Crystal Healing a Popular Alternative Therapy
Crystal Healing a Popular Alternative Therapy
Crystal healing is an alternative therapy that uses crystals to promote healing and wellbeing. Crystal healers believe crystals have energetic properties that can be harnessed to help relieve physical, emotional, and spiritual imbalances in the body.
Crystals are typically placed on the body or around the aura to cleanse, balance and align the chakras. Chakras are believed to be the seven centres of spiritual power in the human body. They're said to be positioned along the spine starting at the base and extending to the top of the head.
Each chakra is associated with a different aspect of human experience such as our emotional and spiritual well-being. Each one of these energy centres is believed to control a specific area of the body.
The seven chakras are the root chakra, the sacral chakra, the solar plexus chakra, the heart chakra, the throat chakra, the third eye chakra and the crown chakra.
Practitioners of various spiritual traditions particularly yoga and meditation believe the chakras can become blocked or out of balance. With the use of crystals it's believed the chakras can be kept open to allow energy to flow freely. That helps the human body to maintain good health and well-being.
Crystal healing is not a replacement for medical treatment and should not be used in place of seeking professional medical advice. There is no scientific evidence to support crystal healing being effective in treating any medical condition.
The idea that crystals have healing properties is a form of pseudoscience. Most mainstream medical professionals do not believe that crystal healing has any basis in reality. It's largely believed the healing properties of crystals comes from a curious phenomenon known as the placebo effect. A placebo is a drug that contains no active medicinal ingredient. It can also be a treatment, therapy or practice such as crystal healing.
Millions of people around the world have turned to crystals in recent years. Many find the practice of crystal healing brings them a sense of peace, relaxation or well-being. This alternative therapy may also be used to complement but not replace conventional medical treatment.
A pseudoscience is a belief or practice that's presented as scientific but does not adhere to the basic rules of science. Pseudoscientific beliefs and practices are often based on speculation, superstition and even hear-say. Practices are often contradicted by scientific evidence or lack support from the scientific community.
Pseudoscience is a systematic and logical approach to discovering knowledge about the natural world. Examples include astrology, crystal healing and some forms of alternative medicine.
Evidence of using crystals for the purpose of healing can be traced back to several ancient civilizations. The Ancient Egyptians believed crystals had the ability to protect the soul and ensure a smooth passage into the afterlife. In Ancient Greece they were believed to have mystical healing powers and were used to make amulets and talismans to protect against illness and evil.
In traditional Chinese medicine crystals have been used for centuries to restore balance and harmony to the mind and body.
People starting out on their crystal healing journey often ask which crystals have the most power. There is no definitive answer because the idea of a crystal's power is based on or influenced by personal feelings, opinions and interpretation.
Different crystals are thought to have different metaphysical healing properties. Each one corresponds to different spiritual or physical effects so a crystal that's considered powerful by one person may not be viewed in the same way by another.
Some of the most common crystals used in crystal healing include amethyst, clear quartz, rose quartz, carnelian and fluorite but there are many that can be used. The only way to really determine the true power of a crystal and to establish which one works best for you is to try it out and see how it makes you feel.
Imagine a person sitting in a quiet peaceful room surrounded by a variety of crystals of different shapes, sizes and colours. The person is holding a clear quartz crystal in their hands with eyes closed in a deep state of relaxation or possibly meditating. The room is illuminated by a single candle candle and is filled with a calming soothing energy.
This is an example of someone practicing crystal healing.
