Healing with Crystals
Aug 19, 2017
By Paola Novaes Ramos
Healing with Crystals
The Cardinal Method of Life Connection
by Paola Novaes Ramos, PhD, Ms, Professor
"In a
crystal we have clear evidence of the existence of a formative life
principle,and though we cannot understand the life of a crystal, it is
nonetheless a living being."
- Nikola Tesla
"Crystals grew inside rock like arithmetic flowers. They lengthened
and spread, added plane to plane in an awed and perfect obedience to an
absolute geometry that even stones - maybe only the stones -
understood."
- Annie Dillard
Like many people on this planet, I have loved crystals since I was a
child. In the beginning, I was mostly fascinated by their beauty and the
peace I felt when I contemplated or touched them. To be honest,
touching them is the best way to connect with them, and since I love
holding crystals, I believed they also loved to be touched. In my
childhood, I did not know the logic behind crystals and why I felt so
attracted to them. I just knew I felt happy and calm in their presence.
When I was thirteen or fourteen years old, I developed a deeper
consciousness and connection with crystal energy. At that age, I became
interested in Greek philosophy and in the theory and practice of Yoga,
as I explain in detail in my new book The Cardinal Method of Life
Connection. As I began to study human nature, the soul and the spirit, a
deeper study of crystals also became part of my investigations.
I researched different approaches on crystal energy. The most
fascinating fact to me was that some Native American cultures consider
crystals to be ancient beings that "store" information. Within this
ideology comes the concept that anything that has been registered in the
history of humankind can be accessed if we tune in to a crystal with a
focused intent to know the truth.
This is, of course, a spiritual belief. Traditional cultures have a deep
connection with nature and often mythicize human relationships with
animals, plants, stones, and the natural world. And yet, regarding the
relationship between crystals and consciousness, I felt in my heart
there must be some science behind the idea of crystals encouraging the
truth to emerge.
That's when I started developing my own practices of crystal connection.
I studied and practiced meditation and researched the colors and
geometry of crystals. I was also very interested in any kind of
knowledge about the soul and consciousness expansion. The more I learned
about the challenges of human nature, the more I felt crystals could be
powerful tools to bring us back to peace and wellbeing.
After many years of research, practice, and intuitive insights, I started developing The Cardinal Method of Life Connection. As a soul healing modality that uses the power of crystals for consciousness expansion, the most fundamental intent of the CMLC is to connect us to the truth of our inner worlds and to the truth of life.
Most of us have a tough time dealing with the truth, and most of the
problems in our personal journeys relate to our tendency to avoid the
truth and to resent life for our personal shortcomings and for the flaws
of others--especially the people we love, and most especially our
parents, family members and ancestors. This is the biggest resistance
the CMLC intends to deal with and help dissolve.
One key factor that still needs to be verified and validated by
scientific investigation is my intuition that the internal geometry of
crystals has a higher vibrational frequency than the distortions of our
minds and the subsequent distortions in our bodies. When we connect our
minds and surrender our hearts to crystal energy, their internal
geometry has the potential to help align the energetic blueprints of our
minds and bodies, and their colors and hues may soothe and heal
specific aspects of our souls and bodies as well.
I have been researching the power of crystals and the CMLC in
combination with BodyTalk and Family Constellations, and they work very
well with both modalities. As BodyTalk practitioners, we can use
crystals in our sessions when they come up as priority, get more
specific about where to place the crystal or stone, and ask how long
this connection needs to process. It is important to get specific about
the time the client should spend with each crystal during a session, and
if the client needs to get a specific stone to connect with (which is
not always the case, so be very mindful when crystals come up as
priority in your sessions).
My personal way to avoid the excessive use of crystals in BodyTalk
sessions is to think about Leonardo da Vinci's work and the idea of
Divine Proportion, because his work has greatly influenced the CMLC.
Think of your session as a creation of beauty and a scientific work of
art, knowing that less is best and that everything that flows in divine
proportion has a better chance to manifest life's potential.
As BodyTalkers in individual practices I suggest we always tap our
cortices before meditating with crystals, time our meditations with them
to last no more than ten minutes, and clear them after use. I also
suggest we do not overcrowd our physical spaces with crystals, because
every inch of a crystal projects at least five feet of energy to the
external world.
If we use crystals mindfully and see them as natural healing tools, we
can really benefit from them. If we are centered, there is no need to
get superstitious or anxious about using crystal tools for life
connection. Placing them on dry sea salt for a few minutes or a couple
of hours to clear the energy, and saying a mantra or prayer when we
remove them from the salt is enough. We can also place them under
running water if the crystal can take it (some stones may deteriorate in
water). We can also recharge crystals by placing them on the earth
and/or under moonlight (sunlight can be too aggressive and fade the
color).
CMLC practices with crystals are described in the books Your Cardinal
Connections, which is an introduction to the soul and crystal energy for
the general public, and The Cardinal Method of Life Connection, which
brings more in-depth knowledge about the CMLC itself, and was written
mostly for the community of energy medicine practitioners.
The specific practices with crystals described in both books encourage
us to connect to the truth of all there is and to take responsibility
for our lives and our choices. When we have the pure intention of
personal growth, and when we commit to honestly observing the truth of
our lives and our personal flaws and shortcomings without judgement, we
can shift as human beings and help our clients in more powerful ways.
With love,
Paola