the power of crystals & gemstones

Have you ever noticed your mood or energy change when you walk into a space with a certain colour or level of brightness? Or have you ever found yourself getting agitated or soothed by hearing a different sound?

If you have, then you have already experienced the power of light, colour and sound. We pick up these messages unconsciously and perhaps, at that time, you may not have realised why your mood had changed. Well, now you do!

We are affected by light, colour and sound every day of our lives. Most people love sunshine, and indeed, we know about the effects brought on by being deprived of light. Light, colour and sound are the physical manifestations of different levels of vibration. From physics, we know that when we pass a stream on light through a prism, it causes the light beam to separate (refract) into the constituent colours that we recognise as the colours of the rainbow.

The power of crystals and gemstones come from exactly that - their different levels of vibration. Each crystal vibrates at a different frequency and so emanates a different level of resonance. It is this energy that gives it its power, because, at an unconscious level, our energy changes accordingly - in the same way as your mood changes with different colours, levels of light or sound.

Over time, like the drip drip drip of a tap that can erode the hardest of rocks, our energy level is affected through the use of crystals and gemstones. In energy-based philosophies or practices, such as Qi Gong, Tai Chi, acupuncture, Shiatsu, or Reiki, for example, ailments are understood to be blockages or an imbalance in our energy flow. In the same way, using the different vibrations of different crystals can help to rebalance our energy. The power of these wonderful creations of nature were understood and used many many years ago - for example in ancient China, by the Mayans and Incas, and also in Indian Ayurvedic practice.

Although we have used the vibrational properties of crystals in everyday items like our computers or watches for a while now, it is only in more recent years that we are beginning to understand better, and through science, the wider possibilities and power of vibrational or energy medicine.

Nevertheless, we don't need to wait for some kind of physical ailment in order to positively harness the power of crystals and gemstones. We can use it now to assist us in the same way as we would choose to paint our homes or offices a particular colour, play certain music or light a room in a specific way. And remember, like music, crystals and gemstones used in this way, are only ever a "tool" to assist you. At the end of the day, you are the one with your personal power to choose and to be. (If you'd like to know more about this, then do visit my other website at www.thetruepowerofyourtruebeing.com)

Before you leave this page, you might appreciate and enjoy this picture of snow crystals taken while I was in Austria during their winter.