What Does Fluorite Do?

Co-authored by Jennifer McVey, Cht and Eric McClure

Last Updated: December 16, 2022 References

If you’re looking for a new crystal with healing properties to add to your collection, fluorite is a wonderful option. This versatile and beautiful stone comes in a variety of different shapes and colors, and each stone has its own unique energy and properties. Whether you want to center your mind or get help focusing on a major problem, this crystal can help. In this article, we’ll walk you through everything you need to know about fluorite.

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Fluorite’s Healing Properties

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Fluorite stabilizes and cleanses your aura so your chakras can align. Your aura refers to the layers of energy that surround your body. Any problems, negative vibes, or traumas are reflected in your aura’s light. Fluorite can absorb these dark energies and help your auras heal.^{[1]
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- Your auras are tightly connected to your chakras—the 7 energy points in your body that correspond to key organs and nerves. Each chakra corresponds to a layer of your aura. Crystals, like fluorite, are ideal for rebalancing these chakras!
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Fluorite can clear your mind and reveal the truth. Due to its cleansing properties, fluorite can help settle your mind in times of confusion or emotional turmoil. This can open the door for you to make insights, solve problems, or uncover an otherwise elusive truth. If you’re dealing with a complex problem or stress is weighing on you, fluorite may be helpful.^{[2]
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- In this way, fluorite can be a wonderful learning aid. Keep it around while you’re studying or reflecting on a difficult obstacle in your life.

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Fluorite’s Colors and Uses

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White/clear fluorite: stimulates your intellect and spiritual connections. White is connected to your 7th chakra, which is your crown. This color of fluorite grounds you so that you can clear your mind, absorb new information, or connect with whatever higher power speaks to you.^{[3]
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Green fluorite: cleanses emotional confusion or trauma. Green fluorite can bring peace to emotional turmoil you’re experiencing. If life is kind of hectic right now and you want to return to your roots, green fluorite may help even out some of that unstable energy.^{[4]
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Blue fluorite: encourages creative and orderly thinking. Need to get your creative juices flowing? Trying to reorganize your closet but you keep running into roadblocks? Blue fluorite may help you clear your mind so that you can accomplish your goals.^{[5]
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Purple fluorite: enhances the senses and opens your third eye. Purple fluorite is ideal if you feel out of sorts and you want to return to your body so that you can monitor your psychic energy or meditate more effectively. If you’re religious, purple fluorite is a great crystal to keep around while you pray.^{[6]
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- In certain esoteric, mystical, and religious traditions, the third eye refers to the gate in your forehead that connects to your higher consciousness.
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Yellow fluorite: generates creative thinking and collaboration. If you’re making art or working on a group project, yellow fluorite can stimulate the energy you need to make progress. Some believe that yellow fluorite also helps support healthy living by absorbing toxins, as well.^{[7]
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Rainbow fluorite: supports productivity and inner harmony. Rainbow is sort of the Swiss Army knife of fluorite colors. It has a calming effect on your environment and body, which can help you achieve the sense of wellbeing and peace. If you want a great overall addition to your crystal collection, rainbow fluorite is a phenomenal way to go.^{[8]
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Black fluorite: decreases nightmares and promotes astral healing. If you’re struggling to get a full night’s sleep, black fluorite can help you find peace. This crystal also promotes a sense of security by absorbing external stressors and deflecting toxic thoughts.^{[9]
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How to Use Fluorite Crystals

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Program the fluorite with your intention. Hold the fluorite in your hands and calm your mind. Imagine what you want help with in your mind’s eye. It may be a calmer spirit, a solution to a problem, or general help maintaining a peaceful home. Picture your energy flowing from your head and heart, down your arms, and into the crystal. Your crystal is now programmed with your intention and ready to use.^{[10]
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- Your intention can be extremely specific, like “I want help focusing my mind so that I can study for my chemistry exam.” Alternatively, you might choose a general intention, like “I want to be healthy.”
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Keep a fluorite crystal in your home to maintain positive energy. You might set the fluorite on your desk to keep it nearby while you study or work. Alternatively, you might keep the crystal near your front door so that it absorbs any bad energy you may be bringing home (or leaving the house with).^{[11]
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Research source} If you have a crystal collection, let your intuition guide you to place the fluorite where the energy feels the most balanced.
- Many people find that fluorite’s energy goes well with sodalite, onyx, amethyst, and iolite.^{[12]
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- Since fluorite has a calming, cleansing property, you may benefit from putting a fluorite crystal in between you and your computer while you’re using it to clean electromagnetic smog.^{[13]
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- So long as you’re content with the energy in your home, you can keep the fluorite wherever it makes the most sense to you.
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Wear jewelry containing fluorite crystals to take them on the go. You could wear white fluorite earrings to encourage you to stay spiritual throughout your day, or wear a black fluorite necklace on first dates to help your heart stay open while you connect with people. Fluorite bracelets are also popular.^{[14]
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- You can also keep a fluorite palm stone in your pocket so that you can pull it out whenever you want to center yourself.

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How to Care for Fluorite Crystals

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Clean fluorite weekly using water and sunlight. Fluorite absorbs negative energy relatively quickly, so it’s best to cleanse fluorite at least once a week. To do this, hold the crystal under running water for 2-3 minutes. Then, set the fluorite in the sun until it dries out to help it recharge. Then, you can set a new intention for the crystal and use it again.
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Wash the fluorite in cleansing smoke to purify it. Grab a sage stick, herbal smudge stick, or incense of your choice. Light it and move the incense or stick around the stone to wash it in the smoke. Focus your energy on clearing and cleansing the crystal to reset it and remove any negative energy it has absorbed.
- You can use a small fan to blow the smoke over it if it makes the process easier for you.
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Opt for an aether cleansing if you want to ritualistically cleanse fluorite. Wait for a full moon and draw a circle outside on the ground using salt. Place the fluorite crystal in the center of the circle and allow the moonlight to wash over it. This will purify your crystal and infuse it with the moonlight.
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Wash a smaller fluorite crystal in salt to clean it. Fill a bowl with Himalayan or sea salt. Set your fluorite crystal in the bowl. You can add any significant herbs, like rosemary, to the salt if you prefer. Then, work the salt on top of the crystal and turn it around by hand. Shake off the salt when you’re done and your crystal is ready for reuse.
- You can use regular salt if you don’t have a Himalayan salt or sea salt.
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Wrap the fluorite in a thick fabric if you’re travelling with it. Keep your fluorite charged and healthy by wrapping it in a blanket or towel if you’re carrying it anywhere. This will keep the crystal from losing some of its potency, or picking up on any energy you happen to pass through in your travels.

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Fluorite’s Shape and Background

Fluorite contains sharp, angular edges and comes in a variety of shapes. While it can be cut and polished in a variety of different ways, fluorite usually appears as a cluster of cubes, octahedrons, or decahedrons in nature. It comes in a variety of vivid, beautiful colors (like rainbow, or violet). In fact, the word “fluorescence” comes from fluorite!^{[15]
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- Fluorite’s chemical formula is CaF2.
- Fluorite is typically found in limestone quarries and buried deep inside of ore deposits.

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Fluorite’s Meaning and History

“Fluorite” comes from the Latin “fluere,” meaning “to flow.” Given its angular appearance and wild variations in color, fluoride is all about contrast and balance.^{[16]
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Expert Q&A

Question

What is the best way to charge crystals?

Emily Christensen
Spiritual Advisor & Founder of Rainbow Raaja
Emily Christensen is a Shamanic Spiritual Advisor, Reiki Master, and the Founder of Rainbow Raaja based in Southern California and now King County, Washington. Emily has over six years of experience as a Massage Therapist and in using tarot cards, crystal therapy, light work (reiki, light codes, energy therapy), and shamanic healing. She received Reiki Master training from the Hands on Healing Institute. Emily is also a certified Bodywork Therapist by the California Massage Therapy Council and an Ordained Shamanic Minister with the Universal Life Church.

Emily Christensen

Spiritual Advisor & Founder of Rainbow Raaja

Expert Answer

Intention is the best way to charge crystals! Charge them under the sun if you seek action or passion, or under the moon if you seek reflection or healing.
Question

How do you cleanse fluorite?

Jennifer McVey, Cht
Spiritual Director
Jennifer McVey is a Spiritualist, Seer, and the Spiritual Director of Spiritual Answers and Solutions. With more than 22 years of experience, she specializes in manifesting, ghosts and spirit attachments, hypnotherapy, channeling, and spiritually based life coaching. Jennifer has also published 13 Affirmation Image and six Word Search Puzzle books in spirituality and self-help and has produced over 600 audio sessions.

Jennifer McVey, Cht

Spiritual Director

Expert Answer

Feel free to bury it in sea salt for around 24 hours! You can also rinse fluorite off with pure water and visualize all the icky stuff washing off your crystal in the process.