Does "Crystal Healing" Really Works?

Do you believe me that when we talk about being healthy, we not only mean about the physical aspect but also the emotional, psychological and the spiritual aspects? If so, then health correlates with wellness as well. And, this health-wellness state can be achieved in so many different ways.

And one of the countless ways people seek wellness, is through "Crystal Healing". This form of healing dates back to as far as the times before Christ was born. Its original roots were unknown but there were close accounts that it came from those of the ancient pagans and Wiccans or nature worshippers of Europe and even in parts of India and China. Indians in Canada and in the Americas also practice this form of therapy.

Crystal Healing simply means a form of alternative therapy that uses crystals or gemstones. The crystals are placed in strategic places on the body in which we call as the chakras. These chakras is derived from the Hindu term which means spiritual energies. According to the teachings there are seven chakras in our body.

Here are the following:

1. Base or Root chakra (last bone in the spinal cord, coccyx)
2. Sacral chakra (ovaries/prostate)
3. Solar plexus chakra (navel area)
4. Heart chakra (heart area)
5. Throat chakra (throat and neck area)
6. Brow or Third eye chakra (pineal gland or third eye)
7. Crown chakra (Top of the head, 'soft spot' of a newborn)

These spiritual energy centers have different colors associated with it. Red relates with the root chakra, orange with the sacral chakra, yellow with the Solar plexus chakra, green with the heart chakra, blue with throat chakra, indigo or purple with the third eye chakra, and white connects with the crown chakra. Some crystal healers place same color crystals to the chakras on the client's body to enhance energy flow. These crystals are said to balance the flow of energies in our body. It is also believed that negative energies are channeled out from the body, which are believed to cause a disease, and to enable the positive energies to enter into the body thereby relieving physical ailments.

Although there is no scientific explanation and proof that Crystal healing works, numerous personal testimonies of people healed are very widespread over the world. They stated that they have been feeling better after such therapy session. In some parts of the World, professional nurses and doctors are even trained to do this kind of alternative therapy. The crystals/gemstones are said to have vibration frequencies that are present according to the stones' shapes, interconnecting the earth's and the person's energy field. In crystal healing, the crystal is said to strengthen or realign the distorted human 'psychic' or cosmic energy by directing vibrations to the body.

Crystal Healing must not be relied upon as the only form of therapy. Prescribed medications and other treatments must not be disregarded just because one is feeling better after a Crystal Healing therapy session. We must always remember that these are just one of several treatment options that we can use. Behind these energies and crystals, is the ultimate Source of every living and nonliving thing in this world. Faith in God, Allah, or the Higher Being is still very significant.

References:
1. http://www.allabouttheoccult.org/crystal-healing.htm
2. http://www.journeyinpro.com/blog_images/chakras.jpg
3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chakra