Beginners Crystals

 Crystals can be used to aid in an array of issues we face, whether it's problems that manifest through our physical health, our mental health, or even our emotional health. There are a select few crystals that are easier to work with and thus are better for beginners who are just getting into exploring through crystals.

ROSE QUARTZ

The first crystal that is seen as a 'beginners crystal' is Rose Quartz. This is also known as the stone of love and is one of the birthstones of the month of January.

• Metaphysical Properties: amplifying love in all areas of one's life. perception of self-love. Magnifies the energy of the heart and our deepest desires are brought to fruition. Increases levels of empathy. 
• Healing Properties: works to heal pain from heartbreak or immense grief. Betrayal or areas of unforgiveness will be addressed and resolved so your soul is no longer held back by trauma. Recharges and cleanses your frequency. Focus is emotional pain. Love woes will be solved and existing relationships strengthened. Promotes better circulation, benefits the physical body.
• Chakra: Heart
• Cleansing: hold under running water for a minimum of one minute. Leave your stone under the full moon (rose quartz loves the gentle, feminine lunar energy). Saltwater solution for up to 24 hours.

AMETHYST

Amethyst is mostly known as a crystal that brings calm and balances to one's life. It is one of the birthstones of February.

• Metaphysical Properties: enhances spiritual awareness, purifies the aura, expels negative energy
• Healing Properties: stabilize mood swings, ease irritability. Manages anxiety
• Chakra: crown, 7th chakra, associated with violet-ray energy
• Cleansing: bury your crystal in the dirt for a night or put it in a bowl of salt. You can also retune with sound and the moon.
• Charging: full moon, no eclipses. Sit with your crystal in your hand, and allow yourself to get grounded and call in the energy of amethyst, and once you feel connected to the energy, ask it to help with whatever you need.

TIGERS EYE

The tiger's eye gains its name from the stripe-like pattern on the stone. It is one of the zodiac stones of June

• Metaphysical Properties: offers valuable insight into all complicated situations that enter your physical experience. It is a mind focusing stone, that attracts good luck naturally with little effort. Transforms your fear and changes how you embody it.
• Healing Properties: Heals psychosomatic illnesses. 
• Spiritual Properties: Deepens meditative states of spiritual users.
• Chakra: Solar Plexus, the third chakra, keeps you grounded and clear in intention and action.
• Cleansing: leave under the full moon. Hold under running water for a solid minute. Submerge the stone in saltwater and let sit for up to 24 hours. Place on a bed of Himalayan salt, allowing it to cleanse and recharge when not in use. Meditate over stones every five days, setting the intention for cleansing as you do.

It is very important that your crystals are cleansed at least once a month in order to expel all the negative energy they have absorbed. Charging them is also a must as without this, the crystal won't have a clear direction that you need or want it to go in.