What is the Rationale Behind Alternative Medicine and Crystal Healing?
One of the defining characteristics of alternative therapies is the respect for and awareness of our natural healing energy (http://www.heartlandhealing.com/pages/archive/crystal_therapy/). Color is an indicator of one of the characteristics of energy in that it represents various frequencies. Color is a function of light, and it is determined by the frequency of the light wave observed by the human eye. The visible light spectrum, in order from lowest to highest, is red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet. Crystals and gems are easily identified by color, which gives practitioners a general guide for the frequencies on which they operate best (http://www.heartlandhealing.com/pages/archive/crystal_therapy/). The body has frequencies of energy waves as well, and there are specific areas of the body that are the main centers for the flow of energy, according to Michael Braunstein, site author of http://www.heartlandhealing.com/pages/archive/crystal_therapy/. These energy cen
