A deep focus on the impact of the unseen occult world on our life led me to study astrology. At the Sri Ramanujan Astrology Training and Education Centre, which conducts classes every Sunday, I am beginning to make amazing discoveries even as I study more about the presence of planets and stars and their influence on my life. One such discovery was on the power of rock salt.

“If you feel that you are unable to handle the problems in your life, just try this,” our astrology teacher Krishnan mentioned. Take a handful of rock salt and add it to a bucket of water and take a bath with this water. Begin this practice on your birth star and do it for 27 days for all the 27 stars. “What will happen when we do it sir?” one student asked. “Try it. You will know for yourself!” he replied with a smile.

Salt has the element that vibrates with the lunar energy in us and it soothes, heals and relaxes. This is used in the ancient grandmother technique of removing the effects of the evil eye—Kala Nazar or Kan Drishti. An older person in the house would take a handful of rock salt with red chillies and rotate that in front of the child or others from whom the drishti should be removed. All the unwanted energy is absorbed by the salt, which is disposed outside in a process of silence.Scientifically, rock salt baths are prescribed by doctors to treat skin disorders such as eczema, dermatitis, psoriasis and also arthritis. Rock salt steam is used for inhalation to treat respiratory problems.

Yoga recommends using neti pots with saline water to run it through the nasal passage for cleansing. Doctors say that rock salt creates healing negative ions that help balance the electromagnetic field, purify the air and instill calm. Reiki, Pranic and Crystal healers dispose the cleansed energy into a bowl of rock salt water and wash their hands with a similar solution at the end of the process.The Spiritual Science Research Foundation, in an article, says that ghosts, demons, devils and negative energies affect people and cause distress to them through their subtle black energy. This creates a variety of problems such as depression, unclear thinking or malfunction of an organ which lead to even further difficulties such as addiction, financial problems or chest pain.

The targets are usually people who entertain negative personality traits such as anger, hatred, jealousy, lust, greed etc. If you feel you are unable to handle your problems, the reasons are much beyond what you see with your eyes! So just let rock salt heal you. Take a walk along the beach; let the waters of the sea wash your feet. A dip or a safe swim in the ocean is also good. If you feel a heavy emotional charge, just sit on the sands of the beach and let the saline air remove all your worries away!

—Swahilya Shambhavi

(Courtesy: The New Indian Express)