Black tourmaline stands out as a crystal suited to a high-vibe way of living, thanks to properties that are said to support a sense of well-being.
Keeping our energy elevated is not always simple: our own subconscious can push fear or anger into the mind, and the people around us can bring negative vibes into our aura. Carrying this crystal with you — and keeping it in the spaces where you spend your time — is said to produce a shift in how you perceive things mentally.
Positive feelings matter for health, and they also feed productivity, relationships, and motivation. There is no price tag that captures the value of feeling positive, since it reshapes your experience wherever you happen to be in life. A great job will not be enjoyable if you feel negative. Think of black tourmaline as a power-washer for your energy, so you can have a positive impact on those around you and uncover inspiration, loving perspectives, and healing.
Working with black tourmaline (or any crystal) is not difficult — it ranks among the simplest practices you can adopt. Below are some enjoyable ways to bring it into your life; provided you cleanse the crystal when you sense it needs it, a modest initial purchase can yield a large energetic return over the years. This crystal is said to help with everything from keeping conversations positive to the trickier emotional terrain of grief and healing past traumas. It is among the crystals that healers reach for themselves. First, here is a look at how to use this gift of nature for healing.
How Black Tourmaline Works
If crystals are new to you, you may be asking how black tourmaline works.
Black tourmaline (also called schorl) is said to clear electromagnetic radiation that can come from electronics as well as cell and radio towers. It transforms negative energy into lighter vibrations, which makes it a useful purifier almost anywhere. As a powerful energy cleanser, it supports your energy and helps protect your aura from being infiltrated by negative thoughts. If you think negatively, it also helps keep that negative energy from building up and creating psychic pressure in your aura — pressure that can show up as physical symptoms such as tension and anxiety.
Black tourmaline has a frequency that acts as a buffer — picture the bumper of a car, but for your emotional well-being. Rather than sliding into really nasty emotional states when you are around people spewing toxic words and energy, you can more easily keep your mind in a positive state. In practical terms, it can let you live feeling light, carefree, and in touch with your spiritual truth. It is a beautiful crystal that can serve as an energetic anchor in your lifestyle.
Black tourmaline is also a crystal that supports your Root chakra. If focusing is hard or you struggle to feel safe, this crystal is said to help you feel secure and to slow down rapid thoughts. The Root chakra is linked to our ability to provide for ourselves and to feel that we belong in the world. If you want to follow through on your projects and build a life free of financial struggle, this crystal can help shift your thoughts to the right frequency to manifest those things. Black tourmaline is well known for its grounding properties.
Using Black Tourmaline for Healing
With this powerful crystal, you can protect yourself from paranoia and cleanse your energy field. To shield your aura from psychic vampires — people who drain you of positive, high-vibe energy — wear a black tourmaline pendant or bracelet. Black tourmaline rings and earrings are available as well. Negativity can come from many unseen places, and having a good amount of black tourmaline around you can help lift vibrations that may even originate from what is called group consciousness. If you feel bombarded by bad spirits, this can help shift your vibration so you do not attract them.
In a basic sense, if you feel you have bad luck or frequently find yourself around fighting, sickness, or people who are unkind, black tourmaline can help shift the reality you experience day to day. Because the law of attraction magnetizes similar vibrations to us, as black tourmaline helps lift your energy you will soon start attracting more positive experiences. It can help lift heavy emotional memories you may have been carrying unconsciously. You are likely to start feeling you can finally forgive an ex or a friend you had a falling out with. Perhaps you will begin accepting yourself more and even feel optimistic about the future, thanks to the shift in energy black tourmaline offers.
Meditate with black tourmaline and ask what negative energy it is time to let go of. Let the crystal's gentle energy help you find a heart-based approach to your day and gently heal your thoughts so you can be free of fear. Write down how you feel when you hold the stone to help bring the healing process forward in your mind. When the negativity lifts, you will likely find you want to use the crystal more. It may feel like a weight has been removed from your heart — you may find you sleep easier and open up to people without anxiety.
Where to Put Black Tourmaline
There is no need to explain to people why you have placed black tourmaline on your desk at work, since it is a beautiful crystal that could quite plausibly be there for aesthetics alone. Let it do its work on an energetic level and observe how things shift around you.
If you sense negative energy, add some black tourmaline to that space and it can help purify any residue from past tenants or events. We cannot blame our environment entirely for our feelings, though. Our own subconscious can generate a lot of our own negativity. While wearing a crown set with black tourmaline may not be practical, keeping it near you daily will help change your thought patterns over time. Here are some other ideas for where to place black tourmaline.
- Wear black tourmaline as jewelry or carry it in your pocket. This can help when you are out in public and is said to protect you from cell phone radiation.
- Put it in the corners of your rooms. That way, even when you are not in the room, it is being cleansed.
- Make a crystal grid on your altar.
- Place it anywhere there are negative people. This could be at home, at work, or even in your car.
- Place it next to electronics to cancel out the EMFs. Keep a piece near your TV, computer, cell phone charging spot, and wifi router to keep radiation low (especially useful during Mercury retrograde!).
Final Thoughts
If anxiety and stress feel like frequent visitors, black tourmaline can dislodge those feelings so you can feel free and excited about life. If you work or live around negative people, having these gifts from nature with you is essential for protecting your psychic energy. Because everything has an energetic vibration, we are very sensitive to the frequencies around us and to the wavelength of our own unconscious thoughts running in the background of the mind. Bringing in tools to raise your vibration will help you feel empowered and strong.
Pair your crystals with a healthy lifestyle and daily affirmations, and you will notice life starting to feel bright and expansive. As you raise your vibration, you will feel more creative, often overcome chronic pain, and even find yourself able to manifest what you truly desire. The law of attraction can be activated by introducing small habits and tools like black tourmaline that keep your vibration high throughout the day. As you relax and feel connected to energy, you can become more intuitive and begin to sense your own purpose with greater clarity.
