Introduction

This book contains information from my own personal journey with crystals—or the Stone People, as I like to call them—working on myself and with customers, clients, and students almost every day over the past 15 years. My experiences have given me a practical understanding of the body’s energy system and shown me how crystals and their healing powers interact with the chakras, aura, and meridians to bring about positive changes in people’s lives. It is this knowledge that is brought to you in The Complete Guide to Crystal Chakra Healing. Some of the information comes directly from my clients and students, while other facts come from research into ancient and contemporary writings. Where I have drawn upon these, I have, where possible, tested the information either on myself or on my willing students.

A faceted citrine crystal.

I’m often asked whether I believe crystals work. The answer is no… I know they work. One client even said that he didn’t think the crystal chakra healing treatments he was about to embark on would work, and did he have to believe in crystals for them to work? You don’t have to believe in crystals for them to work just as you don’t have to believe that the light will come on when you turn on the light switch. Nor do you have to believe that the chakras of your energy system exist for you to wake up in the morning and breathe. Of course, like all other types of treatment (including medical), there is a placebo effect, but as you will see this is not all there is to it. People have been working successfully with crystals and applying them to chakra healing all around the world for thousands of years.

Crystal colors are created by other mineral inclusions, optical discrepancies in the crystalline structure or processes such as heat and radiation. Clockwise from top: polished quartz crystal, aqua aura, citrine, imperial topaz, amethyst, natural quartz crystal, and polished citrine.

Skeptics will always cite reasons why crystals can’t work. These are usually based on the undisputed fact that there is no scientific proof of crystals curing any specific illness. Nevertheless, the answer to that is simple—try it yourself. As I’ll explain, the “bodymind,” or your body’s energy system, which links mind, body, and spirit, doesn’t have specific illnesses but is interlaced with moving, vibrant, constantly changing energy. When you experience personally the effects of crystal healing through your chakras on your own energy system, you know for certain that something positive is happening.

As you turn the pages of this book, you’ll find many practical exercises. Please do try them. It is only through working with crystals that you can begin to understand them. You can use this book as a workbook, reading from start to finish, or dip in and out of the crystal and chakra information and the healing techniques as you see fit.

You will be introduced to crystals and the body’s energy system—the chakras, aura, and meridians—and learn through the method of crystal chakra healing how to select and cleanse crystals and then apply them for self-healing, healing others, and changing your environment. Just bringing the natural beauty of crystals into your home will change how you feel— they make you feel good. They are safe to work with and have no unhelpful side effects because if you, or more precisely the energies within you, are already balanced, then your crystal will have to do nothing more than simply look pretty.

A polished amethyst, showing concentric rings formed during the crystal’s growth.

Whether this is the start of your journey with crystals and energy, or another step on a well-trodden path, open your heart and mind and allow yourself to feel the energy of possibility flow through you.

Mixed varieties of jasper and rhyolite.