Does anyone hereabouts use crystal healing ?
If so, does it help you ?
Does anyone hereabouts use crystal healing ?
If so, does it help you ?kyloe
Hello Kyloe
The only time I ever did anything like this was when my mum died. I kept a rose quartz (supposed to be good for grief) crystal in my pocket and held it when I thought of her or felt sad. I've no idea if it helped me but it gave me something to do and who knows...? it may have done.
I would describe myself as an open minded cynic and will try anything I have any hope for that will do no harm and isn't expensive. My husband isn't taking meds but has started doing things like qi gong, exercise, taking herbs and I am doing strange asian massage on his foot. I know it is early days and the parkinson's is not bad but although he still has tremor and stiffness his stomach problems have improved and he is generally in a better mood than before dx.I'm sure he would use crystal healing if we knew someone who could tell us about it.
The most inspiring people for me are those who manage to keep their spirits up.
Please put me gently in my place if I am talking out of turn as I'm not a Parky and my husband is not very bad, in fact probably relieved that he knows what is wrong... He has stopped talking about things I should know in case he drops dead suddenly.
I seem to have an awful lot to say now I've arrived here.
If so, does it help you ?kyloe
Hello Kyloe
The only time I ever did anything like this was when my mum died. I kept a rose quartz (supposed to be good for grief) crystal in my pocket and held it when I thought of her or felt sad. I've no idea if it helped me but it gave me something to do and who knows...? it may have done.
I would describe myself as an open minded cynic and will try anything I have any hope for that will do no harm and isn't expensive. My husband isn't taking meds but has started doing things like qi gong, exercise, taking herbs and I am doing strange asian massage on his foot. I know it is early days and the parkinson's is not bad but although he still has tremor and stiffness his stomach problems have improved and he is generally in a better mood than before dx.I'm sure he would use crystal healing if we knew someone who could tell us about it.
The most inspiring people for me are those who manage to keep their spirits up.
Please put me gently in my place if I am talking out of turn as I'm not a Parky and my husband is not very bad, in fact probably relieved that he knows what is wrong... He has stopped talking about things I should know in case he drops dead suddenly.
I seem to have an awful lot to say now I've arrived here.
There is no peer reviewed scientific evidence that crystal healing has any effect. It has been called a pseudoscience. It is also a historical belief similar to that of charmstones, rather than one based on modern scientific practices and advances.[6] Pleasant feelings or seeming successes of crystal healing can be attributed to the placebo effect, or the believers wanting it to be true and seeing only things that back that up; cognitive bias.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_healing
Parkwife......great reading your posts....they sent me on a search, the above might be of interest to any one wanting to find out more. There are lots written about crystal healing if you do a google search as well.
Radz x
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_healing
Parkwife......great reading your posts....they sent me on a search, the above might be of interest to any one wanting to find out more. There are lots written about crystal healing if you do a google search as well.
Radz x
Have used crystals, they are quite nice, dont think they are a cure for parkies tho! what they do do is draw negative energy away , it works on my computer! no there is never any empirical evidence because its comparing apples with beetroot so its totally different kinda thing lol sunray
Ok now you've got to tell me. How does it work on your computer, what do you do and how does it help? I am serious... anything that will make this old clunker behave a bit better I'll try.
Parkwife, You chose well with Rose Quartz, but to be most effective it needs cleaned on a regular basis and recharged.
I use it to, several pieces in fact, one as a necklace and one as a wand which lays on my beside cabinet pointing towards my waist. Apparently wands should not point towards the heart.
I also have a Cerussite stone which if used as a healing crystal can provide vitality and energy especially where an illness has persisted for some time. It aligns the nervous system, treating involuntary movements and strengthening the muscles and bones. It overcomes insomnia and nightmares and is beneficial for Parkinson's and Tourette's Syndrome.
Since using these stones I do sleep much better, whether thats the Placebo effect or not doesnt matter to me, so long as there is some benefit to thier use i'm happy.
I also use Amethyst, a clear crystal wand, and Tiger Eye.
I tried a Blue boulder Opal which is also recommended for Parkinsons, but it made me very tearfull and depressed and after 3 days of tearful emotion i distanced myself from it. Opal can have this effect on some people.
Rad I read your link from Wiki, interesting
Interesting that the Catholic church denounced crystal healing but not entirely suprising as they probably considered it as a threat. Fact is though that the use of Crystals goes back to at least 3000 years BC !
Leonarda da Vinci once said " Human ingenuity may make various inventions, but it will never devise any invention more beautiful, nor more simple, nor more to the purpose than nature does, because in her inventions nothing is wanting and nothing is superfluous"
I use it to, several pieces in fact, one as a necklace and one as a wand which lays on my beside cabinet pointing towards my waist. Apparently wands should not point towards the heart.
I also have a Cerussite stone which if used as a healing crystal can provide vitality and energy especially where an illness has persisted for some time. It aligns the nervous system, treating involuntary movements and strengthening the muscles and bones. It overcomes insomnia and nightmares and is beneficial for Parkinson's and Tourette's Syndrome.
Since using these stones I do sleep much better, whether thats the Placebo effect or not doesnt matter to me, so long as there is some benefit to thier use i'm happy.
I also use Amethyst, a clear crystal wand, and Tiger Eye.
I tried a Blue boulder Opal which is also recommended for Parkinsons, but it made me very tearfull and depressed and after 3 days of tearful emotion i distanced myself from it. Opal can have this effect on some people.
Rad I read your link from Wiki, interesting
Interesting that the Catholic church denounced crystal healing but not entirely suprising as they probably considered it as a threat. Fact is though that the use of Crystals goes back to at least 3000 years BC !
Leonarda da Vinci once said " Human ingenuity may make various inventions, but it will never devise any invention more beautiful, nor more simple, nor more to the purpose than nature does, because in her inventions nothing is wanting and nothing is superfluous"
For Parkywife ...some of the below could be regarded as a bit OTT but hey its Aa dull monday morning 
What Can I Do With My Stones?
You may have just bought your very first stones, and now you are wondering what you can do with them. Or, perhaps you would like to purchase some stones, but are unsure of which ones might be the most helpful to you. Or maybe you are planning to start a collection of stones, and need some ideas on which ones you would like for your collection. Below are some common and simple uses for your stones and crystals.
Put them around your home!
Place a protective stone, such as black onyx, hematite, or black obsidian, outside by your front door to prevent negative energies, including burglars, from entering your home.
Place a rose quartz on a table or shelf in a frequently used room, such as a living room, family room, or den, to fill your home with love and harmony.
Put them in your car!
Placing a golden tiger-eye in your car will help to protect you and your car against accidents. Place the stone in a secure place where it will not roll around or get lost. I suggest wrapping it in wire, attaching it to a cord or chain, and then hanging it from the rearview mirror.
Bring them to work!
Place a quartz cluster or purple fluorite cluster next to your computer to help protect you from its electromagnetic field.
Place a smoky quartz on your desk or in your work space to protect yourself against the stress and frustration of your coworkers or clients.
Keep a rose quartz or amethyst with you. When work is stressful, hold it in your hand or rub it with your fingers.
Bring them with you on your next vacation or business trip!
Carry an aquamarine or moonstone with you for protection while traveling.
Clear the air!
To disperse negative energy, use a black or dark stone, such as onyx, obsidian, tourmaline, jet, apache tear, smoky quartz, or hematite. These stones, when placed about a room, home, or other area, work as environmental cleansers that purify the area and protect it from negative energies.
Fight pain!
Lapis, malachite, and bloodstone are good pain relievers. Place them on the affected body part or area of the body until the pain lessens.
Tape a carnelian to your lower abdomen to relieve the pain of menstrual cramps.
For a headache, place an amethyst, amber, or turquoise stone on your forehead, or, if you have multiple stones, place them around your head.
In the case of a migraine, lapis has been used since the time of the ancient Egyptians, if not longer.
Get a good night's sleep!
Place an azurite, amethyst, or sugilite on your forehead or under your pillow to increase your dreams.
A garnet or amethyst under your pillow will help you to remember your dreams.
A black tourmaline, smoky quartz, or amethyst will chase away any nightmares.
Can't sleep? Place a rose quartz or amethyst by your bed or under your pillow to combat insomnia.
Get in control of your emotions!
Moonstone, chrysocolla, aventurine, rose quartz, and blue lace agate are all stones that help to balance emotions. You can wear them in jewelry, keep them on your person, or take a bath with them.
Use a rose quartz for emotional healing.
Aquamarine, aventurine, moonstone, rhodonite, and rose quartz are calming stones. Lie down and place one over your heart, or bathe with them, or massage yourself with them.
To relieve stress, worry, fear, and anxiety, use one of the following: aventurine, black tourmaline, black onyx, lapis, sodalite, chrysocolla, rose quartz, citrine, or snowflake obsidian. Use one as a "worry stone". A worry stone is a stone that you keep with you, and whenever you feel worried, stressed, or anxious, you take it out and rub it with your fingers. You can also wear it in jewelry, bathe with it, or massage with it.
For depression, use amber, smoky quartz or citrine in any of the aforementioned ways.
To help control anger, keep a red garnet, amethyst, snowflake obsidian, or sodalite with you. Take it out, hold it, and rub it whenever you feel the need.
Increase your brain power!
Use citrine, fluorite, lapis, pyrite, or sodalite to stimulate the intellect.
For focusing thoughts and concentration, use citrine, hematite, lapis, black tourmaline, or fluorite.
To bring mental clarity, use sapphire, peridot, or gold (Imperial) topaz.
To increase memory, use citrine, amber, black tourmaline, hematite, or fluorite.
Use amethyst, bloodstone, hematite, or lapis to relieve mental stress.
For help with problem-solving, use green tourmaline, or citrine.
To help with decision-making, use azurite, fluorite, or sodalite.
To use any of these "thinking" stones, wear them as earrings or a pendant, or place them on your desk or workspace.
Spark your creativity!
Carry or wear an amazonite, azurite, carnelian, chrysocolla, or citrine to get your creativity flowing.
Improve your communication skills!
Sodalite, sapphire, aquamarine, blue topaz, and chrysocolla are all great stones for communication. Use them to bring self-confidence when public speaking, to help you to speak up for yourself, to be able to explain things in an easy to understand way, to overcome shyness, to be able to speak more clearly and freely , to be able to express yourself better emotionally, and to improve your relationships by keeping communication lines open. These stones work best when worn as a pendant that hangs close to the throat, but they can also be worn as earrings, or held, or carried in your pocket.
Strengthen your intuition!
To do this, hold a moonstone, chrysocolla, or amazonite to your third eye (brow).
Meditate!
Meditation crystals can be held, placed on the third eye, or placed before you as a visual focal point. These crystals include: clear quartz, amethyst, celestite, apophyllite, charoite, sugilite, azurite, labradorite, and yellow calcite.
To get in touch with your spirituality, use amethyst or charoite.
To gain wisdom, use amethyst, charoite, lapis, sodalite, or sugilite.
To ground yourself (bring yourself back to Earth) after meditating, hold a grounding stone such as, smoky quartz, black obsidian, snowflake obsidian, black onyx, hematite, or jet.
Feel better about yourself!
To increase your self-confidence and feelings of self-worth, use azurite, chrysocolla, aquamarine, ruby, moonstone, or rose quartz.
To raise your self-esteem, use hematite or rose quartz.
To improve your self-image, use moonstone, rose quartz, or pink kunzite.
To learn to love yourself, use rose quartz, rhodochrosite, or pink kunzite.
All of these stones can be held, worn, or carried.
Spread the love!
Rose quartz is THE love stone. Use it to attract love; to increase romance; to strengthen love between friends, lovers, and family members; to make a friendship blossom; to mend a broken heart; and to keep any relationship balanced, peaceful, and loving. No matter what the situation, if it has to do with love, rose quartz is the stone that does it all. But there are, of course, other stones of love.
Here are just a few examples:
To attract love, use magnetite or a tantric twin. A tantric twin (also called a soulmate stone) is a stone in which two crystals, such as clear quartz, amethyst, or citrine, of about the same size are joined together side by side.
To heal the heart, place pink agate, pink kunzite, or pink tourmaline over the heart, or wear as a pendant that hangs close to the heart.
To balance relationships, use peridot or rhodonite.
To increase or enhance loving feelings, use emerald, ruby, garnet, or diamond.
Love stones can be worn, carried, held, or bathed with. Place them throughout a room or home to create a more loving atmosphere. Put one next to your bed to increase romance and intimacy.
Add some spice to your sex life!
Use carnelian, garnet, or red tiger-eye to increase passion, sensuality, and eroticism.
To increase sexual energy and stamina, use carnelian, bloodstone, ruby, red garnet, or pink tourmaline.
Use carnelian to stimulate sexuality.
Use red jasper to prolong sexual pleasure.
Pink tourmaline will release inhibitions.
For lack of libido, use fluorite or red garnet.
Place them next to, on, or around the bed, or wear them as jewelry.
Bring abundance, prosperity, wealth, and success into your life!
For prosperity, place a citrine in the "wealth corner" of your home. This is the corner to the left of and furthest away from the front door. If this is where your bathroom is, do not put the stone in there, otherwise any wealth that you acquire will go right down the toilet!
Wealth comes in many forms other than money and material things. Being surrounded by a loving family can make someone feel wealthy. To bring wealth of any kind, wear or carry green aventurine, peridot, bloodstone, emerald, jade, or pyrite (fool's gold).
Keep a green aventurine in your wallet or purse to make your money multiply.
Bring good luck!
Wear or carry a green aventurine or golden tiger-eye with you.
Bring a green aventurine with you to the casino. Wear it in a pouch around your neck, keep it in your pocket, or hold it while you are playing.
What Can I Do With My Stones?
You may have just bought your very first stones, and now you are wondering what you can do with them. Or, perhaps you would like to purchase some stones, but are unsure of which ones might be the most helpful to you. Or maybe you are planning to start a collection of stones, and need some ideas on which ones you would like for your collection. Below are some common and simple uses for your stones and crystals.
Put them around your home!
Place a protective stone, such as black onyx, hematite, or black obsidian, outside by your front door to prevent negative energies, including burglars, from entering your home.
Place a rose quartz on a table or shelf in a frequently used room, such as a living room, family room, or den, to fill your home with love and harmony.
Put them in your car!
Placing a golden tiger-eye in your car will help to protect you and your car against accidents. Place the stone in a secure place where it will not roll around or get lost. I suggest wrapping it in wire, attaching it to a cord or chain, and then hanging it from the rearview mirror.
Bring them to work!
Place a quartz cluster or purple fluorite cluster next to your computer to help protect you from its electromagnetic field.
Place a smoky quartz on your desk or in your work space to protect yourself against the stress and frustration of your coworkers or clients.
Keep a rose quartz or amethyst with you. When work is stressful, hold it in your hand or rub it with your fingers.
Bring them with you on your next vacation or business trip!
Carry an aquamarine or moonstone with you for protection while traveling.
Clear the air!
To disperse negative energy, use a black or dark stone, such as onyx, obsidian, tourmaline, jet, apache tear, smoky quartz, or hematite. These stones, when placed about a room, home, or other area, work as environmental cleansers that purify the area and protect it from negative energies.
Fight pain!
Lapis, malachite, and bloodstone are good pain relievers. Place them on the affected body part or area of the body until the pain lessens.
Tape a carnelian to your lower abdomen to relieve the pain of menstrual cramps.
For a headache, place an amethyst, amber, or turquoise stone on your forehead, or, if you have multiple stones, place them around your head.
In the case of a migraine, lapis has been used since the time of the ancient Egyptians, if not longer.
Get a good night's sleep!
Place an azurite, amethyst, or sugilite on your forehead or under your pillow to increase your dreams.
A garnet or amethyst under your pillow will help you to remember your dreams.
A black tourmaline, smoky quartz, or amethyst will chase away any nightmares.
Can't sleep? Place a rose quartz or amethyst by your bed or under your pillow to combat insomnia.
Get in control of your emotions!
Moonstone, chrysocolla, aventurine, rose quartz, and blue lace agate are all stones that help to balance emotions. You can wear them in jewelry, keep them on your person, or take a bath with them.
Use a rose quartz for emotional healing.
Aquamarine, aventurine, moonstone, rhodonite, and rose quartz are calming stones. Lie down and place one over your heart, or bathe with them, or massage yourself with them.
To relieve stress, worry, fear, and anxiety, use one of the following: aventurine, black tourmaline, black onyx, lapis, sodalite, chrysocolla, rose quartz, citrine, or snowflake obsidian. Use one as a "worry stone". A worry stone is a stone that you keep with you, and whenever you feel worried, stressed, or anxious, you take it out and rub it with your fingers. You can also wear it in jewelry, bathe with it, or massage with it.
For depression, use amber, smoky quartz or citrine in any of the aforementioned ways.
To help control anger, keep a red garnet, amethyst, snowflake obsidian, or sodalite with you. Take it out, hold it, and rub it whenever you feel the need.
Increase your brain power!
Use citrine, fluorite, lapis, pyrite, or sodalite to stimulate the intellect.
For focusing thoughts and concentration, use citrine, hematite, lapis, black tourmaline, or fluorite.
To bring mental clarity, use sapphire, peridot, or gold (Imperial) topaz.
To increase memory, use citrine, amber, black tourmaline, hematite, or fluorite.
Use amethyst, bloodstone, hematite, or lapis to relieve mental stress.
For help with problem-solving, use green tourmaline, or citrine.
To help with decision-making, use azurite, fluorite, or sodalite.
To use any of these "thinking" stones, wear them as earrings or a pendant, or place them on your desk or workspace.
Spark your creativity!
Carry or wear an amazonite, azurite, carnelian, chrysocolla, or citrine to get your creativity flowing.
Improve your communication skills!
Sodalite, sapphire, aquamarine, blue topaz, and chrysocolla are all great stones for communication. Use them to bring self-confidence when public speaking, to help you to speak up for yourself, to be able to explain things in an easy to understand way, to overcome shyness, to be able to speak more clearly and freely , to be able to express yourself better emotionally, and to improve your relationships by keeping communication lines open. These stones work best when worn as a pendant that hangs close to the throat, but they can also be worn as earrings, or held, or carried in your pocket.
Strengthen your intuition!
To do this, hold a moonstone, chrysocolla, or amazonite to your third eye (brow).
Meditate!
Meditation crystals can be held, placed on the third eye, or placed before you as a visual focal point. These crystals include: clear quartz, amethyst, celestite, apophyllite, charoite, sugilite, azurite, labradorite, and yellow calcite.
To get in touch with your spirituality, use amethyst or charoite.
To gain wisdom, use amethyst, charoite, lapis, sodalite, or sugilite.
To ground yourself (bring yourself back to Earth) after meditating, hold a grounding stone such as, smoky quartz, black obsidian, snowflake obsidian, black onyx, hematite, or jet.
Feel better about yourself!
To increase your self-confidence and feelings of self-worth, use azurite, chrysocolla, aquamarine, ruby, moonstone, or rose quartz.
To raise your self-esteem, use hematite or rose quartz.
To improve your self-image, use moonstone, rose quartz, or pink kunzite.
To learn to love yourself, use rose quartz, rhodochrosite, or pink kunzite.
All of these stones can be held, worn, or carried.
Spread the love!
Rose quartz is THE love stone. Use it to attract love; to increase romance; to strengthen love between friends, lovers, and family members; to make a friendship blossom; to mend a broken heart; and to keep any relationship balanced, peaceful, and loving. No matter what the situation, if it has to do with love, rose quartz is the stone that does it all. But there are, of course, other stones of love.
Here are just a few examples:
To attract love, use magnetite or a tantric twin. A tantric twin (also called a soulmate stone) is a stone in which two crystals, such as clear quartz, amethyst, or citrine, of about the same size are joined together side by side.
To heal the heart, place pink agate, pink kunzite, or pink tourmaline over the heart, or wear as a pendant that hangs close to the heart.
To balance relationships, use peridot or rhodonite.
To increase or enhance loving feelings, use emerald, ruby, garnet, or diamond.
Love stones can be worn, carried, held, or bathed with. Place them throughout a room or home to create a more loving atmosphere. Put one next to your bed to increase romance and intimacy.
Add some spice to your sex life!
Use carnelian, garnet, or red tiger-eye to increase passion, sensuality, and eroticism.
To increase sexual energy and stamina, use carnelian, bloodstone, ruby, red garnet, or pink tourmaline.
Use carnelian to stimulate sexuality.
Use red jasper to prolong sexual pleasure.
Pink tourmaline will release inhibitions.
For lack of libido, use fluorite or red garnet.
Place them next to, on, or around the bed, or wear them as jewelry.
Bring abundance, prosperity, wealth, and success into your life!
For prosperity, place a citrine in the "wealth corner" of your home. This is the corner to the left of and furthest away from the front door. If this is where your bathroom is, do not put the stone in there, otherwise any wealth that you acquire will go right down the toilet!
Wealth comes in many forms other than money and material things. Being surrounded by a loving family can make someone feel wealthy. To bring wealth of any kind, wear or carry green aventurine, peridot, bloodstone, emerald, jade, or pyrite (fool's gold).
Keep a green aventurine in your wallet or purse to make your money multiply.
Bring good luck!
Wear or carry a green aventurine or golden tiger-eye with you.
Bring a green aventurine with you to the casino. Wear it in a pouch around your neck, keep it in your pocket, or hold it while you are playing.
Wow Kyloe thanks!
I have copied all that info and will look properly later.
Fancying the nightmare one under the pillow certainly...will benefit both of us.
I have copied all that info and will look properly later.
Fancying the nightmare one under the pillow certainly...will benefit both of us.
Your welcome 
Amethyst is a good starter and all rounder and is recommended for sleep problems and is placed under your pillow.
Dont need to spend mega bucks for a decent piece. Try a gem stone shop if your near one and choose a stone that feels good for you and that you feel attracted to. If you do buy online then use a reputable website such as Keith Birch Crystals (search google for the link) Keith will happily discuss and advise on the phone. I dont use anyone else so cant recommend an alternative. Bear in mind that you dont need to buy large crystals to get any benefit, small ones are just as affective.
Two books worth getting are The Crystal Bible and Crystal Prescriptions, both by Judy Hall and available on Amazon.
Happy Dreams............Zzzzzzzzzz
Amethyst is a good starter and all rounder and is recommended for sleep problems and is placed under your pillow.
Dont need to spend mega bucks for a decent piece. Try a gem stone shop if your near one and choose a stone that feels good for you and that you feel attracted to. If you do buy online then use a reputable website such as Keith Birch Crystals (search google for the link) Keith will happily discuss and advise on the phone. I dont use anyone else so cant recommend an alternative. Bear in mind that you dont need to buy large crystals to get any benefit, small ones are just as affective.
Two books worth getting are The Crystal Bible and Crystal Prescriptions, both by Judy Hall and available on Amazon.
Happy Dreams............Zzzzzzzzzz
Using crystals for healing is considered a pseudoscience and should not be considered a treatment for Parkinson’s disease.
However, I believe that crystals have a place for people seeking spiritual growth, and a way to reset their mindset in order to think positively, protect themselves from negative energy and help relieve stress and anxiety.