There is no doubt that crystals are having their moment in popular culture but it’s important to honour their origins. So, what are the true roots of these wonderfully powerful and intuitive healers?
Crystal healing dates back to ancient civilisations including the Mayans, Aztecs, Native Americans, Aboriginals and is featured in Vedic texts, The Old Testament, Islamic texts and Rabbinical texts, to name just a few.
Crystals have always been held in high esteem by humans and represent the most divine, orderly and stable matter on planet earth. The Mayans and Aztecs referred to crystals as the “oldest souls on the planet” and the “brain cells of the earth”, seen as a link between humanity and our divine source. Aboriginal people call crystals “the great spirit” and use them for walkabout. Crystals were even found in the tombs of ancient Egyptians and have always been regarded as magical due to their high vibrational energy.
Crystals form in the earths crust as super heated gases and mineral rich solutions find their way through the earths crusts to the surface where their atoms arrange themselves into regular, three-dimensional patterns of atoms called “crystal lattices”. As the solutions cool and pressure drops and other elements combine, all sorts of different crystals appear. Usually harder minerals like quartz form at higher temperatures and softer minerals like turquoise form at lower temperatures. A crystal may have remained the same for thousands or millions of years, or it may have gone through several changes in shape and forms, dissolving and recrystallising as it is exposed to new external conditions.
The mining of crystals is something of an ethical concern and it is always important to check your crystals are being sourced in a safe and ethical way.
In the 18th Century Pierre and Jacques Curie discovered that crystals could be used to generate piezoelectricity and quartz crystal began to be used in watches, electric lighters, microphones, inkjet printers, atomic force microscopes and Computer screens. Generating an electrical charge when pressure is applied to them and providing a regular, standard frequency, crystals have been a powerful tool for the technological advances we enjoy in todays modern world.
However, aside from their technological uses, crystals high, stable vibrations can also have an impact on our bodies vibrational energy. as they bring harmony to their immediate environment and stability, calm and order is a much stronger force and energy than chaos. Therefore when placed near our body, crystal restores balance to any chaotic as it encourages our own healing process to take place.
Because crystals piezoelectricity is activated when external pressure is applied to them, during crystal healing, the crystals are squeezed as intentions are set by your healer. In doing this, energy can be directed towards or away from the body, drawing out negativity and filling the body with peace and love.
When placed on the chakras which are the energy centres of the body, crystals will burrow on a deep vibrational level, connecting with the bodies energy and balancing the root cause of any illness or suffering on an emotional, mental and physical level. Crystals are intuitive healers and work in harmony with the body to promote healing wherever it is needed.
Sometimes people can experience a strong response to a crystal healing treatment as the body experiences a healing crisis due to toxic waste leaving the body at a very deep level. Mostly, people experience an overwhelming sense of calm and relaxation and like reiki healing, various sensations may be felt in the body, or you may feel nothing at all. you experience is completely normal and try not to overthink the session and instead just let your mind and body relax and enjoy the stillness and calm in order to get the most out of your crystal healing treatment.
Different crystals represent different healing properties. There are hundreds of thousands of crystals in the world and it would be impossible to remember the properties of every single one. When working with crystals it is always best to be guided by your intuition. Often, what your mind and body needs, you will be drawn to. Let the crystal choose you.
Take care of your crystals like a good friend and they will take care of you. When first bringing your crystal home, it is always beneficial to spend some time cleansing and bonding with your crystal using meditation. Crystals can be simply cleansed and energised by holding them over incense such as palo santo or sage or placing them onto selenite which is know for its deep cleansing properties. Crystals can also be charged by placing them under the moonlight.
A crystal healing treatment can be a deeply powerful experience, and similar to reiki, this energy treatment can feel different every time you have it, depending what is going on in your energy field at that particular moment in time. As we travel through the world and go about our daily lives our bodies energy centres pick-up all sorts of energy from other people and the environment. Crystals can work to clear any negative energy we pick up, often energy that we have been holding onto for a long time and promote healing at an even deeper level.
Always drink lots of water after your session and try and clear your diary for a few hours afterwards so that you can rest and relax.
Read more about my crystal healing treatments and what they involve here.
