Smokey Quartz
Description: Smokey Quartz is a form of Quartz occurring in masses, crystals, etc. The color range includes light smokey gray to dark smokey grey, black, and medium-to-dark brown.
Location: Smokey Quartz can be found in the United States, Brazil, and Scotland.
Astrological Sign: Capricorn and Sagittarius, also all signs of the zodiac
Spiritual Uses: Like other brownish colored stones, Smokey Quartz is closely in tune with the anchoring energy of the earth. It has an ability to neutralize negative influences and is a passive means to change, useful when caution is necessary or gradual change is called for. The stone can penetrate and transform negative emotions and negative energy patterns, tending to penetrate and dissolve energy fields that have been generated from negative thought forms, anger, and resentment. It can be used to refine the vibratory energies when one is in the state of meditation, allowing for both the clarity of thought and the elimination of too much willfulness. Smokey Quartz can be used to initiate a powerful force field that will absorb many forms of negativity, both from within oneself and from outer sources. The stone has an energy that is prolonged, yet intense and gentle, in its action. On higher levels, such as in meditation, simply holding the stone will serve you well. It is an excellent grounding stone, enhancing attentiveness to the moment and producing the grounding aspects necessary during the meditative state in order to stimulate higher awareness. Smokey Quartz also has protective qualities, and provides for an encompassing barrier of energy around the user. It also provides for balancing of the yin-yang energy and can be used to facilitate the alignment of the meridians of the physical body with the meridians of the ethereal body. It can help one with mind balance, energy balance, and balancing and attuning the energies required for spiritual development. If one is worried and desires to set aside the thinking mind and to clear the mental channels, Smokey Quartz can facilitate. It can be used to relieve barriers that may exist between the beta and alpha state of the mind.
Physical Uses: Smokey Quartz is often used for ailments of the lower torso. The reproductive organs, muscle tissue, heart, and nervous system all profit from Smokey Quartz’s presence. Concern for the environment and understanding of nature are heightened by Smokey Quartz. The energy of this mineral is especially applicable to the areas of the solar plexus and the chakras located at the hands and the feet. It has been used to bring creativity to business and to encourage astute-ness in purchasing. It is a “stone of cooperation,” stimulating the unification of energies directed toward the same goal. It works to diffuse communication deficiencies and to dissolve mental and emotional blockages that limit perception and learning. Smokey Quartz has the ability to facilitate the regulation of liquids within the body, due to the presence of sodium in clear quartz, which produces the Smokey Quartz. It can produce a state of equilibrium within the body with respect to mineral supplementation. It can be used also to dissipate congestion from the physical organs and glands located in the solar plexus area, and to relieve disorders of the hands and feet.
History: Smokey Quartz has been used in tribal ceremonies to enhance stability and to provide protection from any detrimental forces present in the ethereal realm.
Different Types: Smokey/Clear Quartz produces a melding of the properties of Smokey Quartz and Clear Quartz. It has also been used to assist one in matters of discrimination and in delineation of those actions required in one’s life to facilitate the furtherance of objectives in any situation. Ease of energy application is promoted by the Smokey Quartz acting to ground the energy of the Clear Quartz. The combination of Citrine/Smokey Quartz has been found in Brazil. The energies of these minerals are merged to produce a dynamic healing stone. The Citrine acts to cleanse the energies of the Smokey and Clear Quartz, and the Smokey Quartz provides grounding for all endeavors.