Of the numerous stones used for crystal healing, many of the most effective and popular contain lithium, a light alkali metal. The most powerful lithium crystals available are lithium in quartz, as the quartz further amplifies its unique qualities.
It is used pharmacologically as a class of mood stabilizing drugs, a neurological effect of the lithium ion Li+, used extensively to treat bipolar disorder (manic depression). It is also prescribed as a preventive treatment for migraine and cluster headaches.
Lithium hydroxide is the preferred air purifier in confined spaces like submarines and spacecraft. Lithium superoxide not only absorbs carbon dioxide, but also releases oxygen. It is also an excellent conductor of electricity, has the highest specific heat of any solid element, therefore used in heat transfer applications, and is the lightest of all known metals. Number 3 in the periodic table, this is no ordinary substance and makes up only 0.0007% of the earth's crust.
Of all crystals, lithium is perhaps the most powerful balancing, anti-depressant, chakra healing and mood stabilizing stones available.