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Crystals have been used for centuries to heal and bring balance. You can work with crystals to unblock and balance your chakras and work on areas of yourself and life on physical, mental, emotional and spiritual levels. Crystals absorb, release and cleanse energy at a fast pace. When working with crystals, it is important that your crystals are cleansed of any energy that is holding on to them.
Find out here, how to cleanse your crystals.
AMETHYST
| cleansing, protection and inspiration |
Amethyst is a powerful and protective stone. Light this candle to help promote relieve stress and strain, irritability, fear and anxiety. Amethyst calms and stimulates the mind, helping you become more focused, improving motivation and enhancing memory. Do you want to remember your dreams? Amethyst assists in remembering and understanding dreams and relieves insomnia.
Chakras - Third Eye Chakra, Crown Chakra
Birthstone -Â February
Zodiac - Virgo, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces
Planet - Jupiter
Element - Air, Water
Numerical Vibration - Number 3
Typical colours - light slightly-pinkish violet to a deep grape purple
AMAZONITE
| intuition, independence and harmony |
Amazonite is a soothing stone that calms the brain and nervous system and aids in maintaining optimum health. Amazonite helps to you to see both sides of a problems or different points of view. Light this candle to dispel negative energy, aggravation and blockages within the nervous system. Amazonite assists in manifesting universal love and soothes emotional trauma, alleviating worry and fear.
Chakras - Heart Chakra, Throat ChakraÂ
Zodiac -Â VirgoÂ
Planet - Uranus
Element - Earth, Water
Numerical Vibration - Number 5
Typical colours - Green with cream veins
ANGELITE
| creativity, peace and calming |
Angelite helps you speak your truth. It promotes communication and self-expression whilst dispelling fear, anger and anxiety, converting them into faith and tranquillity. Angelite encourages forgiveness. Mentally, Angelite enhances astrological understanding and brings deeper understanding of mathematics.Â
Chakras - Throat Chakra, Third Eye Chakra, Crown Chakra
Zodiac -Â Aquarius
Numerical Vibration - Number 1
Typical colours - Colourless, white, bluish white, violet, dark grey
AVENTURINE
| creativity, peace and calming |
Aventurine is a stone of prosperity and promotes empathy. Aventurine reinforces leadership qualities and decisiveness whilst also encouraging perseverance. Light this candle to enhance your creativity and stimulate perception. Aventurine aids in seeing alternatives and possibilities and calms anger and irritation whilst promoting feelings of well-being.
Chakras - Heart Chakra)
Zodiac - Aries, Leo
Element - Earth
Numerical Vibration - Number 3
Typical colours - Green, but may also be orange, brown, yellow, blue or grey
BLACK OBSIDIAN
| protection, purification and grounding |
Black Obsidian helps you feel protection and clears confusion. Whilst bringing clarity to mind, Black Obsidian helps you to know who you are and stimulates growth on all levels, urging you to explore the unknown and open new horizons. This stone promotes qualities of compassion and strength.
Chakras -Â Base Chakra
Zodiac - Scorpio, Sagittarius
Element - Earth/Fire
Numerical Vibration - Number 1
Typical colours - Black, silvery or brown
BLUE OBSIDIAN
| balance, focus and growth |
Blue Obsidian keeps away negativity and is an extremely protective stone when traveling.
Light this candle to stimulate the throat chakra and enhance communication as this is a great stone for someone who has to speak in public or is struggling to communicate. Blue Obsidian is a protective stone for sensitive people and provides a wonderful screen against negative energy.
Chakras - Root and Throat Chakra
Zodiac - Pisces, Libra
Element - Air
Numerical Vibration - Number 1
Typical colours - Pale Blue
BLACK TOURMALINE
| compasion, healing and strength |
Black Tourmaline promotes self-confidence and banishes fear. Black Tourmaline attracts inspiration, compassion, tolerance and prosperity. This stone releases tension and balances male-female energy within the body. Enhances energy and removes blockages.
Chakras - Base Chakra
Zodiac - Capricorn
Element - Earth
Numerical Vibration - Numbers 3 and 4
Typical colours - Black
CARNELIAN
| creativity, courage and positivity |
Carnelian restores vitality and motivation whilst stimulating creativity. This stone promotes courage and positive life choices and motivates for success. Carnelian helps in trusting yourself and improves analytic abilities and clarifies perceptions whilst sharpening concentration and removes mental lethargy. Carnelian boosts fertility and stimulates sexuality.
Chakras - Base Chakra, Sacral Chakra
Birthstones - July
Zodiac - Taurus, Cancer, Leo, Virgo
Planet - Mars
Element - Fire
Numerical Vibration - Number 5
Typical colours - Clear-to-translucent red brown
CELESTITE
| calming, clarity and courage |
Celestite can relieve stress, anxiety and obsessive behaviours. Celestite gives courage to those who have a fear of crowds or public speaking and can be beneficial for shy children to try new experiences. This stone is a perfect stone to carry for those who are actors, singers and speakers, as the energy will alleviate any type of stage fright or nervousness. Celestite brings harmony and balance, and will assist in finding and maintaining inner peace.
Chakras - , Crown, Third Eye and Throat
Zodiac - Gemini
Element - Air
Numerical Vibration - Numbers 2 and 8
Typical colours - Light Blue to Blue
CITRINE
| energising, recharging and balance |
Citrine promotes motivation, activates creativity and encourages self-expression. Light this candle to enhance concentration and revitalise the mind, raise self-esteem and self-confidence. Citrine helps to attract wealth, prosperity and success.
Chakras - Sacral Chakra, Solar Plexus Chakra, Crown Chakra
Birthstone - November
Zodiac - Aries, Gemini, Leo, Libra
Planet - Jupiter
Element - Air
Numerical Vibration - Number 6
Typical colours - yellow to yellowish brown or smokey grey-brown
CLEAR QUARTZ
| harmony, calming and healing |
Clear Quartz is known as the ‘’master healer’’ as it absorbs, stores, releases and regulates energy. This stone draws off negative energy of all kinds whilst aiding concentration. Clear Quartz also helps unlock memory and enhance psychic abilities.
Chakras - Crown Chakra
Birthstone - April
Zodiac - All birth signs
Planet – Sun
Element – All (Earth/Fire/Air/Water)
Numerical Vibration - Number 4
Typical colours - Pure Quartz is colourless or white
EMERALD
| loyalty, harmony and love |
Emerald brings loyalty and provides domestic bliss whilst enhancing unconditional love, unity and friendship. Emerald keeps partnerships in balance and ensures physical, emotional and mental stability, bringing harmony to all areas of your life. Focusing on intention and raising consciousness, it brings in positive actions, eliminating negativity and enhancing the ability to enjoy life to the fullest.
Chakras - Heart Chakra
Birthstone - May
Zodiac - Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Libra
Planet - Mercury
Element - Earth
Numerical Vibration - Number 4
Typical colours - Green
HAEMATITE
| courage, trust and focus |
Stone of attraction brings out your confidence and draws admirers to you. Very protective and grounding, absorbs negative energy and helps calm and soothe through times of anxiety or stress. Haematite is strong, supporting timidity, boosting self-esteem and survivability, enhancing willpower and reliability, and imparting confidence.
Chakras - Base Chakra
Zodiac - Aries, Aquarius
Planet - Mars
Element - Fire/Earth
Numerical Vibration - Number 9
Typical colours -Black to steel or silver-grey, brown to reddish brown, or red
HOWLITE
| calming, awareness and expression |
Howlite quietens an overactive mind and strengthens memory and stimulates desire for knowledge. Howlite teaches patience and helps to eliminate rage, pain and stress. Light these candles to feel calm, accelerate awareness, encourage emotional expression and strengthen positive character traits.
Chakras - Crown Chakra
Zodiac - Gemini
Element - Air
Numerical Vibration - Number 2
Typical colours - cream or white, with fine grey or black veins in a web-like pattern
LABRADORITE
| strength, faith and imagination |
Labradorite is a useful companion through change, imparting strength and perseverance. Excellent for strengthening intuition powerful in revealing the truth behind illusions, Labradorite banishes fears and insecurities, and strengthens faith in the self and trust in the universe. It stimulates the imagination and calms an overactive mind, developing enthusiasm and new ideas.
Chakras - Throat Chakra, Third Eye Chakra, Crown Chakra
Zodiac - Leo, Scorpio, Sagittarius
Planet - Uranus
Element - Water
Numerical Vibration - Number 6
Typical colours - Pale green, blue, colourless, grey-white: with iridescent blue or gold flashes
MALACITE
| abundance, balance and cleansing |
Malachite is a protection stone that absorbs negative energies and pollutants, guarding against radiation. Malachite clears and activates the chakras and attunes to spiritual guidance. Light this candle to open your heart to unconditional love and break unwanted ties and outworn patterns. Malachite encourages risk-taking and change, and teaches how to take responsibility for one's actions, thoughts and feelings. Malachite also releases negatives experiences and old traumas and stimulates dreams.
Chakras - Heart Chakra, Throat Chakra
Zodiac - Libra, Scorpio, Capricorn
Planet – Venus
Element – Earth
Numerical Vibration - Number 9
Typical colours - light to dark green banded
MOONSTONE
| strength, abundance and happiness |
A stone for “new beginnings”, Moonstone is a stone of inner growth and strength. It soothes emotional instability and stress, and stabilises the emotions, providing calmness. Moonstone enhances intuition, promotes inspiration, success and good fortune in love and business matters.
Chakras - Third Eye Chakra, Solar Plexus Chakra
Birthstone - June
Zodiac - Cancer, Libra, Scorpio
Planet – Moon
Element – Water
Numerical Vibration - Number 4
Typical colours - cream, yellow, blue, grey, peach/pink
PINK AGATE
| positivity, balance and confidence |
Pink agate enhances concentration, awareness and insight. Light this candle to make you more open to accepting loving energy from others and self-love. Pink Agate crystal has strengthening and stabilising energy that will keep you calm, elevate and uplift you whilst promoting positive vibes, power and bravery in a way that brings back or enhancers self-esteem. Also, associated with parental love and strengthens relationships between child and parent.
Chakras - Heart Chakra
Zodiac - Gemini, Scorpio and Capricorn
Birthstone - September
Planet – Mercury
Element – Earth
Numerical Vibration - Number 7
Typical colours - Pink with soft pink banding
PYRITE
| protection, memory and intelligence |
Pyrite is a powerful protection stone which shields and protects against all forms of negative vibrations. Pyrite stimulates the intellect and enhances memory, helping to recall relevant information when needed. Pyrite assists in seeing behind facades, promoting an understanding of that which lies beneath words and actions.
Chakras - Solar Plexus Chakra
Zodiac - Leo
Element - Fire/Earth
Numerical Vibration - Number 3
Typical colours - Pale brass-yellow with some black veins
RAINBOW MOONSTONE
| awareness, new beginnings and growth |
Rainbow Moonstone offers mental clarity and shields you from negative energies whilst bringing balance and harmony to create an environment where creativity can flow freely. Rainbow Moonstone enhancers perception of surroundings and brings to light answers that are not always obvious immediately. Light this candle if you are feeling stuck or weighed down by negativity as the Rainbow Moonstone helps you to embrace new opportunities that come your way.
Chakras - Third Eye Chakra, Solar Plexus Chakra
Birthstone - June
Zodiac - Cancer, Libra, Scorpio
Planet – Moon
Element – Water
Numerical Vibration - Number 4
Typical colours - cream, yellow, blue, grey, peach/pink
ROSE QUARTZ
| love, compassion and forgiveness |
Rose Quartz is the stone of universal love. It encourages unconditional love as it restores trust and harmony in to relationships. Light this candle to feel calm and self-forgiveness and acceptance, whilst invoking self-trust and self worth. Rose Quartz purifies and opens up your heart at all levels to promote love, self-love, friendship, deep inner healing and feelings of peace.
Chakras - Heart Chakra
Zodiac - Taurus, Libra
Planet - Venus
Element - Earth, Water
Numerical Vibration - Number 7
Typical colours - rose pink
SAGE
| cleanse, clear and reduce |
Cleanse and clear negative energies in a space or home whilst helping you reduce stress and anxiety and relax
SELENITE
| peace, forgiveness and serenity |
Selenite provides clarity of the mind and expanding your awareness of yourself and what is around you. Selenite is a calming stone which instils deep peace whilst clearing confusion and aids in seeing the deeper picture.
Chakras - Crown Chakra
Zodiac - Taurus
Numerical Vibration - Number 8
Typical colours - White, Grey, Green, Orange, Brown
SERPENTINE
| longevity, wisdom and control |
Serpentine aids in meditation and enhances spiritual exploration. Serpentine assists the retrieval of wisdom and clears the chakras and stimulates the crown chakra, opening psychic abilities. Serpentine corrects mental and emotional imbalances, helping you to feel more in control of your life. Serpentine protects the heart, gives you freedom and security that you need to glow with love and happiness.
Zodiac - Gemini
Element - Earth, Air
Numerical Vibration - Number 8
Typical colours - Green, black-green, brown-red, brown-yellow, white
SNOW QUARTZ
| calmess, wisdom and clarity |
Snow Quartz will balance your yin and yang energies and align your chakras. Snow Quartz will facilitate alertness during tense moments and mental clarity during meditation. Snow Quartz will teach you about discretion, patience, and discernment in both your personal and professional relationships.
Chakras - Crown Chakra
Zodiac - Capricorn
Numerical Vibration - Number 4
Typical colours - Milky White
SODALITE
| truth, perception and self-love |
Sodalite brings order and calmness to the mind as it encourages rational thoughts, objectivity, truth and intuition, along with verbalisation of feelings. Sodalite enhances emotional balance, self-esteem, self-acceptance and self-trust.
Chakras - Throat Chakra, Third Eye Chakra
Zodiac - Sagittarius
Planet - Moon
Element - Water, Air
Numerical Vibration - Number 4
Typical colours - Rich royal blue, green, yellow, violet: mottled with white veins or patches
TIGERS EYE
| protection, stability and willpower |
The stone of courage, protection and good luck. Tigers Eye encourages focus of the mind assisting us to resolve problems objectively and unclouded by emotions. Tigers Eye has the power to stabilise mood swings, instil you with the willpower, purpose, courage and self-confidence.
Chakras - Sacral Chakra, Solar Plexus Chakra
Zodiac - Capricorn
Planet - Sun
Element - Fire, Earth
Numerical Vibration - Number 4
Typical colours - Golden-brown, can be blue and red
UNAKITE
| insight, balance and release |
Unakite is a stone of vision and it also a stone of balance, grounding the self while bringing the emotions and spirituality together. Light this candle when you want to feel patient, grounded and balanced.
Chakras - Heart Chakra
Zodiac - Scorpio
Planet - Mars & Venus
Element - Fire & Water
Numerical Vibration - Number 9
Typical colours - shades of green and pink
YELLOW FLUORITE
| intuition, creativity and grounding |
Yellow Fluorite enhancers’ creativity and can be particularly effective for people in group situations as it stabilises group energy. Yellow Fluorite enhances learning by helping integrate information with experience to bring a fuller understanding as it supports intellectual activities and grounds our energy.
Chakras - Solar Plexus Chakra
Zodiac - Pisces
Planet - Mercury
Typical colours - Yellow
YELLOW JASPER
| confidence, positivity and motivation |
Yellow Jasper will ensure you that you are moving forward on your life path whilst keeping your mind clear and focused. It will help relieve your stress and bring you peace, as it will absorb your pain. Yellow Jasper makes a good companion during stressful times, especially when you want to be at one with nature. Light this candle to fill your life with confidence and courage whilst attracting positive energy and helping boosting your self-confidence.
Chakras - Solar Plexus Chakra
Element - Air
Zodiac - Leo, Virgo, Scorpio
Planet - Mars
Element - Fire
Vibration - Number 6
Typical colours - brown, red, orange, yellow, green