There are some crystals out there that you just have to have in your kit!
Like a great medical kit, a crystal healing kit should be versatile and minimalist to start off with.
It will grow over time as your skills and knowledge grows.
Here we have compiled a list of just a few really great beginner crystals. This list isn't exhaustive, but does give you a really great starting point for a well rounded crystal kit for healing and magic.
Some great beginner crystals are:
Clear Quartz - A must-have in any collection of beginner crystals because it is well known for its healing powers. This stone represents purity, space, and patience. Clear Quartz is quite a neutral stone, so it can take on any intention and really give it some power.
Uses: Eliminate negative energy.
Unblock stagnant energy flows. Energy booster.
Great for: Healing, dowsing/divination & boosting the power of other crystals.
Rose Quartz - The stone of love, self love, friendship and compassion. Known as the 'stone of unconditional love', this crystal is popular for it's beautiful pink colour and loving energy.
Uses: Self Care practices and love spells.
Great for: Boosting self esteem and reminding yourself that you deserve love!
Amethyst - Amethyst is a positive, uplifting stone helping you move past troubled times. This crystal has amazing healing powers. It is calming and helps to relieve stress. It can help with facilitating decision making and dealing with grief.
Uses: Healing and meditation.
Great for: Protection, guidance, Confidence and positivity.
Carnelian - Carnelian restores vitality and motivation, and stimulates creativity. It is a stabilising stone that gives courage.
Uses: Grounding and anchoring. Motivation and positivity.
Great for: Overcoming abuse and calming anger.
Tiger's Eye - If you need good fortune and protection this is the stone to use! Tiger's eye helps to expand awareness and personal strength, improving self worth. Tiger's eye brings safety in travel.
Uses: Safety and protection, especially during travel.
Great for: Luck. Balance/grounding
Green Aventurine - Green Aventurine is a comforter and heart healer. It promotes compassion and calm. This stone attracts luck and good fortune.
Uses: Positivity and Prosperity.
Great for: Stabilising emotions and stimulating perception.
Citrine - The stone of abundance and joy! Citrine brings energy to every level of life. It promotes motivation, activates creativity and encourages self-expression.
Uses: Attracting wealth and abundance.
Boosting self-esteem and self-confidence.
Great for: Improving motivation and overcoming depression.
Smoky Quartz - Smoky Quartz brings emotional calmness, relieving stress and anxiety. It promotes positive thoughts and action, and alleviates suicidal tendencies.
Uses: Protection. Grounding/anchoring. Aids depression
Great for: Clearing the mind and relieving fear.
Moonstone - A stone for “new beginnings”. Moonstone soothes emotional instability and stress, and stabilises the emotions. Moonstone enhances intuition, promotes inspiration, success and good fortune in love and business matters.
Uses: Aids pregnancy/child-birth. Boosts intuition.
Great for: Bonding relationships and changing phases of life.
Labradorite - Labradorite is the dreaming stone or the stone of mystics because it can protect you in the dream space. It creates a shield for auras and protects against negativity of the world.
Uses: Protection. Deflects unwanted energy. Stimulates intuition
Great for: Banishing fear and calming an overactive mind.
Selenite - This fibre optics looking crystal is essential to any crystal kit because of how amazing Selenite is at cleansing and charging other crystals!
Selenite is representative of intuition, purity and Selene, the Moon Goddess.
Uses: Cleansing and charging.
Great for: Keeping near the window to protect positive energy and prevent negative energy getting into the home.
Some other great beginner crystals are:
Jasper - Nurturing, relaxation and balance.
Obsidian - Protection, blocks psychic attacks and removes negativity.
Hematite - Soothes arthritis pain, stimulates concentration and blood flow.
Fluorite - Clarity of mind, healing and stabilising.
Agate - Grounding, balance and self-confidence.
Pyrite (fool's gold) - Positivity, energy shielding and stimulates new ideas.
Black Tourmaline - Protection, repels negative energy and balance.
A great way to find the crystals you should start your journey with is to ask yourself some of these questions...
- What crystals are you drawn to?
- Are there specific colours you tend to like most?
- Which ones keep coming back to you? Maybe you keep seeing them.
- How do you feel when you look at / touch these crystals?
You are usually drawn to a crystal or colour when that crystal can help you with something in your life.
The crystals you are called to start with may not be on this list at all!
Pay attention to the crystals that are calling to you.
We hope you found this list of beginner crystals useful.
Are there any crystals you think we missed? What crystals would you recommend for a beginner?