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Sum of all other colors, white is a luminous color, symbol of purity. Its neutrality allows it to be used with all chakras. White allows to intensify other colors. However, it can lead to a loss of individuality. It intensifies vulnerability and, used in excess, it can decrease tolerance to difference or imperfection.

• Examples:
  Rock crystal, Danburite, Moonstone, Selenite
  
  
• It brings:
  Neutrality, clarification, openness, sensitivity
  
  
• Do not use if:
  Hypersensitivity, vulnerability, impressionability, lack of control

Imagination is represented by purple, the color of creativity. Also a symbol of open-mindedness, it is suitable for artists, whatever their art. However, the amount of purple must be controlled in order to keep your bearings and not get lost in your dreams. It can lead to forgetting your responsibilities or even losing touch with reality.

• Example:
  Amethyst, Chariote, Sugilite, Tanzanite
  
  
• It brings.
  Creativity, open-mindedness, intuition, imagination
  
  
• Do not use if:
  Too dreamy, too imaginative, instability

Color of love and tenderness, Pink brings confidence and healing. It is a symbol of a new beginning in a relationship, but also of forgiveness. Excess Pink can lead to hypersensitivity, creating an endless loop of emotional pain. It can also lead to strong naivety, easily exploited by others.

• Example:
  Lepidolite, Pink opal, Rose quartz, Rhodochrosite
  
  
• It brings:
  Healing, gentleness, confidence, love
  
  
• Do not use if:
  Hyperemotionality, naivety, strong empathy

Being the darkest color, black brings protection from the outside world. It offers introspection and the discovery of the deep Self. The density of this color amplifies the sensation of our body envelope. Black stones are also amazing protections against electromagnetic waves generated by our electronic and connected devices.

• Examples:
  Black obsidian, Onyx, Shungite, Black tourmaline
  
  
• It brings:
  Reflection, introspection, step back, protection
  
  
• Do not use if:
  Sadness, loneliness, anxiety, isolation

It represents serenity and brings listening and expression, thus reducing susceptibility. The abundance of light blue can lead to two extremes: excessive expression or withdrawal leading only to listening. This is why we distinguish active stones, acting on expression, and passive stones, acting on listening.

• Example:
  Aquamarine, Blue apatite, Labradorite, Turquoise
  
  
• It brings:
  Expression, appeasement, accuracy of words, novelty
  
  
• Do not use if:
  Loquacity, discretion, too attentive

Color of the night and the sky, Dark Blue is synonymous with knowledge and wisdom. It is associated with reflection and philosophy. An excess of dark blue can lead to an utopian vision of the world or an illusion of knowledge. It is also likely to stiffen the mind, leaving room only for a vision of the world centered on false knowledge, due to erroneous reflection.

• Example:
  Azurite, Lapis Lazuli, Sodalite
  
  
• It brings:
  Spiritual support, learning, search for meaning, listening to oneself
  
  
• Do not use if:
  Fear of experience, denial of reality, intellectual rigidity

A powerful color, red is a symbol of ambition and courage. It is associated with deep energy, passion and action. Red allows you to leave apathetic by restoring motivation. However, in excess, it becomes harmful, bringing fatigue, anger or stress. In order to limit these effects, it is necessary to bring in small touches and over short periods.

• Example:
  Red aventurine, gGrnet, Red jasper, Red carnelian
  
  
• It brings:
  Energy, courage, ambition, motivation
  
  
• Do not use if:
  Stress, anger, hyperactivity, impatience

The color of plants, Green transmits compassion and serenity. It is associated with justice and self-control, but also with the renewal of the soul and energies. Linked to plants, Green is also a symbol of healing. But, poison or remedy, it can also lead to suffering hidden by excessive control of one's emotions.

• Example:
  Aventurine, Tsavorite garnet, Jade, Malachite
  
  
• It brings:
  Retreat, hope, immune defense, control of emotions
  
  
• Do not use if:
  Buried emotions, insensitivity, lack of empathy

Color of renewal and fertility. Orange promotes the birth of both a project and a child. Symbolizing pleasure, it also strengthens sexuality. An excess of Orange can lead to naivety, forgetting the consequences of our choices, but also to individualism because of the lack of commitment and protection in the future, which the color causes.

• Example:
  Orange Calcite, Carnelian, Fire Opal, Sunstone
  
  
• It brings:
  Pleasure, anchoring, wonder, project creation
  
  
• Do not use if:
  Compulsive lifestyle, carelessness, low self-control

Organization and structuring are the key words of Brown. It is an important anchor in the event of a major change, which provides reference and stability. However, Brown can lead to a routine and promote passivity, aggravating the anxiety of change and mania. Brown will reinforce the nature of homebodies by not making them change their habits.

• Example:
  Brown agate, Fossilized wood, Bronzite.
  
  
• It brings:
  Reference, organization, self-confidence, self-awareness
  
  
• Do not use if:
  Routine, mania, insensitivity

Associated with the sun, Yellow symbolizes fulfillment and communication. The color of intelligence, it allows the structuring of the mind. It is also the color of deception and superficiality. An excess of yellow leads to greed for power, intellectual fatigue, obsessive thoughts and cynicism. A meditation session is enough to chase away these effects.

• Example:
  Yellow Apatite, Yellow Calcite, Bumblebee Jasper, Tiger's Eye
  
  
• It brings:
  Positivity, fulfilled career, self-confidence, energy
  
  
• Do not use if:
  Search for power, superficiality, irritability

Located at the base of the coxis, between the sex and the anus, it goes up to the lumbar vertebrae. It is the seat of security. It connects us to the energy of the earth and allows us to root ourselves.

Color : Red

It is represented by a four-petaled lotus.
When balanced, we feel stability, peace, security. We are in harmony with the earth.

When it is closed or inactive, we feel disconnected, passive. We live in fear.
When it is too open or too active, we tend to be hyperactive, we give too much importance to the material.

Examples of stones: Red Jasper, Black Tourmaline, Garnet, Carnelian

Located in the abdomen, 3 fingers under the navel, it is the seat of creative and sexual energy. It connects us to the pleasures of life.

Color: orange

It is represented by a six-petaled lotus.

When balanced, we are joyful, in harmony and we enjoy the pleasures of life.

When it is closed or too inactive, we lack creativity, motivation.

When it is open or too active, we risk falling into dependence or excess.

Examples of stones: Carnelian, Sun stone, Orange Agate

Located at the level of the diaphragm, it is the chakra of emotion and self-esteem. It nourishes the quality of our social relationships.

Color: yellow

It is represented by a ten-petaled lotus with an inverted triangle in its center.

When balanced, it promotes self-confidence and the realization of our wishes and develops our ability to radiate our feeling of inner harmony.

When it is too closed or inactive, we lack self-confidence, we devalue ourselves and we have difficulty taking action.

When it is too open or active, we suffer from authoritarianism and lack empathy. We seek to control everything.

Examples of stones: Citrine, Amber, Tiger's eye, Pyrite.

Located in the center of the chest, it is the chakra of love and compassion.

Color: green

It is represented by a 12-leaf lotus, decorated with a 6-branched web.

When balanced, it invites universal love for oneself and for others.

When it is too closed or inactive, we feel isolated, we lock ourselves in a shell to protect ourselves.

When it is too open or inactive, we favor our own interest to the detriment of others, we are jealous, possessive, humiliating.

Examples of stones: Malachite, Green Aventurine, Rhodonite

Located at the throat level, it is the chakra of communication and expression.

Color: Turquoise

It is represented by a 16-petal lotus with a downward-facing triangle.

When balanced, we express ourselves with clarity, calm and compassion.

When it is too closed or inactive, we have difficulty telling the truth, making ourselves heard. We are shy, introverted.

When it is too open or active, we speak loudly, we always seek to be right.

Examples of stones: Sodalite, Aquamarine, Turquoise, Moonstone.

Located between the two eyes, in the middle of the forehead, it is the chakra of intuition, consciousness and lucidity.

Color: indigo blue

It is represented by a lotus with 2 petals.

When balanced, we let our intuitions express themselves, so that they guide us with confidence.

When it is too closed or inactive, we let ourselves be abused and we lack discernment.

When it is too open or active, we are cut off from reality, we let ourselves be parasitized by our thoughts, our imagination.

Examples of stones: Amethyst, Fluorite, Sodalite, Lapiz-lazuli

Located at the top of the head, at the fontanel, it is the seat of wisdom, of cosmic consciousness.

Color: purple.

It is represented by a lotus with a thousand petals.

When balanced, we feel in unity, free, in an expanded consciousness.

When it is too closed or inactive, we are off-centered, subject to limiting beliefs.

When it is too open or active, we intellectualize too much, we lose our anchoring, the connection to our body.

Examples of stones: Amethyst, Fluorite, Rock crystal, Moonstone.

Tibetan bowls, bells or gongs emit strong resonances that allow the purification of minerals. By exposing your stones and jewelry to these sound vibrations, you will drive out negative energies.

Second most used principle, water carries with it the unwanted energies. Depending on the composition of the stone and the desired cleaning (more or less in depth) you can use tap water or distilled water in rinsing or bathing. 

Use a white sage stick (or cedar or Paolo Santo): Light it on to pass your stones through the smoke. Unwanted energies dissipate and fly away as the cloud of smoke disappears. This gentle technique allows your stones to discharge bad energies without damaging them.

Some stones have the power to purify others and act as "absorbers", but also as energy amplifiers. Simply place the stones to be cleaned on a pile of quartz or amethyst, for several hours or a whole night to eliminate negative energies.

Great recharging tool, certain crystals such as druzes and rock crystal or Amethyst geodes can allow you to recharge and amplify the energy of your stones, you just need to place them on the pile for several hours.

The Moon is a great way to recharge your gemstones. Expose them all night, preferably on a full moon night, whether indoors near a window or outdoors, to benefit from their benefits again.