PINK QUARTZ is the basic stone of crystal therapy, the stone of tenderness, forgiveness, and gentleness to lay on the throat and navel chakras, to transform the image and consciousness of ourselves towards more happiness. Rose quartz consoles, softens grief, restores joy, contentment, love.

Placed in the living room, this stone inspires affection, stimulates creativity and reduces harshness. In an office, it activates inspiration. Pink quartz is excellent for people who do creative work. It helps heal the most painful emotional wounds, the deepest heart woes. It eliminates depression, insomnia, compensates for deficiencies and emotional traumas suffered during childhood. In the environment, it radiates the soft sweetness of love and tender imagination, directed towards oneself as well as towards a loved one.

It is an excellent stone for any environment especially in offices, workshops, bedrooms, children's rooms. It is the stone of appeasement and love. It chases out stress and is the Friendship Stone.

• Color: Very pale pink to stronger pink
• Chakra: Heart
• Purification: Spring water
• Recharging: Moon (avoid the full moon which could tarnish it)

BLUE QUARTZ is advisable in case of problems with self-expression. It dissolves inner fears and unravels the region of the throat and chest. It promotes creativity.

• Color: Blue, generally from inlays
• Chakra: Throat
• Purification: Spring water
• Recharging: Sun

RUTILE QUARTZ (or Venus's Hair). It has the reputation of helping to make efforts more resistant, as well as giving more strength and cheerfulness. It is also said to have a positive action on bronchi, asthma and epilepsy.

• Color: Dark gray to steely glitter
• Chakra: All
• Purification: Spring water
• Recharging: Sun

SMOKY QUARTZ is known to be a very powerful stone. It is supposedly effective against stress. It would enhance self-confidence, help to overcome difficult times,reduce fear and bring great emotional calm.

It is also said to facilitate concentration and make one more lucid and responsible.

• Color: All shades of brown
• Chakra: All
• Purification: Spring water
• Recharging: Sun