CRYSTALS: Smelted

QUESTION: I have a crystal question. It seems that many of the crystal items that I invested in over the years were actually smelted and not naturally formed. These did not come from the Satins, but elsewhere. My question is, In what ways would smelted quartz spheres and crystals be different, in terms of healing energies?

ANSWER: Thank you for your question. The process of smelting crystals takes raw, natural stones and melts them into a liquid and mixing in a few additives. Depending on what stones you are using and what you are mixing in, the new crystal will cool and solidify to a new color and formation.

In regards to your question, you will not get a natural healing energy you receive from crystals that are directly from nature. Personally I prefer natural crystals for healing, but other people may find a deeper connection to smelted crystal depending on what other minerals have been added to the process of smelting. For example, I had previously written about the smelted Quartz and Copper crystals. In this case, some healers may prefer to work with the copper infused in the crystal rather than the two separately.

In the end, each healer must decide if they prefer to work with natural crystals as they come from the Earth or ones that have been tampered by man.

Sincerely,
Sheila Satin
Crystal Healer