Chakra stones

Many people believe that stones have the ability to hold large amounts of therapeutic energy and power because it takes millions of years for crystals and gemstones to form underground.

Although there is no scientific proof of the effectiveness of crystal healing as a treatment method, more and more people are open to researching the potential benefits that crystals have to offer.

It is widely believed that certain crystals and stones contain high vibrational energy, which can be transmitted to you and restore your own energetic balance.

The chakras are considered your most important energy centers, and gemstones can truly help restore your spiritual energies within these energy vortexes.

Each chakra can be balanced and healed with chakra stones and crystals.

In this article, I will give you a list of chakra specific stones, which are known to speed up the healing process of your chakras.

We will then explore the healing properties and benefits of each crystal.

The purpose of this article is to help you select the stones that resonate most with you and perhaps even build your own chakra crystal grid in the future!

Let's go!

Chakra Stone Chart

Let's start by looking at this colorful chakra stone chart below:

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This chart can help you if you are starting to learn about the chakras, as it will allow you to better visualize each chakra and its color correspondence:

• First Chakra - Root Chakra | Muladhara - Red
• Second chakra - sacral chakra - Svadhishthana - Orange
• Third Chakra - Solar Plexus Chakra | Manipura - Yellow
• Fourth Chakra - Heart Chakra - Anahata - Green
• Fifth Chakra - Throat Chakra | Vishuddha - Light Blue / Turquoise
• Sixth Chakra - Third Eye Chakra | Ajna - Indigo
• Seventh Chakra - Crown Chakra | Sahasrara - Purple or White

You may be wondering:

So what is the correlation between chakra colors and chakra stones?

The answer is simple: the vast majority of stones on this list have the same color as the center of the corresponding chakra!

There are obviously some exceptions (for example, some root chakra stones are black, and rose quartz is one of the best crystals for balancing your green chakra, the heart chakra), but most of the time you can follow this simple rule when choosing your chakra stones.

If you want to know more about the colors of the chakras and their vibrational frequencies, consult the article Chakra Colors.

How to choose the right chakra stone for you?

You might feel overwhelmed by the number of gemstones available in the list above (and there are many more).

However, there is nothing to worry about!

I have found that one of the best ways to choose the right stones is to use your intuition and choose the ones that appeal to you the most.

Here are some helpful tips for choosing the right chakra stones:

• Choose the ones that caught your eye immediately.
• Try to examine the stone in person if possible, and hold it in your hand for a few seconds.
• Do you love the shine and texture of the gemstone?
• How does it feel when you hold it in your hand?
• If you feel a slight tingling, excitement or even goosebumps during the exam, this stone is definitely for you!
• If you do not have the opportunity to peer into the physical chakra stone, rely entirely on its appearance and your heart feeling.

How to use chakra stones

There is no right or wrong way to use chakra stones. However, I will give you some creative ideas on how to include them in your daily routine:

1. Meditate with your crystals.

This is probably my favorite way to use chakra stones (especially during my focus meditation). The main idea here is to hold the stone(s) in your hand or place them close to you and put all your attention on a specific chakra center during your session.

2. Place the stones on your physical body (and position them on the 7 chakra points).

This is a very popular method, which is very often used as part of the holistic therapy known as crystal healing. During the session, you normally lie on your back, relax for 20-30 minutes and let your lithotherapist work their magic.

3. Wear your chakra stones as jewelry.

This is the most practical way to use chakra stones, because you will always have them around you in the form of a bracelet, necklace, ring or earrings.

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4. Use them during your bath.

This method may require a little research, as some stones can change properties and should not come into contact with water.

5. Create your own beautiful chakra crystal grid.

Crystal grids are extremely powerful as they often combine sacred geometry to enhance the healing properties of your chakra crystals.

This is probably a more advanced way of using chakra stones, and you can study it later.

What are chakra stones

Now that you know how to choose the best chakra stones and how to use them, let's get acquainted with some of the most popular gemstones for each chakra center.

All chakra stones are unique in their properties, mineral composition and energetic charge.

Some of the gemstones listed below are more universal than others, and they can be used to balance multiple chakras.

Root Chakra Stones

The root chakra (Muladhara) is located at the base of the spine, and it is associated with energy, survival, stability, comfort and security. It is associated with energy, survival, stability, comfort and security. Its element is earth and its main color is red, but some of the stones that correspond to the energetic frequency of the 1st chakra are black.
You can learn more about root chakra gemstones and crystals here.

Now, let's look at some of the best stones for balancing your root chakra.

1. Jasper

Typical colors: most often red, yellow, orange, brown, green, and rarely blue.

Helps with: self-confidence, self-confidence, courage, grounding, stability, energy flow.

It is a magical stone of anchoring and stability, which brings you comfort, security, strength and balance.

Red Jasper will help you reconnect to grounding earth energies by creating a stable frequency that corresponds to Muladhara.

Red Jasper is also one of the best crystals to help you awaken your Kundalini serpent, which is found at the base of your spine, in the center of the root chakra.

2. Carnelian

Typical colors: orange, red, yellow, brown and some others.

Helps with: courage, motivation, strength, self-confidence, overcoming past trauma, vitality, balancing energy.

It comes in beautiful shades of red and orange, and it is one of the best stones to help you overcome your deepest fears and increase your levels of courage and strength.

Red carnelian will allow you to overcome procrastination and increase your self-confidence levels.

3. Obsidian

Typical colors: black but also available in brown, green, and rarely in blue, red, orange or yellow.

Helps with: protection, energy flow, courage, self-confidence, decision making, clarity, grounding.

It is a powerful cleansing stone that has amazing grounding and protective properties.

Black obsidian can help you release any negative emotions such as fear, stress and anger, which are very often trapped in your root chakra.

4. Bloodstone

Typical colors: dark green body with red to orange spots.

Helps with: protection, energy flow, courage, self-confidence, decision making, clarity, grounding.

Beautiful earthy green stone with red blood-like spots. It is a very powerful protective and grounding stone, which will help boost your energy, courage and determination. If you need more stamina during physical activities and are working on awakening your root chakra through exercises, bloodstone is an excellent choice.

5. Tourmaline

Typical colors: black but it can appear in all other colors of the spectrum.

Helps: release tension, energy flow, self-confidence, overcoming fear, protection, grounding.

It is a powerful stone of protection and one of the best shields against negative energies. Black tourmaline is also an excellent grounding and empowering stone, which can help you overcome difficult situations in life and establish a better connection with the energy of the Earth. This stone is very often used in cleansing and purification rituals.

Sacral Chakra Stones

The sacral chakra (Svadhishthana) is located in the lower abdomen, and it is associated with sensuality, sexuality, pleasure, sociability and emotions. Its element is water, and its main color is orange.

You can learn more about sacral chakra gemstones here.

Now let's see which are the best stones for balancing your sacral chakra.

1. Carnelian

Typical colors: orange, red, yellow, brown and some others.

Helps with: fertility, sexuality, strength, courage, creativity, self-confidence, overcoming past traumas, vitality, energy balance.

This beautiful stone is believed to reduce apathy and uplift your spirit bringing you more joy, pleasure, and helping to lift the spirits of everyone around you.

Carnelian will also help you overcome some of your biggest fears by helping you become more courageous and decisive.

Orange Carnelian is a very good stimulant for air circulation in your body, which can help you improve energy flow and promote better oxygenation of all cells in the body.

2. Golden Topaz

Typical colors: brown, yellow or gray in their natural state (untreated).

Helps: relieve depression, happiness and optimism, creativity, manifestation of desires, good fortune and luck.

This stunning yellow stone will help balance your emotions and increase your creativity (a great gemstone for artists and musicians). Golden Topaz is a great crystal for boosting your confidence, reducing fear, anger and anxiety. Physically, it is believed to improve your digestion and metabolism.

3. Tiger's eye

Typical colors: golden, brown and red-brown.

Helps with: happiness and optimism, good luck, protection, overcoming fear and anxiety, motivation, sexuality.

Tiger's Eye is one of the best stones for balancing the feminine and masculine energies within you and unlocking your creative forces. The glowing fibers of this gemstone will increase your happiness and success, allowing you to better connect to the present moment and appreciate the simple things in life. Physically, it can help slow down your metabolism and improve your digestion.

4. Calcite

Typical colors: colorless when pure, but can have almost any color.

Helps with: vitality, happiness and optimism, self-awareness, healing from past trauma, sexuality, emotional health.

Orange Calcite is an incredible stone for balancing emotions and releasing symptoms of anxiety and fear.

It is a powerful energy booster and cleanser. It will strengthen your immune system and eliminate all toxins from your physical and energetic body.

5. Citrine

Typical colors: from yellow and orange to earthy brown.

Helps with: self-confidence, happiness and optimism, creativity, self-expression, manifestation of desires, wealth and prosperity.

Golden Citrine is a crystal of success and happiness, which will help you live your life with more enthusiasm. It is believed to bring more confidence, clarity and meaning to your life. It can also help you be more flexible in life, follow your intuition and let go of the past that no longer serves you.

Solar Plexus Chakra Stones

The solar plexus chakra (Manipura) is located in the navel region, and it is associated with strength, personality, power, determination and self-esteem. Its element is fire, and its main color is yellow.

Some of the solar plexus chakra stones can also be used for your sacral chakra.

You can learn more about solar plexus chakra stones here.

Now let's see which are the best stones for balancing your solar plexus chakra.

1. Amber

Typical colors : yellow, orange, red-brown, and sometimes green, blue or black.

Helps with: self-confidence, decision-making, emotional balance, patience, concentration, clarity, stress and anxiety relief.

Amber is an organic stone, which was created from dried tree resin millions of years ago. Amber has a strong connection to the sun and earth and often carries ancient organisms and plant matter within it.

Amber will strengthen your motivation and drive in a balanced way and boost your confidence, optimism and well-being. Amber is a health gemstone and a powerful natural purifier, which can help you heal all body ailments associated with the solar plexus chakra.

2. Golden Topaz

Typical colors : brown, yellow or gray in their natural state (untreated).

Helps with : willpower, self-confidence, courage, creativity, manifestation of desires, digestion, good fortune and luck.

It is a traditional stone for courage and healing, and can bring healing to your solar plexus chakra by boosting your self-confidence. It will allow you to manage your fear, anxiety and anger. On a physical level, it is supposed to improve your digestion and metabolism.

3. Tiger's eye

Typical colors : golden, brown and red-brown.

Helps : concentrate, make decisions, get lucky, protect yourself, overcome fear and anxiety, motivation, digestion, vitality.

Tiger's Eye is a great gemstone for increasing your personal power, strength and vitality. This beautiful gemstone holds the warm, optimistic energy of the sun, and it can help you be more positive. Physically, it can help slow down your metabolism and improve your digestion.

4. Citrine

Typical colors: from yellow and orange to earthy brown.

Helps with: self-confidence, clarity, happiness and optimism, creativity, self-expression, manifestation of desires, wealth and prosperity.

It is a crystal of success and happiness, which will help you live your life with more enthusiasm. It is believed to bring more confidence, clarity and meaning to your life.

Citrine can also help you be more flexible in life, follow your intuition, and let go of the past that no longer serves you. Citrine can be used for both your solar plexus and sacral chakra.

5. Pyrite

Typical colors : coppery yellow, brown-black.

Helps with : strength of mind, will, determination, anchoring, protection, persuasion, communication.

Pyrite is sometimes called "fool's gold" because its color somewhat resembles that of a gold nugget.

Pyrite will help you strengthen your persuasion and communication skills. In difficult times, pyrite will bring you energy and vitality. It will also improve your understanding, memory, learning skills and awareness.

Heart Chakra Stones

The heart chakra (Anahata) is located in the middle of the chest, above the sternum, and it is associated with love, acceptance, compassion and sincerity. Its element is air.

The main color of the heart chakra is green. However, some of the stones that correspond to the energetic frequency of the 4th chakra are pink.

You can learn more about heart chakra gemstones here.

Now, let's look at some of the best stones for balancing your heart chakra.

1. Rose Quartz

Typical colors: light pink to bright pink.

Helps with : self-love, forgiveness, compassion, relationships, stress and anxiety, clearing energetic blockages, good fortune.

This powerful pink crystal vibrates with the energy of unconditional love. Rose quartz is very often called the "stone of the heart", because it stimulates the loving energy of the heart throughout the aura.

Rose quartz is the best crystal for purifying the heart. It is also a universal stone of regeneration and can be used for physical and spiritual healing. Its vibration is nourishing, gentle, soothing and calming.

2. Emerald

Typical colors: green, green-blue, yellow-green.

Helps with: self-love, relationships, fertility, good luck, stress and anxiety, wealth and prosperity.

This beautiful green gemstone is very often called the "Stone of Successful Love" because it offers healing energy to your heart chakra, and it restores balance between partners in a relationship. Emerald has a calming effect on your emotions, and it can be used to heal your heart after an unsuccessful relationship.

3. Malachite

Typical colors: different shades of green.

Helps with: empathy, unconditional love, electromagnetic pollution, psychic protection, aura cleansing.

It is a mesmerizing green stone of protection, which is known to absorb negative energies from your aura. Malachite will help you develop a healthy relationship with yourself and others.

Malachite has a pleasant stabilizing energy that makes you feel more relaxed and emotionally balanced.

4. Rhodonite

Typical colors: pink, pink-pink to red-brown, red, gray and yellow.

Helps with: self-love, relationships, emotional pain, compassion, self-confidence, optimism, focus.

This beautiful pink stone is also known as the "stone of self-love and unconditional love", so it is perfect for healing your heart chakra. Rhodonite will balance your emotions and protect you from envy or jealousy.

Rhodonite is a wonderful stone to have in your life as it promotes joy, compassion, healing and balance.

5. Amazonite

Typical colors: light green, blue-green.

Helps with: meditation, empathy, compassion, self-love, mental clarity, relationships, electromagnetic pollution.

Amazonite is remarkable for instilling empathy and compassion. It will help you realize that you are not the only one in the world facing challenges.

Amazonite is also an excellent energy filter. This stone can be extremely useful to you, especially if you regularly use a computer, tablet, smartphone or microwave oven.

Throat Chakra Stones

The throat chakra (Vishuddha) is located in the throat region and is associated with communication, expression, creativity and inspiration. Its element is ether or sound.

The dominant color of the throat chakra is light blue/turquoise, which is why the most effective stones for balancing your 5th chakra are usually blue (clear).

You can learn more about throat chakra gemstones here. Now, let's see some of the best stones for balancing your throat chakra.

1. Turquoise

Typical colors: light blue, sky blue, blue, blue-green, gray-green.

Helps with: self-expression, communication, physical injuries, leadership skills, stress and anxiety, depression, panic attacks.

This magnificent stone will allow you to increase the creative energy in your throat chakra. It activates and harmonizes the throat chakra to promote the articulation of its deepest knowledge. Turquoise can help you overcome shyness and encourage you to express yourself clearly.

2. Agate

Typical Colors: It comes in a variety of colors.

Helps with: self-confidence, communication, mental clarity, stress and anxiety, public speaking, loyalty.

This soft blue gemstone is considered one of the best communication stones. It will allow you to express your true feelings to others. It can also help you think more clearly and focus on what's most important.

Agate is useful for self-analysis and uncovering invisible issues that might be harming your well-being. It encourages self-acceptance and confidence, as well as expressing one's own truth.

3. Aquamarine

Typical colors: light blue, blue, green-blue.

Helps with: public speaking, self-confidence, courage, communication, meditation, mental clarity, stress and anxiety, good luck.

This clear, sparkling blue stone can help you overcome your fear of public speaking. Aquamarine activates the throat chakra to its original capacity to express the highest and most authentic truth.

It can help you speak openly and without frustration in difficult situations. For both men and women, aquamarine is also a stone of emancipation.

4. Aqua Aura Quartz

Typical colors: bright blue, sky blue.

Helps with: communication, self-realization, concentration, mental clarity, wealth and prosperity, spiritual awareness.

You will be enchanted by the shimmering glow when you lay your eyes on the beautiful Aqua Aura Quartz.

Aqua Aura is known as a stone of success as well as a stone of abundance. Aqua aura quartz will also help you understand your own authentic truth, and give you the courage to speak the truth.

5. Chrysocolla

Typical colors: blue, cyan, blue-green, green, black-blue, brown, and rarely yellow.

Helps with: communication, self-expression, listening, awareness, self-realization, stress and anxiety, creativity.

Chrysocolla is a teaching stone that encourages us to share our deepest wisdom so that others can learn from our experiences. This can be demonstrated by lovingly listening to a friend and giving them your ideas or acting as a mentor to a student.

Chrysocolla is an excellent stone for those seeking to develop emotionally and spiritually.

Third Eye Chakra Stones

The third eye chakra (Ajna) is located in the middle of the forehead and is associated with intuition, insight, meditation and confidence. Its element is light.

The primary color of the third eye chakra is indigo, which is a combination of blue and purple. The majority of 6th chakra stones are either dark blue or purple.

You can learn more about third eye chakra stones here.

Now let's see which are the best stones for balancing your third eye chakra.

1. Amethyst

Typical colors: pale purple, deep purple, purple-black.

Helps with : meditation, spiritual awareness, intuition, mental clarity, stress and anxiety, concentration, creativity, psychic abilities.

This translucent, purple gemstone is excellent for the third eye chakra. Amethyst will relax your mind and uplift your spirit. It is a perfect stone for improving your dream memory, lucid dreaming and astral projection. Amethyst is also a powerful stone of protection.

2. Lapis lazuli

Typical colors : indigo, blue, green-blue, violet-blue.

Helps with : meditation, spiritual awareness, intuition, psychic abilities, lucid dreaming, astral projection, stress and anxiety, luck.

It is a protective stone that can help you contact your spirit guides and open your third eye. It recognizes psychic blockages and returns energy to its source. It is a powerful cleanser of energy blockages. Lapis Lazuli will open your psychic abilities, improve your dream recall and guide you on your spiritual journey.

3. Sapphire

Typical colors: blue, dark blue, purple, pink, yellow, orange and green.

Helps with: meditation, self-realization, spiritual awareness, intuition, mental clarity, decision making, self-expression, wealth and prosperity.

This celestial blue stone is considered a stone of wisdom and psychic activation. Dark blue sapphire will allow you to access deeper levels of consciousness and stay on your spiritual path. It will increase your intuition, awareness, mental clarity and restore energetic balance in your third eye chakra.

4. Sodalite

Typical colors : blue with white veins.

Helps with: mental clarity, meditation, self-expression, communication, self-awareness, emotional balance, psychic abilities, luck and wealth.

Sodalite helps you determine your purpose and direction in life. It serves as a guide on your personal journey, allowing you to become absorbed in the experience of spiritual development.

Sodalite is a gemstone that integrates logic and intuition. It stimulates the pineal gland and the third eye, which helps with deep meditation.

5. Angelite

Typical colors: colorless, light blue, white-gray, blue-gray, purple, light pink, reddish, brownish.

Helps with: spiritual awareness, psychic abilities, astral projection, stress and anxiety, clairvoyance, telepathy.

The light blue colors of Angelite are very calming and comforting. They radiate an angelic energy that will fill you with deep joy. It has a gentle but strong healing force that can help you feel relaxed.

Angelite is an excellent stone for cultivating your spiritual practice, which is a problem for many people in today's world. It is a stone that allows divine contact with angels, guides and your higher self.

Crown Chakra Stones

The crown chakra (Sahasrara) is located at the crown of the head, and it is associated with knowledge, consciousness, fulfillment and spirituality. Its element is thought.

The stones associated with the crown chakra are purple and white (or light), as these are the two main colors of the 7th energy center.
You can learn more about crown chakra crystals here.

Now let's see which are the best stones for balancing your crown chakra.

1. Quartz

Typical Colors: Clear is the most common color but it appears in any other color.

Helps with : meditation, expansion of consciousness, communication with guides, recall of past lives, attracting love and prosperity, absorbing negative energy, concentration, memory.

If there is only one stone you can get to start working with your 7 chakras, it has to be clear quartz! This powerful stone is also known as the "master healing crystal", as it has the potential to balance and integrate all of your energy centers. Clear quartz will also bring more clarity to your mind by filtering out all unnecessary distractions. It symbolizes the absolute white light of creation which is expressed in its crystalline beauty.

2. Selenite

Typical colors : gray-white, brown-green, brownish-yellow, greenish, gray-green.

Helps with : meditation, spiritual work, absorption of negative energy, concentration, mental clarity, communication with guides, stress and anxiety.

It is the perfect crystal for purifying the light in your aura. Selenite will connect you with your higher self and your guardian angels. It has the potential to open channels into the higher realms and connect you with the divine. It is an excellent stone to use during your meditations, as it creates a calming effect.

3. Amethyst

Typical colors : pale purple, deep purple, purple-black.

Helps with : meditation, spiritual awareness, intuition, mental clarity, stress and anxiety, concentration, creativity, psychic abilities.

This versatile stone can be used to work with all of your higher chakras as it can control the overall flow of your chakra energy. This translucent, purple gemstone will relax your spirit and uplift it. Amethyst is also a powerful stone of protection.

4. Tanzanite

Typical colors : purple, blue, deep blue.

Helps with: expansion of consciousness, spiritual awareness, meditation, manifestation of wealth and prosperity, concentration, psychic abilities.

It is an extremely rare and valuable gemstone found only in northern Tanzania. Tanzanite strengthens the healing process of the entire chakra system and increases your powers of manifestation. You may consider getting some for a special occasion, as an alternative to diamonds.

5. Howlite

Typical colors : white or light gray with dark veins.

Helps with : meditation, expansion of consciousness, communication with guides, stress and anxiety, absorption of negative energy, inspiration, creativity.

Howlite will give you a gift of deep wisdom and enlightenment. It will help you connect to higher dimensions and remove the veils and illusions that block your vision.

Howlite is a perfect meditation stone as it can help you focus your mind. It will help you cultivate calmness in your mind and minimize distractions.

Do not hesitate to consult our lithotherapy section to find out more.