14/06/2014
An excerpt from Clemence Lefevre's book Himalayan Salt Crystal Lamps:
Imagine that you have in your possession a geological treasure that dates back millions of years - before mankind appeared - and holds the earth's secrets inside. Imagine that this jewel, which also holds the memory of the sea, is a tool for vitality an spiritual growth. This dream can now be reality thanks to crystal salt lamps, unique in their origin, age, and surprising powers of harmonization and revitalization.
Rock salt is found in deep deposits in many regions of the world, including France, Poland, and Persia to name just a few. If forms crystals when it is pressurized deep inside the earth. The Himalayan mountains are home to particularly old and lovely varieties of salt crystal, which are becoming increasingly popular around the world for use as table salt and bath salts, in addition to the much loved crystal salt lamps.
These blocks of rock salt crystal from deep in the Himalayan mountains have absorbed mineral elements that enrich them and give them their delicate tones. Unlike regular rock salt, which is extracted from industrial quarries that can reach over half a mile deep, Himalayan salt crystal is extracted by traditional methods that have been used for thousands of years.
So what is a crystal salt lamp? It is a block of crystallized salt that has been carved out from the inside, leaving a hole into which a light bulb has been inserted. All you have to do is plug it in - the way you do a bedside lamp - for it to give off its soft, calming light. This light aids relaxation and meditation and also helps energize your whole body. These specific effects owe little to mere chance, or to magic or religious powers; though crystal salt lampsdisplay some astonishing qualities, they do so for perfectly concrete, well-identified reasons. Throughout this book we will see how and why crystal salt lamps work, so that everyone can profit from their beneficial effects.
You can say good-bye forever to stress, recurring migraines, feelings of tiredness, insomnia, excessive nervousness, and lack of concentration. Thanks to crystal salt lamps your home will become a source of energy, dynamism, and vitality that will continuously regenerate you. This most amazing tool for protection and harmonization is a work of nature, and through it, the natural world will become the absolute symbol of well-being for you. Your vital energy will be fully expressed at last. You will wake up in great shape, wanting to take a bite out of life.
Rock salt's protective powers have been known since earliest antiquity. It has been used continuously - not by chance, but because every civilization has understood the secrets of salt. Occult masters of old have put it to the test, feng shui practitioners have employed it, and researchers today are rediscovering it as medicine for the home (geobiology)and for alternative therapies. The rejuvenative powers of rock salt find their most perfect, sophisticated expression in crystal salt lamps.
Today, people are continually bombarded by harmful positive ions, whether they realize it or not. These positive ions are generated by diverse factors, including subterranean sources, Hartmann networks, and the vast increase in electrical appliances and power lines. The harmful waves produced by these networks can alter our health and disturb our mental dynamism, although we may not be aware of it. Crystal salt lamps offer a practical, unambiguous solution to these problems.
The rock salt that makes up each of these lamps, which are unique in form and color, was formed two hundred million years ago. Each vein and marbled surface is a wonder of nature; the variegated beauty of these lamps is a profound benefit. When they are turned on, the lamps give out a soft light that attracts our eyes and calms our nervous systems. They are wonderful for relieving stress and are therefore ideal aids in meditation and relaxation practices.
Crystal salt lamps can be set up in your place of work, your bedroom, a meditation area, or a living room. Once they are in place, you will see conflicts disappear as if by enchantment. You will feel yourself filled with a wonderful serenity that will lead you to more often do the right thing at the right time.
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