Crystal Knowledge
Earth's Natural crystals are some of the materials I use to enhance the beauty and metaphysical properties of my art. I've listed some of these crystals, as well as their properties, below.
Quartz
(The Master Healer)
-Light bringer
-Powerful amplifier/Manifestor
Clear Quartz is also known as crystal quartz and is a mineral made of oxygen and silicone atoms. The meaning of Clear Quartz is healing and spiritual growth.
Its name is derived from the Greek word for ice and with its glacial like appearance, pure transparency, and cooling vibes, it’s no wonder that this hunk of shimmering quartz came with connotations of crystal clear mountains and frozen waters. Clear Quartz is an abundant mineral found in many far-flung corners of the earth, from Arkansas to Brazil and the vanilla cracked shores of Madagascar, this silicon dioxide-rich stone is known for its ability to absorb, store, and regulate the release of energy – exactly what you need to bring you back to a sense of balance.
Quartz also goes by the name Rock Crystal.
Rock crystals are amazing, they come dressed in many colors and all hold a different range of power and possibility. From mystical ancient times when the world was led by magic and myth to our more modern world, Quartzes are one of the largest families of crystals carving out space in the mineral family.
But Clear Quartz is one of the purest examples and is considered to be the light bringer. It’s an amazing amplifying stone, meaning that whatever you pour into it, will pour out tenfold. The clarity of its many faces can spark memory, hone concentration, and bring your whole being back to balance. Let’s take a look at the Quartz family and in particular Clear Quartz to celebrate its crystal king status.
Calcite
Calcite is a powerful amplifier and cleanser of energy. It cleans negative energies from the environment. It brings forth a polarizing prismatic energy, which engenders a spectrum of energy to clear and to activate all of the chakras.
Calcite is a spiritual stone that facilitates the opening of higher consciousness and psychic abilities. It helps mind and body to remember soul experiences.
Calcite connects the emotions with the intellect. It is an excellent stone when studying the arts and sciences. It calms the mind, teaches discernment, stimulates insights, and boosts memory.
Calcite cleanses and improves the functions of the kidneys, pancreas, and spleen. It dissolves calcification of the bones. It balances the assimilation of calcium within the body, strengthening the skeleton and joints. It alleviates intestinal and skin conditions, stimulates blood clotting and tissue healing.
Color Healing with Calcite
In addition to the generic healing properties of Calcite, specific colors have additional attributes:
Pink Calcite
Chakras - Heart Chakra, Crown chakra
Pink Calcite helps to activate and enhance the heart’s way of knowing–the wordless awareness that we mean when we say, “I knew it in my heart”. It improves empathy and helps release suppressed emotions.
Pink Calcite is a type of Calcite; a calcium carbonate mineral that usually crystallizes in large mass formations. The pink color is caused by tiny inclusions of Manganese, which can range from a light white-pink, to an extremely bold almost violet.
The violet Manganese inclusions cause the energy of Mangano Calcite to focus on the love for your entire body (physically and spiritually) as opposed to the direct focus on the heart (that Pink Calcite offers). We commonly refer to Pink Calcite as being very similar to Rose Quartz in that it is a pure loving stone.
Honey Calcite
Chakras - Base Chakra, Solar Plexus Chakra, Third Eye Chakra
Honey Calcite is an empowering stone. It increases feelings of self worth, confidence and courage. Honey Calcite awakens your third eye chakra and can help you communicate with the higher realms. It can even help you to see into the future. Honey Calcite increases and intensifies the energy of other crystals. It can attract success and abundance into your life. It boosts positive energy and facilitates harmony and peace.
Selenite
Chakras - Crown Chakra, Third eye Chakra, Soul Star Chakra (the energy field surrounding you)
Selenite is an incredibly powerful crystal. Not only does it have the power to cleanse your personal energy and space, it also has the rare ability to cleanse other crystals. Selenite vibrates at a very high frequency which makes it ideal for opening your heart and mind to insights from the universe. This crystal, especially when in the shape of a wand or tower, conducts energy from the creative field through your earthly body.
Lapis Lazuli
Chakras - Throat Chakra, Third eye Chakra
Lapis Lazuli is a blue semi-precious stone made of blue lazurite, gold pyrite, calcite and other minerals. Lapis was regarded as a symbol of the night sky in ancient Egypt, it was used in many Egyptian works of art including King Tutankhamen's death mask. This stone has been and continues to be loved by many cultures around the world. The Sumerians believed the spirit of the gods to be held in the stone and Lapis is still regarded as the "stone of wisdom" today.
Lapis Lazuli has qualities that make it a particularly useful stone for gaining knowledge and self insight. It delivers you to truth in a calm and gentle way. Lapis sooths your nervous system and boosts your immune system; Its physical benefits are mirrored in its emotional/spiritual benefits in that it reduces anxiety and protects against psychic attacks.
Yooperlite/Glowdalite
Yooperlite can be identified quite easily because, when it is hit with a UV light, the florescent sodalite contained within the stone glows bright orange. These UV reactive stones were formed from Magma often millions of years ago, but have only recently been discovered and exposed to the public eye in 2018. Its metaphysical properties are still largely unstudied which adds an air of excitement when working with this stone.
Quartz
(The Master Healer)
-Light bringer
-Powerful amplifier/Manifestor
Clear Quartz is also known as crystal quartz and is a mineral made of oxygen and silicone atoms. The meaning of Clear Quartz is healing and spiritual growth.
Its name is derived from the Greek word for ice and with its glacial like appearance, pure transparency, and cooling vibes, it’s no wonder that this hunk of shimmering quartz came with connotations of crystal clear mountains and frozen waters. Clear Quartz is an abundant mineral found in many far-flung corners of the earth, from Arkansas to Brazil and the vanilla cracked shores of Madagascar, this silicon dioxide-rich stone is known for its ability to absorb, store, and regulate the release of energy – exactly what you need to bring you back to a sense of balance.
Quartz also goes by the name Rock Crystal.
Rock crystals are amazing, they come dressed in many colors and all hold a different range of power and possibility. From mystical ancient times when the world was led by magic and myth to our more modern world, Quartzes are one of the largest families of crystals carving out space in the mineral family.
But Clear Quartz is one of the purest examples and is considered to be the light bringer. It’s an amazing amplifying stone, meaning that whatever you pour into it, will pour out tenfold. The clarity of its many faces can spark memory, hone concentration, and bring your whole being back to balance. Let’s take a look at the Quartz family and in particular Clear Quartz to celebrate its crystal king status.
Calcite
Calcite is a powerful amplifier and cleanser of energy. It cleans negative energies from the environment. It brings forth a polarizing prismatic energy, which engenders a spectrum of energy to clear and to activate all of the chakras.
Calcite is a spiritual stone that facilitates the opening of higher consciousness and psychic abilities. It helps mind and body to remember soul experiences.
Calcite connects the emotions with the intellect. It is an excellent stone when studying the arts and sciences. It calms the mind, teaches discernment, stimulates insights, and boosts memory.
Calcite cleanses and improves the functions of the kidneys, pancreas, and spleen. It dissolves calcification of the bones. It balances the assimilation of calcium within the body, strengthening the skeleton and joints. It alleviates intestinal and skin conditions, stimulates blood clotting and tissue healing.
Color Healing with Calcite
In addition to the generic healing properties of Calcite, specific colors have additional attributes:
Pink Calcite
Chakras - Heart Chakra, Crown chakra
Pink Calcite helps to activate and enhance the heart’s way of knowing–the wordless awareness that we mean when we say, “I knew it in my heart”. It improves empathy and helps release suppressed emotions.
Pink Calcite is a type of Calcite; a calcium carbonate mineral that usually crystallizes in large mass formations. The pink color is caused by tiny inclusions of Manganese, which can range from a light white-pink, to an extremely bold almost violet.
The violet Manganese inclusions cause the energy of Mangano Calcite to focus on the love for your entire body (physically and spiritually) as opposed to the direct focus on the heart (that Pink Calcite offers). We commonly refer to Pink Calcite as being very similar to Rose Quartz in that it is a pure loving stone.
Honey Calcite
Chakras - Base Chakra, Solar Plexus Chakra, Third Eye Chakra
Honey Calcite is an empowering stone. It increases feelings of self worth, confidence and courage. Honey Calcite awakens your third eye chakra and can help you communicate with the higher realms. It can even help you to see into the future. Honey Calcite increases and intensifies the energy of other crystals. It can attract success and abundance into your life. It boosts positive energy and facilitates harmony and peace.
Selenite
Chakras - Crown Chakra, Third eye Chakra, Soul Star Chakra (the energy field surrounding you)
Selenite is an incredibly powerful crystal. Not only does it have the power to cleanse your personal energy and space, it also has the rare ability to cleanse other crystals. Selenite vibrates at a very high frequency which makes it ideal for opening your heart and mind to insights from the universe. This crystal, especially when in the shape of a wand or tower, conducts energy from the creative field through your earthly body.
Lapis Lazuli
Chakras - Throat Chakra, Third eye Chakra
Lapis Lazuli is a blue semi-precious stone made of blue lazurite, gold pyrite, calcite and other minerals. Lapis was regarded as a symbol of the night sky in ancient Egypt, it was used in many Egyptian works of art including King Tutankhamen's death mask. This stone has been and continues to be loved by many cultures around the world. The Sumerians believed the spirit of the gods to be held in the stone and Lapis is still regarded as the "stone of wisdom" today.
Lapis Lazuli has qualities that make it a particularly useful stone for gaining knowledge and self insight. It delivers you to truth in a calm and gentle way. Lapis sooths your nervous system and boosts your immune system; Its physical benefits are mirrored in its emotional/spiritual benefits in that it reduces anxiety and protects against psychic attacks.
Yooperlite/Glowdalite
Yooperlite can be identified quite easily because, when it is hit with a UV light, the florescent sodalite contained within the stone glows bright orange. These UV reactive stones were formed from Magma often millions of years ago, but have only recently been discovered and exposed to the public eye in 2018. Its metaphysical properties are still largely unstudied which adds an air of excitement when working with this stone.