There’s a great choice of Crystals to use with each of our Chakra’s & many theories on how & which Crystals can be used to activate each Chakra. For beginners, a great principle is to use Crystals which correspond to each Chakra’s colour, alternatively if you feel unsure you can always use a Quartz Crystal. Simply charge the Crystal by leaving it in the Sun for a couple of hours in order to accumulate its positivity & creative energy & then use it on the Chakra you want to empower.
Use this simple technique to help you: visualise a flower opening at the corresponding Chakra which vibrates with a specific energy. Feel the Crystal vibrating its energy on your body & then merge the energies together like a single wave with a unique frequency. See the Chakra absorbing the Solar energy & watch it glow like a beautiful Sun with its respective colour. When ready feel the frequencies dividing, see the Crystal energy reducing to the Crystal & see your Chakra gently closing. The more you use this technique the easier you will find it to activate the Chakras you’re working with.
Each of your Chakras is vibrating at a set frequency & responds to different vibrations (or wavelengths) of light.
The Root Chakra is vibrating at a frequency within the 400-484 THz range, the Sacral Chakra within the 484-508 THz range, Solar Plexus Chakra within the 508-586 THz range, etc.
Within these frequencies & wavelengths, each colour contains information on several different levels: physical, mental, emotional, & spiritual. This information is used in Chakra balancing & healing.
There is no single colour that has more value than the other. The colour is simply what it is – an aspect of the visible light spectrum with its particular frequency.

The Root Chakra: the first of the seven energy centres, Muladhara is also the most dense of them all. The main colour of this Chakra is red which is also the most dense colour of all. Red is the slowest of all the wavelengths within the visible spectrum, yet it’s the most stimulating colour. It pulls the retina forward so all of our energy & attention is focused outward.
This is the reason red is used for stop lights & stop signs. The Root Chakra colour commands attention. It signals danger to us & we act immediately. Red is the colour of the life force, the colour of blood & the first colour we come into contact when we’re born. It symbolises energy & our connection with the Earth & carries the promise of survival. On an emotional level, red carries the energy of anger. What do you do with anger? Do you blow up? Or do you repress it?
Do you become depressed? Depression is too much red energy (anger) turned inward. Learning to get in touch with anger & transform it, is part of the important work of red Crystals & the Root Chakra.

Orange is the colour of your Sacral Chakra, located below the navel. The main energy of this colour is all about creativity & feelings. Just as the Sacral Chakra is located in the pelvic area, orange is the area of our gut feelings & wisdom.
Buddhists call this “hara”, the centre of being through which we connect with the deepest voice of the self, the deepest stillness – this is where we find bliss.
Orange energy is very sensual. Living a life guided by the orange colour transforms even the most mundane daily chores into pleasurable experiences. That’s not to say that orange is purely hedonistic. Orange is also associated with the gentle & positive nurturing of ourselves which moves us on our path of growth & development. No discussion about the Sacral Chakra colour would be complete without talking about Tantra, particularly as the Chakra system actually originates in Tantric philosophy. Most westerners associate Tantra only with sexual pleasure. However, the purpose of Tantra is the same as that of any other yoga path – to attain liberation from illusion by moving the energy up the spinal column. In Tantric practices this movement of energy is achieved by using the force created by the arousal of sexual energy to awaken Goddess Kundalini & pushing her up the spine; orange Crystals can help in moving this energy.

Yellow. The centre of our being – the colour of sunshine & the colour of the Solar Plexus Chakra. The energy of yellow is vibrant, optimistic, & full of energy. It’s the colour of youth, new beginnings, birth & re-birth. At the same time, yellow is wise & knowledgeable.
Yellow connects with knowledge & intellect. People who are drawn to yellow are drawn to intellectual pursuits. In the discovery of your Solar Plexus Chakra with the help of yellow Crystals, you’ll find a fire that burns within you, that gives power & energy to stand up & assert yourself. You find trust & inner worth- that’s the healing brilliance of yellow. The spiritual aspect of yellow energy is instinctual knowing & growing into spirit. The developmental task of the Solar Plexus Chakra is autonomy & the development of the self.

Green is the main Heart Chakra colour. The colour of healing, balance, & serenity, bringing wholeness to our lives – it’s the colour most frequently found in nature. Green is a colour of love, it’s at the very centre of your being – the heart centre. Allowing you to transform your ego & the needs of your lower Chakras & open up to love, becoming more loving & compassionate.
Using green Crystals will help you discover your Heart Chakra, you’ll find the seat of compassion, not only for others, but for yourself as well. You’ll begin to radiate love & sense the interconnectedness of all of life.
An expansive colour, the gift of the green colour is that you radiate peace & love.
The challenge comes when this energy is blocked or excessive & it manifests as contraction of this calm loving energy.

The Throat Chakra connects with the colour blue. The main energy of blue is communication & it’s a colour used to soothe the soul. It has s a guiding energy, enabling you to find a sense of faith & trust. Blue moves your attention to the subtle vibrations that move through all of life.
Discovering your Throat Chakra with the help of blue Crystals, you’ll find the seat of creativity. Communication will be easier & clearer & you’ll begin to express your authentic self. A colour of peace & tranquility, the gift of this colour is that you’re at peace with expressing yourself & also with listening to others. You’ll realise that to listen to another being is a great gift for both of you. When this energy is blocked or excessive it manifests as contraction of this calm creative energy.

Indigo is the colour of the Third Eye Chakra. This colour opens the consciousness & brings awareness to higher planes, connecting us with the spiritual world. It’s the colour of wisdom & deep inner knowing.
Indigo opens the door to the Divine & it’s the colour that we associate with night. At night, our senses become finer & a different part of us awakens.
Indigo brings clarity to our senses – seeing, hearing & feeling. A bridge between heaven & earth, between the left & right hemispheres, also between life & death.
This colour carries an energy of deep change, allowing you to transform the energies of lower Chakras into higher spiritual vibrations. You must be cautious though, because you can become ungrounded & disconnected with the life on Earth & with your family and friends.
In using Indigo Crystals to discover your Third Eye Chakra, you will begin to recognise patterns, seeing where you’ve been, where you’re stuck, & where you’re going. You’ll begin to experience moments of insight & clarity. Through recognising your patterns you’ll be able to relate everything to a larger picture & understand what it means.

Violet is the colour of the Crown Chakra & it’s the colour of cosmic awareness & cosmic consciousness. A unifying colour of oneness & spirituality. The energy of this colour is very healing & can soothe away pain. Violet connects with sadness of letting go & also with joy of transformation. You’ll find peace & tranquility in the newfound knowledge of profound change.
A cleansing & purifying colour, it symbolises magic, ritual, cleansing, purifying, connecting, mystery, & mysticism. Allowing us to glimpse other realities beyond our physical & material reality of this earthly existence, violet is pure cosmic energy.
Violet is a color of reconciliation. Of bringing together polarities – male and female, day and night, hot and cold, heaven and earth, right brain and left brain.
Balancing your Crown Chakra with violet crystals, will enable you to feel the connection with other beings, with heaven, with earth, with all of the Universe..
Crystal Blessings
Sharon <3