Smoky citrine is an amazing energy to work with as it covers the physical body yet pulls you towards more spiritual energy. This doesn't mean that working with these will make you overly spiritual, but more align your body with your "perfect" self. These spirits can help pull you out of yourself, allowing you to see the wider world around you. They help you to bring perspective into life, helping you roll with the punches more. Life is full of experiences, some good, some not so good. However the lesson is how you interpret these experiences, and what you learn from them. Smoky citrine helps you to grasp the lessons quicker, allowing you to move forward, instead of experiencing endless repeats.

Many of these spirits also have chlorite inclusions, often in phantoms. Chlorite is fantastic as cleaning away the detritus in your life, whether it is emotional baggage or physical toxins. Phantoms help you pinpoint the root of the problem and correct not only the "symptoms" but correct the cause too.

A crystal is considered self healed when a partial piece of crystal or a complete crystal has sustained damage, yet continues to grow afterwards. Self-healing comes in many guises, usually where a crystal has been severed from its original growing condition, but can also occur where crystals have been bumped and bruised too. A self-healed crystal can be identified by the intricate etchings and/or multiple faces which emerge from the damaged areas. These crystals aid in any type of self-healing—physical, emotional, mental, or spiritual. Self-Healed crystals are highly compassionate with exceptional support for those working to overcome strong emotional issues or traumas. In addition they provide support when working to let go of negative addictions, be it a behavior, a person, or belief, food or chemical.

The term chlorite actually encompasses a wide variety of minerals, which interestingly does not usually include chlorine as you might think. It is in the silicate family and is associated with clay. It is known for its beautiful formations within crystals, usually as phantoms and often bright green in color. Chlorite can appear red, yellow, white, lavender and black. Sometimes it forms in small crystals and give the appearance of moss within a crystal. Chlorite inclusions give crystals a has strong anti cancer properties. It is a very good crystal for physical regeneration as it helps us absorb and use the nutrients we take in. Chlorite enables our body to receive and use more efficiently the energy of the quartz while quartz itself amplifies the energy of the chlorite. Chlorite included quartz helps you to work through emotional issues and to discard thought of self-judgment and harsh self- criticism.

Phantom quartz records the stages of growth of a crystal. Phantoms mark a time of no growth, where another mineral has settled on the surface before the crystal began to grow again. Sometimes they mark a different growing condition, creating bands of color, like smoky or amethyst phantoms. Because phantom quartz shows a record in time, they are perfect for those who wish to work with past life recall. They also help you to identify patterns, and the evolution of healing. This is especially helpful for those working through trauma or abuse. Often the same issues crop up over and over again, leading you to believe you are not making any progress. Phantom quartz helps you to look back and see the progress you have made. You may be working on the same issues but now from a higher perspective. Different inclusions will focus the energy in specific ways, for example smoky phantoms are particularly good in breaking old patterns and blockages.

Phantom quartz is especially good for children, assisting them with learning to meditate. Use phantom quartz during stressful periods, or periods of change to facilitate a more peaceful transition. It is also an excellent stone for assisting with healing from abuse issues. It helps one to see the progress in healing, and identify patterns.

Smoky citrine crystals are quite beautiful in formation and energy and are an unusual combination. Smoky citrine crystals can occur as a blend of the two or as citrine with smoky phantoms. Citrine helps to maintain the clarity of energy, lifting the energy of smoky quartz up through your energy system. They are a powerful combination to work with when embarking on new ventures, especially in business. It helps to remove obstacles, keeping your spirits high during times of adversity. By stimulating your positive energies is helps you to quickly overcome your challenges and curb self-limiting thoughts and actions. Continued work with smoky citrine helps to awaken the crown chakra and develop your intuition and other gifts.