The Wiltshire School of Beauty and Holistic Therapy Level 2 Certificate in Crystal Healing W: www.wsbht.co.uk E: [email protected] T: 01793 73 77 33 M: 07824 337333 1 Level 2 Certificate in Crystal Healing This course is designed for anyone who has an interest in crystals, and will teach you how to use them for either self healing, around the home to protect your environment, or for use on your clients in a healing capacity. It is designed for those with little or no knowledge of crystal healing. The course runs over one day and is packed full of information, with plenty of hands on exercises to prepare and integrate you into healing treatments. Course content: How Crystals work in healing and in general Choosing crystals to work with Cleansing, Charging and Programming Crystals for use The Subtle Bodies and their effect on our general health Chakras, their functions and importance to health Hands on exercises to feel energy patterns in the subtle bodies and chakras to prepare for healing Linking to the Divine for healing, protection and detachment How to dowse and feel for energy blockages using a pendulum and intuition Using Crystals to protect your space and in your home Using crystals on specific chakras for healing purposes Chakra layouts - Laying on of hands and laying on of crystals Qualities of all stones used in layouts and alternative choices Crystals used in the layouts can be purchased prior to the course commencing and your tutor will advise you on which ones. 2 Index of Contents 1. How Crystals work in healing and in general Page 4-5 2. Choosing, Cleansing, Charging and Programming Crystals Page 5-9 3. The Subtle Bodies Page 9-11 4. The Chakra’s Page 12-24 5. Linking to the Divine Page 24 6. The Chakra’s and associated organs and conditions Page 25 7. Suggestions for Crystal layouts on each Chakra Page 26-33 8. Layout to bring balance to all the Chakra’s Page 32 9. Qualities of stones used in layouts Page 34-37 10. Simple ways to use Crystals for protection Page 38-39 11. Suggested reading Page 40 3 Level 2 Certificate in Crystal Healing The majority of crystals are formed from super heated mineral rich gas, and water released as the rock solidifies. These rise higher through crevices and cracks in rocks, crystallising whenever the condition of temperature and pressure are right. Crystals transmit and receive energies. They transmute and transform, attract certain things and repel unwanted energies. The most powerful may appear dull – until the beneficial effects are felt. They resonate at different frequencies, and the crystalline structure of crystals means that they can absorb, focus, and then transmit subtle electromagnetic energy, a quality used in crystal healing. Silicon is an important component of both crystals and our bodies, and energy is transferred between the two. Science has shown that if a crystal is placed in an energy field, it collects that energy and contains it. It might change or transmute the energy in the process. Using Crystals in healing is an extremely powerful and unique experience. It involves the “laying on of stones” which is an ancient art that has been traced back to the lost civilization of Atlantis, and this “energy medicine” has been used for centuries throughout different cultures, religions and empires. Gems and crystals have been used throughout the ages for medicinal purposes and as amplifiers for spiritual energies. They can also be used to help natural healers to extend and enhance their natural healing energy and all this is because of their unique affinity to the human body’s etheric body. Different crystals have different healing properties and when used appropriately can help with healing particular complaints or disorders, whether on the physical, emotional, mental or spiritual level. The ability of crystals to focus energy means that they can be used for specific tasks, such as directing healing energy to a point on the body, the etheric body or the bio- energy field. Dis-ease and imbalance in the subtle body can be gently encouraged to dissolve in order to restore balance, therefore encompassing a wide variety of conditions that will respond to crystal healing treatments. It is believed that crystals influence the subtle body – the energy that carries our life force (known as Prana or Chi in the East), and it is this life force that is particularly focused at energy centres called chakras. When crystals are placed on these chakras, they can help to restore the balance of that particular energy centre and help to restore better health and well being. The earliest records of crystal healing come from ancient Egypt. References to these practices can be found in the Ebers papyrus which refers to the medicinal uses of many different gems and crystals. Healing with crystals is also part of the Indian Ayurvedic medicine traditions, and it is also used in traditional Chinese medicine. These traditions are over five thousand years old. 4 How Do Crystals Work? Quartz crystals contain silica and water, similar to that of the human body. The skin contains keratin, which is found around the energy field, and when keratin cells divide they give off piezo electric energy. The smallest amount of crystal energy gives off luminescence, acoustics, infra red and magnetism (piezo electric). Piezo Electric -When a crystal is placed on the body and within the energy field there is a piezo electric response due to the cell division. This response activates the crystal and there is an interaction between the electric energy of the crystal and the electric energy of the skin. Negative ions are produced which act on the electrochemical and physiochemical side of the human body in order to stimulate healing. This ionic balance helps with the interchange of minerals in the body. If a chakra is imbalanced, it won’t take in the minerals that it needs, and therefore it is unable to heal. Balancing the chakras with crystal energies will ensure that they are able to absorb the minerals needed to return to a state of health and vitality. Crystals contain the minerals and vibrations, to be absorbed by the body, which aid in this healing process. It is very often the case that when you are unbalanced in one area or another you are drawn to a particular crystal. Crystals are unified vibrational centres and they resonate with each individual in extraordinary ways. Every crystal or stone has different properties, unique energies and vibrations, which are shared with the receiver for the purpose of healing and for the elevation of consciousness. Crystal Healing addresses all levels of our being. With crystal layouts the aura can be cleansed; physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual blockages can be removed or balanced; traumas can be released; and an opportunity to embrace spirituality is created. Crystals are believed to act as amplifiers of spiritual energies and can be used to help natural healers to extend and enhance their natural healing energy and ability. Choosing, Cleansing, Charging and Programming Crystals Choosing Generally speaking, when choosing a crystal for personal use, you don’t choose the Crystal, it chooses you! This is because crystals will vibrate with the frequencies or resonance that we are giving off at that particular moment. It is important to pay special attention to those stones that are particularly attractive to you. They are the stones that are in tune with your current state of balance and energy within your 5 body. The stones that you find unappealing or are disinterested in are usually stones that represent qualities or energies that you do not need at the present time, or those that make you feel uneasy and out of your comfort zone. These stones may appeal to you at a later date when your present imbalances have been restored. Never say never! Choosing crystals to work with in a healing capacity is a little different. Sometimes when your senses are in tune, you will be drawn to a crystal to place on a particular area or chakra, because your inner senses/intuition are guiding you. There are however, specific crystals that can be used to help with particular disorders and imbalances of the human body, whether it be on an emotional, mental or spiritual level. Getting to know your crystals, their qualities and which chakras they resonate best with is an essential part of effective crystal healing. Cleansing Crystals It is really important to remember that after choosing a crystal, you need to wash it. Crystals pick up, store and amplify thought vibrations and so while they are being transported, bought and placed into retail stores for you to purchase, they are picking up and storing the vibrations of anyone that is handling them. Therefore, before you use a crystal on yourself or anyone else, it is essential that the crystal has been cleansed of all negative energies or patterns. The same applies to the crystal after it has been used for healing purposes. It must be cleansed, recharged and reprogrammed ready for its next use. If you purchase a crystal that has mud, sand, oils or other debris on it then it is important that you clean it with a dry soft brush first to remove as much of the contamination as you can. Once this has been done it should be washed in soapy water to remove any remaining residue. Note – Be careful if the crystal feels quite soft as some crystals are not as hard as others and some, such as Wulfrenite, would break away and dissolve in water – this is a particularly soft crystal which is held together with a tight matrix of hardened mud.