Crystals are very big business and a major magnet for Woo merchants. So are magnets by the way, but this is about crystals. This selection of quotes comes from the site:
Crystals of course have a resonant frequency, as in fact does every object, literally every object, including tables and chairs. But from having a piece of quartz in a watch to act as a timer, our author (who admits to a BSc in Biological Sciences) has a much grander theory, in fact so grand that modern physics would be revolutionised if it were true...
"Crystals absorb, focus, direct and diffuse our energy fields to enable a diseased or out of balance body to find it's natural energetic rhythm once again. The appropriate crystals can be placed on the seven main chakras, which look like different coloured spinning wheels of subtle energy, running up the centre of the torso. These link the subtle energy fields of our aura with our emotions, glands, organs, physical body parts and subtle and physical circulatory flows. This is why wearing certain crystals such as yellow citrine may uplift you, rose quartz may help to ease heartache, and amethyst may calm a busy mind and help you to sleep."
This subtle energy field can't be detected of course. Neither incidentally can the chakras despite apparently looking like coloured spinning wheels. So it's a bit of a puzzle how the author can claim to know it affects emotions, glands, organs, and so on. But never mind. Even though it is so powerful, apparently it's perfectly safe... in fact as it would be if it did absolutely nothing. But just in case, we're given some helpful advice:
"One of the best ways to find out whether a painless complementary therapy works is to try it out on an animal, small child or a plant..."
You can read the article and smile here.
Bob Lloyd has studied in four universities and has degrees in Biochemistry, Mathematics, and Computer Science. After a long career in publishing, teaching, and software engineering, he is now retired and lives in Andalucia in the South of Spain with his wife and rather ancient cat.
