Healing Crystals – What Can They Do For You?

Healing crystals have recently gained immense popularity, yet it’s important to maintain realistic expectations about what they can provide for you. While they may help relieve some stress and anxiety symptoms, healing crystals should never replace medical treatment as such.

They’re best used as tools for setting positive intentions and visualizing what lies ahead. Keep reading to gain the skills to use them effectively.

Wearing

Crystals have long been used as tools to attract positive energy, and many wear them for various reasons: self-confidence building, supporting an intention, or connecting more deeply to intuition, spirit guides or higher powers. If you’re new to crystal healing or an avid practitioner of its practices, remember that all stones have placebo effects and should never take the place of seeking professional medical treatment for anxiety or mental health conditions.

Some crystals can also help to clear and purify your personal space, like your home or office. Try placing pieces of selenite near any areas requiring energetic cleansing, or place one under your pillow for an uninterrupted night’s restful slumber.

An impact of crystal energy varies depending on which hand it’s worn on. To encourage more loving and attentive behavior, wear your rose quartz bracelet on the left arm; this side of your body is associated with femininity and receiving energy from nature.

Placing

Healing crystals — like those you might find at a yoga class — can be used to balance energy in any home or work space, by absorbing any negative vibrations and turning them into positive ones.

Crystal healers often use citrine or selenite crystals in the corners of a room to bring peace and positivity, according to belief that certain crystals align with chakra points located throughout the body such as forehead, throat, heart, stomach and genital area.

Use of crystals for spiritual use requires cultivating an intention-driven mindset similar to mindfulness meditation. Each beginner guide emphasizes this step as essential. Doing this activates the healing energy within the crystal and transforms it into your personal talisman to help achieve whatever goal is at hand–from improving immunity or relieving stress and anxiety.

Meditation

Crystals aren’t just Instagram-friendly decorations or fashionable jewelry pieces–they are ancient tools designed to aid meditation practice and boost energy alignment with intentions.

First, find a peaceful location and make yourself comfortable by sitting or lying down comfortably. Bring any crystal(s) with you, as they may need to be cleansed prior to beginning this ritual.

Consider what you hope to accomplish during a meditation session and select an appropriate crystal–e.g. rose quartz for love and compassion or citrine for abundance–to help focus your intention.

Hold the crystal in your receiving hand (the “receiving”) and connect to its energy. Ask it for guidance if you’re uncertain what steps are next or what topic to meditate upon, observe any shadowing, sounds, sensations in the body or visual messages it sends your way and thank it once your meditation session is finished. Taking time out afterward to acknowledge how grateful you are that it was there all along is essential to its lasting support and gratitude.

Intention

Young suggests that setting intentions when using crystals can help focus and channel that healing energy towards specific goals or manifestations. You can do this by declaring aloud or repeating in your head your intention, with some people preferring writing theirs down as well. Be sure to align it with both short- and long-term goals when setting an intention.

Charge your crystal by placing it on water or setting it out in direct sunlight (provided this practice is safe). This practice allows water or sunlight to seep into its pores and increase its energies, creating an excellent way of amplifying their effects on your crystal’s energies.

Finally, place your crystal on the earth or amongst a leafy plant or in your garden so it can experience nature’s healing power. There’s no one-size-fits-all approach when it comes to using crystals; do what feels right to you and trust your intuition – doing this will create a harmonious relationship between yourself and your crystals while strengthening their healing powers.