Crystals and Healing

From the earliest of history humankind has had a fascination with crystals, gems, and precious stones. In the modern world we have assigned the term “precious” to these scintillating offsprings of Mother Earth because of a monetary value, but some would argue what truly makes crystals and other gemstones precious in our shared racial consciousness is some understanding on a spiritual level of their unique magical properties.

Crystals have long been used by cultures throughout the world in healing practices. And each type of crystal or stone has been linked to different therapeutic effects on different parts of the body. For example the healing power of Rose Quartz has been shown to help with Depression and other Emotional Disorders, while crystal jewelry made from Amethyst Crystals can effectively lessen the symptoms of Migraines.

Benefits of crytals

No one knows for sure why crystals and gems exhibit these Metaphysical healing properties; however their effects have been well documented. It is generally believed by advocates of Crystal Healing and other Shamanistic Practices that the Healing Crystals much like a solar cell, have the ability to absorb, store, and then refocus metaphysical or spiritual energies, and serve as a conduit to direct these energies to stimulate the body’s own natural ability to heal.

Quartz Crystals

Quartz Crystals in particular have exhibited many different crystal healing properties. Proponents of crystal healing believe that the therapeutic properties of quartz and other healing crystals are based not only on their unique crystalline structure, but because quartz and other crystals are predominantly made up of the mineral silica. Silica is a naturally occurring glass. Every gemstone, crystal, or rock documented to exhibit any kind of healing properties or metaphysical powers is in some way made up of silica. Even gold, rubies, diamonds and other gems and metals deemed “precious” in our collective consciousness, contain silica to some extent.

A group of naturally occurring stones that have recently garnished much attention within the metaphysical healing community are Mustika Pearls and Bezoar Stones. Mustika Pearls and Bezoar Stones are not actual crystals, but beautiful crystal like stones that form within the bodies of plants and animals. The stones and pearls which can be used to make unusual and exquisite crystal jewelry, such as crystal pendants and rings, have exhibited many of the same crystal healing properties as quartz crystals.

The formation of the healing gems, Mustika Pearls and Bezoar Stones occurs within the living tissue of either plants or animals. Quartz crystals and their magical brethren are mined from the depths of the earth and crystalline caves of their birth. The origin and recovery of these two groups of stones could not be more different, and yet interestingly enough they share the same basic composition. The core of the Bezoar Stones and Mustika Pearls is also Silica. A connection that perhaps proves that the very soul of the planet exists in all things, animal, vegetable or mineral.

Opals are another powerful group of healing gems that share a commonality with the Mustika Pearls and Bezoar Stones. Opals are powerful healing gemstones to Native Americans, and one of the Seven Sacred Stones to the Cherokee people, also have as their base mineral silica. Opals are formed from balls of silica, and it forms within the opal in different layers. These varying depths of silica trap and retain water as well as spiritual energies, and this is what gives the opal its changing iridescences, and almost hypnotic look. The natural and supernatural properties of the Bezoar Stones are very similar to opals, and many of them possess a similar mystical and alluring look.