WISDOM
Here you will find all kinds of Crystal Wisdom from my own years of personal Crystal study and journaling alongside research, to create a quick reference of the meanings and uses for individual Crystals pieces and types.
"if you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration"
.Nikola Tesla.
When choosing a crystal, the best bet is to go to the one that catches your eye first, the one you keep coming back to, or want to keep looking at. Our crystals choose us as much as we think we choose them. Trust your intuition,
What are they?
Crystals are a solid ordering of atoms, molecules or ions forming through the process of crystallization where they transition from complete chaos to natural perfection. They are the 'matter' of which the foundations that our entire physical existence and planet has been built. Which is why they hold such power for our consciousness and why they hold key knowledge of our very existence.
Unlike our biological systems, crystals do not draw nourishment from within. They grow from the outside through planetary processes. Which is why they continue to develop, and new types are often uncovered. We use crystals for creation, healing, spiritual and ritual work and even communication and technology, Quartz is still used in watches and clocks today.
While our make up is 'different' crystals and biological life, humans, animals trees etc we all have a few key things in common, energy frequency and vibration. This makes us naturally receptive to crystals and their healing and spiritual activation and manifestation possibilities.
Unlike our biological systems, crystals do not draw nourishment from within. They grow from the outside through planetary processes. Which is why they continue to develop, and new types are often uncovered. We use crystals for creation, healing, spiritual and ritual work and even communication and technology, Quartz is still used in watches and clocks today.
While our make up is 'different' crystals and biological life, humans, animals trees etc we all have a few key things in common, energy frequency and vibration. This makes us naturally receptive to crystals and their healing and spiritual activation and manifestation possibilities.
When using crystals for crystal healing the crystals surge cyclic energy throughout our body and to the crystal and back again to facilitate a flowing energy exchange.
When using crystals for intention setting, manifestation, spiritual work etc we are programming an imprint of our intention, blessing, emotion, questions into the piece.
Both these process can then be amplified by the type of crystal and then the shape. This is a powerful practice, as our thoughts are energy and energy flows where our attention or thoughts, go.
When using crystals for intention setting, manifestation, spiritual work etc we are programming an imprint of our intention, blessing, emotion, questions into the piece.
Both these process can then be amplified by the type of crystal and then the shape. This is a powerful practice, as our thoughts are energy and energy flows where our attention or thoughts, go.
as an example. Wanting to welcome love or self love? The best crystal type for this is of course rose quartz, and then in the shape of a heart. You can program the piece with your intention, and also place it upon your body to create a stronger energy exchange.
Each individual crystal holds its own unique frequency both in crystal 'type' but also 'shape'.
Here's a quick guide
Each individual crystal holds its own unique frequency both in crystal 'type' but also 'shape'.
Here's a quick guide
Crystal shapes
and their meanings..
Knowing the meanings and uses behind the individual crystal shapes allows you to harness the unique power of each crystal. But.. if your anything like me, it will be a case of 'ill take one of EVERYTHING thanks".. because seriously.. you can NEVER have too many crystals!
Knowing the meanings and uses behind the individual crystal shapes allows you to harness the unique power of each crystal. But.. if your anything like me, it will be a case of 'ill take one of EVERYTHING thanks".. because seriously.. you can NEVER have too many crystals!
Rainbows in crystals
Those beautiful natural fractures within, that sparkle rainbows of light inside of and sometimes out of the crystal piece are a reminder of happiness and possibility. It is a crystal lovers favorite practice to pick up a piece of crystal, either new pieces or one they've picked up many many times before, and turn it in the sun or near natural light to look for the rainbows hiding within. This itself is such strong and unique personal ritual, for the optimism to look for the joy and beauty in otherwise typical or mundane.
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See those cracks? you're not broken, that's where this light gets in.
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See those cracks? you're not broken, that's where this light gets in.
Bowl
Carved bowls contain a recessed center making them instant cleansers and protectors of anything held within. Often used as 'grab bowls' where you can keep a collection of tumbles ready to grab on the go, pop in your necklace, in your bra, purse or handbag as you require. They are also used as offering bowls for spiritual and ritual work adding written messages, herbs, oils and more. They can be used for mixing your essential oils with carrier before being placed upon the body. Get them large enough and you can even make cups, food servers, wash basins and bathtubs from the humble crystal bowl.
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The best thing to hold onto in life, is each other.
Bracelets
Bracelets are a super easy way to carry crystals on ourselves for energetic benefits while also creating a unique visual accessory.
Wearing them on your left wrist, the #feminine side, is the energy we receive and creates positive internal shifts of energy within. Aim for anything you feel you need on the 'inside', self love? Try Rose Quartz. Abundance? Try Citrine.
Wearing on your right wrist, the #masculine side, is what we put out into the universe, it creates power action and controls the energy you are putting into your outer environment. Aim for anything you feel you need for your 'outside', Protection? Try Tourmaline. Confidence in Speaking? Try Sodalite.
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Plant a garden and decorate your soul.
Crystal Chips
These little ones are the perfect size for so many different uses. They offer creative expression through the use of crystals while still holding the frequency of the particular crystal type. You can mix different chips types together to amplify them in a very small space or use them on their own.
Use them in decorative bowls or sprinkled into pot plants.
Use them in spiritual and ritual work, or creative ways, like top dressing candles, adding them to spell jars, including them in oil roller blends and more.
Some crystal chips are gently tumbled smooth and others are left raw.
These little ones are the perfect size for so many different uses. They offer creative expression through the use of crystals while still holding the frequency of the particular crystal type. You can mix different chips types together to amplify them in a very small space or use them on their own.
Use them in decorative bowls or sprinkled into pot plants.
Use them in spiritual and ritual work, or creative ways, like top dressing candles, adding them to spell jars, including them in oil roller blends and more.
Some crystal chips are gently tumbled smooth and others are left raw.
They are quite often the left over pieces of larger bits through the cutting process or very small naturally formed pieces, and as an offering they provide us use of even the tiniest bit of crystals so nothing is left behind.
Crystal bracelets are often made up of a heap of crystal chips and hold the same benefits just amplified. They are a super easy way to carry crystals on ourselves while also create a visual accessory.
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They may be small, but they are fierce.
Crystal bracelets are often made up of a heap of crystal chips and hold the same benefits just amplified. They are a super easy way to carry crystals on ourselves while also create a visual accessory.
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They may be small, but they are fierce.
Clusters
A natural formation of crystal points all forming from the same matrix or base. Clusters radiate energy in all directions upwards and outwards pulling energy from their generally cloudy base to their clearer tip, this representing growth and advancement, higher learning, higher purpose and transmutation.
They are the perfect option for clearing negative energy in a room as energy is cycled from base to tip, and so they are continuously self cleansing. You can place other stones on top of the cluster to harness this cyclic energy and clear it of unwanted energies, much the same as the smudging and cleansing process works.
They are the perfect option for clearing negative energy in a room as energy is cycled from base to tip, and so they are continuously self cleansing. You can place other stones on top of the cluster to harness this cyclic energy and clear it of unwanted energies, much the same as the smudging and cleansing process works.
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Its during darkness that we best see the cluster of sparkling stars light up.
Double Terminated
These beauties have a faceted tip 'termination' at each end of the crystal piece. They are much like their own wand, some naturally formed, some are shaped by hand. They transmit and receive energy offering us harmonious balance via give and take. When we look at the shape with it points on each end we can see and feel the energy of the particular crystal being directed out each end.
If the ends are equal in size energy is equal, if the ends are smaller on one and larger on the other, the movement of energy amplifies drawing in a lot or a little, from each end to the other.
They are able to move and direct this energy in grid work alongside other crystals, much like they can on their own when used in your own healing practice. Hold them near the heart space to direct energy flow from the heart, up and down through the bodies energy system or 'chakras'. Holding them between your self and another can transmute energy between two people.
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Not double trouble, but twice blessed.
Flames
This individual flame shapes are carved from raw crystal, they are one of the strongest carving form for their representation of power, strength and resurrections, much like energy behind flames themselves. While flames 'fire' can be considered both highly destructive it is channeled here into highly creative raising vibration, offering psychic protection and wisdom. The flame draws in energy from its base consuming all and transmuting the released energy through the licks of the flame at the tip. Flame pieces especially a carnelian or other red/orange colored crystal can serve as the 'fire' component in elemental ritual work
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Just as the phoenix rose from those ashes, she too will rise.
Crystal Freeform
'Free'forms, well and truly represent freedom, individuality and strength, they are generally large polished crystal chunks that are all unique in shape and size. Larger freeforms will often have some way of a flat base so they create a stunning decorative feature to show off their natural beauty as they flow with the energy of the space, this solid support grounds them and gives them a strong energetic vibrational release.
Just as the phoenix rose from those ashes, she too will rise.
Crystal Freeform
'Free'forms, well and truly represent freedom, individuality and strength, they are generally large polished crystal chunks that are all unique in shape and size. Larger freeforms will often have some way of a flat base so they create a stunning decorative feature to show off their natural beauty as they flow with the energy of the space, this solid support grounds them and gives them a strong energetic vibrational release.
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There is nothing quite as strong and the strength it takes for one to stand alone in all of their vulnerability.
There is nothing quite as strong and the strength it takes for one to stand alone in all of their vulnerability.
Generators - Towers
These power towers are huge energy receptors, no matter their size. They generally have six faceted faces at the top meeting in a point. These six faces represent the six energy centers of the bodies 'chakra' system. Drawing energy from the base and beaming out the tip they are the optimum shape for healing energy. The work well in central positions on their own or with people or other crystals placed around them. In Group Circle work while placed in the center, they aid combined flow of energy and intention
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Nothing can dim the light from within.
Hearts
These precious ones speak for themselves. They are polished into their individual heart shape and can be found in nearly every kind of crystal. Their heart shape generates and amplifies the energy of anything love related - self love, romantic, family, platonic and unconditional love. Strong energetic vibrations of love, happiness, warmth, emotional wellbeing, passion and sexuality and the shape is of course associated with the heart chakra.
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Your heart is the softest place on earth, take care of it.
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Your heart is the softest place on earth, take care of it.
Palm Stones
Palm stones are much the same as their tumble buddies, but just much bigger, so makes it a little difficult to carry these beauties in a necklace or in your bra! Hence they are referred to as palm stones or pillows. They are a polished palm size piece that hold a comforting feeling of calm protection when held with your hand or cupped hands. They are like the big warm hug of the crystal world, A beautifully gentle piece for meditation by holding against your chest. Or using in a crystal healing practice laid over or around the body on corresponding chakra centers.
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May we hold within our hands the secrets, stories and passions of the universe.
Raw
Complete natural formation of any crystal, untouched and untreated just as they are found in the wild. Representative of the purest energy and individual uniqueness in size coloring inclusions shapes. While their polished buddies can often be considered more 'stunning' on the outside, we all know its what's on the inside that truly counts. Raw crystals have passed though less 'hands' and less 'trauma' to get to you making them a key piece for authenticity, for use in shadow work and connecting at a very deep and pure level.
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I love you, the raw and real you.
Spheres
As a crystal piece, the sphere provides complete energetic harmony, equilibrium and unity. It is great for intention setting, meditation and as a center for crystal grid work. Crystals all contain their own individual frequency and when they are shaped their frequency again becomes unified, with the sphere being in complete in symmetry it holds a powerfully high frequency of healing energy for that particular type of crystal.
Crystal bracelets are often made up of a heap of 'mini' spheres and hold the same benefits as single spheres just amplified. They are a super easy way to carry one of the most beneficial crystal types on ourselves while also create a visual accessory.
Crystal Spheres are commonly known as Crystal Balls, for the very reason that they are powerful windows into the past, present and future, the various realms of consciousness and Akashic records where one can view and move energies or be given messages visions or information This process in known as scrying. Quartz, Obsidian and Beryl have been used for centuries with this process.
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Be the luminosity of your own sphere.
Truncheons
Truncheons are raw crystals often used over the centuries as weapons or tools, you will often find these pieces atop wands and staves. They are in their complete natural independent state and just as mother nature intended. Raw crystals are representative of the purest energy and individual uniqueness in size coloring inclusions shapes. Raw crystals have passed though less 'hands' and less 'trauma' to get to you making them a key piece for authenticity, for use in shadow work and connecting at a very deep and pure level.
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Be the luminosity of your own sphere.
Truncheons
Truncheons are raw crystals often used over the centuries as weapons or tools, you will often find these pieces atop wands and staves. They are in their complete natural independent state and just as mother nature intended. Raw crystals are representative of the purest energy and individual uniqueness in size coloring inclusions shapes. Raw crystals have passed though less 'hands' and less 'trauma' to get to you making them a key piece for authenticity, for use in shadow work and connecting at a very deep and pure level.
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Always find beauty in things that a odd and imperfect, they are much more interesting.
Always find beauty in things that a odd and imperfect, they are much more interesting.
Tumbles
Crystal tumbles are very likely the most common crystal types you will find. They are gently tumbled to create a smooth and shiny exterior which amplifies the individual crystals properties. They come in every size and color, sometimes small -but bigger than crystal chips, and sometimes larger -but smaller than what we call a palm stone. They are the perfect in between size, able to be carried in a purse, handbag, a bra.. yes.. a bra is the perfect spot for a few tumble to carry around. You can have them in net or wrapped necklaces, and room energizers and more.
Having a little grab bowl of mixed tumbles is a great way to incorporate crystals into your daily life outside of the home, swap your tumbles around as required from the grab bowl, based off intuitive pick or by the frequency. If you need a bit of protection grab some smoky quartz or tourmaline, want a bit of self love boosting grab some rose quartz pop it in you bag, your necklace or your bra as you leave for the day.
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Stones on the road? Save every one and one day you'll build a castle
Crystal tumbles are very likely the most common crystal types you will find. They are gently tumbled to create a smooth and shiny exterior which amplifies the individual crystals properties. They come in every size and color, sometimes small -but bigger than crystal chips, and sometimes larger -but smaller than what we call a palm stone. They are the perfect in between size, able to be carried in a purse, handbag, a bra.. yes.. a bra is the perfect spot for a few tumble to carry around. You can have them in net or wrapped necklaces, and room energizers and more.
Having a little grab bowl of mixed tumbles is a great way to incorporate crystals into your daily life outside of the home, swap your tumbles around as required from the grab bowl, based off intuitive pick or by the frequency. If you need a bit of protection grab some smoky quartz or tourmaline, want a bit of self love boosting grab some rose quartz pop it in you bag, your necklace or your bra as you leave for the day.
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Stones on the road? Save every one and one day you'll build a castle