Crystals & Alternative Medicine

How to Do a New Moon Ritual

By SimoneButler

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Each month, the Sun and Moon join together to make a fresh start. At the New Moon, we plant symbolic seeds that will sprout two weeks later in the light of the Full Moon. The following New Moon ritual will help you manifest that which you desire. ... more »

How to Make Natural Foot Balms for Athlete's Foot

By Melanierose

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Athlete's foot is a very harmful issue with one's feet. The burning and itching sensations can be unbearable at time, this is a quick way to help sooth your sensations... more »

How to Use Albite Energy

By Patricia Resnick

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Albite is a variety of feldspar. It strengthens the lungs, spleen and thymus. It is used for self-awareness and is said to help find missing items. It helps us to find unconventional ways to obtain our achievements. It promotes self-awareness and ... more »

How to Use Aventurine Energy

By Patricia Resnick

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Aventurine can summon abundance and wealth as a stone that may bring luck and good fortune. It is a good stone for the pioneer or the self-employed, and it will help anyone who has to make quick decisions. Aventurine is known as the heart's ... more »

How to Use Hematite Energy

By Patricia Resnick

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Hematite, one of the most commonly occurring stones on the planet, has a heavy iron content, and has even been used as a red dye in sacred ritual. Hematite is magnetic, and carries and bestows a lot of energy. It also adds that grounding energy ... more »

How to Use Rose Quartz Energy

By Patricia Resnick

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Rose Quartz is used to encourage self-love, love of others and compassion. It is a wonderful choice for opening the heart to love. Rose Quartz has to do with wisdom and faith. Great dedication, inner strength and a sense of purpose are a few ... more »

How to chill a Headache without Aspririn

By CestDesiree

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Headaches SUCK! Here's how I get rid of mine..... more »

How to deal with a panic attack/anxiety

By parvenue

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We've all been there. I would get terrible anxiety attacks, or what the character Holly Golightly in Truman Capote's Breakfast At Tiffany's book calls, "The Mean Reds." It's when you're suddenly afraid and you don't know the reasons ... more »

How to Make a Gem Essence

By wintermoon

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The natural qualities of plants and rocks are unknown to many in modern society, but holistic healing techniques recognize the helpful items nature provides us. The following explains the process of making a gem essence, which can then be used to ... more »

How to Use Citrine Energy

By Patricia Resnick

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Citrine is a very powerful stone. Physically, citrine nurtures the kidneys and digestive system. It also restores emotional balance. It facilitates a greater connection to the spirit through creativity. citrine relieves depression and self-doubt ... more »

How to Attend a Shaman School

By eHow Health Editor

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Shamanism has been practiced since ancient times. This religion holds that all creatures and objects contain a spirit and that humans are influenced by and can control the spirit world. Followers believe that its rituals can heal ailments of the ... more »

How to buy the best luck!

By buyhisluck

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There is another "how" article that gives links to some websites that sell luck. It failed to include a site that gives you the option to pay for your luck, once you actually feel and see that your luck has changed. The process is ... more »

How to Know if Crystal Healing is Working

By eHow Health Editor

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Crystal healing is used to treat and purportedly cure a variety of ailments like obesity, congestion, weight management and even cancer and insomnia. The strategy is to draw out the natural energizing force within different crystals as you apply ... more »

How to Learn About Apothecary History

By eHow Health Editor

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Nearly every civilization has used herbs and plants as medicines to treat everything from infertility to pain to infection. Throughout the majority of the last millennium, apothecaries acted as pharmacists, midwives, medical experts and surgeons ... more »

How to Use Blue Lace Agate Energy

By Patricia Resnick

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Blue lace agate is a gentle, calming stone that engenders tranquility. The stone's protective energies are more gentle and subtle than some stones, but it is effective nonetheless. Blue lace agate is also considered a stone of communication. It ... more »

How to Use Carnelian Energy

By Patricia Resnick

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Carnelian is a stone of individuality and courage. It is a warming stone, and can be used to heal open sores and damaged tissue. Carnelian can aid memory, including recall of past lives. Carnelian is one of the "all purpose" stones: it can ... more »

How to Use Clear Quartz Energy

By Patricia Resnick

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Clear Quartz is a stone of power. The best way to describe Clear Quartz is to call it a battery: for spirit communication, healing, protection or balancing, but it is also powerful as a "potentiator" for other stones. If you're not sure what ... more »

How to Cleanse a Crystal

By mlstevens

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Once you purchase a crystal it's important to cleanse it before using it. This removes any energy it gathered before being purchased and, in order to make it "yours," you must cleanse and re-charge it with your energy. Read on to learn more... more »

How to Define an Apothecary

By eHow Health Editor

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Most people only know the word "apothecary" as an outdated term for "pharmacist" (or "chemist" in the United Kingdom). However, apothecaries in history had a much more active role in medical treatment. They kept stocks of herbal remedies in their ... more »

How to Get A Prescription For Medical Marijuana In California

By Kenny Mack

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California has passed a law legalizing the use of marijuana as a treatment for a number of illnesses and creating a system whereby patients whose physicians have prescribed it can legally buy and use medical marijuana throughout the state. If ... more »

How to Heal Yourself With Crystals

By eHow Health Editor

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Crystal healing is used to rid the body of unwanted health conditions like chronic pain, muscle soreness, insomnia, fatigue and anxiety. The chakra system of crystal healing is often the best method for restoring an allover balance to the body. ... more »

How to Use Ammonite Energy

By Patricia Resnick

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Ammonite is a fossilized animal that was once a prehistoric snail. Ammonite is constructed in sections so it is good luck for architects and artists. It is a protective stone that gives stability and structure to one’s life. Like other fossils, ... more »

How to Use and Make Healing Crystal Remedies

By Nikki Walters

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Some ancient cultures, including Judaic, Greek and Egyptian, may have used energy emitted by crystals. Some people even believe that crystals were the catalyst for moving the huge stone blocks to build the Egyptian pyramids, and others have ... more »

How to Use Chalcopyrite Energy

By Patricia Resnick

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Chalcopyrite is the stone of the unity of beauty and power, of feminine and masculine energy. It is a variety of copper ore, most commonly known as Peacock Ore. It mixes with other stones just fine, but it does quite well on its own... more »

How to Use Heliodor Energy

By Patricia Resnick

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Heliodor means "Gift of the Sun." It shines a beautiful light on whatever needs illuminating in your life. Use Heliodor as an aid in breaking old habits or creating new ones. Heliodor symbolizes fresh starts, something we can all use from time ... more »

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