Rock Crystal Quartz, also known as Clear Quartz, Quartz Crystal and Rock Crystal, is the second most abundant mineral within the Earth’s continental crust. Quartz Crystal is colorless and transparent, which means “clear” and is also translucent, which means that light can pass through diffusely. Quartz comes in many other varieties that are familiar such as Amethyst, Citrine, and Smokey Quartz as examples.

Quartz Crystals have what is known as Piezoelectric properties, which means electricity resulting  from pressure, This type of property holds an accumulated electric charge as a solid material. Other solid materials and biological matter that holds this type of electric charge are DNA, bone and certain ceramics.

The Piezoelectric Effect is described as the linear electromechanical interaction between the mechanical and the electrical state in crystalline materials with no inversion symmetry.The Piezoelectric Effect is a reversible process as well which means that when an outer or external electric field of energy is applied to the object or material, it exhibits and equal but opposing electric charge. An example of how Quartz Crystal is used in modern technology is in the inner-workings of the wristwatch.

The Piezoelectric Effect is also responsive to temperature changes which showed a relationship between mechanical stress and an electric charge. Although original tests were inconclusive, further tests provided evidence that the crystalline structure of Quartz in combination with applied temperature changes through studies in Thermodynamics revealing the converse effect occurred, showing reversibility. From all materials tested, Quartz was one of two materials that provided the most responsive results of Piezoelectricity. In conclusion through a textbook on Crystal Physics written in 1910 by Woldemar Voigt, there are 20 natural crystal classes outlined that are capable of Piezoelectricity shown through Tensor analysis.

In history during World War 1 and post World War 1 times, Quartz Crystals were used for multiple militant functions from sonar devices that helped naval submarine vessels navigate underwater to Ceramic Phonographic Cartridges that were developed decades later. These cartridges made record players cheap to play and much easier to design which made them affordable for most people in general. This also helped to advance building and structural strength by using an Ultrasonic Time-Domain Reflectometer which was used to send an ultrasonic pulse through a material to measure reflections of discontinuities. This pulse was sent through stone and cast metal to locate flaws by sonar using Quartz technology.

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Quartz Crystal, due to its Piezoelectric Effect, has been a favorite among people who use Quartz for physical, emotional, mental and spiritual energy work. People describe that working with these crystals can result in a “programming” of the crystal which means the persons intention and energy applied to the crystal can affect and change the vibrational frequency of it.

In the Chakra system which outlines the traditional seven energy centers in the physical human body, Quartz is often placed on the “Third Eye” or “Crown Chakra” to induce and amplify Psychic Reception and Astral Projection. The Third Eye Chakra which is also known as the “Brow” Chakra rests in the center of the forehead. And the Crown Chakra rests at the top of the head. Many people who use Quartz Crystal with these intentions during altered states of consciousness such as in the dream state or in deep states of meditation, discover slight to moderate and even sometimes strong energy shifts within their bodies that affect them positively.

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Some people find that by using Quartz Crystal, along with other varieties of Quartz like Amethyst or Citrine during meditations and dream work, their visual and auditory responses become much more vivid and detailed. Others find that Quartz helps them to focus and concentrate better, and guides them further into a deeper state of their subconscious, including regulating their empathic response to others. This can have multiple effects in a positive way because with a deeper state of relaxation, many people find that their physical bodies have a reduction in blood pressure, release of tension and offer further mental clarity, especially during times of stress. Quartz Crystal can also enhance the effects of Self Hypnosis and Visualizations as a tool for anger management.

Some people also find using Quartz Crystals for an overall sense of well being is very effective as a way of healing and coping from the grief associated with death and loss, or a way to regulate the fluctuations associated with aspects of depression such as Post Partum Depression.

For metaphysical purposes such as using Quartz in meditation and dream work, it is important people choose their crystals personally to ensure a strong connection the vibrations of it. Some crystals emit slight variations of vibration and the more attuned people become to the energies of crystals, the more they are able to notice the differences that help them connect to the crystal that is just right for them. Traditionally, Quartz Crystal can be energetically cleansed through salt baths, sunlight, moonlight or being placed in the earth for a short time but it is not always necessary. Quartz Crystal is self cleansing.

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As we explored the Piezoelectric effect through my other article pertaining to Quartz Crystal in which we described the Piezoelectric effect as electricity resulting  from pressure, which holds an accumulated electric charge as a solid material, in this article we are going to further explore how this effect pertains to the Pineal Gland inside the human brain.

In this article we will be exploring how the Piezoelectric effect relates to the human brain and electromagnetic energies within and outside the human body that pertain to extra sensory perception and energetic sensitivity, especially during exercises that focus on enhancing the electromagnetic response through meditation, dreams and environmental stimulation. In metaphysical literature, the Pineal Gland has been described as the “seat of the soul”, the “third eye”, and “Brow Chakra (Ajna Chakra). The reference to being the “third eye” is quite ironic considering the anatomy of the Pineal Gland has a lens, cornea and retina as does the actual eye.

Physiologically, the Pineal Gland is a pine cone shaped gland of the endocrine system that is approximately the size of a raisin, and is responsible for producing Melatonin which influences sexual development and regulates the sleep cycles in the human brain and body. More specifically, the Pineal gland is responsible for converting Serotonin into Melatonin and is the only gland in the body that does so. It is the first distinguishable gland present in the brain and is recognizable within three weeks gestation of fetal development.

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Inside the Pineal Gland are Calcite Micro Crystals consisting of Calcium, Carbon and Oxygen that produce bioluminescense; a “cold” light that produces light without heat, ranging in the blue-green light spectrum. In deep sea marine life that uses bioluminescense in the same way, we can look forward to more emphasis on developing the Pineal Gland for transparency within the cellular tissue of the human body. For example, there have been ongoing studies in labs with animals such as rats in which bioluminescent imaging is able to detect cancer or abnormal cell growth in comparison with thermal imaging that makes the study and conclusions more efficient and precise.

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The Calcite Micro-crystals are said to have their own Piezoelectric effect that is responsive to electromagnetic energies outside the physical body, and can also produce it’s own electromagnetic energy. A new form of bio-mineralization has been studied in the human Pineal Gland using scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive spectroscopy.

A study conducted in Israel by the Department of Chemical Engineering through the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Sheva, these tiny micro-crystals were noted to have a texture that may be noncentrosymmetric because of the structural organization of the sub-unit, even though the single crystals do have a center of symmetry which gives one reason in which the crystals are considered Piezoelectric, similar to the calcite crystals inside the inner ear. Among many results, it is discovered that the calcite micro-crystals would have piezoelectric properties with excitability in the frequency range of mobile communications which brings into question the entire spectrum of energy waves we encounter every day that could, in the long term, create morphological change on cellular membranes of related cells.

What this means is that any energies that produce an electromagnetic response in relation to the Pineal gland could alter energy patterns within the body and brain from the central nervous system to sexual function, sleep cycles or sleep deprivation and hypersensitivity to electromagnetic stimulation through one’s environment.

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Discovering the alteration that electromagnetic frequency waves of energy has on the Pineal Gland is not new to science, Metaphysicians or spiritualists.

According to author Preston B. Nichols who wrote The Montauk Project copyright © 1992, states that in the 1960’s, military personnel of the Air Force were working on the Sage Radar project on a decommissioned base, Montauk. It was reported that by changing the pulse duration and frequency of the radar that used a middle infrared band of energy waves, they could change the general mood of the people on the base.

Results of stronger pulses of infrared energy waves on the brain, and especially the Calcite Micro-crystals in the Pineal Gland are:

• Sleepiness
• Crying
• Agitation
• Depression
• Anxiety
• Aggression
• Fear
• Terror
• Hopelessness
• Grief
• Apathy
• And even Death

Infrared energy waves are the lower frequency waves on the light spectrum. Low frequency waves have a longer wave length which correspond with lower emotional energies and moods. While higher frequency waves such as those in the green, blue and violet range produce higher emotional energies and moods.

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The same results can be seen in sound waves as well. A great study for comparison is Dr. Masaru Emoto in his groundbreaking research of how human consciousness can intentionally and unintentionally effect the molecular structure of water,  as well as studying the result of sound wave vibrations. For example, research has been done in which large metal plates are subjected to a range of different sound waves that affect grains of sand sitting on top of the metal plate. The conclusion is that the grains of sand develop and shift into geometric patterns and shapes depending on the sound waves that are applied.

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Metaphysically, quartz crystals resonate very closely with the Piezoelectric effect that the Calcite Micro-crystals produce within the Pineal Gland as well as inner ear, which makes them highly effective for the usage of spiritual endeavors, meditation, altering one’s mood or altering one’s state of well being that range in subtlety or intensity for the individual using crystals as a form of energetic therapy.

Similar to how the lower infrared band of frequency waves can adversely affect the mood and health of the human body, so can the higher frequency waves that can positively affect the mood and health of the human body.

Avoiding geographical areas or electronic equipment that emit large quantities of infrared energy waves supports a more positive experience in relation to the Pineal Gland and assists in keeping in balance the moods, sleep cycles and sexual health of the person.

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