Crystal Healing
Crystal healing is a technique in which crystals and stones are used to enable the flow of positive healing energy to cure ailments and protect against disease.
Crystal healing proponents believe that crystals and gemstones have properties that facilitate healing. While use of crystals in healing can be traced back 6000 years ago, modern crystal healing is based on traditional concepts borrowed from Asian cultures, most notably the Chinese concept of life-energy (chi or qi) and the Hindu or Buddhist concept of chakras, which are energy centers of this life-energy, said to connect the physical and supernatural elements of the body. Crystals are not meant to replace allopathic medicine, but rather, they are meant to complement it. Crystals are also used as complementary tools along with Reiki or Pranic Healing and are believed to interact with the energy field of the body, promoting physical, emotional and spiritual healing. Gemstones and crystals possess certain vibrations and properties, when placed correctly, interact with the human energy field and harmonize the energy centers.
In his book Pranic Crystal Healing, Master Choa Kok Sui, founder of Modern Pranic Healing, explains that crystals can absorb, store, project and focus subtle energies. They work similar to rechargeable batteries which absorb, store and release electrical energy. A healer can program crystals to absorb and project energy, thereby making it a powerful tool to raise the vibrations of the area it is placed in. The crystals, when placed directly on the chakras of an individual, activate the chakras, causing them to vibrate at a higher frequency. The aura of the individual also becomes brighter and bigger. Crystals are to be used with care and caution as they activate the chakras and multiply energies, which can sometimes aggravate the diseased energies. Pregnant women, individuals with any type of cancer and hypertension should not expose themselves to crystals for extended periods.
Crystals are also used in Feng Shui(Chapter 28), which is the art of placements of objects to increase the flow of energy. Crystals can be placed strategically either on the body as a ring or amulet or can be placed under the pillow. Crystals are also placed in different areas of the home or office to facilitate the flow of energy thereby bringing harmony and abundance. Each crystal has a specific color and emits different types of energy.