Since the 1960s, minerals, which form the crystals, have been used increasingly as healing tools. Many writers have linked this awareness to the New Age, a rise in spiritual consciousness, particularly towards the dawn of the New Millenniun. However, crystals have in fact been used for healing since before the Egyptian times. The story begins with the creation of the Earth-with the origin of minerals in the very structure of the planet. Minerals are natural, inorganic chemical substances and approximately 2500 different types exist. Now, with advances in geology and quantum physics, the structure and energy of crystals is beginning to be understood. We now know that people are made up of the same elements as crystals. We are made of the same minerals that are recycled by the Earth inspite of the fact that we are organic beings and minerals are inorganic. Perhaps one way of explaining the response to crystal energies is to say we subtly recognise elements that are in us all. Another striking thing about crystals is their colour. This is often what first attracts us, such as when our eye is drawan to the vivid green of emeralds or the deep purple of amethysts. Different colours can affect us physically and emotionally. In ancient Egyptian times, healers chose ingredients for their patients on the basis of the colour of the problem. For example, red was for blood, purple for bruising, yellow for jaundice. The wearing of jewellery of that colour came to be associated with the prevention of the condition. Nowadays, the wearing of crystal jewellery is for itself a pleasure and a wonderful accessory to any style. Browse the website, enjoy the colours, feel the spirit and order online.