I have a strong education in science. Most of my customers
do not know this about me. Years ago, I underwent a very important paradigm
shift in my life (one of many). It involved learning about the emerging
implications of modern quantum physics. It was a very empowering thing for me,
because I started to realize that there was much more to discover about the
true nature of our reality. I began to understand the value of consciousness as
it pertains to creating reality, or perhaps manifesting it out of an infinite
probability cloud. With this new perspective, came the realization that many
ancient spiritual beliefs had some grounding in scientific principles. Among
these were the ideas of crystal healing.
Do crystals have an effect on living beings? The short
answer is yes. When you fully understand science, you understand that we are
living in a massively complex energetic ecosystem of frequencies (likely on
multiple dimensions that we do not yet fully understand) so truly EVERYTHING
EFFECTS EVERYTHING. But let’s examine this question on a more concrete
mainstream level.
When most people begin getting interested in crystal
healing, they will google about various crystals or stones and be barraged by
some pretty fantastic claims. According to the internet, crystals and stones
can fix our financial struggles, our failing relationships, even our diabetes!
Just pay $99.99 for this special crystal right away and your life will be
fixed, right? SO SO WRONG-So wrong on so many ethical levels it makes me want
to cry.
Navigating my love for crystals, nature, science and
spirituality in the ecommerce age has been an important challenge. My business
began a few years after my own paradigm shift where these concepts took on
great value in my own life. But I am trained in science. What that means is
that I have a background that helps me understand exactly what a spiritual tool
can and cannot do for me, at least in the world of provable results.
So back to the point- do crystals have an effect on living
beings? Yes, in several ways.
Crystals most definitely affect people from the perspective
of personal belief- what science calls “placebo effect” and the new age
movement calls “manifesting your reality”. If you personally believe that a big
chunk of blue opal will help you sleep better, the chances are good that you
will experience better sleep once you have that blue opal.
But I suspect it goes even farther than this. Based on
quantum probability concepts about how consciousness concretely affects
reality, I suspect that when a large group of people hold the same belief about
something, that also has an effect. The
easiest way to explain this idea is to imagine “placebo effect” or “manifesting
your own reality” magnified synergistically by a collectively held belief. An
example: the “statins” are drugs that were introduced years ago for their
ability to lower cholesterol levels in people. They work because the molecules
of the drug interfere with an enzyme in the human liver needed for production
and processing of cholesterol in our systems. But I suspect that statins may
clinically perform even better than the confines of their physical form will
allow because now there is a whole strong societal belief built up that they
lower cholesterol. I believe that something can have even more effect when group
consciousness believes it can do the job-it gets a boost of efficacy from the
power of collective beliefs and how that interacts with reality on a quantum level.
No on that I know of has studied this kind of an example concretely yet, but
this is how I suspect reality and group beliefs function on the quantum level
(and by the way, many theoretical quantum physicists suspect the same thing).
The statins have only been with us for mere decades. Now imagine beliefs held
about crystals and stones over many centuries! Does all that collective
consciousness from over the centuries have an effect-probably. That is my conjecture at this point.
Are there scientific studies that prove and disprove that
quartz crystals have a measurable effect on living things? Yes, there are actually both.
Studies can be a fickle friend to knowledge until the sample size gets big
enough-in the several thousands. And large studies like that are EXPENSIVE.
Right now there is no funding available from any organization to truly
investigate, on a large reliable scale, some of the claims of crystal healing.
There is no institutional profit in it (i.e. pharmaceutical companies and
modern medicine have no vested interest in properly researching this).
The other issue I see in researching these claims is that we
may not yet have the technology to even look in the right place. It is likely that there are other multiple dimensions
at play in living things beyond just the physical and mankind does not yet
understand those dimensions or how to measure changes in them. I believe that
there are all kinds of energy fields associated with living beings that go WAY
BEYOND THE SCOPE of what our primitive science today can understand. The
effects that crystals and stones have on living things may fall into this realm
and be very hard to measure until we understand things better.
When I share about metaphysical properties of crystals and
stones in my online shops, I try to speak in very general terms for a reason
(this stone is thought to…….it is believed that). I do that because it’s not
fair to say “this stone will heal your heartache and fix your relationship
problems.” I also avoid bringing up the medical and health beliefs associated
with stones because these things have not yet been studied or proven. If I was
giving stones away for free, perhaps I would feel comfortable sharing beliefs
from the past about how stones can possibly help our health. HOWEVER I am
charging money for jewelry I have made
from healing gemstones and crystals, and so I cannot in good faith make any
medical claims. It does not feel spiritually correct to do so. That information
is out in the world for people to find in many other ways, if they seek it out.
It is not proper that it should come from me when I am accepting money for a
product made from a crystal or stone. One day, if there are scientific studies
that one can cite along with the claims, then it may be a fair thing to do-but
not until then.
Please remember, if your heart is aching for a very expensive
crystal or stone because of its metaphysical properties, you always have the
simple option of getting (or even finding outside for free) a simple piece of
quartz crystal and infusing it with your
own intention to “be like” the stone you desire in every way. This is a long
held crystal healing practice that has worked for many. This is honest advice
that can be given when people want a very expensive crystal or stone only for
its presumed energies- they should be informed about this option. Melody and
many other highly respected crystal healing sources have written about this
technique, and the concept has been around for centuries.
I love crystals and gemstones. They are an important part of
my life now. I feel many positive things when I spend time connecting with stones. I am
very fortunate to be able to earn my living working with them. To me (and my
customers) they are special. They enrich our lives in many ways. And the
remaining mystery about them is exciting to me! I look forward to more that
will be learned over my lifetime!
Our latest creations:
Angel Aura (Opal Aura) Quartz Crystal Wire Wrapped Sterling Pendant
Pink Lemurian Quartz Crystal Wire Wrapped Sterling Pendant
Clear Petalite Crystal Wire Wrapped Sterling Pendant
Pink Lemurian Quartz Crystal Wire Wrapped Sterling Pendant
Peruvian Blue Opal Wire Wrapped Sterling Pendant with Aquamarine
