| Nat Bondar was born in Ukraine while it was part of | | | | dramatic increase in their mineral energy field was |
| the Soviet empire, she developed acute, natural | | | | because the Monad of the mineral had to maintain |
| clairvoyance at the age of nine years old and "fine | | | | harmony and balance. Where suddenly there was an |
| tuned" it throughout her adolescence. After the | | | | unequal proportion of "Fire energy" entering its |
| Chernobyl disaster, she used her vision to see | | | | system, it reacted the only way it could. It increased |
| whether food was safe to eat or not as many fruit | | | | the quantity of the other three elemental energies to |
| and vegetables would have a "black cloud" of | | | | balance the situation. With this increase of the |
| radiation around them. She would also see the | | | | balanced elemental energies it also increased the |
| energetic residues of herbicides and pesticide | | | | absorption of the other surrounding subtle energies |
| chemicals on food and learnt to discriminate what she | | | | and the end result is more mineral energy produced. |
| and her family should eat or drink. She moved to the | | | | This is why these crystal or mineral candle-holders |
| UK in 2001. | | | | are very useful healing tools. We can even add |
| In July 2002, Nat & I began a pioneering research | | | | several candles around them to increase the field of |
| project into the energetic healing qualities of crystals | | | | energy to a maximum saturation level. |
| and stones. We wanted answers to some as yet | | | | By placing a crystal into earth, or into a glass of |
| unanswered questions; 'why do crystals have | | | | water, its mineral energy field is by result much larger |
| therapeutic qualities', 'what gives them these qualities' | | | | due to the same reason. We are however, still left |
| and 'exactly how do they work'? | | | | with the mystery of "Air" aren't we? Well the secret |
| The first realization about the therapeutic qualities of | | | | there is not air but wind… If you blow on a crystal, |
| crystals and stones is that their qualities are not | | | | its energy grows; so the fact that it is always |
| because of their physical form in any way; it is about | | | | present in our environment in "still air" means it |
| their subtle mineral energies – that is where their | | | | doesn't react, but put it into an area of moving air |
| healing and spiritual influences lie. Where they have an | | | | and its field will grow accordingly. Therefore it might |
| energetic quality – it comes from an energetic | | | | be more accurate to call the elemental energy of air, |
| level not a physical one. So if the subject is to be | | | | "wind." |
| researched at all, it has to be studied from an | | | | We can now return to the issue of why some |
| energetic viewpoint. That's where Nat had an | | | | crystals have less mineral energy when they are |
| advantage. She could easily switch her vision to see | | | | changed to a polished condition. All minerals have |
| their energies and that was where the research | | | | 'intake channels' for bringing the surrounding energies |
| began. | | | | inside their structures and exit channels that allow |
| Initially, looking at various crystals and stones, she | | | | them to give these out afterwards as mineral |
| had tremendous confusion about what she was | | | | energy. Yet we found that some minerals such as |
| seeing. Some crystals had all different colours and | | | | agate and Aventurine, have either their intake or exit |
| rays, channels, waves and spirals of energy coming | | | | channels so damaged or destroyed from the |
| from them – while others seemed almost still, | | | | accelerated attrition process that the Monad cannot |
| inert and had barely any movement of energy at all. | | | | deal with the quantity of energies inside its sphere. It |
| Selenite crystals would have long "beams" of white | | | | either has too much or too little and as a result it |
| energy flowing from either end, Topaz crystals | | | | suffers a chaotic condition and can no longer function |
| appeared to have a "fountain" of energy coming | | | | correctly. |
| from their points. Turquoise had an energy structure | | | | The therapeutic qualities of crystals and minerals are |
| that resembled a sphere or ball shape surrounding the | | | | a very large subject. There are perhaps some 10,000 |
| stone, with one hemisphere as light blue and the | | | | different identified minerals on and in our Earth, |
| other half as light green. Ametrine pieces were even | | | | probably many more as yet undiscovered. Each and |
| more bizarre, with several different energy spheres | | | | every one will have fixed certain qualities. However, |
| surrounding them of different colours. It really was | | | | where two or more mineral types are combined as |
| extraordinary and at first it didn't appear to make | | | | one (such as Azurite and Malachite, commonly found |
| any sense at all. She drew and later painted the | | | | together) then their qualities change to become yet |
| energies of over 50 different crystals and stones; | | | | different again. That is why it is perhaps an |
| these images were eventually published in her 'Crystal | | | | impossible task to list the qualities of all minerals |
| Energy Cards' set ( Although the images appeared to | | | | because you could never cover every single different |
| show various channels and feathery waves of | | | | example. Nat took an easier number – she just |
| energy coming from the minerals; this didn't actually | | | | chose fifty and studied these in depth. Only |
| reflect what was going on all the time. Some stones | | | | observing the energies of the natural stones, over |
| would have one colour of energy then change to | | | | five years, she has spent a long time with each of |
| another – and some would have different | | | | them, learning everything she can. She spent ages |
| channels on different levels of reality – so there | | | | carefully drawing, then painting their energies to |
| would be blue and green energies – but each was | | | | produce their images. |
| independent of the other in terms of what particular | | | | The original task that she set out to do was to |
| subtle level she was viewing. To make them as | | | | define why they have healing qualities and how these |
| accurate as possible; she took three years to finally | | | | actually affect the mind or body. This is a mammoth |
| complete the most general images of what the | | | | task, not because it is essentially complex, but |
| actual energies of crystals actually look like over time. | | | | because it needs so much groundwork covered |
| Nat realised that the way man treats minerals | | | | before people can possibly grasp the concept of the |
| seemed to play a major part in answering some of | | | | answer. So let's start laying down a foundation… |
| the mysteries. When some minerals and crystals | | | | If a crystal has an energetic quality that can help the |
| were polished into "tumble stones," many in this new, | | | | health or well being of a person then it must have an |
| aesthetically attractive condition seemed to have | | | | explanation of the process. If there's no explanation |
| dramatically less energy than those same minerals | | | | – we have to consider the 'supposed quality' as |
| that were unpolished. As there seemed to be | | | | suspect. So the answer must lie on the subtle reality |
| problems and contradictions with some of the | | | | of the human system. Generally speaking, most |
| polished stones, we deliberately only used the natural, | | | | people reading this will already be familiar with the |
| rough stones and crystals from this point onwards. | | | | fact that illness and disease does not start with the |
| An interesting observation was found with crystal | | | | physical body. The exception might be where we |
| and mineral candle-holders; these are quite common in | | | | might have an accident, 'cut ourselves' and thus have |
| holistic centres and crystal shops, particularly those | | | | a wound… However, even there; there is a reason |
| cut from rose quartz or amethyst. When they have | | | | for the event and there is a cause for why we |
| their candles lit, after some twenty seconds Nat | | | | happened to be in the right place at the right time |
| would see a sudden "mini-energetic explosion" and | | | | for the event to take place. We might have all |
| the subtle mineral energy of the stone would | | | | manner of emotions and thoughts as a result of the |
| increase its field by about 300%. This larger quantity | | | | event… By illness and disease I am really referring |
| of energy existed as long as the candle would burn, | | | | to matters internal of the body; things like pain, organ |
| and as soon as it went out, the energy field would | | | | dysfunction, blood pressure, arthritis, rheumatism, |
| diminish back to its normal size. A similar situation | | | | nausea, infertility, lack of vitality, lack of |
| happened with a crystal being put into a pot of | | | | concentration etc. All of these matters begin on the |
| earth; its energy field would grow dramatically. When | | | | subtle side of our being and manifest out into the |
| we placed a crystal into a glass of water, we found | | | | physical body. When we have problems like these; it |
| the same thing happened and when the crystal was | | | | is like we are trying to tell ourselves 'something isn't |
| taken out of the water and dried on a cloth, its | | | | right within' and the body acts like a big signpost for |
| energy would shrink back down to its "normal" level. | | | | our consciousness to pay attention to it. |
| Now here we had Fire, Earth and Water; but what of | | | | Unfortunately, the greater majority of us can't read |
| Air? Surely the crystals are always in, 'Air,' so why do | | | | the signs and we just keep on driving. So more often |
| they change when put into another condition? | | | | than not, the signs get bigger until we do notice |
| The more she examined their energy, the more she | | | | them. Well, that's all very well as a philosophy, but |
| began to appreciate how extremely intricate the | | | | where is the explanation of the issue? |
| subtle energy channels were, both inside and outside | | | | Imagine, you can look at the energetic system of a |
| the minerals. By changing the level of her vision, she | | | | person. The first thing you might see is the major |
| could begin to study the different energetic | | | | chakra system. These funnel-shaped, colourful energy |
| structures that all minerals possess. She defined that | | | | vortices have energy channels that travel from them |
| they actually have four different ones, on four | | | | to all the organs and systems of the body. From the |
| different, corresponding levels of reality. Just as we | | | | skeletal system to the blood circulation system to |
| possess several subtle vehicles in our multidimensional | | | | the lungs to the pancreas, the bladder, the muscles, |
| reality; so do all minerals of the Earth. To be able to | | | | the tendons of the limbs; everything is connected by |
| continue her research, because there were no | | | | these channels of energy. Now imagine you can look |
| "names" for these structures, she had to give them | | | | inside these channels and that you find they are |
| names. | | | | actually composed of sub-channels and that these |
| The most primitive and primeval of all was one she | | | | actually fine tune things as they deal with the various |
| called the "Quad" structure because it has four | | | | functions of the organs and other systems. So in the |
| "petals" and looks like a propeller shape, it exists on a | | | | stomach for example, there are sub-channels that |
| level of reality where there are only the four | | | | travel to organise things to do with the production of |
| elemental energies of Air, Fire, Water and Earth. Each | | | | stomach acids and others that deal with the creation |
| "petal" of the Quad structure allows one type of | | | | and maintenance of the stomach walls. |
| these elemental energies inside it and as the four | | | | Inside these sub-channels are micro-channels, and |
| energies enter, they are transformed to another level | | | | further still, inside them there are energy threads and |
| at the centre of the structure. | | | | even deeper, there are micro-threads of single types |
| Now the subject really becomes profound because | | | | of human subtle energies. The latter sustain and |
| we defined that all minerals are actually "alive." Let | | | | maintain the vitality of every single cell at any |
| me explain; if you look at other people and at | | | | moment, in the body. |
| animals, you can see they are "alive." If you then | | | | However, these particular single, human subtle |
| look at plants and trees, you can understand that | | | | energies also carry a program or command – to |
| they are "alive" too, but there is so little movement | | | | tell the cell what to do. When we are in good health, |
| that it is simply more of an acknowledgement of life | | | | this program is correct and functions perfect normally |
| rather than a perception of it. Now when you look at | | | | . However, it can become distorted or misaligned and |
| a stone… you generally cannot perceive there being | | | | therefore it can begin to tell the cell different things |
| any "life" there at all and this is because they are so | | | | to do instead of its normal instructions. When this |
| primeval and primitive in evolution. However, when | | | | happens, it is not long afterwards before "we" begin |
| someone with highly developed clairvoyance looks at | | | | to feel the effects and illness soon can follow. |
| a stone, there is instantly a different story to tell. All | | | | All crystals and minerals have their own unique |
| minerals are "alive" – but their form of life is very | | | | variety of subtle mineral energy. Each type of mineral |
| limited. They have what we call a Monad, or a 'tiny, | | | | energy is distinct from another type because it has a |
| spark of life which solely exists for one function; to | | | | different strength and frequency of vibration and it is |
| react to different types of subtle environmental | | | | this difference that separates them all. However they |
| energies in a certain way. Every time the Monad | | | | all have one thing in common; they all carry a special |
| reacts to these energies "outside itself" it grows | | | | "coding" or agent that acts to constantly maintain |
| very, very slightly. It does not think, does not feel, is | | | | harmony. It is called the Element of Harmony (all of |
| not self aware or intelligent in any way – it simply | | | | our data that we had documented throughout the |
| exists and reacts to specific types of energies | | | | research was published in the thesis book 'The |
| around it and that is all. It absorbs these energies in | | | | Element of Harmony'). Every single crystal or |
| very small quantities and then emits them outside | | | | gemstone therefore has a unique type of mineral |
| itself. Its structure is that of a sphere, like a ball of | | | | energy but they all contain this special harmonizing |
| energetic life in the centre of every crystal and | | | | agent. |
| stone. | | | | Where a crystal has a therapeutic quality for a part |
| The elemental energies are passed from the Quad | | | | or system of the body; it is because its mineral |
| structure to the "Monadic Sphere." where they | | | | energy has a very close relationship with one or |
| become in contact with these other surrounding | | | | other of the human subtle energies of that organ or |
| subtle energies of that level. The Monad makes | | | | system. This is because the two energies have very |
| changes to these and then emits them as one form | | | | similar strengths of vibration in their design. When the |
| of a new energy. Nat called this mineral energy. This | | | | two are brought into contact with each other, the |
| mineral energy is different with every different type | | | | Element of Harmony slowly begins to react to the |
| of mineral. Therefore you get rose quartz energy," | | | | miscoded human energy and begins to balance it |
| "Amethyst energy," "Calcite energy" and these are all | | | | again. That is the simple secret of why crystals have |
| different types of the same "mineral energy." | | | | healing qualities. |
| So, the reason the candle-holders would have a | | | | |