Crystals for Intuition, Luck, Longevity, Love, Confidence and More: A Complete Guide to Chinese Stone Medicine

Not every reason to work with stones is a problem to solve. People have always kept stones to sharpen their intuition, invite good fortune, stay well, open their hearts, succeed in their work and dream more clearly. Chinese medicine has a rich tradition for all of these, and it goes far beyond picking a pretty crystal.

This guide covers eleven of the most popular reasons people come to stones: intuition, good luck and prosperity, preventing illness, love, career and creativity, dreams and spiritual growth, confidence and personal power, focus and memory, new beginnings, safe travel, and family and children. For each, you'll find a wide range of stones, from everyday favorites like rose quartz and citrine to rarer treasures like morganite and Libyan desert glass, plus where to place them on your body or in your home and a simple practice. An A–Z stone reference near the end brings it all together.

The approach draws mainly on Jeffrey Yuen, an 88th-generation Daoist priest of the Jade Purity tradition and one of the most respected teachers of classical Chinese medicine in the West, along with the Wu-tradition stone teaching I trained in.

Stones are a support for intention and practice, not a guarantee of luck, love, money or health. Keep up your regular medical care, and use stones on the outside of the body only.

How Chinese Stone Medicine Works with Intention

The three methods. Yuen teaches three ways of working with stones:

Direct application: holding, wearing or placing a stone on an acupuncture point.
Internal elixirs: stones soaked in water and taken internally. This is advanced practitioner work and is not recommended at home.
Intentional work: statues, carved bottles, crystal balls, jewelry and stones placed in the home to focus an intention. Most of this post lives here.

For intentional work, Yuen prefers clear, transparent stones, so that the lesson becomes clear. He teaches holding the stone in both hands during meditation, where it presses into PC 8 in the center of each palm and awakens the spirit. Stones that throw rainbows of light work strongly on the shen, the spirit.

Three grades of stones. The classical Chinese materia medica sorts stones into three grades. Upper-grade stones, such as jade, quartz and turquoise, are preventive: they help you become more fully yourself and make the body feel lighter. Middle-grade stones restore after illness. Lower-grade stones, such as agates and jaspers, treat acute problems and help with change.

The nine palaces of the home. In Yuen's teaching, the home is a map of nine palaces based on the ancient magic square. Each direction governs an area of life, and placing the right stone there focuses your intention on it.

Direction	Palace	Yuen's stones
South	Prosperity	Rose quartz, amethyst
Southwest	Relationships	Amber, rose quartz
East	Health	Green quartz; a jade longevity statue
Southeast	Wealth	Citrine (statue, sphere or carved bottle)
Center	Home and self	Any stone, with intention
Northwest	Travel and adventure	White or clear stones
West	Children and creativity	A carved quartz Guanyin
Northeast	Wisdom	Dark quartz
North	Career	Smoky quartz

Yuen also links the nine palaces to the nine heartaches of life. Unrest in a palace, even when you seem to have everything, shows where your personal curriculum lies.

How to Find the Points at Home

Acupuncturists measure the body in cun: 1 cun is the width of your thumb at the knuckle. Points are usually in a slight dip or tender spot, so press gently and feel for it.

Point	Where it is	How to find it
Yintang	Forehead	Midway between the inner ends of the eyebrows.
GB 14 (Yangbai)	Forehead	1 cun above the middle of the eyebrow, in line with the pupil.
DU 20 (Baihui)	Crown of the head	On the midline at the top of the head, on a line drawn up from the tips of the ears.
BL 10 (Tianzhu, "Celestial Pillar")	Back of the neck	At the hairline, about a thumb-width and a half out from the midline, on the outer edge of the thick neck muscle.
CV 17 (Ren 17, Shanzhong)	Center of the breastbone	On the midline of the sternum, roughly level with the nipples.
CV 12 (Ren 12, Zhongwan)	Upper abdomen	On the midline, halfway between the navel and the bottom tip of the breastbone.
PC 8 (Laogong)	Center of the palm	Make a loose fist; it is where the tip of your middle finger lands.
KI 1 (Yongquan)	Sole of the foot	In the dip on the sole, about a third of the way from the base of the toes to the heel, when the toes are curled.
Ring finger	Triple Heater channel	The fourth finger, which Yuen links to the communication between the heart's fire and the kidneys' water.

Crystals for Intuition and Psychic Abilities

Most of us have had a moment of simply knowing: a feeling about a person, a decision or a phone call before it rang. Chinese medicine places that kind of perception in the shen, the spirit housed in the heart, and in the hun, the part of the soul that perceives past, present and future.

The Wu teaching I trained in makes a lovely distinction. There is seeing, the visual, third-eye kind of perception. And there is knowing, which arises from a still and quiet heart. Knowing, it teaches, is the highest form of clarity, and it moves you forward like an arrow.

Jasper on Yintang is Yuen's practice for clairvoyance. The weight of the stone settles into the brow, and he teaches that it brings dreams showing you how to meet life's challenges. Meditate with it for about 20 minutes, then sleep with it nearby.
Clear quartz or a quartz sphere, held in both hands, is Yuen's tool for meditation. Clear stones make the lesson clear, and stones that throw rainbows work on the spirit.
Libyan desert glass, a rare natural glass with the highest silica content of any, is called the ultimate "akashic record" stone in the Wu teaching, especially for those who already have a psychic gift.
Celestite, whose Chinese name includes tian, heaven, is used in the Wu tradition to open toward the upper worlds.
Labradorite keeps intuition honest. Yuen uses it to anchor an imagination that starts to run away with itself. He asks two questions of every vision: is it possible, and is it probable?

More stones for intuition

Herkimer diamond, a double-terminated quartz from upstate New York, is one Yuen spends real time on. Its rainbows stand for illumination and work strongly on the spirit, and its two points move energy in and out at once, so it harmonizes.
Aquamarine is the beryl of pure light and awakening in the Wu teaching, for a "pop" in consciousness.
Apophyllite brings more spiritual light than almost any stone in the Wu teaching; the clearer the piece, the more light.
Lapis lazuli is a deep-blue middle-grade stone. Yuen teaches that the rich, deep-colored middle-grade stones bring revelation at the mental and spiritual level.
Phenakite, a beryllium stone, is described in the Wu teaching as a quantum tunnel, opening an entrance to other worlds.
Lemurian quartz has ridges along its sides that the Wu teaching reads as soul records.
Amethyst is Yuen's most harmonizing quartz and a gentle place to start for anyone new to intuitive work.

Where to place them

Jasper on Yintang for 20 minutes before bed.
A clear quartz sphere held in both hands, pressing into PC 8, during meditation.
Celestite on CV 17 to open the heart's knowing.
Labradorite carried as a grounding companion.

A practice to train inner sight. The Wu teaching trains the third eye with visualization. Look closely at the natural cross in a piece of chiastolite, then close your eyes and hold that image in every detail, without gaps, for as long as you can. Build up to holding a simple shape, like a three-sided pyramid, for five minutes.

Intuition should feel calm and clear. If you're hearing voices, seeing things that frighten you or feel controlled by visions, please talk to a doctor. Those experiences deserve care, not more practice.

Crystals for Good Luck and Prosperity

In Chinese tradition, good fortune and wealth are tended like a garden, with attention, placement and intention. Yuen offers a refreshingly honest view: working with a wealth stone may bring you clarity about attracting money, or the clarity that you don't need as much as you thought. Both are a kind of prosperity.

Citrine is the classic wealth stone. Yuen points out that many Chinese restaurants keep a citrine sphere in a small fountain, so that water (which stands for money in feng shui) is always flowing over it.
Yellow calcite carved as gold nuggets is the traditional, affordable version of a wealth carving.
Rose quartz or amethyst is Yuen's choice for the prosperity palace in the south of the home.
Birthstones, in Yuen's teaching, help you fulfill the curriculum you were born with.
Zodiac carvings are a Chinese tradition: people wear stones carved as the zodiac animal that "overcomes" a difficult year's sign for protection that year.

More stones for luck and prosperity

Jade suits every palace in Yuen's teaching. If you can only buy one stone for your home, jade is the one.
Gold itself, in Chinese tradition, conducts light and spirit. Gold settings make a lucky stone's effect more lasting.
Watermelon tourmaline, naturally green and red, is an amulet stone in Yuen's teaching. Tourmaline's boron supports stamina and perseverance, which is where much good fortune actually comes from.
Tiger's eye is a traditional carving stone for Chinese good-fortune statues.
Peridot is Yuen's stone for detaching from a desire you can't attain, for the times when "more" has stopped making you happier.
Clear quartz, carved into a sphere, is the classic crystal ball for focusing any intention.

Where to place them

A citrine sphere, statue or carved bottle in the southeast corner of your home or office, the wealth palace. A small tabletop fountain beside it follows the restaurant tradition.
Rose quartz or amethyst in the south, the prosperity palace.
A citrine crystal ball held in both hands for a few minutes when you are making a financial decision.
Your birthstone worn every day.

Gold or silver? Yuen teaches that a gold setting tonifies and makes a stone's effect more lasting, while silver disperses. For a luck or wealth amulet you want to build, choose gold.

The snuff bottle tradition. Historically, wealth stones were carved into small bottles holding a fragrant powder such as sandalwood. Taking a moment to smell it was a way to open the senses and bring clarity to money worries. A citrine bottle with a little sandalwood oil makes a lovely modern version.

Crystals for Preventing Illness: Immunity and Longevity

Yuen tells a story about early Chinese medicine: doctors were paid while their patients stayed well, not when they fell ill. Prevention was the whole point. The upper-grade stones of the classical materia medica belong to that preventive tradition. They are the "sage" stones, comfortable being exactly what they are, and they are said to make the body feel lighter.

Jade is the ultimate stone. Yuen teaches that just as all metals "want" to become gold, all stones want to become jade. Each color carries a virtue: green for benevolence, purple for love, yellow for loyalty, white for knowledge and dark (ink) jade for faith.
Quartz, turquoise and most calcium carbonates are also upper-grade stones.
Stalactite, the formation that hangs from a cave ceiling, is an upper-grade longevity stone in Yuen's teaching. (Stalagmite, rising from the floor, is lower grade.)
Lithium stones such as lepidolite were listed as longevity stones in the oldest Chinese materia medica. Yuen explains why: the sign of longevity is a tempered, steady emotional life, neither over- nor under-reacting.
Smithsonite, a zinc carbonate, is Yuen's stone for immunity.

More stones for health and longevity

Beryls (aquamarine, emerald, morganite, heliodor) contain beryllium, which the Wu teaching links to the jing, our deepest essence. Jing expresses itself in the teeth, bones, marrow, hormones and brain, the parts of us we most want to keep healthy.
Onyx (true onyx is black jasper) is Yuen's stone for the bones, from teething in children to bone loss in later life.
Hematite builds the blood, grounds you, and recharges every other stone.
Carnelian is one Yuen links to building the blood.
Tiger's eye and rose quartz are also traditional materials for Shou Lao longevity statues, when jade is out of reach.
Mica is an upper-grade stone in the classical materia medica, said to help peel away the layers we no longer need.
Bentonite and other clays are upper-grade too. A clay mask or poultice is an easy way to bring them into your self-care.

Where to place them

A Shou Lao (God of Longevity) statue carved from dark green "spinach" jade, placed in the east of the home, the health palace. Yuen describes this as the classic feng shui practice for health.
A jade bangle or pendant worn daily, choosing the color for the virtue you want to grow.
Smithsonite worn during cold and flu season.
Lepidolite carried during stressful seasons, as a reminder that steadiness itself is a form of longevity.

The real foundations. Stones support a healthy life; they don't replace it. Sleep, nourishing food, daily movement, time outdoors, close relationships, and regular checkups and screenings with your doctor remain the backbone of preventive care. Seasonal acupuncture tune-ups are a time-honored way to stay ahead of illness too.

Crystals for Love and Relationships

Yuen notes that joy is often mistaken for love. Happiness can lead to love, but love can also arise in hard seasons, and it asks for more than good feelings. In Chinese medicine, love belongs to the heart and its blood, which hold our experiences of being cared for.

Rhodonite is Yuen's primary love stone, specifically for feeling loved by others: a partner, friends, community. Its manganese nourishes the heart's blood, and it is known for healing old wounds from being hurt by others.
Rose quartz or strawberry quartz is the harmonizer for love.
Amber, along with rose quartz, is Yuen's stone for the relationship palace in the southwest of the home.
Opal is the mother-figure stone in Yuen's teaching: forgiving, embracing and helping you feel safe enough to bond.
Purple jade carries the fire virtue of unconditional love.
Ruby is the Wu teaching's stone for heartbreak, helping you move on with strength.

More stones for love

Morganite, the pink beryl, is described in the Wu teaching as the stone that mends heartbreaks we may have carried for ages, and that births a new chapter. Many couples now choose it for engagement rings instead of diamonds.
Watermelon tourmaline is the "heart tourmaline" in the Wu teaching, for opening the heart and healing wounds around love and self-love.
Rhodochrosite carries manganese, which Yuen links to oxytocin, the bonding hormone. It is his stone for bringing joy back when it has drained away.
Sunstone is called the stone of the grandfather who loves you no matter what in the Wu teaching: forgiveness, mercy and unconditional love.
Lepidolite helps you stand up proud again after a breakup, in the Wu teaching.
Larimar is Yuen's stone for the sadness that follows a breakup or divorce.
Bixbite, the rare red beryl, is the "heart beryl" in the Wu teaching, for reclaiming your own power in love. If you ever find a small piece, treasure it.

Where to place them

Rhodonite on CV 17, the center of the chest, for 20 minutes, with rose quartz held in the hand.
Amber and rose quartz in the southwest of the home, or of the bedroom.
Opal worn as a pendant when you are learning to trust again.

On the ring finger. Yuen explains that the ring finger lies on the Triple Heater channel, which keeps the heart's fire and the kidneys' water in constant communication. That's part of why a wedding ring there symbolizes a heart devoted to one person. He adds that a diamond, the most permanent and stabilizing of stones, makes that commitment feel lasting, so choose what you wear on that finger with care.

Crystals for Career, Success and Creativity

Success in Chinese medicine is less about striving and more about acting from clarity. The Wu teaching describes sunstone this way: its Chinese name combines action, trust and practice, meaning to know something in your heart and then act on it. That is a good definition of success.

Smoky quartz is Yuen's stone for the career palace in the north of the home.
Dark quartz belongs to the wisdom palace in the northeast, for study, exams and good judgment.
Sunstone is the Wu teaching's stone for confident action, for those who can't stop striving to earn their worth.
Tourmaline carries boron, which Yuen links to integrity, stamina and the willingness to take on difficult issues.
Rutilated quartz is his harmonizer for stamina and integrity.
Topaz is Yuen's choice when the people around you resist your change, because they would have to change too.
A carved quartz Guanyin or other clear quartz belongs to the children and creativity palace in the west, for creative projects as well as family.

More stones for career and creativity

Charoite restores honor in the Wu teaching: standing tall and feeling proud of your work again after a setback.
Dumortierite is the Wu teaching's stone for a role imposed on you from outside ("I always have to be the perfect employee") that blocks your real gifts.
Blue sapphire seals in a hard-won achievement in the Wu teaching. Its titanium stands for integrity and its iron for strength, so you are not swayed by the outside world.
Diamond and ruby, the hardest stones, are the Wu teaching's stones for unstoppable strength. Diamond is compressed carbon, a reminder that pressure can turn you into something unbreakable.
Herkimer diamond or other very clear quartz brings clarity to a creative vision.
Alexandrite, which truly changes color from green to red, is for reinventing yourself, in the Wu teaching.

Where to place them

Smoky quartz in the north of your home or on the north side of your desk.
Dark quartz in the northeast while studying.
Clear quartz in the west of your workspace for creative work.
Sunstone or tourmaline worn or carried on important days, like an interview, a launch or a hard conversation.
Topaz worn when you are stepping into a new role others aren't ready for.

A simple ritual: before a big decision, hold a clear quartz in both hands, breathe until your heart feels still, and ask what you already know. Then act on it.

Crystals for Dreams, Meditation and Spiritual Growth

Stones have been companions to prayer and meditation in nearly every tradition. Yuen notes that malas and worry beads work with any tradition's chanting or prayer, whether Christian, Daoist or Buddhist.

Jasper on Yintang brings meaningful dreams in Yuen's teaching: dreams that show you how to deal with what you're facing.
Agate on the chest or under the pillow is his gentlest stone for restful sleep.
Mica (and lepidolite, a lithium mica called "mother of clouds" in Chinese) is an upper-grade stone that helps peel away layers, one at a time.
Kyanite is one of the stones Yuen names for opening the whole central channel, the line the West calls the chakras.
Apophyllite enhances qigong. Yuen suggests standing on a small piece while you practice.
Topaz and opal enhance Reiki and other energy work, worn or held during a session.

More stones for dreams and spiritual growth

Larimar is called "a time jumper" in the Wu teaching, linked to dreams and to past lives.
Magnetite, the most magnetic stone on Earth, quiets the mind, anchors the spirit and helps sleep, in the Wu teaching.
Blue labradorite flashes with rainbow light, which the Wu teaching reads as a revelation of your true colors.
Herkimer diamond, full of light, is a meditation favorite.
Amethyst and the other purple stones, such as sugilite and charoite, align the heart and kidneys, the fire and water of spiritual practice.

Yuen's path of becoming jade. Yuen describes stones as living beings on a spiritual path, slowly evolving toward jade, the stone of completion. It's a beautiful map for our own growth:

Stage	Stone	What it teaches
1	Agate	Refinement: sorting what matters from what doesn't, choosing a direction
2	Jasper	Squeezing yourself into a truer shape; breaking up the dark night of the soul
3	Chalcedony	Translucence: light passing through, receiving spirit, seeing the world anew
4	Jade	Completion

Choose the stone that matches the stage you're in, and keep it close until you feel ready for the next.

Yuen's Three Treasures. This is a beautiful balancing practice built on heaven, earth and humanity. Lie on your back with your knees bent and place:

A grounding stone, such as smoky quartz or hematite, at DU 20, the crown, for heaven.
A thin agate slice under KI 1, the sole of the foot, for earth.
Any stone you love on CV 17, the center of the chest, for humanity.

Rest for 20 minutes and feel yourself held between sky and ground.

Where to place them

Jasper on Yintang before sleep, with a journal by the bed to record your dreams.
Agate under the pillow for restful sleep.
A clear quartz sphere held in both hands during meditation or prayer.
A mala of your chosen stone worn every day, as a reminder to return to your practice.

Crystals for Confidence, Courage and Personal Power

Confidence isn't loudness. In the Wu teaching, it's sovereignty: keeping your power inside yourself instead of handing it to other people's opinions. That teaching names two patterns to watch for: shrinking and pleasing so that others will like you, and blaming everyone else, which also leaves your power outside you. As long as our power is outside us, all we can do is stay stuck.

Iron meteorite is the Wu teaching's stone for drawing your power back to yourself, especially if you've slipped into blaming or feeling like a victim.
Garnet is full of iron, magnetic and red, pulling your power back to your own heart.
Magnetite, the most magnetic stone on Earth, draws power back in and brings things to completion.
Diamond is called the dark-night-of-the-soul stone in the Wu teaching: carbon pressed so hard it became the strongest thing on Earth. It reminds you that you were always strong.
Red ruby is the Wu teaching's more affordable alternative to diamond, for strength of heart.
Sunstone practices "yang faith": knowing something in your heart and then acting on it. The Wu teaching suggests keeping one as the stone that will never judge you, for anyone who has felt judged or not good enough.
Amazonite is the Wu teaching's stone for when there's fear underneath the criticism, "a scared little kid underneath."
Red tiger's eye or tiger iron is both magnetic and red, for courage.

Where to place them

Garnet or red tiger's eye on CV 17, the center of the chest, for 20 minutes before a hard conversation.
Sunstone held in both hands each morning while you name one thing you already know you need to do.
A beryl, such as aquamarine or morganite, on BL 10 at the back of the neck. The Wu teaching says every beryl acts like this "Celestial Pillar" point: they pick you back up when you've fallen and help you get back on the horse.
A small piece of iron meteorite carried in your pocket as a reminder that your power belongs to you.

Crystals for Focus, Memory and Study

Yuen teaches that in Chinese medicine, learning is a kind of digestion: we take in information, absorb what's useful and let go of the rest. When we can't "digest" something, we can't understand it. So a clear mind starts with a settled center.

Turquoise is Yuen's stone for learning and memory. He explains that its copper and phosphate help regulate glutamate, the brain's main learning chemical, and he recommends a turquoise bracelet for children who struggle with learning. Darker turquoise carries more iron, which he links to memory.
Hematite is iron, and Yuen teaches that iron is memory. He notes that even taste depends on memory: you recognize every flavor because you've stored it before.
Peridot or magnesite on the upper abdomen settles the thinking mind first, the opening step of Yuen's approach to any mental work.
Apophyllite clears the "phlegm misting the mind," the foggy feeling of being unable to think straight.
Azurite with malachite, held over the head, is Yuen's stone for the tension headache that comes from decision fatigue.
Dark quartz belongs to the wisdom palace in the northeast of the home.
Rutilated quartz is Yuen's harmonizer for stamina, for the long haul of exams or a big project.

Where to place them

Peridot on CV 12 for ten minutes before you study.
Apophyllite on GB 14, above the middle of the eyebrow, when your head feels foggy.
Turquoise worn as a bracelet while studying or working, for adults and children alike.
Dark quartz on the northeast corner of your desk.
Azurite-malachite held lightly at the temples after a long day of decisions.

Crystals for New Beginnings and Life Transitions

Life moves in phases: a new job, a move, marriage, a baby, an empty nest, menopause, retirement. Each one comes with expectations, some from the world and some we place on ourselves. The Wu teaching sees these transitions as invitations to claim more of who we are.

Moonstone is named for the moon, which is always moving through phases. The Wu teaching uses it for the phases of a woman's life and the expectations attached to each, from turning 30 to menopause, and for adjusting to big changes in the outside world, like a new economy or a new way of working.
Morganite births a new beginning in the Wu teaching, for when you're in a rut and need to start a fresh chapter.
Rhodochrosite is the Wu teaching's stone for coming to terms with how we've changed, including aging and empty-nest seasons, and rewriting our story with possibility.
Alexandrite shifts from green to red depending on the light. It is the stone for when you want to change who you are.
Opal, amber and obsidian have no crystal structure; they are "still flowing inside." The Wu teaching uses these amorphous stones to help us adapt around what can't be changed.
Moldavite and other meteorites look toward the future in the Wu teaching. Hold one to picture the person you want to be in five years.
Topaz is Yuen's stone for when the people around you resist your change.

Where to place them

Moonstone on CV 17 at each new moon, setting one intention for the cycle ahead.
Morganite worn as a pendant through the first months of a new chapter.
Rhodochrosite held during a milestone birthday, a retirement or the day the last child leaves home.
A moldavite or meteorite kept on your desk as a reminder of where you're headed.

Crystals for Safe Travel and Adventure

Travel stretches us: new places, broken routines, long flights and the worry that can come with them. In Yuen's nine palaces, the northwest of the home governs travel and adventure, and its stones are white and clear.

Magnesite is Yuen's stone for sudden stress from outside, and his own example is the traveler worried about a plane crash, where imagination has created the fear.
Serpentine re-establishes rhythm in Yuen's teaching. He uses it for jet lag and for the internal pressure we put on ourselves.
Turquoise has been carried as a protective amulet by travelers and Native American traditions alike. Yuen teaches that it holds your energy in place.
Moonstone helps you re-relate to a new outside world, useful when you've landed somewhere unfamiliar.
Clear quartz or white stones belong to the travel palace in the northwest of your home.
Agate, Yuen's stone of grace, helps you surrender to what you can't control, such as delays, missed connections and changed plans.

Where to place them

A small travel pouch with turquoise, magnesite and serpentine, kept in your carry-on.
Magnesite held in the hand during takeoff, with slow breaths into the belly.
Serpentine placed on the tops of the shoulders after a long flight, to help the body find its new rhythm.
Clear quartz in the northwest of your home before a big trip, as a way of setting your intention for a safe journey and a happy return.

Crystals for Family Harmony and Children

In Yuen's nine palaces, the west of the home belongs to children and creativity, and the center to home and self. A calm home starts with a parent who feels at home in herself.

A carved quartz Guanyin, the goddess of mercy holding a child, is the traditional stone for the children's palace, for couples hoping to conceive and for families going through a hard time with their children. (Our fertility post goes deeper into stones for conception.)
Hematite is "the grandmother of grandmothers" in the Wu teaching: heavy, grounding and steady, filling the space left when a bond with a mother was broken.
Opal is Yuen's mother-figure stone, for bonding, forgiveness and feeling safe.
Pearl is the Wu teaching's stone for children frightened at night and for frantic, unsettled states.
Agate under the pillow is Yuen's remedy for children who sleep with their eyes slightly open, a classic sign of a restless spirit.
Flint under a child's pillow is the old Chinese custom Yuen describes for nightmares.
Turquoise is Yuen's stone for children who struggle with learning, worn as a bracelet.
Amber and rose quartz belong to the relationship palace in the southwest, for harmony between partners.

Where to place them

A quartz Guanyin or clear quartz in the west of your home.
A bowl of hematite at the center of the home, the palace of home and self.
Agate or flint tucked inside a child's pillowcase, never loose in the bed.
Opal worn by a parent during a season of rebuilding closeness with a child.

For children, always choose stones too large to swallow, keep beaded jewelry away from babies and toddlers, and supervise young children with any stone.

A Simple Daily Intention Practice

This five-minute practice works for any of the intentions above.

Choose your stone from the table below. A clear or transparent stone is ideal for intention work.
Sit comfortably and hold the stone in both hands, letting it press gently into the center of each palm (PC 8).
Breathe slowly until your heart feels still.
Name your intention in one simple sentence, as if it's already true.
Place the stone in its palace in your home, or wear it for the day.

Intention	Stone	Where it lives
Intuition	Jasper or clear quartz	Yintang, or held in meditation
Good luck and prosperity	Citrine	Southeast of the home
Health and longevity	Jade	East of the home, or worn
Love	Rhodonite and rose quartz	Chest (CV 17); southwest of the home
Career and success	Smoky quartz or sunstone	North of the home, or worn
Dreams and spiritual growth	Jasper or agate	Yintang or under the pillow
Confidence	Garnet or sunstone	Chest (CV 17), or held
Focus and memory	Turquoise or hematite	Worn; northeast of the desk
New beginnings	Moonstone or morganite	Chest (CV 17), or worn
Safe travel	Turquoise and magnesite	Travel pouch; northwest of the home
Family harmony	Quartz Guanyin or hematite	West or center of the home

Yuen recommends keeping your personal stones in a small pouch, because stones take on the energy of whoever handles them.

A–Z Stone Reference

Every stone in this guide, at a glance.

Stone	Known for	Try it
Agate	Grace, restful sleep, refinement	Under the pillow; on CV 17
Alexandrite	Reinventing yourself	Worn during a big change
Amazonite	Fear beneath criticism	Carried or worn
Amber	Relationships; adapting to change	Southwest of the home
Amethyst	The strongest harmonizer; meditation	Held in both hands
Apophyllite	Spiritual light; clearing brain fog	On GB 14; stand on it for qigong
Aquamarine	Awakening; picking you back up	On BL 10
Azurite-malachite	Decision-fatigue headaches	Held at the temples
Bixbite (red beryl)	Your own power in love	Worn, if you can find it
Blue labradorite	Revealing your true colors	Held in meditation
Blue sapphire	Sealing in an achievement	Worn
Carnelian	Building the blood	Worn against the skin
Celestite	Opening to the upper worlds	On CV 17
Chalcedony	Translucence, receiving spirit	Worn
Charoite	Restoring honor	Worn
Chiastolite	Inner sight; compassion	Visualization practice
Citrine	Wealth and abundance	Southeast of the home
Clays (bentonite)	Upper-grade cleansing	Mask or poultice
Clear quartz	Clarity; focusing any intention	Crystal ball; any palace
Dark quartz	Wisdom and study	Northeast of the home
Diamond	Strength through pressure	Worn
Dumortierite	Roles imposed by others	Worn
Flint	Protection from nightmares	Under the pillow
Garnet	Power back to the heart	On CV 17
Gold	Lasting effect; conducts spirit	As a setting
Hematite	Grounding, memory, recharging stones	Center of the home; held
Herkimer diamond	Illumination; harmonizing	Held in meditation
Iron meteorite	Reclaiming your power	Carried
Jade	Completion, longevity, virtue	Worn; east of the home
Jasper	Clairvoyance and meaningful dreams	On Yintang
Kyanite	Opening the central channel	Held in meditation
Labradorite	Grounding the imagination	Carried
Lapis lazuli	Revelation	Held in meditation
Larimar	Dreams; sadness after a breakup	Worn
Lemurian quartz	Soul records	Held in meditation
Lepidolite	Steadiness and longevity; lightness	Carried
Libyan desert glass	Insight for natural seers	Held during reflection
Magnesite	Sudden stress, fear of flying	Held; on CV 12
Magnetite	Quieting the mind; drawing power in	Nightstand
Mica	Peeling away old layers	Held in meditation
Moldavite	The future you are choosing	Worn
Moonstone	Life's phases; new beginnings	On CV 17 at the new moon
Morganite	Mending heartbreak; new chapters	Worn
Onyx	Bones	Worn
Opal	Bonding; mother-figure	Pendant; beside the navel
Pearl	Calming frightened children	Worn, supervised
Peridot	Settling the mind; letting go of wanting	On CV 12
Phenakite	Opening to other worlds	Held in meditation
Rhodochrosite	Joy; accepting how we've changed	Held; on CV 17
Rhodonite	Feeling loved by others	On CV 17
Rose quartz	Love; prosperity palace	Southwest or south of the home
Ruby	Strength of heart	Worn
Rutilated quartz	Stamina and integrity	Held while working
Serpentine	Rhythm; jet lag	On the shoulders
Smithsonite	Immunity	Worn
Smoky quartz	Career	North of the home
Stalactite	Longevity	Kept in the home
Sunstone	Confident action; never judging you	Held each morning
Tiger's eye	Courage; good-fortune carvings	Worn; as a statue
Topaz	When others resist your change	Worn
Tourmaline	Integrity and stamina	Worn
Turquoise	Protection; learning and memory	Bracelet; by the front door
Watermelon tourmaline	The heart; amulet stone	Worn

Safety and Caring for Your Stones

Outside the body only. Don't make or drink crystal elixirs at home. Yuen reserves internal use for trained practitioners, and some stones, such as cinnabar and other alchemical minerals, are genuinely toxic. Keep small stones away from young children and pets.

Stones support, they don't guarantee. No stone can promise money, a relationship or perfect health. Be wary of anyone selling "guaranteed" luck or love spells, or charging large sums to remove bad luck.

Keep your medical care. Stones for longevity and immunity are a complement to sleep, food, movement and regular checkups, never a substitute.

Cleansing and recharging. Yuen teaches that cleansing is described in the classical texts, and that different stones need different care:

Stone type	How to recharge
Any stone	Rest on a bed or ring of hematite
A tired or weak stone	Rest on a quartz cluster to restore it
Calcite and other sedimentary stones	Sunlight
Opal, moonstone and pearl (stones that hold water)	Moonlight only; never sun, never salt
Black tourmaline and stones that absorb negativity	A bowl of dry sea salt (never salt water)

Yuen also notes that burying stones in the earth does not recharge them. A pebble beside a struggling houseplant, though, can help the plant.

If you are in crisis, call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, available 24/7), or call 911 in an emergency.

Frequently Asked Questions About Crystals for Intuition, Luck and Longevity

What is the best crystal for intuition?

In Jeffrey Yuen's stone medicine, jasper placed on Yintang, between the eyebrows, is used for clairvoyance and meaningful dreams. Clear quartz held in both hands supports meditation, and labradorite keeps intuition grounded.

Which crystal brings good luck and money?

Citrine is the classic wealth stone. Place a citrine sphere, statue or carved bottle in the southeast corner of your home, the wealth palace in the Chinese nine-palace system.

What crystals help prevent illness?

The upper-grade stones of the classical Chinese materia medica, such as jade, quartz and turquoise, are considered preventive. Yuen uses smithsonite for immunity, and a jade longevity statue placed in the east of the home is a classic feng shui practice for health.

What is the best crystal for love?

Rhodonite is Yuen's primary love stone, for feeling loved by others. Pair it with rose quartz, and place amber and rose quartz in the southwest of your home.

Which crystal helps with career success?

Smoky quartz belongs to the career palace in the north of the home. Sunstone supports confident action, and topaz helps when others resist your change.

Which crystal helps with dreams?

Yuen places jasper on Yintang before sleep for dreams that show you how to meet life's challenges, and agate under the pillow for restful sleep.

What are the nine palaces?

A Chinese system based on the ancient magic square, in which each direction of the home governs an area of life, such as wealth in the southeast, love in the southwest and health in the east.

What crystal helps with confidence?

Garnet and red tiger's eye draw your power back to your heart, and sunstone supports knowing what's right and acting on it. A beryl such as aquamarine on BL 10, at the back of the neck, helps you get back up after a setback.

Which crystal helps with focus and memory?

Yuen uses turquoise for learning and memory, even as a bracelet for children, and hematite because iron is linked to memory. Peridot on the upper abdomen settles the mind before study.

What crystal is good for a new beginning?

Moonstone follows the phases of life, morganite births a new chapter, and rhodochrosite helps you make peace with how you've changed.

Which crystals protect you while traveling?

Turquoise is a traditional travel amulet, magnesite eases fear of flying, and serpentine helps with jet lag. Clear stones belong in the northwest of the home, the travel palace.

Can crystals guarantee luck or health?

No. Stones support intention and practice, but they cannot guarantee any outcome, and they never replace medical care.

Stone Medicine and Acupuncture on the Upper West Side

At Fire Over Water Acupuncture & Functional Medicine, Christine Palma, L.Ac., DACM, FABORM, integrates stone medicine with acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine, functional medicine, FSM, red light therapy and Mayan abdominal massage. Christine has studied stone medicine through Jeffrey Yuen's teachings.

Whether you want to stay well through the seasons, open your heart or find more clarity in your life, we can choose stones and points for your own constitution and intentions. Book an appointment at our office at 125 West 72nd Street, Suite 3F, New York, NY.

This article is for educational purposes and is based on the author's study of Jeffrey Yuen's teachings and the Wu stone tradition. It is not medical, financial or psychological advice, and stones cannot guarantee any outcome.

SpiritualChristine PalmaFebruary 14, 2027CrystalsComment