Healing Crystal Properties & Stone Meanings Guide

Use this healing crystal properties and meanings list to help guide you to your perfect stone!

How to Choose Your Crystal:

Allow your crystals to choose you! A stone you are drawn to will usually be the most helpful. It is also said that if you have an aversion to a stone, this is an area of your life you need growth in. Use this healing crystal meanings list to choose a stone based on its properties by checking that its meaning fits with what you are looking to improve in your life. You can also use our guide once you find a stone by looking up the meaning below.

Crystal Properties



Agate IconAgate: Grounding stone - soothing and calming - builds self confidence - improves concentration - safety & security - self awareness - helps to overcome negativity - useful for emotional trauma - aids in spiritual growth

Amazonite IconAmazonite: Blocks stress - soothing stone - calms brain & nervous system - self love - inspires truth - dissipates negativity & balances energy - associated with heart and throat chakra

Amethyst Icon Amethyst: Powerful & protective stone - can help improve sleep   quality - healing & cleansing - helps with addictions and   blockages of all kinds - promotes love & wisdom - increases intuition - Connected to third eye & crown chakra

Apatite IconApatite: Self expression - communication - increases motivation - stimulates creativity - reduces irritability - opens throat chakra - useful for social situations

Aquamarine IconAquamarine: Stone of courage - calming - reduces stress & quiets the mind  - opens communication - promotes self expression - useful for closure - increases intuition

Aventurine Icon Aventurine: Stone of positivity - prosperity - promotes compassion & empathy - stabilizes state of mind - enhances creativity - calms anger &   irritation - well being - activates heart chakra

Bloostone IconBloodstone: Grounding & Protective stone - powerful healer - helps banish negativity & evil - heightens intuition - increases creativity - encourages selflessness - calms mind - dispels confusion - helps with indecisiveness

Calcite Stone IconCalcite: Powerful amplifier & cleanser of energy - positivity - motivation - aids in becoming more energetic - good stone for study - boosts memory - stimulates insight - calms mind

Carnelian Stone IconCarnelian: Brings grounding & high energy - increases motivation - stimulates creativity - determination - concentration & focus - courage & self trust - repels against envy, rage, & resentment - promotes positive emotions - opens sacral chakra

Chalcedony IconChalcedony: Nurturing stone - promotes goodwill - absorbs negative energy - brings mind, body & spirit to balance - generosity - inward reflection

Chrysocolla IconChrysocolla: Tranquility - communication - acceptance of change - self awareness - inner balance - confidence - creativity - reduces mental tension - joy - motivation

Citrine IconCitrine: Powerful cleanser - energizing - highly creative - stone of abundance - happiness - raises self esteem & confidence - motivation - self expression - optimism - excellent for depression, fears, & phobias

Fluorite Stone IconFluorite: Highly protective stone - dispels negative energies & stress - reorganizes the physical, emotional, & mental well being - dissolves illusion & reveals truth - increases confidence - assists with clarity & focus

Garnet IconGarnet: Revitalizes, purifies, & balances energy - serenity - passion - inspires love & devotion - opens heart - self confidence 

Goldstone IconGoldstone: Man-made stone consisting of copper/ quartz, & glass - stabilizes emotions - optimism - protection - personal development - both soothing & energizing - positive attitude - can help ease pain from arthritis, reduce inflammation, & increase blood flow

Hematite Stone IconHematite: Grounding & protective stone - harmonizes mind, body, & soul - dissolves negativity - boosts self esteem & confidence - enhances will power - can help overcome compulsions & addictions - mentally stimulates concentration & focus

Howlite Stone IconHowlite: Extremely soothing stone - can help with insomnia due to overactive mind - patience - helps eliminate rage & anger - calming of turbulent emotions - ambition - clarity - great for those with anxiety & stress

Jade IconJade: Symbol of purity & serenity - wisdom - increases love & nurturing - protective stone  - brings harmony - attracts good luck & friendship - releases negative thoughts - encourages one to become their true self

Labradorite: Highly mystical & protective stone, bringer of light - raises consciousness - intuitive wisdom - deflects unwanted energies - banishes fears & insecurities - energizes imagination - introspection - transformation

Lapis Lazule IconLapis Lazuli: Releases stress bringing deep peace - harmonizes the physical, emotional, mental & spiritual levels - reveals inner truth - encourages self awareness - self expression - clarity of thoughts

Malachite IconMalachite: Protection stone - positive transformation - absorbs negative energy - releases suppressed emotions - develops empathy - love - success - aligns with heart chakra

Moonstone IconMoonstone: Stone of new beginnings - calming of emotions - promotes intuition & empathy - helps to develop clairvoyance - provides deep emotional healing - encourages lucid dreams

Obsidian IconObsidian: Truth enhancing - exposes flaws & weakness - promotes self growth - eliminates energy blockages - clarity to the mind - strength

Onyx IconOnyx: Strength - gives support in difficult or confusing times - promotes vigor & stamina - beneficial of past life work, heals old injuries & trauma that are effecting present life - alleviates overwhelming fears & worries

Pyrite IconPyrite: Blocks negative energy at all levels - positive stone - relives anxiety & frustration - boosts self worth & confidence - improves memory & recall - increases energy & overcomes fatigue

Quartz IconQuartz: Most powerful healing stone - amplifies intention placed on stone - absorbs, releases, & regulates energy - unblocks energy - Aides in concentration - unlocks memory - Master healer & can be used in any condition - brings body to balance & harmony

Red Jasper IconRed Jasper: Grounds energy - calms emotions - useful for stress & anxiety - absorbs negative energy - determination- courage - balances root chakra

Rhodochrosite IconRhodocrosite: Represents selfless love & compassion - expands consciousness - positive attitude - excellent stone for the heart & relationships - emotional release - improves self worth - soothes emotional stress - encourages expression of feeling

Rhodonite IconRhodonite: Emotional balance - nurtures love - stimulates, clears, & activates the heart - often called the "first aid" stone - heals emotional shock & panic - clears emotional wounds & scars from the past - promotes self love & forgiveness

Rose Quartz IconRose Quartz: Stone of unconditional love & infinite peace - purifies & opens heart - brings deep inner healing - brings self love, self trust, & self worth - draws off negative energy & replaces it with loving vibes - strengthens empathy & sensitivity - soothes internalized pain

Selenite IconSelenite: Calming and peaceful stone - helps to purify other crystals - removes energy blocks - stone of truth and honesty - dispels negativity - associated with the Crown Chakra - mental clarity - great for meditation and spiritual work

Smoky Quartz IconSmoky Quartz: Grounding stone - removes stress - protective stone - emotional calmness - promotes positive thought - balances root chakra - removes negative energy

Sodalite IconSodalite: Stone brings emotional balance & can calm panic attacks -enhances self esteem, self acceptance, & self trust - great for group work, it brings trust & companionship - calms mind - stimulates release of old mental conditioning - creates space for new insights

Tigers Eye IconTigers Eye: Assists in accomplishing goals - protection -promotes clarity - heals issues of self worth, self criticism & blocked creativity - supports change - alleviates depression & lifts mood - integrity - willpower - personal strength

Tourmaline IconTourmaline: Cleanses, purifies, & transforms dense energy into a lighter vibration - removes blockages - disperses negative energy - aides in understanding ones self & others - promotes self confidence - diminishes fear - inspiration - compassion - tolerance - prosperity - powerful mental healer - releases tension

Turquoise IconTurquoise: Purification stone - well being- dispels negative energy - balancing - self realization - psychologically is a strengthening stone - inner calm - excellent stone for exhaustion, depression, or panic attacks

Unakite IconUnakite: Stone of vision - Balances emotions - provides grounding when needed - rebirth - calm energy - brings root cause of dis-ease to surface and transforms it - recovery

*Please note that Energy medicine is not a substitute for traditional medical treatment, but should be used as a complementary practice. We are not doctors and cannot give medical advice, if you have any serious issues you should consult a doctor or other appropriate professional.