Crystals for Meditation

Meditation is a self-care practice that is beneficial for the body, mind, and spirit. It helps you to relax, clear your mind, reduce anxiety and stress, and release negative energy and thoughts. Crystals can be used to help deepen your meditation, as well as achieve a specific outcome during your meditation. On a spiritual level, meditating with crystals can help to raise your awareness and consciousness, deepening your intuition, and bring insight.

You can use any crystal for meditation. They are tools that will help you start and maintain your meditation practice, help you to set a specific intention, or move you into deeper states of meditation. Using crystals in your daily meditation practice is a good way to experience the beneficial effects of crystals simply by holding them in your hands, wearing them against your skin, or placing them near you.

When you start using crystals in meditation you may find all sorts of interesting things start to happen. You may begin to feel better, healthier, and emotionally stronger. You may start to feel more calm, peaceful, and relaxed.

Any shape and size of crystal can be helpful for meditation. One type of crystal shape you might consider is a crystal harmonizer. Harmonizers are polished into cylindrical shapes to hold during meditation. These tools have been used since ancient Egyptian times to help cure energy blocks and imbalances. To use, hold one cylindrical crystal in the left hand (yin) and one in the right hand (yang) so your spiritual vitality will be invigorated and balance restored.

The following are some of the crystals you can try for meditation.

Amethyst magnifies the energy of other crystals. It is good for emotional, mental, and physical balance. It is thought to be good for insomnia, headaches, and the immune system.

Black Tourmaline is believed to protect against negative energies. It is good for calming, self-confidence, balance, and removing blockages. It is good for awareness, creativity, connection, inspiration, and new challenges.

Citrine is sometimes called the money stone, as it is thought to attract abundance and wealth. It is good for happiness and joy and helps with yin/yang balance.

Garnet is thought to bring courage, creative energy, abundance, vitality, flow, awareness, and change. It brings emotional balance.

Kambamba Jasper is sometimes called the crystal of invention. It is good for art, creativity, design, and visualization of concepts. It is good for the mind, learning, and patience. It enhances meditation and stillness in motion.

Lapis Lazuli is sometimes called the feel better stone. It brings creative expression, vitality, mental endurance, and wisdom. It is believed to promote natural gifts and skills.

Quartz Crystal brings clarity to the mind and helps you to become more focused and clear about your intentions. It amplifies the energy of other crystals, making it ideal for use in meditation.

Rose quartz is considered the crystal of unconditional love. It’s thought to be good for forgiveness, love, romance, and relationships. It magnifies creativity and imagination. It is good for art, music, and writing.

Selenite helps to release energy blockages and negative energy to energetically cleanse your body. It induces clarity of mind and is good for insight, and conscious understanding. It is commonly used for meditation, said to help the meditator connect to higher consciousness.

Smoky Quartz is considered a grounding stone and may help you feel rooted in the Earth. It’s believed to be mood-lifting and is used for protection.

Sodalite is believed to bring order and calmness to your mind. It is good for creative expression, endurance, ideas, and perception. It is good for self-esteem.

Tiger’s Eye is sometimes called the feel better stone. It is good for courage, intuition, new beginnings, and sharpening the mind. It assists gut feelings and intuitions. It is good for balance, calm, and grounding.