Labhraín
What is the best crystal for an empath? If you could choose only one, what would that crystal or stone be? If you narrowed down your choices to the top crystal, which one do you reach for the most?
well what function do you want it to do? protect you? shut off negative energies? boost your empathy and / or intuition?
for me personally it's Labradorite (as recommended to me by the wonderful Lotus Padma). It protests against negative energy and stops you taking it on. I bought it for that but noticed it's also really helping with a spiritual transformation of my life which is an added bonus really
I would like to get some more protective and grounding stones in future.
If I were an empath, then I would most probably choose tiger iron. It holds grounding and protection from the hematite and tiger eye, and healing oompah from the jasper. Three in one!
I second the Labradorite, and I love each of the 3 separate stones contained in Tiger Iron!
Some others to consider:
- Amethyst, helps with intuition and has such a zen, calming vibe
- Aquamarine, for me it really sharpens perception (seeing to the core of an issue) & heightens analytical expression (to better express what I see).
- Flourite, the gorgeous multicolored/ banded type is great, I find, for meditation, pathworking & healing/energy work.
http://pinterest.com/pin/400468591836839283/
I have a polished Flourite wand with natural Green, Violet & Golden bands -- lovely color combo, symbolically
-Aventurine, it is common and inexpensive, but I just love the heightened sense of Synchronicity it seems to bring whenever I wear it!
-Kyanite, especially the black kind (which is also called Witches Broom, what a cute name, and it does resemble one!) -- it is self-cleaning, protecting AND helps with meditation, remembering dreams, pathworking, etc.
Curious what you decide, have fun looking!
Nuummite works the best for me. I've also used Prehnite, rutilated quartz, and tourmalinated quartz, with good effects.
(But having said that, all the crystals in the world won't make much of a difference for an empath if they don't also do the proper energetic work to ground, clear and shield themselves on a regular basis.)