Crane Ann - 10-Minute Crystal Healing

10-MINUTE

Easy Tips for Using Crystals for Healing, Shielding, and Protection

WRITTEN BY

ANN CRANE

C rystals have been used since ancient times by cultures all around the world to heal, protect, empower, divine the future, and so much more. These natural wonders, formed over millions of years, are an astonishing source of energy that anyone can harness to improve themselves and their life. This book will show you how.

You may already have a selection of beautiful crystals on your window ledge or wear certain stones as jewelry. Whatever your initial contact, crystals are here to help you connect to and amplify your own powers of manifestation. Not only are they the treasures of the Earth, they are as much a part of the universe as you are, so treat them with respect. They have ancient heritage and amazing powers.

All crystals and gemstones vibrate to what is known as the piezoelectric effect, discovered by French physicist and chemist Pierre Curie (18591906). What happens, in a technical sense, is that when mechanical stress is applied to the crystal, a voltage is produced across the crystals surface. In fact, when you hold a crystal tightly in your hand and warm it up, you are doing exactly thatapplying stress so that its electromagnetic force comes alive. This effect is reversible, and if the polarity of the voltage is alternated, the crystal will rapidly expand and contract, producing a vibration. This is the key to the way quartz watches work.

So, an alive yet dormant crystal carries powerful Earth energy. Yet like everything in the universe it is also infused with the divine force that permeates all. This electromagnetic energy, or invisible force, is the bridge between its resonance both to you and the universe. Of course, crystals can be used merely for decorative purposes and personal adornment, but they are also important for enhancing you and your environment.

While the possibilities of what you can do with crystals are endless, this book focuses on their healing properties. Whether you want to bring your chakras back into alignment, mend a relationship, restore your spiritual balance, or protect your mind and spirit from outside forces, you will find something here for you.

How to Use This Book

Part One will introduce you to the world of crystals. Youll discover what crystals are, how they work, and some of the most common ways to use them. There are some great tips for those who are new to working with healing stones, including how to select, cleanse, and dedicate your crystals prior to working with them. Youll learn some simple ways to begin sensing crystal energy on your own so that you can tune in and feel what your stones can do for you. This section also covers the significance of different shapes and colors of crystals and provides information on the corresponding chakras and zodiac signs.

Part Two is a guide to simple ways you can use individual crystals for various kinds of healing: chakra healing, emotional healing, spiritual healing, and shielding or protection. These chapters will help you easily find what youre looking for, but since crystals are dynamic and multifaceted, you will find that their properties often fit into more than one category. A great way to get to know the stones in this guide is to read about one or two of your favorite crystals, followed by one that may be new to you. In this way, youre not only deepening your connection to your old favorites, but youll also create some exciting connections with new healing stones.

Let your crystal journey begin.

PART ONE

CRYSTAL HEALING BASICS

C rystal healing has been used for thousands of years to shift the energy of mind, body, and spirit. Based on principles of both physics and metaphysics, crystal healing promotes positive change in the human energy field.

A crystal is a mineral with a regularly repeating molecular structure. Most crystals form inside the Earth during a process called nucleation, in which intense heat and pressure cause their molecules to form a three-dimensional lattice structurelike a blueprint. This geometric arrangement forces the crystals molecules to take on the most stable form possible by repeating this pattern until the crystal is fully formed.

But crystals are more than just matter and molecules. The perfect, stable structure of a crystal represents the balance and harmony that most people seek in their own lives. As gifts from the Earth, healing crystals are symbols of balance and perfection from which you can begin your own transformation into the whole, healthy, balanced being youre meant to be.

Having crystals in your energy field balances your body, mind, and spirit.

CRYSTAL PROPERTIES

Because of their internal crystalline lattice, crystals are able to absorb and transmit light. This property, called refraction, allows crystals to draw in universal light energy, to reflect and refract it within their structure, and then transmit it back into the universe. The light energy is amplified and enhanced by the crystals internal structure. All crystals are natural amplifiers of energy and assist personal healing by magnifying both the universal light energy that surrounds them as well as your intention for using them, and it is this that makes them such powerful healing tools.

Each crystal has its own unique vibrational frequency, just as each person has their own energy vibration; the interaction you have with a specific crystal will be unique to you. You may find that you connect deeply with some crystals but not with others. Because of the subjective nature of crystal healing, it is best to use stones to facilitate energetic shifts, which can create an overall sense of wellness, rather than a symptom-based approach.

THE HISTORY OF CRYSTAL HEALING

Crystals have been revered for thousands of years for their healing, divination, and other qualities by people from all over the globe including Chinese, Native American, Hebrew, Egyptian, Mayan, Greek, and Aztec societies. These sacred stones were first used as items of adornment, but the human relationship with the mineral kingdom soon evolved and ancient peoples began to recognize the energetic qualities of crystals. It is thought that as long ago as 25,000 BCE, specific stones were used for health, love, luck, and spirituality. There is documented use of the healing properties of crystals dating from 1500 BCE in the Egyptian medical text, the Ebers Papyrus.

Although not yet fully accepted by modern Western medicine, the use of crystals as a healing tool has been growing in popularity for decades. There are now many people searching for modern holistic healing methods who feel drawn to using crystal energy to bring balance to body, mind, and spirit.