Frequency Awareness Newsletter Article

Chakra Crystals

Color is an ancient method of natural healing.  There were schools of color healing in ancient Egypt.  In his book, "The Seven Keys To Color Healing", the famous color researcher Roland Hunt, writes:  "In the ancient temples of Heliopolis, Egypt, the force of color was used, not only to aid worship, but also as a healing agent.  These temples were oriented so that te sun shone through in such a way that its light was broken up into seven prismatic colors and suffering ones were bathed in that special color which they needed to restore health."  Color surrounds and affects everyone, but few people realize how color caqn be used in a therapeutic form.  Color plays a large part in our lives and whether we are aware of the effects or not it is a very powerful force.

Nature has furnished us with color to support not only the body, mind and emotions, but also the spirit.  It nourishes our whole system, supplying a vital energy that is an essential part of life.  Light waves affect us every minute of our lives and penetrate our energetic system, whether we are awake or asleep, sighted or blind.  The universe is a magnetic field of positive and negative charges, vibrating constantly to produce electromagnetic waves.  Each of these has a different wavelength and speed of vibration; this forms the electromagnetic spectrum.  Each color vibration has its own quality.

The word Chakra comes from the Sanskrit meaning "wheel" or "disk".  The original indian sanskrit spelling of the word is Charka. In the west, it is normally known as Chakra, so we will be using the Western spelling. Chakras, moderators of Subtle Energy are traditionally depicted as lotus flowers, each resonating at different frequencies, corresponding to the colors of the rainbow.  The chakras are the key to physical health, emotional stability and Mental clarity.  They act as conductors, filtering Energy from the heavens and earth so that they can combine.  The combining of these energy fields forms a chakra.  It is a Vortex of moving energy, which stimulates various endocrine organs in the body to secrete hormones into the blood system.  The effects of hormones control our body and they affect our state of Mind.

Crystal colors and vibrations are of great assistance in balancing chakras and restoring the bodies into harmony.

Root 1st Chakra

The first chakra represents our relationship with our physical bodies and with the material world. It grounds us in physical existence. When balanced, its energy helps us to blend the physical and spiritual, and to eliminate that which is no longer needed for growth. We enjoy physical existence. When unbalanced, we may be afraid of life, feel like victims, withdraw from physical reality, or operate in our own interests only. Physical symptoms can include any difficulties with feet, legs, or lower back.

Crystals associated with the first chakra:

Black Tourmaline: This is a protective stone when you feel threatened at the survival level.

Hematite: This stone helps you to set protective boundaries when you feel as if others are intruding into your private space.

Black and snowflake Obsidian: help you to see what material things you no longer need for growth.

Smokey Quartz: the lightest of the dark stones, helps to blend the energies of the first and seventh chakras.

Tiger's Eye: helps you to feel secure about physical existence.

This chakra is most directly related to energy flow, as expressed in the flow of blood, and especially with the energies of sexuality and creativity. It is also deeply connected to the five physical senses.

When it is unblocked people feel fully alive, energetic, spontaneous, guilt-free. and in full appreciation of their bodies. When it is unbalanced reproductive organ diseases, joint stiffness, and various blood disorders may result.

Crystals associated with the second chakra:

Bloodstone can stimulate energy.

Carnelian is associated with creativity and decision-making.

Red Garnet encourages patience.

Red Jasper helps to connect us to the flowing energies of the earth.

Ruby the stone of passion, enhances sensory awareness.

Ruby in Zoisite is a way to benefit from ruby's energy in a grounding form.

Solar Plexus 3rd Chakra

This is the chakra of physical and material power, with an emphasis on mastery in the physical realm, especially the ability to manifest one's hopes and dreams. It relates to expressing one's unique individuality in the physical world.

When it is unblocked people feel self-confident, have a clear sense of purpose, and pursue dreams which others would consider impossible. Imbalances appear as lack of self-confidence, insecurity about money or other physical things, and may also express itself in terms of being aggressive or using one's power to dominate others. Physical symptoms are usually digestive.

Crystals associated with the third chakra:

Agagonite has a calming and stabilizing effect, especially on emotions such as anger and stress.

Citrine is the stone most related to manifesting abundance and to the balanced use of will.

Golden Calcite helps to integrate new energies and beliefs areas related to personal empowerment, such as relationships and business.

Malachite releases congestion in the solar plexus, and aids creativity.

Rhodochrosite assists in deep breathing, thus helping to relieve anxiety and tension.

Rutilated Quartz helps to add enhanced creating energy to our dreams.

Pyrite helps us to come up with creative ideas which can help bring abundance in our lives.

Tiger's Eye helps to teach us good timing in terms of when to act on a dream.

Unakite helps us to understand the mental and emotional sources for it. It is also believed to help release conditions which have been inhibiting personal growth.

This chakra relates to love and emotional well-being. When it is unblocked we give love unconditionally and attract to ourselves those people who give us an abundance of love. When it is blocked we feel the lack of love in our lives as keenly as those with third-chakra blockages feel a lack of material security. Heart conditions are the most common physical symptoms.

Crystals associated with the fourth chakra:

Aventurine is the stone most related to physical health and heart balancing.

Emerald relates most directly to the spiritual aspects of love.

Green Calcite Eases old, limiting beliefs (especially those based on fear) from the mind so that new ideas can flourish.

Green Tourmaline opens the creative elements of the heart, i.e., adding an emotional depth to one's creations.

Lepidolite helps to calm the heart and relieves stress.

Malachite releases congestion in the solar plexus, and aids creativity.

Malachite-Chrysocolla blends malachite's ability with chrysocolla's gift of soothing and calming.

Pink Calcite helps to release old and hurtful emotional patterns so that the heart can be open to receive and give unconditional love.

Rhodochrosite helps to relieve anxiety.

Rhodonite helps us to be patient with others.

Rose Quartz is the stone for helping to create unconditional self-love.

This chakra governs communication and mental creativity. When it is balanced we communicate easily and effectively with others in both written and verbal form. This includes being able to constructively express anger and other emotions. When it is blocked communication is difficult to impossible, and these may be the people who say, "I'm just not creative.

In my experience there can be more physical blockages associated with the fifth chakra than with any other. These can include excessive eating and drinking (good ways to keep the throat busy while preventing communication), and a range of respiratory diseases. Teeth and gum disorders fall into this category, as well.

Crystals for the fifth chakra:

Angelite helps us to communicate with angels and other nonphysical beings, as well as aiding in long-distance communication. It also helps to dissolve anger.

Aqua Aura teaches us self-expression through service to others.

Aquamarine helps us to express ourselves in a tranquil way.

Blue Lace Agate helps to ground our communications with a sense of what can be accomplished.

Blue Topaz helps us to communicate fearlessly that which we know to be true, and also stimulates creativity.

Clestite helps to calm the over-active mind and teaches us how to be receptive

Chrysocolla helps one to have self-confidence in personal expression.

Larimar enables us to communicate with others that which we feel deeply in our hearts and souls.

Turquoise helps us to enroll others to help in the manifestation of our desires.

This is the psychic center, and, when unblocked, the source of intuition, esp, and other psychic abilities. This chakra is particularly related to the fears of cultures which wish to believe only that which they can experiences with the physical senses, and blockages abound, including fear of the imagination, of dreams, and one's "irrational" intuitions. Physical symptoms of blockage may include persistent headaches, insomnia, and anxiety.

Crystals associated with the sixth chakra:

Amethyst known as nature's tranquilizer, helps in sleep and in peaceful dreams.

Azurite helps us to consciously look at old programmed beliefs and dissolve them.

Charoite helps to dissolve fears, both known and unknown.

Hawk's eye helps us to see our lives as with aerial vision.

Lapis helps us to discover our hidden beliefs and bring them to the surface.

Sodalite helps in balance when one is emotionally or mentally confused.

Moss Agate helps to balance the left and right sides of the brain.

Sugilite helps to release resentment and guilt.

The seventh chakra is our direct connection to spirit. When it is balanced we understand our relationship with the universe. We dissolve the illusion that we are separate from other humans and other forms of life. We appreciate our uniqueness and our places as parts of the whole. When it is blocked we compare ourselves to others or to internal checklists (and usually find ourselves wanting). We feel lonely, we are afraid of death. Stones associated with the seventh chakra:

Clear Calcite brings spiritual understanding to problems on the earth plane.

Clear Quartz:  There are many forms of clear quartz.

Danburite helps us to view what happens in our lives from the soul perspective and have a feeling of calmness and serenity even when life seems very difficult.

Herkimer: This form of clear quartz is especially brilliant, and has a particular ability to dissolve chakra blockages.