GUEST POST | I’ve owned a variety of crystals for some time now and although I don’t use them as much as I used to (nor as much as I’d like), I do still love having them at my disposal for when I really need them. I’ve never talked about crystals on my blog before, so I’m thrilled to welcome Soph here today to share her top 3 crystals for self confidence!
Hey guys! First of all, a huge thank you to Jenny for giving me the opportunity to guest post on her blog. I’ve been reading this blog for a few years now and it’s one of my faves so I’m super excited to be writing a post for you guys!
So, this post is going to look at the top 3 crystals to increase self-confidence and growth that I like to use. It’ll also include some examples of how you can use crystals to benefit your own mental health and wellbeing, as they’ve honestly changed my life so much.
Carnelian
Why not start strong with one of my favourite crystals?! Carnelian is a brown/red/orange crystal that’s mainly used for self-confidence. Many people carry this crystal around with them or wear it on their body as a bracelet or necklace as they prefer it to touch their skin.
The main benefits of Carnelian are:
- Creativity
- Motivation
- Assertiveness
- Confidence
- Self-assurance
If you wear carnelian, for example on a necklace, ring or bracelet, you may notice these benefits:
- Energy
- Clearer skin
- Stronger immune system
- Improved memory
- Better sleep
- Enhanced vision
If you’d like to encourage abundance in your life, it’s recommended to have a Carnelian stone in the south side of your house. If you’d like to boost creativity and motivation, it could be helpful to place a Carnelian in your office / home office / wherever you work. To improve fertility and sexual confidence, you can leave a Carnelian in the bedroom. This is because Carnelian is connected to the lower chakras.
Malachite
Malachite is a healing crystal and also one of my favourites in my collection. It’s a green crystal that has swirls all over it ranging from a lighter to darker green. It’s a protection stone as it absorbs toxic and negative energy from within and around you.
It’s undeniably one of the prettiest crystals and has some pretty cool benefits too, such as:
- Protection
- Rebalances mood swings
- Encourages risk taking
- Positivity
Since Malachite is used commonly as a protection stone, many miners carry it with them when they’re underground. Similarly, many pilots carry it with them when they’re flying to add that extra protection throughout the flight.
Malachite is associated to the heart and throat chakra. This means it helps open up your heart to accept more self-love, confidence and positivity. It allows you to accept love from others and allows you to unconditionally love those around you. Furthermore, it provides you with the confidence to be more outspoken and communicate more clearly.
Rose Quartz
If you’re interested in crystals at all, this is probably one you’ve heard of. It’s a super popular one because of it’s beauty and wonderful properties. If you’re aiming to promote self love, acceptance, and confidence, this is the one for you!
Here are some benefits of Rose Quartz:
- Self love
- Romantic love
- Increased empathy
- Self-esteem
- Forgiveness
- Soothing
Rose Quartz is linked to the heart chakra and is associated with earth signs, particularly Taurus and Libra (I’m a Taurus so I guess that explains why I love it so much!) It’s a good stone to help attract self love and romantic love into your life as it opens the heart chakra and helps with your self-confidence and acceptance.
So, there we have it! Those are my top 3 crystals to increase self-confidence and growth. These crystals can benefit your life simply by being placed under your pillow when you sleep, on a desk in your room, or worn as jewellery so it’s close to your body. I hope you guys found this post helpful and thank you again to Jenny for allowing me to guest post on her blog!
Do you use crystals? Which are your favourites? Do you have any to add to this list? Let me know in the comments!
About the author: I’m Soph from GirlvsWorld. I’m a 23 year old animal lover who writes about mental health, books, spirituality, beauty and everything in-between! I also regularly post over on Instagram and TikTok about mental health and body positivity, so feel free to check those out if you’re interested! I’m also super active on Twitter too.
Rose Quartz will be a forever fave of mine! And not just because pink is my favorite color haha. I’m a firm believer that anyone and everyone can benefit from having crystals in their home. Even if you aren’t into the ‘healing’ side of things, you can look at it as a positive ‘beacon’ in your space. If you buy a rose quartz with a specific intention, such as self love or comfort, then every time you see that crystal it will be a reminder of that intention. Kind of like people used to say to hang a dress or bikini on the back of your door as a reminder to eat healthy or workout for a special trip or occasion.
Plus it’s pretty amazing that they come out of the earth like the do right? Crystals for the win!!
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Carnelian is one of my favorites!! I didn’t know this, but apparently it went viral on TikTok. My local crystal shop is having a hard time keeping it in stock!
Oh wow that’s amazing for them!
Great post. I have a rose quartz crystal and I just got ,selenite,I think it’s called. Powerful. Check out my blog.subscribe if your interested.Im trying to build a following base. Thanks!
Lovely post! Not ashamed to divulge that I’ve spent over £200 on crystals over the last year…whoops. I love green fluorite, clear quartz and honey calcite. I always opt for crystal towers too, if possible.
L xx
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Nothing wrong with that! Sounds like a great collection xx
Malachite is my favourite for sure 🤍
I need to get one of those!
My mum has always been quite knowledgeable when its come to crystals so I’ve grown up around them – I always say rose quartz is such a great starting place for people.
Yes I totally agree, it’s usually the one people are most familiar with and also has some great properties!
I’ve started getting into crystals last year due to some personal things going on and let me tell you, as someone who was very skeptical about it all – I had to bite my own tongue! I need malachite in my life for sure, and also the rose quartz! Thank you for sharing these x
I’m glad you got on well with them! Rose quartz is a fantastic Crystal to have in your toolbox x
thanks for sharing this – it was so interesting. i have a few crystals at home but i would love to have them as jewelry.
I love Crystal jewellery x
This is a really interesting post. I’ve always been intrigued by crystals but have never used them for healing properties etc.
They have SO many healing properties!
Wow, these sound amazing! I’ve never really ever looked into crystals and their benefits but after reading todays post, I defiantly think that has to change! I’m loving the sound of the benefits these crystals have, especially regarding self-confidence. I’m going to do some more research into them and probably purchase some myself. Thank you so much for sharing with us lovely Xo
Elle – ellegracedeveson.com
They’re also just lovely to have in your home but the added benefits are amazing!
We’d only heard of Rose Quartz before. Thanks for sharing your insights on the other two crystals.
You’re welcome, glad you enjoyed x
How strange to have come across this post, as I was only reading some books about Crystals the other day! I mean, I’ve enjoyed using crystals in the past, I admit I don’t often use them now as much as I’d like to. But I’m hoping to change that in the near future. Thank you for this inspirational post!
~ Jayne | http://www.ourjourneyinchapters.com
What great timing for this post!
Flora gave me a rose quartz crystal for my bedside table due to its cleansing and healing abilities (she’s very much into her crystals and geology). That’s really interesting about the Malachite and pilots too, I’ll have to ask Alan if he knew about that when he was a pilot! xx
Awh that’s so cute, bless her!
This is such an interesting post, I don’t really know much about crystals but I’ve learnt a lot from reading this! x
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Glad you enjoyed x
I have been looking at getting crystal. I will definitely check these out. I think my first one may be the Rose Quarz. Thank you for sharing.
Rose Quartz is a great beginner Crystal!
I’ve heard of Rose Quartz before, but not Carnelian. That one seems like something I definitely need. Thanks for sharing this.
Glad you found out about it!
I love a good crystal! I’m a big believer in their power, especially when charged and cleansed correctly! It’s so good to see other people writing about this – it’s giving me major motivation to keep pushing the boundaries of my blog.
Yes that’s great to hear! I used to use crystal much more than I do now but I want to get back into it more, I feel like I need it x
I used rose quartz to attract love. It was a rose quartz pendulum. I still have it but I don’t know where it is in the house. It responded to me in the store so I bought it. I used it for a few months to attract a boyfriend and it worked. While I was using it, I was able to *act* confident which is usually very hard for me to do, but this time I could do it easily. I just want to mention that you’ll be fully aware that you are *playing the role* of a confident person (you’ll feel like an actor/actress).
Ah that’s amazing! I love Crystal jewellery I find it works a treat. It’s amazing you had such success from that Crystal!
Lovely post. I love crystals and always eager to learn more about their properties and power. I’ve bookmarked this for future reference! xxx
Yay! Glad you enjoyed 🙂
I don’t have crystals at the moments but will keep these in mind when I get the chance to get them. I don’t know so much about them that’s why I don’t have haha. This will help me, thank you for sharing!
There’s plenty of posts and books about to help you learn!
I love Rose Quartz, I have a ton of them at home in several shapes. I also enjoy Jade and Malachite.
I love all the different shapes and styles of crystals!
I have both Malachite and Rose Quartz at home and on my desk, plus I wear a rose quartz bracelet x
Oooh I bet the bracelet is super pretty!
Interesting post. I have friends that swear by crystals.
They’re great tools to have!
I’m working on increasing my self-confidence this year, and it’s not easy, but I’ve managed to do well so far. I love the sound of Carnelian crystal! Thanks for writing and sharing this post 🙂
These would be some great things to add to your toolbox for self confidence x
Great post! I love Rose Quarz and white Moonstone.
Yes great choices!