BEAT THE JANUARY BLUES
WITH THE HEALING POWER OF GEMSTONES!
So, we’ve made it into the New Year: a time of fresh starts, resolutions and planning for the year ahead! Although the New Year of course brings with it so many wonderful plans and adventures, January is also well known for its dreaded Blues. The cold weather, short days and less daylight can leave us feeling a bit sluggish, bringing with it low mood and a lack of motivation…
But it doesn’t have to be gloomy any longer! This January, we want to help lift all our wonderful collectors up by introducing you to our wonderful array of crystals that can help beat you those dreary days!
We simply adore our growing family of healing gems here at Sparkle Towers: as well as bringing so much joy into our lives and colour into our homes, every single crystal has its own unique set of qualities and benefits that are wonderful for positive change. So, this month, Team Alyssa have come together to pick out our very favourite gemstones for boosting the mood, lifting the spirits and welcoming happiness into your life!
Whether you prefer to wear or carry your crystals or love a piece or two (or ten!) for a display shelf or windowsill, we’ve got just the thing for you! Read on to discover your new favourite gems…
Enhance your life with healing crystals!
1. Carnelian
Known around the world as a crystal of motivation and courage, Carnelian is a simply perfect choice for popping on with your very favourite outfit or keeping in your pocket whenever you need that extra bit of ‘oomph’ to go for your goals or get through your day!
Whether you’re just about to begin a new project, at the very last hurdle of a current one or even have something coming up that you’re not looking forward to very much or feel anxious about, Carnelian will always be there by your side to enhance your confidence and give your self-worth a lovely little boost…you’ve got this!
Our favourite way to wear Carnelian is set into a gorgeous sterling silver necklace or on a stretchy bracelet, both love, easy choices for daily wear! However, if you have an important event or project coming up, a piece of Carnelian popped in your pocket or bag each day is SO effective and even gives you something to hold in the palm of your hand for grounding if needed.
Used for thousands of years as a means of protection, Carnelian was even used in Ancient Egypt as a revered burial amulet for sending people off into the afterlife and keeping them safe along the way! If it’s good enough for the royalty of Egypt, we think it’s safe to say it’s good enough for us, too!
Carnelian is especially effective for those of us in the creative industries as it gets all those lovely creative juices flowing, and improves strength and resilience both mentally and physically. If you’re looking for a gem to help you have a strong start to 2023 right out of the gates, Carnelian has your back!
2. Moonstone
We can’t forget the glorious Moonstone!
A wonderful crystal for any time you find yourself dealing with change: whether it’s moving house, changing jobs, even jumping into something new and unknown, Moonstone is perfect for calming the mind, balancing the emotions and even acting as a powerful source of protection against danger and negativity.
Did you know? Many centuries ago, the family and loved one’s of Sailors used to give treasured pieces of Moonstone to them to take away on their travels in the hope that it would help them find luck and success out at sea and ensure they made it home safe!
Moonstone is an incredible tool to have by your side as you enter a New Year, helping tremendously with sticking to any New Year’s resolutions you may have set for yourself. Whether or not you believe it, many people throughout history swore by Moonstone for predicting the future and bringing good fortune…while we can’t promise you your new addition will predict YOUR future or win you the lottery, we can’t deny that this little stone truly is powerful!
Will Moonstone be your 2023 protector?
3. Rose Quartz
One of the most popular gemstones of all time, and for good reason! A truly wonderful mood-booster and enhancer of all thing love and relationships, Rose Quartz has been used for centuries to help welcome happiness, joy and strong relationships into the life of the wearer, as well as being the stone of self-love and accepting new changes that may come into your life.
Rose Quartz is a wonderfully popular stone for new and expecting mothers because of its powerful ability to bring peace and harmony into the home, as well as promoting that all-important bonding between parents and baby in those early days!
Of course, it doesn’t hurt that this rosy stone is naturally stunning and looks wonderful worn in jewellery or on display in a keepsake dish, especially a lighter stone. Our incredible, natural Selenite Trinket Dishes are just perfect, although we may be a teeeeny bit biased!
4. Citrine
Likened to a refreshing glass of lemonade on a Summer’s day (and also lovingly known as Lemon Quartz!), you couldn’t find a better stone than Citrine for helping to boost that mood, lift your spirits and supercharge your energy levels heading into the New Year!
We call this one the ‘Vitamin C of gemstones’ because of it’s simply incredible energy-boosting properties and ability to boost confidence and self-belief tremendously!
Historically, Citrine has appeared many a time in Celtic history as it was believed to protect them against the plague, evil and even… bad skin, of all things! It was even used by Scottish men as birthstones in swords and daggers for protection.
For all things abundance and embracing the changes this New Year will bring, Citrine may just be the gem you’ve been seeking!
One last thing before we all run off into the New Year...
Before you go, we wanted to let you in on one of our very favourite ways to get a head start on the New Year (aside from growing that gem collection!)…welcome to the wonderful world of Mantras!
But, what in the world is a mantra, we hear you ask?!
A mantra is a word, sound or phrase which is repeated to aid in concentration and meditation or help a person reach their goals. Think of it as a positive saying that you can repeat as many times as you need each day to motivate you to reach for your goals, with the added benefit of bringing you extra focus and even calming the mind! It can be a simple, single word that holds a lot of meaning to you, or something a bit longer.
Without further ado, here our Team Alyssa’s favourite mantras to take through January and into the rest of the year!
Team Alyssa’s Mantras for the year ahead!
‘I Trust in New Beginnings’
What could be a better mantra to kick-start 2023?!
We completely understand that big life changes, fresh starts and new beginnings can be scary and even off-putting at times, but whether or not these changes end up being successful, there’s always something to learn from every single experience that only helps us grow.
Whether you would prefer to say your mantras when you wake up in the morning or before bed to nod off with only positive vibes in mind, ‘I Trust in New Beginnings’ will direct your positive energy to excitement and curiosity about the future rather than apprehension and uncertainty. We always try to focus on the day before us and put our trust in the belief that the day ahead will bring with it a new opportunity to learn and push ourselves!
As the saying goes, ‘Worrying makes you suffer twice’: try not to let your worry make you experience an event before it’s even happened!
‘I Am Always Moving Forward’
Whether you’re chasing New Year’s resolutions in 2023 or heading into the New Year without many set goals, it’s always important to bear in mind that you’re always growing and evolving as a person, and each and every experience helps make you a stronger and more resilient person.
We all have those days where we feel majorly unproductive or just out of sorts, and that’s simply a part of being human, but it’s SO important to remember that you’re making progress…yes, even on those days!
Start your day with the mantra ‘I Am Always Moving Forward’ to remind you of your inner strength, and that you can and will conquer anything you set your mind to.
‘I Will Practice Presence’
Presence is one of the keys to reducing stress and anxiety in all areas of your life, and something that is unfortunately overlooked by so many!
Repeating this mantra each morning is a wonderful way to start your day as it helps redirect your focus away from the worries and troubles of the future towards a healthier, more positive place, and you may even find yourself with more time to be productive and work on the tasks that have been causing stress and worry. We know what it’s like when it feels like time is just running away with you, and find that reminding ourselves to be present throughout the day helps us feel much more in control of it!
Although, of course, any mantra can be used repeatedly throughout the day (find what works best for you, because the morning isn’t for everyone!), ‘I Will Practice Presence’ is one we love to repeat at any time of the day as a healthy reminder to refocus on what’s in front of us and the beauty all around us!