In recent months, there has been a huge increase in what is known as ‘complementary and alternative medicine’, which is an umbrella term referencing everything from acupuncture to yoga. This even includes using crystals for healing practices. Historically speaking, crystals are touted as ancient forms of medicine, with philosophies borrowed from Hinduism and Buddhism. Spirituality has been something that many of us have turned to, as the state of the world has continued to heighten anxieties and stress. With that being said, here are some of the most essential crystals for those beginning their spiritual journey, and how they can help assist you to become a better person.
Rose Quartz
- The crystal of unconditional love
- Attracts love from others, builds self-love, and promotes inner healing
- Can restore trust and harmony by warding off negative energies and bringing in gentle, kind vibrations
- A crystal of creativity and imagination, assisting with writing, art, and music
- Seeks to teach its carrier that love can be created and found inside and out
Clear Quartz
- Clear Quartz is ‘the Master Healer Crystal and the King of the Stone World.
- Gives you access to energy by clearing and balancing any surrounding field
- It harmonizes, purifies, and amplifies energy, bringing it back to its “perfect” level. Quartz can work at a soul level and multidimensional level.
- It is capable of transmitting and amplifying energies from one person to another.
- These crystals were in the first radios and are still used today in watches and computers
Amethyst
- Amethyst is an extremely powerful and protective stone with a high spiritual vibration
- It is also a guardian against psychic attack, and able to transmute that energy into love
- This crystal helps with the decision-making process, bringing in common sense, and spiritual insights
- Balancing out highs and lows, it promotes emotional centering
- Amethyst promotes the love of the divine, encourages selflessness & spiritual wisdom
- One of the most spiritual stones, it provides insights into true nature and encourages selflessness and spiritual wisdom
Black Obsidian
- This stone is excellent when placed by a door to keep negative energies out, or on a desk to avert negative energies from approaching you
- A protective, grounding stone, black obsidian provides support during change
- It magnifies energies that are no longer working for the individual good
- This effect can go back to past lives and also the ancestral and family line.
- Self-control is believed to increase with the use of this stone.
- Black obsidian addresses power issues on all levels
Citrine
- Citrine is a good luck stone that energizes every level of life
- This stone brings joy, prosperity, protection, and self-confidence into your reality
- Known as a Merchant’s Stone, citrine is associated with abundance and financial prosperity. Anyone can place a piece of citrine in their wallet to help encourage prosperity.
- Citrine never needs cleansing. in fact, it is capable of cleansing other stones, as well as your subtle bodies and certain chakras
- Use this stone to help overcome nervousness and depression
Amazonite
- Amazonite is known as the stone of courage, truth, friendship
- It helps to soothe the nerves and the chakras while helping to align the physical body with the etheric body, dispelling negative energies
- Amazonite brings inner peace in areas of outer chaos
- It assists with discovering your own truths, living with integrity, moving away from fear and judgment, and discovering a sense of true acceptance for the self
- Place Amazonite in your business space to attract new clients and customers.
- Amazonite works with you to help you see both sides of a situation or problem
Blue Calcite
- Blue calcite is a gentle stone that helps you to quiet your mind chatter and lifts your thoughts to a higher vibration. It is a communication stone at its core
- Place blue calcite in your favourite space to filter out negative energy.
- This stone is beneficial to those who suffer from anxiety as it assists in relaxation
- It removes stress and releases emotions
- Blue Calcite absorbs energy, filters it, then returns it to assist the sender.
Blue Lace Agate
- Blue lace agate is known for its gentle way of bringing peace of mind
- This type of agate is known as the stone of ultimate communication because it frees your throat chakra, allowing you to express your thoughts and emotions
- It helps you to express your spiritual truth in a manner that is not threatening to others
- This stone links your thoughts to your spiritual vibration and brings in deeply peaceful feelings
- When directed properly, it enhances sound healing practices
Lepidolite 
- Lepidolite is an excellent stress-reducing crystal. It helps clear your mind of obsessive thoughts and calm yourself
- The lithium in this crystal can create a more stabilized energy around you, which may help mood swings and emotional distress
- Lepidolite encourages your independence and helps you achieve your goals by providing support and mental clarity
- Meditate with Lepidolite to access the Akashic Record or tune into past lives in conflict with your current self
- This is a stone of better rest
Aventurine
- Aventurine (sometimes called Green Quartz) is a crystal for healthy new growth
- This stone attracts luck, abundance, and success
- It promotes both physical and spiritual maturation by balancing one’s masculine and feminine energies
- This stone also amplifies leadership qualities and provides courage through love
- Using Aventurine can help remove hurts of the heart and open its carrier to new possibilities
