Wednesday.....

TODAY: Healing Stones & Crystals

 It is said you can place crystals and certain gemstones on specific points of your body to bring relief. You can use specific color crystals for chakra healing and elevate your chi (life-energy), by placing the stones on the seven major chakra points. According to folklore, many gemstones are thought to have magical and mystical powers, and crystals have had a long tradition of being used for crystal healing. Each gemstone or crystal has its own unique internal structure which resonates at a certain frequency. The healing properties are said to be derived from this resonance. Gemstone and Crystal healing therapy is a non-invasive form of alternative healing.  These therapies work holistically to harmonize your mind, body and soul, helping us to have a feeling of wellness, neutralizing negativity, elevating our mood, helping us to feel whole again.

A few stones and their healing powers:
Amber: warms the soul, used for stress relieving and calming/found in Central America, the Caribbean and The Baltics
Amethyst: this is a primary healing stone, said to bring peace, balance and inner strength/found in Brazil, India and No. and So. America
Citrine: calming and relaxing, said to promote success and abundance/found in No. and So. America
Emerald: helps with insight and ability to see good in others/found in Brazil, Columbia and India
Garnet: helps you to concentrate on the details of life, promotes love and passion/found in Central Europe, Russia, Africa and the U.S.
Hematite: strengthens the blood and improves circulation/found in Australia, Brazil and U.S.
Jade: this is a stone of wisdom and prosperity/found in China and U.S.
Lapis: promotes self confidence, alleviate depression and insomnia/found in Central Asia and Pakistan
Onyx: super root chakra stone, brings about spiritual awareness, help overcome negative feelings/found in Brazil, Mexico and U.S.
Peridot: heart chakra, helps you to focus on the positive, promotes abundance and prosperity/found in Burma the the U.S.
Ruby: a protector of health, wealth and increase happiness/found in Thailand
Topaz: said to be one of the most powerful stones, helps to balance emotions, provide protection from greed, prevent procrastination/found in Brazil and Nigeria
Turquoise: this is a healing and balancing stone, considered to be a lucky stone, relief from anger/found in the southwest U.S. and Iran
Quartz: an all around healing stone, brings good luck/found in Brazil and the U.S.

There are no studies proving the therapeutic value of gemstone or crystal healing, however, they remain widely used in holistic, naturopathic, and spiritual settings. Many of these stones are used at New Age health clinics, health spas, in massage therapy and Reiki. Healing crystals and gemstones are beautiful and are used to create a relaxed atmosphere. They are believed to promote peace and tranquility.

In close:
there are so many books and articles out there, one could get lost for days and days reading about the healing properties of crystals and gemstones.  Personally, I believe because everything vibrates at a specific frequency, that using crystals or gemstones to help heal, bring about abundance and many other things, is not far fetched.

be well and see you tomorrow.
Lucy Blu
for: positive living in sin city



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