What is the Best Healing Crystal for Stress?

We experience stress when our mind is overwhelmed by chaotic thoughts and emotions that are caused by overthinking and an emotional imbalance. It often starts in the mind, but don’t be mistaken. Stress definitely takes its toll on the body, especially if you’re not making any changes in your daily routine to fix the problem. Stress can be relieved in a variety of ways, the simplest of which would be to exercise and meditate, but if you stop at those, you’d be missing the opportunity to heal your spirit as well as your mind. Meditation is most effective when combined with crystal healing. If you’re familiar with healing crystals, you’ll know that incorporating them into your meditative practices has its own set of benefits. This leaves the question “which stone should I choose?” When it comes to healing crystals, there are a lot of options, but for our purposes, let’s take a look at the best healing crystal for stress: Amethyst.

Amethyst crystals are a form of quartz (silicate mineral), found and mined in many parts of the world, but mainly distributed out of South America. It is most popularly known for its regal hue, varying from lilac to deep violet with white and grey streaks. Quite possibly the world’s first known precious stone, it has been considered “the stone of royals”, valuable for thousands of years and for an infinite variety of reasons. In ancient times, from the Greeks to the Romans and Ancient Egyptians, amethyst crystals were used in everything from jewelry to drinking glasses and even in tombs as adornments. The stone was believed to protect against evil while alleviating ailments in many forms, including that of the mental and physical states. Today, this ancient stone is still considered a go-to in modern healing rituals and practices and is one of the most sought-after crystals for spiritual as well as aesthetic purposes. Aside from its properties of creativity and intuition, Amethyst is considered to be the best healing crystal for stress. Its soothing energies permeate the mind and body, instilling a sense of calm that is often unfamiliar to us in this day and age. Its properties have been known to cleanse the aura of negative energy in the same way that it cleanses the mind of negative thoughts. Amethyst’s healing energies are best known to put our emotions into balance, just as they should be. As well as being the best healing crystal for stress relief, Amethyst also clarifies the mind and helps to put our feelings where they belong. It brings the mind and body into balance, easing anxiety disorders and removing tension from the body so you can finally relax. This healing crystal for stress relief will relieve headaches caused by tension in the neck and head. Amethyst opens the third eye and promotes intuition, helping one to look at situations with insight, fairness, and empathy. The main ingredient for effective stress relief is a quiet mind. In these aspects, Amethyst is unparalleled.
Birthstone: Aquarius
Planet: Jupiter
Element: Water
Vibration Number: 3
Chakra: Third Eye, Crown
Day: Thursday

Pairing Amethyst Healing Crystal for Stress Relief
Crystal combinations have a tendency of being even more powerful than a single crystal alone. The strength and effectiveness of a combination depends on the structure and properties of each crystal, so oftentimes a pair will consist of two stones of the same color or mineral family. For example, quartz crystals work best together because of their similar compositions and the fact that they are all mostly clear crystals ensures that their effects are mostly uplifting, becoming amplified when combined. Here are a few examples of the best healing crystal pairings for stress relief.

Amethyst and Clear Quartz
On top of Amethyst’s abilities to soothe the mind, Clear Quartz brings its own healing energies into the mix. Its augmentative energies will amplify amethyst’s properties of mental clarity and emotional balance. Together, this pair clears negativity from the mind and aura, replacing it instead with feelings of purity and relaxation.

Amethyst and Rose Quartz
Rose Quartz, also known as the stone of universal love, brings healing of the heart chakra and a sense of harmony to your space as well as to your auric field. Its loving and peaceful energies work nicely with Amethyst’s own healing energies. This pair promotes love, understanding, empathy, and intuition- all the attributes necessary for removing stress from the body and mind.

Amethyst and Blue Calcite
Blue Calcite is one of the most calming healing stones next to Amethyst. Its light and airy blue color brings to mind feelings of peacefully laying on a cloud, and this combination will manifest those feelings. You’ll feel lighter the minute you come near this pair.

Meditating with Amethyst Healing Crystal for Stress Relief
There are a lot of ways one can benefit from healing crystals, but for the purposes of relieving stress, the best way to experience Amethyst’s healing abilities is to meditate with it. Try this simple meditation technique, which will remove stress from the mind and out through the body.

1. Find a comfortable position to sit in, either on the floor, on a chair, or on your bed. I personally prefer to sit cross-legged on the floor, but find a position that suits you and is most comfortable (you’ll be in that position for a while). Wherever you choose to sit, be sure that your back and shoulders are straight. If you’re finding this difficult to maintain throughout the meditative state, that’s great because it means your body is relaxing. Just be sure to keep straightening out your back.
2. Position your hands on top of your legs, palms upward, one on each knee. You’ll have a crystal in each hand, in this case it’s suggested to use an Amethyst and any other healing crystal from the list above. This will bring stronger, more effective cleansing and peaceful energies into your auric field and incorporate them into the energetic flow of your chakras.
3. Close your eyes gently; tightening your eyelids makes it more difficult to relax, defeating the purpose of the meditation. It happens involuntarily, but if it does, simply open your eyes and try again.
4. Take slow deep breaths, in through your nose and out through your mouth. Visualize absorbing the energy of the crystals and try to focus on your breathing. Imagine the energy flowing healthily through your body, expelling stress and negativity as it does.
5. Keep this position and method for several minutes or for however long you’d like to meditate. If it’s daytime or if you’d like to stay awake, remember to keep your back and shoulders straight, readjusting where needed. However, if you’re doing this before bedtime, you can let yourself relax and eventually fall asleep.

Incorporating Amethyst into Spiritual Practices
If you’re a practitioner like myself, then you probably already know what I’m going to say. Healing crystals are incorporated into basically anything that is used to manifest a specific intention. Their unique properties and energies can be infused into spell jars, pouches, candles, and altars. Let’s take a look at some examples of implementing the use of Amethyst healing crystal for stress relief.

Intention Candles
In any craft, candles are most popular among practitioners because of their embodiment of all the elements: water (wax), air (smoke), fire (the flame), and earth (the candle itself in solid form). These candles are often infused with a combination of herbs, flowers, scents, and crystals to better harness the intended energy. In a candle for relaxation, Amethyst is the best healing crystal for stress relief. This will instill a tranquil and calming energy into the candle which will be released into the surroundings as it’s burned. Burn this candle in your bedroom to have a relaxing night’s sleep.

Wish Bottles
Depending on your beliefs and practices, you may have made one of these before. Wish bottles are typically made of glass to allow the natural flow of energy and usually include a base of salt for protection and purification. These bottles will contain a variety of herbs, flowers, fruits, crystals etc. These contents depend on the intention you’re meaning to set and manifest. For example, a wish bottle for peace of mind would include lavender, palo santo, and Amethyst. The amethyst healing crystal will lend its soothing and stabilizing energies to the bottle. This wish bottle can be carried in your purse, pocket, or kept on your bedside table to promote the clarity and relaxation needed for peaceful sleep.

Wish pouches
In the same way that wish bottles are filled with various ingredients, a wish pouch will include all the herbs, flowers, and crystals for your intention. To manifest peace, relaxation, and relief from anxiety, use lavender, palo santo, and Amethyst healing crystal for stress relief. Tie up the pouch with a nice ribbon or string and hang it above your bed or in your car. This will bring the calming energies of amethyst into your space and help to relax tensions of the body and mind.

Amethyst and Feng Shui
If you’re looking for simpler ways to get the most out of this healing crystal, keep it in your home, not just as decoration, but as a conduit for peaceful energies. Feng Shui is the arrangement and rearrangement of items and furniture to allow for the healthy free-flowing energy in the home. It uses symbolism in the same way that the five elements do, in order to improve the flow of chi (universal life force). By incorporating the use of Amethyst in Feng Shui, you can ensure to keep fresh, calming and peaceful vibes when you come home to unwind. It promotes a balance of energy similar to the way that it balances all five elements. Amethyst clusters are even better for these purposes than amethyst stones because of a cluster’s many points which effectively draws out and transmutes negative energy into positive energy. In Feng Shui, a bagua map is used to divide the space, area, or home into eight sections, each representing a specific area of your life, determined by the energy in those areas. The two main areas most relatively attributed with stress relief are in the center and the bottom left corner of the bagua map.

Center and Self
This area is located in the center of the home and represents the Earth element which pertains to balance and grounding. The Center and Self Area is, as one would assume, the area responsible for centering the self. It is where energy flows in accordance with the promotion of balance, harmony, wholeness, empowerment, and self-reflection. Placing an amethyst crystal cluster or stone in this area of the home allows healing energies to flow throughout and manifest these feelings.

Knowledge and Wisdom
This area is located in the Northeast part of the home and represents the Earth element which pertains to stabilization and balance. The knowledge and wisdom area is the part of the home where energy comes to promote these virtues. It is where energy flows in respect to stillness, solitude, self-love, self-care, meditation, and reflection. Placing an amethyst crystal cluster or stone in this part of the home allows creative and inspiring energies to flow throughout and instill a sense of purpose which will keep you moving forward.

There’s no wrong way to use Amethyst crystals, just be sure to cleanse and charge it properly, especially after a meditation session when it’s become mucky with stagnant energy.

In terms of Amethyst, the best ways to cleanse the crystal is by giving it a water bath or shower, passing it through smudge smoke, or by pairing it with a selenite crystal. After you’ve cleansed your amethyst, it’s important to charge it with natural energy as well as your own. This will create a bond between yourself and the crystal so that it works better for you personally. To charge your amethyst, leave it on a windowsill under direct moonlight for hours or nights at a time. If you’d like to infuse some of the sun’s natural energy into the stone, leave it out on a windowsill in the same way. Keep in mind that being a quartz crystal, amethyst’s color may fade or the stone may crack if left in direct sunlight for long periods of time. To bond with your amethyst, hold it in your hands or wear it as jewelry. Amethyst earrings will do wonderful things for the third eye and crown chakra.