Dr.Van Etten writes: "Crystals can be seen as the most pure form in which consciousness can manifest itself in this reality. This means that they are the best tools in existence to awaken, activate and stimulate our awareness. Being aware, being conscious is of prime importance for our personal evolution. Crystals can help us to evolve and to transform everything that prevents us from evolving.

What is true for crystals is of course equally true for crystal skulls. However, crystal skulls offer even more. They create together a unique field, that to some degree can be compared to the collective (un)conscious of mankind. This energy field, the collective crystal skull field, has its own unique characteristics. You can see each skull as a different key to access that field. Of course, some "keys" work better than other "keys". Some "keys" give access to only a part of the field. It is through connecting with this field that we will be able to expand our consciousness.

Crystal skulls have the shape of a skull. This has nothing to do with the symbol of death. The skull contains the brain, the organ through which we express ourselves consciously in this reality. The brain is also the place where the memory is located; where information is stored. Crystal skulls are seen as storehouses of information. This is especially true for ancient skulls. It is believed that the ancient skulls are downloaded with a lot of information. However, so far only a limited amount of information has been accessed.

When a contemporary skull is carved it is like a blank slate. It contains earth information, but no other information has been downloaded. Whether this will happen depends on the caretaker and what s(he) does with this skull. By taking the skull to sacred places, bringing it in contact with other skulls, especially ancient ones and allowing people to work with them, will increase the information stored. In this way crystal skulls become an increasing valuable tool on our path of transformation.