CRYSTALS  

            

Ancient Greeks believed that Clear Quartz or Rock Quartz was ice that was frozen so hard that it would never melt. The name that they gave this occurance was "Krystallos." Hence this is where the English word "Crystal" originated.

Other civilizations as ancient as the Mayans and the Egyptians, and as diverse as Far Eastern Cultures, Australian Aborigines, Native Americans and European Peoples used Crystals, Minerals and Gemstones for their Healing Practices and Rituals.

The practice of using Crystals continues today with many ordinary, modern people  just like you and me, who benefit from their healing properties everyday.

 

Crystals feed the energy to our cells. The cells can then repair themselves. This is a natural healing way.

Extensive research from many respected scientists including Albert Einstein have proven that we and everything around us are made up of energy.

Within our bodies we have millions of cells, each with its own electrical charge in it.

Sometimes when things aren't quite right within us, or we are ill, it can be because something has disturbed the electrical balance of our cells.

Crystal healing deals not with the physical body, but the energy systems which create and support that body. We are all an end result of energy. We get energy from food, water, air and from the earth itself. Take energy away and what happens to us? Our bodies break down, get sick or even die. 

When a crystal is held or placed against an affected area, it's not unreasonable to assume that the tiny electrical charge from the crystal can balance and harmonize the cells within us, giving our body a chance to heal itself.

The effect of Crystals on mental energy is as dramatic as its effects on physical energy.

Not only do crystals amplify body energy, but thoughts as well. They create power and clarity in thinking.

For some who doubt the unique qualities of the crystal, consider the following:

• The crystal transforms energy in the radio.
• No one doubts the energy found in uranium nor the radiating power. The type  of radiating power can be detected on a geiger counter.
• It is well known the effects of radiation on the body from refined Uranium, and its uses in X-ray.
• Ray lamps are commonly used for treating ailments etc.
• Crystals have energy and they radiate energy, its radiating power being beneficial to the body.

THE SCIENCE OF CRYSTALS IS AS FOLLOWS

Crystals form when water combines with an element under certain conditions of pressure temperature and energy. When conditions are right, water will cause the element to grow as a crystal. Silicon, as sand combines with water to become silicon dioxide, forms of a quartz crystal.

Quartz posses an unusual power known as the PIEZOELECTRICITY effect.

Quartz amplifies, transforms, stores, focuses and transfers energy.

A tiny slice of quartz in a microcircuit increases an electrical signal - this enables the function of loud speakers etc.

Quartz transforms energy - if squeezed, it generates electricity. When an electrical current is sent through it, it swells. An alternating current causes it to alternatively swell and shrink. Done fast enough, this is called oscillation. When cut into precise shapes, quartz vibrates at precise rates and transforms electricity into waves which can be broadcast, as in the radio and television signals. Quartz changes solar energy into electricity in devices called "Photovoltaic cells." 

Energy can be stored in quartz. A tiny slice of quartz in a microcircuit stores large amounts of data in the "memory" of a computer. It is used to transmit information within computers. Its ability to vibrate at precise rates is used in the creation of extremely accurate timepieces. The quartz watch is now a popular, accurate timepiece.

 Quartz focuses energy. In lasers, crystals allow us to measure the distance to the moon in seconds, cut through steel or enable delicate eye surgery to be performed.

CRYSTALS AND YOU

You could choose a crystal to wear, carry one in your pocket, or sleep with it in your pillowcase for a little added boost.

Here is a selection of crystals that you may like to choose for yourself:

CALMING/SOOTHING
Rose quartz, chrysocolla, rhodochrosite, jade, celestite

GROUNDING & BALANCING
Petrified wood, obsidian, unakite, tiger's eye

INVIGORATING
Rutilated quartz, snowflake obsidian, petrified wood

HEALING
Clear quartz, tourmaline, malachite, haematite, sodalite, jasper

JOY & SELF-CONFIDENCE
Carnelian, Apache tears, pyrite, rhodonite, tourmnaline,
orange calcite

COMMUNICATION & MENTAL CLARITY
Lapis lazuli, blue lace agate, citrine, sodalite, tiger's eye

SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT
Amethyst, fluorite, smokey quartz, sodalite

STRENGTH & ENDURANCE
Jasper, sodalite, fluorite

COURAGE
Agate, bloodstone, haematite

CREATIVITY
Citrine, lapis lazuli

GOOD LUCK
Apache tears, petrified wood, chrysoprase, tiger's eye, amazonite

PROTECTION
Agate, smokey quartz, malachite, apache tears, red jasper, lapis lazuli.

FOR CHILDREN
Calcite, amazonite, moss agate

LOVE & RELATIONSHIPS
Rose quartz, moonstone, rutilated quartz, watermelon tourmaline, rhodonite

RED STONES - stimulating, empowering, energising

ORANGE STONES - emotionally balancing

YELLOWSTONESmental clarity,playfulness                        

GREEN STONES - soothing, healing, balancing

BLUE STONES - integrity, responsibility, idealism

VIOLET STONES - intuition, imagination, creativity

Crystals and the Zodiac 

 Aquarius: hematite,amethyst,amber

Pisces: amethyst,opal,bloodstone,coral,aquamarine, fire opal

Aries: fire agate, aquamarine, bloodstone, citrine, diamond, emerald, jade

Taurus: carnelian, diamond, blue tourmaline, chrysocolla, rose quartz

Gemini: rutilated quartz, aquamarine, blue sapphire, emerald, jade, pearl

Cancer: moonstone, ruby, carnelian, opal, fire opal

Leo: citrine, amber, garnet, jasper, carnelian, diamond

Virgo: smoky quartz, watermelon tourmaline, amethyst, moss agate, geodes

Libra: rose quartz, tourmaline, bloodstone, citrine, jade, moonstone, opal

Scorpio: turquoise, moldavite, malachite, moonstone, opal, peridot, ruby

Sagitarius: lapis, obsidian, topaz, azurite, chalcedony, smoky quartz, turquoise

Capricorn: tiger's eye, jade, black tourmaline, green tourmaline, garnet, smoky quartz