If you’re like me, you want ALL the crystals. Each one is unique, intriguing, and delightful. They have stories to tell, visions to share, and deep wisdom from our planet.
If you haven’t already dived in and selected your starter pack, here are a few suggestions to help you begin your journey into the wonderful world of crystals. The following are my go-tos on a daily basis and are amazing tools for your new crystal toolbox.
Watch this video of my Top 5 favorites for beginners! https://youtu.be/qlTdqcN19vo
- Clear Quartz (The Master Healer)
Why it’s great for beginners: Clear quartz is one of the most versatile crystals. It amplifies energy, intentions, and the properties of other crystals, making it a staple for any collection.
Uses: Meditation, manifesting, cleansing, and boosting energy.
Tip: Program it by holding it and setting a clear intention.
- Amethyst (The Stone of Spirituality and Calm)
Why it’s great for beginners: Amethyst is known for its soothing energy, making it ideal for stress relief, emotional balance, and spiritual growth.
Uses: Enhancing intuition, promoting restful sleep, and reducing anxiety.
Tip: Place it on your nightstand to encourage peaceful sleep or near your workspace for calm focus.
- Rose Quartz (The Stone of Love)
Why it’s great for beginners: Rose quartz radiates gentle, nurturing energy, making it perfect for self-love, emotional healing, and harmonious relationships.
Uses: Attracting love, fostering compassion, and soothing the heart chakra.
Tip: Carry it in your pocket or wear it as jewelry to stay connected to its loving energy throughout the day.
- Black Tourmaline (The Protector)
Why it’s great for beginners: Black tourmaline is a powerful grounding and protective stone that shields against negativity and promotes energetic stability.
Uses: Protecting your energy, grounding during meditation, and neutralizing electromagnetic fields (EMFs).
Tip: Place it near electronic devices or at your home’s entryway for protection.
- Citrine (The Stone of Abundance)
Why it’s great for beginners: Citrine is known for attracting wealth, success, and positivity. It doesn’t require cleansing, making it low-maintenance for beginners.
Uses: Boosting confidence, manifesting abundance, and enhancing creativity.
Tip: Keep it in your wallet or workspace to invite prosperity and motivation.
- Selenite (The Purifier)
Why it’s great for beginners: Selenite is self-cleansing and can cleanse other crystals, making it an essential tool for maintaining the energy of your collection.
Uses: Clearing energy, aligning chakras, and connecting to higher frequencies.
Tip: Use a selenite wand to “sweep” away stagnant energy or place it in your home to create a peaceful environment.
- Tiger’s Eye (The Stone of Confidence)
Why it’s great for beginners: Tiger’s eye combines grounding energy with a motivational boost, making it great for decision-making and overcoming fear.
Uses: Enhancing courage, focus, and personal power.
Tip: Carry it in your pocket during job interviews or challenging situations for a confidence boost.
- Green Aventurine (The Stone of Opportunity)
Why it’s great for beginners: Known as the “luckiest” crystal, green aventurine is excellent for new beginnings, growth, and manifesting opportunities.
Uses: Attracting luck, promoting optimism, and balancing the heart chakra.
Tip: Keep it in your pocket or bag when starting a new venture or pursuing a goal.
- Hematite (The Grounding Stone)
Why it’s great for beginners: Hematite is excellent for grounding and balancing, especially during stressful or chaotic times.
Uses: Reducing overthinking, boosting confidence, and grounding energy.
Tip: Wear hematite as a bracelet or hold it during meditation to stay centered.
- Blue Lace Agate (The Stone of Communication)
Why it’s great for beginners: This calming crystal helps with clear communication, emotional healing, and reducing anxiety.
Uses: Enhancing self-expression, soothing stress, and balancing the throat chakra.
Tip: Keep it nearby during important conversations or when you need to express yourself.
Common families of Crystals
| Family Name | General Information | Members of Family | Typical Uses | ||
| Quartz | Quartz is a very common type of crystal that exists in a wide variety of colors, forms and specific chemical compositions. Its overall chemical formula is SiO2 (i.e. it is mainly silicon dioxide). The different varieties of quartz exist due to the presence within the overall SiO2 structure of other chemical elements, and how those other elements are arranged within the structure. | Amethyst – exists in various shades of purple due to the presence of the element manganese in the quartz. | Meditation, connection with one’s spirituality, cleaning/cleansing other crystals after use. | ||
| Chalcedony – There are many forms of Chalcedony.
See the separate section (below) |
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| Citrine – aged (faded) amethyst may be mistaken for citrine. | Associated with the attainment and maintenance of wealth. Sometimes carried in purses or kept in cash tills for good financial luck. | ||||
| Clear Quartz – silicon dioxide without the presence of inclusions or other elements | |||||
| Rose Quartz – silicon dioxide (quartz) in the presence of the element titanium (Ti), which gives rise to the pink color of Rose Quartz. | |||||
| Aventurine | Aventurine is formed when bright particles such as mica and/or hematite (or similar) are distributed within a mineral such as quartz (silicon dioxide) or feldspar (also known as flourite). It is possible to see many tiny particles within samples e.g. tumble stones of aventurine | Green Aventurine – the most common color of aventurine, this exists in a wide range of shades of green – from pale through to dark. | Used to re-balance and optimize the heart chakra | ||
| Red Aventurine – colors range from dark pink to cherry pink/red. | |||||
| Chalcedony | Chalcedony is a naturally occurring solid aggregate form of silicon dioxide (SiO2) that consists of fine intergrowths of the minerals quartz and moganite.
It has sometimes been classified as a member of the quartz family due to its SiO2 content. However, while quartz alone has a trigonal structure, chalcedony also includes moganite, which has a monoclinic crystal structure. The word ‘chalcedony’ itself is usually only used to refer to white or pale colored examples of this type of rock. However, as a general term it also includes many other colors of rocks that are generally known by other more specific names. Some of the most common examples are included here. |
Agate – tends to have fine grains and is found in many bright colors. | Hardstone carvings incl. to make ornaments and in architecture. | ||
| Bloodstone (also known as heliotrope) – green with red or yellow spots, typically green chalcedony with red inclusions of iron oxide or red jasper. | One of the traditional birthstones for the month of March. | ||||
| Carnelian – a red-brown form of chalcedony, the reddish color being due to the presence in its structure of particles of iron oxide. | Used by the Minoans (Crete, 2700-1500 BC) to make jewelry and by the ancient Romans to made seals to identify documents, some such seals being mounted on signet rings. | ||||
| Jasper – exists in many different compositions and hence colors.
See ‘Jasper Family’, below. |
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| Onyx – forms from parallel bands of chalcedony
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| Jasper | Jasper is an opaque (i.e. solid in the sense that it does not transmit light) form of chalcedony, which exists in many different colors many of which also incorporate attractive patterns. | Green Jasper | Heart Chakra | ||