I have scienceray on my RSS feed, and they are a source of some pretty neat pictures. The latest is on crystals: Introduction to Crystals and Their Formation
Crystals are neat-looking, so I looked at the pictures. And then I started reading the text.
This is a first of a series of articles dealing with the healing power of crystals.
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The big thing about crystals is to remember that they work in tune with the vibrations and brainwaves that humans naturally produce. Because of this, it is important that your vibes are in harmony with those of the crystal.
Oh, crap. New-age crap, to be specific. This sounds like a job for Orac, and sure enough, he’s dealt with it. Your Friday Dose of Woo: Crystals, crystals everywhere, but no woo to amplify
Not only is the stuff focussed on “healing crystal power” nonsense, what science is in the text is mostly wrong, wrong, wrong. But then I’m trained in geology, not new-age shamanism. BTW, in the “name” and “e-mail” fields, the text and background colors are the same. Hard to be sure I typed the info in correctly.