[Jewelry making - Article 00657] - [Orchid] Crystal Therapy

[Hanuman]

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All;
    
    Orchid is flame free environment and the following is a flame free collection 
    of posts we received on the topic of Crystal Therapy for those interested.

    Other posts which I had to exclude from the digest have been manually delivered 
    to the recipient whom I thought the message was originally meant to. 

    Please understand that my decision is by no means designed to censor any 
    of you, but rather to protect the healthy voice of our community. 

For a better Orchid
Hanuman


From: "Robert Powell" <texeclectic AT earthlink.net>

    I do not mix my Physics and Metaphysics . 

    The Physical Sciences are demonstrateable, The Belief in Metaphysics
    is demonstrateable. 

    The operative word is BELIEF . Metaphysics and Physics, for me, do
    not conflict because I do not intermix them. 

    I have spent time, effort and money gaining professional
    credentials. For me , it would be unprofessional and a risk to my
    credibility to prey upon someone's hopes and fears . It is also
    shameful . 

    I once had a discussion about a guarantee of authenticity of certain
    items. When asked about the proof, the shop owner said she had
    channeled their identity as was taught by her " teacher ". This was
    acceptable for her standards, It was not acceptable for mine. I
    didn't argue, I just left. 

    I have had metaphysical experiences which have greatly shaped my
    life. I have designs and materials for executing jewelry of a
    metaphysical nature. I have books dealing with the metaphysical
    nature of metal and stone. These books are 2 or 3 % of my
    professional library. 

    I try to maintain a professional attitude and practice
    the golden rule. 

    Gemology is a wonderful metaphysical experience looking at
    Gemstones. Even better when you have them well lit and magnified -
    Phenomenal !!! 

Respectfully,
ROBB

From: Randolph Post <repost AT ji-net.com>

    Throughout the history of humankind, the laying on of stones has
    literally touched every world culture. Dating from antiquity,
    crystals and stones have been known to possess restorative powers.
    There really is no need for scientific or religious discourse on
    this matter. History precedes it. 

    Rather than argue the point, it might be more beneficial to
    acknowledge the potentiality of the phenomenon, and for those who
    are interested, to seek it out. This is quite natural for those who
    deal with precious stones. 

    Baron von Reichenbach did exactly this over one hundred years ago.
    Using 'sensitives' who were basically physically ill people, he
    mapped out the radiations of crystals and magnets in a scientific
    way to better understand the working principles behind them. What he
    found was that crystals, like magnets, possess a field of radiation.
    His sensitives were able to detect these fields and make drawings of
    them. Comparisons of drawings and observations made by these
    sensitives showed a commonality between them and gave a clear
    indication that radiations do exist in crystals, and confirmed that
    there are those who can perceive them. 

    No one has a problem believing in the fields of magnets, which are
    caused by alignments in their molecular structure. Crystals also
    have a well-ordered molecular alignment and act in much the same
    way. 

    Here is a simple test that may (or may not) reveal to you the latent
    fields that exist in crystalline structures. Find yourself a nice
    quartz crystal, preferably a single one with a good termination.
    Then find a nice quiet spot where you won't be disturbed. Have
    someone you like take the crystal in their hand and slowly scan the
    terminated end back and forth over your open and upturned palm from
    fingertip to wrist, about an inch away. Close your eyes to block out
    visual input, allowing you to focus on any sensations you may feel. 

    I have done this to literally hundreds of people. Even the most
    jaded skeptics report a sensation. It seems that the human hand is a
    gifted receptor of these emanations, and is immune from prejudice or
    preconceived notion. Thus your hand can tell you the truth,
    unconditionally and without rationalization. 

    Now all you have to do is conceive that this sensation may be
    beneficial to you. 

Randolph Post 

From: Steelybone AT aol.com

>      did you not find yourself surprised to know the processor in your
>     computer chip has quartz crystal in it making it run? how about
>     lcd screens- liquid crystal (quartz) display 

    1. Computer chips are on siliCON (Si metal), not siliCA (SiO2, the
    formula for quartz). 

    2. Liquid crystals are electrically-active organic materials
    unrelated to silica. 

Tas

From: "Pete Macko" <pete AT petemacko.org>

>        those of you who are sceptics in the reality that a rock can be
>     a powerful tool for many things including many avenues in healing;
>     did you not find yourself surprised to know the processor in your
>     computer chip has quartz crystal in it making it run? how about
>     lcd screens- liquid crystal (quartz) display . I think you
>     sometimes forget that something so "simple " as a "rock" can have
>     such amazing attributes. 

    Don't believe the hype - it's magic smoke that makes your computer
    work. When you have not sufficiently propitiated the smoke-tending
    deities that live inside your computer, the smoke escapes and
    computer stops working. 

    While the magic smoke theory is a proven scientific fact, there has
    been an ongoing holy war for the past 8 years as to whether it is
    better to provide your smoke gods with sacrifices originating from
    the state of Washington, or products of Scandinavian origin. 

    Note that there is a small but vehement sect that eschews the common
    gods and only have dealings with machines containing fruit-loving
    spirits. This cult is the subject of constant derision by the
    unwashed masses, but they are content with the knowledge that they
    walk the path of righteousness due to the much larger cash sacrifice 
    necessary to join the way of the fruit.

From: "Linda Holmes-Rubin" <lindahr AT mindspring.com>

    Thank you for the dose of logic to an over-emotional exchange and a
    clear discussion of scientific method.  The debate is important,
    especially the examples of how unscientific belief can cause real
    damage, not only to the believer, but to others.  For example, some
    parents refuse to immunize their children on the unfounded belief
    that thimerasol in the shot causes autism.  It has been studied
    repeatedly and no link was ever found.  But this unfounded belief
    puts the children at risk of contracting potentially lethal diseases
    and of spreading them to others--for example exposing a pregnant
    women to measles and causing horrific deformities in the fetus. At
    the same time, these parents don't refuse to let their children ride
    in a car, which is demonstrably one of the most dangerous things to
    do in modern society.  It makes no logical sense.  While crystal
    therapy seems pretty benign, I am increasingly distressed by people's
    ignorance of science and their tendency to seize on explanations for
    things that have no basis in reality.  This sort of credulity can
    have serious consequences and not only for themselves.  Tolerance of
    other beliefs is a wonderful thing and to be encouraged, but not when
    it puts others at risk. 

    Well, that's my rant for the day. 

    Linda Holmes-Rubin

From: "richard hart" <jeweler AT access4less.net>


    Teresa PBS has a show by Wayne Dyer on intention, which teaches in a
    laymans language theories on quantum physics. Theoretically there is
    an invisible energy behind all phyical matter. An atom of rock is the
    same as an atom from you. Everything is created from source, all is
    source in different form. All matter came from the same place. If all
    of the electrical bonds in every atom is the same, the glue that
    holds everything together, every phyical creation has the same
    energy. You are apart of it, it is a part of you, any other belief is
    duality, and that is how we seperate ourself from the creation we are
    a part of.  It is like a game of hide and seek. The rock has no more
    energy, vibrational whoopdeedo,  than you do. Thought  has more power
    than any rock, believing some external physical  piece of matter has
    something that you do not is duality and that is what separates us
    from the power we inherit from what we naturally are apart of. I
    absolutely believe that the faith a person puts is the power of a
    rock is actually acknowledging something within themself that they
    are transfering to the object. I have a generator crystal that is the
    most powerful in the universe and it has the power to create wealth.
    It is for sale for one million dollars. E-mail me off line if you are
    interested. 

Richard Hart




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