Contents

Introduction

Journalling and Crystal Healing

How to Use This Book

Before You Begin

Crystal Care

Working with Crystals

Subtle Energy

Your Crystal Journal

Amethyst

Aquamarine

Black Obsidian

Blue Lace Agate

Carnelian

Citrine

Fluorite

Garnet

Hematite

Jade

Labradorite

Lapis Lazuli

Malachite

Merlinite

Rose Quartz

Ruby

Sodalite

Sunstone

Tiger’s Eye

Topaz

How to Use This Ebook

Select one of the chapters from the main contents list and you will be taken straight to that chapter.

Look out for linked text (which is in blue) throughout the ebook that you can select to help you navigate between related sections.

You can double tap images to increase their size. To return to the original view, just tap the cross in the top left-hand corner of the screen.

This ebook is designed to be used alongside your journal, so have your notebook and pen ready to respond to the prompts as you encounter them throughout the book.

INTRODUCTION

Long regarded as sacred, therapeutic and magical items, crystals come in all shapes and sizes and colours. Some have natural facets and points, others are rounded and smooth. Some form clusters, others stand alone. However they look, all crystals are conduits for natural healing energy.

Crystals have been used for millennia to heal and bring balance. They heal holistically that is to say, they work on the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual levels of being. They realign subtle energies and dissolve dis-ease (the state that results from physical imbalances, blocked feelings, suppressed emotions and negative thinking), getting to the root cause.

Each crystal has its own unique qualities that can be harnessed to heal your mind, body and spirit. So how do we know what each type of crystal does? Well, it’s simple. They tell us. The ancients thought that stones were alive but only took a breath every one or two hundred years, and many cultures believed that they were incarnations of the divine. Crystal healers agree that these wonderful gifts from Mother Earth are living beings and see them as incredibly old and wise. Over time healers have gathered an understanding of each crystal’s key attributes and functions. For example, Rose Quartz is considered a stone of unconditional love, Aquamarine a stone of courage and Malachite a stone of transformation.

Journalling and Crystal Healing

This book introduces you to 20 of the most popular crystals and offers 60 ways you can work with them to tackle a wide range of day-to-day issues, from relieving stress and improving your focus to boosting your creativity and tackling emotional issues.

Invest in a journal to help you record your experiences working with the crystals. There are prompts within this book to help you get the most out of each healing exercise, but these are only suggestions; express yourself in whatever way feels beneficial to you.

A journal is a safe space where you can write whatever you think without fear of judgement and without censoring yourself. There is no right or wrong way to journal – you can record everything you are thinking in a stream of consciousness or jot down abbreviated notes about the things you don’t want to forget. The only rule you should try to follow is to be as open and honest with yourself as you can.