Crystal Healing for Beginners

First off, let’s look at our 5 Step Process to start working with your crystals. This only takes a few seconds or minutes.

1. Select the crystal you are going to work with and hold it in your hand

2. Look at and admire your crystal. Appreciate what the crystal has gone through to end up in your hands. Crystals can be millions of years old. Imagine what it has gone through in all that times

3. With that appreciation in your heart, ask the crystal if it is open to working with you, if you don’t feel anything yet, trust in your crystal that it will be working for you.

4. Imagine the crystal being in a bright white light being cleansed and uplifted.

5. Ask your crystal to serve you in your highest most loving good as you mediate, wear it or place it in your pocket.

Repeat these steps each time you want to work with your crystals.

Choosing your crystals

It can be a little overwhelming at first, but we encourage all beginners to seek out these 5 core crystals, as they are easy to find, reasonably priced, rarely faked and can be very useful.

We have a starter set of crystals available on our website. We include a Selenite wand a Citrine, Amethyst and Clear Quartz tumble stone as well as a piece of black tourmaline.

You can find it here https://www.mhwperth.com.au/product-page/beginners-crystal-starter-set

Selenite (white)

Uses – Cleansing, healing and uplifting

Family – Gypsum

A word of caution, this is a very soft crystal and can be easily damaged and scratched. DO NOT place selenite in water or wash selenite with liquid. If you need to clean your selenite, use a soft cloth.

This is highly versatile crystal and is self-cleansing and highly vibrational, making it easy to work with, as well as the ability to clean and charge the energy of your other crystals.

You can place a small selenite wand (essentially a small flat stick) on top of your door frames and windows for energy clearing in your home. This helps to cleanse the energy coming into and out of your home. As you are placing your selenite wand, be sure to offer your appreciation to the crystals for helping your home be more peaceful.

To cleanse your crystals, you can use a selenite tower or a piece of selenite that you can place your crystals on and imagine healing energy extending out of the selenite into the other crystals. You can also wave a wand over anything that needs uplifting and healing, imagine white light pouring out of the selenite into whatever that is in need of the healing energy.

You can also get a selenite palm stone (worry stone) to help you through stressful situations, for instance, in a meeting at work. It has a lovely silky-smooth texture that fits perfectly in your hand that you can stroke or just let it sit in the palm of your hand. No-one will ever know you have it. Focus all your awareness and gratitude on the selenite. Use your imagination to feel the selenite radiate the energy through you as it melts the stress away.

Clear Quartz

Uses – Amplifying, mental clarity and higher consciousness, supporting other crystals

Family – Quartz

This is an advanced crystal but is essential in your starter set of crystals. We are only going to consider the basics here; more advanced functions will come later.

Clear quartz comes in a variety of forms and is one of the most abundant and widely used crystals in world. It is used in electronics (e.g. quartz watch) as well as crystal healing.

Messages and energy are able to be sent through the inside of the quartz, as the crystalline structure enables you to store information (program) the crystal to perform certain functions. In fact, each facet (face) of the crystal can be programmed to perform different functions.

It also acts to amplify the energies of any other stone you are working with, especially in a crystal grid. Infuse it with your intention and then it will amplify it, working on your behalf to manifest it in the world.

When you mediate with clear quartz it can help you achieve a deeper clearer meditative state to help with mental clarity and connecting to higher consciousness

You can also charge other crystals by placing them nearby your clear quartz. Prior to charging, ensure that you cleanse your clear quartz to maximise its affect.

Citrine

Uses – Abundance, will and confidence.

Family – Quartz

This quartz can be found in colours ranging from a pale yellow to a deep orange, especially in cluster form.

Be aware that sometimes Citrine is heat treated to get it to a deeper shade of yellow/orange. Only buy from trusted crystal dealers who guarantee their crystals as genuine.

In faceted point form, Citrine has the ability to be programmed. However, it already comes with its own programming. It is heavily influenced by the energy of its yellow colour, corresponding to the third chakra (solar plexus) where your will and confidence comes from.

It is also known as a dynamo for attracting abundance, perhaps because it resonates with energy of the colour gold. This regal colour generates a feeling of worthiness, a feeling of “enoughness”, a feeling that you already having that which you desire. Remember, abundance is not all about money!

Amethyst

Uses – Relaxing and spirituality, purifying, changing bad habits or addictions

Family – Quartz

Amethyst supports the third eye and crown chakras by providing a boost to your psychic abilities and intuition. Mediate with amethyst when you need to feel more spiritually connected. It vibrates at a high frequency, creating a “bubble” of spiritual protection against negative energy.

It is also a relaxing crystal, helping insomnia.

It has been referred to as natures tranquilliser, helping to calm and sooth. It can also help obsessive compulsiveness and hyperactivity as well an aid to cure insomnia. Place a piece of amethyst under your pillow or mattress or simply rub your forehead counter clockwise with a smooth crystal to encourage sleep and promote pleasant dreams.

It can also support you to make wiser decisions and to keep you clear-headed and free of emotional confusion.

Black Tourmaline

Uses – Protection against negative emotions and intentions, grounding

Family – Tourmaline

Black tourmaline is very well regarded as a grounding crystal and is included as the 5th crystal “must have”. It can be used to strip away negative energy (patterns, intentions, emotions).

For protection against this negative energy, place pieces of black tourmaline around doorways or other large openings to your home. If you have had a bad day at work, pause before you walk through the door, allowing the tourmaline to strip away all the negative energy prior to entering the home.

Black tourmaline is a very powerful grounding stone, allowing you to get out of your head and into your body. If you have an over active mind (monkey brain) try meditating with a piece of black tourmaline to clear the mind and aura of negative thoughts and anxiety. It will make you feel more connected to the earth.