Crown Chakra
Spiritual connection and higher awareness.
About the Crown chakra
The crown chakra connects you to something larger than yourself: spiritual awareness, meaning and unity.
Stones to balance it
Amethyst
Quartz var.Clarity, calm and spiritual alignment for everyday practice.
Clear Quartz
QuartzThe master healer that amplifies intention and brings clarity.
Selenite
GypsumA luminous stone of cleansing, clearing space and still calm.
Lepidolite
Mica var.Rich in lithium, a soft place to land for an anxious mind.
Moonstone
FeldsparA stone of intuition, cycles and gentle new beginnings.
Opal
Hydrated silicaAn iridescent stone of imagination, emotion and amplified intention.
Fluorite
Calcium fluorideThe rainbow stone of focus and clarity, banded in soft purple, green and blue.
Moldavite
Vltavite (tektite glass)A bottle-green natural glass thrown from a meteorite impact 14.8 million years ago, worked with as a stone of rapid and often uncomfortable change.
Howlite
Hydrous calcium borosilicateStillness, patience and a quieter mind at the end of the day.
Charoite
CharoiteTransformation and courage in the face of change. Traditionally used to loosen old fears, to stay steady through an in-between stretch of life, and to deepen intuition in meditation.
Kunzite
Spodumene (pink to violet variety)A soft heart stone. Traditionally held for tenderness, self-acceptance, emotional release and calm, with a link to meditation through the crown.
Angelite
Blue anhydriteCalm, kind and honest speech, and a sense of being accompanied in grief or tiredness. Traditionally a stone of the throat, third eye and crown chakras and of angelic contact.
Herkimer Diamond
Quartz (double-terminated, Herkimer County, New York)A water-clear, naturally double-terminated quartz crystal, worked with in crystal tradition as a stone of attunement, clear dreams and amplification.
Celestite
Celestine (strontium sulfate)A pale sky-blue strontium sulfate, worked with in crystal tradition as a stone of calm, gentle speech, dreams and angel lore.
A simple practice: lie down, place a cleansed stone on or near the Crown point, and breathe slowly for a few minutes. Read our cleansing guide first.
Questions about the crown chakra
The crown chakra, known as Sahasrara in Sanskrit, sits at the very top of the head and is associated with violet and white. It is traditionally seen as the centre of spiritual connection and the meeting point of the individual with something larger.