Black
PRIMARY USES
Absorbs negative energy, transforms negative energy to positive energy, supports grounding, offers psychic protection, provides energetic protection, helps with stress release
CHAKRA
Root
PLACEMENT
Place on or touching the root chakra, hold in either hand, carry in a pocket, wear as an amulet, use as a wedge with a negative person, keep on the desk or in the car to absorb negative energy, carry to highly charged psychic atmospheres, keep next to the bed to absorb negative energy during sleep
GREEN
Tourmaline
Green tourmaline has a lovely green color and is commonly used as a precious gemstone in jewelry. Along with the polished and cut stones, you can find rough green tourmaline, which may be in polished stones or points with a clear green color. It is also known as verdelite.
ORIGIN
Afghanistan, Australia, Brazil, Mozambique, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, United States
COLORS
Green
PRIMARY USES
Aids heart healing (emotional and physical), promotes luck, increases prosperity, amplifies physical and emotional energy and endurance, enhances gardening abilities
CHAKRA
Heart
PLACEMENT
Place on the heart chakra, wear as jewelry (particularly a necklace or bracelet), hold in the receiving (nondominant) hand, carry in a pocket, keep in a garden shed or with plants, keep in wallet or cashbox
PINK
Tourmaline
Pink tourmaline is a clear pink gemstone. It is often polished and used in jewelry, and is fairly expensive. It is a high-vibration stone. You can find the stones by themselves or as bands of tourmaline embedded in other stones.
ORIGIN
Afghanistan, Australia, Brazil, Mozambique, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, United States
COLORS
Pink
PRIMARY USES
Promotes joy, promotes universal love, spurs romantic love, enhances positive emotions
CHAKRA
Heart
PLACEMENT
Place on or touching the heart chakra, wear as jewelry (particularly a necklace or bracelet), hold in either hand, carry to promote universal love, wear on romantic dates, place on bedside table or under pillow to promote positivity during sleep
WATERMELON
Tourmaline
Watermelon tourmaline gets its name because it resembles a slice of watermelon. It has green, white, and pink shades throughout. The gemstone is very clear and banded, and it is often cut into jewelry. It is a fairly expensive gemstone.
ORIGIN
Afghanistan, Australia, Brazil, Mozambique, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, United States
COLORS
Pink, green, white
PRIMARY USES
Promotes all types of love, balances energies, inspires creativity, allows connection with nature, balances chakras, heals emotional pain, promotes peace and calmness
CHAKRA
Heart
PLACEMENT
Place on or touching the heart chakra, wear as jewelry of any kind, carry in a pocket, hold in either hand, keep in a creative workspace, carry or wear when out in nature
Turquoise
An opaque stone, turquoise comes in shades of blue to turquoise with dark or light veins running through. Turquoise is very popular in jewelry, especially that associated with the American Southwest. Many manufacturers dye howlite to look like turquoise (sometimes called howlite turquoise), so it’s important to be sure you’re working with the actual stone.
ORIGIN
All around the world
COLORS
Blue, turquoise
PRIMARY USES
Serves as a bridge between the spiritual and the physical, facilitates connection to the universe, allows for honest and truthful communication, helps with free expression, provides strength, provides protection, purifies energy
CHAKRA
Throat, third eye
PLACEMENT
Place on or touching the appropriate chakras, keep in meditation area, wear as any type of jewelry, carry in a pocket, hold in either hand
Unakite
Unakite is mossy green with peach to pink large spots and flecks of gold throughout. It is a form of jasper. You may find it in rough stones or tumbled and polished.
ORIGIN
South Africa, United States
COLORS
Mossy green with pink/peach and flecks of darker green and gold
PRIMARY USES
Promotes emotional balance, improves sleep, fights addiction, increases willpower
CHAKRA
Solar plexus, heart
PLACEMENT
Place on or touching the appropriate chakras, place under pillow or on bedside table, hold in either hand, carry in a pocket
Vanadinite
Vanadinite is formed naturally when a mineral ore that contains lead becomes oxidized. This stone is yellow to orange to red, and has clear crystals in boxy clusters. The brightly colored crystals are transparent and quite small.
ORIGIN
Morocco, United States
COLORS
Yellow, orange, red
PRIMARY USES
Boosts creativity and motivation, provides mental stimulation, energizes, spurs action
CHAKRA
Sacral
PLACEMENT
Place directly on the sacral chakra, tape to the bottom of a chair or place on the desk of a creative workspace, place under mattress or pillow or on bedside table to awake refreshed and energized
Zircon
This semiprecious gemstone comes in blue, yellow, red, brown, or clear. Many people confuse it with cubic zirconium, but they aren’t the same. Zircon is a naturally occurring mineral with metaphysical properties, while cubic zirconia is a synthetic material with no metaphysical properties.
ORIGIN
Australia, Cambodia, Canada, Middle East, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Tanzania
COLORS
Yellow, blue (other colors are likely heat treated)
PRIMARY USES
Enhances self-love, supports spiritual growth, enhances communication with higher self, amplifies spiritual and Divine energy, aids intuition
CHAKRA
Crown, third eye, throat
PLACEMENT
Place on or touching the appropriate chakras, keep in meditation area, wear as jewelry (particularly necklace or earrings), carry in a shirt pocket
Zoisite
Many gemstones, such as tanzanite and thulite, are forms of zoisite, but here we refer to green zoisite. The color ranges from light to dark green, and it may be found naturally with ruby in it, much like fuchsite. Zoisite has little sparkling bits throughout the rock, and it is an opaque stone.
ORIGIN
Austria, Cambodia, India, Kenya, Madagascar, Russia, Sri Lanka, Tanzania
COLORS
Green
PRIMARY USES
Opens the heart, strengthens love relationships, spurs action, combats laziness
CHAKRA
Heart
PLACEMENT
Place on or touching the heart chakra, wear as a necklace, carry in a shirt pocket, hold in either hand
Glossary
AFFIRMATION A positive statement you make as a form of meditation about something you’d like to see in your life. The statement is made as if the goal has already been achieved. For example, “I am healthy, happy, and prosperous.” Also see mantra.
AURA Part of the energetic anatomy; the spiritual energy that surrounds the body, holding energetic information about a person as an emotional being, physical being, and spiritual being.
CHAKRA An energetic vortex in the body. The seven main chakras (see illustration here) have specific colors and physical, energetic, and spiritual properties associated with them.
CHARGING A method of imparting energy into crystals so that they will function at their highe
st vibrational level when you use them, usually done after cleansing or with new crystals.
CLEANSING A method of clearing accumulated energy from crystals, usually done with saltwater, energetic intention, or holding in a stream of smoke (smudging).
DIVINE Another word for God, Source, higher consciousness, or any innate intelligence one believes exists in the universe.
ENERGY, PSYCHIC Any type of energy not currently measurable by scientific instruments, including intuition, extra-sensory perception (ESP), clairvoyance, psychokinesis, and healing.
ENERGY WORK/ENERGY HEALING Working with spiritual energy to bring about physical, spiritual, emotional, or mental change or healing. Crystal healing is a form of energy healing.
GROUNDING A way for an individual to connect to the Earth for the purpose of maintaining balance among his/her physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual aspects.
HAND, GIVING In energy work, this is the hand that shares energy and healing with others. This is the dominant hand, generally the one a person writes with.
HAND, RECEIVING In healing work, this is the hand through which energy is received. This is the nondominant hand, generally the one a person does not write with.
HIGHER CONSCIOUSNESS The consciousness of one’s higher self, in which one can access the Divine, universal consciousness from which all things derive. Meditation is one method by which people seek to attain higher consciousness.
HIGHER SELF The part of an individual that is in touch with his/her spirit’s path, enabling that person to access higher consciousness; other terms may include higher spirit or soul.
INTUITION Information received from a source of higher consciousness or higher self by way of the third eye chakra.
LAW OF ATTRACTION A spiritual principle stating that people attract from the universe what they think, say, do, and point their energy toward, for positive or negative.
LIFE FORCE The divine energy, such as prana or Chi, that animates all living beings.
MANTRA In this book, an affirmative statement that focuses on a positive desired outcome or state of being, or an acknowledgment and gratitude for what is.
MANTRA MEDITATION A form of meditation in which the practitioner sits quietly and chants a mantra (aloud or to oneself) to keep the mind focused and to create positive energy.
MERIDIAN An energetic pathway running through the body. The human body has 12 meridians, each associated with different organs.
MINDFULNESS MEDITATION A form of meditation in which the practitioner sits quietly and allows thoughts to arise, noticing them as they do and then releasing them fully.
MOVEMENT MEDITATION A form of meditation in which the practitioner performs repetitive movements, such as walking slowly, to keep the mind focused and clear.
NUMEROLOGY A branch of knowledge dealing with the metaphysical significance of numbers.
PATH Your path—referred to variously in this book as your spirit’s path, life’s path, and soul’s path—is the path you follow on this Earth, which includes the lessons you need to learn, the karma you attempt to balance through your actions and reactions, and the people you need to meet, among other things.
PRESENT The moment of now; keeping one’s attention on the now (present-time focus) relieves worries about the past and the future and increases gratitude and appreciation.
PROGRAMMING A method of imparting energy and intention into crystals, usually through meditation or energy transfer, so that crystal will perform for the intended purpose. This is usually performed after cleansing and charging.
PROSPERITY CORNER A feng shui concept, this is an area of the home that attracts abundance and prosperity. The prosperity corner is located in the farthest back left corner of the home when facing inward.
REIKI A form of energy healing that calls upon universal energy to impart healing, either through the hands or through the mental application of energy.
SHAMAN, SHAMANIC WORK A person who is able to work with spirits and the spiritual. Shamanic work involves working with spirits to eliminate negativity and increase positive energy/spirits.
SPIRIT GUIDE A being of higher consciousness that exists to help you along your path, often appearing through dreams, inspiration, and intuition.
UNCONDITIONAL LOVE Pure spiritual love that exists without conditions of any kind, regardless of the behavior or actions of others.
VISUALIZATION A meditative act in which the practitioner creates mental images, or pictures, with the intention of manifesting the experience in reality.
WORRY STONE A smooth, flat stone that is rubbed with the thumb to relieve stress or tension or to impart the energy from the stone to you.
Resources
WEBSITES
CRYSTAL-CURE.COM
A commercial website with a range of crystals and products, as well as information on using crystals and their properties.
ETSY.COM
A commerce website with a range of crystals, crystal beads, and jewelry available from individual sellers.
HEALINGCRYSTALS.COM
A commercial website with a range of crystals and products, as well as wonderful articles about crystals. Knowledgeable and helpful, the people who run this website suggest crystal healing solutions and answer questions about crystals.
HEALING-CRYSTALS-FOR-YOU.COM
An informational website that offers comprehensive information about crystals, including A-to-Z listings of crystals along with their healing and metaphysical properties.
MYSS.COM
The official website of author and medical intuitive Caroline Myss. Included on this website under Free Resources is a detailed flash animation called Chakras: Your Energetic Being, which outlines the chakra system and the issues associated with each chakra.
BOOKS
Along with the books listed in the References section (see here), consider the following.
THE CHAKRA BIBLE
by Patricia Mercier (Sterling, 2007)
Discusses the chakras, attuning them, how they work, and so on.
CRYSTAL HEALING
by Judy Hall (Godsfield, 2010)
Provides crystal healing prescriptions and meditations for healing.
CRYSTAL THERAPY
by Doreen Virtue, PhD, and Judith Lukomski (Hay House, 2005)
Provides information about crystal healing.
THE REIKI BIBLE
by Eleanor McKenzie (Sterling, 2009)
Covers the basics of Reiki energy healing techniques.
THE SUBTLE BODY
by Cyndi Dale (Sounds True, 2009)
An encyclopedia of energy anatomy, covering chakras, auras, meridians, and how people’s energy anatomy interacts with their physical body.
References
BOOKS
Gauding, Madonna. The Meditation Bible: The Definitive Guide to Meditations for Every Purpose. New York: Sterling, 2005.
Hall, Judy. The Crystal Bible. Blue Ash, OH: Walking Stick Press, 2003.
Hall, Judy. Crystal Prescriptions: The A–Z Guide to Over 1,200 Symptoms and Their Healing Crystals. Poole, UK: John Hunt Publishing, 2014.
Hall, Judy. The Encyclopedia of Crystals. Gloucester, MA: Fair Winds Press, 2013.
Myss, Caroline. Anatomy of the Spirit: The Seven Stages of Power and Healing. New York: Harmony, 1996.
Myss, Caroline. Why People Don’t Heal and How They Can. New York: Harmony, 1998.
Permutt, Philip. The Crystal Healer: Crystal Prescriptions That Will Change Your Life Forever. London: CICO Books, 2007.
Simmons, Robert. Stones of the New Consciousness: Healing, Awakening, and Co-creating with Crystals, Minerals, and Gems. Berkeley, CA: North Atlantic Books, 2009.
Tolle, Eckhart. The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment. Novato, CA: New World Library, 1999.
Zuckerman, Desda. Your Sacred Anatomy: An Owner’s Guide to the Human Energy Structure. Novato, CA: Spirit Way Press, 2012.
WEBSITES
Encyclopedia Britannica. “Einstein’s Mass-
Energy Relation: Physics.” Accessed July 21, 2015. www.britannica.com/science/Einsteins-mass-energy-relation.
International Gem Society (IGS). “What Is a Crystal?” Accessed July 21, 2015. www.gemsociety.org/article/crystal/.
The Kabbalah Centre. “The Zohar for Healing.” Accessed August 20, 2015. www.zohar.com/article/zohar-healing.
McCartney, Francesca. “The Academy Journal: A Brief History of Energy
Medicine.” Academy of Intuition Medicine. Accessed July 21, 2015. www.intuitionmedicine.com/academy/journalarticles/journal2.htm.
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