AmandaLouise. Come on. I say this affectionately. Sometimes you really just have to let things be. Some people believe in some things, and some people do not. It doesn't serve anyone to deconstruct their belief in crystals, chakras, ghosts, God, spirits, auras, fairies, Santa Claus or whatever else. Not a single one of these things is provable by science, and if a person says they believe in it there is no possible way to disprove their experience either.

I don't believe that crystals have an innate healing energy. But I have been given crystals by friends who do believe in their healing energy, and that is plenty enough for me to get comfort from them. One of our littles was given a tiny box filled with a crystal world by another system's alter (aptly named Crystal ) and it is one of our most dearest possessions. It is over 20 years later now, but that little box of crystals has given us more comfort and solace than any other thing in this world.