Sometimes it costs us connect with realityespecially if we are very fanciful people or who tend to be over the moon. Smoky quartz wants to help us ground ourselves in the present and to feel connected to the here and now. If you are a person with a lot of birds in your head or who has a hard time listening to your body’s signals, sign up for smoky quartz because it will be a great addition to your mineral collection.
Description of smoky quartz
He smoky quartz It is a variety of quartz with brown, gray and black tones. Personally, I think they are very beautiful pieces with great depth. Its beauty is enormous, since it seems to have a beautiful dark colored vapor inside, as if it were always absorbing all the negativity that surrounds it.
It is a very abundant type of gem on the planet and that is why it will not cost you anything find smoky quartz in specialty stores. Sometimes, it is exposed to high temperatures to accentuate its dark tones. However, it will be difficult for you to know if the pieces you have at your disposal have been treated with this type of procedure or not, so do not obsess over it when choosing your smoky quartz piece.
Like any piece of quartz, You can find it polished or unpolished. The properties of the gem are not altered, however, unpolished quartz is usually cheaper and its beauty is even more beautiful and natural. Let yourself be guided by your intuition when you go looking for your gembecause perhaps the result surprises you.
Therapeutic properties of smoky quartz
Let’s deduce together the therapeutic properties of smoky quartz. If we think of a transparent quartzwe know that its benefits are related to the connection with divinity and it is a mineral that is widely used in meditation to connect with the transcendental.
In this case, the same thing happens, that is, smoky quartz maintains the subtle benefits of clear quartz. However, its brown and dark colors inside warn us of its particularities and concretions. It is a mineral that is usually used for assimilate subtle experiences and for root in the physical body everything experienced during meditation. We could say that it has the same benefits as transparent quartz, but more rooted in the earth, it is not such a subtle energy.
It is related to the one or root chakra.. “Chakra” is a Sanskrit word that means “wheel.” We have seven wheels or chakras that are distributed throughout the body. Each of these chakras is related to a different color and specific energetic properties are attributed to it.
The root chakra is located at the base of the spine. It is the chakra related to survival. It manifests itself in the energy of money, home, work. Its color is traditionally red, but in the case of smoky quartz we relate it to its powerful connection with the earth and its roots. You will be able to face your fearsyou will accept the risks and flow with life.
On the other hand, it is related to detachment. It helps us free ourselves from everything we have on the earthly plane that is not helping us evolve spiritually. It will help you dissolve dense energies and promotes positive thinking and provides emotional calm.
How to enjoy the therapeutic properties of smoky quartz
Having a smoky quartz is an experience full of subtleties that will depend on your sensitivity and spiritual openness. It is used especially after a long meditation or when we need a extra help to integrate an experience that has been impressive to us. It doesn’t matter if the experience has been positive or negative, the body always takes a while to assimilate the experiences.
I propose you a connection exercise with smoky quartz for when it is necessary get rid of negativity and move your body after a long static meditation or spending many hours in the office.
- Put on some music with chanting of mantras. It has to be music that is neither too relaxed nor too active.
- Place the smoky quartz piece in the center and starts to follow the rhythm of the music. The idea is that you dance without shame.
- Use quartz to throw away all the negativity that you can carry with you and move around to place all the experiences you have had and make them easier for you to assimilate.
- You have to move intuitively.
- You can make the exercise last as long as you want.
Caring for smoky quartz
Smoky quartz is quite hard, therefore, It’s not particularly delicate. regarding their care. I recommend you pour it through water from time to time and dry it with a cloth, but it does not need any specific care.
If you wish, you can leave it outside on a full moon night so that it is charged with lunar energy, but this is only up to your liking. I do not recommend sunlight because it could heat the piece too much and create a mirror effect. It is better to avoid possible dangers.