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Crystal healing, also known as gemstone healing or therapy, is pretty simple: a practioner uses gemstones/crystals as healing tools. This alternative therapy/medicine is based on the idea of Chakras, which are the sacred centers of the soul and our bodies. The word itself is Sanskrit and means "wheel" or "turning". There are many of these wheels in bodies, some say hundreds, that draw in energy and information from around us. It's common belief (in this field) that humans have 7 main chakras that are aligned along the spinal column, each of which tie into each other and every cell, organ, tissue, system, etc. of our being. When there is a disturbance in one (or more) chakra, it is said that dis-ease is occuring & blockages happen that create pain and other symptons. Alternative medicines such as Reiki and Crystal Healing help to un-block these charkas.

The 7 Chakra's are (from bottom to top):
1.Root Chakra-Red-located right below the butt (coccyx)
            Coincides with: the Lymph system; the sense of smell;
security, survival, trust, the relationship with money, home, job.
2.Spleen Chakra-Orange-Below the navel
             Coincides with: the Reproductive system, sexual organs; sense of taste & appetite; feelings & sex

3.Solar Plexus Chakra-Yellow-above the navel, near the stomach
             Coincides with: The Muscular system, the skin as a system, the digestive system; Eyesight and sense of humor; Power, Control, mental activing and well-being

4.Heart Chakra-Green-located at the center of the chest
             Coincides with: the Heart, blood circulatory system & chest area as a whole; Thymus gland; immune system, sense of touch; Perceptions of love, relationships
5. Throat Chakra-Sky Blue-located at the base of the throat
              Coincides with: the Throat and neck; Speaking; Thyroid gland; Expression; Listening to one's intuition; Creativity
6. Brow Chakra-Dark Blue-located at the center of the forehead
             Coincides with: the Forehead & temples; the Pituitary Gland; Intuition; Spirit; extra sensory perceptions (clairvoyance, clairaudience, etc)
7.Crown Chakra-Violet-located at the top of the Head
             Coincides with: the top of the head, Brain, the Nervous system; Sense of empathy & unity; our connection with god/religion/spirituality; mental illness

Quartz is the most common crystal that is used, but there are plenty of others!


*Chakra info comes from:
http://www.chakraenergy.com/intro.html