Tourmaline Crystals and their Healing Properties

What is Tourmaline?

Tourmaline is a crystal silicate mineral.  Tourmaline is an 8th Anniversary gemstone.
 

Tourmaline Associations

Chakras - (dependent on colour - see Colour Healing with Tourmaline below)
Zodiac - Virgo, Libra
Numerical Vibration - Number 2
Typical colours - Most commonly black, but can range from brown, violet, green, pink, or in a dual-coloured pink and green (watermelon)
 

Healing with Tourmaline

♥ Flexibility ♥ Happiness ♥ Objectivity ♥ Compassion ♥ Serenity ♥ Balance ♥ Positive transformation ♥ Healing ♥ Strength ♥ Tolerance ♥ Understanding

Tourmaline aids in understanding oneself and others.  It promotes self-confidence and diminishes fear.  Tourmaline attracts inspiration, compassion, tolerance and prosperity.  It balances the right-left sides of the brain.  Helps treat paranoia, overcomes dyslexia and improves hand-eye coordination.  Tourmaline releases tension, making it helpful for spinal adjustments.  It balances male-female energy within the body.  Enhances energy and removes blockages.

Colour Healing with Tourmaline

In addition to the generic healing properties of Tourmaline, specific colours have additional attributes:
 

Black Tourmaline Healing Properties

Chakras - Base Chakra
Zodiac - Capricorn
Element - Earth
Numerical Vibration - Numbers 3 and 4

Black Tourmaline is also known as Schorl.  It can be used to block, repel, and protect against negativity.  It creates a protective energetic shield, helping to keep not only your personal energetic boundaries strong, but also physical spaces like your home or workspace.  It is excellent for deflecting radiation energy.  It enhances ones physical well being by providing an increase in physical vitality, emotional stability, and intellectual acuity.

Blue Tourmaline Healing Properties

Chakras - Throat Chakra
Zodiac - Libra, Taurus
Planet - Saturn
Element - Water
Numerical Vibration - Numbers 1 and 6

Blue Tourmaline is also known as Indicolite.
 

Brown Tourmaline Healing Properties

Zodiac - Aries
Numerical Vibration - Numbers 2 and 9

Brown Tourmaline is also known as Dravide, or Dravite.  It is used to clear and protect the aura. It clears and opens the earth chakra, (which is located approximately 12 to 18 inches below the soles of the feet - it is not within the actual physical body but is part of the etheric body), grounding you to the earth. It assists in healing dysfunctional family relationships, and helps the user feel comfortable in social groups. Can be used to to treat intestinal disorders and skin issues.
 

Green Tourmaline Healing Properties

Chakras - Heart Chakra
Zodiac - Capricorn
Planet - Mercury
Element - Earth
Numerical Vibration - Number 6

Green Tourmaline is also known as Verdelite.

Light Pink Tourmaline Healing Properties

Chakras - Heart Chakra
Birthstone - October
Zodiac - Libra
Numerical Vibration - Number 9

Light pink tourmaline is also known as Elbaite.  It acts to stimulate both the crown and heart chakras, forming a union of love and spirituality.  Light pink tourmaline facilitates the attainment of love and promotes joy and peace during periods of growth and change.  It assists in the attainment of peace and understanding, trust and awareness, and love.
 

Dark Pink Tourmaline Healing Properties

Chakras - Base Chakra, Heart Chakra
Zodiac - Sagittarius, Scorpio
Numerical Vibration - Numbers 1, 2, 4, and 5
Typical colours - Deep pink, red, red-violet

Dark pink tourmaline is also known as Rubellite.  It activates the qualities of the base chakra and provides physical energy and vitality to the physical body.  It stimulates the healing qualities of the heart and the associated attributes of loving consciousness.
 

Crystals Containing Tourmaline

Black Tourmaline is also found in Tourmaline Quartz.