Crystals for your home

Our homes are our castle. They reflect the individual personalities of those that live inside, our interests, our energies and the life experiences we have gone through. It is important to cleanse the energies of your house regularly, clear it and its occupants of any tension, grief, clutter and chaos that may be residually laying around in its different rooms.

Just as important is filling up the house after a cleansing with fresh intentions, love and positivity. Crystals placed around your home can help to protect, add creativity, joy, abundance, romance, the possibilities are endless.

Crystals for the living room

Amethyst is stress relieving and great for creating a rejuvenating, relaxing space. It clears negativity and emits a positive energy. An amethyst cluster will send calm soothing energy throughout the space. Amethyst is a well known protector from electro magnetic fields and other negative environmental energies. Placed it next to your TV and electronic devices but remember to cleanse this crystal often.

Rainbow Fluorite placed on your coffee table can balance the energies of the room emitting a rainbow of positivity and joy. A cluster of apophyllite will raise the vibration of any space, bringing positivity and uplifting vibes.

Crystals for the Kitchen

Sodalite is a great stone for communication and would be well placed on top or underneath your dining table. It assists in balancing what we express, what we think and what we feel. Helping to communicate our ideas, beliefs and emotions. A great stone for dinner time conversations.

Citrine is a beautiful, light filled stone that emits joyous yellow sunshine. It is perfect for a kitchen windowsill where it will pick up the light. Citrine sparks creativity and imagination which is perfect when you have those ‘I don’t know what to cook for dinner’ moments.

Crystals for the bathroom

Having crystals in your bathroom can add to both the decor and the energy of the room. Placing them on shelves or around the bathtub can assist in creating a space of self care that allows you to relax and connect to self. The only thing to be aware of in this area of the house is water and humidity, some crystals just don’t like either. Labradorite, Selenite, Angelite, Calcites, Rhodonite are all water soluble and will get damaged - really anything ending in ‘its’ is a no go. Bumble bee jasper, Fluorite, Lapis, Pyrite can become toxic when exposed to water. A good general rule here is anything from the quartz family is great as these crystals were born from water passing through rock so they will thrive in bathroom conditions. Rose quartz, clear quartz, citrine, amethyst, smokey quartz, aventurine, boulder opal, sunstone and bloodstone are great choices.

Crystals for the bedroom

Considering this is our space for rest and rejuvenation we want to keep things calm, loving and conducive to healing restful sleep. Amethyst is one of the best sleep stones with its incredible anti-stress, soothing energy. A benefit is also the connection to the crown chakra and how this can help in remembering and processing dreams. Celestite is pure serenity. It quiets all the energies of the day helping us to be still and soft, gently releasing any overwhelm and allowing thorough rest. Rose quartz which is the ultimate love stone surrounding your bedroom with compassion, forgiveness and unconditional love. Place it in the right corner of the room which is the romance corner in Feng Shui. Howlite is an extremely calming stone, relieving anxiety and tension. It has a soft peaceful energy that is calming, it can help settle an overactive mind allowing you to drift off into a truly restful sleep.

Crystals for the kid’s rooms

Children have a natural attraction to crystals, drawn to their energies, colour and beauty. Crystals can help children to calm and stabilise their energies and help them to deal with all the different emotions that come up, understanding them from a grounded perspective.

Howlite is a great stone for aiding with sleep, relaxing an over energised mind. It stills and calms the mind and emotions and is especially helpful where there is anxieties around bedtime routines.

Rose quartz with its beautiful pink, loving energy can help your child with compassion and forgiveness, creating harmony in relationships and helping them to express their emotions. It brings enhanced self love, self worth and self confidence.

Tiger eye can help kids with confidence, strength, courage, protection and good luck. It enhances good judgement, clarity and insight.

Crystals for the garden

Quartz can help in programming the intention for your outdoor space and also aid in any meditations that you have in it. Focus your intentions on what you want for your plants and what you want to feel when you are spending time in this part of your home. The crystals can be placed around the garden or buried in the soil under your favourite plant.

Any green crystals will also add to the plant energies that flow through your outdoor area. Try some aventurine, moss agate, chrysoprase or jade.

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