Crystals are a valuable and very versatile tool. You can wear them as a talisman, place them on altars and incorporate them in to spells. Below is a list of my favourites and how I use them. As with all magical correspondences the below list is by no means set in stone, there is every possibility that a particular crystal will present you with an entirely different set of energies to the associated ones I’ve described. Work with what feels right for you, our connection with magical energies is as unique as we are as people so there will always be exceptions to every rule.
Amethyst
Transforming negativity, visions of other plains and soothing.
Amazonite
Truth, communication, trust, creativity, intellect, psychic ability, healing emotional trauma.
Amber
Clarity, joy, calm and confidence.
Aquamarine
Heightens spiritual awareness and allows you to connect to your higher self.
Blue Lace Agate
Spirituality, movement, grace, eases loneliness & loss, healing bone and joint conditions.
Carnelian
Prevents feelings of anger, fear and jealousy. Courage, individuality and helps heal bone skin conditions and tissue damage.
Citrine
Energizes, rids negativity. Wealth and prosperity.
Clear Quartz
Focuses energy, alters consciousness and links dimensions.
Garnet
Passion, ambition, romantic love, sex, sensuality, persistence, stamina, survival, power, confidence and assertion.
Green Adventurine
Prosperity and financial good luck.
Hematite
Reaching your full potential, enhance mental capabilities, self-control and peace.
Howlite
Relieving pain, stress and rage. Helps reasoning and observation.
Jade
Sends negative energy back to sender, wealth, love and healing.
Kyanite
Psychic ability, visions, clairvoyance, telepathy, lucid dreaming and astral travel.
Labradorite
Intuition, especially in times of conflict or change, protects magic, balancing.
Moonstone
Contacting spirit guides, creativity, calming, intuition, psychic perception, cleansing, repels negative energy and balancing.
Opal
Eases change, imagination and creativity, happy dreams.
Peridot
Marriage, love, luck, peace. Deflects negativity back to sender.
Pyrite
Intellect, memory, wellbeing, guards against negative energy.
Rose Quartz
Healing emotional wounds, love and balancing.
Smokey Quartz
Eliminate and protect from negative energy.
Snowflake Obsidian
Banish grief and aid decision making.
Tigerseye
Female issues, emotional tension and optimism.
Once you have selected the type crystal you are going to work with it is a good idea to cleanse it of any negative/residual energies that have become attached to it either because it’s a new tool or due to previous uses or rituals. There are lots of different ways to do this. You can either use one of these methods, or any combination or variation that feels right for the spell you are casting or ritual you are performing.
Use rain, spring or sea water to pour over the crystal or stand the crystal in.
Bury the crystal in earth, sand or salt.
Pass the crystal through incense smoke.
Pass the crystal through/over a flame.
Stand the crystal in moonlight.
Use a citrine crystal to cleanse the crystal you are using, (citrine is unique in that it doesn’t hold on to negative energies).
The more you work with a specific crystal, the more you will feel a personal connection to it and the more effective a tool it becomes.