Amethyst | 12 Days of Crystals | Countdown to Christmas

Hi everyone and welcome to the fifth day of our countdown to Christmas! Our crystal of the day today is Amethyst. We will discuss the healing properties, the science as well as how to use this crystal as a tool in your life in this blog post. Today's positive affirmation: 'I am calm, positive and relaxed.' (Hold your crystal, close your eyes and repeat three times.) Watch today's video:

Amethyst is often called the stone of 'Positivity'. It is an amazing crystal for positivity, protection and purification. Here are some of the many metaphysical properties of Amethyst:

• restful sleep

• relaxing

• soothing

• calming

• positivity

• purification

• protection

• joy

• spirituality

• connecting with higher self

• guidance

• anxiety

• insomnia

• centred

• peace

Amethyst is an amazing crystal for keeping in your bedroom such as on your night stand or placing your tumble stone under your pillow for a restful sleep. Its soothing and relaxing energy helps us to unwind before bed and that is why we include this crystal in our Restful Sleep Set to help with a good night's sleep. So if you struggle with sleeping through the night or you have insomnia, Amethyst can be that crystal that you keep on your night stand to help with this.

Due to this stone being the stone of 'positivity', it helps with emotional healing and clearing any negative emotions. I love keeping my Amethyst in my hand bag so I can have the positive and protective energy with me wherever I go. Also, due to these properties, Amethyst is a great stone for meditation as it helps you connect to your spirituality but also has that very soothing and calming energy that makes you feel light and refreshed after meditation. If you struggle with addictions, anxiety or stress, this stone can help you through.

Amethyst is part of the gemstone family, Quartz, so as we discussed in the first couple videos and blog posts, it is composed of silicon and oxygen atoms and is a Silicon dioxide (SiO2) crystal. It is also known as silica. Quartz crystals have a Mohs hardness of 7 and I find that because of this they are great tools in your crystal collection because with them being a more durable mineral, you are able to put a tumbled stone in water or have them in your bathroom without worrying that they are going to get wet. You are therefore able to cleanse quartz crystals in water. I love keeping my Amethyst crystal in my bathroom as decor and to radiate positive energy, giving it a spa like feel. I source a lot of my Amethyst from Brazil and Uruguay but it can also be found in Sri Lanka, Siberia, India, Canada and many other locations around the world.

When it comes to chakra healing, Amethyst is great for the crown chakra and the third eye chakra. Amethyst is a very spiritually enhancing crystal so this makes it great for working with the higher chakras as it's energy can help you to connect to your higher self and inner wisdom.

Thank you so much for taking the time to read this blog post and check in again tomorrow at 12pm for our next crystal of the day! Sending you love and positive energy! Hanna Inner Sparkle Crystals