Meditation is an excellent healing practice to help achieve inner peace and clarity, and adding crystals to your meditation ritual can intensify its effects and bring deeper meaning to your practice.

This gift set contains raw black tourmaline, smoky quartz and clear quartz which have long been associated with amplifying energy. Add Rhodonite to ease past pains while Garnet sparks passion – an effective combination for maintaining balanced heart-centered love energies.

Quartz

Quartz is one of the most abundant minerals on Earth’s crust, making up most of our beach sand and contributing to many types of silica-rich rocks such as igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary formations. Although colorless when pure, impurities add dimension and textures that vary widely from its original form.

Spiritual wellness practitioners utilize crystals for various uses, including energy healing and meditation. Their use can be traced back to Mesopotamia, Egypt, Rome and Greece in ancient times; nowadays crystals have seen an upsurge in global wellness culture due to people seeking alternative approaches for mental and physical wellbeing.

Before selecting a crystal to meditate with, establish what intention you wish to support – such as spiritual development or emotional wellbeing. Once this has been decided upon, select a stone which resonates with this intention and meets your specific needs. Find inspiration online or visit a crystal shop and follow your intuition; the right crystal will speak to you by catching your eye or feeling comfortable in your hand. Selenite is known to clear away negative energies while amethyst promotes peace and calming energy. Malachite encourages personal transformation and positive change while being associated with the heart chakra for compassion and harmony, while luminescent opal may bring good fortune, prosperity, and abundance.

Amethyst

Amethyst is a type of quartz known for its violet hue. This makes it a popular meditation crystal that can clear negative energy, protect one from psychic attacks, promote spiritual growth and bring emotional healing and balance.

Amethyst comes in many different shades of purple ranging from pale lilac to deep violet, from transparent, translucent or opaque forms. When cut perpendicularly to its c-axis it often displays strong color zonation forming chevrons or sometimes six triangles with purple and colorless areas in each triangle when cut perpendicularly to each c-axis axis.

Natural amethyst can be found in several countries, such as Brazil and Russia, although the best amethyst currently mined can be found near Thunder Bay, Ontario where it has become a highly valued commercial gemstone, with several pay locations where collectors can collect it.

Sit comfortably in a quiet place while holding a piece of amethyst. Take slow, deep breaths to help relax and centre yourself before visualising a soft violet light emanating from your amethyst and surrounding you in its relaxing glow. Let this light descend along your chakra cord to illuminate all 7 chakras: crown, third eye, throat, heart center, solar plexus navel and base chakras and infuse every cell of your body with amethyst’s gentle vibrations.

Green Aventurine

Green aventurine is an excellent stone to use when working magic to start over again, providing an extra sense of assurance and smoother transitions. Additionally, this lucky stone brings luck to business ventures while inspiring prosperity.

Green Aventurine is associated with the Heart Chakra and used to facilitate emotional healing and compassion. It is believed to be an invaluable aid for manifesting intentions and improving communication skills.

Crystals such as this are known to promote self-love and acceptance, helping individuals cultivate a healthier relationship with themselves. Furthermore, it may reduce anxiety by soothing the mind and soothing mood swings.

Cleanse your Green Aventurine crystal by placing it under running water and visualizing any negativity being washed away by its purity. For extra cleansing power, smudge it with sacred herbs such as white Indian sage or palo santo smoke – regular cleansing and charging rituals will ensure they continue radiating positive energy and maintain optimal functioning. Play a Tibetan singing bowl near it to amplify resonant sounds of your crystal and increase healing effects while simultaneously balancing vibrations.