During the COVID-19 lockdown, people got a lot of time to spend by themselves. Many developed healthy habits such as exercising, meditation, etc. to heal their minds and bodies. Some people tuned into themselves to align with the universe spiritually. The views and watching minutes of many YouTube meditation channels escalated at a rapid pace. The online sales of spirituality-related items such as sage, tarot cards, crystals, lavender, etc. highly increased. It is since then, people have been inclined toward healing and hence spirituality became the new trend. We will be discussing crystal healing in this blog. We’ll also reflect on some healing crystals to use for beginners.
What is crystal healing?
The healing of bodily parts and the mind with the use of crystals is termed crystal healing stones. Crystals are solid in form and form crystalline lattices when seen under a microscope. Some people confuse crystals with gemstones but there is a slight difference between them. As compared to gemstones crystals comprises a fixed structure of atoms. The process of crystal healing is said to raise the energy vibrations of one, hence getting rid of negative energy from the parts wherever the crystals are placed. This activity directs the energy to wherever it is needed for the better. According to sources, the process of crystal healing has become highly popular since the pandemic as people have become more aware of wellness and self-care.
Types of Crystals
CLEAR QUARTZ
This crystal is highly utilized in healing practices to align all 7 chakras in a human body. It is also used to enhance one’s psychic powers by raising intuition.
ROSE QUARTZ
This crystal is light pink and is used in maintain peace and calm. Some of the healing properties of this crystal are relationship healing, the opening of the heart chakra, and getting rid of love blockages.
Black Tourmaline
As the name suggests, black tourmaline is a black-colored healing crystal widely used in spiritual healing. This crystal protects one from any negative energies and hence is used for protection.
Smoky Quartz
This is a beautiful crystal used for maintaining the balance of energies in 7 chakras in a human body. Further, it is used in bringing calm to one’s mind, body and soul.
Malachite
This attractive crystal is dark green and is used in various healing practices it is used to relax the human body. This energy of this crystal is evident in lowering blood pressure and getting rid of any kind of physical tiredness.
Hematite, Moonstone, Prehnite, Lepidolite, Selenite, Sapphire, etc. are a few other widely used chakra healing crystals and stones. The healing qualities of these crystal healing chakra stones are claimed to work well around various corners of the world. The healing crystals are also available as crystal gemstone jewelry in the UK. Black Obsidian crystal pyramids are a strong healing crystal easily available in the UK and used for healing and balancing chakra energy using this as a palm stone. In other words, these stones are placed on the palms of a human body to balance energies.
