The colors of crystals are also rich in healing properties, while each color vibrates and attracts to its own set of related correspondences. Each color resonates to a particular vibration frequency and is most useful in many circumstances.
Crystals come in various colors such as:
- Red Crystals
Red crystals are energizers, activators as well as stimulators, they associate with the root or 1st Chakra, which involves survival instincts and practical skills as well as motivation, activity and protection. Red crystals influence the adrenals and releases into the body adrenaline, it is great for circulation while increasing personal physical energy, and it influences the muscular system as well.
Red crystals are not useful for inflammation or in cases of emotional episodes as they can increase anxiety and anger. They are not recommendable for use with heart problems and a rose-colored crystal can work in its place.
Red crystals symbolize and correspond with positive, energizing force; they signify the higher aspects of sexuality and love. Red has the ability to relieve stiffness and strengthens the blood. Red is the color of the energy of life, love, passion, courage, strength, red crystals can aid in overcoming laziness and fears.
- Pink Crystals
Pink crystals encourage emotional balance and sensitivity. They associate with the 4th or Heart Chakra as well as the 1st Chakra. Keep in mind that, pink crystals are more subtle in causing a reaction since they are a combination of white and red, rather than the extreme force found within red crystals.
Pink crystals are useful for calming comfort and rejuvenation as well as encouraging compassion and helpful with issues dealing with fertility. They involve issues dealing with spirituality and love. Pink is the color of friendship and romance and attract affectionate feelings as well as a spiritual awakening and healing.
- Orange Crystals
Orange crystals involve the flow of informational and focusing quality of energy throughout the entire body, mind and soul. They associate with the 2nd or Sacral Chakra and involve artistic expression, creativity and the flow of group or tribal identification and emotional issues. Orange crystals are an excellent remedy for loneliness and depression as well as tiredness; they are useful when dealing with such issues as asthma and chest conditions as well as cramps, spasms and the ache of rheumatism.
Since orange is a blending of yellow and red, it is the color of the sun and signifies regeneration, preservation and creativity. It encourages thoughtfulness, consideration and stimulates enlightenment, zest for life and change. Orange crystals increase to the powers adaptability and encouragement.
- Yellow Crystals
Yellow crystals encourage the ability to identify, discriminate and associates with the 3rd or Solar Plexus Chakra, which involves the digestive, immune and nervous systems. Yellow crystals aid in relieving fear and stress while encouraging one to be happy and content. Yellow crystals are beneficial to the nervous system, nervous exhaustion although they are not recommendable for treating a nervous breakdown and skin disorders. They increase clarity of intellect and make great stones for students, since they involve personal will and mental issues.
Yellow is the color of inner wisdom and intellect, crystals of yellow inspire a higher mental consciousness and aid in strengthening the mind and the nerves. They offer a higher power of imagination, concentration, inspiration and gentle persuasion.
- Green Crystals
Green crystals associate with 4th or Heart Chakra, which involves the emotions and relationships; they have the ability to enhance personal awareness and a balanced growth. Green crystals are useful to relieve tension and shock, while also easing headaches and troubles with the digestive system. Light green crystals are useful for high blood pressure, while darker green crystals are useful for low blood pressure, since they are able to relax the heart. They involve issues dealing with love and spirituality.
Green is the color of healing, balance and harmony. Green crystals are useful in helping with healing any type of condition. They promote abundance, success, wealth, generosity, fertility and prosperity.
- Blue Crystals
Crystals that are a blue green, aqua or Turquoise in coloring are helpful in calming those who suffer from hypersensitivity, bringing a peaceful metal calm and make wonderful meditation stones. Blue crystals are calming and signify the higher gifts of mental, psychic and spiritual power. They are useful in relieving fevers, sore throats and bleeding, they signify reliability and loyalty.
- Light Blue Crystals
Light blue crystals associate with the 5th or Throat Chakra. This involves various types of communications skills and all the senses, such as taste, smell, sight, sound as well as your inner thoughts and your ability to understand and express emotions. Light blue or sky blue crystals are useful for their calming effects on the nerves and mind, insomnia, shock, fever, bites, stings and other types of itches since they have antiseptic properties. They are also useful for treating problems with the teeth, throat and eyes.
Light blue crystals are also useful for alleviating the suffering from mumps, measles and chicken pox. Light blue crystals encourage, peace, tranquility, devotion, inspiration, peace and harmony.
- Indigo Crystals
Indigo crystals associate with the 6th or Brow Chakra, which involves your intuition, perception and understanding, they have the ability to encourage a spiritual connection and deep inner peace. The deeper blues of indigo crystals aid in removing fears, while healing the spirit, however, they are not recommendable for treating depression. They are able to purify the blood stream while also being useful for treating those who suffer from bruises, boils, insomnia, ulcers and varicose veins.
Indigo crystals are especially helpful for those who wish to increase their spiritual powers of perception, as with clairaudience, clairsentience and clairvoyance.
- Violet Crystals
Violet crystals associate with the 7th or Crown Chakra, which involves the imagination, intuition, empathy and compassion as well as inspiration, while working to bring any extremes within the body back into balance. Violet crystals are useful for calming emotional disturbances, nervous and mental disorders, however they are not useful for treating depression. They reduce the feelings of hunger while purifying the entire system. They involve the clarity of a higher spiritual understanding.
Violet and purple crystals signify selfless and unconditional love, they have the ability to awaken the higher centers of our energy and our consciousness and work well on all spiritual levels. Violet crystals aid in contacting the spiritual planes, idealism, independence, wisdom, protection and divination.
- White Crystals
White crystals associate with the 7th or Crown Chakra, which involves clarity of thought, cleansing and purification, spiritual enlightenment, reflection a higher nature of power and wholeness. White crystals naturally offer the qualities of all other colors in the spectrum, they are symbolic of wholeness, peace, perfection and purity, and they offer a high level of comfort. These also deal with the clarity of understanding a higher spirituality.
- Black Crystals
Black crystals are protective, grounding stones, since they absorb light; they are able to reveal your hidden potential, while bringing about solid manifestations. Black crystals associate with the 1st or Root Chakra. Black crystals strengthen various types of spiritual and healing works, by keeping any distracting energy at bay, while providing the strength of inner self and wisdom. Black crystals deal with issues concerning physical and survival skills.
- Multicolor Crystals
Multicolored crystals are useful for their own particular healing and restorative properties, such as Azurite Malachite clearing deeply imbedded imbalances, while enhancing the expression of emotions. The multicolored Opal has the ability to harmonize and promote a good emotional balance. On the other hand, you may use Labradorite to deflect any unwanted negative energy, while protecting your aura and keeping it clear of any imbalance.
- Using Crystals of Color
Using crystals of color to aid you in healing or enchanting work can be very satisfying and insightful. Crystals are gifts from Mother Nature; we should take wholehearted advantage in the blessing of the healing properties of various crystals.
© 2009 Sara Valor
