What are energy minerals?

stones & minerals: healing energy properties.

• I use chakra stones. I wanted to know if plain slate (mined from quarry shales) has any natural healing energy properties like regular gemstones do?

• Answer:

  Hello I'm interested in slate myself from the viewpoint of its use as a medium for writing and painting on in historical times, and I've done some research on the matter. Slate is seen as a balancing stone, created as it is by heat, pressure and water (Fire, Earth and Water), all together in harmony. As such it has been used by some practitioners to treat people who are out of balance or to help achieve calmness. As slate also contains a wide variety of minerals it has sometimes been used as a "catch-all", to yield a general overall improvement in a patient, where no one specific problem exists. And as slate changes texture and colour in water, it is often used in conjunction with water (and in fountains), particularly in visual meditation techniques and in the procurement of visions. It is also used in fountains and sculptures, again as a base, but also as a balancing element to keep sculpures "grounded" Its use as a medium of communication from prehistoric times to today has also led it to being used as a healing stone to mend broken communication links, especially within families. (Another case of an imbalance being healed.) There is also a record from Ancient Wales of ground slate being used as a cure for internal bruising as related in the following story encountered in the Wynn Papers (1656) of Conwy Gwyneld, "Hearing at Lady Anger's funeral, that he has an inward bruise caused by a fall from his horse, Robert Mostyn sends to Richard Wynn at Plas Tirion, a piece of Irish slate to be scraped and drunk in a posset before bed time." In some American Indian sacred paths, slate is associated with the Blue Heron Totem, and its use is associated again with finding balance, particularly among individuals who feel separated from any feeling of community ( see http://wolfs_moon.tripod.com/BlueHeronTotem.html ) Lyall Watson, in his book Supernature, gives a good rundown of some scientific theories that slate may have played a large part in providing a substrate on which life originally started on Earth. If this theory ever gains currency, we may find humble slate taking a more exalted position in the healing stone hierarchy. I've included some quotes from other users of slate below: From fengshuitips.co.uk "....this characteristic stone has no two pieces the same. They are formed by the action of heat and pressure acting over hundreds of millions of years on consolidated clays, which had been deposited under water. Their colours and undulating shapes are quite magnificent. You could not ask for a better combination of Fire, Water and Earth, neither one of the elements forming a destructive cycle and giving a perfect balance and harmony" ( http://www.fengshuitips.co.uk/crystalfountains.htm ) From www.mooncavecrystals.com - a site that sells slate beads "Useful in the stimulation of visions and has been used in the Shamanic healing ceremonies to influence the spirits. Balances the male/female aspects of ones character, bringing harmony to within oneself and eliminating dissonance and disruption in relationships. Enables one to enjoy each moment and to awaken to the inner knowledge which is so patiently awaiting access" ( http://www.mooncavecrystals.com/beads/beads.htm ) The Welsh story came from THE MYRIAD "FACES" OF SLATE An Exploration of Slate Uses and Applications - Historic and Modern http://gamma.rwu.edu/users/pcm/pub/slate/uses.html The moon Cave Crystals site sells Slate Blue Iolite ovals 15" in length per strand. Large $19.00 Small $16.00 Moon Cave Crystals http://www.mooncavecrystals.com/beads/beads.htm Lyall Watson, Supernature, Hardcover, Doubleday; ASIN: 0385007442; (May 1973) http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0385007442/qid=1033810504 Some google searches to try: ://www.google.com/search?q=slate+magic+stone ://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=chakra+healing+slate+stone ://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=slate+stone+history