If you are new to the wonderful world of Crystals, then starting out can be a little overwhelming. The huge array of shapes, sizes, colours, types, benefits can be confusing and you can very quickly be found with a heavy pocket and an empty purse! But don't worry, the first thing to say is that whilst every crystal has its own set of benefits and uses, trusting your intuition is key. When deciding which crystal to purchase or work with, simply go with what feels right and you can't go wrong. Don't analyse whether its the right shape, colour etc, the energy of the crystal will be right for you regardless. If you are keen to start to build up a collection of crystals, I have listed below my Top 10 starter crystals. As always this is simply a guide and you don't need to have them all but hopefully this will give you a good start.
Clear Quartz
Highly prized for its ability to clear the mind of negativity and to enhance higher spiritual receptiveness. It is considered the master of all healing crystals due to its ability to magnify or amplify healing vibrations of other crystals. It is perfect for absorbing negative energies and clearing and cleansing your aura. It is the perfect healing stone for all conditions.
Amethyst.
This is the stone of spiritual protection and enhances your natural intuition. It is a wonderful stone to use in meditation practices. A great reliever of stress and anxiety and also as an aid to a peaceful nights sleep. It you are involved in dealing with difficult people or situations, amethyst will assist in the purifying of negative energies. Amethyst is a perfect crystal to place around your home.
Rose Quartz.
The stone of love, care and compassion. This is a great stone for grief and loss and any emotional trauma. It can help in resolving anger and sadness and promotes compassion. This is also a wonderful stone to carry to encourage self love and for attracting love and compassion from others. Use it to soothe difficult relationships.
Hematite
Aids emotional stability and mental health. Absorbs worry, stress and anxiety and brings emotional balance. Provides mental clarity and memory retention so is a great study tool. Hematite has very strong grounding energy; you can feel that just by holding the stone in your hand. It also has a cooling and calming effect, as well as helps develop concentration and focus. Overall, hematite brings a quality of energy that is powerful, strong, and grounding.
Carnelian
A stabilising stone, Carnelian restores vitality and motivation, and stimulates creativity. It gives courage, promotes positive life choices, dispels apathy and motivates for success. Carnelian is useful for overcoming abuse of any kind. Great for increasing confidence and decision making.
Citrine
Stimulates the brain, strengthening the intellect. Citrine promotes motivation, activates creativity and encourages self-expression. Enhances concentration and revitalises the mind. It releases negative traits, depression, fears and phobias. Clears negative energies, relieves relationship tensions and is great when we need clarity.
Tigers Eye.
A stone of protection, Tiger Eye may also bring good luck to the wearer. It has the power to focus the mind, promoting mental clarity, assisting us to resolve problems objectively and unclouded by emotions. Particularly useful for healing psychosomatic illnesses, dispelling fear and anxiety. It supports rational thinking.
Lapis Lazuli
The stone of communication,taking control and improving judgement. Encourages self-awareness, allows self-expression and reveals inner truth, providing qualities of honesty, compassion and morality to the personality. Stimulates objectivity, clarity and encourages creativity. Lapis Lazuli assists to confront and speak one's truth and inspires confidence.
Green Jade
Brings mental, emotional and spiritual stability, brings calm and peace. Green Jade will also instill courage and compassion in you. Jade also helps lift stuffed-down emotional issues and bring them to light for resolution. Jade can be used as a dream-enhancer by slipping a chunk of it under your pillow or inside your pillowcase while sleeping. The stone of abundance, encouraging prosperity in all aspects of your life and happiness.
Green Aventurine.
This is the healing go to stone, as it is an all-around healing stone with benefits for the lungs, liver, sinuses, and heart. Use Green Aventurine to loosen and release negativity and energy blockages, including disease. Wear or carry Green Aventurine to increase intelligence, perception and creativity.
Now I know I said 10 and I totally love all of the crystals I've listed above but for anyone who knows me or has read some of my previous blogs, you will know that there is 1 crystal which is my personal go to, so I couldn't leave it off the list!
Selenite
As with Clear Quartz, this powerful stone, will super charge the performance of other crystals, as well as being a natural cleanser and charger. Selenite is a calming stone that instils deep peace and is excellent for meditation or spiritual work. It assists judgement and insight. It clears confusion and aids in seeing the deeper picture. Selenite aligns the spinal column and promotes flexibility.
I hope you have found this post useful, please do get involved, comment with your favourite crystal or your crystal questions, it always great to hear from you.
Love and Light
Sharon x x
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