Healing body & mind made ‘crystal’ clear

When Sulochana Kalro’s neice, Aarti Kalro, suggested that her aunt use a crystal to relieve a pain in her shoulder, she thought ‘why not?’ In a few minutes, she felt the painful spot getting warm and the pain lessening. “I wouldn’t have thought a tiny stone could work,” she shares. Aarti Kalro had also given her friend, 33-year-old Farah Mistry a small rose quartz, which helped her deal with anxiety. “I also use a lapis, which has increased my productivity and helped me concentrate better at work,” she says.

So how do crystals work? According to Kalro, they work on energy  levels, on our seven chakras — energy centres at particular points in the body—whose functioning governs our physical and emotional well-being. When the chakras are balanced, things associated with those particular chakras are stable in life. Crystals — whose colours also correspond to the colours of the chakras —help keep these chakras in balance.

Crystals have the ability to absorb unwanted energies and share their own healing energies. As the atomic structure of a crystal is stable, it can retain a lot of energy and can be programmed. “You can put an intention in them, but don’t try and ask 20 things of a crystal — one crystal per intention. So, for a heart-based issue, you would programme a heart-based crystal,” shares Kalro. The more open you are to using a crystal, the quicker it will work. But faith alone won’t save you. You might have to make a few lifestyle changes too. For example, if you’re using a crystal to purify your blood, you cannot eat junk food as and when you please.

“It’s not a replacement for medicine by any means,” she says adding, “something as severe as cancer cannot be healed solely with crystals, but the crystal will help you at other levels. “I strongly believe in a mind and body connect; a lot of illnesses are related to our emotions, so I use crystals on an emotional level to help people understand the emotion creating a physical problem.”

Crystals can be used to in the environment to keep the energies at home positive.Electronics radiate a lot of electro-magnetic enrgy and crystals, such as fluorite, can be used to reduce their effects. Crystal families if kept in the centre of your living room, will help promote harmony in the family. They are also used as to make different grid formations for protection, relationships, finance and abundance. Picking a crystal can be confusing, so “choose one that calls to you”.

MUST-KNOW ABOUT CRYSTALS

You can carry your crystal with you, keep it by your bedside, or in case of physical pain, place it where it hurts until you feel better.

Some stones, like amethyst, are high-vibration stones and if used too much, you could a little light headed, dizzy and disconnected. If you’re feeling uncomfortable, stop using it and put it away.

To clean your crystal, especially if you’ve used them for physical ailments, soak it overnight in water or hold it under a tap.

Charge your crystal in sunlight or moonlight if you feel it needs a boost. Smaller crystals can also be charged using high-vibration ones.