Crystal Healing

Gemstones connect with energies beyond what meets the eye. Crystals emit energetic vibrations that impact how you feel, sense, and interact with your environment - and you can work with them to strengthen your intentions. Whether it’s wellness, love, prosperity, creativity, or spiritual connection that you seek, working with gemstones is a great way to manifest your desires and call healing into every facet of your life.

Picking your stones and setting an intention

When deciding what gems to work with, take a moment and meditate on what you wish to manifest, or what areas of your life are in need of healing. The most important concept behind choosing your stones is your intention, your purpose. Follow your intuition and ask yourself what you intend to accomplish from this work. I’ve included a list of the most common intentions that lead people to work with crystals and gemstones as well as some stones known to promote that particular energy.

  • Calming / Peace - Amazonite, Blue Calcite, Fuchsite, Green Calcite, Howlite, Lepidolite

  • Change / Transition - Leopardskin Jasper, Rutilated Quartz, Snowflake Obsidian, Tree Agate

  • Clarity / Focus - Ametrine, Apatite, Blue Calcite, Blue Tiger’s Eye, Green Calcite, Green Quartz

  • Confidence / Strength - Black Onyx, Bloodstone, Tiger’s Eye, Kambaba Jasper, Red Jasper

  • Communication - Apatite, Aquamarine, Blue Calcite, Chrysocolla

  • Creativity / Inspiration - Carnelian, Citrine, Fuchsite, Green Aventurine, Orange Calcite, Pyrite

  • Depression / Anxiety - Aquamarine, Blue Calcite, Fuchsite, Labradorite, Larvikite, Lepidolite

  • Grounding - Black Obsidian, Black Onyx, Dragonstone, Tiger’s Eye, Hematite, Smokey Quartz, Tree Agate

  • Harmony - Amazonite, Blue Kyanite, Chrysocolla, Crazy Lace Agate, Leopardskin Jasper, Orange Goldstone

  • Healing - Green Quartz, Red Jasper, Rainbow Moonstone, Rose Quartz, Rhodonite, Unakite

  • Intuition / Psychic Abilities - Amethyst, Apatite, Blue Kyanite, Dumortierite, Lapis Lazuli, Fluorite, Sodalite

  • Love - Emerald, Fuchsite, Garnierite, Green Aventurine, Rhodonite, Rose Quartz, Unakite

  • Manifestation - Ametrine, Citrine, Clear Quartz, Fluorite, Lepidolite, Moonstone, Pyrite, Fluorite

  • Prosperity - Citrine, Emerald, Green Aventurine, Green Quartz, Jade

  • Protection - Black Kyanite, Black Obsidian, Black Tourmaline, Bloodstone, Garnet, Hematite

  • Releasing / Letting Go - Black Obsidian, Larvikite, Shungite, Snowflake Obsidian, Yellow Jasper

  • Self Esteem - Citrine, Dragonstone, Lapis Lazuli, Pyrite, Red Tiger’s Eye, Sardonyx, Shungite

  • Spiritual Growth - Amethyst, Apatite, Blue Tiger’s Eye, Clear Quartz, Dumortierite, Fluorite, Lapis Lazuli

  • Stress - Blue Calcite, Crazy Lace Agate, Desert/Polychrome Jasper, Fuchsite, Larvikite

  • Women’s Health / Fertility - Garnet, Malachite, Moonstone, Selenite, Shiva Lingam

There may be a particular stone you’re drawn to visually. Trust your intuition - the pull you feel may be a subconscious realization of an unexpressed need. Don’t ignore your instincts!

While some people are highly sensitive to gemstone vibrations, others are not. As you raise your own vibration, you’ll become more in touch with, and more readily able to use, your own intuition as a guide. Try not to assume that just because you aren’t sensitive to gemstone vibrations today, you aren’t able to work with them at all. Give yourself time and recognize that energy work is a process and indeed a skill that you develop and hone over time.