A Brief History of Crystal Bowls

Crystals have acquired tremendous popularity since the 1980s. They are at the heart of the tools of the communication field crystal transistors and computer chips. But aside from technological uses, they have been found to be excellent tools for inner communication as well.

How they work

Each crystal bowl is made of 98.9% silicon quartz. One reason why the pure tones vibrate our body is that the human body has a natural affinity to quartz. Our bones, blood and DNA are crystalline in structure, as is our brain. Even on a molecular level, our cells contain silica, which balances our electro-magnetic energies. This is the same formula of silica as natural quartz crystal.

Thus, when the crystal bowl is played, the crystalline cells in our bodies begin to vibrate at the same frequency as the bowls. If we know the optimum sounds and notes to bring our bodies into healing, we can logically use those notes to entrain the cells in our bodies to reach the optimum, healthy, balanced vibration. .

Crystal Bowls can now be experienced in your home:

1. Eastern medicine and spiritual wisdom gives us the information of the chakra system, which allows us to align different bowls with specific areas of the body.

2. The quartz crystal bowl is based on the ancient Tibetan singing bowls. Tibetan singing bowls are known for their exotic sounds, which hover in the air long after they have been played. It is one of the most powerful healing instruments of sacred sound, with many uses. It is generally recognized that they were created specifically to elicit tones for healing and ritual purposes. This same principle applies to crystal bowls. The quartz crystal bowl is a dynamic symbol of this linking of ancient mysticism and new high technology. It is rooted in the mysticism of the past, but it is also a bridge to the wondrous mysteries of the future. It harmonizes the heart and mind with the physical with the spiritual.

3. The Priests of ancient Egypt knew how to use vowel sounds to resonate their energy centers or chakras. There is a direct link between different parts of the body and specific sounds. Such a technique appears extremely old, yet healing through sound goes back even further- even perhaps, as far back as Atlantis where the power of sound was combined with the power of crystal.

Many cultures recognise the importance of music and sound as a healing power. In the ancient civilizations of India, the Orient, Africa, Europe and among the Australian Aboriginals and North American Indians, the practice of using sound to heal and achieve balance from within has existed for many years. The Tibetans still use bells, chimes, bowls, and chanting as the foundation of their spiritual practice. In Bali, Indonesia, the echoing gamelan, gong, and drum are used in ceremonies to uplift and send messages. The Australian Aboriginal culture and Native American shamans use vocal toning and repetitive sound vibration in sacred ceremony to adjust any imbalance of the spirit, emotions or physical being.

Cystal Bowls and The Chakras
Chakra	Tone	Sound	Life Issue	Color	Characteristic	Body Healing Arena
Root	Middle C (Do)	ue	Survival	Red	Vitality, Kundalini, Life Force	Circulation, low blood pressure, colds and shock
Spleen	D (Re)	oh	Joy	Orange	Creativity, Reserve energy, sexual	Muscles, reproduction, detoxifying, emotional balance, sexuality
Solar Plexus	E (Mi)	aw/ah	Power	Yellow	Inspiration, intellect, wisdom, psychism	Digestion, stomach, laxative/constipation, headaches, adrenals
Heart	F (Fa)	ay	Love & Relationships	Green	Love/healing, balance, Akashic memory	Heart trouble, lungs, ulcers, hypertension, blood/circulation
Throat	G (Sol)	eh/uh	Communication	Blue	Clairaudience, cooling, relaxing	Throat, fevers, asthma, lungs, thyroid, antiseptic stimulation
Brow	A (La)	ih/ee	Intuition	Indigo	Third eye, clairvoyance, spirituality	Purifier (blood), obsessions, coagulant, sinuses, headaches, stroke afflictions
Crown	B (Ti)	ee	Spiritual Connection	Violet	Christ Consciousness, inspiration	Soothing to nerves, stress, confusion, neurosis, insomnia, skeletal problems