Crystal Healing

The History Of Crystal Healing

The practice of Crystal healing goes back into ancient history. Cultures in which crystal healing is mentioned is Mayan, Hebrew, Middle-Eastern and Native-American. Mythology tells that Crystal healing began in the lost Atlantis.

What Is Crystal Healing?

Crystals are thought to carry and store physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual vibrational energies. People who practice crystal work believe that the stones work as conductors which can be used to channel energy to someone.

Crystals are also used to heighten spiritual awareness, in meditation or spiritual ceremonies, and sometimes laid on the body during a type of healing massage or sometimes just when a person is resting.

No one knows for sure how they work, and it seems to be that a person has to have faith in the crystal for it to work. There are two common ways people use crystals: Intuitively, which is another way of saying do what you feel is right, or based the seven major chakras of the body.

There are no set "rules" for working with crystals. Whatever works for you is fine, many people listen to their intuition on "what" crystal to use and "how".

Choosing A Crystal

Some people believe you should simply go into a crystal shop, look around and pick the one that appeals to you the most. They say the crystal "calls" you, and that you should listen to your intuition on it and not use any other method of selection.

Others advise that you learn the meanings and abilities of the crystals first, decide which area of your life you would like to energise, and then go select your crystal.

Cleansing A Crystal

Because crystals are considered "batteries" that store energy, it makes sense that they have to be "discharged" of other people's energies before you use them, and personalising the crystal as yours. There are several methods of cleansing, these are just a few, and which ever you choose is fine.

Salt Water: Place the crystal in sea water, or mineral water with sea salts added for at least 24 hours. Not recommended for softer crystals, so if you want to do this ask the person you buy it from first.

Smoking: Use a smudge stick and wave over the crystal, can be combined with meditation or prayer.

Earthing: Place the crystal on the ground outside somewhere it will be touched by the sun and the moon for at least 24 hours.

Meditation/visualisation: Meditate over the crystal, mentally cleaning it in whatever manner you like.

Personalising A Crystal

Some people call this "programming" or "activating", and some people also go to the next step of "dedicating". There are several methods, and which ever suits is fine. Some also "recharge" their crystal from time to time when they think it needs it. A crystal can be recharged in the same manner as cleansing, perhaps not for as long a time. How often you "recharge" the crystal is a personal choice.

To dedicate your crystal: Hold it in your hands, picturing it in white light, and dedicate your crystal to the highest good. You can do this aloud in a little ceremony, or in quiet meditation, its up to the individual.

To activate your crystal: Hold the crystal in your hand, and meditate over it, telling it which area of your life you wish it to improve or what part of the body you want healed. If you preferred you could have a ceremony and speak aloud, or say a prayer or affirmation.

Some people like to wear their crystal as close to their body as possible. If that's not possible, keep it in a soft silk bag close by you, perhaps in your bag or purse.

Further Study

This site has only a small amount of information on crystal healing and offers only a small selection of stones and their attributes. Dreamers Online recommends that you read as many other sources as possible to get an entire overview of the art.

Dreamers Online Recommended Links

http://www.bestcrystals.com/

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