INSIDE: If you’ve ventured into the world of holistic, spiritual healing, it has probably led you here – to find out about the powerful energy of crystals. Interested in collecting crystals and creating a spiritual toolbox? Learn how to start your collection of healing stones.
When you’re young, you have a natural inclination to gather mementos as you experience new places: a pinecone from a hike in the forest, a seashell from the beach, a smooth pebble from the park.
You probably proudly displayed these pieces in your room as a reminder of where you’ve been, and just because you thought they were cool. And the more experiences that added up, the larger the collection grew.
Perhaps you came to love seashells, so you focused on amassing as many as you could. Every single shell made you feel happy when you held it or looked at it on your shelf.
We collect not just for an aesthetic high. Psychologically, there’s much more going on. We collect items that resonate with us and somehow define our unique sense of self.
The act of collecting demonstrates our ability to set and attain tangible goals – the accumulation of items proves our progress.
Collecting can have a downside and turn into a hoarding obsession, but when you mindfully approach collecting, it can provide healing, grounding, and inspiration.
Collecting crystals is one such approach because crystals have elemental properties connected to vibrational energy that works to balance our emotions, mood, and health.
How to Start Collecting Crystals
Think of a collection like a garden. It starts with a seed that grows and spreads. That’s how to start collecting crystals.
Begin with one crystal and see what happens. We’ve laid out some steps below to help you sprout your collection and let it flourish into a healthy crystal garden.
1. Get Some Starter Crystals
When collecting crystals, there are some common stones to get started with and we’ve listed 10 of them below.
Crystals have such mesmerizing beauty in their natural states. Almost everyone is drawn to some of the more common crystals, such as Amethyst and Tiger’s Eye.
Often the more common crystals have broad energetic power. They are easy to use in order to harness their vibrations and reap their benefits. That makes them great options for your first crystal.
For some people, certain colors attract them or convey an emotion or feeling. That can be a great place to start when choosing your first crystal. You might also be drawn to different shapes or textures, and some crystals are especially suited to different forms, like wands or pebbles.
Still not sure which ones to choose?
Take our Quiz: Which Crystal is Best for Me?
2. Learn About Crystals
You can’t learn how to collect crystals without learning more about crystals! There is a wealth of information out there about crystals, but it’s important to seek out trustworthy articles because crystals are powerful healing tools that you want to use with care.
Crystals have many different properties…
- Some are better for grounding and stability.
- Others have motivating, passionate energy.
- Some crystals can absorb negative energy and transform it into something positive.
- Others may become weaker when absorbing too much negativity.
- Some are protective
- Certain crystals are for opening up to vulnerability
- Many can work on different chakras in our bodies
- Crystals also correspond to particular regions of the Feng Shui Bagua map
They aren’t simply pretty stones. You need to understand your crystals so you can appreciate and use your collection to its maximum effect.
You can bookmark our healing stones blog as a prime resource for crystal information. Each week we publish fresh, high-quality articles about different aspects of collecting crystals.
3. Consult an A-Z List of Crystals
Once you’ve started your collection and feel like you have a solid group of crystals to rely on, you’ll run across new ones that you haven’t heard of before such as Shiva Lingam and Larimar.
There are so many different crystals in the world. They’ve taken millions of years to form, which means they’ve been through a lot! That’s why there are so many unique crystal formations.
You can consult an A to Z list of crystals to scout out new stones that might call to you to add some power to your collection.
4. Buy Sets of Crystals
Don’t get too overwhelmed by all of the different energies, attractions, and protections you hear about when you first start collecting rocks and crystals. It takes time to learn what crystals work well together and which might bring contradictory energies to your meditation.
A great way to get to know how crystals work together is to buy them in a set. Crystal sets usually revolve around an intention, such as happiness, protection, stress reduction, etc. The stones included in the set will all have properties that balance each other to attract the energy you need for your intention.
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