Physical/emotional uses are popular as a purifying crystal, helping to ward off negative influences and protect from environmental stress. It calms the nervous system and brain, easing headaches and migraines. Amethyst opens the third-eye and crown chakras, enhancing personal spiritual awareness. Healing effects in crystal layouts place over top of the head or on the third eye to expand conscious awareness. Place a circle of 8 pieces of amethyst around the body to create a protective field.