Rose quartz is the stone of unconditional love, kindness, and compasion. As such, it can help with forgiveness as well. This is a wonderful stone for self- healing especially when you're trying to heal love-based emotional upset, This is a calm, peaceful stone that can help you feel connected to others and strengthen your sensation of joy.

Amethyst relieves any stress and strain, soothes irritability, balances mood swings, dispels anger, rage, fear and anxiety and dissolves negativity.  Amethyst is known to activate your spiritual awareness and helps to enhance psychic abilities. It has strong healing and cleansing powers.  Amethyst encourages sobriety, having a sobering effect on overindulgence of alcohol, drugs or other addictions. 

Clear quartz is the most versatile crystal.It is a self-cleansing-crystal and you can use it to cleanse other crystals  Clear quarts amplifies the power of any crystal it works with. You can use points of clear quartz to direct and amplify the energy of another stone by placing the flat end of the quartz at the crystal and the point away from it.  Clear quarts is a master healer, protector, purifier and helps to balance body mind and spirit.

Lepidolite assists in the release and reorganisation of old behavioural and psychological patterns, gently encouraging change. It brings deep emotional healing, soothing and reducing stress and depression.

Labradorite helps with bringing out magical qualities, reducing negativity, tempering negative aspects of the personality, detoxification of addictive substances, tempering impulsivity and recklessness, connection to higher realms, aiding in intuition and helps in dispelling illusion.

Moon stone helps with connecting to the Divine and strengthening intuition. Aiding in decision-making and rational thought, spurring creative problem-solving, facilitating self-expression, and protection during water travel and night time travel.

Tourmalinated quartz is believed to protect the wearer from negative thoughts and emotions, it is thought to provide balance to energies and releases negative patterns. It is used by some to treat disorders of the digestive tract and to detoxify the body.

Lapis Lazuli helps with Communication of all types (particularly written communication), learning, encouraging honesty and speaking one's truth, bringing harmony and improving performance.

Green Aventurine helps with enhancing leadership abilities, promoting prosperity, promoting unconditional love, and helps to release anxiety.

Citrine helps prosperity, self-esteem and self-image, creativity, encouraging generosity, promoting clarity of thinking, manifestation, asserting personal will and facilitating new beginnings.

Ruby in Zoisite also know as Anyolite helps to enable you to reach and utilise talents and abilities of the mind.  Helps to Increases awareness of ones individuality, instills joy, spontaneity, laughter and courage, helps to bring passion and a new zest for life. 

Unakite helps to balance emotions with spirituality it also helps to provide grounding when it’s needed.  It facilitates rebirth Unakite also helps  convalescence and recovery from major illness 

Picture Jasper helps to encourage ecological awareness, bringing stability and balance.  It contains a message and/or “picture” from the past.  Picture Jasper is a stone of proportion and harmony and stimulates creative visualisation.  It helps to bring hidden thoughts and feelings - griefs, fears, guilt, envy, love, hope - to the surface, to be released it also brings comfort and alleviates fear. 

Orange jasper helps with inner strength and wisdom, helps to challenge your mind and helps you achieve your full potential, prevents inner sabotage, and deflect jealousy and aggression.

Sunstone helps to instil good nature, it heightens intuition and allows your real self to shine through happily.  It helps to alleviate stress and increases vitality.  Encourages independence and originality. 

Tigers eye helps with Self-expression, self-worth, self-esteem, self-definition, self-love, self-concept, self-criticism and manifesting goals.

Blue Banded Agate helps bring calm and wellbeing. It is good for inner turmoil and reducing stress from within. Blue Banded Agate is also good for lifting your mood.

Red jasper helps to encourage ecological awareness, bringing stability and balance.  It helps to bring hidden thoughts and feelings - griefs, fears, guilt, envy, love, hope - to the surface, to be released it also brings comfort and alleviates fear. Red Jasper also strengthens and detoxifies the circulatory system, blood and liver

Amazonite helps with speaking the truth, balancing between throat and heart chakra, loving unconditionally, peace and understanding, integrity, forgiveness prosperity, and protecting against negative emotions

Rhodonite helps with emotional balance it clears away emotional wounds and scars from the past.  It can help heal emotional shock, It stimulates, clears and activates the heart.  Rhodonite grounds energy and helps to balances yin-yang, Rhodonite relieves insect bites and can reduce scarring.

Sodalite helps with speaking personal truth, communicating effectively, emotional balance, connection to intuition and spiritual guidance.

Agate helps with emotional balance, Calmness, focus and concentration, and helps you achieve your desires.

 Green spot jasper helps us gain courage,It is thought to bring us strength and balance. It is believed to be beneficial for imagination, creativity, self-respect, and clarity.

Frosted cherry blossom jasper helps provide protection, peace of mind, nurturing and grounding ,Its healing properties can give support during prolonged illness and re-energizes the body.

Maifanite is good for purifying energy, it also adds strength to it. It is an excellent healing stone which can do "exhaust", "purification", "recovery", "invitation" and "reinforcement" of energy.

Honey Jade enhances your communication and will power, strengthens your memory and concentration, and helps to release all negative emotions and thoughts.

Dalmatian Jasper is known as a nurturing stone, it absorbs negative energy and provides protection. Dalmatian jasper is also very balancing, since it balances male and female 

Black Jasper will help you achieve stability in your life. It will make you feel physically and emotionally strong. It will help increase your motivation and make you more productive on a physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual level.

Blue Spot Jasper has strong healing and grounding powers which promotes courage, inner strength, and encourages calmness.

Lemon Jade helps with balancing mood swings, enhancing the understanding of dreams, and is believed to be the bringer of good luck. It is valued as a blood cleanser and for disorders of the nervous system.

Carnelian can help calm the emotions, especially those of anger and frustration and is thought to add passion in relationships.

Red Aventurine is good for enhancing mental stamina and to encourage a renewed sense of empowerment. It is believed to bring correction to issues affecting your blood, your circulation, and your heart.

Topaz Jade helps to soothe, heal, stimulate recharge,re-motivate and align the meridians of the body,  Topaz Jade is also a very joyful and rejuvenating stone.

Imperial Jasper helps to sustain and support us through times of stress and worry and helps to bring tranquility and wholeness. Jasper provides  us protection and helps to absorb negative energy. It helps to balance yin and yang.

Garnet helps activate and balance the root chakra it helps to detox the blood and it helps keep your heart healthy, it also reduces depression and is said to protect the wearer from poison.

Blue Quartz is a calming stone which also protects us from negativity.  It has all the other properties of Quartz but also added properties such as it helps to alleviate fear and can enhance creativity and expression. 

Black Agate gives you prosperity, victory for an athlete and extra courage. Black Agate helps self-confidence and connects the spirit and physical planes together and grounds you in reality.

Blue spot Jasper helps with courage, inner strength and calmness.

Red rainbow jasper is helpful in times of emotional fatigue or stress and is good to help calm and sooth, its also good to help you feel more secure and relaxed when making decisions.

Howlite is a stone of patience and perspective, for those who feel they need to slow down, absorb, and clear the constant stresses from your mind.

Crazy agate is referred to as the "laughter stone," It's a balancing and protecting stone, believed to ward off the "evil eye," bringing joy and helps to absorb emotional pain.

Indian agate helps with meditation, it’s a powerful healing stone it helps give physical strength and emotional security.

Black obsidian is a strong protecting stone, it will form a shield against and absorb negativity. Obsidian will also draw out mental stress and tension. 

White Jade will make you feel calm and peaceful, it also has the ability to purify the energies of your heart. White Jade also has the ability to increase or enhance the love in your life. It will make challenges seem easier, and it will make your troubled mind calmer.

Malaysia Jade is in fact a form of Quartz heavily dyed, Quartz is known as the master healer Stone that can respond to the individual needs of the wearer.

Zebra jasper motivates us to move into action. It helps us avoid over-thinking and encourages us to just enjoy the experience of living.

Weathered Agate is good for rebalancing and harmonising the body, mind and spirit. It helps to cleanse and stabilise the aura, eliminating and transforming negativity.

Olivine has a positive psychological effect, endowing the person with enhanced self-confidence. By reducing stress, it will allow you to regain a strong spirit, erasing the guilt that comes from our past. The energy it contains gives it a great place in spirituality. It is even attributed mystical powers.

Bumblebee Jasper is a unique crystal healing stone that promotes strength, courage, confidence, and optimism. It is thought to be extremely beneficial during times of stress or anxiety. This stone encourages us to embrace change and encourage ourselves to step into the unknown.

Electric pyrite aka fools gold protects against negative energy and helps to attract more positive energy, wealth, abundance, and opportunity, it also serves to release and neutralize any negative energy that may have accumulated.

Pink Aventurine will help to open and balance the heart chakra by infusing it with the energies of love, compassion, and forgiveness. It can also help to soothe emotional wounds and trauma. Pink Aventurine is also a protection Stone and It can help to shield you from negative energy and will protect you from harm.

Picasso Jasper is actually a metamorphic limestone and not a jasper at all. Picasso Jasper helps to attract positive people into your life and helps to support and encourage friendships to blossom in healthy and loving ways, and It has strong grounding and calming qualities that helps to encourage strength and self-discipline.

Black onyx is a calming Stone, which can be helpful with challenging emotions such as grief and anxiety. Black onyx also helps to balance yin and yang. It helps us to feel more centralised, make wiser decisions, and get to the root cause of our issues.

Snow Quartz helps to encourage clarity of the mind and provides emotional stability. Snow Quartz can help control emotional outbursts, and reminds one to think before they speak.

Aquamarine is thought to help the wearer heal from emotional trauma through cooling tempers and conflict. Other benefits of wearing aquamarine include reduced stress, helps to suppress negative emotions, and helps to instil a sense of peace.

Pink Banded Agate helps to balance yin and yang energies, it helps to bring a calmness of mind, it assists in relieving distress when reacting to situations beyond ones control and help to strengthen bond between a parent and child.

Jade has calming and soothing properties, it helps eliminate fear, helps the heart to find compassion, helps you to make the right decisions, balances emotions, and it opens your mind.

Blue Quartz is a calming stone which also protects us from negativity.  It has all the other properties of Quartz but also added properties such as it helps to alleviate fear and can enhance creativity and expression.

Chakra are various focal points used in a variety of ancient meditation practices, collectively denominated as Tantra, or the esoteric or inner traditions of Hinduism.

Lava Stone helps to gives us strength and courage, giving us some stability through times of change.  It helps to calm us and it is very useful in dissipating anger.  It promotes positive changes where needed in behavioural issues. In addition, Lava Stone is a wonderful aromatherapy essential oil diffuser.

How to cleanse your crystals

If you have been using or wearing your crystals for a while, it is a good idea to cleanse them.

Cleansing your crystals isn’t a physical process, but a spiritual cleanse designed to cleanse the stone of the stored energies which can be either good or bad. They need to be released when a crystal is being specifically used for healing it should be cleansed before and after each use.

There is a few ways you can cleanse your crystals, which will restore them to their original vibration and enhance their magical healing properties the following is  just a few of many ways.

Full moon cleanse this is the strongest and easiest way to cleanse your crystals, simply put them out under the full moon. Please note if it is cloudy or raining your crystals can still be cleansed but avoid water for long periods of time if your crystal is porous. Please be mindful that the full moon period lasts for a few days so if you miss the day of the full moon, it’s not a problem. 

Sage cleanse. sage is well known for its cleansing and protective properties, you will need to light your sage, when it catches fire, blow it out and allow the embers to start to smoke. You will then need to set your intention to cleanse your crystals and then say a prayer of cleansing, the following prayer is an example,  I cleanse this crystal of any impurities negativities or anything that no longer serves me, as the owner of this crystal,  you will then wave the smudged sage stick around the crystal imagining the smoke absorbing the negativity, fears, or problems you have experienced during the past  the negative energy will flow out of the crystal and the space around it to make fresh healing energy.

Running Water cleanse. Water is said to neutralise any negative energy stored inside of the crystal and return it. Back to the air. Running water like a stream is the best but whatever your water source ensure that your stone is completely submerged. Pat dry when complete.

Salt water cleanse. Salt has been used throughout history to absorb unwanted energy and banish negativity. If you are near the ocean, collect a bowl of fresh salt water, or you can mix a tablespoon of sea, rock or table salt into a bowl of water. Make sure your crystal is completely submerged and allow it to say for a few hours, rinse and pat dry when complete, this can be used for hard crystals like quartz and amethyst don’t use for crystals that are soft, porous or contain trace metals.

Natural light cleanse. Ritual cleansing is often centred around certain points in the Solar or Luna cycle, but you can set your crystal out at any time to cleanse and re-charge. Set your crystal out directly on the earth before nightfall and plan to bring it in before 11 am, this will allow your crystal to bathe in the light of both the moon and sun. Please note: belonged exposure to direct sunlight, May weather the crystal surface, make sure to  give the crystal a rinse to remove any dirt and debris and pat dry. 

Discriptions of the healing properties of crystals are from the following sources my own experiences of crystals and the book beginners guide to crystals.