{"id":2237,"date":"2020-03-23T11:05:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-23T03:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mdis.edu.sg\/blog\/?p=2237"},"modified":"2020-02-21T16:58:06","modified_gmt":"2020-02-21T08:58:06","slug":"the-lost-value-of-crystals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mdis.edu.sg\/blog\/the-lost-value-of-crystals\/","title":{"rendered":"The Lost Value of Crystals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The\nworld is full of chemical components and naturally occurring materials.\nScientists even determine that the sun and its revolving planets are also made\nup of these naturally occurring minerals. Crystals are also made up of natural\nminerals and have varying appearances due to their respective chemical composition ratios.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\ncolour, clarity and vibration of crystals all depends on the conditions during\ntheir formation process and ratios of chemical composition, which may vary even for the same type of\ncrystal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nowadays\nthese beautiful crystals are used for jewellery and in showpieces.\nTraditionally, however, crystals were used for healing. People are skeptical\nabout the healing effects of crystals as these effects vary from person to\nperson, so it is difficult to deduce a standardised metric for the readings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A\ncrystal\u2019s\nhealing power takes place when sunlight enters the\ncrystal, when it is in contact with human skin. The rays or radiations that\nemanate from the crystals are absorbed by our skin, which in turn helps in\nhealing a particular health problem. For\nexample an amethyst crystal reduces pain and anxiety and is also a good healer\nfor headaches. Amber crystals are commonly used to treat arthritis as they\nreduce inflammations. Aquamarine helps with acid reflux and gastrointestinal\ndisorders. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Crystals\nwere considered as a means of medicating, much like how we rely on medications\nin the forms of pills or solutions when we are ill. Both crystals and\nmedications have various chemical compositions that treat different health\nproblems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aside from\nhealers, people used to also consult astrologers. Astrologers will be able to\ndo a more comprehensive reading of one\u2019s metaphysical makeup. They can deduce\nyour favourable planetary positions and suitable crystal sets that would be\nbeneficial for you. A commonly used crystal is the jade stone. It is commonly\nused as jewellery in Chinese culture and is believed to protect you from evil, to\nbring good luck and to attract love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Crystal use has long changed from the olden days to now. While they were more commonly used for medicinal reasons in the past, they are more often used as ornaments or decorative pieces now. While the study of astrology and metaphysics are still ongoing, there might be much more that we\u2019ll uncover in time to come. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This article is contributed by Rohan Malik from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdis.edu.sg\/school-of-media-and-communications\" class=\"rank-math-link\">School of Media &amp; Communications. <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The world is full of chemical components and naturally occurring materials. Scientists even determine that the sun and its revolving planets are also made up of these naturally occurring minerals. Crystals are also made up of natural minerals and have varying appearances due to their respective chemical composition ratios. The colour, clarity and vibration of crystals all depends on the conditions during their formation process and ratios of chemical composition, which may vary even for the same type of crystal. Nowadays these beautiful crystals are used for jewellery and in showpieces. Traditionally, however, crystals were used for healing. People are [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":283,"featured_media":2238,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[17],"tags":[3350],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mdis.edu.sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2237"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mdis.edu.sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mdis.edu.sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mdis.edu.sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/283"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mdis.edu.sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2237"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.mdis.edu.sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2237\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2239,"href":"https:\/\/www.mdis.edu.sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2237\/revisions\/2239"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mdis.edu.sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2238"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mdis.edu.sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mdis.edu.sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2237"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mdis.edu.sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}