Collector’s Crystal

Todd Lange asked:


Methamphetamine is the most addictive substance and being the derivative of methamphetamine, crystal meth also is very addictive drug. In short, crystal meth can be more addictive than methamphetamine, as it is of a higher concentration than methamphetamine. There are various crystal meth treatment centers in almost every state of America and the number of patients to these centers is also high. These centers mostly follow the rehab program to treat crystal meth addicts.

Almost all the people who are into crystal meth addiction are young and belong to the age group of 18 to 25 years. The bodies of these youth are still into developing phase at this age and by taking an addictive substance like crystal meth, these youth are playing with fire. As these youth will grow older, their bodies will become used to crystal meth and then it will become quite difficult to cure them.

As the symptoms for crystal meth addiction are similar to any other type of drug addiction, it becomes a really difficult task to find out whether the addict has a crystal meth addiction or not. Hence the first job of these treatment centers do is to find out whether the addict is really addicted to crystal meth or not. The symptoms of crystal meth addiction are the addict feels happier, their eyes appear bright, they feel more energetic and can do more work easily and they look more cheerful too.

There are various other symptoms to find out about the crystal meth addiction. You can find these symptoms on the Internet. You can also learn more about crystal meth addiction by visiting the federal websites like National Institute of Drug Abuse, National Clearinghouse, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, etc.

If you know someone who is addicted to crystal meth, you can either take them to a treatment center if they are ready or can plan an intervention program to help them come out of their phase of denial. The interventionist will guide you on how you can carry out this intervention program and make your loved one join the treatment program as soon as possible. This specialist will guide you at every step of your intervention program. If you don’t know about a proper treatment center in your area, you can ask the interventionist as they will help you in selecting the best one among them.

The interventionist will make you form a group of people who know the addict. Each member from the group will need to write what they feel about the addict and how strongly they want the addict to join the treatment center and live an addiction-free life. Each member will need to prepare their speech and without looking into paper will need to say this in front of the addict and that too with proper feeling. This will surely make the addict think about their lives seriously. This will make them plan their lives without addiction in it. Thus they will be ready to joining the treatment center.

The next job will be to find a suitable treatment center and make the addict join the treatment program. There are special treatment centers to deal with the crystal meth addiction and you should make sure that you search one of them. You should also check the license of the treatment center. The treatment provider should be well qualified and all the medical facilities should be available in the center.

In case there are no good treatment centers for treating crystal meth addiction in your local area, you can also try and join the treatment centers that are in other states. You can always take the main treatment from this center and then shift the patient to your local center for an aftercare program. The treatment of crystal meth addiction is more intense than any other drug abuse treatment. The patient will be needed to be strong-willed to go through all the stages of the treatment p[program. The patient’s family can play a major role in giving full support to the patient. The detox treatment for the addict of the crystal meth is also tough and the withdrawal symptoms can last for about one month. The aftercare treatment is also equally important as the patient might feel the urge to go back to their addiction.

Locating a crystal meth treatment program is not difficult because there are a lot of options available especially in current times. But it is important to see that the program will be suitable to the needs of the patient. This you can do only through adequate research and planning.



Rafael

Eliza Maledevic Ayson asked:


The living room is the place where the visitors stay when they are in a person’s home, so usually, this particular room is the place where a person might consider putting crystal chandelier to make it more appealing and attractive to visitors. Indeed, having a crystal chandelier in your living room can make it more impressive to visitors. Most people prefer to put an elegant and sparkling crystal chandelier in their living rooms.

Yes, any types of crystal chandelier can make the living room of a home appealing and elegant but there are particular or certain crystal chandeliers that can give much effect on this particular room. You definitely know that crystal chandeliers comes with different types, sizes and design, so you have to find a particular crystal chandelier that will look best on your living room. In choosing the best crystal chandelier in your living room, there are some factors that you need to know and consider before purchasing any crystal chandelier for your living room.

The first factor that you need to know and consider when finding the right crystal chandelier for your living room is the space of the room itself. You have to look at the space o your living room, is it huge or small. If you have a huge living room, you can choose a big crystal chandelier, to make your living room attractive and elegant enough for you and your visitors. If your living room is small then put a little crystal chandelier, since in putting large crystal chandelier in a small room can make the room crowded. So you really have to consider the space and size of the room and crystal chandelier to avoid making your living room appear to be too vacant and too crowded.

The next factor to consider is the amount of lighting you need to make your living room well-lit. In order for you and your visitors to see the beauty of your living room, you have to make sure that the crystal chandelier can illuminate the right amount of lighting. Definitely, crystal chandelier serves as complex lighting fixture, so it should bear the right amount of lighting that can add with the beauty of your living room. The good thing about crystal chandeliers is that, they can be use with different types of light bulbs, with different colors, styles and design. So absolutely, crystal chandelier is a piece of art that can give elegance and beauty to one’s home.

In choosing crystal chandelier in your living room, you also have to consider the overall design of your living room. You have to find a crystal chandelier that matches the total design and style of your living room to make it more appealing and attractive.

This article mentioned some factors that can be helpful on your part in choosing the right crystal chandelier that can fit and can give beauty to one’s home.



April

Ravi A asked:


Vastu is basically a science that enhances the energy in the office or home or any place where men live, raising the quality of life in a peaceful and happy manner. The field of Vastu is widespread and is a deep well where one cannot go without finding a remedy. So, lots of solutions are benefitted out of it and out of them Crystal remedies are the most effective in the world because of its capacity of occupying the negative effects.

Crystal, in India is otherwise called the SPHATIK and is a word from Greek Version “Krystallos” meaning ‘ice’. It was believed earlier by them that the crystals were formed from ice. In fact, there is not a single crystal alone that exhibits everything powerful. On the contrary, one could find many varieties of crystals and minerals which can be used to cure and render spiritual support. However, when thinking of the crystals that cure the problems, mostly quartz clear crystal is thought of. The term quartz has been derived from the Saxon word ‘querklufterz’ which signifies “cross vein ore”.

Crystal works in a perceptive way to release physical and psychic energy. How heavy would be your heart when you are completely depressed? Let’s translate it in to an energetic state and imagine how dense and slow your energy is at times. Crystals have vibrations that are high and it raises oscillations of other life formation in their locality. Thus, when one is depressed, the energy derived from the crystals restores your atmosphere and lifts the vibration wavelength above the state of depression.

Actually, a crystal is “a three-dimensional molecular, atomic or ionic structure comprising of sporadically repeated, similarly constituted, appropriate unit cells”. The most effective of the crystals is the clear quartz crystal and this focuses on any form of energy. This can be finely viewed by oneself when holding such crystal above the palm of one’s hand and revolve it slightly in a clockwise direction. One could see the degree of light revolving on the hand, beneath the crystal as it centers the light within the room or the sunlight.

Crystals find their growth in a disorderly mineral atmosphere and control the environment surrounding them to a stable level. This is the way how crystals function in the process of healing. Ultimately, they bring one’s cell to a balance and there can be only two things that can harm the human body. May be some external factors coming from outside like the virus, allergen, toxic, bacterium etc or any internal changes such as mental processes, tough patterns, emotions etc.

Crystal can never harm anyone unless they are dropped from a particular height. This doesn’t signify that few people do not realize energy changes while functioning with crystals. Moreover, crystals are well known for their ability to energize and more than thousands of years, it has been used in the process of healing. It entirely depends on the size of crystals being chosen as different sizes are used for various ailments and it signifies the quantity of energy one is trying to transform.



Erin

kevinzhang asked:


Tip, Tricks, and Techniques

Do you want to grow great crystals? These are general instructions for growing crystals that you can use for most crystal recipes. You can find the recipes and information on crystal structures in the Growing Crystals section. Here are the basics, to get you started and help you troubleshoot problems:

What Are Crystals?

Crystals are structures that are formed from a regular repeated pattern of connected atoms or molecules. Crystals grow by a process termed nucleation. During nucleation, the atoms or molecules that will crystallize (solute) are dissolved into their individual units in a solvent. The solute particles contact each other and connect with each other. This subunit is larger than an individual particle, so more particles will contact and connect with it.

Eventually, this crystal nucleus becomes large enough that it falls out of solution (crystallizes). Other solute molecules will continue to attach to the surface of the crystal, causing it to grow until a balance or equilibrium is reached between the solute molecules in the crystal and those that remain in the solution.

The Basic Technique

1.Make a saturated solution.

2.Start a garden or grow a seed crystal.

3.Continue growth.

In order to grow a crystal, you need to make a solution which maximizes the chances for the solute particles to come together and form a nucleus, which will grow into your crystal. This means you will want a concentrated solution with as much solute as you can dissolve (saturated solution). Sometimes nucleation can occur simply through the interactions between the solute particles in the solution (called unassisted nucleation), but sometimes it’s better to provided a sort of meeting place for solute particles to aggregate (assisted nucleation). A rough surface tends to be more attractive for nucleation than a smooth surface. As an example, a crystal is more likely to start forming on a rough piece of string than on the smooth side of a glass.

Make a Saturated Solution

It’s best to start your crystals with a saturated solution. A more dilute solution will become saturated as the air evaporates some liquid, but evaporation takes time (days, weeks). You will get your crystals more quickly if the solution is saturated to begin with. Also, there may come a time when you need to add more liquid to your crystal solution. If your solution is anything but saturated, then it will undo your work and actually dissolve your crystals! Make a saturated solution by adding your crystal solute (e.g., alum, sugar, salt) to the solvent (usually water, although some recipes may call for other solvents). Stirring the mix will help to dissolve the solute. Sometimes you may want to apply heat to help the solute dissolve. You can use boiling water or sometimes even heat the solution on the stove, over a burner, or in a microwave.

Growing a Crystal Garden or ‘Geode’

If you just want to grow a mass of crystals or a crystal garden, you can pour your saturated solution over a substrate (rocks, brick, sponge), cover the setup with a paper towel or coffee filter to keep out dust, and allow the liquid to slowly evaporate.

Growing a Seed Crystal

On the other hand, if you are trying to grow a larger single crystal, you will need to obtain a seed crystal. One method of getting a seed crystal is to pour a small amount of your saturated solution onto a plate, let the drop evaporate, and scrape the crystals formed on the bottom to use as seeds. Another method is to pour saturated solution into a very smooth container (like a glass jar) and dangle a rough object (like a piece of string) into the liquid. Small crystals will start to grow on the string, which can be used as seed crystals.

Crystal Growth and Housekeeping

If your seed crystal is on a string, pour the liquid into a clean container (otherwise crystals will eventually grow on the glass and compete with your crystal), suspend the string in the liquid, cover the container with a paper towel or coffee filter (don’t seal it with a lid!), and continue to grow your crystal. Pour the liquid into a clean container whenever you see crystals growing on the container.

If you selected a seed from a plate, tie it onto a nylon fishing line (too smooth to be attractive to crystals, so your seed can grow without competition), suspend the crystal in a clean container with saturated solution, and grow your crystal the same way as with seeds that were originally on a string.

Keeping Your Treasures

Crystals that were made from a water (aqueous) solution will dissolve somewhat in humid air. Keep your crystal beautiful by storing it in a dry, closed container. You may wish to wrap it in paper to keep it dry and prevent dust from accumulating on it. Certain crystals can be protected by being sealed with an acrylic coating (like Future floor polish), although applying the acrylic will dissolve the outermost layer of the crystal.



Lucy

DLScott asked:


 

Beyond Crystal, Free Yourself From Crystal Forever

DL Scott CtHA / AASD / CDC

Nine years ago I was approached by a woman, Susan Kingston, to become the Methamphetamine Specialist for a King County Funded Project called Project NEON. Project NEON is a harm reduction program that initially addressed safer use among Gay and Bi-sexual men who inject Crystal Methamphetamine.

Susan was looking for a way to blend more traditional chemical dependency skills and tools with more alternative and newer methods of harm reduction and prevention philosophies. Since many Certified Chemical Dependency Counselors were not, at theat time, trained in both traditional and harm reduction philosophies, she felt that my unique blend of these two philosophies would be perfect for the needs of the program.

After a couple of months of deliberation, I accepted the job offer and was literally thrown into the deep end of the pool with out a life jacket.

What I discovered over the next 9 years is a way of looking at the relationship between, not only Crystal Meth, and Crystal Meth users, but specifically the Gay Community and Crystal Methamphetamine.

The first thing I learned was that this program was originally designed as a harm reduction program to address the fact 51% of all Gay and Bi-sexual men who injected Meth were also HIV+.

The initial belief was that this high infection rate was due to unclean injection practices. As more data was gathered, the new theory is that the high infection rate is more likely due to unsafe sex practices while on Meth. What I learned from my clients was that Meth = Sex, and Sex while on Meth was usually practiced in a very unsafe manner.

On any given day, clients would come into my office with the report that they had either been continuing to use Meth, or they had experienced a relapse of use on Meth. “So what did you do while you were high?” I would ask.

“I got together with a couple of guys and we PnP,d.”

For the uninitiated, PnP, is code on the internet, and now in the community for Party and Play, i.e., let’s hook up and have sex with Crystal.

“Were you safe?” I would always ask, learning quickly what the response would be.

“No of course not, I was high on Meth.”

What the clients were telling me was that even thinking about being safe while high on Meth, is a difficult task, and actually being safe is a harder task.

What I was also learning was that many of the clients who came through the door of Project NEON, originally housed at Stonewall Recovery Services, were not interested in learning how to use Meth safely, they desperately wanted the stuff out of their lives, but were finding no relief through traditional Chemical Dependency Programs. Although Project NEON was funded for Gay and Bi-sexual Men, I was seeing people of all sexual orientations come through my doors, seeking help with a problem that just was not being served by traditional methods. The of these cases that I was able to address was being limited by the funding parameters, but while the focus remained on the Gay Community, the need was seen for these specialized services in all communities.

Just like with most members of the GBLTQ community, (the demands by many 12 step type programs, to accept God, was just not something that these guys wanted to do or could do, nor was the idea of complete and total immediate abstinence one that proved popular).

As a community the Gay and Bi - sexual client had grown up in a society where they / we are told that we are sinners, perverts, and subhuman, that because of our attraction to our own gender, we are doomed by God to go to hell for all eternity. This constant message does not make acceptance of God, an easy or desirous objective.

Another problem within the more traditional modes of treatment existed within the idea that during the first few months, upwards to a year, you should not have sex. Since Meth is so closely tied in with sex in the gay community, (and in other communities as well), and one of the biggest reason for relapse back to Meth use is sexual urges, this second demand was also not something that these guys wanted to do or could do.

I was beginning to wonder why Ms. Kingston had ever asked me to take on this position, or more correctly why I ever thought I could be effective in this position. I was going to have to design a recovery program that addressed both the lack of 12 step support, and the fact that sexual activity was something that could not just be dismissed with the “no sex during your early recovery” rule.

Over the next nine years I was able to design a program that allowed roughly a 50 to 55% success rate in helping Meth addicts to either drastically cut down, (going from daily use to once every 6 to 8 months), or completely quit their use Of Crystal Methamphetamine, commonly called Meth.

My first step was to take the Crystal Meth Recovery Group, offered by Project NEON, and look at what was working and what was not.

During those first couple of years I struggled with the fact that the group was a three month closed group. Unlike most treatment groups which are open and people are able to begin and end their participation at various times, a close group meant that everyone began and ended their participation on the same date.

There are both advantages and disadvantages to this type of group, the biggest disadvantage being that the group usually started with about 12 to 15 people, and ended with about 3 to 5 people still attending.

What was it about the message that was not keeping the guys engaged? The group was based on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, sound, researched techniques that should have facilitated a higher retention rate, and a greater success rate, but something was not connecting.

As any good Chemical Dependency Counselor, and / or 12 step support group member can tell you, a person usually has to come to some kind of consciousness or spiritual awakening to help them change their thinking and thus change their lives. Now I am not talking about a religious conversion here, I am talking about spirituality. Spirituality is that deep inner connection to some unnamed force in the universe, whether that be called God, Energy, Consciousness, etc. It is not following some religious belief system that judges, condemns and chastises people for their own behavior or beliefs. I needed to find a way of introducing some form of spirituality into the community without tying it to any organized religion. Just how was I going to do that?

Enter Don Miguel Ruiz, and The Four Agreements. About seven or eight years ago, my partner and I went on a vacation which include a day and one half drive to get to our destination. To help pass the time I bought several books on tape. We ended up listening to one of those tapes over and over and over again. That tape was The Four Agreements.

The Four Agreements talk about how each and every one of us is domesticated into our own internalized belief system from the moment we are first born, much like we domestic our pet dog or cat. We are taught the meaning of words, bottle, Mom, Dad, Church, book, etc., and when our attention is hooked we are quickly taught what is right and what is wrong. We are taught how a good boy acts, or a good girl acts, (we are taught that to be normal is to be attracted to the opposite gender). All of these beliefs and ideas are agreed on by each and every one of us, and they become the agreements that run our lives.

The book gives four agreements to help you look at and get rid of those agreements that make no sense. 1) Be impeccable with your word. 2) Never take anything personal. 3) Never make assumptions. 4) Always do your best.

Since this article is not an article about the four agreements, and I don’t plan on delving into a lengthy explanation of this system, I will just say that The Four Agreements have become a major influence in my life, and popular in the Crystal Meth Recovery community, I would strongly recommend that you pick up either the book or the CD of The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz.

I started teaching this method to The Crystal Meth Recovery Group, along with several of the Cognitive Behavioral Techniques, and noticed that the members were starting to apply these ideas into their own lives, and they were starting to spread this philosophy by word of mouth.

OK, so now we were starting to get somewhere. The next step was to address the issue of sexuality as it applied to Meth use in the Gay community. Hmm-m-m-m how could I reach my audience?

As I mentioned, Ms. Kingston had hired me because of my qualifications as a Chemical Dependency Counselor, but she also hired me because of my qualifications and skills as a Hypnotherapist.

Utilizing these skills I started teaching clients the basis of what is now becoming popular as Mindfulness. In essence I taught the client how to meditate, how to use meditation to observe their thoughts and feelings, and recognize that while our ability to think is what makes us a higher species of life on earth, we are not our thoughts or are feelings, we are something much beyond these things. In the process I was able to get the clients to start looking at their own individual spirituality by recognizing that they are, at their core, a consciousness, a soul, or spirit, what ever they chose to call it, but they are much more than just a body and a brain.

Once they started looking at this idea it was easier to get them to accept the fact that the thoughts of sex and of drug use, (cravings), were simply thoughts, and since these things were simply thoughts, then they had the choice either to respond to these thoughts by given in to them, or by rejecting them. We talked at some length about the fact that since they are physically addicted to Meth, it would be much harder to not give into these thoughts, but it was still there choice. (I would like to point out that whenever the recovery group had participants who were not members of the gay community, these some ideas and thoughts about mindfulness applied across the board).

The next step was to introduce them to a technique that I called Emotional Release Therapy. With individual therapy I offered hypnotic inductions to all of my NEON clients. During the session I would get the client to talk about what ever issue was upper most in their brains, and then during the hypnotic induction I would utilize a technique, called Emotional Release Therapy.

I was originally taught this technique while going through classes to receive certification as a Clinical Hypnotherapist. Over the years I have refined this original method and developed into what is now called Emotional Release Therapy. This technique allows the client to achieve deeper levels of altered brain wave patterns, known as Alpha Brain Wave Patterns, that allow each person to quickly and swiftly detach from emotions that are tied to what ever issue or memory that they were talking about during the first of the session. This technique does not change or wipe out in any way the memory that the emotion was attached to, it effectively disconnects the emotional reaction so that the client can look at that memory without the emotional trauma that usually leads to such things as drug use, or any other compulsive, addict, response.

While the client is now able to address such issues as internalized homophobia, which has greatly contributed to their Crystal Meth addiction, with new tools such as the Four Agreements, and Hypnotic Inductions, and their own daily meditations, they are able to start practicing intimacy in their lives.

One of the Agreements that most homosexuals, and many heterosexuals, are raised to believe is that our lives are defined by our sexuality.

In our case we are lead to believe that we are intrinsically different than our heterosexual counterparts simply because we are attracted to our own gender. This belief system causes many young homosexuals to gravitate towards the gay community during our coming out process. As we come out and enter more fully into the gay community we find both advantages and disadvantages. While it is true that we find a sense of community, a sense of belonging within the gay community, protection and safety from narrow minded and bigoted people, it is also true that members of the gay community are more prone to issues of alcoholism / chemical dependency, sexually transmitted diseases such as HIV, high rates of depression, and other mental health issues.

As a gay man I can testify to the idea that most members of the gay community believe that we are different in someway from our straight counterparts. We allow that belief to keep us separate and isolated. I am not excusing the fact that there are many straight community members who have committed atrocious acts of hatred and violence against the gay community, (witness the recent passage of Prop 8 in California, a religious fueled political action that has taking away rights and deemed us as second class citizens). What I am saying is that due to our own agreements about our worth, and self value, we often times have deep seated issues that manifests in a variety of ways, eventually resulting in what is termed internalized homophobia. This internalized homophobia is often times dealt with by members of the community by using drugs and other compulsive / addictive behaviors to either suppress, or avoid these feelings altogether.

Many in the community have not been able to express true intimacy without it being infected with the belief that sex must accompany the intimacy. When it comes to most Crystal Meth addicts, sex has become a paramount activity while high. As recovering addicts learn new skills and techniques, such as The Four Agreements, Emotional Release Therapy, and Mindfulness Meditation, they discover that they want to engage in intimacy, (which due to life long agreements about their own homosexuality, translate into sex). Now the addict must go back and learn that not all intimacy has to be associated with the sexual act.

In traditional therapy, these confusions regarding intimacy don’t always come up in the same way, and so sex is simply looked at as something that should not be engaged in.

My idea, and clinical requirement, was and still is that the recovering addict, gay or straight, get out there and start exploring what it means to means to be intimate. This may involve acts of sex at first, it may not, but it must be made clear to the recovering addict that it is perfectly acceptable to explore these activities without the use of the drug.

By following these clinical guidelines, and techniques I have seen clients who have been able to stop more than just their Crystal Meth use, they have been able to increase self worth, and self esteem, they have been able to eliminate the debilitating anxieties and fears connected to traumatic memories. By clearing up these old beliefs and old agreements that have found the ability to move ahead in life, eliminating the major stumbling blocks of addictive and compulsive behaviors, and finding ways of eliminating their brand of internalized homophobia.

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Terry

Lowry Mell asked:


What Is Your Favorite Crystal Animal?

Almost all crystal figurine collectors have a favorite animal in their collection. What is really interesting is that crystal animal choice often represents the character or some behavior of the animal in the individual.

Here is an example of how one person’s favorite crystal animal characterizes her everyday behaviors. Judy is a cute, lovable, perky, carefree young woman who multi-tasks many responsibilities and jobs. She quickly jumps from one task to another without much effort. She is always filled with high octane energy and can throw her efforts into high gear when necessary.

Of all the crystal animals and crystal figurines in her collection, her favorite is a small crystal rabbit. Why? Because Judy feels it represents how she goes about getting things done, hopping from one spot to another just like a rabbit. And don’t forget, bunnies are cute.

In another example, a mid thirties year old man lost his wife, his house, all his money and was facing bankruptcy. He hit the lowest point in his life. He realized that he had “hit bottom and had nowhere else to go, but up.” A close friend told him to start a new life.

That’s what John did. He got a new job, found a new wife and bought a new house. His old life was in the past and his new life was filled with promise. His favorite figurine was a crystal butterfly because it symbolized and reminded him of “new life” and how he changed from who and what he was to who he is and what he is today.

The next example is a big burly man who is loud and boisterous, filled with fiery energy.

What is his favorite crystal animal? If you said a crystal dragon you would be correct. A good second choice would be a crystal bull.

It may seem strange that we humans would choose a figurine that reflects animal traits or behaviors as our own.. But it isn’t really. There is psychology and history to support this phenomenon. Natives in many cultures name children after animals thinking that the child would exhibit the animal’s behaviors and strengths as the child matured.

They adorned their bodies with feathers or skins to liken themselves to their namesake.

Very often, the individual tries to live up to these names and what they represent. Some people actually do achieve and exhibit those characteristics.

Of course people choose their favorite crystal animals and crystal figurines for a whole host of other reasons. However, when you think of your favorite crystal figurine, ask yourself this question. Why is this my favorite figurine? The answer may surprise you.



Allen

Kyle M asked:


How does temperature affect crystal growth, i need to know for a science expirement, but cant figure it out

Tara

Lynn Claridge asked:


Learning about crystal healing and the chakras is easy and simple. As a general rule the color of the crystals used in healing are normally similar to that of the chakra. For example, the darker color crystals such as Red, Brown and Black are used on the lower chakras. This is because the lower chakras are slower than the higher chakras; therefore, you need to use crystals that are in tune with the energy frequency of those areas. Some crystals have a fast vibration. A fast vibration in healing the chakras is a Quartz crystal, other crystals are slower and denser for example a Jasper crystal is slower and denser. The slower and denser crystals should only be used on the lower chakras. If you were to place a dense and heavy frequency crystal on a high frequency chakra such as the third eye or crown it would make you feel quite uncomfortable.

By using the correct crystals and the chakras you bring each energy centre around the body into a state of balance. If your chakra becomes overactive, you need a crystal that would help to calm this down. For example; if you had a sore throat the crystal to use would be Blue Lace or Agate as both these crystals help to ease the throat area. However, if the problem is with communication in the throat area, you would need a faster more energetic crystal such as Sodalite; this crystal encourages and activates the throat rather than bring calm to area.

Here are some examples you can use to learn crystal healing through the chakras, we will work with the seven chakras.

Chakra one is the base or root chakra, this is a lower chakra. The main color in this area is Red however; other colors such as Brown and Black can also be used. The healing power of the crystals include Bloodstone, Red Jasper and Obsidian.

Chakra two is the sacral or spleen chakra, this is a lower chakra. The main color in this area is Orange. The healing crystals in this area include Carnelian, Gold Topaz and Amber.

Chakra three is the solar plexus chakra; this is also a lower chakra. The main color in this area is Yellow. The healing crystals in this area include Gold Tiger Eye, Citrine and Gold Calcite.

Chakra four is the heart chakra, this is a higher chakra. The main color here is Green. The power of the crystals in this area includes Jade, Emerald and Rose.

Chakra five is the throat chakra this is also a higher chakra. The main color here is Blue. The crystals used in healing include Sodalite, Kyanite and Turquoise.

Chakra Six is the third eye chakra, another higher chakra. The main color here is Indigo or Purple. The best healing crystals include Sapphire, Lapis Lazuli and Azurite.

Chakra Seven is the crown chakra, the last higher chakra. The main color here is Violet or White. The crystals used for healing include Clear Quartz, Amethyst and Purple.

The chakras are spinning wheels of energy located in the body and go from the crown to the base. There are seven main chakras as shown above, however there are minor chakras which exist in the body including the palm of the hands. When you start to learn about crystal healing you can start to work on healing the chakra areas

From the list above you will notice that each area has more than one crystal and these crystals can be used in different areas, for example Amethyst is a good choice for the crown chakra because of its violet color, however, the same crystal can be placed on the third eye.

To learn crystal healing is a very rewarding way of helping others to change there way of life from negative to positive, it also helps you gain a perfect healthier life style.



Alvin

ChocolatePanda asked:


I am trying out a crystal growing experiment. I was just wondering if by putting the jar I expect the crystal to grow in in the refrigerator, would it grow faster or slower?

I dissolved sugar in the solution I am using to grow the crystal, if that helps out.

Thank you. C:
Also, I already prepared the solution.

I’d like to get info about placing the jar that contains
the saturated solution, string, etc. inside the fridge
and if it would affect the growth of the crystals at all.

Hope that was some help.

Erin

Brenda B asked:


Hi! I bought a really beautiful crystal Decanter at a yard sale, it’s beautiful, but has frosty looking residue at the bottom. It looks like maybe hard water deposits or ?? It has a slim neck, so I can’t reach down in it.
Thanks!

Jennifer