Crystals for Creativity

Being creative allows you to engage with the world, returning to the feeling of freedom you may have experienced during childhood. It can be said that creativity has a strong connection to wellness, and is a way to access and express your thoughts, feeling, and beliefs. When you take the time and energy to develop your ideas, you learn to understand, trust and respect your inner self. You may also be surprised at the thoughts and impulses you find along the way.

Creativity is the ability to come up with new ideas and solutions to problems, it can apply to anything from photographing a landscape to writing a business plan.

Research shows that creative people are happier than others. One way to tap into your creativity is with crystals, helpful at finding a form of creativity that is accessible and inspiring to you. To use you'll want to give yourself some time each day to get in touch with your inner child or go about a new project differently to help boost your brainpower and your overall happiness. The following are some of the creative crystals you can try.

Aragonite promotes understanding and expression of beliefs, ideas, feelings, and thoughts and allows you to share them. It teaches acceptance and patience. It encourages discipline and reliability.

Aventurine enhances your creativity. It is considered the stone of confidence, abundance, and luck. It helps to stabilize your state of mind and stimulate perception.

Carnelian is sometimes called the stone of creativity. It is a powerful motivator with great vitality. It is good for the Root Chakra and the Sacral Chakra, as it reenergizes the whole energetic system. It supports positive life choices turning dreams into reality. It unlocks your creative potential and inspires you to take action toward your creative pursuits.

Cerussite is a grounding stone that helps you to feel comfortable in your environment. It balances the right and the left sides of the brain and encourages creativity, making it excellent for anyone in the arts.

Chrysoberyl is a crystal of new beginnings. It opens the Crown Chakra, which increases both personal and spiritual power, and is excellent for creativity.

Chrysocolla is a tranquil and sustaining stone. It encourages self-awareness and inner balance and imparts confidence. It draws out negativity and motivates. It enhances personal power and inspires creativity.

Lapis Lazuli harmonizes the body, emotions, mind, and spirit, bring about deeper inner self-knowledge and self-awareness. It is a powerful thought amplifier, bringing clarity and objectivity. It encourages creativity.

Orange Calcite is a highly energizing and cleansing stone. It assists in integrating creativity and new insights into everyday life. It helps encourage you to look at things in a different light.

Rhodochrosite encourages a positive attitude and enhances creativity and dream states. It is good for passion, flow, and yin/yang balance.

Vanadinite is excellent for creativity on all levels. It helps thinking processes and to reach goals. It helps you to become focused on your tasks, clearing any blocks especially ones that impede creativity.

Tangerine Quartz is sometimes called the stone of creative metaphysics. It stimulates the Sacral Chakra making you feel more at home within your environment. It helps to remove blockages so that creativity can flow effortlessly and feely. It stimulates self-love and connects you to your unique gifts and talents.

To use your crystals for creativity set up a creative space where you can work. Before starting your creative practice, hold your crystals for creativity in your hands and close your eyes all the while repeating your intention or mantra of what you hope to achieve. With intention and full awareness, enter into a creative meditation, fully immersing yourself in whatever creative expression you have chosen.