Beryl Meaning & Crystal Healing Properties

Hi, I am Laurie, and I run Wholehearted Crystal Creations here in Regina. Beryl is the family name behind several famous gemstones, and a lovely crystal in its own right. Here is what it is and how it is used.

What Is Beryl?

Beryl is a beryllium aluminium silicate that grows as six-sided crystals. Pure beryl, called goshenite, is colourless; trace elements create its famous colour varieties: green emerald (chromium or vanadium), blue aquamarine (iron), pink morganite (manganese) and golden heliodor.

At 7.5 to 8 on the Mohs scale it is harder than quartz and very durable.

Beryl at a Glance

• Colour: Many, including green, blue, pink and golden yellow
• Chakras: Heart and Throat
• Element: Water and Air
• Family: Beryl, a beryllium aluminium silicate
• Hardness: 7.5 to 8 on the Mohs scale

Beryl Meaning and Healing Properties

Beryl stones offer strength, protection and courage of the heart. Combining the heart and the throat chakra, they assist with speaking your truth without fear, and doing so in a loving and nurturing way.

Beryl will help you to move through your journey with ease and confidence, and helps to resolve old patterns and ways of thinking that are no longer serving you.

The beryl family includes aquamarine, morganite and heliodor, stones known to relieve stress and anxiety and to lift heavy feelings of the heart.

Beryl Benefits

• Courage of the heart: strength and protection.
• Speaking your truth: without fear, in a loving way.
• Releasing old patterns: letting go of thinking that no longer serves you.
• Relieving stress and anxiety: lifting heavy feelings of the heart.
• Ease and confidence: moving through your journey smoothly.

Chakra-wise, beryl works with the heart and throat chakras. It is associated with the elements of Water and Air.

How to Use Beryl

• Hold it before a conversation where you need to speak from the heart.
• Wear it; beryl is hard enough for any jewellery.
• Choose your colour: aquamarine for calm, emerald for love, morganite for gentleness.

How to Cleanse and Care for Beryl

• Water is fine. A rinse under cool running water suits it. Dry it afterwards.
• Limit long, direct sun, which can soften the colour over time.
• Skip harsh chemicals and ultrasonic cleaners.
• Store it away from softer stones, which it will scratch.
• Any cleansing method works: moonlight, sound, smoke, running water or a selenite plate.

Is Beryl Right for You?

If you want a hard, beautiful stone for heart-centred courage and honest communication, beryl is a lovely choice.

Related Crystals

• Emerald: green beryl, for love and abundance.
• Aquamarine: blue beryl, for calm and courage.
• Amazonite: for courage and truth.

Shop Beryl at Wholehearted Crystal Creations

Every piece is hand-selected and ships from my little studio in Regina, SK, across Canada and worldwide. Browse beryl pieces, intuitively chosen and ready to find their person.

Beryl FAQ

What is beryl good for?
Beryl offers strength, protection and courage of the heart, helping you speak your truth lovingly, release old patterns, and relieve stress and anxiety.

Is emerald a beryl?
Yes. Emerald is green beryl. Aquamarine, morganite and heliodor are beryl too.

How hard is beryl?
7.5 to 8 on the Mohs scale, harder than quartz.

What chakra is beryl?
The heart and throat.

With love, Laurie. Wholehearted Crystal Creations, Regina SK

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.