It is believed that we, as a human being, are comprised of the body and the mind or in other words, the form and the abstract. A healthy body comes from eating the right kind of food and exercises while a strong mind must be able to be resigned and stay calm. Sickness occurs when our forms are affected by chemical substances, germs, or even free radicals. Meanwhile, the abstract can be affected as well from sadness, depression, anger, revenge, greediness or mistakenness and other thing outside which comes in a form of energy.

The universe is full of wave energy such as cosmic wave, light wave, sound wave. Some waves were created by human such as radio wave, television wave, telephone wave. It is said that a phone with high wave can affect the nerve. One of my senior acquaintance always felt the ache on her face after she had been talking on the phone for hours for the sake of her business. It was a continuous pain until she started doing qi-gong. After that, she noticed the pain was gone away for over half a day.

We need to know that our bodies and minds, mass and vibration wave circulate to and fro all the time and the cells exchange sodium and potassium charges which causes what is called membrane potential. Thus, the electro-magnetic fields encircling the body occur and are referred to as "aura"

We can imagine the aura as an astronaut suit and there are different factors both good and bad for our auras. These factors are food, weather, houses, environment including deeds. When the aura is weakened, other wave energies can get through the body and causes sickness.

For ages, human beings have been familiar with the ways to strengthen their auras so that they can have good health and life. Thai people like to wear a ring with nine different gems not only because it is beautiful but also because they believe that it can better their lives. The Chinese favor jade as they think it can drive all the bad things away. Elephant's ivory, in the eyes of Easterner, can protect them from black magic, however, a ritual is required before a person could bring it into the house and he/she also has to hold its base facing the door. The Red Indian have been using color stones or gems to treat sickness for a long time and there seems to be a number of evidences about this. The Red Indian therapists used crystal, feather, and smoke for their treatment.

New scientists have given a description about this that gems or precious stones or ores have their molecules placed in order. These crystals absorb some waves and produce others all the time. Therefore, astronomers are able to read the spectrum of each star and define the kind of ores on that star. Even the quartz watch uses electric current through ores to send the accurate frequency wave which gives consistent energy.

Mr.Akkanee Nawarat, President of meditation club, is one of the outstanding experts who has experienced crystal therapy. He wrote three books called "Aura Power- The Mental Power Therapy", "The Science of Color and Crystal Power", and "The Power of Joss Stick, Candle, Feather, and Water Energy" published by Ruamtas Publishing House. Interesting information is extracted from the books as following:

Red is the element of fire. Red rays produce heat which vitalizes and energizes the physical body. It stimulates and excites the nerves, the blood and the sensory nerves. It is beneficial in deficiencies of smell, sight, hearing, taste and touch. It activates the circulation of the blood, excites the cerebro-spinal fluid and sympathetic nervous systems. Red is good for the muscular system and the left cerebral brain hemisphere. It is excellent for contracted muscles. It energizes the liver. Red is helpful for the presbyopic or far-sighted individual to become ego-centered.

Red can be used for anemia, bronchial asthma, mucus ailments, constipation, melancholia, physical debility, pneumonia, tuberculosis. In addition, it increases hormone and warmth.

Yellow stimulates movement and aids digestion. It also stimulates the flow of bile and the brain's cells of the elderly. Yellow has a stimulating, cleansing, and eliminating action on the liver, intestines, and the skin. Yellow is good for despondent and melancholy conditions. It suggests joy, gaiety, merriment and is the color of the intellect, of perception rather than of reason.

Yellow is used for diabetes, constipation, digestive processes, eczema, flatulence, hemiplegic, indigestion, kidney, liver, paralysis, rheumatism, jaundice.

Green is the color between hot and cold colors. It has a calming effect and lowers the blood pressure. Green is an aphrodisiac and a sex tonic. Green is cooling, soothing, and calming both physically and mentally. It is helpful in sleeplessness and is a disinfectant, germicide, antiseptic and bacteriocide.

Green is used for back disorders, headache, heart conditions, high blood pressure, hepatic ailments, venereal diseases and sleeplessness.

Purple is cooling and a purifier of the blood stream. It is used to stop excessive bleeding and is good for the muscular tonicity. Purple can be used for delirium tremors, convulsions, ear diseases- abnormal sounds in the ear (orange and blue are needed), nose ailments, obsession, palsy, numbness in hands and feet, and eyes diseases.

There are still more information about other colors available in the books. Now, when the effects of the colors are put together with the qualities of the gems, a process of crystal therapy occurs as following:

Depression Ruby or garnet High fever in children The body continuously loses the heat which causes cold hands but hot body. Finally, the children end up with convulsion. So, put the ruby in their hands. It will balance the energy and prevent convulsion from high fever.

Hot tempered Cold colors gems such as turquoise, aquamarine, jade Joint ache, knee ache Tektite

Internal heat and wounded mouth Keep the lapis in the mouth for a while. Lapis helps shrinkage. In case of migraine, wear lapis around your neck, it will give energy right into the center of the head and neck. For sleeplessness, hold lapis in your hand for a while, then put it under your pillow.

Pimple Put rose quartz in an enameled bowl filled with water and leaves it in the sun. Then, wash your face with the water everyday and it will be rosy just like the rose quartz.

Tourmaline and citrine help to treat ailments. Wear tourmaline around your neck, the symptoms of cold, sore throat, or allergy will get better. Tourmaline is grinded and weaved to make clothes for health.