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Purpose of Intent: Wholistic™ Way- The Crystal Way magazine is to provide educational information and share experiences to support and promote health and well-being through personal responsibility and active participation in health decisions and healing. Wholistic™ Way serves to encourage a wholeness and well-oriented lifestyle, to be a whole person physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually.

In this magazine, there will be personal stories contributed by the people-on-the-way (the crystal way) for the-people-on-the-way. It speaks of individual's transformation and sacred stories to inspire and encourage others. These individuals took courageous steps, shared with us their valuable insights, thus expanded our perception and open our heart. Wholistic™ Way shall be a magazine that will bring hope and good news; every articles is proudly being presented and shall be honorable read by you.

We continue to welcome you to share with us your healing journey. We will love to have your contributions to make Wholistic™ Way your magazine.

Crystal Therapy

Crystal Therapy is a hand-on healing technique using different crystals and stones to lay on a person's body. Specifically, crystals are placed on the chakras, the energy centers of the human energy system. When an array of crystals are placed on the body, a special energy field is created to help restore an overall balance of the body system. The different array of crystals is to help release problem/s in the physical, emotional, mental body as well as to explore and unleash ones hidden potential. The type of crystals to use will vary according to a person's vibration.

Advanced Vibrational Therapy -
This is one of the specific advanced crystal layout working to power up a human energy system to a higher vibration.

BASE CHAKRA
Base chakra strengthens the physical body so it will have vital energy to complete life tasks. It supplies energy to the coccyx to improve flexibility and balance the weight of our body. Base chakra brings forth all manifestation of Creation. It carries the energy to sustain our survival power, our will to survive in the physical reality. When this chakra is strong, one will feel his presence and set his ground in a positive level. However if it is off centered or weak, there is an inability to act and complete tasks that one undertakes. In the long run, a sense of no-belong feeling and detachment with the world are possible.
Ruby crystal activates and stimulates the base chakra. It energizes and circulates energy to each vertebra that assists instant actions. It allows consistency with our works and provides stability to complete our life tasks. Ruby encourages one to have a good establishment on the earth plane. It promotes steadfastness when one becomes deeply intimate with his body; appreciate every parts of the body thus be appreciative with his present. One is able to make his stand naturally and influenced his surrounding with his power. He will act like a generator to energize people around him. Two pieces of Rainbow Hematite at both side of the Ruby placed in line to accelerate the base chakra frequency and promote further integrating of the spiritual energies from the higher chakras for actualization power.
Black tourmaline placed at each pelvis to assist in releasing negativity stored in the area, usually in the deep hidden darkness of oneself which obstruct one ability to actualize his goals. The layout continues with placement of smokey quartz point on each knee activates the minor chakras and relax rigidity in movement. It expands the channel of flow and facilitates flexibility and freedom to move. As the energy flows through the channel, hematite at the sole of feet will activate the minor chakra in the feet. It stimulates proper circulation of the feet; enhance our connection to the earth energy.
Boosting of this chakra, enable us to apply our psychic power to the reality in good course. When psychic ability is activated in the brow chakra, base chakra provides energy to actualize this power with control and security. Our intuitions, thoughts and feelings can be put into true actions with confidence and peace.

NAVEL CHAKRA
Navel chakra is a procreation center; a center of creativity and sexuality. It vitalizes the sacrum and the pelvic bones in turn provide stability and constant flow of the creative energies throughout. This point also regulates the sexual energy to nourish the whole body, allows one to feel warm, liveliness and acceptance of life. Navel chakra governs our ability to interact with the world and people around with ease.
A constant need of recognition from people around that is so strong that one will change his lives to meet their expectations. In a negative way, one will repress his spontaneous feelings as soon as he sees it no longer fit into the framework of the social expectation. This will result a contraction in the navel chakra and disallow any emotions to filter through. The flow of energy will be hindrance and resulted in an inadequate supply of the vital energy causes a weakening of the chakra.
Moonstone at the navel center brings in nourishment to the vital point. It provides the right amount of sensual energy to circulate the entire system. It also helps us to recognize and accept the feminine self with grace and love. Bloodstone by the side of the navel center strengthens the system. The green ray of the bloodstone helps to cleanse away the old energy while the red essence of the bloodstone energizes the reproductive system and balance the hormone regulation. Gem silica placed above the moonstone is to help release the guilt and traumatic experiences
The combination of cuprite, carnelian and gold topaz below the chakra act as the connectors to the base chakra through releases and energizes the sacrum area. It activates the energies of the sacrum and the sacral nerve system to facilitate a deeper inner feeling of our emotions and body, so that our action flows with our true sensual feeling. They boost the navel chakra to allow free and easy movement throughout the space of ones life.

SOLAR PLEXUS CHAKRA
Solar plexus represents our Sun, our power center, our social identity and the ability to achieve in the earth plane. It is a processing center whereby all source of energy will be absorbed and transformed into the appropriate amount to be distributed to the rest of the chakras. This process is known as the manifestation power, the creative force of the solar plexus.
Gem Citrine purifies the chakra and allows expansion of the energy movement. It assists in proper regulation of the spiritual and earthly energies to the rest of the vital points. The combination of the tiger-eye and green tourmaline around the solar plexus chakra is to provide integration of the spiritual richness of the higher chakras into the solar plexus to be transformed into the creative energy at the lower chakras. Four pieces of Imperial Topaz placed around the gold calcite further stimulates our inter-personal skills and promotes confidence and trust in ourselves.
The solar plexus chakra is also known as our emotional center whereby any bad experiences turn sour, anger, guilt, sorrow will take residence in this center. Dioptase placed above the chakra is to channel in healing ray to the negative emotions stored in the solar plexus. It helps to release conflicts, hurt and remorse feelings. And further assists one in acceptance and integration of ones feeling, wishes and experiences in a positive manner. Its rich emerald green ray further increases ones inner light and illuminating ones situations in life. It promotes our ability to enter a more positive and long-term relationship with others.
Staurolite continues below the dioptase enhances the development of ones stamina and provides energy to the back of the body, which is the support of our life. It helps in releasing tension and dissipates blockages that stores in the chakra. Therefore one is able to withdraw from the depressive circumstances and attracts positive conditions.
The crystal array on the whole enhances willpower, volition and balances the "I". It supports close connection to the energy in all things that one is in search of. When the function of the solar plexus chakra is in proper flow, all our actions are in the right alignment and harmony with the cosmic laws of the natural balance. Our every action contributes to the development of the spiritual and material riches in us and to others.

HEART CONNECTION
Heart Chakra is located at the center of the chest. It stimulates the heart and the circulatory system. It is the carrier of our deepest feeling to us and all level of beings. It enables our capability to embrace all love and allows unconditionally loving to others. Heart chakra channels love energy to allow true and blissful interaction with people and surroundings. This chakra also opens us to positive opportunities and the ability to take them on and carries out every task with pleasure rather than obligation.
When we deny our feelings and avoid true interaction with self and others, the heart chakra is weakened. The blockages in our heart chakra will only be eliminated when we take a closer look at the unloved and suppressed parts of ourselves and rejuvenate them with our love. The combination of pink cobaltite calcite and Rhodocrosite on the thymus and the heart chakra respectively is to facilitate an inner attitude of unconditional acceptance of our pain, hurt, remorse and guilt. To set them free and allow us to embrace, appreciate and approve of self. Double terminations rose quartz and adventurine around the heart chakra assists in directing empathy and strength to the heart.
Green smithsonite appears in this array allows transmission of healing energy to the muscles and veins to release stored anger and tensions. While kunzite facilitates the deepest healing to the heart relating to relationship matters and encourages the feeling to be expressed out with peace and joy. It also allows one to accept changes gracefully.
When the heart chakra is vibrating in a balance level, Pink cobaltite calcite continues its second stage of initiation by channeling the golden pink ray to connect to our divine love. It brings in the affluence love and nourishes all level of love with true pleasure, understanding, honesty, joy and grace. It further affects and strengthens our emotional body, facilitates a loving auric field that radiates warmth, sincerity and happiness to others.
The whole array will accelerate the frequency rate, heighten vibration for a positive, uplifting and enriching counter to each of the persons involved.

THROAT CHAKRA
Throat chakra is known as the center of expression. It is the transformation center whereby thoughts and ideas are being transformed into different kind of expression through speech, art, writing etc. A proper activated throat chakra strengthens the throat and allows a good linkage with our thought and feeling so we are able to express in a harmonious level. Throat chakra balances the thyroid gland and stimulates metabolism, so to have the right weight for the body.
The placement of drusy chrysocolla on the throat center activates the vital point and also releases the anger and tension store in the thyroid, jaws and gum. On the physical level, parathyroid is enhances and is able to regulate the right amount of calcium to keep of bones strong and prevent osteoporosis. Cervical lymph nodes are strengthened to fight infections. When information filters into this chakra, drusy chrysocolla enhances the chakra to have an objective cognition to allow true transformation. It enhances our communication skills to be cleared in our speech. Blue lace agate facilitates calmness and softness in speech, relaxes rigidity and harshness. We speak with harmony. It further helps to release worry that we carry around the shoulders. While the blue calcite assists in maintaining ones independence, not to be manipulated by others' opinions and free from prejudices. It further assists one to communicate ones intention in the most effective way so to achieve the fulfillment of one wishes at the same time remain truthful to self and others.
Aquamarine below the throat chakra channels energy into the divine heart to allow bridging and guidance from our inner spirit and express in honesty. It stimulates the jugular vein and carotid artery that located in the neck which assists the flow of blood from the head to the heart and heart to the brain respectively. Imperial topaz by the side of the throat chakra increases our metabolism. It helps clear and open up trachea, so more life force can be taken in to assimilate further. It facilities spontaneous energy to allow creative expression. During the whole healing process, it further assists in better integration of the high energy throughout the chakras..

BROW CHAKRA
Brow chakra is also known as the 3rd eye. This center stimulates pituitary gland, strengthens the nervous system and enhances creative visualization and visions. It cultivates greater insight, true understanding, inspiration and psychic development. The brow chakra is the center of our mental power to ration and analyze situation and thoughts. It is also the center of our psychic power where we have an inner awareness of reality. Well activated 3rd eyes creates awareness of self and others, we understand ourselves and are clear in whatever situation we are in. It assists our sense of perception to be able to differentiate and integrate all information coming to us in alignment with the truth. Emotional stress causes imbalances in the chakra, which may turn to retreat from reality into fantasies.
Blue Sapphire with two pieces of naturally terminated Apophylitte is placed at the 3rd eye to vitalize the pituitary gland, the central nervous system and promote growth in the physical body. It also activates and increases the power of the psychic ability. It connects a link to our memory bank, located at the back of the base brain. Here it resides the ancient parts of us and also the storehouse of the psychic power. Sapphire activates our power and brings forth the abilities and exercise the power in our physical world. We become aware of the reality with deep knowing and are able to comprehend many things intuitively. When the brow chakra is activated and flows in harmony, we analyze and ration every situation in a more creative perception. .
Fear is the main cause to our true perception of the world. When we experience failure, separation from loved ones and loneliness, we rely on the material world to fulfill our emptiness that we do not see that our inner core of being has them all. We see only that love and recognition of others can fulfill our love, we block ourselves and loses our feeling of inner fulfillment and bliss within. The false perception then goes out to seek material success and physical sensation to fill the void. Two pieces of Chariote rest by the side of the Sapphire brings in light to allow us to see our fear that results the limited consciousness we comprised. The black essences found in the chariote give strength and courage to consciously break away the fear and rigid pattern in us. Once the chain is release, we create a higher positive thinking pattern in our life.
Sugilite placed below the brow chakra is to assist the fear pattern to be released in a gradual process, lessening the impact we might need to confront. It also helps sooths the opening of this channel activated by the strong beacon of azurite powering the 3rd eye. It assists the new vital energy to be absorbed by the chakra and be passed on to the rest of the chakras without hindrances. Then transformation takes place and Consciousness takes a higher stage of evolution.

CROWN CHAKRA
Crown chakra is located at the center top of the head. It vitalizes the pineal gland. It is the first contact point where spirit manifests into consciousness. If the brow chakra is the intelligent mind, then crown chakra will be the wisdom house. This is the area where it connects to the cosmic consciousness, total knowing and understanding the Universe and its functions.
Crown chakra channels the unlimited source of light to allow manifestation to take place. When this chakra is weak, the supply of the cosmic flow is limited and will result in limiting the manifestation process. For instance, life become a routine and the cycle of activities remains, no new opportunities, insufficient energy to make changes, no sense of directions and confusion etc.
Out of fear, we consciously but most of the time unconsciously block the flow of the energy to channel through. Fear of the unknown, fear of new disappointment, fear of losing, fear of change distorts the flow of the cosmos. We contract our crown chakra to halt the flow therefore energies will not be replaced that then become stale. Later they discharge themselves in the form of negative emotions or actions. Mood swings and depression are the common factors when this chakra is weaken. In addition, they might attract negative reactions or results.
A piece of faceted gem quartz and naturally terminated Danburite crystal are placed at the hairline to send a blaze of pure white light to activate the crown chakra and opens the channel. They purify the crown chakra and heighten the level of consciousness and further distribute the rainbow ray to the rest of the chakras to complete every task with unity and truth. Selenite extends out from the crown chakra to facilitate connection to the higher consciousness to enter into the chakra system. It is also the ladder to a higher vibrationary level. Hence there is no separation of I and the Universe but become ONE.
Two Kyanite are placed above the right and left hemisphere of the brain to assists in relaxing and releasing of the tensions, depression and confusion clouded around the crown chakra. When this chakra is overly concentrated with energy, Kyanite further assists distribution to lower chakras. And it creates a channel of balanced. In addition, Kyanite also helps to stablize the physical body when we are in the process of transformation; it surrounds us with calmness and serenity.

Celestite - talking to angels

This piece of information is especially dedicated to mother Earth and the Crystal Lady, Medha.

by George May 1999 - year of change

Angel Before I went to bed I felt I needed the celestite crystals to be with me. I removed her from the desk where she had been sitting for the past six months and placed it next to my head. I had a recollection of my past while I was sleeping, I saw my childhood days to events occurred recently. In the beginning I was kind of transported, felt like being elevated to a very bright land. In front of me appeared a big screen where I saw myself at the age of six standing on the ground floor looking up to my parent's seven storey kitchen windows planning to jump down from there. Next I saw the seven years old me sleeping on the bed and was dreaming of running away from the house. While trying to escape I climbed over the corridor's fence intended to jump to the next corridor but failed and fell. Then the following scene saw me arguing with my sister and I threatened to jump down. The scene continued to change, I saw myself at the age of eleven playing in the playground and started quarrelling with my classmate, then I ran to the HDB flat next to the playground threatened to jump down again. The next scenes pictured my past recent events where I tried to commit suicides. Then I heard gentle voices saying "You have come out.". I saw many sparkling stars around me, they were my Angels!

I woke up instantly and was brought back to reality, very disturbed. "Was it you?" I looked at the sparkling light blue celestite crystals. The dream brought back memories of my childhood which was long forgotten. I was in the process of healing my emotional problems and maybe the crystal is trying to put everything in order for me to understand. I was still in 'shock' about my past thoughts and actions, and was trying to put myself together again. The feeling was like suddenly you were being exposed naked in public. I felt embarrassed. I sat on the bed, deep in thoughts holding on to the celestite crystal for very, very long. I was totally unaware of the time. My eyes were heavy and before I went to sleep, the properties of this crystal appeared in my mind. "It carries the angelic energy to protect and guide individuals as well as to assist those who are facing difficulties to find ways to solve the problems". And maybe I must have asked, unknowingly, that I be shown of a way to my problems. Maybe it is giving me the answer.

It was coming to dawn, I got very sleepy. Semiconsciously I was brought back to the land again, bright and celestial feeling. I saw a very beautiful lady and my instant recognition was she is my 'Elder'. It was a replay, she was assigning a task and I rejected it with animosity. I 'threathened' if I was to be put into the assignment, I would make sure it be 'damaged'. I woke up with the realization of my seven attempts of suicide was not to stay on earth (not to be alive) and not to carry out the task. I 'damaged' myself ( created energy blockages within) so I cannot complete the assignment. I finally have to admit that I have this special ability to help others but the past recent years, my great emotions have got me into many troubles. Instead of helping to solve others' problems I became involved emotionally and got trapped in their relationships. This was all because I made a statement of 'I will make sure it be damaged'. Six months ago I met a crystal lady who told me I am 'unusual' and can be very 'powerful' if I am willing to channel my 'force' out. I rejected her idea very strongly, just like the way I had said to my 'Elder', I told her I just want to be normal. Come to think about it, why I need to react so strongly towards her comments. Why protest? Deep inside, I knew I am different.

Now putting everything into order, after a few sessions of therapy and consciously meditating with my celestite crystal, my life has made a turn. I met a few encounters that assisted me to come out from my messy relationships and I became more aware of myself. I got answers to my questions like 'why I hurt myself?', 'am I happy to be like this?', 'what I really want?' etc. I began to pay more attention to my Real needs, I started to love myself. There is an internal strength growing inside me, urging me to come out, I became clearer and is able to 'gel' with mother Earth. I feel great. There is no word or words that can describe my sense of freedom. Or maybe the sense of freedom is right; I built my cage, jailed myself and created my personal misery. Holding my celestite now, I make my will : I want to be free from my barriers and with my capability I am willing to complete my assignment with great trust. Gently squeezed my celestite, I knew I will be guided.

The Highest Guidance by Mickey, Crystal Intermediate Practitioner

Sometime ago, I had this terrible backache than ever I had experienced. After much long tortured, I decided to put my black garnet on my back. It worked! There was a message that came to me "the back pain was due to (1) the burden I had been carrying and weighing over me, (2) the carrier of the past memories of unfulfilled wishes."

Upon realization, I also noticed my backache had gone. I turned to asked is it because I had placed the black garnet on my back or I came to understand the true that I should let go of the past and decided to start my life with new perception that's why I have no pain? The answer was both.

Then I was strike once more: the long wait before I decided to put the black garnet on me revealed my willingness to be the pain victim. I was seeking attention and sympathy from my closed ones and myself! There was this ugly side of me that does not want healing. The hesitant and reluctant to pick up the crystal to work on my pain proved me guilty (though very much I knew of its healing power). This new thought strike me so hard that it made me look within again. I finally got to truly understand true healing come from within. I am grateful for the new knowledge and always seeking for Your Highest Guidance.

Medha note:

Mickey realization of her personal illness, accepting it and will it to go has triggers her body healing mechanism to give total healing to her back. The crystal has helped her to discover the ultimate cause for its manifestation and assist her to learn from it. And once she started to look into the issue, learning to let go, to forgive and love, it will go away on its own.

In-Sight Into Facing Personal Fears

I had been experiencing a deeper connection with nature. I would ask questions and the answers would come before me in the form of clouds, colours in the sky, rainbows, birds and animals. As my experiences became seemingly more extraordinary, I became fearful, I doubted myself and I began to wonder if I was 'losing my grip'. I feared and I blocked and I knew then that these messages would stop.

Some weeks later, Medha was running an additional Psychic Development workshop and knowing that I was interested, she contacted me and I joined the group.

Whilst I was drawn to explore the psychic field, it was not without an element of fear in itself. Part of me still held to the images of 'odd' people, with otherworldly gifts, of dabbling in the unknown, of spirits and the occult. This was my limited perception.

The workshop took place over a 6 week period and covered cleansing, energising, attuning, auras, candle work, tarot, telepathy, psychometry, past life 'seeing' and working with guides. I was aware from my attunement to Reiki that cleansing can occur on many levels and Medha informed us that it was possible to experience some cleansing symptoms through the techniques we were learning. After the first session spots began to appear on my thighs and I began to keep a daily journal, which proved invaluable as the course went on.

After the second session – auras and trying to 'See', I developed spots and inflammation of my right eye – Was I not trusting myself to see?

The Tarot card I drew the following week spoke of accessing personal fears, but it wasn't until a week later when Medha shared with us techniques to 'See' into our past lives that I came face to face with my own fear . I was a little unsure at first and after the first session a well of emotion rose within me. This simple but effective exercise was forcing me to Face myself. Had I really lived before, this was not belief or someone else's story this was my experience. I saw in others and they saw in me different faces. Coroborated by two people – I had apparently been a stern, angry man somewhere in the past. I was taken aback and needed to reflect. (I am not an angry person, I don't like anger and yet as my fellow course mate intuited maybe I had suppressed anger. On reflection I knew this to be true.) And why this 'past life' at this time? I believe everything happens for a reason and there is no such thing as coincidence.

That week I noted in my journal a range of strange symptoms and emotions, but it wasn't until Thursday through meditation and then going back over my journal that I realized that I was re-experiencing symptoms from my past.

It was Saturday and we had our final class – Meeting your guides.

Monday - I become consciously aware of a message, not a dream as such, which had been trying to get through over a few nights – something was lost.

Wednesday - I unexpectedly bought an amethyst cave. This crystal was to play an important role in my healing and moving beyond my fears. I KNEW this crystal was meant to be with me, I had just said to myself "I would love to have one of these caves", I turned and there it was at a price I could not refuse. The crystal's energy felt good, and yet – was it dyed? I had read about crystals being heat treated and dyed for financial gain and I began to doubt myself and my ability to know. I put it out of my mind and felt happy travelling home in the cab. I cleansed the crystal and left it outside in the sunshine to energise. That afternoon I sat with it in the garden again the energy felt good and I felt serene - the calm before the storm. I began to question again whether the crystal was genuine and in doing so all my fears came to the surface – in doubting my ability to know if this crystal was genuine or if I had been duped, my mind raced, what was I doing on a psychic development course, dabbling in things I didn't fully understand. Fear of the unknown, fear of the negative side, fear of so called evil rose within me. My mind was in self inflicted turmoil, I was not able to detach as Medha had advised, I was firmly attached to my fear and torturing myself with what ifs.

Thursday - I felt lost. I had lost a sense of love, of positivity, I felt confused and fearful. I thought about the past life experience, what might I have been, what might I have done to others if I were so angry. I developed a migraine and I was firmly attached to my fear.

Friday - I felt worse . With the help of Reiki and a crystal layout on my body I sought help and answers to the question now burning in my mind - What was it that was lost?

- My doll. When I was four years old we moved house and my special comforter, a rag doll was lost and never found again. The loss of this doll came at a time of many changes in my young life and many memories, feelings came flooding back and I let go, I cried as I have never cried before and I let out the pain.

Throughout these days, my awareness had heightened. I noticed the light streams as we travelled home in the dark – just as if in a photograph. I became more aware of the energies around me and realised I have always seen the energies in the sky and thought it was my eyes. Things were becoming clearer.

Saturday - A new teacher arrives by post – Brian Weiss's latest book "Messages From The Masters" about love, fear and past life regressions. I read and understand, I know from my own experience that it is our fears, created in the mind which block our healing and our intuitive/psychic abilities and which hold us back from loving ourselves and others – unconditionally.

Tuesday - it is evening and I and the children are going to join the global meditation for love and healing, it is the first time I have participated in anything of this nature . I ask for a sign for this healing and its affects, I ask to see a rainbow, then realising that it is too late in the evening. I ask just for a sign of healing, within moments a patch of sky turns violet-pink and I KNOW. The meditation is amazing, the energy tangible.

Wednesday - it is morning and I can still feel the energy, when I go outside it seems stronger. I know my task is to heal all parts of myself to become whole and that each of us needs to heal individually, for the whole to be healed. We each need to take responsibility for ourselves.

Thursday - all my symptoms recur. My eye is inflamed, I have a lump in my armpit, a pain in my neck and new spots on my upper thighs.

Friday – I feel different. My symptoms, with one exception have vanished. I am able to communicate comfortably, effectively, without attachment, honestly and true to myself with love.

Saturday – I feel clear, bright, light and positive. I pick up a book by another teacher that came to me 'out of the blue' a few months ago and for some reason I had not finished - Michael Roads "Journey into Nature". It is about the author completing his journey of awareness and healing, he meets his former selves in past lives. He has no fears. What he feared the most turns out to be himself and this I understand. I have come a long way in a few weeks.

The native Americans believe that "The decision to attack our fears is the first step on the sacred path ". The decision to attack my own fears came as a result of my own commitment to 'Truth' made at the time I was attuned to Reiki II, a year and a half ago. My experiences during the attunements to Reiki, and the very fact of becoming a Reiki channel myself led me to re-examine my perception of reality and to seek and align with 'Truth'. What began as a simple desire to be able to help others through healing, has propelled me further on my own healing journey. Being someone who questions and re-questions everything, I have struggled internally to arrive at the point I am now. The inner conflict and turmoil have not been easy as old perceptions and limitations have fallen away. Recently I lost a special piece of jewellery of great beauty and great value. This item of jewellery came into my life at a time when I felt far from special or beautiful myself. Everytime I wore it I felt brighter and 'it' made me feel beautiful. As a result of having plunged my own depths and faced my fear, I can say in all honesty and truth that although I am greatly saddened at the loss for sentimental reasons, I no longer need something external to help me feel special or beautiful, it is I who sparkle more brightly from within.

A year ago, I had so many questions and sought answers outside of myself. Before leaving England my Reiki Master said to me "All the answers are within". At that point in time I could not see and did not know what was meant by this. Despite the fact that I had always needed quiet time in my day, time to BE, I did not connect this with my own knowing or awareness. I am now aware that social conditioning and events in our lives cause us to shut down, to fear and to block our own ability to know and trust in ourselves. I now have come to understand that in facing our fears, in being AWARE of the messages 'life' sends us be it through nature or each other, be it through tarot or crystal ball readings, be it through the loss of a special piece of jewellery, through the messages we receive in our everyday lives we have access to all that we need to heal and walk in truth.

We are all psychic/intuitive, it is inherent in each of us, we all have moments of 'in-sight' of 'awareness' it is only the degree to which we are aware that is different. My children are still young, it is completely natural for them to see a person's aura, they do not think about it, nor do they question it, nor are they encouraged in school or by current society as a whole to develop and utilise this ability – Imagine if they were.

- by Karen Dean Crystal Intermediate Practitioner

I Forget To Take A Moment ... By Wai Ming

Exhaustion from stress seems to have hit me. I have been complaining about feeling sick, tired and emotionally drained for very long. To fulfill my expectation on life, the standard of living I wanted to have I worked very hard for it. At first I felt great, felt fulfilled and achieved but somehow somewhere along the line it became very routine and frustrating. I felt very exhausted to deal with the daily problems. Inside me I just wanted to run! I used to glamorize my work to the point that tiredness became a way of saying, "to be where I am now, I have to work day and night. I am so ambitious and in demand I cannot even stop to sleep."

To overcome my exhaustion, I tried to take on some leisure activities to boost my spirit in life. To take my mind away from my heavy workload, I would set aside some time to watch my favorite movies. By participating in this new activity, hoping it would relax me, my leisure time has taken on a hurried, frenetic quality. Rather than enjoying what I was doing, my leisure time was filled with "productive" past time activities. I have little time off so I hate to waste my time preparing food. I usually call for delivery or buy in so I'll have time to do my work and finished in time to watch my favorite movie. It was starving for leisure, which I came to realize later in my healing process, trying to pack more fun into every second. I came to a point not being able to enjoy – I'm not in joy of what I was doing. It was fulfilling a work task in time without disruption or when it failed to fall in the time of schedule, I became frustrated.

Going into crystal meditation allows me to take a moment to look at myself. My hectic lifestyle, my exhaustion, my so-called efficiency - RUSH (The obscene four letters word describes by my Reiki Master, Lawrence). By taking a moment, I realize this is what I need - to breath a little and the little are so important that bring great release to my stress. Practice to take a moment to listen to myself and asked do I really need these. Even cooking for myself now, taking my time, has becomes my in-joy activity. Take a moment to seek from within the true needs. I have been running to grab the Best but never have taken a moment to fully utilize them from within. Every day I implemented without in-joying what I am doing but now I decided to Take-A-Moment. Do you?

A New Lease of Life by C. Lim

The troubled days were finally over for me. I have required my dignity and pride. I was introduced to crystal healing after I had experienced a period of low energy for sometimes. The crystal therapy helped to clear my energy blockage. For the first time in many months, I felt truly alive. Shortly after my crystal healing, I attended the workshop to increase my energy. I learnt about the balancing of one's chakras to attract abundance into ones life. I was guided to use the crystals to set up the Trinity grid. After each meditation with the crystal grid, I felt my energy grows. I am emotionally and mentally stronger. I am able to take my work pressure better and react calmly at adverse working condition. One of weakness area was solar plexus. Very often I would suffer from indigestion and stomach cramps. Since I started meditation with the crystals, I have not had any indigestion. Suddenly I felt my life is breathing!

Later I came to experience the wonderful of Reiki energy. On the day when I attended the Reiki Share Nite, I had a terrible argument with my husband. I was feeling extremely angry and hurt. But after the Reiki treatment given by the Reiki practitioners, my anger and soreness disappeared. Which I had been told that these were negative energies that were cleared away by the Reiki. It was really amazing because usually when we had fights I would be hit like hell for very long but in that short moment of treatment, I came out feeling good. I could see the argument was unnecessary and I was able to call my husband. I was able to communicate to him in a peaceful manner and had him see my point of view.

Owing to this wonderful experience, I had myself initiated of Reiki energy. Now I am feeling my life is breathing and dancing as well! Reiki and crystals have indeed changed my life. I hope that others could come and learn this wonderful holistic approach towards a new lease of life.

The Auspicious Moments by Jovi Chiang

A special crystal grid was created by Medha for me to enhance my health and personal achievement. With the proper instructions, I had the Crystal Trinity grid place at home and meditated daily. In addition, with the advise from Medha, I used 4 pieces of Staurolite crystal and an Apophyllite around my body daily to clear my energy blockages. As I began these practices, I experienced a more focus energy within my body and felt my personal vibration continued to rise as each day passes. The energy was felt more especially when I was doing my meditation with the Crystal Trinity grid. I work in an environment whereby it requires a lot of my mental energy to do figure calculations, costing and budgeting etc., after my sessions with the crystals I was able to analyse and focus better. At the same time I was still full of energy and enthusiasm to carry out other activities unlike previously I would be too tired to do so. I was quite surprised with the progress, when I started using these crystals I do not expect to see such a fast result.

Little did I realize that those were just the initial good experiences, about a week later, everyday was an auspicious day for me. I won a small fortune on the 4D's draw and a consolation on the big sweep ticket. The following month, I won some money from the toto draw again. Amazingly great luck!

During this period, my body underwent transformation. I have had an energy blockage at my shoulder blade for many months. I had tried many methods to release the block however was fail to do so. Whereas the crystal layout helped to transfer the stagnate energy from the shoulder to my left knee and finally was out from my body. When this is gone, I felt much lighter in energy and was relief from the pain.

The Crystal Trinity grid is a special designed therapy created according to an individual frequency or energy level to help in healing of ones spiritual and physical plane in a silence, gentle yet powerful way. I realized the important of combining various stones, forming the right type of energy field to heal my body and enhance my life.

Past Life In Mongolia – Revisited by Philip Spencer

To visit the land of Mongolia was a dream come true. 35 years ago I was told my past life was a spiritual warrior in the 7th century Mongolia. During my past life regressions, I recollected and recaptured that wonderful existence. Mongolia is also a place I was very much drawn to and wanted to visit or 'revisit' so much. However past attempts have not been possible.

Recently a business trip to England gave me the chance to travel back through Mongolia. Having half completed the Psychic Development Workshop with Medha, my fellow students and I realized the importance of this 'return'. Later before embarking to this sacred place, a tarot reading with Medha confirmed the sacredness of this journey. She saw my role as a spiritual warrior and that I worked with the Mongolian Khan. The relationships and experiences were so vivid. Death though followed, I was shot in the back by an assassin's arrow on a horse back! Deep in my memory bank, I have always known falling from my horse ended my Mongolian life. But I did not know why. Now I had the reason. The Khan had betrayed me – not surprising though as his wife (one of the concubines) has fallen for his holy man (I!)

My spirit guides told me through Medha to search out the sacred place in Mongolia – not an obvious site – but I would know it when I saw it. My heart would tighten at the location and again I would remember more and relive it again. "Your unfulfilled dream remains there – return to find it, meditate to feel it." I was worried – would I find it? I was told to be careful of a horse when visiting as Medha saw physical injury happening in my cards. She advised me to avoid sitting or near any horse

The moment I stepped off the plane, I knew. The air, mountains, plants, rivers – my heart felt like it would explode. I did not arrange any lodging or guide prior to this trip. Something was telling me need not to and in my heart I was quite assured that things will go well though this is my first trip. Before I decided what to do next, I was being approached by a body guard called Giant and a translator. They took me 50 miles into the cross lands to stay in a tent which is called Ger. It was home instantly. Later it rained – their first for weeks – I was welcomed as the Bringer of the rain. Thunder and lighting were everywhere. And in its way that tells me I had returned. I felt so comfortable wearing the local outfit.

The first morning I went alone walking to locate the sacred site as told during my tarot session. It was indeed a site that doesn't look sacred but at the moment I saw it all of my mind, body and soul knew this was it. It was where two rivers met. One was a freezing stream from an underground spring, the other from the mountains. I sat and meditated with an Amethyst, not long later a horseman arrived. We spoke through using hand signs. He offered to take me round the lands and rode his horse. Hours later we had walked through rivers, forests, visited a family tent and eaten their food. I swam in the freezing river, ridden a yak… these activities felt so old in feelings. At night a log fire in the Ger brought memories and reality together.

Next day my horse kicked me. A really bad kick – the only prophesy I did not enjoy. While I was riding the horse for hours, eagles were all around flying high above me. I felt they were my men and following me, waiting for my further command. This was living perfection, my heart aches with pleasure. The day was spent with the herdsmen – riding, eating, and relaxing. All my memories returned – how I lived and died.