By learning about what different colours and shapes mean universally, it is possible to understand more about the matrix of energy which we exist in.

Even without any noticeable physical sensations, you can in time learn to ‘de-code‘ the energetic lessons of a crystal, without having to research it. For example: a Pyrite cube is gold, and perfectly square and very heavy. The colour Gold, as with all colours, has a certain frequency and wavelength, and also represents the Sun ( and Silver = the Moon). The shape of a Square generally represents strength, logic, foundations. Pyrite physically represents masculinity, strength, solar energy, logic, male power, foundations and grounded-ness, and so its energy is helpful in these ways.

Some people are able to notice instant effects or impressions from crystals. For others of us it takes a long time to notice the subtle impressions. As well as sometimes visible energy, these ‘impressions’ can be pretty much anything! They are entirely for you, and up to you to interpret. They may come as thoughts, or an image (or several) appearing in your mind’s(3rd) eye. They are often heat or cold sensations, a memory unlocked, or a certain phrase or word that comes to mind.

Many crystal healers work within the Indian Chakra system. They are repesented by the picturs on the left of this page, sacred ancient symbols, and the colours of the rainbow. Chakra = Sanskrit word meaning “spinning wheel“. This is the study of the Aura, and it layers, which are made up of the colours of the seven main Chakras. Chakras are energy vortexes / centers, which interact with all other energy and information. The Chakras then convert this information into chemical, hormonal and cellular information in the body via our-bio crystalline cells. Whatever is ‘written’ in the Aura, shows up in our physical or emotional life. The aura stores everything about us. From our childhood memories, to all personality traits; all physical and health functions - everything! - the Aura stores and governs our body, mind, the way we look, feel think and create.

Some beings can see auras, and Kirlian Photography has recorded them. Kirlian photographic sessions on humans and plants all show colourful emissions of energy fields. A balanced and cleansed aura will show all the seven colours equally, and it will be a smooth regular human shape. A disturbed aura will have imbalances in colour and shape, and more than likely show grey or blacks areas. These are areas of dense slow energy, like trauma ( physical, emotional or psychological,) or stored negative memories, and unhealthy modes-of-being.

A qualified crystal practitioner will discuss with the patient which part of their life they know they are unhappy with - an illness perhaps, or an emotional or mental imbalance… The healer will then, applying their experience, research and intuition, carefully place certain cleansed crystals around or directly on the patient. They will choose crystals based on the properties of the stones, onto certain chakras to enable the aura to release perhaps memories or vibrational imbalances.

It is important that you do not experiment with laying crystals directly onto the body - until you have an established understanding of some fundamental crystal energies: e.g.: Clear Quartz, Rose + Smoky + Green Quartz, Amethyst (Purple Quartz), Calcite, Hematite, Garnet, Tourmaline, Aquamarine… It takes a joyful and long time to get to know all these and more personally.

Each Chakra governs the physical body parts nearest to it. E.g: the base Chakra regulates the flow of energy to and from the feet, legs, hips. An illness or dis-ease in any of these physical areas directly relates to a blockage in the Base Chakra.

The Chakra names, colours and locations on the body are:

Crown .............UV, Dark Purple, Gold, White...... Top of Skull
Third Eye .....Light Purple & Dark Blue Between Eyebrows
Throat ...........Blue and Turquoise ............................................Throat
Heart ..............Green and Pink ........................................................Heart
Solar Plexus ..Yellow .........................................................Solar Plexus
Sacral ............Orange ..................................................................Abdomen
Base .................Infra Red, Brown, Black ....................Top of Legs

Generally, crystals are either Balancing or Activating. This describes their effect on the chakras. A Balancing crystal is able to help an over-active chakra to calm. For Example: if you introduce a piece of Lapis Lazuli to an over-active throat chakra, the chakra is able to release excess energy. It can close slightly, to operate at a more balanced rate, according to the rest of the energy system.

Activating crystals only increase the amount of energy that a chakra can channel. For example, introducing a piece of Ruby (activating) to an already over-active base chakra, could over-stimulate the chakra.

If the physical and energy system is not balanced with a strong connection to Earth (grounded), or is not very strong, activating the higher chakras would be dangerous. The entire system would have no way to ground and integrate the influx of ’new’ high frequency information coming into the upper chakras, and may therefore collapse. The importance of Grounding can never be over-stressed.