The Solar Plexus Chakra, also known as the Manipura Chakra, in Sanskrit means lustrous gem. The Solar Plexus location is right above your navel, and I often think of it as directly below the body's diaphragm. 

You may also see it as a yellow, golden light hovering over your gut in visualizations or in your meditations.

The Solar Plexus is the energetic center of self-confidence and wisdom. 

The place where all physical action begins, making this chakra considered key to having activated and spinning if you are interested in the law of attraction or manifestation, bringing through the energy of Spirit to Earth.

This chakra is home to our warrior energy, the part of you that takes charge and breaks free of victim mode. Victim mode is a sign of blocked Solar Plexus Chakra, which I’ll talk about how to unblock below. 

Before we get there, I wanted to share with you that one of the first magical oils I ever purchased was GemScents Solar Plexus Oil with Citrine. 

It was a bright, yellow-colored fragrance oil with citrine crystal bits on the bottom of the jar, and you used it by rubbing on your abdomen when making big moves.

I bought this from a metaphysical store near Montgomery, Alabama, close to where I was living at the time. This was before moving to a new state.

It’s sweet fragrance, and the practice of looking at the bottle with the gems inside did keep my Spirits bright during this move. I kept the bottle until it ran out about two years later.

The Solar Plexus Chakra is one of seven main chakras or energy centers in the body, all of which carry and govern different emotional and spiritual principles. 

We are energetic beings that live in an osmotic reality and to maintain homeostasis, it’s important to keep our chakras in balance. Energy centers, including the Solar Plexus, can swing into and out of balance.

To keep your Solar Plexus in balance, you can use crystals, oils or sound to ensure that the energetic nature of this area of your body remains healthy and vibrant. This post focuses on crystals.

Anything that is a dense physical matter, meaning it exists in a form on this Earth, is vibrating with energetic particles that carry and radiate a frequency, however small or large. 

Crystals work to promote balance in the body by either emitting or absorbing energy to restore balance. This post, we will focus on the crystals that promote a strong, healthy Solar Plexus energy center.

So below, I want to talk about six crystals you can use restore or maintain a vibrant balance of this energy center -

1 - Citrine

Citrine is a translucent stone, part of the Quartz Family. It forms when the stone Amethyst rises to a higher temperature, which can happen in either a man-made or natural way.

Heat treated Citrine tends to appear more of a warm, brown-yellow, where natural Citrine tends to appear more of a light honey yellow. 

Both balance the Solar Plexus by wearing this stone or meditating with it while setting it over the Solar Plexus Location, in the mid-to-upper abdomen. 

Spiritually, Citrine is energizing and thought to promote positive thoughts.

2 - Amber

Amber is technically a tree resin, and it comes from many trees. It is softer than a crystal matrix but often hard enough to be used in jewelry, and it also has energetic properties and can be carried like a crystal, which is why it's included here. 

Spiritually, Amber is more of a gentle stone, which cleanses the Solar Plexus Chakra by drawing negative energies out, so this energy center can restore itself.

3 - Yellow-Orange Calcite

Calcite is a stone that has a large family, like the Quartz Family, and so far, over 300 species of Calcite have been identified. 

More than 15% of the Earth is thought to be made of Calcite and it’s similar species, meaning this is a stone you can often find at an affordable price. You can often find it in the many colors of it that exist. 

One of the Calcite forms is Yellow Calcite, sometimes called Orange Calcite. 

This stone promotes warmth, confidence and a positive mood when placed over the abdomen in meditation or sleeping with it near the pillow. It is also great for clearing self-doubt.

4 - Travertine

Travertine is a limestone deposit and it is often used for kitchen countertops, though you can occasionally find it in jewelry and as solid display pieces. 

As a side product of hot spring activity, this stone is thought to work on the Solar Plexus for rejuvenating the energy body if there has been fatigue. It can promote positive feelings and purify the Solar Plexus.

5 - Pyrite

Growing up in a family that collected gems, minerals, and rare colored glass, and Pyrite being so sparkly, this stone has attracted my eye since before the internet existed. 

Pyrite is an iron sulfide, and due to all the iron it is a heavy, metallic-looking stone. It’s great for confidence, strength, and returning the ideas of success to the body.

Pyrite holds a special place in my heart. It is one of the stones my sister brought to my house and suggested I carry in my pocket in late 2020. As a small business owner during that time, it did work for me to keep the mood positive. 

6 - Yellow Jasper

Jaspers come in many forms, but two of my favorites are red and yellow jasper. Both forms of jasper are grounding, while the yellow form of it tends to promote more of a positive uplifting mood, and a more energetic attitude. 

For the Solar Plexus Chakra, Yellow Jasper boosts happiness which in turn, boosts confidence and willpower.

Solar plexus chakra blocked?

If your Solar Plexus is blocked, you will know if:

• You feel like a victim

• You don’t have the confidence you used to

• You are recalling negative thoughts from the past

• People who have hurt you in the past keep coming up into your mind’s eye

• You have so much fear of the future, it prevents you from taking action

Sometimes, telepathic or highly empathic people will receive a Solar Plexus block when others negatively speak of them. If this happens to you, you may notice a sudden Solar Plexus pain and perhaps see a vision.

If you think your Solar Plexus is blocked due to that reason or any of the above, wear one of the above stones as jewelry, carry one in your pocket, gaze at one or set one on your stomach as you lay back for meditation. 

Imagine the stone's energy flowing into you and filling your entire upper and middle abdomen with golden yellow light.

So to recap, six stones for the Solar Plexus are

#1

Citrine

#2

Amber

#3

Yellow-Orange Calcite

#4

Travertine

#5

Pyrite

#6

Yellow Jasper

While Amber is technically a resin, it can be used as a crystal when the Solar Plexus Chakra is blocked or you want to keep it from getting that way.

One of my favorite ways of working with Solar Plexus crystals is to place one between myself and any incoming energy after meditating with them. For example, I might place one in front of my laptop, between my body and the keyboard on the desk as I work, since I work online.

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