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==Crystal healing== | ==Crystal healing== | ||
[[File:Crystal-Ball.jpg|400px|thumb|A crystal sphere used for [[scrying]]]] | [[File:Crystal-Ball.jpg|400px|thumb|A crystal sphere used for [[scrying]]]] | ||
Crystal healing is an alternative-medicine practice that uses semiprecious stones and crystals with natural healing powers. Practitioners of crystal healing believe they can boost low energy, prevent bad energy, release blocked energy, and transform a body's aura. In one method, the practitioner places crystals on different parts of the body, often corresponding to | Crystal healing is an alternative-medicine practice that uses semiprecious stones and crystals with natural healing powers. Practitioners of crystal healing believe they can boost low energy, prevent bad energy, release blocked energy, and transform a body's aura. In one method, the practitioner places crystals on different parts of the body, often corresponding to [[chakra]]s; or else the practitioner places crystals around the body in an attempt to construct an energy grid, which is purported to surround the client with healing energy. | ||
Crystal healing is heavily associated with the [[New Age]] spiritual movement and has become the middle-class New Age healing activity ''par excellence''. In contrast with other forms of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), participants in crystal healing view the practice as "individuated," that is dependent on extreme personalization and creative expression. | Crystal healing is heavily associated with the [[New Age]] spiritual movement and has become the middle-class New Age healing activity ''par excellence''. In contrast with other forms of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), participants in crystal healing view the practice as "individuated," that is dependent on extreme personalization and creative expression. | ||
Practitioners of crystal healing purport that certain physical properties such as shape, color, and markings, determine the ailments that a stone can heal; lists of such links are published online and in crystal healing books. Paradoxically, practitioners also "hold the view that crystals have no intrinsic qualities but that, instead, their quality changes according to both" participants. After selecting the stones by color or their believed [[metaphysics|metaphysical]] qualities, they place them on parts of the body. Color selection and placement of stones are done according to concepts of grounding, | Practitioners of crystal healing purport that certain physical properties such as shape, color, and markings, determine the ailments that a stone can heal; lists of such links are published online and in crystal healing books. Paradoxically, practitioners also "hold the view that crystals have no intrinsic qualities but that, instead, their quality changes according to both" participants. After selecting the stones by color or their believed [[metaphysics|metaphysical]] qualities, they place them on parts of the body. Color selection and placement of stones are done according to concepts of grounding, [[chakra]]s, or energy grids. | ||
===Varying beliefs=== | ===Varying beliefs=== | ||