Crystals are one of the most important tools that a practitioner can have in their magical toolkit.
They are believed to act as conduits, channeling energy, attracting and capturing desirable energies for magical workings, or dispelling and blocking negative energy.
Different crystals are believed to vibrate at different energy frequencies, and therefore attract, dispel, and focus different types of energy.
When we talk about crystals, most people think of precious stones such as diamonds and rubies, or semi-precious stones such as amethyst and quartz, but all rocks are crystals.
They are all composed of different crystalline structures, which dictate their color, appearance, and the type of energy they engage.
Of the many crystals that naturally occur within our world, which are the most important companions for magical practitioners ?
Below are 10 of the most potent crystals and how to use them in your magical practice.
1. Amethyst – Healing
Amethyst is one of the strongest healing stones and conducts energy that balances the internal bodily humors and strengthens the immune system.
It is a useful addition to any healing ritual. As well as bringing balance to the body, it can bring balance to the mind, soothing negative emotions and bringing excessive responses to a more even keel.
Use : Place amethyst under your pillow or near your bed for healing sleep; hold amethyst during medication to align your body’s energy, or use amethyst to clean other ritual tools of unwanted energy.
2. Citrine – Positivity
Citrine draws in positive, happy energy and can quickly improve someone’s mood.
This generally has the effect of attracting success, as happy people can see more options and are less limited by fear.
This is an excellent crystal to wear if a person feels like they are stuck in a rut or afflicted by some kind of negative energy.
It can also be used during psychic sessions or Tarot readings when a person is leaning towards depression and needs a more positive outlook to take control of their life.
Use : Hold citrine while visualizing and manifesting goals during moon rituals, or hold citrine during rejuvenation practices to enhance the strength of your aura.
3. Fluorite – Protection
Fluorite is used for protection as it can absorb and deflect negative energy.
Wearing a Fluorite can protect against picking up negative energy from other people.
It is also useful to use in meditation or similar spiritual practices, as it can aid in finding tranquility and make reaching the desired state easier.
As Fluorite absorbs negative energy, it is important to cleanse it regularly.
Use : Place Fluorite at entry points to important places to protect against negative energy or use alongside incense smudging to cleanse ritual spaces.
4. Hematite – Grounding
This silver-grey metallic stone is an excellent grounding tool and is often used by those who practice astral projection or other kinds of out-of-body practices to help ground them to their own space.
It can also be used to ground a person emotionally in times of stress and can be worn when a person knows that they will need to manage a stressful moment.
Use : Hold Hematite during astral-projection to maintain your mind-body connection or hold during pre-ritual meditations to prepare yourself for work.
5. Jade – Tranquility
Jade draws calming and serene energies and can help people take a more objective look at their lives and themselves.
It is useful in practices aimed at developing self-acceptance and inner calm. Jade can also relieve physical pain, such as cramps, when placed on the skin, and can help expel toxins from the body.
It is a useful crystal for all rituals of renewal, physical, mental, or spiritual.
Use: Place Jade in the southeast corner of your ritual space to attract good fortune or hold it as a protective amulet during spirit work to dispel unwanted energy.
6. Kyanite – Divination
Kyanite facilitates channeling and communication with the spiritual realm and thus is a favored tool of mediums and psychics.
It can also be used to restore internal balance when a person is feeling off-kilter.
It is closely linked to the throat chakra, where the hormone-producing thyroid gland lives, and can restore this type of physical energy.
Kyanite self-cleanses, so there is not only no need to cleanse it, but it can be used to cleanse other crystals.
Use : Place Kyanite under your pillow to promote lucid dreams and use during meditation to counterbalance feelings of instability.
7. Lapis Lazuli – Clarity
This beautiful blue stone, beloved by the Ancient Egyptians, can help clean up energies that have become mixed, a state that can lead a person to confusion and emotional blockage.
It can be a useful stone in a psychic or Tarot reading where images are jumbled together to help them form clearer insight.
Due to this power to bring clarity, Lapis Lazuli is also a good tool for spiritual and esoteric practices.
Use : Place Lapis Lazuli over your third eye chakra to promote psychic abilities, hold during meditation or chanting to intensify affirmations, or use as a scrying tool when seeking answers.
8. Obsidian – Letting Go
Obsidian is useful for cutting cords and can help people let go of things that no longer serve them, helping them make space for new things in their lives.
Obsidian can bring a person a certain level of serenity about the possibilities of the future, allowing them to make decisions with more confidence.
It can be helpful when conducting a healing or Tarot ritual that requires someone to make a difficult decision.
Use : Wear on your left hand to turn away negative energy, use in cleansing rituals to cut undesired energetic cords, hold when visualizing what exists beyond your realm of vision.
9. Rose Quartz – Love
Rose Quartz is a strong conductor of love energy and is linked to love of all types: romantic, family, friendship, spiritual love, and even self-love and acceptance.
It can be extremely useful in healing emotional ailments such as heartbreak and can be worn by someone who has closed themselves off from love to help them learn to reopen their hearts.
It can also add illumination to a psychic or Tarot reading related to the heart.
Use : Combine with herbs and oils in love charms and amulets, or place it on your heart when meditating to open your emotions.
10. Turquoise – Subconscious Clarity
Many Native American tribes used turquoise as a tool to help interpret dreams and strengthen relational bonds.
This stone can strengthen connections of all sorts, connections between people, and connections between the conscious and subconscious mind, bringing clarity to the images our subconscious projects during our dreams.
The Native Americans also thought that Turquoise warded off evil, as it links a person firmly to their community, protecting them against negative outside influences.
Use : Wear Turquoise to ward off physical danger, hold it when engaged in divination to enhance clairvoyance, or place it on your altar to clear blocked energy.
How To Care for Your Crystals
ecause crystals are energy conduits, they can attract and store energy, which means that they must be properly cleansed and stored to avoid them inadvertently bringing unwanted energy into your space and practice.
Crystals should always be cleansed before and after use. The best cleansing method depends on the type of crystal.
Effective approaches include cleansing them under fresh running water, preferably from a natural source such as a stream; burying crystals in natural sea salt for a few hours to draw out negative energy; bathing in moonlight for several hours; passing crystals through incense smoke using herbs such as sage of palo santo; or burying them in the earth for several hours.
Crystals that receive regular use can also benefit from being recharged on a regular basis.
The simplest way to recharge crystals is by bathing them in direct sunlight for several hours.
When not in use, crystals should be stored in such a way that they do not pick up unwanted energy.
Store them in a protective pouch in a dark, safe place where they are unlikely to be affected by unwanted energy.
Therefore, store them in your ritual space rather than your office, family room, or other space where stress can be common.
