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Must Have Crystals For Every Home

Placing crystals around the home gives a house playful snippets of colour, vibrancy and life. Asides making great decorative accessories, putting crystals in strategic positions around the home can have beneficial effects to those living in the property. But which crystals should we place in our homes? Where should we put them? And what benefits will these crystals create?

Place Rose Quartz In A Bedroom For Romance

Rose Quartz has long been synonymous with love and romance. This stunning pale pink crystal is fondly known as the ‘Love Stone’. It is believed that Rose Quartz opens the heart chakra and encourages forgiveness, helping craft unconditional love. Placing Rose Quartz in the far right-hand corner of your home brings harmony to the household and creates harmonic relationships between those who live in the house. It is also said that placing a Rose Quartz crystal in the far right corner of your bedroom will rekindle romance and draw in romance if you are single.

Citrine For Household Prosperity

If you’re looking for financial security and a prosperous year then placing Citrine in the home could be the answer. Citrine has been referred to as the Merchant’s Stone. Either carrying or wearing this stunning gemstone is believed to bring positive effects to a person’s cash flow. Placing a Citrine crystal in the ‘wealth corner’ of the home is said to welcome wealth and prosperity into one’s life. The ‘wealth corner’ can be found in the furthest left-hand corner of the room. Alternatively you could place a piece of Citrine stone in your wallet for similar monetary effects.

Luck And Worldly Wisdom With Jade

The smooth delicate hues of Jade tend to have a calming effect. For centuries Jade has been used to heal the body and mind. These potent healing powers include purifying thoughts and promoting gentleness. In the home, Jade ornaments, such as this beautifully smooth Jade pyramid, will provide a fresh and vibrant touch to any style of interior. It is believed placing Jade to the east of the home will bestow worldly wisdom, long life, generosity and wealth on every member of the household.

Fluorite On A Computer

Fluorite is another crystal that’s striking in appearance and therefore makes a great ornament in a home. Coming in numerous variations of colours, ranging from smoky browns, light greens and pale blues, these stunning gemstones can complement a wide range of colour palettes. It is believed placing Fluorite on the computer can help protect the household from harmful emissions.

Protect The Home And Lose Weight With Carnelian

Placing Carnelian by the front door is said to protect the home and its members from negativity. What’s more, by supporting vitality and stimulating the metabolism, Carnelian can help inject energy into a home and could even help you lose weight.

With such a diverse range of beautiful and unique crystals at our disposal, you could always experiment with different gemstones and have fun finding out which ones look best in your home and which crystal properties make the most positive effects.

Crystals for New Year Happiness Part 2

In part 1 we revealed a selection of the amazing healing crystals perfect for inspiring happiness and prosperity in the New Year. Today we continue the story, with some more excellent healing crystals that will benefit you as the year moves onwards.

Remaining positive is key to success, and we can help ourselves remain positive by influencing the energy around us in our homes, workplace and healing spaces by ensuring that the energies present there promote our goals of achieving the happiness and prosperity which are ultimately the things which make life the most wonderful gift of all.

You can use each healing crystal by lying on your back and placing it on the area of the body or Chakra that it is associated with. This can be done with a combination of crystals or by focusing on just one of the healing crystal’s energies. Learn more about the Chakra System here by reading full instructions for both meditation methods and gain more insight into how the Chakras work and all the different crystals and colours that affect them.

SODALITE may sound like a diet fizzy pop drink, but it’s actually a calming and communicative healing crystal that helps clear the mind while bringing joy into your heart. The Sodalite Healing Crystal is known to encourage the realisation of our ambitions whilst also positively influencing self-acceptance and the awareness of self.

Sodalite Crystal Information:

Chakra Alignment: Throat (Fifth Chakra).

Spiritual Attributes: Calmness, happiness and resolution maintenance.

Physical Attributes: Aids the metabolism and balances the lymphatic system.

Usage: Placed around the home or healing space, Sodalite will inspire heartfelt joy while helping us achieve our goals.

AMETHYST is one of the most popular crystal healing stones and for good reason. It is an extremely soothing stone which helps banish negativity from our minds by clearing out bad thought patterns. Amethyst Healing Stones are powerful healers, cleansing and blocking out negative energies and geopathic stress.

Amethyst Crystal Information:

Chakra Alignment: Brow or Third Eye (Sixth Chakra).

Spiritual Attributes: Soothing, negativity blocking, healing and cleansing.

Physical Attributes: Helps the immune system, stimulating blood circulation.

Usage: Keep several placed around the home or office to keep a constant guard against negative thought patterns which can disrupt our search for happiness.

NATURAL HOWLITE encourages new ideas and helps bring them into focus. Thus, it is ideal for this time of year as we make our New Year’s resolutions and sometimes need that little bit of extra help to keep true to them. Also associated with purity, Natural Howlite Healing Crystals are believed to eliminate angry thoughts and calm violent anger.

Natural Howlite Crystal Information:

Chakra Alignment: Crown (Seventh Chakra).

Spiritual Attributes: Calming and idea inspiring.

Physical Attributes: Good for our bones and teeth.

Usage: Place Natural Howlite upon the forehead while lying down to increase your creativity and soothe your thoughts. It is also purported to aid in past-life journeys.

Crystals in the Guinness Book of Records

The Guinness Book of Records features many interesting facts and figures about crystals, from the largest ones ever discovered to incredible record-breaking works of art.

World’s Largest Alexandrite

The largest cut alexandrite weighs a whole ounce or 28.38 grams to be precise. That’s 141.92 carats, measuring 34.42 x 27.38 x 15mm. All we know about the owner is that they’re Japanese and obviously rather fond of the rare alexandrite crystal, which is a powerful stone aligned with the Heart Chakra.

Oldest Spider Trapped In Amber

Amber has been used in crystal therapy for thousands of years, being associated with health and pain relief, but due to it starting out as resin from a conifer tree, it’s also been pretty handy at preserving bugs for millions of years. The oldest spider trapped in amber was discovered over a decade ago in Lebanon and has been dated between 125 and 135 million years old.

The World’s Largest Agate Crystal

One of the most popular crystals is agate which comes in various colours each with their own metaphysical qualities. The largest agate crystal was verified by Chinese authorities in 2009 and measures in at a whopping 22.62 cubic metres. That’s a little shy of 3 metres long from top to bottom.

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The Biggest Amethyst Geode In The World

Talking of large crystals, how about an amethyst geode that weighs 13 tonnes! The world’s largest amethyst is on display in the Shandong Tianyu Museum of Natural History in China. Amethyst crystals are aligned with the Third Eye Chakra and are believed to be a powerfully spiritual stone, perfect for meditation and expanding consciousness.

Largest Black Opal

Opal crystals occur in a wide range of varieties and each has its own set of crystal healing attributes, all associated with uplifting energy and connected to all the Chakras. A black opal discovered in the wonderfully named Lightning Ridge in New South Wales, Australia, weighs 80 ounces, which is upwards of 11,340 carats. It’s the largest black opal ever discovered.

Most Crystals on a Wedding Dress

How many crystals would it take to make a wedding dress? The answer is an astonishing 45,024. The most crystals on a wedding dress record was achieved in 2011 by Turkish company Özden Gelinlik Moda Tasarim Ltd who took five days to prepare it. It’s an absolute bargain too at £12,900.

World’s Largest Crystal Skull

Carved from a single block of smoky quartz, which is a brown or black variety of quartz associated the Root Chakra and used in crystal healing therapies to relieve stress or anxiety, the world’s largest crystal skull weighs approximately the same as a sumo wrestler (158kg or 348lb). It is named Colossus and was created by renowned Brazilian skull carver Leandro, who is currently offering it for sale for between £70,000 and £105,000.

Largest Crystal In(side) the World

The world’s largest single crystal is, surprisingly, beneath your very feet. Many geologists currently believe the earth’s inner core to be a giant single crystal. A ball of mostly iron residing at a toasty 6000°C, the immense pressures present at the earth’s interior mean the inner core is solid and not liquid. The crystal theory has developed further due to the behaviour of the seismic waves that travel through the earth’s layers. Its mass is about three quarters the size of the moon, a little over 1500 miles across, so it’s probably not entirely suitable for use as a healing crystal.

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The Power of Crystal Domes

Fans of crystals and crystal healing are often faced with the quandary of where to place their crystals. In the home, crystals can be arranged virtually anywhere – especially in Feng Shui areas like the corners of each room. Although some people prefer the random placement of crystals, others prefer a more organized approach to their collection. Crystal Energy Domes are an excellent way of displaying and benefiting from your favourite crystals in a neat and compact way.

For those of you who want to bring the positive effect of crystals to the workplace but are not too comfortable about displaying large clusters of amethyst or black tourmaline in your work area, our energy domes provide a discreet and attractive way of bringing crystal energy to the workplace. Each dome is only 4.5cm (1.8”) in height and so can be positioned near to your work monitor.

Energy Domes for Crystal Healing

An Amethyst Energy Dome not only brightens up your desk but is said to neutralize the electromagnetic field coming from your PC. Amethyst domes are ideal for the home as well, as they are said to offer soothing and cleansing energies, assisting sleep and dispelling headaches.

For anyone recuperating from illness or suffering from depression, a Rubellite Energy Dome is an ideal choice. Rubellite is believed to be a powerful anti-depressant, and has been used to send out healing light that helps relieve the negative, stressful emotions associated with illness.

For a boost of positive emotions, the Oregon Sunstone Energy Domes are a great choice. Believed to help invigorate dulled emotions and promote an uplifting vibration, Oregon sunstone is also used in the healing of sinus problems and damage to bone and soft tissue.

Energy domes are a great choice when you are looking for a special crystal gift. Here at CrystalAge, we have a superb range of crystal gifts for the home that will inspire you!

Crystals in the Workplace

Energies are all around us, at home, work and in the street. You don’t choose who you work with and so many employees find themselves trapped in an office environment with some highly negative people. Stress levels can be high, as can the constant exposure to the electromagnetic field (EMF) generated from your office PC. It can affect your energy, preventing positive energies from penetrating and negative energies from escaping.

Many people combat these problems with the use of crystals. The energies of crystals are believed to cleanse negativity and amplify positive vibrations.

One method to try is to take a crystal into the workplace and place it between yourself and your monitor. As well as being a striking decorative piece for your desk, it is said to absorb the harmful EMF generated by your PC . Alternatively, try wearing your crystal of choice close to your body as a shield against negative energies. Crystal earrings, necklaces, and bracelets are perfect for this.

What Crystals for the Office?

Knowing that crystals can help protect from electromagnetic frequencies is half the battle. But what crystals are best to use?

Black tourmaline will reflect away electromagnetic energy and protects you if you are under attack by a boss or unhappy workmate.

Rose quartz (associated with love and compassion) and Rutilated Quartz (quartz with inclusions of titanium or other ores) are said to be very useful in healing negativity. You can also have a clear quartz cluster which will help dissipate bad energies.

Amethyst will help with electromagnetic stress and looks attractive on your desk. A tumblestone is sufficient but a cluster is better for dispersing negativity.

Fans of Tourmalinated Quartz speak of its effectiveness. It is a beautiful mineral and you will enjoy having it on your desk at work. For the budget conscious, a carborundum or amethyst energy dome will do the job for a very affordable price.

So to make your working day happier and healthier, consider the amazing properties of crystals.

Chakras, Crystals, and You

The chakras, according to Hindu tradition, are located in seven areas of the human body. Energy flows through these areas and if the energy is blocked, illness may result. CrystalAge offers a wide range of crystal jewellery which will keep that energy flow properly attuned.

The Seven Chakras

First Chakra – Root – for stability and grounding.

Second Chakra – Sacral – for creativity, sexuality, and emotion.

Third Chakra – Solar Plexus – the centre of intellect and ambition.

Fourth Chakra – Heart – love, compassion, and emotional balance.

Fifth Chakra – Throat – expression and honesty.

Sixth Chakra – Forehead – spiritual awareness and psychic power

Seventh Chakra – Top of Head – represents our ability to be fully connected spiritually

Ten Stone Chakra Set

To keep your own chakras perfectly in balance, make use of this marvellous set of chakra stones, prepared in such a way that you will be able to cleanse, energize, and align your energy centres at any time. The chakra set comes with ten polished stones, each perfect for certain chakras, that feel good against the skin and will give you that boost you need.

If you want to learn more about chakras, you will enjoy Janelle Scialla’s guidebook, Chakras, Crystals, and Healing. This is an excellent guide to chakras and their crystals, and will teach you the basics of meditation. The Chakra Bible by Patricia Mercier is also essential reading. Learn all about the origins of chakras in the Indian tradition, and find out about auras and chakra balancing.

Birthstone Crystals, Bracelets & Necklaces for Taurus

Birthdays are the ideal time to buy Birthstone Crystals, Bracelets & Necklaces. The Taurus birth sign lasts from 21st April to 20th May and is the second astrological sign in the Zodiac. The important crystal Rose Quartz is presented in a gift box making an ideal present for those born under the sign of Taurus. Each crystal used in Birthstone Bracelets and Necklaces have been chosen according to their Zodiac alignment and beauty. The properties of Rose Quartz Bracelets and Necklaces are believed to portray the characteristics of the Taurus sign. Birthstone Bracelets and Necklaces can be worn for special occasions or as part of everyday wear, they will brighten up your outfit nicely too as an added bonus.

Birthstone Crystals, Bracelets & Necklaces for Aries

Birthdays are the ideal time to buy Birthstone Crystals, Bracelets & Necklaces. The Aries birth sign lasts from 21st March to 21st April and is the first astrological sign in the Zodiac. The important crystal Jasper is presented in a gift box making an ideal present for those born under the sign of Aries. Each crystal used in Birthstone Bracelets and Necklaces have been chosen according to their Zodiac alignment and beauty. The properties of Hematite Bracelets and Necklaces are believed to portray the characteristics of the Aries sign. Birthstone Bracelets and Necklaces can be worn for special occasions or as part of everyday wear, they will brighten up your outfit nicely too as an added bonus.

Birthstone Crystals, Bracelets & Necklaces for Pisces

Birthdays are the ideal time to buy Birthstone Crystals, Bracelets & Necklaces. The Pisces birth sign lasts from 19th February to 20th March and is the twelfth astrological sign in the Zodiac. The important crystal Amethyst is presented in a gift box making an ideal present for those born under the sign of Pisces. Each crystal used in Birthstone Bracelets and Necklaces have been chosen according to their Zodiac alignment and beauty. The properties of Amethyst Bracelets and Necklaces are believed to portray the characteristics of the Pisces sign. Birthstone Bracelets and Necklaces can be worn for special occasions or as part of everyday wear, they will brighten up your outfit nicely too as an added bonus.

Don’t forget Valentine’s Day on the 14th February!

Give someone you love on Valentine’s Day this special Love Wish Pearl & Necklace Gift Set. Inside this gift set is a beautiful pearl from the ocean depths and a silver pendant to place it in. Each pearl is as individual as each star in the sky and the pearl has spent many years in its shell waiting to be claimed. It is traditional to wish on pearls and they are believed to have a unique pure energy to make wishes come true. Live life with hope, love and happiness.