Many natural healing practitioners use the energy of crystals to heal and cleanse the body of toxins, and negativity. Crystals and gemstones, like the human body contains electromagnetic energy, and our bodies as well as gemstones and crystals give off vibrations and frequencies that instill the properties to effect our entire body, mind, and spirit by way of our elecromagneic energy.

Crystals and gemstones should be cleared or cleansed before using them as a tool for healing and if you will be wearing them for positive energy and vitality. The reason why you will want to clear the energy of your crystal or stone is that you may not know what sort of previous energy has been stored within it. Crystals, just like people, can accumulate all sorts of negative and unwanted energy, emotions, thought, and physical ailments, so clearing them of these unwanted characteristics is the most important step in crystal healing. If the person who previously owned or held the crystal or stone was ill or had negative thoughts, their energy could easily be passed on to you.

There are several ways of clearing your gems, such as soaking your crystals and stones in sea-salt water or sumberging them in sea salt, however, there are stones that should not be soaked in salt water include crystals that are porous, contain metal or have a water content, for example Opal. Stones and minerals that should be kept away from salt include Pyrite, Lapis Lazuli, Opal, Hematite, etc. For these stones, you ay do the following: First, fill a glass bowl halfway with dry sea salt (or cooking salt). Then place a smaller empty glass container into the salt. Place your crystals directly into the empty container. The salt will still draw out the stored energies, however it will take much longer.The used salt should be thrown away and never re-used. You can also clear stones by quickly passing them through a flame, holding them under running water, or burying them in the ground for a period of time.

Surrounding our bodies both inside and out with beautiful and healthy things will not only brighten your spirit, but will offer you an endless amount of self-esteem and vitality. You can wear your crystals and stones as a necklace/pendant, ring, at the center of your heart, as an amulet, or keep it at close to you in a sacred and pretty pouch that you can wear around the neck and grab and hold when you most need it.

Please keep in mind that the following stones and crystals can be used with different chakras and not limited to the ones listed.

Location: at the top of the head

Responsibilities: inspiration, spirituality, personal and universal consciousness, wisdom

Color: Violet

Symtoms of Unbalance: depression, lack of inspiration

Diamond: Increases clarity, trust, confidence, thoughts, attitudes, strengths and weaknesses, prosperity, generosity, love, spirituality.

Location: between the eyebrows

Responsibilities: visualization, concentration, imagination, perception, intuition

Color: Indigo Blue

Symtoms of Unbalance: headaches, blurry vision, hard to concentrate

Amethyst: Headaches, eyes, pituitary gland, balancing blood sugar. Psychic abilities, imagery. Purify and transmute negativity. Reduces anger, impatience, and nightmares. Spiritually uplifting.

Malachite: Stomach, liver, kidney stones, respiratory system, immune system, vision, circulatory system. Releases pain, inflammation, depression, anger. Stimulates the psychic vision, and concentration.

Lapis: Anxiety, restlessness, insomnia, shyness, nervous system, speech, hearing, pituitary, pain, intuition, creativity, spiritual connection, peaceful mind, organization.

Location: Throat

Responsibilities: communication

Color: light blue

Symtoms of Unbalance: difficulty in expression and communication

Sapphire: Reduces inflammation, fevers, hearing problems, Communication, depression, intuition, clairvoyance, calmness, and mental clarity.

Location: center of the chest

Respnsibilities: compassion, forgiveness, love

Color: Green

Symptoms of Unbalance: anger, lack of love, heart problems

Navajo Turquoise: guards against negativity, opens the heart chakra for clear communication from the heart, carries the moon energy (female energy), unconditional love, speeds up the healing proccess.

Emerald: Respiratory system, heart, lymph nodes, blood, thymus, balance blood sugar, childbirth, eyesight. Strengthen heart chakra for abundance, growth, peace, harmony, patience, love, monogamy, honesty. Lift depression and insomnia

Jade: Heart, immune, kidney and cleansing blood, nervous system, courage, knowledge, justice, compassion, emotional balance, humility, generosity, harmony, wealth, longevity.

Rose Quartz: Emotional balance, love, beauty, peacefulness, forgiveness, kindness, self-esteem. Emotional healing, loss, stress, hurt, fear, resentment, anger.

Location: between the chest and the navel

Responsibilities: anger, discouragement, motivation, confidence

Color: Yellow

Symptoms of Unbalance: lack of self confidence and motivation, fear, worry, poor digestion, anger

Location: lower abdomen

Responsibilities: sexual energy, emotions, pleasure, creativity

Color: Orange

Symptoms of Unbalance: lack of sexual energy, lower back pain, uterus & bladder disfunction

Aquamarine: Heart, immune system. Calming, uplifting, flexibility, joy, creativity, communication, self-knowledge, confidence, purpose. Releases anxiety, fear, and restlessness.

Carnelian: Circulatory system, kidneys, stimulate appetite, emotions, sexuality, physical energy, reproductive system, menstrual cramps, arthritis, kidneys, gall bladder, pancreas. Confidence, assertiveness, drive.

Location: the base of the spine

Responsibilities: health, vitality

Color: Red

Symptoms of Unbalance: violence, constipation, fear, anger.

Amber: clears negativity

Citrine: Acid indigestion, food disorders, allergies. Cleansing spleen, kidneys, liver, urinary system, intestines. Mental and emotional clarity, problem-solving, memory, willpower, optimism, confidence, self-discipline. Reduces anxiety, fear, and depression.

Coral: Muscles, blood, heart, reproductive system, thyroid, metabolism, spine, bone and tissue regeneration. Not to be used with high blood pressure. Protect and strengthen the emotions.

Ruby: Infections, cholesterol, blood clots, blood cleansing, impotency. Stimulate circulation, menstrual cycles, pituitary. Love, courage, confidence, vitality, stamina, strength, leadership, triumph over adversity. Intensifies all the emotions.