Quartz + Pyrite Specimen

🌎 Source:  Morocco

⚖️ Weight:  610g

energy | clarity | harmony

CHAKRA: third eye

SIGNS: aries, pisces

ELEMENT: fire

PLANET: sun

MINERAL FAMILY: quartz

CRYSTAL SYSTEM: trigonal

CRYSTAL GROWTH HABIT: various

COLOUR: clear to cloudy white 

AFFIRMATION: “I choose to create moments of stillness to find strength, harmony and clarity.”

BEST FOR: Amplifying other stones, energy + increasing intention, and assists with clarity + mental blocks

ORIGINS: Worldwide but predominantly USA, Brazil, Madagascar

COMPANION STONES: all – quartz amplifies the energy of other stones

RARITY: abundant

Clear Quartz is the most iconic member of the quartz family.  It’s the Dom Perignon of the crystal world, it’s one of the earth’s most abundant minerals and it is often referred to as the “Universal Crystal” because of its many uses.

While the Quartz properties are many and varied, giving it a reputation as a master healer, it is especially helpful for helping control how we think about and perceive situations. Clear Quartz can help open the mind and elevate negative perspectives to a more enlightened point of view.  It can help expand consciousness and facilitate open communication. For those needing clarity of mind, Clear Quartz healing properties will eliminate energy blockages and allow energy to flow smoothly throughout the body.

Many (serious science people – not just jingly sandal wearing Byron hippies)

believe that the similarity in cellular composition of Clear Quartz with the human body and earth’s crust accounts for the interactive communication between gemstones like quartz and the human body.

This is no joke – Marcel Vogel, a scientist at IBM, has studied the connection between human and emotion and the molecular structure of crystals.  He believes that the crystal’s cellular formation was susceptible to change depending on what he was thinking at the time.  According to Vogel, the crystal reacts to your “program” and mirrors it in its own composition.

And it turns out that programming your Quartz is way f*cking easier than trying to program your Smart TV to record on iView.  To program the Quartz with your intentions, hold it in the palm of your hand and focus on what you want to achieve.  The crystal’s memory will download your intentions and help to manifest those goals through its ability to amplify in the same way it does in tech devices (or in this case, in a much easier way than it does in your supposedly Smart TV).

Pyrite 

“All that glitters is not gold, not all those who wander are lost,” but Fool’s Gold Pyrite is worth its weight in gold and will lead your lost soul to a place of higher wisdom. If you’re ready to achieve your wildest dreams and aspirations, it’s time to become a f***king meditative rock star when you incorporate Pyrite and its divine guidance.

In the workplace, Pyrite encourages leadership qualities and is an ally for managers and those working toward promotion. The Pyrite crystal’s name comes from the Greek for fire. This fiery stone manifests the protective and assertive male energy in both men and women and imparts an immediate increase in vitality. 

Pyrite inspires creativity especially in those disciplines that recognise the inherent perfection and harmonious symmetry of nature and the universe. It stirs the qualities of ambition, commitment and perseverance, and is an ideal stone for students. A Pyrite crystal can help overcome the ever-present intellectual fatigue due to overwork and the tiredness of the nervous system by stimulating blood flow to the brain.  This in turn increases mental clarity, focus and recall.  And it’s a hell of a lot better for body and soul than slamming Red Bulls.

Pyrite is also a powerful protective stone and is ideal to wear or carry as an amulet, Pyrite guards against on-going control, criticism and manipulation by a partner, parent or employer, lending the power to resist without becoming angry or emotional, thus changing the balance of power. 

CRYSTALS + YOU

Here are some of our favourite ways to incorporate crystals into your everyday life

✨ MEDITATION | Surely, we all know by now that a meditation habit is maybe the healthiest habit any of us can hope to develop (it beats smoking or gambling anyway, trust us).  But transitioning into a meditative or mindful state isn’t always easy, and often, even with the best of intentions, people give up on their practice.  They find it difficult to sit still and focus.

Never fear – this is where crystals come in handy.  Crystals can cleanse the mind of chaotic thoughts and doubts, they calm and ground us and elevate our energy, so that you can fully immerse yourself in your meditation.

✨ SLEEPING WITH THEM | When you have difficulty sleeping, any number of things could be responsible for disturbing your rest.  Whether you have too much on your plate and can’t switch off, or you can’t seem to settle your energy and are constantly worrying you’ve left your hair straightener on, crystals can bring you the peace you need to sleep easy.

If you are just lying there, sleeping sweetly for 8-ish hours every night, you might as well be absorbing some good vibes from your crystals, right?

To use your crystal at bedtime, try setting it next to you on your bedside table, placing it under your pillow or (best of all) holding it in your palm as you drift off.

✨ MASSAGE | Crystallising your massages can elevate your body work session to previously unknown levels of bliss.  Using crystals along with soft tissue manipulation can reduce not only muscle pain, but also any pain or blocked energy stored in your mind or energy body, helping to bring your body and energy field back into balance to create stability.

✨ SKIN CARE ROUTINE | When used as part of your daily skincare ritual, a crystal facial roller and/or crystal infused facial serum can work to stimulate collagen synthesis, minimise fine lines and wrinkles, support lymphatic drainage, reduce pore size, boost elasticity, soothe irritation, minimise puffiness and promote deeper product preparation…  Yikes – trying saying all of that without taking a breath.

Physically, it helps firm the outer layers of the skin through gentle massage. It also aids in detoxing through the lymphatic system, the body’s main major detoxification structure.

✨ WEAR THEM | Having your crystals close to you is the most effective way to utilise their power. Whether it be crystal jewellery or a little tumble in your pocket (or bra!) Having them close to your skin and vibrating with your aura is the most ideal situation to reach your goal or intention for them faster.

+ so much more, including but not limited to - elixirs, adding them to your altar, creating crystal grids, spells, the posibilities are endless.

CRYSTALS + THE HOME

You’d have to be living under a rock (pun intended!) to be oblivious to how popular gemstones, rocks, crystals and geodes have become in interiors.  Seriously, if Instagram is anything to go by, we are definitely not the only ones using crystals to boost the ambiance and good vibes of our living space. 

And while there are obviously plenty of creative ways (hello Pinterest!) to take advantage of the healing powers of crystals, if you’re looking to take full advantage of their witchy vibrations and magickal energy, there are ways to place them around your home intentionally, so that their energy can support you in various specific environments.

And don’t forget that the energy of your home can shift over time.  If you’ve ever been in a space that was totally spick and span, and flooded with life giving natural light, but somehow just felt heavy, or uncomfortable, then you can understand how a home’s energy is dictated by more than just cleanliness.

The vibe of a space has a lot to do with the energy that has been expelled there, and not cleared away.  Breakups, stress, deaths or grief, parties that got out of hand, or even arguments about whose turn it is to take the bins out can leave behind energy in your home and if you’re not smudging or getting rid of that negativity with high vibe crystals for your home, your space can start to feel dirty, no matter how hard your scrub.

Need somewhere to begin? Read our beginers blog on Crystal placements in the home here

REMEMBER, you don't HAVE to believe they're magic - you can just collect them because you think thy're pretty - there are no rules and we are not the gate keepers of crystals 💗

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