by Mark A Huxley

Crystals and other precious stones have been held in high regard for centuries for their healing effects on the human body. Now scientists are combining them with modern technology and achieving some remarkable feats.

When Les, a 40 year old man, broke down in tears before work in the Summer of 1990, his mother was so concerned for his health that she insisted he go straight into hospital. "I just couldn't stand the pain any more," he admits. Les had been having headaches for six months but his doctor told him it was just a sinus problem.

Les was diagnosed with an advanced brain tumour and given a week to live unless they performed an operation immediately. After a nine-and-a-half hour operation, Les was left with his left side paralysed and with almost no vision.

Les was out of work, needed constant help for dressing, eating and bathing, was unable to sleep properly and was having panic attacks.

Then his friend suggested he see a remarkable man called Harry Oldfield, who was having amazing results with his healing machines. Les started having regular treatments of a complementary therapy called Electro-Crystal Therapy.

Oldfield, like other crystal healers, believes that gems give off vibrations, or frequencies, which influence our physical and emotional well-being. After 20 years of research into the field he has developed an advanced form of crystal healing. His machines pulse electromagnetic energy at different frequencies through a selection of crystals. "They provide a vibration which is like an electrical massage," says Oldfield. Harry likens the human body to a piano which has gone out of tune. The crystal treatment units act like a tuning fork whose resonance helps bring the body back into tune.

Back to Les. After a few sessions things started to really improve. "When I first went to see him I had to be carried in," reports Les. "Later I was able to walk on my own."

Eighteen months after the original diagnosis, Les had another operation which restored mobility to his paralysed left side. His most recent scan showed that his tumour had completely gone.

Now 50, he is free from any disability and is working again. His doctors call him a miracle case but Les believes Harry Oldfield's work played a large part in saving his life.

There are now more than 200 Electro-Crystal Therapists throughout the world helping individuals with a whole range of reported health concerns.

Electro-Crystal Therapy is a non-invasive form of therapy. The only items of dress the client is asked to remove are large pieces of jewelery, whilst being scanned. On the first visit the client will be scanned by a practitioner, using a special diagnostic meter, to assess the extent of the problem and the areas that need rebalancing.

As this is a holistic therapy, which treats the person as a whole rather than symptoms, there should be no surprise if the area being treated is not actually the area that is in pain or discomfort.

During the re-balancing session the client will be sitting comfortably in a chair. The tube containing the crystals will be placed over the area to be treated. Initially the practitioner may sit with the client, but often the client may be left alone for a period of time to relax and absorb the electromagnetic energy.

The length and frequency of re-balancing sessions vary widely and much depends on the severity of the problem, the client's own level of vitality and speed of response. Our research indicates that most people respond better to regular, short treatments rather than to isolated, long treatments.

There have been no recorded adverse effects due to this therapy.

Mark Huxley was trained under the guidance of Harry Oldfield and is now offering Electro-Crystal Therapy treatments in Hove, East Sussex, England. Tel. 01273 220 283    email home@markhuxley.giointernet.co.uk