Philip Permutt - The Crystal Healer: Crystal prescriptions that will change your life forever

Its easy to locate your chakras because they will feel different to the rest of your body. Place one or both hands on the site of each chakra (see the illustration below) and focus your mind. Notice any areas that feel different. This could mean hot, cold or tingly. You may have a feeling that resembles pins and needles, or experience an odd sensation (it doesnt matter how you describe the feeling of energy there is no right or wrong). Energy can be felt on both the front or back of the body. You can also find the chakras on another person using a pendulum (see ).

Crown chakra on the top of the head.

Brow chakra (also known as the third eye chakra) in the center of forehead, above the eyebrows.

Throat chakra in the center of the throat.

Heart chakra in the center of the chest.

Solar plexus chakra behind the soft cartilage at the bottom of the breast bone.

Sacral chakra just below your belly button. Try placing your thumb on your belly button with your palm on your belly your sacral chakra will be under the palm of your hand.

Base chakra at the coccyx at the base of the spine.

Create a special space (see ) in which you can relax and focus. Place the appropriate crystal (see left) on each chakra point and lie still, resting and relaxing for 30 minutes. Ideally, repeat this exercise daily.

Try to be aware of your responses during the healing treatment. You may notice one or some of the individual crystals, or experience an overall feeling. Each crystal may feel hot or cold, heavy or light as if its not even there and you may have tingles, like electrical sensations, either where the crystal is placed or in other areas of your body. You will often feel very calm and relaxed. Sometimes you can experience a feeling of heaviness as if you are rooted to the floor or bed. Accept whatever sensations or thoughts come to you.

If you want to try a more powerful version of the chakra healing exercise above, work with the crystal points technique. This involves adding four quartz crystal points, placing them on your body or the recipients so that they point in towards the central chakra crystal (see the illustration, below). This has the effect of focusing energy into the chosen chakra, greatly empowering the healing experience.

Crystals are placed on the seven principal chakra points as the recipient relaxes deeply. You can practice this healing exercise on yourself or someone else.

Add four quartz crystals around each chakra crystal to intensify the effect.

A green variety of kunzite.

Common source: Pakistan

Astrological association: Scorpio

Chakra: brow

Healing qualities

Good for the intellect and study.

Physical: good for the lungs. Aids diagnosis. Emotional/spiritual: aids spiritual understanding. Can be used to brush knots from the aura.

Pink

A variety of agate with pink, white, and sometimes gray banding and patterns.

Common source: Botswana

Astrological associations: Taurus, Scorpio

Chakras: heart, sacral

Healing qualities

Good for femininity, creativity, nurture, finding solutions to problems, and attention to detail. Helps you to see the whole picture.

Physical: good for the nervous system. Helps detoxing.

Emotional/spiritual: brings universal love. Helps depression and stress.

Drusy crusts, spherical masses, and, rarely, crystals. Often found with or near malachite.

Common alternate name: cobaltocalcite

Common sources: Democratic Republic of Congo, Morocco

Astrological association: Cancer

Chakras: heart, throat, brow, crown

Healing qualities

Emotional/spiritual: helps you to see the beauty in everyone and in everything, and to recognize and learn each lesson along your path in life. Helps you to discover your inner truth and life purpose. Draws out inner hurts and emotional pain. Facilitates emotional expression.

Found as masses with pink and white bands.

Common alternate names: mangano calcite