Healing Crystal Properties & Stone Meanings Guide
Use this healing crystal meanings and properties 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 Meanings
Agate: 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: Blocks stress - soothing stone - calms brain & nervous system - self love - inspires truth - dissipates negativity & balances energy - associated with heart and throat chakra
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: Self expression - communication - increases motivation - stimulates creativity - reduces irritability - opens throat chakra - useful for social situations
Aquamarine: Stone of courage - calming - reduces stress & quiets the mind - opens communication - promotes self expression - useful for closure - increases intuition
Aventurine: Stone of positivity - prosperity - promotes compassion & empathy - stabilizes state of mind - enhances creativity - calms anger & irritation - well being - activates heart chakra
Calcite: Powerful amplifier & cleanser of energy - positivity - motivation - aids in becoming more energetic - good stone for study - boosts memory - stimulates insight - calms mind
Carborundum: Also known as Silicon Carbide - man-made stone - created in 1800's while trying to make diamonds from electricity - natural Silicone Carbide is found in space & meteorites
Carnelian: Brings grounding & high energy - increases motivation - stimulates creativity - assists in achievement of life goals - concentration & focus - courage & self trust - repels against envy, rage, & resentment - promotes positive emotions - opens sacral chakra
Celestite: Powerful amplifier & cleanser of energy - positivity - relaxation - spiritual development - useful for study & focus - calms mind - opens throat chakra - clear communication
Chalcedony: Nurturing stone - promotes goodwill - absorbs negative energy - brings mind, body & spirit to balance - generosity - inward reflection
Chrysocolla: Tranquility - communication - acceptance of change - self awareness - inner balance - confidence - creativity - reduces mental tension - joy - motivation
Citrine: Powerful cleanser - energizing - highly creative - stone of abundance - happiness - raises self esteem & confidence - motivation - self expression - optimism - excellent for depression, fears, & phobias
Fluorite: 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: Revitalizes, purifies, & balances energy - serenity - passion - inspires love & devotion - opens heart - self confidence
Goldstone: 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: 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: 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: 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 Lazuli: Releases stress bringing deep peace - harmonizes the physical, emotional, mental & spiritual levels - reveals inner truth - encourages self awareness - self expression - clarity of thoughts
Lepidolite: Peace & calm - emotional stability - stone of transition - reduces stress & depression - clears energetic blockages - helps break old behavior patterns - brings balance to upper chakras - encourages self love
Malachite: Protection stone - positive transformation - absorbs negative energy - releases suppressed emotions - develops empathy - love - success - aligns with heart chakra
Moonstone: Stone of new beginnings - calming of emotions - promotes intuition & empathy - helps to develop clairvoyance - provides deep emotional healing - encourages lucid dreams
Moss Agate: A stone of new beginnings - personal growth - optimism - grounding - connection to nature - attracts abundance - releases fear & stress - stability - self expression - emotional balance
Obsidian: Truth enhancing - exposes flaws & weakness - promotes self growth - eliminates energy blockages - clarity to the mind - strength
Onyx: 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
Opalite: New beginnings - optimism - calming - self esteem - mental clarity - emotional balance - success in business - man-made from dolomite/glass/metal
Pyrite: Blocks negative energy at all levels - positive stone - relives anxiety & frustration - boosts self worth & confidence - improves memory & recall - prosperity - increases energy & overcomes fatigue - good luck - willpower
Quartz: Most powerful healing stone - amplifies intention placed on stone - absorbs, releases, & regulates energy - unblocks energy - Aids in concentration - unlocks memory - Master healer & can be used in any condition - brings body to balance & harmony
Rainbow Aura: Any stone heated & coated w/ vaporized metals - adds a multi-colored rainbow appearance - metals used such as Titanium, Gold, Silver, Platinum, or Cobalt produce different colored effects - energetic properties vary based on stone & metal - commonly found on Quartz, Amethyst, & Hematite
Red Jasper: Grounds energy - calms emotions - useful for stress & anxiety - absorbs negative energy - determination- courage - balances root chakra
Rhodocrosite: 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: 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: 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: 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
Shungite: Absorbs & eliminates negative energy - reduces stress - cleansing & detoxifying - believed to be 2 billion years old - known for protection against EMFs - contains fullerene a powerful antioxidant - associated w/ root chakra
Smoky Quartz: Grounding stone - removes stress - protective stone - emotional calmness - promotes positive thought - balances root chakra - removes negative energy
Sodalite: 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: 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: 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: 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: Stone of vision - Balances emotions - provides grounding when needed - rebirth - calm energy - brings root cause of dis-ease to surface and transforms it - recover
*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.