My crystals and how I use them

As some of you may know, recently I’ve been delving into practicing witchcraft. I started experimenting with it around March and it despite the fact that “witchcraft” has such a negative connotation, it has been such a positive spiritual experience for me, and I’ve seen a lot of good come from it.

One of the very first things I began practicing with were crystals, and I’ve been doing it for long enough now that I thought it would be fun to write a post about my lil crystal babies and how I use them!

Disclaimer: I am very aware of the stigma surrounding witchcraft (especially in Christian religions). Growing up in a very religious environment led me to believe that 1. practicing witchcraft was always negative (even evil) 2. that witches only practice dark magic and 3. that you can’t practice magic if you’re religious, but that’s simply not true.

I’m going to start a new section on my blog where I’ll talk about all kinds of ~witchy things~, and hopefully some of that will be educational and will help to remove some of the stigma and misconceptions that come with it. So if you’re into that kind of thing, stay tuned. 😉

Now that THAT’S out of the way, here are my crystals and how I use them!

Citrine

Citrine is a very good crystal to use to manifest success and abundance. It’s sometimes called “the Merchant’s stone” or “the Success Stone.”

This is one of my favorite crystals and helps me feel very motivated, enthusiastic, and inspired.

When I’m using my citrine, I’ll typically hold it in my hand and repeat affirmations like “I am successful,” and “I am prosperous.”

I also like to envision my goals in my mind’s eye while I’m working with my citrine and I’ll imagine myself accomplishing those goals and feeling how I would when I accomplished them.

Amethyst

Amethyst is really good to use to get rid of stress and anxiety. It’s connected to the crown chakra and can also be used to heighten your intuition and open your third eye.

I really like to use it when meditating, especially to help me wind down after an especially stressful or high anxiety day.

If I’m using the crystal to get rid of stress and anxiety, I’ll usually just hold it while repeating things like “I am calm” and “I release my stress and anxiety.”

If I’m using it for more spiritual purposes, I like to lie down and put my tiny little amethyst on my forehead–right where my third eye would be. Then I’ll imagine purple smoke flowing out of the top of my head to further help open my crown chakra and third eye.

Smoky Quartz

Smoky Quartz is very helpful in grounding and helping you to release negative emotions.

I like to hold it and repeat an affirmation like “I am healing from emotional wounds.” If I’m using it for grounding I’ll simply say “I am grounded” and imagine myself growing roots into the ground.

Black Tourmaline

Black tourmaline is a very protective crystal. It blocks you from negative energy sent towards you and it absorbs any negative energy that you might have. It’s really good for cleansing your aura, and is another good crystal to use for grounding.

I like to hold it and imagine all my negative emotions running down my arms and being absorbed by the crystal. I’ll also repeat affirmations like “I release any negative energy I’m holding onto” or “I release any anxiety.”

Rose Quartz

Rose quartz is another one of my favorite crystals to use. It can be used for all kinds of love— romantic love, self love, unconditional love, etc.

I like to hold it over my heart and repeat affirmations like “I love myself” or “I open my heart to receiving love.”

Using rose quartz always leaves me feeling more peaceful, warm, and light.

Clear Quartz

Clear quartz is an energy amplifier, and can amplify the energy and intention of other crystals it’s used with. It can also be used for manifestation.

I usually use my clear quartz when I really want to get some energy out into the universe and feel like I need to amplify the energy of another crystal. I’ll just touch it to my other crystal and repeat the affirmations of whatever other crystal I’m using.

My crystal collection is pretty small right now, but hopefully will be growing more in the near future. I haven’t been able to get any new crystals since I moved to Indiana because there aren’t any crystal shops where I live now, so I’ll probably start buying more crystals online or something.

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See you next time!