Discovering the Power of Generator Crystals

Generator crystals, also called towers, are polished crystal points with six sides that meet at a pointed tip, and clear quartz towers are the most popular choice. People use them as the centrepiece of crystal grids and as a display piece. Here is what they are, how they are used in crystal lore and which stones come as generators. They can be clear, cloudy or both, and can contain inclusions or rainbow-like iridescence.

They have a pyramidal or conical shape, with six equilateral sides or faces that meet at the tip of the termination. Generators are made of different types of crystals, but Clear Quartz is the most popular.

What Are Generator Crystals Used For?

People typically use generators as a focus in crystal rituals: as a centrepiece beside other crystals, as a light-catching display piece and as a reminder of an intention.

To use one, people hold a generator during meditation or place it in a room as a focal point. People also use them as the centre point of a crystal grid, a geometric arrangement of crystals.

In a grid, the generator is the centrepiece that represents the goals and intentions of the person or group meditating.

Generator crystal points can form in nature, although they are rare. Some people prefer natural points because they are raw crystals, while others prefer polished generators. Both have the same internal crystal structure.

Generators & Towers are used for Dispensing Energy

Crystal enthusiast Genn John describes the function of Generator crystals by comparing a blowtorch and a candle.

A blowtorch and a candle are the same in all respects. Both instruments are lit to have a flame. Both of them produce heat and can burn. However, one produces and directs flame more powerfully than the other.

Even if you had a huge candle, the heat and flame coming from a small blowtorch is still more precise and directional than that of a large candle.

Both instruments can start a blaze that can burn down a structure. But in terms of focus and intensity, the blowtorch is undeniably more powerful.

Crystal fans use the analogy to say that a generator is the more focused shape. It is a belief, not a measured effect.

How to Work with Tower & Generator Crystals?

Some people hold a generator and aim it at other crystals as a gesture of recharging them, a bit like a blowtorch on a crème brûlée. It is a ritual, not a measurable effect.

The same idea applies when a generator is the central crystal in a grid: the point sits in the middle and the other crystals are arranged around it.

What About Cracked / Imperfect Generators?

For the record, a Generator crystal works just as well whether it’s smoothly polished or not; or even if its faces are not exactly proportional. The only time you have to be concerned about getting a ˜perfect' specimen (with 6 evenly-sized triangular faces) is if you're collecting crystals with specific configurations.

If you are after generators for their look and their role in grids, any crystal with a close approximation will do. If a crystal speaks to you and its shape works for your display, that generator is already a perfect fit.

This is also a choice shaped by personal preference. As mentioned, some crystal users prefer a natural Generator crystal point over a cut and polished one, believing that energy flows naturally out of the tip of a natural crystal point unlike that of a refined crystal.

Try These Popular Generator Crystals

Not sure which crystals to start working with? Here are some of the popular Generator crystals you can use and what each is known for in crystal lore:

1. Clear Quartz

Clear Quartz is the top choice for many crystal fans, and clear quartz generators are the easiest crystals to program, according to lore.

In lore, Clear Quartz is linked with strength, clear thinking, focus and dreams. Clear Quartz generators are used in grids with other stones.

2. Rose Quartz

Rose Quartz, otherwise known as the Love Stone, is linked with love, compassion and peace. See rose quartz towers.

People also use Rose Quartz as a focus for every type of love, whether romantic, platonic, familial or self-love. Meditate with it or place it in your home as a reminder.

3. Fluorite

Fluorite generators are linked in lore with positive energy, intuition and spiritual awareness.

Fluorite is also linked with calm and mental clarity, and people place a fluorite generator in a room as a focus for order.

4. Smoky Quartz

Smoky Quartz is a grounding stone in lore that connects a person to the earth. See smoky quartz towers.

People meditate with a Smoky Quartz generator as a focus when they are working through difficult feelings, and lore says it absorbs fear, anger, regret and jealousy.

5. Green Aventurine

Looking for a crystal for wealth and abundance? Green Aventurine is called the Stone of Opportunity in lore, and a Green Aventurine generator is considered lucky for job promotions and first dates.

In lore it is linked with breaking old patterns and with renewed enthusiasm, energy and confidence.

You can find a large selection of Towers & Generators here

There's more to Generator crystals than what meets the eye and mind. If you want to learn more about these crystal points, feel free to reach out to the crystal specialists at StoneBridge Imports. In the meantime, browse through our vast collection of generator crystals to see other specimens you might want to work with.