Amethyst is one of the most famous crystals and is used in jewellery and found in homes where the occupants may not even be aware of its properties, but benefit from them anyway. It is the most spiritual of crystals and has strong connections to the crown chakra and the properties of the colour violet.

It has strong calming qualities, able to reduce stress, induce sleep, relieve emotional issues and is one the most useful crystals to help alleviate tension headaches. It used to be used by the Romans to prevent hangovers!

Its connection to the crown chakra makes it an ideal crystal to help connect to our inner physic abilities, and is often used by mediums to aid their psychic energies. It is therefore one of the most effective stones to use for meditation, because its calming attributes relax the mind so that it can release its attachment to the daily concerns of life and slip into a more expansive reality.

Amethyst is traditionally assigned to Pisces as its birth stone.

Sugalite (also known as luvulite and royal lazel) is an opaque purple-to-magenta stone, and relates to the discovery and release of the beliefs which inhibit spontaneous mental and physical health. In connection to our crown chakra and relating to the properties of the colour violet, it helps us to discover what beliefs are limiting our emotional growth and contributing to the limitations in our life. It therefore can be quite a revelatory crystal, especially when used in meditation.

Other violet crystals include fluorite, kunzite