Crystals for Spring and New Beginnings

Spring is a time of new beginnings, new growth, planting seeds, purification, and for clearing out the old. Following the rhythms of nature and developing harmony with the ways in which nature cares for itself, we can also create balance within our own lives. Trees,plants, grasses and seeds that have laid still throughout the winter slowly emerge from their dormancy. Buds develop and grow into new leaves and flowers, plants and grasses emerge through the ground from their resting roots, and seeds sprout; all from the extended sunlight, warmth, rains, and fall's nourishment. Crystals are also one of our most precious elements when it comes to nature's tools. Use crystals for renewal and spring rituals, such as baths, meditation, cleansing and decorating! Below I have listed but a few great stones for new beginnings:

Blue Agate
Helps to focus on the inner source of love within you that transforms and heals all wounds. Contains the qualities of flight, air,movement, and grace. Highly inspirational when working with the inner self. Works well with not only the Throat Chakra, but the Heart,Third Eye and Crown Chakra. Strengthens hereditary skeletal structure, outward manifested growths.

Aventurine
Aventurine protects the heart, on a spiritual level, enhances creativity, working with spirit guides, enables abundance and brigood luck and money. Healing: Wwith lungs, heart, adrenal glands, calming troubled emotions, and sexual organs. Joy, balance,clarity. Aventurine is often referred to as the all-purpose healer. This means not only that it is considered by many to be good for physical disorders, but that it is healing on all levels. Green is the color of healing, and aventurine, as a member of the quartz family, has a concentrated ability to dissolve blockages.It's a particularly effective crystal for emotional healing and is especially helpful when worn for this purpose or placed on the heartcenter during chakra balancing. It helps to balance the emotions, and is one of the best stones to wear or carry during stressful periods. It can also be used in crystal layouts when stress is internalized in the solar plexus area.It is also used with stones which have a seemingly more harsh energy.

Jade
There are two varieties of Jade, Jadeite and Nephrite. Nephrite is quite similar to Jadeite in its healing abilities, but its colors are creamier and less translucent than Jadeite; Nephrite is the more commonly found variety. Jade may come in a variety of colors, green,blue, black, violet, white, yellow and a reddish and brownish variety. Each with its own slightly different use. Green: Health,
wealth, longevity stone. Ancient Chinese used also for courage, wisdom, justice, mercy, emotional balance, stamina, love, fidelity,humility, generosity, peace, harmony. Lungs, heart, thymus, immune, kidney and blood detoxification, nervous system. Androgynous. A gentle, steady energy.

Turquoise
A good general healer for all illnesses and excellent conductor (high copper). Speech enhancer, Friendship, Communication, Healing. This gentle, cool, soothing stone is a Native American classic. It opens the Throat Chakra, for open communication, creativity, serenity spiritual bonding, upliftment; Opens the Heart Chakra for giving/receiving. Symbolizes our source (spirit/sky) and spiritual love for healing, help. On brow: Psychic connection to great spirit. Strengthens and aligns all meridians, chakras, and energy fields. Like amethyst, it protects and detoxes from alcohol, poison, pollution, x-ray/sun radiation. Ancient absorber of "negativity"; protection from "evil eye." Brings wisdom. Helps anorexia, headache,fear, etc. Throat, lungs, asthma, infections, teeth, TMJ, hearing, high blood pressure, creativity block, depression. Dull, paler, weaker. Works well with Chrysocolla, best with Silver. Used for healing on every continent!

Andrew Pacholyk, MS, L.Ac.
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