This chapter will expand upon the crystal technology of the earlier chapters, giving more examples of using crystals with the symbols. Firstly, we will look at what crystals really are. They are composed of silica and oxygen, and area medium through which we can amplify energies. Quartz constitutes a very high percentage of the earth's crust. The single element of silicone and oxygen together, i.e. silica dioxide, constitutes about 75% of the outer planetary shell. Other precious stones and metals occur in much lower quantities than this. Quartz crystals really do carry the energies of the higher light frequencies. These frequencies, of course, are very transformational. One of the reasons why quartz is so effective, is that its matrix is made up of tetrahedrons. Tetrahedrons are composed of four triangles together, forming a pyramidal shape (i.e. a three sided pyramid on a triangular base. Countless numbers of these shapes are then closely packed together in a very precise way, in order to form the matrix of the crystal. As we know, pyramids are great amplifiers of energy. Crystals take their energy in through their base, amplify it through their bodies, and then transfer it out through their terminations. Crystals work best with white light, and have one of the highest frequency capacities in the entire mineral kingdom. In addition, quartz is the single most versatile spectrum range crystal native to this planet. Not only does it channel white light, but also every other colour in existence. So you will see that some of the energy that is being channelled by the crystal is actually colour.

In order to fully appreciate the value of working with crystals in healing, it is important to firstly consider how much of our world, including the human body, is basically crystalline in its structure and substance. Everything is basically crystalline in this world, and when crystals are resonating on precisely programmed frequencies, they are able to work with, be affected by, and transmit a multitude of different energies. The human body is also crystalline in nature. The largest single element in the human body is water, which is a form of liquid crystal. The blood is also liquid crystal. The trace minerals etc. are all crystalline in nature. Within the brain, the pineal and the pituitary glands are composed largely of crystalline substances, as are the other glands within the endocrine system. So, by using quartz crystals to work on our bodies, we are therefore able to program the crystalline nature of our physical bodies. We will discuss ways of doing this, in more detail, later in this chapter.

Crystals will work with any kind of energy, not just the energies that are of the Light and Unconditional Love, so it is necessary that everyone who works with crystals, and has crystals in their possession, knows how to clean, de-program and program them. Firstly, you should realise that some crystals have been worked with before, when they were in the ground. During the times of Atlantis, Lemuria, and other great civilisations in the material world, we worked with crystals, not only for the Light, but also for other modalities, disassociated from the Light. Everyone would like to think that Atlantis was a great time in human history, and that everybody around in those days were all priests, priestesses and followers of the Light, when in fact this is not true. There were many discordant energies, and many warring factions around on the planet during the time of Atlantis. This resulted in the destruction of that great civilisation. So crystals have been used many times before, even when they were in the earth. Sometimes when they come into your possession, they can still be holding programmes that allow them to work with these energies that are not of the Light. Deprogramming stops the crystals from doing this. There is a difference between programming and cleaning or cleansing.

Programming imprints a command, or a thought form or idea, into the internal matrix of the crystal, just as you would put the information onto the hard disk of a computer. Clearing and cleansing merely clears the crystal of the accumulation of unwanted energies. Firstly, let's look at how to deprogram and cleanse our crystals. Despite the fact that the most commonly given method of doing this is to put them in salt, sea salt or saline solutions, we do NOT recommend this. Salt is a crystalline structure, and a great gatherer of discordant energies, or energies that have disassociated themselves from the Source, or from the Light. Crystals do not like salt; it gets into the microscopic cracks in the Faces of the crystal and leeches out the water content. Just as you wouldn't like to be packed into salt, because you would dehydrate, so it is with your crystals. They dehydrate and then start to crack up. It is possible to actually deprogram and reprogram the salt in order to clear it of unwanted energies, but even so the crystals still do not like being in salt, because of the dehydration that it causes.

Once the original program is out of the crystal, then we need to reprogram the crystal   again. We again use the same method of intent. I personally program all my crystals With a number of programs. Some are command programs, and some are what I would term subprograms. The first command program is; "You will only channel the energies of the seed blueprint of creation, in accordance with Divine Will." The second part of the program is; "You will be self-cleansing. Subprogram; you will not channel any energies that have disassociated themselves from the Light. Subprogram; you will work when I say go, and stop when I say stop." I also always program my crystals with a subprogram that states that nobody can change the program except me, or, if I am programming crystals for somebody else, then I would substitute that person's name. You can add and delete many extra subprograms to your crystal. A crystal which is only an inch long is capable of holding thousands of programs all at once. You can program   them to help facilitate various events, or to bring various energies into your life, such as connecting with your Higher Self, your I Am Presence, or for activating the ability to  channel higher dimensional energies. You could, if you wished, activate them to bring about any healing modality. Personally, I do not program crystals to bring about specific healings in people. We should realise that we are healing facilitators and not healers, and that everything should take place only in accordance with Divine Will. So, having programmed the crystal with, "the seed blueprint for creation in accordance with Divine Will," any appropriate healing will automatically be channelled and amplified by the crystal.

 To add or delete programs from a distance, just visualise the crystal that you wish to change, add or delete the programming of. Send the mental command to the crystal, followed by the Hon Sha Ze Sho Nen symbol. The symbol will carry the message to the crystal, and the crystal will become activated.

Now that our crystals are correctly programmed, we can start to use them in various ways. One of the reasons why crystals are so good for this type of work is because they are capable of holding very precise and steady frequencies. (This of course is why   crystals are used in mobile telephones, radio transmitters and receivers, quartz watches etc.) Crystals have within them spiral matrixes, some spiralling to the left and some to the right. We therefore refer to the crystal as right or left handed, or a male or female crystal, although I prefer not to use gender terms here. Look for the direction in which the smallest face of the crystal is formed. If the face is pointing straight up, then this indicates that the crystal can be used in either hand, and is a neutral chandler of energy. If the face is leaning to the right, or left, then it follows that this is either a right handed or left handed crystal. Some of them have various angles to these slanting faces. The sharper the angle, so the more orientated towards the right or left hand it becomes. Sometimes, you will find a crystal that has both a small face that leans to the right, and one that leans to the left. In this case the crystal has a double spiral, and can be used in either hand. Left handed crystals, used in your left hand, will take away energy and inflammation; whilst right handed crystals, used in your right hand, will increase energy. Where the spiral is pointing straight up, then the crystal is very balanced, and can be used for either of these purposes.

We can use crystals as energising tools in our hands. Strap them to your wrists with a wide piece of elastic, with the points facing downwards. Use one on each wrist, of about the same size, and they will amplify the universal healing energy, the energy of   Unconditional Love, that is flowing through you during your healing session. You could also give the healee a crystal to hold in each hand, with the points facing up the arms.

This is a very energising way of using crystals, and very, very gentle.

We can also form them into geometric patterns known as crystal mandalas, on and around the body physical of our client. This is a much more powerful way of using the crystals in healing. We have already talked about using the patterns of the Reiki symbols to form mandalas. The healee can also be placed within a mandala in the shape of a Star of David, or a double Star of David, which is even more powerful. You can build this mandala out of various types of crystals. All the types of crystals that I am going to discuss, except for the double terminates, are suitable for this type of mandala work.