There are gemstones that can support you on your journey to healing your emotional traumas and here we chose 10 that would be a great addition to your existing therapy.
]]>Emotional trauma can take away from quality of a person’s life, leaving them feeling empty and unmotivated. Sometimes emotional trauma can make more damage than a physical trauma. It could be one big incident or number of small ones over the period that can leave long lasting effects on a person’s life and their mental health. The first step to healing an emotional trauma is awareness and acceptance. Embrace the feeling of despair, sadness, guilt, humiliation and other lower frequency feelings going inside of you at that moment. They are your guidance system telling you what old patterns are stuck inside of you.
There are gemstones that can support you on your journey to healing your emotional traumas and here we chose 10 that would be a great addition to your existing therapy.
Rose Quartz known as the heart healer restores love and trust within yourself. It purifies and opens the heart bringing emotional healing to one’s whole being. It vibrates universal and unconditional love and gives comfort in times of grief. Rose Quartz releases emotional pain and negative energy while supporting self-love. The gentle energy of Rose Quartz will bring a feeling of fulfillness and accomplishment giving you confidence to set more intentions in the future.
Petrified Wood is a stone of transformation. It’s deeply connected with Earth and having this stone close to you will ground you and root you deep into the Mother Earth. It has strong connection with our ancestors which brings guidance and feeling of knowing which choices to make and what approach to take. This brings piece of mind, calmness and stability. Petrified Wood will help you center yourself, calm your nerves and provide you with sense of security.
Iolite is a healing stone for abuse and trauma survivors. It guides towards a positive perspective while offering insight and guidance. Iolite is a vision stone and can result in profound wisdom. This stone will assist you in letting go of old beliefs which hold you back and help you release suppressed feelings. It will help with healing emotional wounds and achieve the state of peacefulness and contentment. Iolite brings joy and laughter into the home, so put it where light can shine on it.
Known for its grounding properties, black tourmaline will reduce anxiety and sooth trauma. It absorbs negative energy and transmutes it to light. This stone will help you stay centered and rooted giving you a feeling of calmness. It enhances personal powers, so you’ll feel confidence to overcome any blockages and set new goals. It will assist you with replacing old negative habits and patterns with new, positive ones. Black Tourmaline’s high protective properties will ward off any negative energies sent your way and return it back to its source.
Clear Quartz known as the ‘Master Healer’ is a powerful cleanser that will assist you with your mental, emotional, physical and spiritual healing. This stone connects to all the chakras and helps clear blockages in your energy centers. Clear Quartz is an energy amplifier and when you focus on an intention it will amplify its manifestation and help keep clear and focused mind. When setting an intention, hold a piece of clear quartz and use “I am crystal clear” phrase and to amplify the manifestation use the phrase “I manifest my intentions with ease”.
Amethyst is a powerful and protective stone. It’s a natural tranquilizer, it soothes irritability and brings piece and clarity during chaotic times. It dissipates anger, fear and anxiety replacing it with calmness, feeling of security and serenity. Amethyst cleanses the aura of any negative energies while creating a protective shield around your body helping you stay protected and calm. Keep an amethyst cluster in your bedroom to help you with insomnia.
This soothing stone will support emotional and behavioral transition from feelings of apathy and depression to joy and fulfillment. It helps to stay in the present moment relieving anxieties about future and burdens from the past. It alleviates depression and brings feeling of hope and faith for future endeavors. It can induce the attribute of self-love, bringing a child-like love and acceptance to the user, while allowing for the aspect of trust to flourish.
This stone will pull out stagnate old energies that were stuck within you. Old patterns that were weighting you down will come to surface and give you a chance to gently release them. Morion Quartz is very calming when you feel overwhelmed and are comforting in times of grief. Morion Quartz has a powerful protective energy that dispels and transmutes negative energies. Its uplifting energy will have you feel rejuvenated and help you get clarity and solutions to any problem. Morion Quartz is known for one the strongest stones for protection against evil spirits.
Citrine is an emotionally balancing stone as well as stone of manifestation. This uplifting stone will bring enthusiasm and motivation to your life. Citrine will give you support to overcome depression, anger, mood swings and apathy providing you with feelings of hope and confidence. For those struggling with self-worth, confidence and boundaries, hold a piece of citrine and repeat a phrase “I embrace my success and self-worth”. Citrine holds the vibration of abundance whether it be health, wealth, joy, prosperity or anything else you need. Set the intention and with the help of this bright stone let the abundance flow into your life.
Unakite will help you turn your painful life experiences into life lessons with gratitude. This stone will guide you to the root of the problem, the cause becoming apparent in the cases of the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual planes of existence. It can facilitate the re-birthing process and can help one to deal with both the information and the events of the past which have instilled blockages within the meridians and energy centers of the body. Unakite provides for a gentle release of those conditions which have been inhibiting one’s growth. Its vibration will provide patience and stamina to go through the process of emotional healing as well as love and compassion for all the past and future experiences life might bring.
Gemstones are great support to healing emotional trauma, however they are not to be replaced with any treatments given by a doctor. They can add support to the existing treatment and heighten the frequencies. It’s highly advisable to seek a therapist especially with deep traumas and introduce gemstones that support emotional traumas to your existing treatment. Check our collection of natural healing gemstones here and enjoy high vibrations these stones offer.
]]>If you are feeling your anxiety is on the rise and are looking for a way to bring some stability and calmness back to your life, then gemstones can be a wonderful way to realign your energy. Incorporating the right crystals into your life can help you to harness their power, reducing anxiety and supporting you to feel more centered and relaxed
]]>If you are feeling tense and worried, then Amazonite is a wonderful crystal that can help to soothe your anxiety and improve your clarity. The beautiful green and blue gemstone has long been used as a talisman of hope and is renowned for its strong healing properties. Its soothing vibrations will relax the brain and nervous system offering the feeling of calmness and serenity.
Connected with elements of both earth and water, Amazonite can help to absorb those negative emotions and anxiety, turning them into positive energy that will spur you on.
Often combined with Amazonite, Blue Tigers Eye is a powerful stone that helps to give you the courage to get through the most challenging of situations. The stunning crystal supports you to release the fear and anxiety that is holding you back, providing you with harmony and balance. Just like other colours of Tiger’s eye, blue one shields against “evil eye” as well. Carry a piece of Blue Tigers Eye with you to feel motivated, uplifted and determined, knowing you’re on the right path.
By supporting you to uncloud your emotions, Blue Tigers Eye allows you to focus with confidence and strengthen your self-worth.
feeling anxious about social engagements? Sodalite can help to ease your mind by supporting rational thinking, intuition, and objectivity. Often referred to as the ‘stone of peace’, the blue gemstone helps to absorb fear and tension, the two primary factors of anxiety, and transform them into feelings of balance and harmony. Sodalite will help you to speak your truth and balance your throat chakra, so you’ll feel more confident within social gatherings and standing up for yourself.
Sodalite is a great way to help you to keep yourself centered, allowing you to approach situations with a calm head.
Angelite
The gentle and calming influence of the Angelite gemstone makes it a wonderful choice if you are struggling with anxiety and stress from the non-stop bustle of modern life. The peaceful gem supports calming and healing, helping to banish negative emotions and convert them into feelings of serenity. It helps to process forgiveness while filling your heart with compassion and empathy.
Angelite brings surrender allowing you to let go of old patterns and focus on the present moment.
Angelite can also help you to feel more supported and loved, further reducing your anxiety and helping to ensure you do not feel alone.
If you are finding that your obsessive behaviour is causing your anxiety to rise, then the soft and gentle Grey Botswana Agate crystal can help to provide you with the stability you need. The stone is renowned for its comforting and protective properties, balancing your emotional, intellectual, and physical energy.
The tranquil gem helps to absorb negative energy, bringing about positivity and optimism, ensuring you can feel better about the world around you.
If you are looking to enhance your spiritual and mental clarity while reducing anxiety, then Ametrine is a fantastic solution. Since combination of amethyst and citrine work in harmony, this make ametrine an excellent stone for promoting harmony within your life. The strong healing properties of the stone help you to release any negativity from your aura, allowing you to remain focused and calm. Amethyst will help clear confusion and gain clarity and citrine will help with manifesting clear visions.
This ability to clear the stress and tension in your head can also help to alleviate those feelings of anxiety, depression, and stress.
Looking for gemstones to help alleviate your anxiety?
If you are looking to alleviate your anxiety, then here at Star Soul, we have a wide array of crystals to help you. Want to find out more? Get in touch with our friendly team, who will be happy to help you.
Here at Star Soul, we know just how fantastic black obsidian stones can be in helping you transform your space and connect with the world around you. That is why we thought we would take a closer look at the properties of these beautiful stones.
What is black obsidian?
Before we take a look at the metaphysical properties of black obsidian, we thought it was first important to take a look at what these are. These intensely beautiful and powerful stones are formed when a volcano erupts, and the lava is quickly cooled. The stone is easily recognized thanks to the jet black and shiny surface they have once tumbled.
Black obsidian is very hard and smooth and can have particularly sharp edges in its raw form but can also be sculpted into any shape. This makes it very popular for use in home décor and jewelry.
What are the metaphysical properties of black obsidian?
For many years, black obsidian stones have been associated with deep mystery and intrigue thanks to their ability to absorb. The stones are also known for their ability to be a spiritual cleanser, absorbing the psychic fog and helping you to see things more clearly. This is why the stones have become very popular for those looking to increase their spiritual connection and protection and are often used in feng shui.
The stone has an array of metaphysical properties that can help users, and its most prominent ability is to help cleanse and ground individuals. Thanks to its roots in the base chakras, black obsidian enjoys a very strong connection with the earth, allowing it to as a grounding force, drawing the negativity away. Not only does the stone draw that negativity away, but it holds it inside, ensuring that it does not transmute it, helping to block psychic attacks. This powerful property can be incredibly beneficial, but it does require the stone to be cleansed regularly.
This strong connection with the earth also allows people to use black obsidian to connect with other spiritual realms. The shiny face can help to facilitate communication with loved ones who have passed on, and the material is commonly used in crystal balls.
How is black obsidian used?
The most common way to use black obsidian is by wearing it as jewelry. The direct skin contact will connect you with a powerful protection and grounding properties of obsidian. The intense grounding that black obsidian offers also helps to bring you back down to earth. This is perfect for helping you to take time out to reassess your outlook, allowing you to focus on what needs to be done to improve your life.
A piece of a tumble obsidian or a palm stone is great for meditation to connect you to the spirit world. Focus on your chakra system and have the light go through each of your chakras. Starting from the crown chakra working your way down to the root chakra, obsidian will assist you in both connecting with the divine light and rooting you deep down into the mother Earth.
Another option is to have a chunk of obsidian placed in one of the rooms in the house for protection of the entire home and for blocking of any psychic attack sent your way whether intentional or via envy. With elements of water, fire, and earth, black obsidian stones can be an incredibly powerful addition to your life. They are a great way to help you remove any negativity in your life, particularly in those instances when you are looking to cut ties in a toxic relationship or leave a difficult environment, such as a poor workplace.
Looking to discover the benefits of black obsidian stones?
Are you looking to find out how the powerful black obsidian stones could benefit your life? From our Obsidian, Coral and Hematite Necklace and our Black Obsidian Pyramid to our Black Obsidian Chunk, here at Star Soul, we have an array of products that utilize this beautiful stone, ensuring you can always find the perfect way to use it.
Want to find out more? Check out the full range today or get in touch with our friendly team, who will be happy to help.
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An Introduction to Crystal Healing
Crystal healing is a type of alternative therapy that has been used in ancient cultures throughout history and has grown in popularity in the present day. Gemstones and crystals are believed to have a stable and unchanging energy pattern, each with a unique frequency and energy field, or resonance, which in turns helps to harmonize unstable energies in our own body. For this reason, gemstones and crystals have been used for mental, physical, and spiritual healing. The stones act as conduits for healing by allowing positive energies to flow from the stone to the body, while the body releases negative energy into the stones.
When beginning your journey into crystal healing, there are a few basic stones that you can easily benefit from. These stones can be held or placed around your body during meditation or chakra work; they can be carried in your pocket or wallet, or you can place them in your home, car or office for decorative and healing purposes.
We recommend the following crystals for beginners:
Amethyst has strong healing powers and is used to relieve stress and sadness, remove negativity and ease grief. Amethyst opens your third eye and clarifies spiritual vision, putting us more in tune with our intuition. It is also good to keep this stone near your bed for a peaceful night’s sleep.
Star Soul recommendations: Amethyst Clusters, Amethyst Palm Stones or Amethyst Towers.
Rose Quartz is known as the symbol of love in all its forms - romantic love, self-love, friendship, and more. The stone works by connecting to and opening our heart chakra. Rose quartz is an excellent stone for bringing peace; it will ease pain or tension and emotional wounds such as grief, stress, fear or anger, and in turn promote self-forgiveness and trust.
Star Soul recommendations: Rose Quartz Stone or Rose Quartz Pendant.
Black Tourmaline is the ultimate protection stone. Black Tourmaline can be used to both repel and protect against negativity by protecting us from being victimized by the negative energy of another. It has also been used as an energy deflector, being an excellent stone for those with potential for exposure to excessive amounts of radiation.
Star Soul recommendations: Black Tourmaline Pyramid or Black Tourmaline Palm Stone.
Citrine is an emotionally balancing stone as well as a stone of manifestation. Known as The Merchant’s Stone, it helps in acquiring and maintaining wealth. Citrine also helps us manifest through visualization and can be used to help bring a desired object or goal from your thoughts into the everyday world.
Star Soul recommendations: Citrine Stone or Citrine Earrings.
Crystal Maintenance
To optimize the effectiveness of your crystals, it is a good idea to cleanse and charge the stones regularly. You can cleanse your crystals by burning sage or incense sticks and holding the crystals in the smoke to cleanse the stored energies or you can cleanse them by setting a new intention for the crystal. Certain crystals such as selenite, citrine or kyanite do not need to be cleansed as they do not build up negative vibrations. Some crystals are known for their ability to cleanse other crystals. You can use amethyst, clear quartz or citrine clusters, raw kyanite, selenite plates or wands and carnelian to cleanse your collection of crystals for healing. You can charge crystals during a full moon by placing them in a moonlight spot overnight, or you can choose to charge them during the day by placing them in sunlight.
Please note: The purpose is not to replace western medicine with healing properties of crystals but to enhance its positive effects.
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]]>While these chakras are in place to align the mind, body and soul, it is common for discrepancies to occur which ‘block’ the chakras. If left untreated, this ultimately prevents them from allowing energy to flow, in an effort to nurture your psychological, physical and spiritual, wellbeing. Discrepancies to your chakras happen when faced with negative thoughts, feelings, patterns and habits. The important thing is to search within to find the root of these ill feelings so you can begin your healing journey, which ultimately clears the path for your chakras to flow energy throughout your body and provide you with the balance, clarity and harmony you are designed to hone.
Each Chakra has a name, location, colour and purpose. We will explain each one beginning from your crown to the base of your spine.
7. Crown. The Crown chakra is located at the top of the head and is purple. The Crown represents states of higher consciousness and divine connection. Imbalanced attributes are cynicism, disregarding what is sacred, closed mindedness and a disconnection with the spirit.
6. Third Eye Chakra. The Third Eye chakra is located on the forehead, above and between the eyebrows. It is the colour Indigo. It represents intuition, foresight and is fuelled by openness and imagination. Imbalanced attributes are a lack of direction and lack of clarity.
5. Throat. The Throat chakra is located at the centre of the neck and is blue. It represents the ability to communicate thoroughly and effectively. Imbalanced attributes are shyness, isolation, arrogance and anxiety.
4. Heart. The Heart chakra is located at the centre of the chest and is green. This chakra represents love in all forms including self-love, and governs our relationships. When imbalanced, feelings of depression are common, including difficulty in relationships and lack of self-discipline.
3. Solar Plexus: The Solar Plexus is located below the chest and is yellow. It represents self-esteem, pleasure, will-power and responsibility. When imbalanced, one will experience low self-esteem, control issues, manipulative tendencies and misuse of power.
2. Sacral. The Sacral chakra is located below the navel and is orange. This chakra represents creative and sexual energies. When imbalanced some common symptoms are lack of creativity, sexual dysfunction, withheld intimacy and emotional isolation.
1. Root. The Root Chakra is located at the base of the spine. It is symbolic as it is the foundation of all chakras and is associated with the skills which we use to build our lives. It represents safety, security, and stability. When imbalanced one may experience scattered energies, anxiety and fear. Ultimately this leads to a chaotic way of life.
Now that we’ve explained the basics of the seven chakras, our hope is that we have inspired you to be aware of your chakra system. Take measures to introduce healthy, positive and productive practices in your life to ensure you are cleansing your body of any impure energy, and making way for positive energy to vibrate within you. There are many meditation, prayers and practises you can find online to help you begin your spiritual exploration.
At Star Soul, we are thrilled to offer many resources to aid you on this journey.
Our 7 Chakra Lava Stone Bracelet is a great (and stylish!) tool to get you started.
Lava stone is a grounding stone that gives strength, stability and courage.
Chakra Healing Bracelets are designed to balance, align and cleanse the seven chakras. Each colour of the stone represents one of the seven chakras.
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