Chakra Stones Mala Beads with Lotus
Mala Beads are a tool to help you count mantras, and acts as a tactile guide as you sit in silence. Each mala has 108 beads.
Mala beads, often called a Japa mala, serve as a powerful tool in spiritual practices across various religions, including Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism, Buddhism, and Shintō. Traditionally consisting of 108 beads, a mala is used to count mantras during meditation or prayer, providing a tangible guide as practitioners focus their minds and spirits. The practice of Japa, which involves the repetition of a mantra, is enhanced by the mala, allowing individuals to immerse themselves deeply in meditation. While similar to the rosaries used in Christianity, the mala holds unique significance in each tradition, symbolizing unity, spiritual growth, and a connection to the divine.
Root Chakra – Garnet
Garnet helps you put an end to procrastination. Use this stone when you have a task that requires focus and mental endurance for successful completion. It is the stone of diligence. Use it to maintain steadfast action toward any goal.
Carnelian carries the vibration of creativity to help you give birth to new projects. This stone acts as a catalyst to put things in motion so that they can come to fruition. Use this stone to integrate the true meaning of active courage mentally. Carnelian is an ideal stone for improving visualization skills.
Solar Plexus Chakra –Orange Calcite
Good for mental clarity, Orange or yellow calcite reminds you that whatever you ardently believe, desire, and work passionately toward will manifest. Use this stone to awaken your awareness and become conscious of the repetitive patterns of self-limiting thoughts holding you back. Then, develop and focus on positive thoughts to replace those negative beliefs.
Heart Chakra – Green Aventurine
Green aventurine grounds your emotional body and rebalances your heart’s desires. The love you experience in romance, friendships, and other relationships can affect your emotional well-being, so be sure to keep a green aventurine near your heart while you sleep to recalibrate your emotions each night.
Throat Chakra – Blue Chalcedony
Blue Chalcedony is a stone of communication, which is a two-way process—sending and receiving. Employ this stone when you need to be a better listener. Use it to sort out your thoughts and organize all aspects of your life. This is a good stone for writers, musicians, and artists, as it has a solid connection to the muses of Greek mythology.
Sodalite is a good study aid, especially when learning something new or unfamiliar. This stone also helps you focus on something important when your thoughts are scattered. Its calming effect helps you sort out your thoughts. It is a good stone to help you cancel out angry, vindictive, or negative thoughts.
The purple vibration in amethyst has powerful transformative qualities. To use this vibration in changing unwanted situations, imagine yourself surrounded by a vibrating, glowing bubble of violet light emanating from the stone. As you imagine this, know that all you are upset about or challenged by is being transformed and transmuted into something powerful. Imagine the situation changing to what you do want versus how it currently is. The vibration of your imagination of how you want your life to be combined with the violet light will effectuate change.
Excerpted from The Essential Guide to Crystals, Minerals, and Stones. (Llewellyn. 2013) by Margaret Ann Lembo
