Philip's Crystal Blog


Philip Permutt's musings on crystals, crystal healing, life, the universe and everything all contained in one simple blog. Although Philip writes extensively in his books on crystal healing, his Take a Break's Fate & Fortune Crystal Clinic with Philip Permutt monthly column and other magazine articles he still occasionally finds time to write things here!

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Crystals for pregnancy

For you during pregnancy unakite and moonstone can be beneficial. Moonstone can help to balance hormones and unakite emotions linked specifically with this big change. Chrysocolla is good for both you and the healthy development of your baby. You can carry all these with you 24/7. Rose quartz is nice to have around but try having a bath with rose quartz. Use rough rocks and add bubbles of your choice  If you find yourself unexpectedly drawn to a different crystal it may well be the baby calling out – yes I believe this can happen! So just add the crystal to the ones you are carrying whoever it is meant for, it can’t harm, only balance.
Opal, Moonstone and Pearl are all traditionally used to ease the birthing process. Malachite and covellite can help birth too, easing both physical and emotional pain. 
Peridot has been used to stimulate birth contractions. Lepidolite is an odd suggestion, but it can help you let go of things and has been applied to aid difficult births (you won’t need that one but you might like one around anyway – it does lots of other good stuff )
 
Generally if you can I’d have a quartz cluster, amethyst cluster and rose quartz rock in the room with you. Coral and jade are traditional 1st stones for a child.
 
I hope this helps, please ask if you need more information. 
 
Most of these crystals are on the website but the ones that aren’t I have at the unit and there’s often more choice too, such as stunning amethyst clusters and a massive stock of quartz clusters and rose quartz rock. You’re welcome to visit or order by phone 07808 730750.
 
Wishing you all happiness and joy
Love and crystal light
PhilipFor you during pregnancy unakite and moonstone can be beneficial. Moonstone can help to balance hormones and unakite emotions linked specifically with this big change. Chrysocolla is good for both you and the healthy development of your baby. You can carry all these with you 24/7. Rose quartz is nice to have around but try having a bath with rose quartz. Use rough rocks and add bubbles of your choice  If you find yourself unexpectedly drawn to a different crystal it may well be the baby calling out – yes I believe this can happen! So just add the crystal to the ones you are carrying whoever it is meant for, it can’t harm, only balance.
Opal, Moonstone and Pearl are all traditionally used to ease the birthing process. Malachite and covellite can help birth too, easing both physical and emotional pain. 
Peridot has been used to stimulate birth contractions. Lepidolite is an odd suggestion, but it can help you let go of things and has been applied to aid difficult births (you won’t need that one but you might like one around anyway – it does lots of other good stuff )
 
Generally if you can I’d have a quartz cluster, amethyst cluster and rose quartz rock in the room with you. Coral and jade are traditional 1st stones for a child.
 
I hope this helps, please ask if you need more information. 
 
Most of these crystals are on the website but the ones that aren’t I have at the unit and there’s often more choice too, such as stunning amethyst clusters and a massive stock of quartz clusters and rose quartz rock. You’re welcome to visit or order by phone 07808 730750.
 
Wishing you all happiness and joy
Love and crystal light
Philip
I'm often asked about crystals for pregnancy and have written about it befor both on this website and in my magazine column in Take a Break's Fate & Fortune. I was recently asked this agin, the full Q & A are posted in the Forum. But this Blog seems to reach many more people so here goes...
You will find that during pregnancy unakite and moonstone can be beneficial. Moonstone can help to balance hormones and unakite emotions linked specifically with this big change. Chrysocolla is good for both you and the healthy development of your baby. You can carry all these with you 24/7. Rose quartz is nice to have around but try having a bath with rose quartz. Use rough rocks and add bubbles of your choice :-) If you find yourself unexpectedly drawn to a different crystal it may well be the baby calling out – yes I believe this can happen! So just add the crystal to the ones you are carrying whoever it is meant for, it can’t harm, only balance.
Opal, Moonstone and Pearl are all traditionally used to ease the birthing process. Malachite and covellite can help the birth too, easing both physical and emotional pain. 
Peridot has been used to stimulate birth contractions. Lepidolite is an odd suggestion, but it can help you let go of things and has been applied to aid difficult births (you won’t need that one but you might like one around anyway – it does lots of other good stuff :-)
Generally if you can I’d have a quartz cluster, amethyst cluster and rose quartz rock in the room with you. Coral and jade are traditional 1st stones for a child.
I hope this helps anyone who is pregnant or thinking about it, please feel free to ask if you need more information. 
Most of these crystals are on the website but the ones that aren’t I have at the unit in St Albans and there’s often more choice too, such as stunning amethyst clusters and a massive stock of quartz clusters and rose quartz rock. You’re welcome to visit or order by phone 07808 730750.
Wishing you all happiness and joy
Love and crystal light
Philip
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Simplicity of crystals

I was reminded today of the simplicity of crystals. A lady came to the Unit in St Albans and as well as buying the crystals she had come for, and others discovered when she was here, I felt she needed something for the heart chakra to help heal loss. I suggested my favourite combination for this - eudialyte and morganite working as a pair and I just knew she'd love the morganite! Several things then happened... firstly she was drawn to unakite, the pink and green gem variety of epidote, then I gave her a box full of eudialyte to see which crystal she liked - she was hesitant. I looked for the morganite... She picked up one and then another eudialyte... I looked for the morganite... she felt edgy and put the eudialyt back in the box and picked up the unakite she'd found... I looked for the morganite. Now I know I'm slightly disorganised, but I usually know where every crystal is, I have 4 batches of morganite: the tumblestones on the website, small slivers of crystal, rough rock and large top quality crystals - and they ALL disappeared!!
Soon after she left, with unakite added to her collection and lacking any morganite, I received a telephone order and looking under 'M' for moldavite I found... yes you guessed it, the morganite tumblestones exactly where they normally live!!
Later in the afternoon the morganite crystal chips turned up too, and I'm sure I'll find the stunning large morganite crystals as soon as someone comes to the unit asking for one :-)
Back to simplicity of crystals... They just tell you exactly what's needed if you listen to them and will even force the issue one way or another if you don't take notice. Simply trust what you are drawn to, the crystals, photographs of them on the internet or in books or even just the name of a crystal. It really is that simple.

Properties of unakite
Unakite
Mixture of epidote, feldspar and quartz.
Common source – South Africa
Astrological associations; Scorpio
Chakra; heart
Healing qualities; emotions, connects base and heart chakras allowing you to “move forward from your heart”, yin/yang, grief - especially for the loss of an idea/dream/goal/concept whether or not associated with the loss of a loved one, heart, present moment, past experiences, past lives, blocks you put in your own way, cause of dis-ease, weight gain, fertility, pregnancy, foetus.
Link to unakite tumble polished stones
Link to Unakite crystal bowl

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