Crystal Shapes – Understanding the Basics on Crystals and their Forms
Ever curious to know the meaning behind your crystal’s shape? There are so many shapes out there and each one holds a different energy. Find out the meaning behind each shape's energy and which ways to use them with our helpful list.
POINTS
Crystal points are one of the most common shapes used for their energetic purposes. Points act to direct and point energy. They are great tools to use for manifesting energy, as you can direct this energy in the path of your choosing.
Wearing this Shape
This crystal shape is a popular one to be worn. That’s because it directs the energy up and down your body when being worn as a necklace. A turquoise point is great for moving peaceful and wise energy throughout your aura
This Shape in the Home
Points aren’t too common in the home. The most common way you will see a point is through a wand. This tool is often used in ritual and magic work to direct and call in energy.
SPHERES
Also known as Crystal Balls, Spheres are crystals that are perfectly well, spherical. They radiate the energy smoothly and evenly in all directions. Spheres help to bring balance, peace, and relaxation into the environment. They can even slow down negative and harmful energies.
Wearing this Shape
While not a common shape to wear, spheres are great to evenly distribute energy around chakra points of your body. For example, sphere earrings are lovely to align the Third Eye and Crown Chakras.
This Shape in the Home
Spheres are beautiful crystals to have on display, radiating their energy evening in all directions. They also have been used for scrying, or crystal gazing. One looks deep into a crystal sphere, usually clear quartz or black obsidian, and sees shapes and images revealing the answers to their questions.
PYRAMIDS
Pyramids have a square base with four triangular sides. Combining these two shapes, pyramids can both direct and anchor energies. Their strong square base acts as a grounding force for your intention, while the pointed shape of the triangle sends this energy out into the universe.
Wearing this Shape
Pyramids are a practical shape for one to wear when they are calling in a specific intention or energy. This shape will help not only the energy remain in yourself, but spread this message out to the world. For example, if you are wanting to call forth more love, a rose quartz pyramid will anchor this love into your heart, while attracting love into your life.
This Shape in the Home
A pyramid is a great shape for altars and other intentional magic work in your home. Having a pyramid will call forth that energy into your space, while keeping it there.
RAW
Left in its natural state, raw crystals possess an intense power. Their energy is very based upon the natural form of the crystal. It can have points, directing the energies, or have more smooth features, radiating the energy in a softer way. It’s a great shape for those who appreciate the natural beauty of this earth.
Wearing this Shape
Wearing raw crystals is a beautiful way to connect to the natural energies of that stone. Raw angel aura quartz is gorgeous and also helps to amplify one’s energy and aura.
This Shape in the Home
Raw crystals add a bit of natural touch to the home and act to radiate pure power and energy. There are so many beautiful types of raw crystals, each with their own unique shape and energy.
CLUSTER
Clusters are groups of crystal points. This type of shape radiates energy in all directions, due to the crystals multiple points at various angles. Clusters, similar to points and towers, direct energy. With clusters however, this energy radiates in various directions.
Wearing this Shape
Clusters are typically larger crystal formations. Therefore, it is highly uncommon to wear one as jewellery.
This Shape in the Home
Clusters make for perfect energetic pieces of décor thanks to their size and unique formation of points. Since clusters amplify energy, have this crystal shape in an area you want to magnify energy, such as a living room or dining room. A citrine cluster is excellent for radiating joy and happiness, making it a great choice for both these areas.
GEODES
Geodes are formed due to volcanic activity. They resemble regular spherical rocks, with their hard exterior shell, but the inside is hollow, and their inner cavity is filled with minerals and crystals growing inward towards the center. They can almost appear as mini caves.
Geodes have feminine energy, resembling the womb. These crystal shapes are used for storing energy, keeping it contained within its cavity. They’re a perfect crystal shape to use if you want to keep the energy of a stone contained to a specific area.
Wearing this Shape
Geodes can be worn when you want to harness and hold onto the energy of that stone to a specific area of your body. Wearing a Celestite geode necklace for example will help to keep the energy of peace and tranquility contained to your Throat Chakra, allowing you to speak more with grace and calmness.
This Shape in the Home
Geodes can become quite massive, which is just one reason they make excellent décor pieces for the home. It also helps that they contain and store their energy, allowing you to create specific energetic hubs in your home. An amethyst geode for example is great for the bedroom, containing peaceful and calming energies for a good night’s rest.
GENERATOR
Generators are crystals that contain similar energy to points. They are tower shaped, with six equal sides and six equal faces that lead to a large point at the top. As the name suggests, these crystals are excellent for generating and magnifying energy.
Wearing this Shape
An uncommon shape to wear and often found in earrings or pendants, generators are great for magnifying your energy with the energy of that specific crystal. For example, a rose quartz pendant will help in generating more love.
This Shape in the Home
Since they are towers, generators are great for the home. Placed in certain rooms, they can cultivate a specific energy for that space.
TUMBLESTONES
Tumbled Stones are one of the most common crystal shapes out there. They are small, pebble sized pieces of crystal that have been polished to give it a glossy sheen. Tumbled stones radiate energy, but due to their size, this is not very strong. However, they’re perfect for beginners and can be easily transported in a pocket or bag.
Wearing this Shape
They are certain contraptions, often known as cages, for tumbled stones to be worn as a necklace. These are perfect for swapping out your stones, depending on the energy you are wishing to radiate that day.
This Shape in the Home
Due to their size, tumbled stones aren’t the best for the home, but they are still used. These stones are perfect for grid making, using many tumbled stones of different energies. For example, a grid using amethyst brings in peace to a space.
CUBES
Cubes are a solid and sturdy shape that is connected to the root chakra. It helps you connect to the physical world, and can ground your energies. It’s an excellent shape to meditate with, anchoring you to the earth.
Wearing this Shape
Cubes aren’t a popular shape to be worn. That being said, they make for an excellent jewellery piece to help ground your energy.
This Shape in the Home
Cubes are great for gridding in the home. Place a cube in all four corners of a room to help anchor the energies of that stone to the space.
DOUBLE TERMINATOR
This shape contained two points on either end. As such, it is a great shape for balancing energies. It provides a connecting bridge between different energies.
Wearing this Shape
Earrings, necklaces, and rings are popular jewellery pieces that use double terminated stones. These pieces will act to balance your energy. For example, a sodalite ring will provide balance to your thoughts and mind.
This Shape in the Home
Typically, this shape is used as a wand. A double terminated wand is very useful for both radiating and absorbing energies, both positive and negative.
PALM STONE
Similar to tumbled stones, palm stones radiate energy evenly. Larger than a tumbled stone though, they have a little more power behind them.
Wearing this Shape
Due to their size, palm stones generally are not worn as jewelry.
This Shape in the Home
Palm Stones make for great accessories to have on desks, in baskets, or other small locations in your space. A work surface is a great area for a palm stone, as it keeps the energy contained to this area.
Now that you know a little more about stone shapes, you can find which ones to use in your home and which to wear. Wherever you add crystals, they are a lovely way to enhance the energy in your life.
