Crystals have their own energies, as well as containing energies from the earth and cosmos that are very beneficial! Crystals can be used to strengthen our own spiritual powers, help as a visualization tool, aid meditation or heal. They are also beneficial for cleansing our own energies and the energies around us. Through the ages, wisemen, healers and shamans have always been attracted to crystals and their mystical energies. In this modern lifestyle, our draw to crystals has not altered, maybe because they seem to provide a balance to our modern and hectic lifestyles!
Crystals form deep in the Earth’s crust. Gases and other mineral-rich elements mix and form at extremely high temperatures. When these temperatures cool, the atoms in this mixture alter to form more stable geometric shapes, resulting in crystals. This means crystals come in a variety of different forms.
Rough, unaltered rock looks visually impressive and are very good at absorbing negative energies and emitting healing energies to people, animals and even plants. Rough crystals and crystal clusters are also fantastic to aid meditation by working as a visualisation tool. Tumbled stones are crystals in a polished form and usually come in smaller sizes. These stones have smooth edges which make them suitable for hands on healing. Other popular healing shapes are crystal wands that use the tip of the wand as a focus for healing energy. Crystal jewellery is a very practical way of wearing your favourite crystal or healing crystal and of course, it looks very attractive to wear.
Below is a list of popular crystals with their healing and magickal properties which you may find useful. If you are a complete beginner, I recommend buying at least one amethyst, clear quartz and citrine as these are the three crystals that balance and compliment each other very well. Use the amethyst to protect and heal, the clear quartz to transmit and receive psychic thoughts and the citrine to balance and harmonize.

Crystals & Their Properties:

Agate (Blue Lace): Promotes wisdom and brings ideas into reality.
Moss Agate: Promotes good physical and emotional balance.
Agate (Pink Lace): A very energising crystal.
Amazonite: This is a soothing stone that helps the nervous system and blocks pollution and geopathic stress from entering the brain and body. This stone opens and heals the heart and throat chakra.
Amethyst: A highly powerful protection stone, it guards against negative attacks and is a strong energy cleanser. Amethyst is also highly beneficial for meditation and visualisation, allowing our minds to focus and clear and connect with higher energy vibrations. Amethyst cleanses the body and helps to relive pain and tension. It is good for numerous diseases and disorders.
Aqua Marine: This is a strong stone that encourages courage and also distresses and calms the mind. Heals ailments to do with throat; sore throat, swollen glands and thyroid problems.
Aventurine: Aventurine is a stone that signifies growth and prosperity and encourages creativity. It also absorbs negativity and environmental pollution. Aids problems with the heart, blood pressure and metabolism. Eases skin allergies and eruptions.
Bloodstone: Helps to question the self and suggests contemplation on life and friendship.
Blue Topaz: This is a gentle, emotional stone that soothes and heals. Aids digestion and helps with digestive illnesses.
Carnelian: Carnelian eases stress and anxiety and is a good crystal to meditate with.
Citrine: Citrine is the crystal of the sun and has balancing and harmonization qualities and promotes confidence and self esteem.
Fluorite: Fluorite is a protection stone, especially when it comes to psychic development. It cleanses negative energies and balances and cleanses the aura. Fluorite aids in healing diseases and viruses it aids with bones and teeth problems and helps against colds and flu.
Goldstone: This is a man-made stone. However, it is made from natural glasses that help to balance the solar plexus chakra and help to reduce tension.
Haematite: Haematite enhances mental activity and balances the brain.
Howlite: Howlite is a very calming stone which can help sooth insomnia and help open the third eye and assist past live regression. This stone relives insomnia and helps with teeth and bones in regards to calcium deficiencies.
Jade: Promotes peace, serenity and tranquillity and signifies harmony, luck and wisdom. Jade removes toxins and heals the kidneys, spleen and liver.
Jasper (Red): Encourages perseverance.
Labrodite: This crystal is a protection stone that also helps to cleanse and balance the aura. Labrodite signifies mysticism and raises the unconsciousness to unlock universal knowledge. Helps healing the head and brain. It relieves tension and helps blood pressure.
Malachite: Malachite is good at calming painful areas and drawing out imbalances.
Mookaite: Helps to balance and accept change. A good protection stone when meditating.
Moonstone: Encourages logic and intuition.
Obsidian Black: This is a grounding and protecting stone that protects against negativity and helps to heal scarring and muscles.
Obsidian Snowflake: A balancing stone that helps to relive tension. A stone that helps with circulation and bones.
Peridot: A strong protective stone that protects the aura. Regenerates tissue and strengthens the metabolism
Quartz (Green): Provides strong and healing energies.
Quartz (Rock): The most powerful energy crystal, clear quartz receives, stores and releases energy when it is needed. Energy from the stone is amplified allowing us to benefit from the crystal’s healing benefits as much as possible. It also raises our vibrational energies as high as possible when meditating. Clear quartz is a good, general, all round healer, that brings the body and the chakra into balance.
Quartz (Rose): Rose quartz is the crystal of the heart and signifies unconditional love. It opens the heart and attracts friendship, romance and true love. It removes negative energy and replaces it with gentle loving energy. It helps to sooth pain and grief. Strengthens the heart and helps with circulation. Aids with fertility and helps with chest and lung problems.
Quartz (Rutilated): Aids development of personal potential.
Quartz (Snow): Promotes psychic energies and is a good healer.
Rhodonite: Helps to accept present circumstances and promotes strength and commitment.
Sodalite: Aids friendship, tolerance, understanding and clarity.
Tigers eye: Tigers Eye is a grounding crystal that promotes psychic ability. It is also a stone that enhances protection and manifests realistic ideas and goals. It allows the individual to seek their inner strengths and use them to come to a decision. This is also a beneficial stone for those with psychological problems. Aids with vision, psychological problems and personality disorders. Helps fix broken bones.
Turquoise: Enhances friendship and love and promotes loyalty.
Ukanite: Brings emotional and spiritual balance by unlocking barriers.

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