Quartz Crystals...
A Powerful Group of Crystals With Strong Amplification Properties

Quartz crystals are comprised of silicon dioxide and they form in a wide variety of different colors and types. Many are transparent or translucent and they are configured in many different ways, and in a range of attractive colors.

Many of the stones made from quartz have powerful healing qualities. Their attributes are quite diverse and many have potent vibrations. Quartz has many excellent qualities including being able to be programmed, and this makes it a powerful stone to use to assist you to manifest those things you desire.

Quartz is used by industry because of its piezoelectric qualities and its amplification properties.

It is this specific quality that makes these stones very powerful for metaphysical purposes... and creates strong healing attributes within the stones.

As Quartz forms in a wide variety of different colors and types, it is possible to obtain them quite easily.

Where Do They Come From

They are the most prolific type of crystals found on the earth, and will be found on all continents and in most countries in the world. Many pieces of quartz that you see have the classic prismatic shape... like the Record Keeper crystal in the picture... but they actually grow in a variety of ways and with many different growing habits.

They occur in a variety of forms from massive pieces of stone through to tiny crystals on a matrix. Each of the various types of quartz have different inclusions within the basic quartz structure... and this contributes to each type of quartz both a characteristic color and distinctive metaphysical properties.

These stones have been known as rock crystal... and the name quartz comes from an old Anglo-Saxon word 'Quertz'. Because there are such a wide assortment of different types of quartz crystal, they can be found all over the world.

This means you will possibly find them naturally growing in the place where you live. They may not be the beautiful specimen stones but they are still quartz crystals.

Why Would You Use It

If you have a cluster of any variety of quartz in the vicinity, it will amplify its healing attributes out into the room where it is located and this can be an excellent healing tool that requires no effort on your behalf.

Beautiful purple Amethyst clusters have a wonderful energy and are powerful to have in the room... and they are also impressive healing aids as the violet flame healing energy is embodied within Amethyst Crystals.

These stones will have the potential to amplify the thoughts of the person who uses them. Keeping a piece on your body is helpful, as wearing them may aid you to think more clearly and to use your thoughts in a positive way. Their energy may be utilized if you are a healer to create a stronger healing outcome.

Which Stones Are Quartz Crystals

So many of the most common crystals are quartz. The favorite quartz for many people is Amethyst... which most often occurs in a shade of purple... but Amethyst Crystals may also be green. Green Amethyst is called Prasiolite... and there is a beautiful rare mixture of the two colors, which occurs in a completely different stone called Amegreen.... where the Amethyst and Prasiolite occur together with a band of white quartz between.

Bright yellow Citrine Crystals are well-known and make beautiful jewelry along with the stone that is a mixture of Amethyst and Citrine, the lovely Ametrine Gemstone.

The lovely pink quartz crystal, Rose Quartz is also very popular as it resonates the vibration of love which is very helpful to aid relationships.

Many of you probably have quartz crystals, as they are some of the commonest stones found in the average crystal shop. Check out the table below to see if your favorite stone is listed there.

Ajoite	Amegreen	Amethyst Crystals
Ametrine	Anandalite aka Aurora or Rainbow Quartz	Angel Aura Quartz
Angel Phantom Quartz aka Amphibole Quartz	Aqua Aura Quartz	Aventurine
Citrine Crystals	Clear Quartz Crystals	Elestial Quartz
Hematite Crystals	Herkimer Diamonds	Himalayan Quartz
Lemurian Quartz Crystal	Lithium Quartz	Metamorphosis Quartz
Pecos Diamond	Prasiolite	Rose Quartz
Rutilated Quartz	Satyaloka Quartz	Smokey Quartz
Snow Quartz	Spirit Quartz	Super Seven
Tourmilated Quartz	Tigers Eye	White Azeztulite

Using Quartz For Healing

Many types of quartz have excellent healing properties... and this is one very good reason why quartz crystal healing is so popular. Just having a cluster in the room is powerful... due to their strong amplification properties, as they resonate the energy outwards, into both the room where they are located and into nearby rooms. Clusters of these stones are popular... like this lovely Clear Quartz Crystal cluster.

They are used for healing in body layouts... by either placing the stones on the body or around the body.

As their energy resonates so strongly they do not have to be in contact with the body to create a good healing outcome... although they are commonly placed at the chakras to aid healing.

Beautiful crystal bowls are made from different types of quartz crystals... although commonly white quartz is used.

Clear quartz may be fashioned into crystal wands. These are made from clear quartz which may be precision cut into the powerful Vogel wands... potent metaphysical healing tools which bring through a higher level of healing energy.

Although pendulums are made from a variety of different stones... quartz pendulums are quite powerful due to their amplification properties. Using a pendulum is now a quite common healing practice, as it gives the user instant feed-back on the problem. Pendulums are also excellent tools to help you to obtain answers from spirit.

Crystal Skulls

Since ancient times quartz has been used in a variety of ways, and in this century ancient crystal skulls are coming to light.

Although we do not know for certain why they were created, there have been many books written on the subject, as it is clear that they have a powerful vibration.

These skulls have been carved from a variety of different types of crystal... and they have been dated to determine their age... so it known that many of these are ancient in origin.

It is clear to anyone who owns a crystal skull... that by cutting the stone into this shape they seem to attract specific spiritual energy that is available when you use these amazing pieces for spiritual growth.

High Vibration Quartz

Some quartz crystals have a high level of crystal energy... and these are listed amongst the high vibration crystals. Because they embody the quartz attribute to amplify their energy and are of a high vibration... this makes these potent stones to use to aid your personal journey.

Super Seven ... also known as Melody's stone or Sacred Seven... is one of the more powerful stones to use to help you to move to a higher level spiritually.

Within the one stone are embodied seven different minerals, and three of these are quartz. This combination is a very powerful tool.

You may choose to combine Melody's stone with the other high vibration quartz crystals... including White Azeztulite, Satyaloka Quartz and Herkimer Diamonds. Herkimer Diamonds have a beautiful energy that is powerful to combine with rare or lower vibration stones... and is excellent to use in your daily crystal meditation.

Satyaloka Quartz is now only available if it comes from collectors who decide to sell their stone, as the monks no longer collect it. There is stone that is sold under another similar name, but be wary of this stone, as reports have come back that it may not be quite what it is reported to be.

Wearing Quartz

Any type of quartz is beautiful to wear as they aid the energy to reach where it is needed more easily. Wearing a beautiful piece of jewelry that is also such a potent healing tool is very helpful.

It is easy to buy an Ametrine Pendant such as the one in the photo... which includes three different quartz crystals.

At the top is a bright yellow Citrine, it has a Purple Amethyst Crystal in the middle and a lovely Ametrine stone at the bottom.

Ametrine is quite striking as it is a mixture of two colors and many quartz stones have very bright colors. The combination of the strong healing attributes and the quite beautiful stones makes quartz jewelry very popular.

Clusters of Amethyst can be used to aid you to cleanse your jewelry. Simply place your ring or pendant on top of a cluster of lovely Amethyst Crystals overnight... to cleanse it of negativity.

Wearing any type of natural crystals... such as a pendant, ring or other jewelry... keeps them within your aura... so that you are constantly able to utilize the vibration they emit.

How To Use It

Almost all of the stones on the above list have pages dedicated to them, and this is the best way to learn more about individual stones... such as the lovely bright yellow Citrine Crystals... see photo on the right.

If you want to learn about any of the stones on the list... such as the lovely bright blue Aqua Aura Quartz... see image on the right... check if they are highlighted with a link, as clicking on this link will take you to their individual page.

These in-depth pages will give you more ideas on how best to utilize these particular crystals.

Remember to regularly cleanse your crystals. Cleaning quartz crystals is easier and safer than cleansing crystals of other types... so to keep them at their best ensure that you do it often... to keep their vibration clear. You should also cleanse your crystal jewelry....especially if you wear it every day.

In Summary

Quartz crystals have superior amplification properties, so you can use their vibration by simply keeping a piece nearby... as it will resonate out and you will benefit by its energy. These powerful metaphysical qualities and strong healing attributes within the stones may be used for self healing. They come in a range of attractive colors and make beautiful jewelry which you can wear to aid your ongoing healing in many varying ways.