Amethyst Meaning & Crystal Healing Properties
Amethyst is a calming purple variety of quartz that promotes peace, intuition and restful sleep. It is one of the most loved crystals for meditation and emotional balance, connected to the third eye and crown chakras and long treasured as the February birthstone.
Amethyst at a Glance
- Colour: Pale lilac to deep violet purple
- Chakras: Third Eye and Crown
- Element: Air and Water
- Zodiac: Pisces, Aquarius, Aries and Capricorn
- Birthstone: February
- Mineral family: Quartz
- Hardness: 7 on the Mohs scale
Amethyst Meaning
Amethyst promotes peacefulness, happiness and contentment. It is a meditative and calming stone that helps to dissolve anger and anxiety. Associated with the third eye and crown chakra, amethyst can increase spirituality and enhance intuition and psychic abilities of all kinds.
Amethyst Healing Properties
Amethyst is known to promote a deep, restful sleep and has been used to support relief from pain and discomfort, especially in relation to headaches. Many people keep it close as a soothing companion through stress, grief or overthinking, calling on its gentle energy to quiet a busy mind.
Amethyst and the Chakras
Amethyst opens and balances the third eye and crown chakras, the energy centres tied to insight, imagination and spiritual connection. Holding or meditating with amethyst can help you feel more centred, clear and open to your own inner guidance.
How to Use Amethyst
- Hold a tumbled amethyst stone during meditation or quiet reflection.
- Place an amethyst tower or cluster in a room where you rest and unwind.
- Wear amethyst jewelry to carry its calming energy through the day.
- Keep a piece on your nightstand to encourage a deep, restful sleep.
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Wholehearted Crystal Creations highly recommends that healing crystals are to be used in combination with other therapies and modalities and are not meant to replace recommended treatment from a licensed medical practitioner.