Consulting a crystal-healing guide is a great way to figure out which crystals to use for which problems and scenarios. We’ve included one below to get you started. However, your intuition will always be your best guide. You can ask the crystal or stone how they want to be used, meditate with it, use a pendulum or simply go with your first instinct.
Just don’t think too hard about it. Your rational mind doesn’t always know the answer, but your subconscious mind does. Use your intuition and instinct and you’ll naturally make the perfect choice.
White/Clear: Clearing
Examples: Quartz, Moonstone, Selenite
Uses: White and clear healing crystals are very absorbent. They are perfect for learning and cleansing any type of energy. Many people use clear quartz in their meditation practices because it clears and calms the mind. Be sure to clean your quartz frequently because they do absorb so much.
Brown: Allowing
Examples: Tiger’s Eye, Petrified Wood, Halite
Uses: Brown healing crystals and stones are very grounding. When you think of brown crystals, think of a dirt path in the dark woods. This path shows you the way and protects you on your journey. That’s what brown stones do—guide, protect and clear the way. Use them when you’re trying to make room in your life for something like a new job or relationship.
Red: Energizing
Examples: Ruby, Garnet, Jasper
Uses: Red healing crystals have a lot of energy. You can remind yourself of this by thinking of your reaction to a red stop sign, a red traffic light or a red warning signal. Red invokes sudden surges of energy, so if you need a quick pick me up, you can carry around a red stone as a substitute for something unhealthy like a caffeinated beverage.
Orange: Releasing
Examples: Copper, Sunstone, Aragonite
Uses: You know when you feel really sick and you walk out into the sunshine and feel better? That’s because orange is simultaneously a soothing and energizing color. Orange healing stones release negative energy and clear out room for a boost of health energy. Use them when you’re feeling down in the dumps or you’re dragging your feet.
Yellow: Aligning
Examples: Amber, Sulphur, Mookaite
Uses: Yellow gemstones are great for reorganizing energy patterns. These healing crystals are perfect for times when you’re trying to instill a new habit or break an unhealthy one. Think of yellow stones like a really efficient made. They don’t just cleanse energy, they reorganize it.
Green: Balancing
Examples: Jade, Emerald, Malachite
Uses: Green gemstones are often used for physical healing because of their balancing properties. Often, our illnesses are a matter of too much of something. For example, digestive issues often stem from too much acid or too much unhealthy bacteria. While we need these things to survive, too much of them makes us sick. Green healing stones don’t get rid of negative energy; instead, they tip the scales in the right direction, redirecting our energy flows and balancing them out.
Blue: Communicating
Examples: Sapphire, Sodalite, Angelite
Uses: Just like the blue throat chakra, blue healing crystals are all about openness and communication. If you’re having trouble finding your truth, or you want the truth to be revealed about something, work with blue crystals for healing.
Indigo: Calming
Examples: Kyanite, Azurite, Lapis Lazuli
Uses: Sometimes, like gets really chaotic and you just want to relax and take it easy. Next time you want to treat yourself to a calming spa experience, use the soothing power of dark blue/indigo healing gemstones to mellow out anxious, fragile energy.
Violet: Uplifting
Examples: Amethyst, Iolite, Sugilite
Uses: Violet is one of the most powerful colors, because it vibrates at a very high frequency/wavelength. It is at the top of our color spectrum, combining both the warm and cool ends of all the colors we can see. In this way, anything violet connects you to higher plane of existence. Violet healing crystals are no exception, and they are perfect it you need to be uplifted, want to induce a spiritual experience or call on higher powers to guide you.
Black: Protecting
Examples: Tourmaline, Apache Tears, Obsidian
Uses: Black healing crystals deflect everything. They are strong and resilient, so they make perfect protecting crystals. If you want to repel any kind of energy, use black stones to drive those negative energies away from you.
Pink: Loving
Examples: Rose Quartz, Morganite, Rhodonite
Uses: Pink makes us think of romance, and that’s because the color pink is a combination of passionate red and clarifying white. But you don’t have to use pink healing crystals just for romance. They vibrate a compassionate, loving energy, so use them for anything that needs a little bit of sweetness. They’re great for deflecting anger, drawing in romance or just making you feel the love.