The Healing Properties of Crystals

Crystal Healing

Much has been spoken and written about using crystals for improving health and well being.  Here is an introduction to:
Vibrational Healing,
crystals around the home and the
healing properties of crystals.
There's also help on choosing a crystal for its healing properties and some of Beth's Crystal Posters - useful reference tools for learning about crystals.
 

Key Stones - A Guide to the Healing Properties of Crystals

We have drawn up this table to give you a quick reference to the key stones for common complaints. The crystals are in alphabetical order. It is useful if you have three to four symptoms, or features, that give a picture of the condition you are wishing to address - then you can pick a crystal that appears in all rather than one of these.

To Treat:	Suggested Crystals:
Anger	Amethyst, Blue Lace Agate, Carnelian, Dendritic Agate, Golden Apatite, Peridot, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Sodalite
Anxiety	Amber, Boji Stones, Blue Fluorite, Dendritic Agate, Emerald, Jet, Kunzite, Labradorite, Moonstone, Pyrite, Rose Quartz, Rutile Quartz, Sunstone
Arthritis	Amazonite, Apatite, Azurite, Blue Lace Agate, Fluorite, Libyan Desert Glass, Obsidian, Rhodonite
Asthma	Amber, Amethyst, Apophyllite, Malachite, Moldavite, Morganite, Pietersite, Pyrite
Cancer	Amethyst, Carnelian, Epidote, Hematite, Imperial Topaz, Indicolite, Kunzite, Petalite, Smoky Quartz, Sugilite, Tiger’s Eye
Circulation Problems	Amethyst, Bloodstone, Danburite, Fulgarite, Galena, Hematite, Moss Agate, Nickel-iron Meteorite, Opal, Ruby, Sodalite, Tektite
Confidence	Agate, Carnelian, Citrine, Galena, Imperial Topaz, Indicolite, Lapis Lazuli, Rhodochrosite, Ruby
Concentration	Apatite, Aragonite, Carnelian, Magnetite
Creativity	Amazonite, Calcite, Celestite, Chrysoberyl, Clear Quartz, Dravide, Fire Opal, Herkimer Diamond, Kyanite, Lapis Lazuli, Onyx, Ruby in Zoisite, Thulite
Depression	Amethyst, Blue Fluorite, Hematite, Imperial Topaz, Indicolite, Jet, Kunzite, Lapis Lazuli, Pyrite, Rhodonite, Rutile Quartz, Smoky Quartz, Sunstone
Detox	Bloodstone, Golden Apatite, Iolite, Ocean Jasper, Prehnite, Pyrite, Smoky Quartz
Eating Disorders	Ametrine, Apatite, Danburite, Rhodochrosite, Stibnite, Stichtite, Topaz
Emotional Trauma	Agate, Boji Stones, Lapis Lazuli, Moldavite, Opal, Petalite, Rhodochrosite, Rose Quartz, Thulite,
Fatigue	Ametrine, Carnelian, Citrine, Fire Agate, Fulgarite, Herkimer Diamond, Kunzite, Peridot, Tektite
Fear	Garnet, Herkimer Diamond, Labradorite, Moss Agate, Smoky Quartz, Topaz
Fertility	Carnelian, Clear Quartz, Fulgarite, Garnet, Imperial Topaz, Moldavite, Moonstone, Morganite, Rhodochrosite, Ruby in Zoisite, Zincite
Grief	Azurite, Blue Tourmaline, Goethite, Lapis Lazuli, Rhodochrosite, Sunstone
Guilt	Chrysocolla, Jasper, Larimar, Peridot, Rose Quartz
High Blood Pressure	Amethyst, Aventurine, Bloodstone, Chrysocolla, Green Apatite, Labradorite, Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Sodalite, Stichtite, Turquoise
Headaches	Blue Fluorite, Pietersite, Stichtite
Hormone Balancing	Chrysoprase, Citrine, Labradorite, Moonstone, Pearl
Learning Difficulties	Carnelian, Dravide, Malachite, Sugilite
Memory	Alexandrite, Amber, Emerald, Moss Agate, Opal, Phantom Quartz, Rhodonite
Nausea	Dioptase, Emerald, Fuchsite, Jasper, Sapphire
Nightmares	Celestite, Garnet, Prehnite, Ruby, Smoky Quartz, Turquoise
Pregnancy	Amethyst, Citrine, Iolite, Lapis Lazuli, Moonstone, Peridot, Tektite
Protection	Black Tourmaline, Cassiterite, Fluorite, Labradorite, Malachite, Moldavite, Prehnite, Tektite, Turquoise
Self Esteem	Amber, Bixbite, Boji Stones, Carnelian, Chrysoberyl, Citrine, Dravide, Opal, Rhodochrosite, Rutile Quartz
Skin Complaints	Amethyst, Aventurine, Chysanthemum Stone, Galena, Jet, Sapphire
Spiritual Development	Aquamarine, Lemurian Seed Crystal, Libyan Desert Glass, Nickel-iron Meteorite, Phenacite, Sugilite, Tektite
Transformation	Cassiterite, Chrysocolla, Dendritic Agate, Malachite, Phenacite, Rutile Quartz, Sapphire, Sodalite, Stibnite

The information we provide is based on our training, reading and clinical experience.  It is offered for interest and as a guide.  It should not be taken as an alternative to seeking professional medical advice.  Always consult a GP if you have symptoms that persist or worry you.

 

What Crystal Where? - A Guide to using Crystals Around the Home

Here are a few suggestions for crystals to use around home and at work.

The aim	What Crystal	Where
To clear stagnant energy	Smoky Quartz	Point towards the north
For harmony and peace	Rose Quartz	Place in the centre of the house
To improve concentration	Carnelian	On the desk
To protect the home	Black Tourmaline	Place in the 4 corners of the house
To banish negativity	Obsidian	Place in the centre of the house
To cleanse the house	Amethyst	In any or every room!
To neutralise electronic equipment	Black Tourmaline	Next to the equipment
To attract wealth	Citrine	Left side, rear corner of the house

Choosing a Crystal for its Healing Properties

The basis of crystal healing, as we see it, is that crystals can be employed as external vitimins to work on a vibrational level in boosting and supporting our natural defence and well-being systems. We aim to guide you through the vast range of knowledge and clinical experience that we have learnt of and has been written about in the many books on the subject.

There are various methods, or approaches you can take. For example, by looking at the condition from a Chakra point of view, or maybe the elements. Many people opt for selecting from the relevant Birthstones. We're continually adding to our online library of information, hoping to provide you with all the help we're able to give if you're in the shop chatting to us.

When choosing a crystal to for its healing properties, we suggest that you consider the person holistically.  Evaluate their condition from a mental, emotional and physical perspective.  We don't aim to treat the symptoms, but see them as expressions of a central disturbance in the vitality of the person.  So ask for more detail about the condition and what lies behind it. For example, depression can be as a result of guilt, grief, loss of control, lack of freedom, etc.

It can help if you look at the current complaint or circumstance from different angles:

• How have they changed as a result?
• Has it affected their sleep, mood, appetite, temperature?
• What aspects are concomitant – happen at the same time and in direct relation to the ailment?
• What is their normal disposition?  Can you perceive what aspect or chakra is out of balance?

Aim to decide upon at least three clear symptoms to base your prescription upon.   Think of it as a 3-legged stool, any less and you can’t rest your case on it!

Once you've got a clear understanding of the person's state, and have decided upon the three key aspects that you want to match, then it is much easier to read more about each crystal without sensing that all have properties that will help!

We're working to build an all singing and dancing Crystal Selector that helps you identify the most helpful crystal from three key symptoms, but for now, it's a clever little tool to help you select from our increasing large range of stock based on a limited range of their properties.

The information we provide is based on our training, reading and clinical experience.  It is offered for interest and as a guide.  It should not be taken as an alternative to seeking professional medical advice.  Always consult a GP if you have symptoms that persist or worry you.

Click here to view our Crystal Selector

 

 

Vibrational Healing

As with all organic matter, there’s an energetic force at work in the structure of crystals.  On an atomic level, it is seen their mineral composition, which dictates their colour, texture and shape.  In healing terms, this energy can be felt by those sensitive to it as a vibration or tingle.  It can be stored or emitted from the crystal, in the same way that quartz crystals are used for electric impulses.

Think about wood, and why it splits.  The energetic force to continue growing continues after the tree has been cut down.  In the same way, crystal self-heal, growing smaller terminations on the base where they were removed from the bed they formed on.

Like external vitamins, each crystal, with its unique vibration, carries different qualities that we match with our needs on a like-cures-like basis.  The healing properties attributed to a crystal is based on an understanding of the effect of the mineral composition on us at a micro level, as well as drawing from colour and chakra association and on decades of clinical experience.

You'll find more information in the tables below and we have quick guides to Chakras, Birthstones and the Elements, or have a look below to search by crystal.

To read more, have a look at Working with Crystals.

 

Crystal Posters

Here are some of the posters that Beth created to help explain the healing properties of crystals. They compare the similar healing properties of a groups of crystals.

 

 

  Actinolite   Aegirine   Agate   Ajoite   Albite   Alexandrite   Allophane   Amazonite   Amber   Amethyst   Ametrine   Ammonite   Amphibole Quartz   Anandalite   Anatase   Angel Aura   Angel Calling Bell   Angelite   Anhydrite   Annabergite   Anthracite   Apatite   Apatite - Green Apatite   Apophyllite   Aqua Aura   Aquamarine   Aragonite   Arkansas Clear Quartz   Arsenolite   Arsenopyrite   Astrophyllite   Atacamite   Auralite   Autunite   Aventurine   Axinite   Azeztulite   Azurite   Azurite & Malachite   Barite/Baryte   Bayldonite   Beryl   Biotite   Bismuth   Bixbite   Black Moonstone   Blizzard Stone   Bloodstone   Blue Chalcedony   Blue John   Blue Lace Agate   Blue Obsidian   Blue Quartz   Blue Topaz   Boji Stones   Bornite   Botallackite   Brandberg Quartz   Bridge Crystal   Brookite   Brucite   Buddha   Cacoxenite   Calcite   Candle Quartz   Candy Skulls   Carnelian   Cassiterite   Cavansite   Celestial Quartz   Celestite   Cerussite   Chalcedony   Chalcocite   Chalcopyrite   Chalcosiderite   Chalcotrichite   Charoite   Chiastolite   Childrenite   Chinese Writing Stone   Chromite   Chrysanthemum Stone   Chrysoberyl   Chrysocolla   Chrysoprase   Chrysotile   Cinnabar   Citrine   Clear Quartz   Clear Topaz   Clinoclase   Copal   Copper   Coprolite   Coral   Cornetite   Cornish Blue Fluorite   Cornwallite   Covellite   Creedite   Crinoid   Crocoite   Cryolite   Cuprite   Cyanotrichite   Danburite   Dendritic Agate   Dendritic Jasper   Descloizite   Desert Rose   Diamond   Diaspore   Diopside   Dioptase   Dream Quartz   Dumortierite   Elestial Quartz   Emerald   Enhydro   Epidote   Epimorph   Euclase   Eucryptite   Eudialyte   Faden Quartz   Fire Agate   Fluorite   Fluoroapatite   Fossil Fish   Frosterley Marble - The Vatican Stone   Fuchsite   Fulgarite   Galena   Garnet   Gaspeite   Gel Lithium Silica   Gem Silica   Gilbertite   Girosol   Goethite   Gold   Golden Apatite   Golden Healer Quartz   Goldstone   Gypsum   Harlequin Quartz   Healer's Gold   Heliodor   Hematite   Hemimorphite   Herderite   Herkimer Diamond   Heulandite   Himachal Pradesh Quartz   Hollandite Star Quartz   Howlite   Hypersthene   Imperial Topaz   Iolite   Iolite-Sunstone   Jade   Jasper   Jasper - Flamingo Jasper   Jet   K2 Stone   Kämmererite   Kunzite   Kyanite   Labradorite   Langite   Lapis Lazuli   Larimar   Larvikite   Laser Quartz   Lava Stone   Lazulite   Lemurian Seed Crystal   Lepidolite   Libethenite   Libyan Desert Glass - Gold Tektite   Linarite   Lithium Quartz   Lizardite   Löllingite   Ludlamite   Luxulyanite   Magnetite   Malachite   Malacolla   Master Shamanite   Megalodon   Menalite   Mendip Potato Stone   Merlinite   Metazeunerite   Meteorite - Chrondrite   Meteorite - Nickel-Iron   Meteorite - Pallasite   Microcline   Mimetite   Mohawkite   Moldavite   Moonstone   Moqui Ball - Shamen Stones   Moredo Opal   Morganite   Moss Agate   Mottramite   Muscovite   Mystic Merlinite   Mystic Topaz   Natrolite   Northosite   Nuummite   Obsidian   Ocean Jasper   Onyx   Opal   Opalite   Orthoceras   Orthoclase   Pearl   Pectolite   Peridot   Petalite   Petrified Wood   Pewter   Phantom Quartz   Pharmacosiderite   Phenacite   Phosphosiderite   Picasso Marble Stone   Pietersite   Plancheite   Posnjakite   Prase   Prasiolite   Prehnite   Preseli Bluestone   Pseudomalachite   Psilomelane   Pyrite   Pyrolusite   Pyromorphite   Pyrrhotite   Quantum Quattro   Que Sera Llanite   Rhodochrosite   Rhodonite   Rosasite   Rose Quartz   Rosophia   Ruby   Ruby in Fuchsite   Ruby In Zoisite   Rutile Quartz   Sacred Light Stone   Sanda Rosa Azeztulite   Sapphire   Satya Mani Azeztulite   Satyaloka Azeztulite   Scapolite   Scheelite   Scolecite   Scottish Marble   Selenite   Self-Healed Crystal   Septarian   Seraphinite   Serpentine   Shattuckite   Shiva Lingam   Shungite   Siderite   Silver   Singing Bowl   Smithsonite   Smoky Quartz   Snowflake Obsidian   Soapstone   Sodalite   Sphalerite   Spherocobaltite   Spinel   Staurolite   Stibnite   Stichtite   Stilbite   Strawberry Quartz   Stromatolite   Strontianite   Sugilite   Sulphur   Sunstone   Super Seven   Tangerine Quartz   Tanzanite   Tektite   Terraluminite   Tetrahedrite   Thulite   Tibetan Black Quartz   Tiffany Stone   Tiger Iron   Tiger's Eye   Tin   Tingshas   Tourmalinated Quartz   Tourmaline - Dravide, Brown Tourmaline   Tourmaline - Indicolite, Blue Tourmaline   Tourmaline - Rubellite, Red Tourmaline   Tourmaline - Schorl, Black Tourmaline   Tourmaline - Verdelite, Green Tourmaline   Tourmaline - Watermelon Tourmaline   Tourmaline, Elbaite - Multi-coloured   Trilobite   Tugtupite   Turquoise   Ulexite   Unakite   Ussingite   Vanadinite   Variscite   Vesuvianite   Violan   Wavellite   Wolframite   Wollastonite   Wulfenite   Xanthosiderite   Zeolite   Zincite   

Select A Stone Actinolite Aegirine Agate Agni Manitite Ajoite Albite Alexandrite Allophane Amazonite Amber Amethyst Ametrine Ammonite Amphibole Quartz Anandalite Anatase Angel Aura Angel Calling Bell Angelite Anhydrite Annabergite Anthracite Apatite Apatite - Green Apatite Apophyllite Aqua Aura Aquamarine Aragonite Arkansas Clear Quartz Arsenolite Arsenopyrite Arthurite Astrophyllite Atacamite Auralite Autunite Aventurine Axinite Azeztulite Azurite Azurite & Malachite Barite/Baryte Bayldonite Beryl Biotite Bismuth Bixbite Black Moonstone Blizzard Stone Bloodstone Blue Chalcedony Blue John Blue Lace Agate Blue Obsidian Blue Quartz Blue Topaz Boji Stones Bornite Botallackite Brandberg Quartz Bridge Crystal Brookite Brucite Buddha Cacoxenite Calcite Candle Quartz Candy Skulls Carnelian Cassiterite Cavansite Celestial Quartz Celestite Celestobarite Cerussite Chalcedony Chalcocite Chalcopyrite Chalcosiderite Chalcotrichite Charoite Chiastolite Childrenite Chinese Writing Stone Chromite Chrysanthemum Stone Chrysoberyl Chrysocolla Chrysoprase Chrysotile Cinnabar Citrine Clear Quartz Clear Topaz Clinoclase Copal Copper Coprolite Coral Cornetite Cornish Blue Fluorite Cornwallite Covellite Creedite Crinoid Crocoite Cryolite Cuprite Cyanotrichite Danburite Dendritic Agate Dendritic Jasper Descloizite Desert Rose Diamond Diaspore Diopside Dioptase Dumortierite Elestial Quartz Emerald Enhydro Epidote Epimorph Euclase Eucryptite Eudialyte Faden Quartz Fire Agate Flint Fluorite Fluoroapatite Fossil Fish Frosterley Marble - The Vatican Stone Fuchsite Fulgarite Galena Garnet Gaspeite Gel Lithium Silica Gem Silica Gilbertite Girosol Goethite Gold Golden Apatite Golden Healer Quartz Goldstone Gypsum Harlequin Quartz Healer's Gold Heliodor Hematite Hemimorphite Herderite Herkimer Diamond Heulandite Himachal Pradesh Quartz Hollandite Star Quartz Howlite Hypersthene Imperial Topaz Iolite Iolite-Sunstone Jade Jasper Jasper - Flamingo Jasper Jet K2 Stone Kämmererite Kunzite Kyanite Labradorite Langite Lapis Lazuli Larimar Larvikite Laser Quartz Lava Stone Lavakite Lazulite Lemurian Seed Crystal Lepidolite Libethenite Libyan Desert Glass - Gold Tektite Linarite Liroconite Lithium Quartz Lizardite Löllingite Ludlamite Lunar Quartz Luxulyanite Magnetite Malachite Malacolla Master Shamanite Megalodon Menalite Mendip Potato Stone Merlinite Metazeunerite Meteorite - Chrondrite Meteorite - Nickel-Iron Meteorite - Pallasite Microcline Mimetite Mohawkite Moldavite Moonstone Moqui Ball - Shamen Stones Moredo Opal Morganite Moss Agate Mottramite Muscovite Mystic Merlinite Mystic Topaz Natrolite Northosite Nuummite Obsidian Ocean Jasper Onyx Opal Opalite Orthoceras Orthoclase Pearl Pectolite Peridot Petalite Petrified Wood Pewter Phantom Quartz Pharmacosiderite Phenacite Phosphosiderite Picasso Marble Stone Pietersite Plancheite Posnjakite Prase Prasiolite Prehnite Preseli Bluestone Pseudomalachite Psilomelane Pyrite Pyrolusite Pyromorphite Pyrrhotite Quantum Quattro Que Sera Llanite Rhodochrosite Rhodonite Rosasite Rose Quartz Rosophia Ruby Ruby in Fuchsite Ruby In Zoisite Rutile Quartz Sacred Light Stone Sanda Rosa Azeztulite Sapphire Satya Mani Azeztulite Satyaloka Azeztulite Scapolite Scheelite Scolecite Scottish Marble Selenite Self-Healed Crystal Septarian Seraphinite Serpentine Shattuckite Shiva Lingam Shungite Siderite Silver Singing Bowl Smithsonite Smoky Quartz Snowflake Obsidian Soapstone Sodalite Sphalerite Spherocobaltite Spinel Staurolite Stibnite Stichtite Stilbite Strawberry Quartz Stromatolite Strontianite Sugilite Sulphur Sunstone Super Seven Tangerine Quartz Tanzanite Tektite Tennantite Terraluminite Tetrahedrite Thulite Tibetan Black Quartz Tiffany Stone Tiger Iron Tiger's Eye Tin Tingshas Tourmalinated Quartz Tourmaline - Dravide, Brown Tourmaline Tourmaline - Indicolite, Blue Tourmaline Tourmaline - Rubellite, Red Tourmaline Tourmaline - Schorl, Black Tourmaline Tourmaline - Verdelite, Green Tourmaline Tourmaline - Watermelon Tourmaline Tourmaline, Elbaite - Multi-coloured Trilobite Tugtupite Turquoise Ulexite Unakite Ussingite Vanadinite Variscite Vesuvianite Violan Wavellite Witch's Finger Quartz Wolframite Wollastonite Wulfenite Xanthosiderite Zeolite Zincite