Reflections

Crystals – Really? The conversion of a sceptic!

By Jane Offer

From the moment we become aware that we are experiencing a spiritual journey, information is presented to us from every direction. The contents of the information are many and varied, appearing as we need it and not always in a logical order. Some of it stretches our embedded thought patterns, as it is so far from what we have known before and we can become quite challenged by the inner conflict it can cause. We also have people around us that may not understand such things, declaring that it’s rubbish and that we have ‘lost the plot.’

“We also have people around us that may not understand such things, declaring that it’s rubbish and that we have ‘lost the plot.’

Crystals and their uses fell into this category for me in my early days. It made no sense to me that a piece of stone, however beautiful, could affect my health, my thought process and my vibration. And what was that all about - my vibration? As I said, this was early on, so crystals were not on my radar, as my introduction to the practical side of metaphysics lay in past lives and communication with those that had passed. Now here I was, confronted by some very sincere people telling me that a piece of rock, could and would, change my life!

Over time, I learned a great deal about healing and the vibration of the electromagnetic fields that exist around and within every living entity. Concurrently, I was introduced to the huge advancements in Quantum science, especially in the area of vibration, so when clear evidence came from this logical standpoint, everything fell into place.

Two factors were evident; firstly, the law of energy is that strongest flows to weakest and secondly, the body consists of around 80 percent crystalline material, with each area resonating to a specific and measurable frequency. As crystals also resonate to their own specific frequency, by allowing the two frequencies to come together - the ailing body and the crystal - the weaker energy aligns to the strongest, over time affecting a balance of energy, stimulating natural healing to take place.

“It made no sense to me that a piece of stone, however beautiful, could affect my health, my thought process and my vibration.”

This action works on the same principle as a roomful of clocks, each with pendulums swinging at different rates, which naturally and quite quickly align to the swing of the largest pendulum. Using the same phenomenon, the crystal, properly cleansed

and programmed, will correct a misalignment of a bodily organ or system.

Simple really, yet difficult to take on until all the information is available. One of the biggest challenges for me came from my religious friends, who were totally convinced that I was walking on the dark side! This led me to research from their point of view and I discovered just how many references to crystals were in the Bible. Not only were gems such as Ruby, Emerald and Sapphire mentioned other crystals such as Citrine, Chalcedony, Amethyst and Jasper. Of course, this was completely unknown to my friends who couldn’t dispute it – it was in their reference book!

Ancient cultures have always used crystals for healing and to enhance their spiritual practices and, logically speaking, everything we need for our survival is already present on the planet, so the plethora of crystals has to be part of that too. Historically, we knew the purpose and intent for crystals, we turned away from the knowledge and, over time, we have begun to recall their different qualities and many uses; clear quartz found in watches, rubies used in laser surgery, diamond, the most efficient cutting agent for metals and so on.

Also, there is a great deal of research on using crystals for healing and enhancing health, particularly in Eastern Europe. Scientists have found that crystals, colour and light used together, activate the body’s ability to heal itself, and have produced medical machinery that is now used in many countries.

As a result of my initial scepticism towards crystals, I undertook a course to become a practitioner and trainer in Crystal Healing to feed my own interest. I prefer to use the knowledge as a baseline to introduce people to the subject and create a firm and logical basis for them to explore the amazing benefits of crystal further if they choose.

It also helps customers coming to the shop; often the man will remain outside while his lady

“Scientists have found that crystals, colour and light used together, activate the body’s ability to

comes in to browse. She will say, “He’s not into all this!” That’s my prompt; off I go to talk to him and usually he will say he doesn’t understand it all, particularly referring to crystals. Once he has realised the solid science behind them and it’s not airy-fairy, he will come in and talk about his scepticism and his life. He often asks many questions about the very subjects his partner has been trying to share with him for some time.

Stimulated thought process! Information comfortably shared! My job, done!