Many people use crystals as a focus for visualization and positive thought, believing that this will attract to them the specific benefit they require. Should you wish to adopt this technique, your first step must be to decide on what you need from the stone. It is important to be extremely clear and specific about your aim.
The next step is to find a crystal possessing the appropriate attributes. Consult the list below to make your selection.
Never forget the importance of cleansing and programming your chosen crystal according to your desires. As stated above, it is vital that you are decisive and precise about this. Wear the crystal constantly, as near to your body as possible, until you achieve the benefit you have asked for.
When using a crystal in this way, it is important to cleanse and re-charge it regularly, in order to obtain the maximum benefit.
Will help you to feel grounded and remain focused, dispelling fears of all kinds.
Helps you to adjust when one situation is finished and another is about to start. Will enable you to express your views lovingly.
Brings peace of mind and refreshes the spirit. Helps to develop intuition.
Aids meditation and clear thinking. Helps to relieve stress.
Soothes the nervous system. Helps to increase self-esteem and self-confidence.
Relieves depression and will lift your spirits if you are unhappy.
The great healer of mind, body, and spirit. Clears the mind, helps develop the intuition and psychic abilities.
This is a variety of obsidian. It is considered to be an extremely powerful stone for bringing good fortune and will help you to feel more positive.
This is a splendid motivator that will aid your communicative powers.
Meaning “water and the sea,” this stone will help you safely navigate the rough seas of life. It promotes compassion and empathy.
Brings good fortune and increases creativity. Heals wounded emotions.
Will help you to relinquish harmful beliefs and see the true purpose of life.
Also known as heliotrope. Will help to calm fears, dispel confusion, and rid you of obsessive ideas.
This is a great energizer, useful for aiding the fortunate outcome of a new project. It provides excellent psychic protection.
Also known as sard, this crystal banishes jealousy and inspires courage. Aids perception and helps when decisions have to be made.
Creates a peaceful and serene outlook, and helps you to communicate more effectively.
Lifts the spirits and helps to balance your emotions.
Eases all forms of stress, promotes self-confidence, and helps to balance your emotions.
A variety of chrysoberyl. Also known as olivine and peridot. Increases happiness and attracts abundance. Heals old mental wounds. Alexandrite is another variety of this stone.
Good for relieving stress and tension of all kinds and for spiritual protection. Helps to heal psychological scars.
Helps to calm the emotions and instill self-confidence. An inspirational stone that also boosts feelings of self-worth.
Strengthens and protects the emotions.
Great for helping you to see things more clearly and in assisting connection with the infinite.
A strong healer of both mental and physical problems.
Helps the individual to become more analytical and rational. Also combats anxiety and worry.
Known as carbuncle when cut as a cabochon. Useful as a protector against depression and melancholy, this crystal also encourages patience and perseverance.
Aids psychic development and helps to overcome shyness and build self-esteem.
A useful healing stone, encouraging longevity and healing both body and spirit. It brings good luck and friendships.
A stress reliever that is useful for grounding those who practice divination. Promotes tranquility.
Helps to keep evil spirits at bay, strengthens the character and helps you to be resolute in the face of adversity.
Helps to align the emotions rationally. Relieves emotional stress and provides serenity.
Helps develop strong psychic powers.
Aids visualization and helps develop the sixth sense. Stimulates the intuition and promotes creativity.
Great for relieving stress and dispelling negative emotions.
A great healer, particularly for dealing with negative and repressed emotions.
Restores harmony and emotional balance wherever they may be lacking.
Helps the wearer to accept love.
Can be used as a scrying stone. Helps the user to focus on the paranormal.
Establishes a protective psychic shield around the wearer. Enhances emotional stability.
Helps the wearer rationalize emotional states and see all the possibilities in a given situation.
Enhances feelings of self-respect. Aids self-esteem and stability.
Opens the mind to accept new ideas.
“The mirror of the soul.” A great tool as an aid to channeling and helping meditation. A powerful healer that stores and transmits energy.
Attracts and teaches love in its widest, most universal sense. Gives comfort and relieves grief. Promotes harmonious relationships.
Releases energy blockages and improves self-esteem.
Filters out negative thoughts and emotions. Helps with telepathy and universal communication.
Aids self-esteem, assurance, and confidence.
Balances the emotions, especially where love is concerned. Promotes understanding.
Helps the wearer to be realistic about aims and ambitions. Purifies love. Promotes spiritual knowledge.
A great aid to mental clarity, clearing the inner eye, and bringing good fortune to the wearer.
Useful for healing damaged emotions. Helps the wearer to think rationally. Aids restful sleep.
“The mother of ruby” protects the wearer from emotional upset.
A great aid to spiritual insight and for attaining tranquility.
Helps the wearer to accept change.
Protects the wearer. Also, a useful aid for those seeking knowledge of past or future lives. Promotes patience and persistence.
Allows the wearer to transmit their visualizations as universal messages. An aid to telepathy. Useful for artists.
Repels all negative energies and protects the wearer from destructive forces.
Useful for bringing abundance and for helping with creative endeavors.
A feminine stone, useful for women. Strengthens and harmonizes the female sexual organs. Also helps men to discover their feminine side.
A great aid for drawing luck, love and money to the wearer and bringing emotional balance.
Helps to heal the psyche and allows the wearer to recognize the higher self.
An invigorating stone that enhances creativity and originality.