How to Use Crystals to Find Love

To use crystals to find love, start with the stones traditionally tied to the heart and sacral chakras: rose quartz, green aventurine, rhodonite and rhodochrosite for the heart, and carnelian, orange calcite and amber for the sacral. This guide explains what each stone stands for and how people wear or meditate with them as a reminder of their intention.

Crystals and the Chakras

In chakra tradition, the chakras are energy centres that work together. Crystals are used in that tradition as a focus for meditation and intention, and some of them are linked with the chakras connected to love.

Balancing and Opening the Heart Chakra

The heart chakra is where love for yourself and others is said to flow from, along with joy, compassion and empathy. When we are working on healthy relationships or opening up to closeness, many people focus on the heart chakra in meditation.

Activating the Sacral Chakra

The sacral chakra is linked in chakra tradition with sensuality, creativity and how we express emotion. If you are hoping to find love, many people meditate on the heart and sacral chakras together, with stones that stand for those themes.

Crystals for the Heart Chakra

Rose Quartz

This wouldn't be a proper list of love crystals without rose quartz! This pink stone is deeply associated with the heart, with openness to receiving love and with compassion and love for ourselves. Rose quartz is particularly popular in heart shapes, since that shape symbolizes our literal and emotional hearts. See our rose quartz hearts.

Green Aventurine

Green aventurine is the stone of abundance and growth. Its green colour is often linked with prosperity and wealth, and in lore it stands for abundance of all kinds. It is also associated with seizing opportunities and moving on from old relationship drama, with a path laced with opportunity.

Rhodonite

Rhodonite is believed to be a heartwarming stone that reminds us to enjoy the simple things in life. Its contrasting pink and black hues reflect life's duality: love is beautiful but can also be painful. It is often related to the beauty of roses and the pricking of rose thorns in crystal lore. Rhodonite works with the heart chakra, and it stands for stability and self-compassion.

Rhodochrosite

Many people reach for rhodochrosite when they are feeling down on themselves or in a rut romantically. It is the love stone in crystal lore, often used as a symbol when rekindling an old flame or hoping to attract a new one. It is also linked with happy relationships, moving on from the past, and forming new, healthy habits.

Crystals for the Sacral Chakra

Carnelian

Carnelian is associated with passion, courage and confidence. Its vitality is said to motivate exploration and curiosity, in oneself and with a partner. Carnelian is also linked with women's empowerment and with being more assertive and confident. When we move forward into a new relationship, carnelian stands for leaving resentment from past relationships behind.

Orange Calcite

Orange calcite is the playful stone of the sacral chakra, associated with curiosity, enthusiasm and a fresh start after a slump or a period of disinterest.

Amber

Make the right decisions, even under pressure, with amber. Amber is hardened tree resin, so it's considered an organic gem. There can be a lot of back-and-forth when dating new people, and amber is linked in lore with following your gut instincts. If we're holding onto something from our past that's keeping us stagnant, amber stands for letting go.

Using Crystals to Find Love

Wearing crystal jewelry and bracelets is an easy way to always have your crystals by your side. Tradition says to wear crystals on your left side to draw their energy in, and on your right side to send your own energy out to others.

Crystals are also a popular focus for meditation. They can deepen the experience and remind us of our intention, and the slowed-down version of us that we become when we meditate may find it easier to connect with a crystal's symbolism.