The Evolution of BioMat Healing

It's time for a brief history lesson.

The Greeks in 400BC thrived as the greatest civilization on Earth. They conquered lands, built great halls of learning, and celebrated life and love with their many deities. One of their favorite deities was Dionysus. The God of wine represents not only its intoxicating power, but also its social and beneficial influences. He is viewed as the promoter of civilization, a lawgiver, and lover of peace, as well as the patron deity of agriculture and the arts. He was also known as the Liberator, freeing one from one's normal self, by madness or ecstasy.

Unfortunately, one of the side effects of courting Dionysus is the hangover. In order to relieve its citizens of the dreadful morning after Greek Healers found a curing gemstone. A curious purple rock they bequeathed Amethystos 'The Amethyst' literally translated as 'Not Intoxicated'. These early physicians would lay patients on beds of amethyst, cover them with blankets of woven amethyst, sit them in caves where amethyst was present in the walls, or crush the stones into a powder and mix them into an elixir to be taken internally. The results were a calming, grounding and soothing affect delivered to their patients.

A few centuries later, in the east, holy men and physicians made it known the healing qualities of amethyst were characterized as purifying, pacifying and transitional. Amethyst has the ability to transform lower energies into higher. Amethyst is known to calm and protect the mind. It soothes those who have engaged in constant rigorous mental activity. It has been deemed "nature's tranquilizer" by many healers because of it's effectiveness in relaxing not only the mind but also the nervous system. Those who wear amethyst jewelry and who have been recommended to wear this stone for healing purposes have done so because of its tranquil qualities and its ability to reduce negativity and alleviate anxiety.