.