In turbulent times, we seek ways to feel grounded, calm anxiety, soothe stress, and cleanse and heal our soul.

The power of crystals has been known for centuries, providing a nourishing connection that the heart, soul, mind and body need. Crystals allow us to move fresh energy into our being, offering internal connectivity that enhances your external connectivity.

So, how can crystals enhance your life?

What is crystal healing?

Crystals are a combination of minerals that help purify, balance and realign by working with our bioenergetic systems.
Each crystal has a unique frequency and energy field that gives them the special properties that help bring balance to one’s life and mind.

The benefits of crystals

The healing benefits of crystals include increased tranquillity, positivity and focus, as well as enhanced immunity and natural pain relief.
Individual crystals also have their own special energies that can align with different areas of your life with their shape and colour, as well as their type, which affects their influence.

The most popular crystals

Jade

Properties: Longevity, purity, fertility, wisdom and peace

Jade has been used to purify the body and as a healing tool for centuries.

Using it either physically on your body or as part of a meditative process is said to stimulate the body’s filtration system, ridding it of toxins.

Rose Quartz

Properties: love, relationships, friendship, and fertility

Rose quartz is popular for those seeking feelings of unconditional love, both for others and themselves.

Rose quartz replaces negativity with loving energies, allowing for self-forgiveness and trust while additionally being used with the view to help increase fertility.

Turquoise

Properties: protection, friendship, love, balance, purification and wisdom

Turquoise is often used for protection against surrounding pollutants or external influences by enhancing your immune system.

It can also stabilise mood swings by aligning the chakras, perfect for calming anxiety and fear in daunting situations.

Clear Quartz

Properties: psychic abilities. healing, energy

Being popular for healing, crystal quartz is believed to be the energetic bridge between our conscious and subconscious minds.

Crystal quartz is said to hold and regulate negative energies, allowing for a balanced and revitalised self and boosting one’s internal strength.

Amethyst

Properties: healing of body, mind, and soul

Also believed to have healing powers, amethyst is used to relieve stress and sadness, ease grief, and remove negativity.

Often seen as a source of support, as well as helping focus your mind and reducing the effect of headaches, amethyst makes meditation easier and more beneficial.

How to choose your crystals

As well as choosing crystals that are relevant to your concerns, choose your crystals from your gut.

Using your senses will guide you to what you need, whether it be the colour, the feel, or what you know about a stone’s healing powers.

When deciding on a colour, dark-coloured crystals focus on safeguarding and protection; brown is for cleansing, green is the shade to choose when seeking moments of calm, while white is the colour of purity. To focus on love, pink-coloured stones are best, while red is for energy and yellow focuses on wealth and plenty.

How to use crystals

Set your intention once you have chosen an individual crystal. Hold it in your hand, focus on your goal, and silently repeat a mantra, “please help me see my soul purpose,” if you want to overcome self-doubt.

Having crystals in your pocket, in your bathroom, or beside your bed brings in a hub of energy, and it’s important to remember that you will need to cleanse and charge your crystals too occasionally. Much like a sponge, crystals soak up the remnants of your emotion or day.

To cleanse them, bathe them in cold water before laying them out in the moonlight or on a windowsill during a full moon. If a full moon feels too far away, nest them in sand or natural salts.

Where to keep crystals

Keeping your crystals close to you ensures they have an effect on the energy around you, so keeping them against your skin will ensure they’re always close to your chakras.