crystal basics

clear quartz and amethyst are good for the crown chakra.

blue tigers eye and lapis lazuli are good for the third eye chakra.

blue chalcedony and blue kyanite are good for the throat chakra.

rose quartz and green fluorite are good for the heart chakra.

citrine and yellow aventurine are good for the solar plexus chakra.

carnelian and orange calcite are good for the sacral chakra.

garnet, ruby, and black tourmaline are good for the base chakra.

amethyst can help with headaches.

chlorite, green aventurine, and rose quartz can help with the heart, the chest, and love.

clear quartz restores and focuses energy.

rose quartz helps with self love.

amethyst helps with sleep.

onyx is often used as a protection stone.

amethyst helps with anxiety.

citrine helps with success.

tigers eye helps with confidence.

citrine can help you feel more energetic and motivated.

clear quartz helps you focus.

some non-crystaline rocks can help with things as well, such as obsidian, amber, jet, ivory, coral, and pearls.

clear phenacite helps with positive energy.

bustamite and sugalite help with migraines.

hessonite helps with the stomach.

opal helps with love.

amethyst helps with intuition.

bloodstone helps with insomnia.

bombay sapphire opens the third eye.

amber helps children.

jet helps with headache pain.

ivory helps with healing.

beaches and deserts are made of quartz, so going to the beach can help remove negative energy.

crystal balls are used for scrying.

fire coral can be used for healing, but it can be painful.

quartz focuses energy.

obsidian is a glass, but can be used for healing.

citrine, amethyst, clear quartz, and rose quartz are all forms of quartz.

avoid galena, anglesite, chalcanthite, chrysotile, and cinnabar if possible. they have some spiritual benifits, but they contain dangerous particles. cinnabar contains mercury.

avoid uraninite, torbernite, radon, and asbestos at all costs. they have a very dangerous form of negative energy and they can cause cancer.

angeline, epidote, tourmaline, and rose quartz promote wellness.

sapphires and rubies are very similar, and often considered different form of the same crystal. however, they reflect light differently and therefore have different uses.

tourmaline, carnelian, citrine, rose quartz, labradorite, amethyst, and clear quartz will balance all your chakras when used together.

rose quartz and amethyst can be used to make a crystal elixer.

labradorite promotes peace.

lithium quartz helps with depression.

carnelian helps with empowerment.

clear quartz deflects negative energy and introduces positive energy.

tantalite helps with balance.

malachite absorbs negative energy.

moldavite has a very high vibration.

carnelian helps with pelvic pain.

tigers eye helps with clarity.

rose quartz is calming.

lapis lazuli expands awareness and intuition.

quartz will help you see more clearly.

amethyst absorbs negative energy.

ruby and tourmaline invigorate and enliven.

amethyst and lapis lazuli help with transformation and change.

caribbean quartz brings friendship.

onyx brings strength.

rose quartz and moon quartz help with spiritual healing.

quartz opens the third eye.

citrine destroys negative energy.

hematite and amethyst help with healing.

amethyst, rose quartz, citrine, black tourmaline, clear quartz, and sodalite arranged together in a circle will bring positive energy.

for the root chakra, use: red tiger eye, tourmaline, red jasper, smokey quartz, red garnet, brown agate, bloodstone, obsidian, hematite, onyx, carnelian, rhodocrosite

for the sacral chakra, use: garnet, ruby, gold tiger eye, red coral, orange calcite, carnelian, moonstone, madeira, citrine, rutilated quartz, fire opal, golden topaz

for the solar plexus chakra, use: yellow citrine, apatite, yellow calcite, rose quartz, yellow fluorite, sunstone, golden tiger eye, aventurine quartz, malachite, topaz, smokey quartz, amber, peridot

for the heart chakra, use: green jade, pink jade, green adventurine, rhodochrosite, green calcite, malachite, amazonite, rose quartz, emerald, watermelon tourmaline, sugilite, pink tourmaline

for the throat chakra, use: turquoise, aquamarine, blue topaz, blue lace agate, blue tiger eye, celestite, lapiz lazuli, sodalite, aqua aura, chrsysocolla

for the third eye chakra, use: sapphire, indicolite, lapiz lazuli, amethyst, blue tiger eye, sugilite, dark blue tourmaline, flourite, purple apatite, sodalite, azurite

for the crown chakra, use: amethyst, pearl, violet tourmaline, selenite, clear quartz, diamond, sugilite, zircon, flourite, gold calcite, lepidolite, celestite, moonstone, jade

black tourmaline, obsidian, and hematite help with grounding.