Crystal healing, as a therapy in itself, may appear to be new, using ideas and methods from many cultures combined together, but the present day interest in crystal healing is simply a continuation of mankind’s fascination with gemstones and minerals down the ages.
There has been no historical period, nor any culture that has not prized crystals for their visual, magical or healing properties.
Our current scientific understanding of the chemical structure and properties of crystals is comparatively recent yet our modern world would simply not be possible without crystals. From computers to car engines, lasers to space shuttles – all have vital components made from those peculiar bits of stone.
The properties of crystals derive from their orderliness and the stability of their atomic structure. If subjected to some outside force (such as heat, pressure, electricity or light) crystals are able to make minute adjustments to restore their internal stability. This is the quality that makes crystals so important in many different areas of technology
As such, we do not exist separately from the mineral kingdom, for all life has built up using the raw materials of the planet. Any mineral or crystal collection reflects what we have in our bodies – from iron crystals in our blood to minerals that crystallise in our bones. Similarly, the minerals we take as food supplements and the fertilisers we use in our fields and gardens are the same materials that exist in the crystal forms we use as decoration or tools for healing.