Healing crystals are becoming more popular as our collective consciousness grows. If you're looking for info on crystal collecting for beginners, check out this list of 12 healing crystals everyone should learn how to use.
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If you find that you're someone that tends to follow a more natural lifestyle, you've probably thought about using healing crystals. Crystals are essentially a specific type of gemstone with a cryptocrystaline structure.
You're most likely familiar with the beauty of many of the more common gemstones like rose quartz and amethyst, but may not be aware that many of these beauties contain healing properties.
When you are journeying down a path towards holistic healing, it's wise to bring together many different forms of natural healing, from herbs to essential oils, to create a complete protocol. Never forget about using your healing crystals!
When you being to collect healing crystals, like the ones we'll discuss below, you'll want to hold them in your hands or place them on different parts of your body, depending upon what you're trying to accomplish. You can use crystals in that way to release negative energy and encourage healing in certain areas of the body.
This is a list of 12 of the more popular healing crystals you'll want to learn about along with a bit of information about the healing properties each of them possess. If there is one you want to learn more about, be sure to comment so we can write an article to discuss it.
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1. Clear Quartz
Did you know that quartz is the most abundant mineral on earth? It is. So it's no surprise that it's one of the most commonly owned and popular crystals to utilize for its healing qualities.
While there are many forms of quartz, such as rose quartz, milky quartz, smoky quartz, etc., when you see “quartz” on its own, it's typically talking about basic clear quartz. This stone can be completely clear to almost translucent.
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Quartz can help to improve your focus, keep you alert and stimulate brain function. It's often used to provide a sense of positive energy, helping you to feel better throughout your day. Since it's so common, it's easy to get your hands on clear quartz.
Amazon has a great selection of clear quartz if you don't have a local gem shop in town. You can also find a wide variety on Etsy.
2. Black Onyx
The next crystal on this list is onyx, a neat black colored crystal that is typically opaque in appearance. You'll often see onyx as the stone in jewelry pieces like rings, necklaces and bracelets. Onyx does also come in more than one color, but today we're only covering black onyx in this post.
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Black onyx is a great stone to keep with you when you're in the middle of emotional stress. It is useful for helping with high levels of stress and anxiety. It can also be used to help address grief when you lose a someone or your cherished pet.
Onyx can also be used to help when you suffer from confusion and need to find clarity. It also provides some benefits to your body like improving your stamina. If you sense that emotional issues are the cause of your energy drain, keep some black onyx on hand.
3. Amethyst
Amethyst is the well-know February birth stone that pulls double duty as a powerful healing crystal. It's often utilized for zodiac signs like Aquarius, Capricorn, Virgo and Pisces. You'll find this gemstone in a range of shades of purple, from very light to very intense depending upon its source.
Discover the Healing Properties of Amethyst
Many people aren't aware that amethyst is also a quartz crystal, so it offers similar benefits such as improved functioning of the brain and enhanced mental alertness. Many people also find it works well for head tension and lethargy. Amethyst is also a great choice for people that want to deepen their spirituality.
4. Labradorite
Most people aren't familiar with the next stone on our list, labradorite. It's one you'll definitely want to add to your collection and study. Labradorite is actually a form of feldspar you'll find in vibrant colors. The flashes are of beautiful purples and blues with speckles and flecks of yellow, green and red. You'll even spot some brown or grey some pieces. It may appear to be black, but in reality it's simply a super dark blue or purple.
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Labradorite is a wonderful stone to work with if you want to hone your intuition and develop your psychic abilities. It's helpful for enhancing consciousness, protecting auras and dealing with life changes. Many people find it to be wonderful in helping to increase perseverance when in the midst of challenges.
5. Blue Lace Agate
All forms of agate can offer powerful healing properties. Most agate is more of a yellow-orange or brown-tinted stone. While these types of agate are great for offering emotional strength and protection, blue lace agate is an especially powerful healing crystal.
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Blue lace agate is often using in chakra healing sessions. That's because, as a blue crystal, it's associated with the throat chakra. When you're working to heal the throat chakra, you want to enhance your voice and open it up and clear so you can speak your truth.
It's a wonderful healing stone for improving the energy in your throat and voice so use it when you want to enhance your ability to express yourself physically and emotionally. Blue lace agate can help to balance out the positive energy throughout your physical and emotional bodies.
Many people wear blue lace agate as a necklace or choker so that it will sit directly on the skin in close proximity to the throat chakra.
6. Aquamarine
This beautiful crystal is one healing stone that's pretty common in jewelry. While most people choose their aquamarine ring or earrings simply because they admired the gorgeous blue-green hue, they have no clue that gorgeous stone offers healing qualities. Since Aquamarine has a similar appearance to the open ocean, it can help tremendously with the need to promote a calm, relaxing environment.
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In chakra healing, aquamarine is associated with the heart chakra, so it's great at helping you to find yourself and express your true identity. It's an amazing healing crystal that can help people to balance out their emotional state and ease feelings of anxiety and stress. If you like to meditate, hold onto aquamarine and it will help to calm and clear the mind so you can focus on your session.
7. Topaz
Topaz is another gorgeous gemstone that you'll find in a neat variety of colors and types. While all topaz stones will have similar healing powers, each of the types will have its own unique healing properties as well.
You'll even find a colorless form of topaz that's similar in appearance to clear quartz. You'll also find topaz in browns, oranges, pinks, reds, greens, yellows and bright blues.
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This stone is great if you need to restore the flow of energy throughout the body and remove any negative energy you may have picked up. If you need to get motivated and re-charge yourself, pick up a piece of healing topaz. It can help to heal and and soothe physical ailments, help provide a sense of joy and abundance in times of need. Topaz is also a great healing crystal to pick up if you need to find peace with forgiveness.
8. Jade
Many people wear jade jewelry because it's beautiful without knowing that it's a powerful healer. Jade has a true opaque green coloring to it, ranging from light green to dark green.
You'll often find jade often used in Asian jewelry designs. It has been used a good luck charm for a very long time, for good reason.
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You want to know what jade can be useful for? Jade is the healing stone you want to grab when you need to set goals and manifest your dreams.
This stone is great for people in need of a personal transformation. So it's a great choice if you have fears you're trying to remove from your psyche.
It can also help to provide a sense of courage and feelings of generosity towards others. Jade can be a great healing crystal to choose if you're seeking more fulfilling life path.
9. Rose Quartz
Taurus' and Libras are lovers fans of this gorgeous pink healing crystal – rose quartz. The coloring means it's often associated with romantic occasions and declarations of love, so you'll often find it in gifted pieces of jewelry. A fun fact – rose quartz has some pretty amazing healing qualities.
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Using rose quartz in your environment helps to create an atmosphere that's calming and relaxing. It's a great crystal to pick up when you're feeling too much negative energy. Rose quartz can help to protect your energy field and return you to a sense of calm.
It's often used to help create a stronger bond between loved ones and enhance healthy relationships. Because of that, rose quartz makes a wonderful gift when you need to apologize to someone or you want to improve the relationship.
10. Obsidian
Obsidian is black stone that many people confuse with other stones like black onyx, jet and black tourmaline. While it looks like a crystal or stone, obsidian is actually volcanic glass that was created when lava that erupted from volcanos cooled.
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Obsidian is a neat crystal that offers both emotional and physical healing benefits. Suffer from arthritis or joint pain? Extremity pain, muscle cramps or indigestion? Many people find obsidian to help with these ailments and it can help with detoxifying the body too.
The emotional healing properties of obsidian are great too. It can help to protect your energy and aura and block any psychic attacks. Obsidian can be helpful with stress, tension and anxiety too while improving mental clarity.
Black obsidian is great for people that need help with self control and to resolve negative thoughts. While black obsidian is most common, you'll find other colors of obsidian with more healing properties. Golden obsidian, for example, can help to balance and protect your body's energy field. Mahogany obsidian can help to balance and protect your aura.
11. Lapis Lazuli
Many people adorn lapis lazuli in jewelry and accessories because of its beautiful coloring. You'll find it as a deep, vibrant, royal blue color that has flecks of gold througout the crystal. If there are no gold flecks, you're probably looking at sodalite. Lapis lazuli, on the other hand, is a semi-precious stone with origins from blue metamorphic rock.
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Lapis lazuli should be the healing crystal of choice for people who seek mental clarity or need assistance finding themselves. It's a great choice when you want to achieve a higher level of consciousness and enhance self awareness.
Depending upon who you ask, lapis lazuli is either associated with the throat chakra or the third eye chakra. So you can put your intention into either of those chakras when working with this healing crystal.
To use lapis lazuli, you can choose either a tumbled or raw form. Raw crystals tend to have a more intense energy than tumbled stones so keep that in mind. You can hold it in your hard or on the chakra you want to work on, or wear it in jewelry for everyday self awareness.
12. Citrine
Last, but not least, is citrine. This gemstone is the birthstone for November along with blue-green topaz. Citrine is the color of the sun, so you'll find that many of its qualities are focused on both sunshine and light.
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Citrine can be helpful in clearing your aura of negative energy. It's associated with the sacral chakra, so it can help to provide more joy and happiness in your life. It's wonderful for helping you to shine your inner light on the world and provide positive energy for those around you. It's also great for helping with focus, providing mental clarity and energizing the body, mind and spirit.
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