In the vast universe of alternative medicines we also find crystal therapy, a non-orthodox and heterogeneous discipline that involves the use of stones and crystals to help the psychophysical health of the peronse.
This is a series of methodologies of particularly ancient origin, based on the principle of vibratory resonance particularly dear to various cultures, among which we mention the Chinese alchemical tradition, Tibetan Lamaism, traditional Indian medicines, Mesoamerican religions, and shamanic culture widespread throughout the globe.
But let's start by defining what is meant by stone and what it means by crystal .
Difference between stone and crystal
By stone we mean any fragment of rock, usually of limited tension. The rock is a collection of various minerals, generally microcrystalline or amorphous (spatic), without a vein of coherent crystalline habit.
The crystal, on the other hand, is a single individual, as it is called in mineralogy, belonging to a single specific crystalline species, and therefore has a precise chemical formula and a defined crystalline habit. Depending on the genesis conditions (pressure and temperature) the crystal dress may or may not be perfect.
There are thousands of species of minerals, which also include those that we commonly call metals: copper, gold, silver and other species, occur in nature also as native (pure) elements in the form of crystals.
The electromagnetic power of stones and crystals
Because of their chemical and geometric perfection, crystals are considered to be much more powerful in crystal therapy than mere stones. The precise and fixed formula concentrates specific types of energy and the crystalline form makes it coherent, concentrates and directs it, a bit like what happens with the diffused light that concentrates in the laser beam.
But not all crystals are suitable for crystal therapy : some contain and release toxic or radioactive elements.
Although official medicine and the scientific world in general do not lend credit to crystallotherapy and do not believe in the powers of stones and crystals, especially when related to the world of spiritual energies or to beings belonging to mythology, such as elves and fairies, it is unquestionable, and scientific, proven that stones and crystals emit various forms of energy and therefore have an effect on the surrounding.
Just take our inert crystals and put them in the dark under a Wood lamp to discover that they emit otherwise invisible colored lights, or electromagnetic waves acting on us like on another scale make all the other lights visible and invisible, like the ultraviolet and infrared.
Recently the voice of plants has been discovered, or the possibility of translating the electromagnetic frequencies produced by plants into sound (sometimes music).
This is undoubtedly possible even with stones and, of course, with the human being. On this basis of interconnection of electromagnetic waves, crystal therapy is based.
New age crystal therapy
In addition to this pseudoscientific base still in an embryonic and experimental phase, the new age aspect that goes beyond science is added and, on balance, it does not even seek approval.
In this field crystals and stones are connected to some divinatory or other so-called supernatural techniques, such as working on the aura, the connection with the chakras, psychometry or magnetization . According to some, the crystals would become impregnated with the memory of the places and the people who handle them.
Therefore they can be "loaded" with positive energy to re-use when necessary. In the opposite sense, crystals can also be "read" or "listened" (psychometry), and get information from them about the past, about a given environment or a given person.
Loading a crystal is called magnetization, a phenomenon that occurs spontaneously but can also be done scientifically and voluntarily.
Instead, removing all the memories from a crystal is called demagnetization, a process that often involves the lunar cycles and serves to prepare a crystal for a new job.
