12 Crystals and Gemstones To Protect Your Energy

For generations, people have used crystals and gemstones for protection and their healing powers. They have been used in spiritual rituals, to create magic potions, to clear negative energy and attract good fortune. They have been used as is, or worn as jewelry and amulets. Today, this tradition continues with many people using crystals and gemstones to protect them from physical, mental and emotional injury and for psychic protection.

What is psychic protection?

Visualize yourself inside a globe of light inside which you are safe. Psychic protection is that globe – a protective barrier around us to keep us safe from toxic people, their thoughts and feelings. You can achieve this powerful protection by using crystals and gemstones to create a protective energetic shield around your energy body, shift the energy of your aura and strengthen it.

You can also use crystals and gemstones for protection when:

• You are sensitive to other people’s thoughts
• An unwanted thought pops into your head
• You are attacked by someone bearing a grudge
• You want to feel safe where you live or when you travel
• You want to get over fear, self-doubt and uncertainty

And so much more. For example,

• Black obsidian, blue kyanite and pyrite can help you get over fear and boost your confidence especially when you want to start a business, a new career or attract wealth.
• Black tourmaline and amethyst can protect you from unexpected situations when you travel and keep you safe.
• Labradorite can protect you from toxic relationships and painful situations and comfort you.
• Black onyx can protect you from the fear of the dark and from nightmares.

Curious to know more about these stones so that you can use them to protect yourself?

Here are 12 crystals and gemstones to protect your energy

Black Tourmaline

Black tourmaline is a grounding stone that creates a shield around you and protects you by repelling negative energy and psychic attacks. It balances the root chakra, keeping your mind and body connected. Carrying a black tourmaline with you can protect you from energy vampires. Think of it as a vacuum cleaner of negative energy that cleanses and purifies, creating a positive aura.

Black Obsidian 

Black obsidian removes negative energy and protects you from bad fortune. It keeps your mind focused and helps you make informed decisions. It boosts your mental and physical strength especially when faced with difficulties and keeps you motivated to work towards your goals. It helps you attract abundance into your life.

Smoky Quartz

One of the most popular quartz crystals in nature, smoky quartz grounds your energy, dissolving negative patterns. It balances the root chakra, absorbs bad vibrations and creates a sense of stability and security, clearing the path for you to improve your life. Smoky quartz represents the power of the sacred divine feminine and enhances your energy. Place it directly on your body or sleep with it to unleash your intuitive spirit. Use it as an amulet to filter out the bad energy and keep off danger.

Shungite

Shungite, used for purifying and antibacterial properties, provides strong protection against energy attacks and removes negative people or bad luck from your life. It also relieves anxiety, insomnia and inflammation, improving your mood and energy levels and helps you heal. Wear it as jewelry—as a pendant or place it in the room to clear the air.

Labradorite

Labradorite protects you from the unwanted energy of toxic relationships, keeping you from being manipulated. It cleanses your aura while retaining positive energy around you. If you are struggling in a relationship, it helps strengthen your love and commitment. This crystal also prevents energy leaks and protects by aligning you to your spiritual energy.

Amethyst

Amethyst is great for healing your body, mind and spirit. It provides spiritual protection, increases your inner strength and clears your mind. It converts negative energy into positive energy by cleansing the aura and protects it by drawing in divine energy.

Fluorite

Fluorite helps you get rid of emotional and psychic baggage. If you are stressed or worried or afraid about something, place a fluorite crystal on your third eye and visualize that your bad thoughts are being removed. Fluorite creates a psychic shield around you, keeping you safe.

Selenite

Selenite helps your energy flow freely by getting rid of bad vibes. It improves mental flexibility and emotional wellbeing. It improves relationships, removes energy blocks, bringing harmony and inner peace. Associated with the Crown chakra, third eye chakra and the sacral chakra, selenite brings powerful intuition and psychic awareness and can help heal past life issues.

Hematite

Hematite is one of the strongest crystals for energy protection. As a root chakra stone, it helps you stay grounded and forms a protective shield around your aura. It works by dissolving negative energy, preventing you from absorbing it. Hematite helps to release stress and anxiety and increases your self-confidence, power and self-esteem. It keeps you focused and balanced.

Blue Kyanite

Blue Kyanite protects you from being manipulated and bullied. It helps you get rid of self-doubt and insecurity and boosts your self-confidence. It raises self-awareness and psychic abilities, enhancing positive feelings and self-worth. Blue kyanite keeps the negative energy out and ensures that only positive energy flows back in.

Pyrite

Pyrite acts like your personal bodyguard, diverting negative energy away from you. It helps remove fear and doubts, leading you to abundance. It clears the path for fresh energy, new beginnings and boosts your self-confidence, helping you pursue your dream. It literally helps you reset your brain, boosting your intelligence and perception while improving memory and mental stability.

Black Onyx

Black Onyx opens the chakras and allows the flow of positive energies. It is the perfect crystal to clear bad karma, helping you heal from grief and sorrow. It shields your aura by absorbing negative energy around you. It strengthens your emotional and physical stamina particularly when you are stressed. Black onyx helps settle relationship issues, getting rid of excess energies. It attracts happiness to you and fills you with hope and positivity, releasing you from emotional pain.

How to use crystals and gemstones for protection?

To get started, please read our detailed introduction to crystals. We know that crystals can be used for a variety of healing purposes. Here are some ways to use them:

• Deflect psychic attacks and toxic thoughts by wearing black tourmaline or fluorite. around your neck or placing it under your pillow.
• Use selenite and amethyst to clear the negative energy from your space.
• Neutralize electromagnetic fields with shungite and fluorite.
• To absorb geopathic stress, use smoky quartz.
• To prevent energy drain, wear a labradorite crystal around your neck.
• To protect against computer stress, place a shungite or fluorite near the computer.
• Protect your home from unwanted spirits by placing a tourmaline outside the front door.
• Make your own lotion by placing your crystal into your favorite moisturizer to transfer its healing energy to it.
• Place a crystal in a jar of carrier oil and leave it in direct sunlight for 3 or 4 days to draw the elemental energy of the stone and then use it on the skin.
• Crystal infused hair care can provide an energy cleanse while detoxing hair.
• Carry a crystal in your pocket or wear crystal jewelry for psychic protection.
• Stash one in your bra for healing.
• Place it in your bath for a restorative soak.
• Placing black tourmaline in the corners of your property or above your doorway or bury it at the corners of your property to give your guests an energy detox.
• Keep a black onyx stone on your desk at work to ward off unjust criticism and negative thoughts and protect yourself from being manipulated.

How to make your crystals and gemstones work for you.

Before use, almost all crystals need to be cleansed and charged to return them to their natural, active state.  Here are the simplest ways to cleanse crystals/gemstones:

1. Place under running cold water until you feel you’re ready to stop. (yes it’s an intuitive thing)
2. Use sage to cleanse your crystals with smoke.

Here are the simplest ways to charge your crystals:

1. Leave in sunlight for a few hours so it can recharge with sun energies.
2. Leave in moonlight for a few hours so it can recharge with lunar energies.
3. Bury it in dirt (backyard/plant’s pot) so it can recharge with earth energies.
4. Hold each type in your hand and pray to the Divine to awaken the crystal/gemstone and charge it.
5. Anoint with a blessed oil.

To sum up

Crystals and gemstones offer an effective and beautiful way to strengthen our auras and literally create a protective firewall between ourselves and the outside world to stay safe from psychic attacks. With our hectic lives, crystal healing is just what we need to get rid of our stress, balance our spiritual selves and promote wellness.

Whatever your healing goals are, whether you seek:

• Protection from negative energy
• Emotional protection
• Psychic protection
• Protecting your home
• Protection from ‘energy vampires’

. . . or just want to amplify your positive energy, improve your relationships, feel safe, or reprogram yourself, crystals and gemstones can help you. Make use of the various easy ways we have described above in the “how to use crystals” section. Explore our shop to choose your crystal to enjoy the benefits of crystal healing. Do contact us with any questions you might have regarding crystals and gemstones for protection.

Disclaimer:

Please remember that while crystals and gemstones help in healing, they can never substitute medical advice. If you have any concerns about your physical or mental health, please contact a qualified medical professional.