Crystals provide numerous advantages when it comes to physical healing or spiritual growth, including increased energy, amplified intentions and healing of chakras.

Crystal grid patterns can help you manifest specific goals. Here are our favorite guides and books to get you started on this path.

The Beginner’s Guide to Crystals

Crystals are minerals formed underground through three-dimensional repeating patterns of atoms. Their shapes and sizes range from extremely rare diamonds to the more ubiquitous quartz.

This stunning full-color photographic book provides an in-depth examination of over 60 stunning crystals, their emotional, spiritual, and physical healing benefits as well as basic care procedures to cleanse, energize, and charge them.

Melody’s books are well respected in crystal circles, and this encyclopedia-style volume makes an excellent place to begin exploring crystals. While not ideal as a portable resource when shopping for crystals, it makes an invaluable reference work that you can keep at home as a permanent fixture.

The Ultimate Guide to Crystals

Crystals have long been used in holistic practices. Ancient cultures, including Egypt, Greece and China believed that stones such as lapis lazuli, carnelian and amethyst had curative powers.

Uma Silbey provides an insightful crystal guide, detailing the science of crystal formation and energy systems. She offers many tips for cleansing crystals with water, salt and fire (such as using sage, palo santo or incense). In addition she discusses chakra healing correspondences, stone pairings and meditation techniques.

Step-by-step crystal instructions provide readers with the knowledge to effectively dissolve and transform painful feelings such as anger, grief, jealousy, boredom, apathy withdrawal fear anxiety impatience as well as the deep core wounds which support them. Illustrated with photographs of 100 crystals this book makes an invaluable resource for discovering more about metaphysical healing properties of stones.

The Crystal Bible

The Crystal Bible is an accessible directory showcasing over 150 crystals. This comprehensive resource also covers chakras, auras and crystal grids – providing essential knowledge necessary to use crystals effectively while serving as a quick reference for more experienced users.

Judy Hall’s book covers all the basics and then some! With clear color photos making finding and identifying known and unfamiliar crystals a snap. There are also handy quick reference sections covering crystal correspondences to zodiac and chakra symbols as well as healing tips and remedies with gemstones.

Godsfield Publishing’s The Crystal Bible Vol 2 is an essential companion volume that contains over 200 additional healing stones. A must-read for every crystal enthusiast! Since it first came out, this volume has become an instant classic among crystal enthusiasts everywhere.

Crystals for Positive Manifestation

Crystals can be an incredible aid in manifesting intentions and turning dreams into realities. Used since antiquity to shield against negative energies while amplifying positive ones, crystals provide an ancient tool that helps manifest intentions quickly.

Each stone possesses its own energetic signature and vibration, helping you align with the goals you hope to accomplish. Sodalite helps clear away mental clutter and emotional turmoil so you can focus on manifesting your intentions more effectively; or for inspiration and self-realization Labradorite may help connect to intuition and find magic within yourself.

Utilize crystals as protective amulets by wearing or placing them around your living space, or using them to form crystal grids. They can also be integrated into meditation practices and visualizing intentions using these crystals as aids.

Crystals for Healing

LovingThyselfRocks’ crystal healing guide is a comprehensive book that covers both the science and art of working with gemstones. Packed with 100 stones’ profiles – photo-illustrated as well – this is an essential introduction for anyone curious to know more about crystals. Readers will gain knowledge on lattice systems, Mohs hardness scales, high vibration crystals and energetic concepts like entrainment.

While there is no scientific proof that crystals provide physical health benefits, they can help people feel grounded and centered. While crystals should not replace medical treatment for mental health conditions like anxiety or depression, studies do indicate mindfulness meditation’s efficacy at relieving symptoms associated with these issues (including posttraumatic stress disorder ). By adding crystals into your meditation practice it could make it even more effective.