How to Use Crystals to Cure Common Ailments

The use of healing crystals expands across different cultures, countries and eras. This deeply-rooted practice can be traced back to ancient civilizations, as well as the notorious lost city of Atlantis. Types of healing include spiritual, physical (headaches, for example) and emotional (anxiety and depression), as practitioners select various types of crystals with specific powers and strengths. Follow these steps to learn how practitioners use crystals to cure common ailments.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Different healing crystals
• Instructional books

Solve the Mystery Concerning Crystal Healing

1. Trust the history. Although it's an ancient practice, crystal healing is still considered valid today by many. The aboriginal shamans in Australia still use this technique in healing as well as thousands of regular people seeking to improve their quality of life.
2. Discover why crystals work for you. No one can say for sure, but modern practitioners believe that the crystal's ability to work as a conductor of energy is then transferred into healing by re-focusing energy and thoughts towards the stimulation of healing.
3. Know there are more ways than one to use your crystals as a cure for common ailments. Potential ideas include during bodywork like massage, in baths or drinking water and during meditation.
4. Be aware of the most powerful and common types of crystal healing. Incorporating their natural traits, crystals are most often used to cure common ailments such as headaches, fear, menstrual symptoms, fertility, digestive disorders, depression, inflammation, mental clarity and to promote feelings of confidence, alertness and balance.

Unlock the Power of Crystals to Heal

5. Determine which type of crystal suits you best. For example, rose quartz is ideal for emotional issues; amethyst works on headaches; lapis cures anxiety; malachite works on the stomach; and jade helps the heart.
6. Check each stone's specific powers. Visit the "Mystical Soup" Web site to learn more about their properties (see Resources below).
7. Pay attention to color. Lavendar or blue tones are ideally suited to creating a sense of calm, while red, yellow and orange have an opposite, energizing effect. Clear and aquamarine are the best healers.
8. Look at the number of facets or planes on each stone. Odd numbers indicate a stone which is ideal for healing, while even numbers are best for rejuvenation.
9. Feel the vibrations. Each crystal has a place upon the body which is ideal for its placement and effectiveness.

Tips & Warnings

• Crystal healing is generally very affordable. You'll need to purchase the different stones and consider buying instructional books.
• Crystal healing is not a proven science and results do vary.
• People suffering from ongoing symptoms such as chronic or severe headaches, inflammation or debilitating anxiety need to seek professional help.
• Before you start any alternative medical technique, be aware that many have not been scientifically evaluated. Often, only limited information is available about their safety and effectiveness. Each state and each discipline has its own rules about how alternative medicine practitioners can be professionally licensed. If you decide to visit one, choose one licensed by a recognized national organization. Consult your primary health care provider about your decision first. Keep your doctor informed about the alternative medical technique you undertake.

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