The Best Crystals for Protection + their Crystals Meanings

Have you ever put on your raw gemstone jewelry and wondered about protection crystals? Then keep reading because today I'm sharing the best crystals for protection from negativity, for your car, home, or work - with their crystals meanings. I'll walk you through a variety of healing stones for protection, how you will benefit from them, and how to use them, plus their protection gemstones meanings - that will further your knowledge on your crystal journey.

Why would I need a protection crystal?

Protection crystals can block detrimental energies or transform negative energy into positive energy. You may want to work with protection crystals to feel physically safe in your space at home, at work, or while traveling. Or you may need psychological protection from negativity and ill-will, whether it is within yourself or from outside influences. In Crystal Prescriptions: Space Clearing, Feng Shui, and Psychic Protection, Judy Hall explains, “To live in a state of well-being, you need to take energetic control and to cleanse, clear and contain your space bringing in the highest possible vibrations.” Crystals can help you create a safe space and strengthen your aura.

How do I use protection crystals?

Crystals are used for holistic healing in addition to modern medicine practices. Some general ways to use protection crystals include keeping them on you as jewelry or in your purse, placing them in or around your home, garden, or workspace, or holding them while meditating or for chakra healing.

You can also use a crystal with a specific shape to add to the qualities of a crystal. For example a sphere quartz ball in a room will balance protective energy by either moving it around corners or slowing detrimental energy down if it's too fast. Or, you can use a crystal point, like smoky quartz, to protect against electromagnetic fields (EMF), with the point facing towards an electronic source to ground the energy. For more info about crystal shapes read this blog post. 

If you cannot have crystals in a certain place or on you, such as while working, you can visualize crystals for protection. While on break, take a few deep breaths, and simply picture in your mind a certain crystal or crystal pyramid emanating light and energetic cleansing.

Preparation

Choose a crystal by using your intuition and senses to feel which ones you are drawn to. Then research the crystals you are interested in learning about and the best uses for them. You can source crystals from a local store, online, or use one from your gemstone jewelry collection.

When working with a new crystal, remember to cleanse or charge it each time you program a new intention. To program an intention, read this crystal guide post here.

What are some protection crystals?

Below is a brief list of crystals and some of their protective qualities.

• Amber energetically cleanses your environment and aura by transforming negative energy into positive energy.
• Amethyst protects on all levels including spiritual energy and higher consciousnesses.
• Aquamarine protects your personal energy and offers protection from psychic attack and environmental issues, while harmonizing your surroundings.
• Black tourmaline protects by absorbing negativity, as well as against EMF from electronics.

• Bloodstone banishes negativity, and is grounding, while guiding you during transitions.
• Carnelian is grounding, and protects against bad luck, while promoting courage and optimism.
• Emerald traditionally protected against enchantments and misfortunes, and helps you realize the truth.
• Fire opal protects against danger and helps emotional turmoil.
• Fluorite offers psychic protection, grounds spiritual energy, balances the aura, and improves air quality.
• Green aventurine protects energy loss from EMF and environmental issues, and promotes emotional healing.
• Hematite is grounding, protects negativity from the aura, restores balance, and protects during spiritual healing.
• Jade protects you from negative thoughts, is purifying, and stabilizes your energy.
• Jasper is grounding, absorbs negative energy, and clears EMF and environmental issues.
• Jet protects against ill-will, negativity, psychic attack, and protects during spiritual work and healing.
• Labradorite balances the body and spirit. It deflects unwanted energies and prevents feeling energetically drained.
• Lapis lazuli blocks psychic attacks, reverses curses, and transforms mental and emotional blockages.
• Malachite is a nature-connected stone that absorbs negativity and protects against EMF and environmental issues.
• Obsidian is grounding, offers protection from psychic attack and negativity, and blocks EMF and environmental issues.

• Peridot cleanses and protects the aura, and protects against negative energy, anger and jealousy.
• Pyrite is an energy shield that blocks out negativity, including physical and environmental issues, and boosts confidence.
• Quartz can provide a protective barrier from negativity and psychic attack, and it cleanses and purifies.
• Rose quartz protects against emotional stress and disagreements by promoting unconditional love.
• Salt, or Halite, is grounding, cleansing, purifying, and protects against negativity thoughts and environmental issues.
• Sardonyx placed around a house can protect against crime and improve community relationships.
• Selenite is cleansing and creates a protective grid around an area, drawing in light.
• Shungite absorbs anything hazardous to our health, be it pollutants, bacteria, EMF, or negative energy.
• Smoky quartz keeps you grounded and connected to the earth, which can help with psychic protection, EMF and environmental issues.
• Tigers eye is grounding, protects against ill-will, and promotes self-worth.

Interested in more crystals meanings?

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