The Healing Power of Crystals

[Guest guest]

 

The Healing Power

of Crystals

By Dr. Olga

Rasmussen, D. Min.

 

Introduction and Overview

Crystals, gems and stones, have a long documented history of use in healing work in

practically every culture and religious tradition since the dawn of time.  In our

contemporary era, crystals are regularly employed because of their inherent ability to

deeply enhance the table work experience for both the practitioner and client.  For

those wishing to deepen their knowledge and understanding of the properties,

characteristics, functions, and application of crystals, there are thankfully, many

wonderful books that are readily available and which explain the many kinds of crystals

one can obtain for use.  Goldman, a noted Sound Healer, nevertheless

acknowledges the importance of crystals in his book, Shifting Frequencies,

documenting the use of crystals in healing work throughout various historical periods:

Quartz crystals are considered

sacred powerful tools in many different traditions and have been recognized as such for a

very long time.  They have been utilized for their extraordinary abilities by

magicians, shamans, and lightworkers since recorded history and before as tools for

healing higher consciousness and frequency-shifting.  Quartz crystals have been found

as artifacts among the most ancient of archaeological digs, and their use in Atlantis has

been described by many writers. 

Quartz crystals have many amazing

qualities—perhaps most extraordinary is their ability to transduce energy. 

Quartz crystals can take one form of energy and cause it to change form, moving up the

energy spiral.  Sound, for example, can become electricity… (96-97).

As Goldman asserts, crystals are powerful, transformational tools, capable of even

turning sound into light.  While we may consider crystals to be both inert and

lifeless, the reality is they constitute and comprise the very essence of our physical and

even energetic composition.  Our bodies, like crystals, are composed of silicone and

water, and that is why we can so intensely feel the vibration of a crystal bowl resonating

within us.  If we believe that crystals are as much a part of the web of connection

as we are, then we can readily recognize that crystals have the ability to act as

intermediaries, enabling us to communicate and connect with higher levels of consciousness

and existence.  Crystals have unique paths—and it is believed by energy workers

and healers that they too, have their own karmic lessons to fulfill and experience, not

unlike humans.  If one truly espouses the belief that everything in the Universe is

interconnected, then one must recognize that crystals are really just another

manifestation or reflection of who we are. 

A Survey of Major Works

One of the best books to first consult on the general properties and use of crystals

and their healing applications is The Crystal Bible; A Definitive Guide to Crystals,

by Judy Hall.  The author observes that there is hardly a person who is not attracted

to crystals and gemstones in one form or another.  The information in this book is

readily accessible to anyone – both novice and experienced user – and it

contains a wealth of information in a very succinct and cogent manner.  In addition,

its high quality color photographs enable one to quickly and accurately identify

one’s favorite stones. 

Another book to consider is The Newcastle Guide to Healing with Gemstones,

by Pamela Louise Chase and Pawlik.  This book also contains valuable

information on the use of crystals in energy work.  Perhaps the book that is often

considered definitive by many in the field is Love is in the Earth: A Kaleidoscope

of Crystals, by Melody.  However, the more recently published book, The

Book of Stones: Who They are and What They Teach by Robber and Naisha

Ahsian, seems to be attempting to try to usurp that role.  Many feel that both of

these books are the most complete in their listing of rare crystals and stones, with the

latter containing excellent photographs.  The Book of Stones also

contains information not seen in many of the other available texts.  More books are

continually being published as greater interest in the field of crystals and their

application to healing continues to evolve.  Gemstone Energy Medicine; Healing

Body, Mind, and Spirit, by Katz is a reflection of such a

trend.  

The bibliography contained at the end of this paper provides a sampling of what is

currently available.  Books and articles on the use and characteristics of crystals

vary – some bordering on the more esoteric, while some focus on the more scientific

and conventional aspects related to their use.  Gemstone Energy Medicine,

for example, aims to reconcile the use of crystals with more conventional medical

practices.  In fact, it persuasively makes the case that in the future doctors and

therapists will more frequently employ them in their practice.  On the other hand,

there are the approaches taken by people such as Diane Stein, an energy worker and Reiki

Master who does not apologize for approaches that are less than mainstream or conventional

in the field of energy healing.  In her book, Healing with Gemstones and

Crystals, Stein makes the following observation:

A network of crystal and gemstone

energy intersects the Earth.  At ground level this network is formed of the ley

lines, the planet’s acupuncture map.  Beyond the Earth’s body and mirrored

in the human mental body aura is the universal grid.  This is formed by crystal and

gemstone energy radiating from the planet and the galaxy and also is incorporated into

human energy….The grid contains our individual minds and the Collective Mind of

society, as well as access to the Universal Mind of…the all-creative Void.  The

grid is the interface between our auras and that of the Earth and the universe… (7)

 

The little crystals and colored

gemstones in our pockets and jewelry do more for us than we know, and their energy is

increasing in usefulness as time goes on….We are becoming much more than people can

ever remember being before; we are becoming the Be-ings of Light, energy, and information,

what was our original heritage.  Human twelve-strand DNA contains the genetic keys of

all life in the universe…[which is a] Living Library.  That library is being

repaired, healed, and reactivated, and returned to us primarily by way of gemstones and

crystals.  (9)

Stein’s book also presents detailed explanations on the healing and spiritual

properties of the gems and crystals most commonly used in healing work.

Gerber on Crystals and Vibrational Medicine

Gerber’s book, Vibrational Medicine: The #1 Handbook of

Subtle-Energy Therapies, was perhaps one of the earlier works attempting to

harmonize medicine and the direction some doctors were taking in the implementation of

less conventional therapies.  In many ways, this book was on the cutting edge when it

was first released.  It has gone through various incarnations and it contains an

extensive chapter on the varied uses of crystals, in addition to useful scientific

documentation.  Gerber lists the many instances where crystalline technologies are

routinely employed in our daily life – such as in electronics, laser development, and

information storage, most notably in computers.  (367)

Gerber boldly asserts that we are multidimensional beings:

Each human being is an organized

interweaving of many bodies of differing vibrational frequencies.  Through our

interconnection to the chakras and our higher frequency bodies of light, we are able to

assimilate energy and information from the highest levels of being.  Energy and

information originating at the soul level undergoes progressive transformation and

translation until it becomes manifest as a conscious personality which must exist in the

molecular/cellular vehicle of the physical plane.  Due to the limited nature of the

physical brain at its present level of linear expression, we become locked into the

perspective of a seemingly fixed space/time frame.  Thus the multidimensional

universe is beyond our underdeveloped insight.

 

To most individuals, the higher

dimensional energies are in the realm of invisibility… As technology makes visible

what was previously seen only by clairvoyants, the invisible becomes visible… (325)

 

From utilizing crystals for

communication, information storage, solar power, and laser applications in industry and

medicine, we are slowly discovering that the gems and minerals of the Earth hold

undreamt-of potentials for serving humankind.  (327)

 

While scientists have chosen to

explore the electronic properties of silicon crystals, it is quartz crystals which bear

the greatest potential in the manipulation of subtle energies.  All crystalline

structures are formed of mathematically precise and orderly lattice arrays of atoms. 

In addition to the variety of grid-like lattice structures, some researchers feel that

there are also spiral arrangements interwoven into the crystal structure.  Crystals

represent the lowest stare of entropy possible because they have the most orderly

structure in nature. 

 

The crystalline structure will

respond in unique and precise ways to a wide spectrum of energies including heat, light,

pressure, sound electricity, gamma rays, microwaves, bioelectricity, and even the energies

of consciousness… In response to these varying energetic inputs, the molecular

structure of the crystal will undergo particular modes of oscillation, thereby creating

specific vibratory frequencies of energy emission.

 

Quartz crystals can be used in many

different ways to process various types of energy.  These functions are numerous and

include reception, reflection, refraction, magnification, transduction, amplification,

focusing, transmutation, transference, transformation, storage…stabilization,

modulation, balancing, and transmittance.

 

Of particular interest…is the

application of these functions of quartz crystals towards subtle energetic healing of

human illness.  According to crystal researcher Marcel Vogel, a senior scientist with

IBM for 27 years:   The crystal is a neutral object whose inner structure

exhibits a state of perfection and balance.  When it’s cut to the proper form

and when the human mind enters into relationship with its structural perfection, the

crystals emit a vibration which extends and amplifies the powers of the user’s

mind.  Like a laser, it radiates energy in a coherent, highly concentrated form, and

this energy may be transmitted into objects or people at will.

 

Although the crystal may be used for

“mind to mind†communication, its higher purpose…is in the service of

humanity for the removal of pain and suffering.  With proper training, a healer can

release negative thought forms which have taken shape as disease patterns in a

patient’s physical body. 

 

The key concept which Dr. 

Vogel has presented is that the quartz crystal is capable of amplifying and directing the

natural energies of the healer.  The subtle energies of the healer’s field

become focused and coherent in a manner similar to a laser.  (338-339)

It is important to note, that quartz crystals can conduct the energy of the

healer’s thought-forms and patterns.  Hence, one must consider the importance of

the practitioner’s intent while working with them.  Crystals have the ability

not only to conduct energy, but also amplify our feelings, thoughts, and vibrations.

 

Gerber notes the importance of using crystals not only for healing work, but for

meditation as well, and he offers the following suggestions for their use:

When utilizing a single quartz

crystal in meditation, it should be held in the left hand.  The reason behind this

practice is that the left hand is neurologically connected to the right cerebral

hemisphere.  The right hemisphere, in turn, seems to be attuned to the higher

dimensional fields of consciousness, of the Higher Self because the right brain has unique

crystalline connections to the pineal gland.  (345-346)

Double-terminated crystals…are

especially useful for meditative purposes.  Double-terminated stones are not only

more powerful, but they are better at linking crystals together in subtle energy

circuits.  Various geometric arrangements utilizing multiple crystals may be

explored.  Each arrangement can have a particular value and application…

 

Multiple crystals placed in specific

geometric patterns produce unified energy fields known as “gridwork systems.â€

These systems blend the energies of multiple crystals together to manifest a powerful

synergistic effect.  The use of such arrangements of crystals is based upon

principles of sacred geometry in conjunction with crystal and human energy dynamics. 

The basic principle in creating gridwork systems is to place programmed crystals in

harmonic patterns, in which each crystal resonates strongly with every other…

 

Energy grids of different shapes can

be created with varying effects upon the consciousness of the individual… (346-347)

Using Crystals in Chakra Work

The chakras are seven energetic systems in the body recognized and extensively

documented in Eastern literature and philosophical treatises.  While their existence

and location has not been verified in Western medicine yet, many medical professionals are

aware of their purported existence and even take them into consideration when employing

diagnostic tests and other forms of medical assessments.  There are currently some

studies underway at reputable institutions that are trying to scientifically verify the

actual existence of the chakras.

Here are brief suggestions for the use of crystals with the seven chakras taken from

several different sources.  There are more detailed works available for reference.

While doing a table session on a client, a practitioner might choose to lay one or more

stones at each chakra, depending on the issues or the condition of the client.  These

crystals or stones would be carefully chosen, based on the condition of the person and the

healing properties of the crystals in question.  Such properties are carefully

documented in some of the books we have already mentioned, such as The Crystal Bible,

and Love is in the Earth.  As one begins to know more about individual

crystals and their properties, one will be lead to work more intuitively with

crystals.  There is a lot of information to assimilate, and it generally requires a

lot of practice in using crystals in this way to become more proficient.

A simple exercise to help one ascertain and start to intuit the healing properties of

crystals consists of the following steps:  Lay out several stones or crystals in a table before you.  First

note if you are drawn to any particular one.  If so, pick it up.  Note how the

crystal feels in your hand.  Does it feel warm—tingly, or cold? Do you

experience any other sensations as you hold it? Make note of these.   See if another crystal draws you or calls to you.   Repeat the same process until you have picked all of the crystals

up.  It is very common for you to pick up a crystal that is visually appealing, and

reflective of the healing properties you may have need of.  As you explore using

crystals and noting their properties you will begin to intuit which ones you are drawn to

using or carrying.   When you finish the exercise, look up the properties of the crystals

you were drawn to, and see if they speak to you.  

An experienced healer or energy worker routinely uses different sets or combinations of

crystals in multiple sessions with a client.  A practitioner might even choose to use

the same crystal at each one of the chakras to enhance the healing properties of that

crystal in a particular session.  For example, once I chose to place carnelian at

each of the seven chakras with a particular client throughout the course of several

sessions.  This client had endometriosis.  Using carnelian in this way might

have contributed to averting the surgery that seemed inevitable.

Practitioners might also choose to set up a grid of crystals under the table of a

client during a healing session to amplify the energy of the session instead of placing

crystals directly on their clients.  (Or you might choose to combine both strategies

in one session!)

Grids can be set up in several different geometric configurations as well, depending on

what crystals are used, or what the intent for the healing session is.  There are

many options available to the practitioner who feels drawn to use crystals in healing

work.  A practitioner will gradually come to realize, learning about crystals and

their varied uses, can literally become a life-long endeavor!

Suggested Crystals for Work With the Individual Chakras

If you read ten books on which crystals or stones you should use in healing and

balancing the chakras, you will get ten different opinions.  The following table

offers some suggestions which have been compiled from many different sources.  A

simple way to decide which crystals to use in a session is to pick crystals of the same

color as is normally associated with each individual chakra.  For example, the root

chakra is most commonly associated with the color red.  However, dark stones,

particularly black ones, such as black tourmaline, obsidian, or hematite, are often

commonly used for this chakra because of their ability to ground a client.  The

following suggestions are offered as guidance and are not meant to be definitive.  In

the final analysis, the intuitive practitioner may be guided to use other crystals,

particularly when taking in consideration the issues the individual client is facing.

First

Chakra—Root—Base of Spine

Colors: Black, Brown, Deep Red

Red Tiger Eye

Tourmaline

Red Jasper

Smoky Quartz

Red Garnet

Brown Agate

Clear Crystal

Bloodstone

Obsidian

Hematite

Onyx

Carnelian

Rhodocrosite

 

Second Chakra—Sacral—Sexual Organs—Pelvic Area

Colors: Red,Orange

Clear Crystal

Garnet

Ruby

Gold Tiger Eye

Red Coral

Orange Calcite

Carnelian

Moonstone

Madeira (Orange) Citrine

Rutilated Quartz

Fire Opal

Golden Topaz

Third Chakra—Solar Plexus—Navel

Colors: Gold, Yellow

Yellow Citrine

Apatite

Yellow Calcite

Rose Quartz

Yellow Fluorite

Sunstone

Golden Tiger Eye

Aventurine Quartz

Clear Crystal

Malachite

Topaz

Smoky Quartz

Amber

Peridot

Fourth Chakra—Heart

Colors:  Green, Pink

Green Jade

Pink Jade

Green Adventurine

Rhodochrosite

Green Calcite

Clear Crystal

Malachite

Amazonite

Rose Quartz

Esmerald

Watermelon

Sugilite

Pink Tourmaline

 

Fifth Chakra—Throat—Thyroid

Colors: Blue/Green, Light Blue  

Turquoise

Aquamarine

Blue Topaz

Blue Lace Agate

Blue Tiger Eye

Iolite

Celestite

Lapiz Lazuli

Sodalite

Aqua Aura

Clear Crystal

Chrsysocolla

Sixth Chakra—Third Eye

Colors: Indigo, Deep Purple

Sapphire

Indicolite

Lapiz Lazuli

Amethyst

Blue Tiger Eye

Sugilite

Dark Blue Tourmaline

Flourite

Clear Crystal

Purple Apatite

Sodalite

Azurite

Seventh Chakra—Crown

Colors: Light Purple, Deep Purple, White,

Clear 

Amethyst

Pearl

Violet Tourmaline

Selenite

Clear Quartz

Diamond

Sugilite

Zircon

Flourite

Gold Calcite

Lepidolite

Celestite

Moonstone

Jade

Remember that ultimately these stones represent a broad range of

suggestions—perhaps much broader than those you have consulted.  Ultimately you

must learn to cultivate and develop your intuition and see what you are drawn to

using.  A healer will be guided to using a different combination of stones for the

chakras from client to client, based on his or her intuition, what the client shares, and

what has been treated or resolved in previous sessions.  As a practitioner starts to

work with clients more regularly, records should be kept of the sessions.  They may

yield wonderful insights for work on other clients. 

Energy Medicine and Crystal

Therapy: The Future

As stated in an earlier section, Gerber was one of the first medical

doctors to observe and chart the future directions of energy medicine with the series of

books he authored on vibrational medicine.  In the forward to Katz’s

book, Gemstone Energy Medicine, Rashid Buttar, D.O., states his firm belief that

the “Energy medicine will certainly be a major constituent of the medicine of the

future,†(x) though he also reminds us that the recognition and application of energy

in healing work can be documented as going back at least 5,000 years, if not more. 

Energy medicine is therefore, not something new.  Eastern cultures have written of

the various energetic pathways of the body and this is particularly documented in very

ancient yogic texts.

Buttar also observes: 

Research indicates that specific

fields of energy enhance the immune system, evidenced by increased DNA synthesis in

lymphocytes….

Patients have reported many benefits

during and after their experiences of using various forms of energy healing, including

having an increased sense of well-being, more energy, better sleep, and improved pain

control.  Acupuncture, in fact, is nothing more than enhancing and opening up energy

channels that have been blocked or, in other cases, blocking certain energy channels along

specific meridians to achieve a desired effect.  Plants exposed to specific types of

energy fields have also been noted to grow faster than they do in other parts of the

building that lack the field exposure.  (x-xi)

Crystals have been known to enhance energy work, since they can actually conduct and

amplify energy.  But as noted previously, they also have their own distinct

characteristics and healing properties as well which contributes to the enhancement of any

given healing session.  Crystals placed strategically in areas such as bedrooms or

workspaces can have a noticeable impact on those environments.  Something as simple

as carrying crystals in one’s pocket can be of tremendous benefit.  For example,

bringing a crystal to work that is calming, soothing, or grounding can help shift the

energy of the person carrying the crystal, the workspace, and the environment in a more

positive direction.  Physical laws indicate that like attracts like—so the

change in one’s disposition will subsequently influence one’s co-workers as

well!

Katz also points out the changes that are subtly occurring in the medical

establishment: 

Doctors and patients are

experiencing that energy medicine works—often where conventional medicine does

not.  Chronic debilitating illnesses, common ailments, aches, pains, and everything

in between have responded to energy medicine practices.  Energy medicine is shedding

light on the true nature of health and disease and offering solutions to seemingly

intractable health problems—often leaving those who practice it healthier and more

vital than they thought possible.

 

One of the most powerful forms of

energy medicine is gem therapy.  Here, too, a change has taken place.  Once

relegated to the fringes of the healing arts, the therapeutic uses of gems were not widely

adopted by either doctors or the public…Today, all that has changed.  Pioneering

information and effective new practices are allowing gem therapy to take its rightful

place as a cornerstone of energy medicine….

 

Thousands of people around the

world—physicians, homemakers, Olympic athletes, business people, celebrities, and

many others—have come to experience remarkable healing by applying therapeutic

gems…

 

Over a decade of clinical

experience…have yielded gem therapies that work—both as primary treatments and

as complements to other healing modalities.  Emotional maladies, mental complaints,

and acute and chronic illnesses have responded to these gem therapies in unprecedented and

exciting ways.  (1-2)

It is encouraging to see that there is already a broad range of implementation of

crystals and gems.  To consider that an Olympic athlete recognizes the value of their

use is nothing short of astonishing and encouraging.

Katz reminds us that the use of gems and crystals in healing and therapeutic work

already has a long documented history, and as we have observed throughout this

article.  While we may not be able to know with absolute certainty when crystals were

first used, it is obvious that over time, the specific healing properties of the most

widely used and obtainable crystals were discovered and documented.  Some of these

were more highly prized, even in ancient cultures like that of Egypt, where pieces of

moldavite, one of the most highly vibrational and rare stones have been found.

While gems and stones have the ability to conduct energy, they also contain and reflect

their own innate and unique energy which can contribute to a healing process.  One

might wonder how this is possible, and Katz offers an explanation: 

Physicists tell us that all matter

is energy in physical form.  Gemstones are certainly no exception.  Formed over

eons…the Earth’s gemstones embody intense concentrations of energy.  The

energetic and physical properties of gemstones are already employed in many aspects of

technology.  The ability of crystals to conduct and transform energy is no longer a

new idea to us.  For example, every television, quartz clock, portable phone, and

personal computer runs smoothly thanks to Quartz crystals.  Today the energetic

properties of gems are also being used to improve peoples health at a fundamental

level.  (3)

The evolution in our thinking, understanding, and acceptance of crystals in healing

work has a lot to do with shifts in our fundamental thinking and understanding of human

nature.  For example, many now accept as a given that humans are by their nature,

multidimensional.  We now realize that we are comprised of various energy fields and

bodies and some experts conducting research at top tier universities are attempting to map

and study these fields.  We have come to accept that crystals have the ability and

the capacity to interact with our various fields and dimensions—and the various

levels of our existence: 

…It may seem paradoxical to use

a stone—the embodiment of earthly material—to affect subtle, nonphysical

energies.  Yet a closer look reveals wheat may not be immediately apparent—that

the crystalline nature of certain gemstones and their ability to process energy has much

in common with the liquid crystalline forms in our own cells.  Once the mechanisms of

human energy systems are more thoroughly understood and compared with those of gemstone

energy medicine, the elegance and power of gems as therapeutic tools can be more readily

understood.  (5)

Katz offers a lot of valuable information in his books which is beyond the scope and

intent of this paper.  For example, he discusses the various patterns of energy and

how it flows through a crystal.  These patterns or currents are largely determined by

the shape and patterns of the crystal.  Some shapes are better than others in

conducting and amplifying energy—points and facets all influence the flow of energy

through a crystal in different ways.

Katz also cautions that crystals have inherent limitations in their abilities as

well—they are capable of pulling energy into the crystal as well as being able to

conduct it out.  Thus, a gem such as malachite has the ability to remove negative

energy, yet if it is not cleared regularly, it will retain that energy and amplify

it.  It would not be enough to carry a piece of malachite in your pocket to ward off

negativity without clearing it, for you would only be exacerbating the very problem you

were trying to remedy!

The quality of crystals needs to be also considered, in addition to their character,

cut and clarity.  Not all crystals are created equal.  A very clear quartz

crystal would probably enhance healing work more than a cloudy one.  A crystal in its

natural state might also be of more benefit than one that is tumbled.  However, that

is not always the case, because crystals can also exhibit their individual traits and

personalities.  Anyone familiar with crystals knows that no two are exactly the

same.  Sometimes a practitioner may resonate with one stone more than another, just

as he or she would resonate with another individual, and it may not necessarily be the

prettiest or the most expensive one available.

Conclusion

It has been established that crystals and gems have an amazing ability to enhance

healing work.  It has also been noted that in the future, crystals will be used more

regularly, as their general acceptance in various kinds of therapy continues to

grow.  This article seeks to make the reader more aware of the healing properties of

crystals and their many applications.  The bibliographical references provided at the

end of this paper indicate how extensively research is being conducted in this field, with

books and articles being published at a rapidly increasing rate.  The list also

provides guidance for those wanting to increase their knowledge of the emerging research

in the areas of crystals and healing work.  While the bibliographical sources are not

by any means exhaustive, they do constitute an adequate representation of what is most

accessible.

Since the implementation of crystals in

healing work is continuing to evolve as we speak, it will be very interesting to see where

we are a decade from now.  I am reminded of the Superman movies staring the late

actor Reeves, filmed and produced a generation ago.  The implementation

of crystals in amazing ways fascinated so many movie watchers at that time.  I find

people remember the Superman movies, still impressed by the use of crystals in the storage

of information and as conductors of energy.  Perhaps the movies awakened a thirst for

knowledge and curiosity about the use and application of crystals.  It is evident

that Superman already knew something we didn’t fully realize then and we were just

waiting to re-discover: The healing power of crystals!

BIBLIOGRAPY/RESOURCES

Achterberg, Jeanne.  Lightning at the Gate.  A Visionary Journey of

Healing.  Shambhala, 2002.

Austin, H., PhD.  Zen and the Brain.  Toward an Understanding

of Meditation and Consciousness.  MIT Press, 1998.

Ballentine, Rudolf, M.D.  Radical Healing.  Integrating the

World’s Great Therapeutic Traditions to Create a New Transformational

Medicine.  Harmony Books, 1999.  

Batie, .  Awakening to the Healer Within.  An Introduction to

Energy-Based Techniques.  Llewellyn, 2000.

Batie, .  Healing Body, Mind, and Spirit.  A Guide to

Energy-Based Healing.  Llewellyn, 2003.

Beaulieu.  Music and Sound in the Healing Arts.  Station Hill

Press, 1987.

Brennan, Barbara Ann.  Hand of Light.  A Guide to Healing Through

the Energy Field.  Bantam, 1987.

Brennan, Barbara Ann.  Light Emerging.  The Journey of Personal Healing. 

Bantam, 1993.

Bruyere, lyn.  Wheels of Light.  Chakras, Auras, and the Healing

Energy of The Body. 

Fireside Books, 1989, 1994.  , Don.  The Mozart Effect. 

Tapping the Power of Music to Heal the Body, Strengthen the Mind, and Unlock the

Creative Spirit.  Avon Books, 1997. 

Capra, Fritjof.  The Tao of Physics.  An Exploration of the Parallels

Between  Modern Physics and Eastern Mysticism.  Shambhala, Boston ,

1975, 2000.

Carroll, Lee.  Kryon, The Kryon Writings, Inc., 1993-2002.

Chase, Pamela Louise and Pawlik.  The Newcastle Guide to Healing

 With Gemstones.  Newcastle Publishing, 1989.

Collinge, .  Subtle Energy: Awakening to the Unseen in Our

Lives.  Warner Books, NY, 1998.

Cousto, Hans.  The Cosmic Octave: Origin of Harmony. 

LifeRhythm, 1987.  

Darling, Wayne “Lone Eagle.†Fifth Dimensional Healing.  Crystal

Wisdom And the Five Elements of Multidimensional Healing.  Words of Wisdom

International, 1998.

Dossey, Larry, M.D.  Be Careful What You Pray For…You Just Might Get

It.  Harper, 1997.  

Dossey, Larry, M.D.  Healing Beyond the Body.  Medicine and the

Infinite Reach of the Mind.  Shambhala, 2001.

Dupro, Peggy Phoenix, and P.  Lapierre.  Elegant

Empowerment.  Evolution of Consciousness.  Platinum Publishing House,

2002.  

Easton.  Cassandra. 

Healing Crystals.  and Brown, 2003.

Emoto, Masaru.  The Message From Water.  HADO, 1999.  

Gass, .  Chanting.  Discovering Spirit in Sound.  Broadway

Books, 1999.

Gaynor, , M.D.  The Healing Power of Sound.  Recovery from

Life-Threatening Illness Using Sound, Voice, and Music.  Shambhala,

1999. 

Gerber, , M.D.  Vibrational Medicine for the 21st

Century.  The Complete Guide to Energy Healing and Spiritual Transformation. 

Eagle Brook, 2000.

Goldman, .  Healing Sounds.  The Power of Harmonics. 

Healing Arts Press, 1992, 2002.  

Goldman, .  Shifting Frequencies.  Light Technology

Publishing, 1998.

Goldner, Diane.  Infinite Grace: Where the Worlds of Science and Spiritual

Healing Meet.  Hampton Roads Books, 1999.  

Gordon, S., M.D.  Manifesto For a New a Medicine.  Your Guide to

Healing Partnerships and the Wise Use of Alternative Therapies. 

-Wesley, 1996.

Hall, Judy .  The Crystal Bible.  A Definitive Guide to Crystals . 

Walking Stick Press, 2003.  

Hall, Judy.  The Crystal Zodiac.  Use Birthstones to Enhance Your

Life.  Godsfield, 2004.

Hamwee, .  Zero Balancing.  Touching the Energy of Bone. 

Frances Lincoln, 1999.  

Hawkins, R., M.D., PhD.  Power vs.  Force: The Hidden

Determinants of Human Behavior.  Hay House, 1995, 2002.

Hawkins, R., M.D., PhD.  The Eye of  I.  From

Which Nothing is Hidden.  Veritas.  2001.  

Hawkins, R., M.D., PhD.  I.  Reality and Subjectivity. 

Veritas.  2003.

Hurtak, J.J.  The Book of Knowledge: The Keys of Enoch.  The

Academy for Future Science, 1977.

Jahnke, .  The Healer Within.  The Four Essential Self-Care

Methods for Creating Optimal Health.  Harper, 1997.

 

Judith, Anodea.  Eastern Body, Western Mind.  Psychology and the Chakra

System as a Path to the Self.  Celestial Arts Publishing, 1996.  

Judith, Anodea.  Wheels of Life.  A User’s Guide to the Chakra

System.  Llewellyn, 1987, 1999.

Katz, .  Wisdom of the Gemstone Guardians.  Natural

Healing Press, 1997.  

Katz, .  Gemstone Energy Medicine.  Healing Body, Mind and

Spirit.  Natural Healing Press, 2005.

Klinger-Omenka, Ursula.  Reiki with Gemstones.  Lotus Light,

1997.  

Kircher, Nora.  Gemstone Reflexology.  Healing Arts Press,

2006.

Lambert, .  Crystal Energy.  Sterling Publishing, 2005.

 

Lawless, .  The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Essential Oils. 

Element Books, 1995.

Lowen, .  Bioenergetics.  The Revolutionary Therapy That Uses

the Language of the Body to Heal the Problems of the Mind.  Penguin Books,

1975, 1994.  

Lubeck, Walter, Arjava Petter, and Lee Rand.  The Spirit of

Reiki.  The Complete Handbook of the Reiki System.  Lotus Press, 2001.

McTaggert, Lynne.  The Field.  The Quest for the Secret Force of the

Universe.  Harper, 2002.

Melody. Love is in the Air: A Kaleidoscope of Crystals.

Earth-Love Publishing House, 1995.

, K.  Connecting with the Arcturians.  Planetary

Heart Publications, 1998.  

Motz, .  Hands of Life.  An Energy Healer Reveals the Secrets of

Using Your Body’s Own Energy Medicine for Healing, Recovery, and Transformation. 

Bantam, 1998.

Myss, Caroline, PhD.  Anatomy of the Spirit.  The Seven Stages of Power

and Healing.  Harmony Books, 1996.  

Myss, Caroline, PhD.  Why People Don’t Heal and How They Can.  Harmony Books, 1997.

Naparstak, Belleruth.  Your Sixth Sense.  Activating Your Psychic

Potential.  Harper, 1997.

Ornish, Dean, M.D.  Love and Survival.  The Scientific Basis for the

Healing Power of Intimacy.  Harper, 1997.  

Oschman, .  Energy Medicine in Therapeutics and Human Performance. 

Butterworth-Heinemann, 2003.

, Russil.  The Yoga of Sound.  Healing and Enlightenment Through

the Sacred Practice of Mantra.  New World Library, 2004.  

Pearl, Dr.  .  The Reconnection.  Heal Others, Heal Yourself. 

Hay House, 2001.

Pearsall, , PhD.  The Heart’s Code.  Tapping the Wisdom and

Power of Our Heart Energy.  Broadway Books, 1998.  

Permutt, .  The Crystal Healer.  Crystal Prescriptions That Will

Change Your Life Forever, Cico Books, 2007.

Pert, Candace, PhD.  Molecules of Emotion.  Why You Feel the Way You

Feel.  Scribners, 1997.  

Pert, Candace, PhD.  Energy Medicine.  The Scientific Basis. 

Churchill-Livingstone, 2000.

Reiki News Magazine (www.reiki.org)

Schulz, Mona , M.D.  Awakening Intuition.  Using Your Mind-Body

Network For Insight and Healing, Harmony Books, 1998.

Schwartz, E.R., PhD, and G.S.  Russerk, PhD.  The Living

Energy Universe: A Fundamental Discovery That Transforms Science and Medicine,

Hampton Roads, VA, 1999. 

Silva, Freddy.  Secret in the Fields.  The Science and Mysticism of

Crop Circles.  Hampton Roads, 2002.  

, , and Naisha Ashsian. The Book of Stones: Who They Are and

What They Teach. Heaven and Earth Publishing, 2005.

Simpson, Liz.  The Book of Crystal Healing.  Sterling

Publishing, 1997.

Stein, Diane.  Essential Energy Balancing.  An Ascension Process. 

The Crossing Press, 2000.  

Stein, Diane.  Healing With Gemstones and Crystals.  The

Crossing Press, 1996.

Stibel, Vianna.  Go Up and Work With God.  Rolling Thunder,

2000, 2002.  

Tachi-ren, Tashira.  What is Lightbody? New Leaf Distributing, 1990,

1999.

Targ, Russel, and Jane Katra, PhD.  Miracles of Mind.  Exploring

Nonlocal Consciousness and Spiritual Healing.  New World Library, 1998.

 

The Three Initiates.  The Kybalion.  Hermetic Philosophy. 

Yogi Publication Society, 1940.

Tiller, A., PhD.  Science and Human Transformation-Subtle Energies,

Intentionality and Consciousness. Pavior Publishing, CA , 1997.  

Virtue, PhD, Doreen and Judith Lukomski.  Crystal Therapy.  Hay

House, 2005.

What the Bleep Do We Know? (The Movie)

Woodham, Anne and Dr.  s.  Encyclopedia of Healing Therapies.

DK Publishing, 1997.  

Worwood, Ann.  The Complete Book of Essential Oils &

Aromatherapy.  New World Library, 1991.

Zukav, .  The Dancing Wu Li Masters: An Overview of the New Physics. 

Bantam, 1980.

About the Author

Dr.  Olga Rasmussen, D.Min (E-RYT 200) is a Certified Anusara

Yoga teacher.  She received her doctorate in spirituality and education from United

Theological Seminary in Minnesota .  For over twenty-three years, Olga worked in

campus ministry and taught religious studies in a number of institutions including

St.  Louis University, Washington University, and most recently as Chair of the

Religion Department at town Visitation Preparatory School , in Washington, DC .

 

Olga has been teaching yoga since 1998.  She currently divides her time between

teaching yoga classes and yoga philosophy workshops at The Health Advantage Yoga Center,

in Herndon, Virginia, as well as at other studios.  Olga also practices and teaches

various healing modalities including Reiki.

Olga’s instruction as a yoga teacher is equally

enriched by her extensive training in this practice and her deep love of spirituality

– which has been a life long passion.  She continues to advance her knowledge

and understanding of Yoga’s rich heritage by studying with highly respected

teachers.  Through the simple elegance of Anusara Yoga, Olga encourages her students

to embody greater alignment, and to connect more deeply with the spiritual essence of the

practice – a path inviting transformation, joy, celebration, and compassionate

living.  

The author can be reached at: Oraz@...

Published by HealingCrystals.com Copyright 2007.  All rights

reserved.