Quartz
Quartz Crystal is one of the most common minerals found on the planet. Found growing with aquamarines and topaz, it can lead the way through a mine to gold. It has been the darling of the New Age. Quartz Crystal is nature’s natural transmitter, and it will “pick-up” or mimic whatever energies it is around. Quartz will collect the energy in its environment. It will gain more clarity in a loving, joyous environment and it will become cloudy and dark in a negative, fearful or angry environment. Its most useful and scientifically useful quality is known as the piezoelectric effect, which is the capacity to transform vibrations into an electrical current. This effect allows us to transfer thoughts (good or bad), intent or vibrations into the Quartz Crystal. The clearer and larger the Quartz Crystal point, the more amplified its transmission.
As well as using your Quartz Crystal for personal meditation and energy work, you can also place one in your home or office for rebalancing the environment, activating & clearing corner stagnation and much, much more.
Cleaning your Quartz Crystal is essential to good crystal therapy. The standard technique is to place your Quartz Crystal in sea salt or kosher salt water for 36-72 hours. The strength of your solution and length of time submerged will depend on the energy corruption to the Quartz Crystal. You can also try my favorite cleansing technique, distilled water with lavender essential oil to clean and refresh your Quartz Crystal.
Another great form of Quartz Crystal is a variety called Candle Quartz (or Pineapple Quartz) It is a quartz crystal harmonizer from Madagascar, and it has the ability to direct the energy of the other stones placed around it. Candle Quartz makes you feel good about yourself. It can also help in past life work and in accessing ancient memories. Here is a crystal that carries many voices, many lives, many souls, many choices. When placed upon the Heart Chakra, it gives peacefulness and the ability to think clearly. (source: The Crystal Matrix)
