Essay - Crystal Therapy Introduction Crystal Healing and Crystal Therapy Has a...

Crystal therapy

Introduction

Crystal healing and crystal ***** has a long history *****nd has been used in various periods and cultures for healing and meditation.

In essence crystal healing is a "... non invasive therapy which can be ***** in conjunction with other complementary therapies and ***** orthodox medicine." (Inside track: Crystal healing - Clear way to relax.) Crystal therapy encompasses the view that self*****healing can ***** achieved through methods ***** allow the body to heal itself - as opposed to more ***** allopathic medical techniques and *****. It ***** also closely aligned with the view evident in other *****ms of alternative therapy that *****ing should adopt a holistic approach and that the conventional division between the ***** and mind and between the body and spiritual aspects in ***** medicine is invalid.

Crystal healing is one form of the recent resurgence of ***** ***** and healing techniques in the Western world. However, ***** therapy has a long ***** *****nd many indigenous peoples in the world, such as ***** Australian Aborigines, have used crystals as a healing method and for their ***** practices since time immemorial. (Vantol L. ***** Tarling R.) The origins of crystal ***** and the fact ***** they have been used with apparent effectives for centuries, attest to the positive *****pects of this form of ***** ***** healing. In ***** developed Western counties ***** healing has become a symbol of he*****lth management though alternative medicine and techniques.

***** paper will attempt to present an overview ***** the meaning, history ***** development of this form ***** therapy; as well as ascertain the degree of acceptance of this technique in the modern West and the future outcomes of ***** therapy.

Overview of Crystals therapy

Crystal therapy is also known as crystal healing or gem *****. The cardinal aspect ***** this form of therapy is that it uses crystals that are "...selected for specific character*****tics or wavelength, to treat a wide range of mental and physical conditions." (Crystal **********, Electrocrystal Therapy) In theory the process of crystal therapy is intended to cure any imbalances between the physical, emotional and spiritual comp*****nts of the human being. It is based on ***** view that the ***** ***** specific energy fields which can be positively influenced ***** even manipulated by ***** appropriate placement of ***** on various body parts. In brief, ***** healers ********** that the body has a vibrati*****al energy system ***** can be changed and "corrected" by the use of crystals. This involves a complex ********** ***** various crystals and their colors, chemical composition and atomic structure. Crystal therapy is ***** is intended to have a positive influence on the immune ***** *****nd *****re*****e help ***** fight d*****ease.

***** ***** is closely connected in a theoretical as ***** as a practical sense with the concept of "chakras" in ***** human body. Chakra is a term derived from the S*****nskrit, and is described as, "...***** series of circular vortices on ***** life force of a person, at which points energies ***** received, transformed