In keeping with the theme of the power of thought (energy form) and the positiveness that we clearly need to exude so as to heal ourselves and this planet, I posed the following question to many fellow colleagues; namely, what crystals and gemstones might you select as being needed to accomplish this?

Robyn is the owner of Creative Crystals and Jewelry. What follows here are the answers she provided to my question.

Again and again I am asked what stones, symbols or rituals are best to protect one from evil or from psychic attack or some other type of negative energy. There are many! The exact answer varies according to what you want to protect or want to protect against, one's religious background and beliefs, and cultural background. What may be considered protective by one culture or religion may not be considered so by another. So how on earth (or elsewhere!) do you find your way around all this? Mainly, intuition or gut feeling, and experimentation. Many get discouraged by this, feeling like they can't possibly figure it out. So many traditions have sprung up and items noted for their protective energies. This can save some of the experimentation for sure! In this section of the site, I'm working to give you ideas and thoughts about traditional and more recent protection spells, energies, stones, etc. to hopefully point you in a direction that will work for you. As with everything, trust your gut feeling and go with that, because what works best for you will no doubt be different from what works best for me or someone else.

This is a list of crystals and stones that are used for various types of protection including physical protection, psychic protection, protection from evil and others.

Crystals and stones have given their energies to protect people for aeons. From amber which was used extensively for protection by the ancient Romans to golden amulets of the ancient Egyptians to modern good luck charms, many protection magic items have been made of crystals and stones of various kinds.

The lists here are not all inclusive. They are compiled from traditional and modern information about protection magic with crystals and stones. I've sorted them into general categories to make it easier to find what you're looking for. You can also use the search or find feature on your browser to look up a particular stone or type of protection.

GENERAL PROTECTION

General Protection: agate, alum, amber (used extensively by Ancient Romans), apache tears, aventurine, banded agate, beryl, black agate, black obsidian, black tourmaline, calcite, carnelian, cat's eye, chalcedony, chrysoprase, citrine, chiastolite, coral, emerald, fire agate, flint, fluorite, fossils, gold, golden topaz, halite (rock salt crystal), heliodor (golden beryl), hematite, herkimer diamond, holey stones, honey calcite, imperial topaz, jade, jasper, jet, labradorite, lapis (lapis lazuli), lava, lepidolite, magnesite (lodestone), mahogany obsidian, malachite, marble, moonstone, nuumite, ocean jasper, olivine, pearl, peridot, petrified wood, prehnite, pumice, pyrite, quartz, quartz crystal clusters, red jasper, ruby, rutilated quartz, salt, sapphire, sard, sardonyx, selenite, serpentine, shark teeth, snowflake obsidian, staurolite, sulphur, sunstone, tigers eye, topaz, tourmaline (red and black especially), tree agate, turitella agate, turquoise, yellow agate, yellow jasper, zircon (clear and red).

Protection from Evil: agate (especially Eye Agate), beryl, black tourmaline, blue chalcedony (especially evil magick), coral, garnet, herkimer diamond, malachite, pyrite, quartz, salt, sapphire, snowflake obsidian, tiger iron / mugglestone (mirrors evil and evil spells back to the sender), turquoise.

Protection from the Evil Eye: agate (especially eye agate), cat's eye, carnelian (envious eye, evil eye), malachite, topaz.

Protection from Negativity: black obsidian, black onyx, black tourmaline, bornite, celestite, elestial crystals, jet (absorbs negative energies), kunzite, peacock ore, quartz, smoky quartz (especially in healing).

HOME AND FAMILY PROTECTION

Protection for Children: agate, jade, malachite (especially from evil eye and evil spirits), mother of pearl (newborn infants in particular), ruby (all family, including children).

Protection During Childbirth and Pregnancy: ammonite, chrysocolla (especially for preventing miscarriage), geodes, hematite, lepidolite, malachite, picture jasper (during childbirth especially), rose quartz.

Protection for Homes and Other Buildings: halite, salt, riverstone, quartz, ruby.

Protection of Worldly Possessions: ruby, zircon (robbery).

PHYSICAL PROTECTION

Physical Protection: carnelian, agate, peridot, sard, smoky quartz, zircon.

Protection During Physical Travel: amethyst, aquamarine (travel upon water), chalcedony, garnet, herkimer diamond, jet, malachite (esp when flying), moonstone (travel at sea), mother of pearl (on water), pearl (on water) rainbow moonstone, tigers eye, petalite.

Protection from Disease/Illness: chalcopyrite, jade, cavansite, zircon.

Protection from Poison: diamond, serpentine (particularly snake venom).

Protection from Radiation: amber, rutilated quartz, star sapphire.

Protection from Injury: turquoise.

PSYCHIC PROTECTION

Psychic Protection: amethyst (from negative psychic energy of all kinds), black obsidian, DT crystals, elestial crystals (esp psychic attacks), fluorite, jade (especially vs psychic attack), lapis lazuli, Lemurian seed crystal, moqui marbles / moki balls (esp during shamanic work), nuumite, prehnite, pyrite, ruby, seraphinite (serafina, chlinochlore), sugilite, tiger iron / mugglestone (especialy during shamanic work).

Protection During Channeling: angelite, petalite.

Protection During Astral Travel: kyanite, red jasper.

Aura Protection (personal energy field): fire agate, labradorite, sunstone.

SPIRITUAL PROTECTION

Protection from the Undead: chalcedony, black sapphire, silver.

Protection from Possession: chrysoberyl.

Protection from Spirits: silkstone, silver.

OTHER TYPES OF PROTECTION

Emotional: celestite, kunzite, rose quartz, zircon.

While Working in Public: sphalerite.

Against Spells: cat's eye, fossil, hematite, iron, turitella agate, sunstone, tiger iron (returns spell to sender).

Protection for Sailors: aquamarine, moonstone (for sailors on the ocean).

From Political Unrest: blue chalcedony.

Envy: carnelian, topaz (greed).

Warrior Going into Battle: hematite.

Protection from Demons: peridot (olivine).

Protection from Danger (dangerous situations): red jasper, sunstone.

Burial: riverstone.

Snakebites and Venom: serpentine.