If you are feeling unmotivated, lack confidence or just a bit off, then your solar plexus chakra could be out of balance. In this article I will share with you some solar plexus chakra crystals that will help.
Find out what signs to look for when this chakra is blocked and also when it is open and balanced.
You will also learn how to cleanse and recharge the crystals and some other ways you can open this chakra.
What is the Solar Plexus Chakra
The solar plexus chakra is also known as the Manipura (city of jewels) or Navel Chakra.
According to yogic philosophy, it is the third chakra of the 7 seven energy centers in the body.
Each energy center has it’s own purpose and qualities These centers are vortexes of energy that are situated along the the spine. They send life force called prana around your body and beyond. When they are balanced they attract positive energy
As the name suggests, the solar plexus chakra is located at the solar plexus region. It is part of the lower three chakras. The other two are the root chakra and sacral chakra.
The Solar Plexus Chakra is responsible for….
Your Emotional body
The solar plexus chakra is responsible for your willpower, self-esteem and boundaries.
It helps you make good decisions and assert your power with confidence and wisdom. It is the chakra of action and growth and making your way in the world.
Your Physical Body
The Solar Plexus chakra influences your digestive system. It is also connected to the liver, gall bladder and pancreas.
The Fire Element
This chakra sends fire energy around your body which gives you warmth, light, and vitality. It also gives you stamina and inner strength.
When You Have an Open Balanced Solar Plexus Chakra
If you are action orientated and assert yourself in a confident and wise manner, you have a balanced solar plexus chakra.
You will also make wise decisions and have the inner strength to overcome physical and emotional challenges.
What Happens When You Have a Blocked Solar Plexus Chakra
When your solar plexus chakra is blocked, you might find your self-esteem and confidence waning, leading you to doubt yourself and struggle with setting boundaries and asserting your needs.
Physically, you might notice digestive issues, such as bloating and gas, as a sign of this imbalance.
This blockage can weaken your self-control and make decision-making challenging, leaving you feeling powerless.
Such feelings of powerlessness can spiral into depression and anger.
Since the solar plexus chakra is also known as the power chakra, its obstruction can drain your motivation, making it hard to set goals and mustering the energy and drive needed to achieve them.
15 Solar Plexus Chakra Crystals
Many of these solar plexus chakra healing crystals are yellow or have yellow in them, this is because the colour of this chakra is yellow.
I will show you later, how to use these crystals to get the most benefit from them.
For now lets look at the crystals and healing stones, and why they are great of the solar plexus chakra….
Citrine
This solar plexus chakra crystal is known as the “success stone,” Citrine brings joy, abundance, and personal power. This makes it ideal for enhancing the energy of the Solar Plexus Chakra.
Tiger’s Eye
This stone helps with courage, confidence, and protection and is one the most powerful healing crystals.
It can balance emotions and aid in decision-making, both which related to Solar Plexus Chakra.
Pyrite
Often referred to as “Fool’s Gold,” Pyrite is believed to attract wealth and abundance. It also strengthens the mind and willpower, resonating with the Solar Plexus’s energy of personal power. It will bring you solar plexus chakra bliss.
Yellow Jasper
This crystal offers protection and aid in clearing the mind. It is associated with promoting self-confidence and personal strength.
Amber
Although not a crystal in the traditional sense (it’s fossilized tree resin), Amber is believed to cleanse and heal the Solar Plexus Chakra.
With it’s organic bright energy, it brings a sense of warmth and well-being, enhancing confidence and personal power.
Sunstone
Known for its uplifting and joyful energy, Sunstone is believed to clear and energize the Solar Plexus Chakra and restore healthy energy flow. It’s associated with freedom, personal power, and mental clarity.
Malachite
This powerful crystal is known for its ability to bring about transformation and emotional balance, while clearing away negative energies.
It helps in clearing and activating all Chakras, but it’s especially beneficial for the Solar Plexus healing, as it aids in overcoming fear and taking action.
Yellow Calcite
Yellow Calcite boosts self-confidence and hope. It clears accumulated self-doubt, stimulates the Solar Plexus Chakra, which enhances personal power and your sense of self-worth.
Golden Yellow Labradorite
A less common variety of Labradorite, the golden yellow version specifically targets the Solar Plexus Chakra. It’s known for its ability to enhance willpower, confidence, and inner strength, as well as for promoting a sense of purpose.
Lemon Quartz
This crystal is thought to enhance focus, clarity of mind, and creativity. Lemon Quartz is also associated with positive energy and optimism, making it a great choice for stimulating the Solar Plexus Chakra.
It’ also helps you make decisions and overcome doubts.
Golden Beryl
Also known as Heliodor, this crystal radiates warmth and power. It boosts self-confidence, strength of will, and the ability to manifest your desires.
Golden Beryl is particularly effective in energizing the Solar Plexus Chakra, which gives you optimism and a drive for action.
Rutilated Quartz
This crystal contains needle-like inclusions of Rutile within it, which enhance the quartz’s properties.
Rutilated Quartz amplifies energy and intention, making it a powerful stone for manifestation. It also stimulates the Solar Plexus Chakra, encouraging personal power, independence, and self-reliance.
Peridot
This vibrant, green gemstone is associated with lightness and beauty. Peridot will cleanse and activate the Solar Plexus Chakra, releasing negative patterns and energies.
It will help you understand your destiny and spiritual purpose.
Topaz
This solar plexus stone, specifically, golden or yellow Topaz, is great for this chakra. It attracts prosperity, self-realization, and builds confidence.
Topaz will help manifest your intentions and desires, this aligns with the Solar Plexus Chakra’s relationship to personal power and motivation.
Aventurine (Yellow)
While Aventurine is commonly found in green, the yellow variety specifically resonates with the Solar Plexus Chakra.
It brings balance, encourages personal growth, and improves self-confidence. Yellow Aventurine helps in understanding and resolving past emotional issues.
How to use the Solar Plexus Chakra Crystals
There are several ways you can use crystals to open and balance you solar plexus chakra. Go with your intuition and also have confidence to use them in your own way.
Here are ways you can use solar plexus chakra crystals….
1. Wear the crystals as jewelry. This way you can feel the power and energy wherever you go. These are beautiful crystals, so will also enhance your look when you wear them.
2. Use them during meditation. You can place them around you, or hold them in your hands. I like to hold one in my hand and place it on my chakra area. Light some candles to add to the atmosphere.
3. You can use them with affirmations. Hold the crystals are you say positive affirmations around the qualities you wish to improve.
4. Make a crystal elixir. Make sure the crystals are water safe, and place in water overnight to let their energy infuse into it. Then you can drink it or use it in a ritual.
5. Have the crystals with you when you do your yoga practice. Poses like warrior pose, bow and cobra pose are powerful for the solar plexus chakra, have the crystals around you or hold them you do these poses.
6. Hold the crystals when you do breathing exercises like bellows breath, which is known to balance and open this chakra.
Cleanse The Solar Plexus Chakra Crystals Regularly
As crystals absorb negative energy, make sure you cleanse them regularly to make sure they are emitting pure energy and healing power.
You can do this by placing them in the moonlight or sunlight. You can also use the smoke of herbs to cleanse and recharge them.
When you place them in the moonlight, leave them overnight. With the sunlight you can leave them for 4-5 hours or more.
Make sure you wash and wipe the crystals first, ideally in a natural water source.
Selenite is a crystal that will cleanse and recharge other crystals. Just leave your crystals near or touching selenite for a few hours or overnight and it will be ready.
Other Methods to Open and Balance Your Solar Plexus Chakra
You can use these methods together with crystals to boost their power…
Essential oils. Oils that will help you feel comfortable in your skin, enabling you to be confident without coming across as arrogant, include rosemary, vetiver, spearmint, and petitgrain.
You should use these oils during meditation, yoga practice, and when you are doing your breathing exercises.
Breathing exercises. Use bellows breath for this chakra
Yoga poses that will help with the solar plexus chakra are warrior pose, and cobra pose. You can also do the sun salutation sequence.
Visualization. Get into a calm state and visualize a yellow light around your navel chakra. Imagine it gently expanding. You can also say the mantra “Ram.”
Eat a healthy wholefood diet. Especially include food that is yellow, which is the colour of this chakra.
Conclusion
The solar plexus chakra is responsible for your will power and how you act and make your way in the world. It also ensures you have a strong digestive system. It is the third chakra in the chakra system.
When it is out of balance you will lack confidence and find it hard to take action and overcome obstacles.
If you feel like this, try the above solar plexus chakra crystals to balance, open and clear the solar plexus chakra blockages.
Use these solar plexus chakra stones during mediation, wear them as jewelry or use them during breathing practice. You can also use them with essential oils and when you do yoga.
These crystals can be used individually or in combination to support and balance the Solar Plexus Chakra.
Integrating them into your daily life—whether through meditation, wearing them as jewelry, or placing them in your living space—can help enhance the qualities associated with this chakra.
Remember, the intention behind the use of crystals plays a significant role in their effectiveness, so focus on your desired outcomes while working with them.
Emma Theron
Emma is a freelance writer. After university she started writing about skincare and that lead her to crystals and their therapeutic benefits. Emma loves hiking as it gets her in touch with her connection to nature and its feminine energy.
