STONES: Everything you ever wanted to know about Stones all in one place

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Cleansing Your Crystal

 

Several ways are suggested:

 

*Place it under the light of a full moon/sun for 24 hours.

 

*Bury it in the earth (make sure you mark it!), for 24 hours.

 

*Place in Sea Salt Water. One teaspoon of Sea Salt in a glass bowl in

cool water. Place the crystal in the water. Make sure the crystal is

covered with water. Let this bathe in the water for 24 hours. This is a

wonderful way to rejuvenate the power of your crystal. It washes away

the negative energy it has absorbed and recharges it with the positive

healing energy again. (Note: Some crystals should NOT be washed/cleansed

in salt water/sun for it changes their physical properties (not their

metaphysical properties), they are listed below.

 

Not to be cleansed in Salt Water:

*Calcite

*Carnelian

*Labradorite (Spectrolite)

*Lepidolite

*Moldivate

*Opal

*Turquoise

*Ulexite

 

*Use caution only with the softer Mica and crystaline stones

 

May fade in Sunlight:

*Amethyst

*Celestite

*Opal

*Turquoise

 

*Smudge your crystal with sweetgrass, sage, cedar or incense. Pass the

crystal several times through the wafting smoke.

 

*Place your crystal on a large crystal cluster for 24 hours.

 

*Soaking your crystal in flower water with the petals of the flowers

such as rose, honeysuckle, orange blossoms for 24 hours will cleanse the

crystal of all it's negative energy.

 

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STONES AND CRYSTALS AND THEIR PROPERTIES A-M

 

Abalone:

Usually found off the coasts of S. America, Japan, and China. Used by

athletes to help build and protect muscle tissue. Also benefits the

heart and helps in digestion. Nicknamed the sea ears, the Abalone’s

flattened, oval shape with iridescent interior was used by the Native

Northwest American Indians as a natural vessel for cleansing, offerings

and prayers.

 

Agate:

Composed of microscopic crystals of Quartz laid down in colorful bands

or ribbons. The appearance of the stone is waxy and soft. Almost always

translucent and occasionally transparent. Agates are grounding stones.

They help obtain a better physical/emotional balance. They work to raise

consciousness. Builds self-confidence.

 

Blue Lace:Helps to focus on the inner source of love within you that

transforms and heals all wounds. Contains the qualities of flight, air,

movement, and grace. Highly inspirational when working with the inner

self. Works well with not only the Throat Chakra, but the Heart, Third

Eye and Crown Chakra. Strengthens hereditary skeletal structure, outward

manifested growths, Arthritis.

 

Chalcedony Qtz. Red, orange, yellow, browns: Solid, Grounding. For

stomach, colon, liver, spleen, kidneys. Centering, taking heart.

Bloodsugar, anorexia/food issues, lymphnodes, Balances emotions.

Insight, Restores nerve feeling and healing after injury/burns. Gaze

into for meditation. Left/Right brain balance. Pineal, pituitary;

coordination. Patience, peace. Cools.

 

Moss: Connects one to Nature. Translucent, transparent agate containing

inclusions of minerals that look like moss or foliage. Improves ego and

self-esteem, emotional balance and strengthens positive personality

traits. Allows one to see all the beauty one's eyes touch.

 

Botswana: Gray and waxy in appearance. Strongly recommended for

firefighters, people who smoke, and for anyone who comes in regular

contact with excessive amounts of heat or smoke. Helpful for anyone who

wants to quit smoking. Beneficial to the circulatory system, the skin,

and the brain. A pleasant side effect may be giddiness. Soothes depression.

 

Fire: Most often found in North America. Comes in shades of orange,

brown, blue, or green. Strong connection to the energies of the earth.

Excellent stone to use before meditating. Induces a feeling of

relaxation. Helps alleviate problems relating to the stomach and

endocrine system. Helps you examine and deal with problems in a calm and

safe manner. Helps take the edge off difficult experiences. Recommended

for dentists, optometrists, and those in the healing profession.

 

Albite:

White or translucent stone with a bluish tinge. Found in North America,

England, France, Japan, and Kenya. Moonstones are a cut and polished

form of Albite. Helps relieve depression and can be used as a booster

for the immune and respiratory systems. Soothing for mental stress.

Strengthens the spleen and thymus.

 

Alexandrite:

(A chrysoberyl.) Clear violet-green, lt. blue or orange-yellow

iridescence. Extremely rare. Alexandrite changes color with source of

light. That is incandescent light vs sunlight vs flourescent light.

Opens Heart, Solar Plexus, and especially Crown Centers. For healing,

centering, self-esteem. Rare and Powerful. Opens to higher self,

disattachment, psychicness, spiritual love, joy, and luck. Excellent

tissue regeneration; especially Central Nervous System.

 

Amazonite:

Solid Lt. Blue/turquoise. Prosperity. Gentle Friendly, calming,

soothing; Opens throat, heart, and solar plexus centers for

self-expression, artistic creativity, healing. Throat, thyroid, nerve

and Brain paths. Reduces self-damaging behavior, increases straight

posture of self-respect, confidence, grace, self-assuredness with

communication. Great over a door to bring in new business. Green stone

instrumental in distilling the raw information used for personal

expression. It is a pale green form of Microcline, a potash feldspar,

and is found in Brazil, U.S.S.R., and U.S. The best crystals are found

near Pike's Peak. Soothes the brain and nervous system. Helps filter

information and combines it with natural intuition. Enhances masculine

qualities. Good for anyone involved in the arts.

 

Amber:

Clear yellow or orange ancient petrified resin (possibly pine tree).

Electromagnetic. Past Life Work, Weight Gain. Opens solar plexus chakra

for mental clarity, moods balance, confidence. Stomach anxiety, spine,

Central Nervous System, brain, memory loss, cell regeneration. Aligns

mental and emotional bodies via orange and yellow. Excellent

detoxification and protection from radiation, especially x-rays, sun,

computers, airport, planes and others' energies. Sacred use

(incense/worn) by Asian and American Indians, and worldwide. Useful on

the brain, lungs, thyroid, spleen, endocrine system, inner ear, and

neurological tissue. Draws disease out of afflicted areas and

neutralizes negative energy. It is a grounding healer. Can add stability

to your life. Helpful in clearing up depression and bringing about a

positive mental state. Also useful as a memory aid. Amber should be

cleansed after being used for healing to dispense the negative energy it

has absorbed.

 

Amethyst:

Translucent, purple/lavendar Qtz. Psychicness, imagery, mind quieting.

Wear when sleeping or when awake to reduce anger, impatience, and

nightmares. Brow + Crown Chakra. Headaches, eyes, scalp/hair, pituitary,

pineal, bloodsugar balance. Especially helps sobriety;

alcohol/food/sex/other addictions. Famous ancient detoxicifier

(especially helped with poisons, alcohol). Dream recall. Stone of

spirituality, contentment, meditation. Provides common sense,

flexibility in decisions. Quartz stone found in Brazil, Canada, Sri

Lanka, and parts of East Africa. Color varies from a deep violet to a

pale lavender, almost to the point of being clear. Amethyst has a direct

link to the mind. It bolsters the production of the hormones, and

strengthens the cleansing organs, the circulatory system and blood, the

immune system, and body metabolism. It soothes the nervous system and

aids in the transmission of neural signals. Helps you feel less

scattered and more in control of your faculties. Memory skills and

motivation improve. Goals are clearer, more realistic, and easier to

achieve. However, you must use this stone cautiously with subjects who

have paranoid or schizoid tendencies. Can benefit people with insomnia

or troubled sleep. Ideal for those who meditate. Promotes selflessness.

Useful in dispelling rage, anger, fear, and anxiety, and is a good stone

for clarifying and remembering dreams. Helps relieve physical and

emotional pain. Strongly recommended that when using Amethyst in

conjunction with other stones or crystals, Rose Quartz is used.

Amethysts are recommended for dancers and optometrists.

 

Angelite:

Medium blue to white crystals. Fairly new discovery in Peru during the

Harmonic Conversion. Excellent balancer, polarizing and aligning the

physical body with the ethereal network. Used to call your Angels for

guidance and support. Psychic connection to oneness with universe,

angelic realm, spiritual guidance. Astral travel, heightened sensory

awareness. Seeing paths to surmount challenges. Aligns physical and

etheric fields for healing self & others. Regenerates and rejuvenates

ill or depleted areas. Provides a protective energy field around the

area where it is placed.

 

Apache Tears:

Small, dark, smoky-translucent Obsidian pebbles. Eases and releases

pain, loss, sadness, anger, to help heal and go on with life. For

looking within, protection, vision quest/purpose. gently grounds and

unblocks lower body and endocrine glands/chakras. Helps healing.

Represents tears of grief shed by Native American women after their

loved ones' deaths due to invading troops.

 

Apatite:

Transparent dk. blue, yellow, clear...Weight loss. Helps to deepen

meditation. Blue and purple are used especially to heal and stimulate

throat Chakra and kidney point for self-expression, teaching, healing

mouth, throat, thyroid, high blood pressure, stuttering. Reducing

hunger. High Calcium content strengthens bones, muscles, mineral

assimilation. Use yellow on Solar Plexus and Brow Chakra. A mineral

still in its embryonic stage as a healer. Comes in many forms and

colors. Easily confused with half a dozen other minerals. Found in

transparent, translucent, and opaque forms. Varies in color from white

to brown to green to yellow and even violet. Crystal form is hexagonal

and glassy in appearance. Found all over North America as well as in

Mexico, Norway, USSR and Sri Lanka. Most commonly confused with Fluorite

and Aquamarine. Benefits muscle tissue and general motor skills.

Promotes calcium absorption. Eases hypertension and restores clear

thought.

 

Apophyllite:

Clear, white, light green striated crystals. Helps one connect to the

spirit and act in truth. Very powerful for deep, peaceful stillness and

alpha state/meditation/dream recall. Clairvoyance, out of body travel.

Green is most powerful: Heals and brings joyous openness to the heart

Chakra as it opens the brow and crown chakras. Clears mental fuzziness

and channels for with higher-self + angelic realm contact. Helps see

truth for growth.

 

Mirror Apophylite has the additional reflective qualities of being able

to recieve back what intentions are sent into the " mirror' of this

stone. It has been used for centuries in India in the " art of gazing " .

One Mirror Apophylite is usually passed down from generation to

generation. It is often called upon to reflect doings from the past to

its user, in order to see both the good and the bad aspects of a

families' past. Allowing the gazer to be aware of and work on improving

the defieciencies from within. It provides a clear and absolute

connection between the physical bodies and the astral bodies of its

user. Mirror Apophylite is an extremely powerful crystal and will also

enrich the users' intuitive capacities by stimulating the Third Eye

Chakra.

 

Aqua Aura:

Clear quartz with metallic light blue tint from electrical infusion of

gold (amplifies quartz conductivity). Increases ability to send energy &

alter consciousness for meditation, telepathy, healing. Opens/clears

throat.

 

Aquamarine:

A beryl. Clear light blue, blue-green. Tranquilizing, uplifting,

openess, innocence, lightheartedness, creativity, communication,

self-awareness, confidence, purpose. Throat ( & spleen) Chakra, Heart,

immune system, thymus, lymphnodes, Especially for mouth, ears. Affects

etheric and mental levels. Releases anxiety, fear, restlessness,

peaceful stillness. Breathing allergies, water travel, journeys, seeing

through people, protection. Found in the US, Mexico, USSR, Brazil, and

India. Has a soothing influence. The stone also occurs in a golden

yellow color. Helps stabilize and harmonize unsettled surroundings.

Filters out unnecessary information to the brain. Calms the nerves.

Clarifies perception and strengthens the body's cleansing organs such as

the liver, spleen, thyroid, and kidneys. Helps the eyes, jaw, neck,

stomach, teeth, and throat. Was given to sailors as protection against

drowning and for courage in battle. Helps reduce fears. Has an affinity

with sensitive and mystical people. Increases creativity and sharpens

intuition. Excellent stone for meditation. Helps one attune to nature.

Quiets the mind and reduces stress. Helps bring about a tolerance toward

others. Recommended as a purifier of the throat and helps sore throats.

Clears blocked communication and aids the user in verbal expression. It

is a good stone for teachers, counselors, chiropractors, genetic

engineers, lecturers, and massage, reiki and crystal therapy

practitioners.

 

Aragonite:

Translucent purple-pink-brown hexagonal, or white needle crystals. Deep,

peaceful meditation; uplifts emotions. Centering, overview, patience

under stress, helps us navigate business/managerial/personal challenges

with a clear head and steady hand. Giving and receiving easily. Balances

yin-yang. Eyes, brain, Central Nervous System, heart, opens

spiritual/brow chakra for day-to-day living with an open heart and mind.

 

Aventurine:

Translucent dark/lt. green quartz. Heals emotional pain/fear/imbalance

by dissolving blocks in the heart Chakra. Historically also draws out

heat of fevers, inflammation, nervous system, stress. In your bath

water, a soft, soothing stone for general healing. Universal love,

truth, prosperity.

 

Azurite:

Solid deep blue, blue-purple. A blue copper-based stone found in

association with Malachite, which is its cousin. Less common than

Malachite but found in abundance in Arizona. Activates brow and throat

Chakra more assertive communication and alert, quite, deep access to

subconscious and other times/places/lives. Psychicness, creativity,

decisiveness, deeper insight, seeing truth, reduces depression, anger,

abnormal cell growth. High copper content stimulates thyroid, sinus,

skin cleansing, spleen, nervous system, mental and etheric bodies.

Referred to as the jewel of wisdom. It is said to increase psychic

abilities. Esoteric gem literature states that Azurite can restructure

molecules, revitalize the brain, rebuild gray matter, and aid in

developing embryonic babies in the womb. The deep blue stone helps you

release the past and gracefully anticipate and accept the future

simultaneously. Cultivates the ability to reach into the subconscious

and examines states of mind. This cleanses the mind and makes one more

capable of insight and pure thought. Helps one recognize the resources

within themselves. Benefits the spleen, thyroid, bones, and skin. An

integral part of many crystal and gemstone-healing layouts. Also

enhances meditation.

 

BERYL Family:

Strong, hard. (Some look " Greasy " ).

Clear: Brow & Throat Chakra Heliodor/Golden Brown: Stimulates the mind,

nervous system, spine, bones, Solar Plexus and 3rd eye Chakra with warm

sun energy for mental clarity, confidence, will power, visualizing,

protection. Helps stomach, intestines, works with mental body for

exhaustion, depression, ulcers, nausea, eating disorders. Cleans

emotional and physical toxins from liver, skin, including fear and

resentment.

Pink: Excellent for heart Chakra growth, transition, stabilizing. This

stone is found in the US, India, and USSR. Comes in shades of yellow,

gold, white, blue, or green. Helps teach one to cease doing the

unnecessary. Assists its possessor in learning how to filter out

distractions and unnecessary stimulation. Good for relieving stress,

calming the mind. Beneficial for elimination organs such as the kidneys,

liver, and intestines. Helps strengthen the circulatory and pulmonary

systems, making them more resistant to toxins and pollutants. Helpful to

the eyes, throat and easing a stressed mental state. Uses as a sedative.

Beryl reawakens the love of married people.

 

Bloodstone:

( " Heliotrope " ) Solid dark green, red flecks. Electromagnetic (high

iron). Ancient Egypt, Atlantis used to calm, ground, revitalize. Classic

for wealth, menstrual cramps, anemia, bloodclots, hemorrhoids,

birthing/reproductivity, imbalance. Cleansing heart and blood

circulation, marrow, thymus, lungs; Heart. Found in the USSR and India.

A deep green with flecks of red, often resembling drops of blood.

Benefits the circulatory system. Helps purify toxic blood and detoxify

the kidneys, liver, and spleen. Increases courage, helps in avoiding

dangerous situations by soothing the mind. Benefits the bones, heart,

and reproductive organs. Helps raise consciousness. If Bloodstone is

used for a specific healing layout, it should be used by someone who has

experience with the stone.

 

Boji Stones:

Iron-magnetite concretion. Solid round, grey-brown discs with high iron.

Grounding, electromagnetic. Balances body's energy field. Many have

found they reduce pain by holding 1 in each hand. Recharges electrically

in sun. (Store boji's apart -magneticness neutralizes each other. Also

wearing/holding with tiger's eye or other stone containing asbestos may

bring on ill feeling.) Rough " male " and smooth " female " stones both have

+ and - charge.

 

Brass:

Flattens and grounds energy. (poor conductor); not generally used for

healing. can dull/block energy. May be used as shield, reducing

sensitivity and awareness. A common alloy made by combing Copper and

Zinc. Recommended by healers as helpful to people who have unusually

high levels of metal in their bloodstream, since it is a blood cleanser

and detoxifier. Also used for hair loss.

 

Calcite:

Milky yellow, peach, green, white or clear crystals. Soft.

Lime Green: Tranquility; soothes spiritual heart; helps us learn from

lessons in each situation and new options. Clarifies visions, imagery,

astral travel and recall. Helps us replace fears, old ways with

healthier ones. Cleans toxins and fumes from body. Needs cleansing if

sticky.

Yellow: Spine,

bones. Detoxification of kidneys, pancreas, spleen. Decalcifying joints.

Clear/Optical: Clearer vision & communication, wellness, general

cleansing.

Blue: Eases pain (especially back).

Orange: Uplifting, joy, happiness, humor.

 

Abundant crystal that comes in shades of white, gray, black, green,

yellow, blue, brown, or red. Beneficial for the cleansing organs, bones,

joints, and for sharpening mental clarity. Helps boost memory. Helps one

draw more insight from books or personal experience by making important

information easier to remember. Green Calcite helps you adjust to the

transition from a stagnant or negative situation to a challenging, more

fulfilling, and positive one. Athletes use Calcite because they feel it

can aid the bones and joints that are stressed or injured during

practice or competition. Gold or yellow calcite is used by people who

meditate because the color is linked to the sun and light. Recommended

for astral projection. Calcite is strongly recommended for those

involved in the healing professions.

 

Carnelian:

Chalcedony (jasper) qtz. Translucent. confidence, boldness, initiative,

dramatic abilities, assertiveness, outgoingness. Precision, analysis,

appetite, awareness of feelings. Orange and yellow Chakra. Warms and

cleanses blood, kidneys, stimulates appetite, emotions, passion,

sexuality, physical energy, celebration, reproductive system, menstrual

cramps, arthritis, kidneys, gall bladder, pancreas. Historically also

used to pull excess fever out through the feet. Comes in a variety of

colors ranging from red to orange and, in some cases, even to dark

brown. Helps you feel anchored and comfortable with your surroundings.

Provides a connection to the past or to historical events. Strongly

influences the reproductive organs. Purifies the blood and liver, and it

is excellent for lower back trouble. Can improve motivation. Helps one

achieve greater success in career or personal matters. Helps ground

people who meditate.

 

Cat's Eye:

See Chrysoberyl.

 

Celestite:

White, clear, or cool lt. blue cluster crystals. Gentle. Soothes nerves,

stress. Quiets mind. Serenity, harmony, easiness, stillness for

receiving, connection to spirit, overview, creativity. Helps Throat

Chakra. Honesty, openness, stress, worry, hearing, thyroid,

potassium/manganese deficiency, Central Nervous System, tiredness, fades

in sunlight.

 

Cerussite:

Clear/misty white to brown. Helps us be centered, confident, capable and

versatile amidst life's challenges. Grounding to here/now and higher

self. Graciousness, good listening/communication skills. Translate

higher concepts to everyday language. Psychicness, clarity. Shows what

we can/can't change. Letting go (stress, addictions...) Insomnia, Central

Nervous System, coordination, general healing. Both grounds root chakra

and opens crown ( & Throat) Chakra. Plant growth, protection against bugs.

 

Chalcedony:

A type of Quartz that heads a family which includes Agate, Carnelian,

Jasper, Tiger's Eye, and Onyx. Found in the US, Sri Lanka, USSR, Mexico

and Brazil. Gray is most common color but stone are found in shades of

white, black, blue, and brown. Helps ease self-doubts, makes one more

reflective. Eases bad dreams and problems related to the eye, gall

bladder, bones, spleen, blood, and circulatory organs. Cleansing in

nature and will promote healing of open sores. It needn't be cleaned

afterward since it has such strong cleansing qualities of its own.

Fosters the maternal instinct and is said to aid lactation.

 

Charoite:

Purple, solid. Newly coming into greater use. Works with Indigo & violet

Chakra to transmute/lift us out of emotions, fear. Seeing old patterns

with new possibilities. Opens heart, inspiration, service, seeing

clearly (mentally, physically, psychically), faster healing. Some find

useful also for entity release work and alcohol/liver detoxification.

 

Chrysoberyl:

Translucent Gold or Green Cat's Eye (often confused with qtz. Tiger's

Eye, but rarer). Usually clear, green or green/brown, nongreasy. For

acquiring more prosperity. Confidence, self-pride, healing. Amplifies

other gems Some are irradiated to turn green- trust your feeling with

each stone.

 

Chrysocolla/Gem Silica:

Solid Lt. blue/blue-green. Gentle, soothing, friendly. Excellent for

Heart Chakra; flushes and heals heart blocks (loss, hurt, guilt,

fear...) for allowingness, flexibility, self-forgiveness, peace of

heart, patience. Keeps one in light, love, and healing daily. On Throat,

expressing feelings, verbal and artistic creativity, thyroid. Also,

heart bloodsugar, and emotional balance. High conductivity from copper

draws out pain, heat (fevers, inflammations, arthritis...), Excellent

therapeutic assistance for healing loss, incest, other traumas. Cleanses

auric field. Dreams and Earth healing.

 

A stone found in shades of blue or green. Mined in Mexico, Zaire, Chile,

USSR and US. Resembles Turquoise and its properties are similar to it.

Benefits arthritis and other bone diseases as well as the organs of the

digestive tract, and ulcers become less problematic. Relieves

hypertension and stressful conditions due to fear or gilt. Helps one

feel more comfortable speaking the truth. Help develop personal

confidence. Historically used by musicians, perhaps because of its

reputation for having healing properties for throat and lungs.

 

Chrysoprase:

Bright translucent green chalcedony. Uplifts heart Chakra. Greater

flexibility, wisdom, generosity, self-confidence. Heals depression,

excess self-focus, emotions/sexual imbalance. Placed on heart, neck, or

on brown for meditation. A quartz stone found in the USSR, Brazil,

Australia, and US. A bright green crystal similar in color to green

apples. Helps one achieve greater personal insight, feel more clam,

become less egotistical, and more open to new surroundings and

situations. Stimulates creativity and draws out unknown talents.

Enhances fertility for both sexes. Helps guard against sexually

transmitted diseases. Also helps gout, mental illness, and eye problems.

 

Citrine:

Clear yellow qtz. (Yellow from Iron.) For Solar Plexus Chakra. Mental

and emotional clarity. Problem-solving, memory, will power, optimism,

confidence, self-discipline, digestion. Reduces anxiety, fear,

depression, stomach tension, food disorders, allergies. Detoxification:

Spleen, kidneys, liver, urinary system, intestines. Electromagnetic.

Citrine is one of two crystals which never have to be cleansed of

negative energy. An energizing and highly beneficial crystal. Its color

is usually a pale golden yellow, but can be found in darker shades as

well, although some literature considers the darkest crystals to be

Smoky Quartz. The Celtic people of Scotland call the dark Citrine

crystals Morion and Cairngorm. They are invigorating and positive. Can

surround and fill anyone with its brilliant color, energizing every

aspect of life. Increases motivation and promotes physical activity,

which in turn improves digestion and helps the cleansing organs. May

also work as a detoxifier for the blood. Persons involved with education

or business will especially benefit. Can guide you to harness and

utilize your creative energy. Helps us analyze events and steer them in

a positive direction. Develops inner calm and security, and makes us

less sensitive and more open to constructive criticism. Can dispel

negative feelings and help us to accept the flow of events.

 

Cobalt-Calcite:

(Calcite, pink from Cobalt) Brings love, patience, gentleness,

compassion. Soothes intensity of feelings. Mental and emotional balance.

 

Copper:

Excellent energy conductor! Sends and amplifies thoughts, healing, and

gem electrical energy into wearer's energy field. Next to skin: Detoxes

and soothes arthritis, rheumatism, other inflammation problems. 3rd

chakra: stomach, intestines. Warms, releases resentment, anger. Built up

in joints as arthritis. Exhaustion recovery, circulation, balances warm

sun energy and cool lunar energy. Energize with sun.

 

A plentiful metal ore that ranges in color from a soft red-brown to a

deep brick red. Assists in the fight against inflammatory diseases such

as arthritis and rheumatism, particularly when used in conjunction with

other stones. Helps stabilize the metabolism and heightens the immune

system. The blood also benefits from Copper. Beneficial for the lungs,

improving the exchange of oxygen and filtering out pollutants. Soft

tissue and mucous membranes retain more moisture and become less

susceptible to irritation. An excellent aid for increasing your ability

to express and accept true feelings. Balance personal reserve and

confidence.

 

Coral:

Calcium and calcite. Coral brings diplomacy and concurrence, quiets

emotions, brings peace to innerself. Facilitates intuition, imagination,

visualization, expedite, accelerate the transfer of knowledge.

Strengthens both circulatory and bone structure in the body. Stimulates

tissue regeneration and nourish blood cells. Helps with disorders of the

spinal, alimentary canals, nervous system and thalamus.

Red and orange: stimulates Root and Spleen Chakra for energy and warmth,

fertility. Energizes emotions. Muscles, blood, heart, reproductive

system; thyroid, metabolism; meridians; spine, bone and tissue

regeneration. (Avoid if high blood pressure, fever, anxious.)

Pink: Heart Chakra, increases sensitivity, caring, compassion.

White: Soothes; heals meridians, stress, smell ability, nerves.

Black: Creativity, repels lower energies.

Blue: activates and energizes the Throat Chakra. Also used to illuminate

the Third Eye Chakra, enhancing psychic awareness and capabilities of

the user. Facilitates the improvement/permanence in pursuit of commerce,

improves communication abilities, treatment of throat ailments and

cleansing of mucoid system.

 

Different colors of Coral can be used alone, in combination, or all

together. Sympathetic to both the skeletal structure and the circulatory

system. Good stone for ailments of the bones and blood such as arthritis

and anemia. Also benefits the cleansing organs and thymus. Helps battle

mental illnesses. Has a true link with the past and can pass knowledge

along.

 

Corundum:

Second hardest mineral. Insight to the unknown. Intuitive awareness,

stimulates ambition, confidence. Subdues and calms emotions, harsh and

irritable attitudes, releases anger. Soothes and smooths the skin, eye

disorders, brings peace to the body.

 

Creedite:

A white stone found in the US and Mexico. Beneficial to the body's

cleansing system. Useful for blood detoxification. Helps one discover

how best to express themselves and intuitively understand other people.

Will also benefit the nervous system by aiding in the transmission of

nerve impulses.

 

Cuprite:

Deep wine red. (High copper content) Opens flow of Root and Spleen

Chakras, Kundalini energy, will power. Also, with Heart Chakra.

Strengthens thymus, heart, blood, and oxygen, metabolism, stamina and

healing. Historically also heals relationship with father, the yang side

of us, masculinity (for men) and confidence/security issues. Access past

life.

 

A red to brown mineral found in the US, Australia, Mexico, and USSR.

Beneficial for metabolical imbalances. Helps the heart and blood, muscle

tissue, and skeletal system. Helpful for people having difficulty

dealing with father or authority figures. Considered helpful in

investigating past-life experiences.

 

Danburite:

Clear crystal. Powerfully radiates bright, pure, white light, filling

our body, mind, and spirit (and relationships) with loving light.

Excellent to cleanse, purify, or debrief. Fills Crown Chakra with joy

and illumination. Brings truth, honesty, a smile to the heart and open

receptivity to mind and spirit. Strengthens mind, nervous system, life

force, awareness. Excellent healing tool.

 

Desert Rose:

A gypsum. Lt. brown. Gently grounding; clarifies thinking and mental

vision, perception. Quiets worry, brings out practicality. (Related to

Selenite.) Quiets the mind. Used to access past/future lives, assists in

bring material persuits related to business. Provides flexibility to

one's nature, strengthens decisions, align the spinal column and removes

energy blockage. Stabilizes epileptic disorders.

 

Diamond:

(Carbon) When considering the use of a Diamond for healing purposes, one

must ignore its monetary value and concentrate upon the stone's unique

relationship with energy. It is frequently combined with other gems or

crystals. If used with an Aquamarine, a Diamond will increase the

cleansing properties and mental soothing that Aquamarine helps to

produce. It worn or carried alone, it will amplify the energy of the

wearer. Unfortunately, this includes any negative energy the wearer

might possess as well. Some literature contends that the blue light

within the color spectrum of a Diamond is beneficial for glaucoma.

Diamonds are beneficial to the brain and testicles. Some recommend it

for diseases of the bladder but only in desperate cases. In all cases,

the stone needs to touch the skin in order to increase its

effectiveness. Emeralds and Amethyst Quartz are especially amplified by

Diamonds. Powerfully absorbs and amplifies thoughts/attitudes of user,

other gems, and wearer's strengths and weaknesses: Prosperity,

generosity/ vs. miserly; love vs. distrust; overview, spirituality vs.

lust, immediate gratification. Used with loving, clear intent; clears

blocks, opens Crown Chakra: spiritual love, peace. Clarity, trust,

confidence. Cleanse thoroughly (It can hold our other's previous

attitudes, emotions...) Ancients also used for detoxing.

 

Diopside/Enstatite:

Clear, deep green. Deep healing and expansion of Heart center, love,

commitment, trust humbleness, heart, lungs. A brown, green, or white

stone found in Japan, Germany, Ireland, and the US. Diopside is found in

similar colors and is mined in the USSR and India in addition to the

countries already mentioned. These stones are mentioned together because

they have identical properties. Clear, deep green. Deep healing and

expansion of Heart center, love, commitment, trust humbleness, heart,

lungs. Both benefit the circulatory system and cleansing organs. Mental

clarity results from healing layouts that include Enstatite and/or

Diopside. Diopside is recommended for public speakers, students, and

surgeons.

 

Dioptase:

Tiny deep blue-green silicate crystals. Its powerful green reaches deep

into the Heart Chakra to release and heal sadness, heartache, abuse,

neglect...Converts loss (recent/childhood) into self-love. Empowers

heart with new depth, strength, healthiness, courage, ability to love

deeply, unconditionally. Connects emotional heart with spiritual heart

to receive abundance. Promotes genuineness, sincerity, emotional

balance, self-worth, deep well-being. Central Nervous System, lungs,

heart, blood pressure, stress. Can send healing deep into the earth.

 

Dolomite:

Pink/pastel/milky to clear. Clear varieties, especially pink are used to

softly open and heal Heart Chakra. Soothes hurt, loneliness, anxiety.

Facilitates giving and receiving, generosity, spontaneity, creativity,

energy uplift. Calcium content strengthens bones, teeth, muscles,

woman's reproductive system; helps PMS.

 

EILAT Stone:

(chrysocolla and malachite) (incl. turquoise). Excels in healing

emotional and physical aspects of heart/lungs and Throat Chakra. Flushes

out/heals hurt, fear, stress, loss. Antidepressant. Sinuses, mouth; Bone

and tissue regeneration. On Solar Plexus: Aligns the subtle bodies,

harmonizes heart, mind, and body. Wholeness, peace of heart,

self-expression, creativity. Balances yin/yang. Draws out pain,

inflammation, fever.

 

Elestial:

Special form of clear/smokey qtz. Changes confusion/illusions to

clarity, seeing truth, overview. Psychicness, openness to higher

self/God/spirituality. Stimulates crown chakra/pineal to rise above

situations, emotions. May initially intensify lower thoughts (ego,

denial, self-judging...) to release these blocks to open heart/mind.

Healing brain cells from drug/alcohol use. " All-seeing Stone " brings

infusion of light. Use as a bridge stone to enhance energy flow between chakras.

 

Emerald:

Beryl. Strengthens Heart Chakra for abundance, growth, peace, harmony,

patience, love, fidelity, honesty. Lifts depression, insomnia.

Knowingness of the heart, peaceful dreams. Breathing, heart, lymphnodes,

blood, thymus, pancreas (blood sugar rebalance), labor/delivery,

eyesight, and etheric field. Excellent general healer. Ancient blood

detoxifier and anti-poison. Androgynous. Provides inspiration and helps

those in need of balance, healing, and infinite patience. It is found in

shades of green varying from very light to very deep. Helps the wearer

gain physical, emotional, and mental equilibrium. The pale, clear, green

Emeralds are valuable in meditative work as well as healing. It works

best when combined with a Diamond or worn alone. It gives wisdom from

the mental plane, so that the possessor is motivated to give love and

wisdom to others. Helps strengthen the backbone and alleviates problems

associated with sugar diabetes. Do not wear an Emerald constantly. It

should only be worn when the wearer feels the need to have it near.

Man-made specimens are helpful, though not as beneficial as natural

Emeralds. They do not contain all the elements present in natural

stones. Emeralds are of special value to athletes, chiropractors,

lecturers, marriage counselors, masseurs, optometrists, people who work

in radioactive areas, and those who work in close quarters. It improves

psychic abilities, raises consciousness, and helps the individual attain

balance. Also enhances the immune system. There were used to strengthen

memory, to aid in eloquence, and to reveal the truth or falsity of a

lover's oaths.

 

Epidote:

Deep green, striated. Strengthens over all health, heart, well-being,

energy. Courage, stamina. Helps take good care of one's self (food,

rest, etc.)

 

Flint:

A gray, white, black, red, or brown stone found in all countries around

the world. Beneficial to the entire body. All tissue, internal or

external, will be helped, but especially the cardiopulmonary and

cleansing systems. Helps one feel more whole and healthy. Gives a strong

boost to your mental state and is extremely helpful for persons who have

been afflicted by degenerative diseases.

 

Fluorite:

All rainbow colors. Important balancer, healer. Opens heart (especially

green), Throat Brow, Crown Chakra for clarity, overview, seeing

additional truths/realities. Spleen bones, teeth, lungs, detoxification,

anxiety, insomnia.

Clear and Purple: Objectivity; clears the way for new things, uplifting,

aura cleanse, 3rd eye, eyesight, sinuses; repels colds. Enhances other

gems.

Green: Stills mind and heart, harmonizes and recharges all Chakra.

Blue: Throat, nose, ears, soothing; Karmic impasses resolved, atonement

relieved.

Yellow: Focus, cooperation, group

alignment. Yttrium: Lavender, well-being, serenity, peace, connection

with universe/God/eternal life force.

Clusters: lowers work/life stress (helpful on your desk)

Double Pyramid: Aligns spirit with physical plane, inner with outer

awareness, and 2 sides/brain; Crown Chakra, illuminating karmic lessons.

Usually translucent and come in shades of white, brown, blue, yellow,

purple, red, or colorless. Benefits the teeth and bones. People with

arthritis, rheumatism, or spinal injuries have reported some relief from

their conditions when they employ Fluorite in their healing regimen.

Helps to rekindle sexual appetite and heighten intuitive powers. It is

suggested using Fluorite in conjunction with Calcite and Pyrite. Assists

in fighting mental disorder and gaining spiritual awakening. Helps one

become more aware of the higher levels of reality and can anchor and

free one from overstimulation on the psychic plane. Green Fluorite is a

valuable helper in grounding excess energies.

 

Fuchsite:

Fuchsite is a CHROME-mica, Muscovite is a white mica. Lightheartedness,

friendliness, compassion, recovery, immunity. Speeds deeper healing.

 

Garnet:

Ranges in color from deep emerald green through yellow, brown, and red.

Common to the US, but found all over the world. Stimulates creativity,

passion, and the circulatory system. The brighter the better. Red: Root

and Spleen Chakra. Warms, energizes emotionally and physically

(arthritis, frostbite, paralysis), grounds. Used by ancient cultures.

Exhaustion, low Blood Pressure, detoxing and strengthening blood,

muscles, kidneys, gallstones. Stimulates life force and

sexuality, hormone balance, antibodies, fertility, persistence, stamina,

passion,

confidence (and stubbornness). Yang (avoid if excess anger, impatience,

high blood pressure, heat, inflammation, etc.) Root Chakra.

Orange: Warmth, energy. When Garnet is used in conjunction with the

pituitary gland, can help provide past-life information. Should be

placed on the center of the forehead. If carried around in the pocket

and then placed on the forehead of another person, closer ties will form

with that individual.

Green Garnets are healing stones.

Red represent love and help the aspirant to strive for improvement in

moral conduct.

Square-cut Garnets help bring about business opportunities and filter

out concerns that are not one's own.

Rectangular shapes aid in the matter of intellect or the earth.

 

Garnets teach patience and constancy and are not to be used lightly.

They develop love and compassion. They sharpen self-perception and

extend that openness to others. Help calm anger, particularly anger

directed towards the self.

 

Gem Silica:

Gem quality Chrysocolla. Highly Evolved. See Silica.

 

Geodes:

Geodes are spherical stones containing cavities lined with crystalline

structure growing towards the center. It usually contains quartz,

amethyst, citrine, or clacite. Facilitates astral travel and assistance

in the pursuits of mathamatics. Allow one to both recognize and analyze

the decision-making process. Allows freedom to shape one's future,

connection to the higher planes, stimulates communication skills. Used

in the treatment of hands, lungs and nervous disorders.

 

Gold:

Gold: Excellent all-purpose, high level gem amplifier and electrical

conductor, especially on Solar plexus and Heart Chakra. Strengthens

meridians, nerve system, digestion. Positively charged with warming sun

energy. Often worn by teachers/healers, especially after much

self-healing (addictions, childhood...) Attracts prosperity, stores,

amplifies thoughts/emotions/energy (Greed too). Yang. Pink = Gold +

copper. Lovingness, warmth, spirituality. Amplifies gem effects. White:

Combines sun and moon's energy, thus higher conductor and amplifier. A

regenerator, helping one renew oneself. Works on the physical, mental,

and spiritual planes. It benefits the nervous system and improves the

ability of the nerves to transmit information in the most efficient

manner. Helps digestion and helps the body in the proper assimilation of

food. Benefits the circulatory system and blood. Helps control hormonal

and chemical imbalances. Can be of great importance to individuals with

degenerative diseases, such as heart disease or arthritis. Helps the

brain work more efficiently. It works well with all crystals and

gemstones. Can be used in conjunction with Copper and Silver, which aid

in boosting its abilities in specific instances.

 

Gold settings: Gold is ruled by the Sun a masculine planet, and

therefore imparts a more assertive energy to crystals & minerals that

are mounted in it.

 

Goldstone:

Medium brown with tiny coppery glitter. Goldstone is a man-made stone,

just a type of glass with glittery metallic material in it. It is a

valid classification, as it has many properties of NATURAL glasses, such

as obsidian which are modified by its being man-made and having been

doped with additives. Originally created when alchemists were working

towards creating gold. Gently uplifting, mildly helpful to Solar plexus

Chakra to reduce stomach tension, protect center of body.

 

Granite:

Granite has been honored by many cultures, particulary the Aboriginal

and Mayan cultures, as a sacred and powerful stone. Allowing for

increased protection and abundance. Composed primarily of quartz and

feldspar, it also may contain Orthoclase, which is a form of feldspar

which can form in plate-like layers, short prismatic crystals and

tabular inclusions. This stone works well on skepticism. Allows for

diplomacy, discretion, cooperativeness and negativity. Granite is a

wonderful relationship balancer. Granite also has been used to

strengthen the hair and ailments associated with face and head. Common

rock found world-wide. Widely accepted as a building material but also

has healing properties. Comes in shades of pink, green, gray, yellow,

and white. Benefits the bones and muscle and soft tissue. Use in

conjunction with Flint to stimulate the regeneration of the body's

tissue.

 

Hawk's Eye/Falcon's Eye:

Natural Green, gray or blue Tiger's eye-like quartz. Helps gain

perspective to see/face situations fully. Seeing the overview clearly

and unflinchingly, as from a Hawk's eyes. Stomach and brow chakras.

Blue: Deepens meditation. helps us see the truth (self, others,

situations) in order to grow. It can help gently attune the third eye

and will enhance psychic abilities.

 

Hematite:

An iron oxide, steel gray to iron black in color. Silver-gray metallic

is an iron ore which is iron oxide usually FeO2. One of the most

grounding of all stones (Root Chakra.) Condenses scatteredness,

fuzziness into mental clarity, concentration, memory, practicality,

helps study, bookkeeping, detail work, sound sleep. Confidence, will

power, boldness. Egyptians used also to calm hysteria and anxiety. Yang.

Helps us adjust to being physical. Spleen, blood, cleanse. Can deflect.

R after jet lag, stress, birth, anesthesia. Sometimes has deep

red spots on the surface. Found in the US, Brazil, and Canada. The iron

in this mineral has a strong effect on the blood. Used in supporting the

kidney's blood-cleansing function. A protective stone and helps bolster

low self-esteem. Helps in tissue regeneration. Also used for astral

protection. If worn, Hematite should be placed at the base of the spine.

 

Herkimer Diamond:

Found only in Herkimer, New York. A special clear quartz. Cleanse often.

Shifts brain powerfully into alpha/deep stillness, opening the Brow and

Crown Chakra for a strong, clear channel, psychic readings, meditation.

May take one too " high " /spacey to wear. The " Dream stone " - in

meditation or pillow, it wonderfully enhances visualization, astral

travel into the light and dream recall. Amplifies and stores thoughts,

energy; use as bridge to stimulate energy flow up through the Chakras.

These clear crystals closely resemble Diamonds but are really Quartz.

Help to increase the energy and healing qualities of other stones. Very

useful in helping to lessen the pressures of day-to-day life and the

stress and tension-related diseases that can result. They help you

recognize the signs of stress before it can do physical damage. Helps

you choose a direction to follow that will offer the path of least

resistance. They contain a store of ecological memory that can be

utilized by a person who can tune into the energy. Can also guide you in

remembering your own past-life experiences.

 

Hiddenite:

A spodumene, like kunzite. Green. Best known for drawing prosperity.

Clears heart to receive. Eases love or dollar loss. Calming.

 

Howlite:

Gently absorbs and uplifts stress, tension, anxiety, emotional

intensity, etc. Quietly loving, calming. Works with the heart center,

bringing greater gentleness, patience, tact. Helps bones, teeth, and

other calcium aspects of body.

 

Iolite:

(Cordierite) Clear bluish-lavender. Opens a light pathway from Throat

Chakra up through Crown. Truth, simplicity, imagery, peace. Living at

higher awareness level. Alcohol/addiction detoxificator, sobriety. A

newer stone recently more available.

 

Ivory:

Because of the fact that Ivory is generally considered to be the bone of

mammals, and most Ivory comes from elephants, walruses, and whales and

poachers have killed so many that certain species are on the brink of

extinction, use Ivory ONLY if you are very drawn to it. It can be found

mostly in white or cream, although some shades of pink and yellow do

exist. It is especially well suited for ailments of the bones, joints,

and teeth. Also benefits the skin and the circulatory system. Helps you

become more introspective and analytical. It may make you more in tune

with animals and nature, but you have to have this desire in order to

open a path for this expression. When considering Ivory for yourself,

you must always consider why it is important to possess it. If its

spiritual value is great enough, you can proceed with the purchase and

simply wrestle with the ecological ramifications (it would perhaps help

to make a spiritual offering to the animal who died.) But if Ivory is

only perceived as jewelry that has nice side effects or as an object of

great monetary values, then it would seem wisest to forget it.

 

Jade:

Solid to translucent. There are two varieties of Jade, Jadeite and

Nephrite. Nephrite is quite similar to Jadeite in its healing abilities,

but its colors are creamier and less translucent than Jadeite; Nephrite

is the more commonly found variety. Jade may come in a variety of

colors, green, blue, black, violet, white, yellow and a reddish and

brownish variety. Each with its own slightly different use. Green:

Health, wealth, longevity stone. Ancient Chinese used also for courage,

wisdom, justice, mercy, emotional balance, stamina, love, fidelity,

humility, generosity, peace, harmony. Lungs, heart, thymus, immune,

kidney and blood detoxification, nervous system. Androgynous. A gentle,

steady energy.

 

While all Jade has some healing influence, each color relates more

specifically to certain ailments or organs. Properties common to all

colors of Jade include its ability to mellow one's existence. Helps one

rid themselves of negative thoughts and energy. Strengthens the body's

filtration and cleansing systems and assists in teh removal of toxins.

Very beneficial to the heart in both physical and spiritual senses. It

is a very protective stone and will keep its wearer out of harm's way.

 

Blue Jade: A peaceful and passive energy source. Helps people who

meditate to relax and gain an inner serenity. A quiet teacher of

patience and slow, steady progress. It is a wonderful stone to give to

people who feel restricted or overcome by situations beyond their

control.

 

Brown Jade: A stone that connects us to the earth. A good stone to use

to help settle matters of the home or to adjust to a new environment.

 

Green Jade: Most common. Very calming to the nervous system. The color

green is representative of life or growth. Helps one channel passions in

a constructive way, making expressions of love easier.

 

Lavender Jade: In touch with the emotions. Beneficial to people who have

been hurt by love or need to discover the gentleness within themselves.

Can help one learn restraint and subtlety in matters of emotional

importance.

 

Red Jade: A passionate and active stone. Caution is advised here: it can

have such a stimulating influence that the wearer becomes agitated and

feels the need to express anger. It can help you extract those feelings

and come to terms with them. Use Red Jade to blow off steam, to release

tension.

 

White or Cream Jade: Helps one direct their energy to its most

advantageous outlet. Helps filter out distraction and allows you to

envision the best result of a given situation. Also suggested for the

eyes.

 

Yellow and Orange Jade: Both are similar enough to be considered

together. Both impart the gift of joy and happiness. They teach the

interconnectedness of all beings. Help organs that process food and

waste in our bodies.

 

Jasper:

Chalcedony qtz. Multicolored, solid. Yellow, orange, brown, green.

Yellow for stomach, intestines, liver, spleen areas. earthy grounding.

Green: Respiratory/Heart Chakra. General tissue regeneration; mineral

assimilation; general healing. Darker colors: more grounding. Suggested

to be used for elixirs because it will not over-stimulate any part of

the body. Considered more effective if it is used for long periods of

time because it works slowly. It is a methodical and meticulous worker.

Each color of Jasper has additional specific qualities when used alone.

Jasper works well in conjunction with Opals. Recommended for executives

as an aid to quick thinking. Also helps them endure stress.

 

Brown Jasper: Helps one find stability and balance. Benefits ailments

that result from environmental pollution. Boosts the immune system and

assist in extracting pollutants and toxins from the body. Keep in mind

that this process takes some time since Jaspers work slowly. Helps one

become more ecologically aware. Well suited for use by people who wish

to relive past events through regression or analysis.

 

Green Jasper: Especially suited to tempering aspects of your life that

have taken on too great an importance. Works as a gentle daily reminder

that the whole is only the result of all the parts. Works best on

ailments of the upper torso, digestive tract, and the cleansing organs.

 

Red Jasper: Much like Bloodstone in its link to the circulatory system.

Beneficial in battling diseases of the blood and detoxifying blood-rich

organs like the liver. It helps bring problems to light before they are

a threat.

 

Yellow Jasper: Beneficial to the endocrine glands and the cleansing

organs. Makes one feel stronger and in better physical condition.

 

Jet:

A fossilized organic matter used as a healing stone. A form of petrified

wood similar to coal, though much harder. Has absorbing qualities. Helps

draw out negative energy. Especially useful for people who have

unreasonable fears that limit their lives. Helps control mood swings and

fights deep depression. Recommended for stimulating psychic experience

and guiding one in the quest for spiritual enlightenment. If worn, it

should be set in silver.

 

Kundalini Quartz:

Kundalini Quartz comes from the Congo in Africa. It is a quartz crystal

with a smoky quartz phantom with hematite inclusions. Kundalini can be

defined as the potential energy stored in the nerve center at the base

of the spine. It is also said to be an individual’s experience of the

universal creative energy. These Black Phantom Quartz are called

Kundalini Quartz because of their ability to raise one’s energy level

from the base chakra (1st) through the crown chakra (7th) and above. The

hematite grounds, the smoky quartz balances and moves primal energies in

the body, and the quartz transmits and amplifies energy. Raising the

Kundalini will lead one to a more spiritual, less ego-centered life.

 

Kunzite:

Spodumene with lithium. Pink, clear. Powerful, high level stone.

Strengthens healers, teachers. Opens the emotional heart and spiritual

heart. Unconditional lovingness, compassion. Healing

abuse/loss/addictions. helps emotional balance, confidence, connection

to higher self, oneness. Reduces depression, mood swings, stress,

radiation. Also Brow and Crown Chakra. Deepens altered state: psychic

readings, healing...being centered emotionally and spiritually. Used

extensively by the medical profession for psychiatric disorders. Good

for the circulatory system and the lungs. A soothing stone that can help

you adjust to the pressures of modern life.

 

Kyanite:

Light blue, splintery. Placed on brow, this opens 3rd eye and

blue/throat Chakra. Enhances psychic images, foresight, consciousness,

meditation, communication. On 3rd eye; answers questions, especially in

imagery. Brings out our natural ability to manifest things into reality

via thoughts, visualization. Tranquility.

 

Labradorite (Spectrolite) :

Subtle green/blue/yellow/etc. metallic iridescent. Brings forth each

person's strengths to share with the world. Originality. Easier, more

restful sleep. Helps us relate to others. Opens energy flow to Solar

plexus and Brow Chakra and whatever other centers are most in need.

Still evolving along with us. Fragile, avoid salt cleansing.

 

Lapis Lazuli:

Solid, med. to dk. blue. In meditation, opens Brow Chakra: higher

guidance, intuition, connection to higher self, overview, decisions for

good of all. Organizes, quiets mind. Opens Throat/Thyroid Chakra:

Self-expression, writing, creativity, dream insight, allows total

awareness...Anxiety, restlessness, insomnia, autism, shyness, nervous

system, depression, serenity, self-acceptance; MS, speech, hearing,

pituitary, DNA, lymph, inflammation, pain (especially head), protection

stone. Shelters the wearer like a shield. . Extraordinarily deep blue

stone often flecked with Pyrite. Can also be mottled with white Calcite.

Most is currently mined in the USSR and Afghanistan. Beneficial to the

respiratory system, especially the throat and lungs, the cleansing

organs, and the nervous system. A good stone for blood purification and

for boosting the immune system. A powerful thought-amplifier and is

helpful in aligning all the elements of the body and mind. Can increase

psychic abilities and will open the third eye. Can guide you in teh

direction of mental and spiritual purity. It should be worn as close to

the throat as possible or at least above the diaphragm so that the

energy of the wearer is drawn upward.

 

Larimar:

A gentle, soft, sky-blue Caribbean healer. Brings tranquility of

water/sea and air to heart and mind. Soothes and uplifts hurt, fear,

depression, pain of life, changes with love. Self-expression, patience,

acceptingness, simplicity, creativity, artwork. With red spots: helps

gentle people be assertive. Cools, draws out inflammation, fevers,

sunburn heat. Especially helps the creativity and Throat Chakra.

(shoulder, thyroid, nose). Pleasantly uplifts the heart and eases

stress.

 

Lepidolite:

Lepidolite is a lithium-mica. It is high in lithium and was originally

mined for the mineral. Solid lavender to soft pink, dull, sparkly. Calms

and relaxes. Gently eases intensity of feelings, stress, mood swings,

depression, manic-depression, self-criticism, anxiety, addictions,

worrying. Brings hope, relief, gentleness, self-love, patience,

self-forgiveness, unworried sleep, mental/emotional balance, well-being.

For master gland and immune system, skin, DNA. Balances Brow Chakra with

new spiritual love. Fragile; salt water cleanse may cause it to break apart.

 

Lodestone:

(Magnetite, Iron.) Metallic black, natural magnet. Related to (and works

like) hematite for grounding, clear thinking, focus (detail work,

decisions, etc.). Electromagnetically pulls toxic blocks and pain from

energy meridians, pancreas, and lower glands.

 

Malachite:

Steady pulsing electromagnetic energy. (High copper content) Malachite

and azurite are the same chemical, practically, Copper Carbonate. The

only difference is the ordering of the elements in the molecule. On

brow: Stimulates physical and psychic vision, concentration. For heart

and solar plexus centers: Stomach, liver, kidney stones, lungs, immune

system, radiation, MS, circulation. Powerful healer with azurite or

chrysocolla for healing: Releases and draws out pain, inflammation,

depression, anger; heals blocks. Protects well by powerfully cleaning

the auric field, rapidly absorbing undesirable energies, including:

computer, TV, and other radiation, etc. Place in the 4 corners of a room

to cleanse carpet toxins/gases. Clean very frequently -- daily if

possible! Often variegated and is one of the basic ores of Copper.

Should be used with extreme care because it can amplify negative

qualities. Caution must always be used when wearing it as jewelry.

However, Malachite also magnifies the positive, and so it is useful if

your mood is definitely on the upswing. It should not be used in healing

without careful consideration of who is doing the healing. It is useful

for relaxation and neurological disorders as well as tissue

regeneration. It is said to awaken healing qualities and useful in

fighting mental illnesses. Said to stimulate the optic nerve, help the

pancreas, spleen, parathyroid, and help dyslexia. People living near

nuclear power plants should keep pieces of Malachite in their homes,

since Malachite may expel plutonium. A warning: Malachite in raw form

has dust particles that are highly toxic and their ingestion should be

avoided.

 

Malachite/Azurite:

A natural blending of two beneficial stones. Malachite and azurite are

the same chemical, practically, Copper Carbonate. The only difference is

the ordering of the elements in the molecule. A blue-green stone that is

helpful to anyone. Malachite has the ability to draw out positive or

negative energy, and Azurite is soothing and calming to the spirit.

Together they have the ability to neutralize energy and produce a sense

of calm. Sleep will improve and you will be better able to interpret

your dreams.

 

Marascite:

Silver-gray metallic is an iron ore which is iron oxide (like Hematite).

Marcasite is iron sulfide. One of the most grounding of all stones (Root

Chakra.) Condenses scatteredness, fuzziness into mental clarity,

concentration, memory, practicality, helps study, bookkeeping, detail

work, sound sleep. Confidence, will power, boldness. Egyptians used also

to calm hysteria and anxiety. Yang. Helps us adjust to being physical.

Spleen, blood, cleanse. Can deflect. R after jet lag, stress,

birth, anesthesia.

 

Marble:

Another common and plentiful stone generally found in the US, Italy, and

Greece. Comes in shades of white, brown, yellow, red, green, gray, and

black. A cleansing stone that is beneficial for the blood, skin, and

cleansing systems. This mineral is used to provide both clarity and

states of " suspension in both meditation and tantric activities.

Provides for strength of self control and mastery of thought. It

enhances the powers of serenity. Marble can provide the " good common

sense " in matters of the home, heart and one's constitution. Allows for

total recall of dreams as wwell as, provides protection, stablility and

structure both in the physical and emotional mind. Used very often in

the fields of Naturopathy and Homeopathy for its balancing qualities.

Ruin Marble provides the additional power of connecting with

intellectual states of mind and knowledge.

 

Meteorite:

Usually solid, dull, mottled, brownish to black. Noniron varieties

amplify thoughts/telepathic sending/receiving, greater awareness, some

connection to extraterrestrial life. Odd/unusual energy, best used by

those drawn to them. Some believe that since Meteorites are in tune with

the energies of the cosmos and therefore more capable of raising our

energies to a universal level. Others believe that that since they have

no connection to Earth, Meteorites can in no way influence our lives.

Perhaps a reasonable way to approach this stone is to try and tune into

its energy on an intuitive level and decide whether or not it would play

a good role in your life. (This is a good rule for all stones or gems of

the Earth as well).

 

Microline:

See Amazonite.

 

Mochi Balls:

Mochi Balls © are made of Iron and Sandstone. Named after a Native

American tribe who live in the Moqui Desert, they would use these balls

for sport, similar to Marbles. Sacred among the Shamanic members of

ancient tribes, they were also used in rituals to contact

extra-terrestrials, for visioning and for journeys. Needing no special

care, the act as a protector when placed in ones environment. They

synthesis male/female duality, liberate one's nature and help to

recognize and understand the self. They realign the energy centers,

relieve energy blockage, stimulate Qi energy, ground, center and

protect. They have been used to treat physical instabilities in the

veins, muscles, arteries, bone loss, RNA/DNA balancing, immune system

and cellular renewal.

 

Moldavite:

Greenish to brown-green. Variety of Tektite, but twice as rare! (fell to

earth). Dull outside, deep clear green inside. Powerfully expands

psychicness, channeling. On Heart Chakra. Eases longing to leave earth.

On pillow, brow, crown: Telepathic access to spiritual laws, info from

higher regions/places to help us and Earth to be healthier and more

spiritual. An intense meteorite helping people incarnating from

elsewhere be more comfortable here on earth (reducing asthma, toxin

sensitivity, emotional intensity, epilepsy...)(May make some too spacey;

be sure

to ground self after use and before driving). Fragile - Don't salt

cleanse! More rare, expensive and powerful than a plain " tektite. "

 

Moonstone:

Feldspar (contains aluminum). Translucent with white, pink, yellow, soft

sheen. Honors the Goddess in all women, Dieting, Gardening, Psychic

Awareness, Meditation. Soothes stress, anxiety, women's

hormones/menstrual imbalance, lymph. Enhances intuitive sensitivity via

feelings and less overwhelmed by personal feelings. Greater flexibility

and flow with life. Connects 2nd and 6th Chakra and Pineal for emotional

balance, gracefulness. Helps all be more comfortable with our gentler

feminine/yin receiving side. Especially for water signs. Used for

protection against the perils of travel. Translucent, milky gemstones

usually pale blue or green that are cut from Albite. Found in India and

Australia. Known to be of ancient spiritual significance in their

connection to the moon and the intuitive aspect of one's nature. Help

cool, soothe, and calm over-reactions to emotional and personal

situations. Makes one conscious of the fact that all things are part of

a cycle of constant change. They open us up to the feminine and are

associated with sensitivity, intuition, and clairvoyance. Beneficial for

those involved in agriculture. Moonstone's effect upon the menstrual

cycle is powerful. At the time of the full moon or menstruation, women

should be aware of their sensitive emotional nature and remove these

stones. May help all parts of the lower torso, which include digestive,

cleansing and reproductive organs. It is recommended for farmers,

artists, dancers and young men.

 

Morganite/Pink Beryl:

Related to Emerald and Aquamarine. Clear/soft pink to violet,

translucent to clear. Inspires spiritual lovingness, compassion,

equality, upliftment, empathy, patience. Spiritual Heart Chakra. Also

heart, lungs, breathing, throat, oxygenation. One of the highest

frequency stones available.

 

Mother of Pearl (MOP):

Beads/decor made of glossy pearly inside of pearl oyster shell. (Isn't a

stone) Carries the gentle, peaceful healing energy of the sea. Relaxes,

soothes emotions, sensitivity, stress.

 

Muscovite (MOP):

Also known as Mica- this crystal appears in sheet-like layers, scales,

masses and tabular crystal. It is the reflection stone. It allows one to

reflect on their past and present situations and gives one the

opportunity to both acknowledge and eliminate any traits one wishes to

detach from. Mica provides for clarity in visions and self-reflection.

It can be used during fasting times to help reduce hunger, provide

energy, relieve dehydration, bring sparkle to the eyes, sheen to the

hair, as well as, help in situations of insomnia and excessive sleep as

with mononucleosis. Often found as inclusion to granite.

 

STONES AND CRYSTALS AND THEIR PROPERTIES N-Z

 

Obsidian:

Solid/translucent black to smoky. (Incl. " Navaho/Apache Tears " )

Objectivity, dis-attachment, grounding. Reduces fantasy/escapism.

Absorbs and dissolves anger, criticism, fear, thus protective. Unusual

black stone: Absorbs dark and converts to white light. Friendly. Can't

be misused. Root Chakra. Brings higher Chakra light into lower ones;

cleanses, uplifts. Changes fear into flexibility with change.

Snowflake: Promotes self-esteem and confidence. Clairaudience and owning

our lower aspects for growth; Healthy balance.

Obsidian balls: help to see truths by initially amplifying beliefs,

patterns, fears, blocking our growth. Green: Heals broken crystals and

charges them. Balances Heart Chakra. Assists in energy healing during Reiki.

Blue: Stimulates Throat Chakra, communication, helps in astral travel,

Tarot reading. Helps keep away negativity and is an extremely protective

stone when traveling. Helps with directional knowledge, as well,

particularly for sensitive people.

Rainbow: brings light and love to one's life. Allows for the spiritual

side in one's nature to be recognized. Known as the " stone of pleasure " ,

it can bring enjoyment and gratification to one's life. It is also used

for " gazing " especially in matters of love, relationship and the

development of one's etheric and physical bodies.

 

Onyx:

Balances and grounds. Reduces sex drive. Promotes fidelity. Absorbs and

flattens emotional intensity. Androgynous. Excellent for

centering/aligning total person with higher powers. Banish grief,enhance

self control, wise decision-making, encourages happiness/good fortune.

Can be used to provide a " peek " into the future, helps one to follow the

path alone, promotes personal strength, understand the reality of the

moment, become the master of one's own future. Helps with disorders of

soft tissue, bone marrow and the feet.

Black: Root Chakra. Grounding.

Green:Heart Chakra.

Yellow: 3rd Seriousness, logic.

Blue: 5th Chakra.

 

Found in Italy, US, and in Mexico. The shapes or patterns that Onyx

holds inside it have led some to suggest that Onyx has a picture in it

that tells a story or carries a lesson. An Onyx will retain memory of

the physical occurrences surrounding a person. A strong stone to use in

psychometry because it tells the story of the wearer. A strength-giving

stone. A good stone for athletes or people under extreme mental and

emotional stress. It brings balance to mind or body as well as strength

of mind. Good stone for those who are flighty by nature. A strengthening

stone that can help you approach a lesson or task with greater

self-confidence. Said to be good for the teeth and bones. It is highly

recommended that Onyx be used in conjunction with Pearl and Diamond.

 

Opal:

A silicate. Contains water, correlating with our emotions. Clarifies by

amplifying and mirroring feelings, buried emotions, desires (including

love and passion). Less inhibition, more spontaneity. Crown and Brow

Chakra. Visualization, imagination, dreams, healing. Easily absorbs,

stores emotions and thoughts. Fragile. Fades/cracks in sun, heat, salt,

acidic foods. Moisten frequently with water or oil. Some cancel/negate

other gems. (backfires if not used for good of all) May change color

with high energy/intensity people.

White: Balances Left and Right. Brain. Opals are extremely sensitive and

must be treated with great care. Rarely used in crystal layouts except

by someone who wishes to intensify his or her emotional state. They

easily diversify and scatter energy. Some literature states frankly that

many who wear this stone have a fickle nature. Anytime the wearer feels

uncomfortable with an Opal, the stone should be removed.

" Black " /Dk blue: One of the most potent. Although Opal was regarded as a

stone of misfortune, black Opal is considered an exceptionally lucky

stone. It is said that if you dream of Opals, you will receive great

possessions.

Fire Opals: May stimulate passion, temper, energy. Opals, particularly

Fire Opals, are good for business, though they can adversely affect the

solar plexus.

 

Pearl:

Usually pale white or cream-colored, though darker blue, gray, and even

black variations exist. In tune with women, especially pregnant women.

Absorbing by nature and because of this must be used with caution. If

you feel excessively negative while wearing a Pearl, it will hold that

energy until it is worn again. Remember, Pearl is the result of layer

upon layer of substance produced to combat irritation. It is very

nurturing. If used properly, lessen stress and its resulting maladies:

hypertension, headaches, and exhaustion. May help to prevent heart

attacks and strokes. Also an assist in digestion and may reduce the

chance of developing ulcers. If using Pearls in conjunction with other

gemstones, consider Diamonds to amplify and purify, or Emeralds to bring

negative energy out and disperse it. Recommended for occupations as

varied as artists, chiropractors, and farmers.

White: Symbol of pure heart and mind; innocence, faith. Of the sea, it

has watery and lunar elements, thus balancing emotions, especially for

water signs. Absorbs thoughts, emotions. For Solar plexus Chakra

(digestion, stomach, immunity) and emotional stress. Low integrity or

anger rebounds to user (like Opal). Cleanse frequently. Fire signs less

compatible unless drawn to Pearl. May cool and soothe.

Gold and Black: Also for prosperity.

Pink: Works especially with the Heart Chakra. Pearls best without other

gems. Divers wear for shark protection.

 

Peridot:

Health, Wealth, Protection. Clear bright green/green-yellow. Clears

Heart Chakra, pathway, strengthening breath of life, prosperity, growth,

openness. Used by Egyptians, Aztecs, Incas to gently cleanse and heal

the physical heart. (lungs, lymph, breast) Yellower gems also for Solar

Plexus Chakra (stomach, liver, adrenal...) Helps understand

relationships, other realities Alleviates depression, anger, fear,

jealousy, anxiety. A visionary stone. Helps connect us to our destinies

and to an understanding of the purpose of existence. Can help us

visualize not only the ultimate peak of physical but of spiritual

continuation as well. However, if you are confused or fearful, Peridot

should be used in a limited way. It releases toxins and brings them to

the surface, thus neutralizing them. Helps with mental cleansing by

highlighting problems. The stomach and other digestive tract organs may

benefit from Peridot. Stimulates tissue regeneration.

 

Petalite:

Petalite is highly spiritual. It has been called the “stone of the

Angels “ and will help one connect with one’s guides. It is also said to

dissolve negativity and black magic spells. Petalite has been used on

vision quests for strength, protection, and peace. It will balance one’s

yin/yang qualities as well as one’s mind, body, and spirit. It also

enhances one’s ability to feel energy in stones.

 

Petrified Wood:

Sympathetic to the maladies of the skin, muscle tissue, and circulatory

system. Usually comes in shades of brown but can also have stripes of

black or gray in it. Found worldwide. Athletes are well-advised to carry

Petrified Wood with them and use it in healing layouts. Benefits people

with arterial sclerosis, arthritis, rheumatism, senility, and blood

clots. Can help us to investigate past-life experiences. Makes the user

more aware of nature.

 

Phenacite:

(Phenakite) Milky white to clear crystal. A powerfully loving, healing,

spiritual stone. Clearer stones intensely opens 3rd eye, Crown and

Transpersonal Chakra as a white light channel. Clairvoyance/spiritual

communication, meditation, astral travel, journeys. Helps one to map out

a pathway within the dimensions. Energizes meridians and healing of

other stones. It is a powerful stone for clearing and activating the

chakras, in particular, the Third Eye and Crown chakras. It helps one to

go further in meditation, and gives a deep awareness of one’s inner

structures, the chakras in particular. Phenacite in general can be used

to amplify the energies of other stones used for healing, and to balance

energy within one. It can also alleviate despair and fear of change, and

lead one to live in love. Russian phenacite in particular raises group

and environmental energies. Some pieces also contain Seraphinite, which

is an excellent stone for healing and bringing positive change to one’s

life. It may also help one to contact Angels.

 

Platinum:

A silvery gray metal found in North America, Brazil, and Germany. An

expensive and rare metal, used by medical science as a replacement for

bone, since it is in harmony with the body and will not react chemically

with it. Generally considered beneficial for people who experience

excess in their lives. Slows things down and allows you to take greater

control. Helps keep hormonal and chemical levels balanced, aids in the

transmission of nerve impulses, and may make the heart and circulatory

system more efficient.

 

Prehnite:

Dreaming and Remembering. Brings new friends. Utilized for meditation.

Enhances the ability to make contact with unseen entities.

Multiplies/increases energy and strengthens ones protective fields.

Considered the stone for dreaming/remembering. Increases ability for

prophesy. Allows inner knowing. Powerful stone, not to be taken lightly.

Increases accuracy with predictions.

 

Pyrite/Fool's Gold:

(with iron) One of the most grounding stones in use today. Conducting,

Energizing, Increases Wealth. Used for focus, practicality, logic,

memory, clearing fuzzy thinking/scatteredness etc. like Hematite. Helps

Yellow Chakra: Stomach, intestines, ulcers; sulfur and mineral

assimilation, circulation, body acidity imbalances, depression,

illusions/lack of clarity about situations/people. Great for grounding

spiciness after meditation/psychic readings. Represents Sun's golden

energy. A mineralized crystal that forms in clusters of metalliclike

cubes. Color varies from a bright gold or brass to shades of copper or

green. Found in most of North America as well as in Chile and Peru.

" Fool's Gold " . Beneficial to the respiratory and circulatory systems.

Connected to the transfer of oxygen from the lungs to the bloodstream.

Helps the skin protect itself from the elements, and also aids the

digestive tract, lessening irritation by ingested toxins. The most

important gift of Pyrite, though, is its ability to aid mental capacity.

Helps to balance creative and intuitive impulses with scientific and

practical ones. communication skills can also improve with the help of

Pyrite, which eases anxiety and frustration. Strongly suggested for

people who tackle large conceptual ideas in business, the arts, or

education. Effective in attracting money to its owner. The stimulation

of the mind can be enhanced by using Pyrite in conjunction with Fluorite

and Calcite.

 

Quartz: " Rock Crystal "

Encompasses a large family of stones and crystals, all of which are made

up primarily of silicon dioxide, one of the most common and most

important substances in the world. Crystals of pure Quartz, generally

six-sided, can be found in all shades and colors. Quartz crystals grow

singularly or in groups and take on different shapes according to the

temperature at the time of their formation. Quartz crystals can also

contain other minerals " frozen " within, as in Rutilated Quartz.

 

Quartz can be formed of microscopic crystals and take on entirely

different appearances and qualities. Other members of the Quartz family

include Chalcedony, Agate, Jasper, Carnelian, Onyx, and Sardonyx. These

are treated separately because their healing qualities are very

different from crystal Quartz.

 

Probably the most versatile multipurpose healing stone. Easy to cleanse,

store info/energy in, program or amplify energy and healing with. Can

both draw and send energy. Powerful clear ones open Brow, Crown, and

Transpersonal Chakra for meditation, sending/receiving guidance.

Stimulates natural crystals in body tissues and fluids to resonate at

new healing frequency. See also many other stone forms of quartz.

(Amethyst, Tiger's Eye...)

 

Yin or Androgynous. Works with all chakras and master gland. Works with

ALL Chakras and master gland for balancing, cleansing and healing. Used

to amplify both body energy and thought. Natural tendency for Quartz is

for harmony and is considered the " stone of power " . Quartz can be used

to facilitate both speaking and receiving information from the spiritual

world, masters, teachers and healers. Stimulates positive thought and

healing.

 

Clear Quartz: is thought to amplify both body energy and thoughts. It

can assist in the creation of power, clarity of thinking, meditation,

cleansing, clearing the aura, spiritual development and healing. Clear

Quartz is considered the " stone of power " . A dedicated healer. Pure

white light passes through it easily, leaving all the colors of the

spectrum unaltered and giving substance to the argument that Clear

Quartz crystals can help balance all the elements needed to make us

whole and fulfilled. Amplify whatever influences are present in an

individual or location. Acts as a purifier and tunes into the frequency

of each individual. Will unblock specific areas or organs blocked from

transmitting or receiving the flow of energy throughout the body.

Helpful in guiding our search for the meaning and importance of

existence. Aids in meditation. Can be used in conjunction with any other

stone or gem for specific physical problems. It will amplify the effects

of individual

stones and attune the treatment to the energy of an individual person.

 

Blue (Or gray/lavender):A fairly rare stone, is found the US and Brazil.

Varies in color from pale blue to lavender or gray. Beneficial effects

for the upper torso and related organs. Helps purify the bloodstream and

heighten the body's immunity to disease. Helps you discover or increase

your understanding of your spiritual nature. Has a calming effect upon

the mind and stimulates hope. A good healing stone for linking heart

with Throat and Brow Chakra to expand self expression and creativity,

plus refining communication skill to new levels. Eases throat tension.

Immune system, thyroid, iodine and B Vitamin use. Some say shining light

through Blue Quartz can help reduce need for glasses. Still evolving.

Yin.

 

Window Crystals and Other Esoteric Variations: Even though each crystal

has the basic six-sided crystal shape and may be terminated, there is an

additional flat plane, usually diamond-shaped, that give a view of the

inner chamber of the crystal. It teaches the importance of looking

within ourselves, even if the view into our own soul is clouded and

imperfect.

 

Dendritic Quartz is another variation that, much like Moss Agate, has

pictures on its surface. These shapes often resemble plants or animals.

 

Elestial crystals are crystals that generally have fewer side planes and

blunt ends. These crystals are young and usually much smaller than most

other Quartz crystals.

 

Phantom crystals are crystals that at one point finished their growth

cycle, then began growing again later. When looking inside these

crystals, you can see a striation that indicates where the original tip

was. For someone drawn to this type of stone, a need for growth is

indicated.

 

Single and Double-Terminated Clear Quartz: Single-terminated Clear

Quartz crystals are six-sided with a flat bottom and point at the top.

These crystals teach us to focus energy on a concentrated point.

Especially useful for people who have a specific area or organ in the

body that needs lots of attention. For mental states, it will help you

to focus on the best path to travel in breaking old habits or

establishing new ones. Double-terminated Clear Quartz crystals are a

special occurrence in nature. Most terminated crystals grow out of rock,

often in clusters with other crystals. Double-terminated Clear Quartz

crystals grow in clay or other soft materials. It has a point on both

ends. They can draw energy as well as direct it. The center of the

crystal works like a neutralizing chamber. One of the points draws

negative energy inside, where it is transformed and purified. The energy

then passes out of the crystal through both points. It shows us that

most efficient energy comes from our own center.

 

Purple Quartz: This stone should not be confused with Amethyst. It has a

dark violet color and may have inclusions or clouding within it.

Beneficial to the cleansing organs. Capable of stimulating thoughts and

helping you learn to contemplate and analyze data.

 

Rose Quartz:

Translucent to clear Pink. Love, beauty, peacefulness, forgiving,

lovingness, self-love, emotional balance. Soft. Gently soothes and warms

heart center. Emotional healing, loss, stress, hurt, fear, low

confidence, resentment, anger. Slowly eases childhood

traumas/neglect/lack of love, low self-esteem. Cleanse and recharge

often. Especially if fades. Aligns mental, emotional, and astral bodies.

Deeply in tune with emotional states. Found in the US, Brazil, and

Japan. Its value as a nurturing friend cannot be overstated. A soothing

influence. Helps diffuse negative stimuli and uncomfortable memories.

Helps us discover the ability to love ourselves and makes us more open

to other people. It is of particular value in helping us to forgive

ourselves, hastening self-acceptance. Helps us realize that all change

is important, even difficult change. Stimulates love and tender

appreciation of all things. Advantageous for the heart and circulatory

systems. Also helps the cleansing organs. The reproductive organs may

become healthier. Said to help increase fertility. Recommended for

artists, acupuncturists, lecturers, and those suffering from low

self-esteem.

 

Rutilated/Rutile Quartz:

Clear Quartz with metallic, golden rutile, copper, or blue/gray titanium

fibers that powerfully electrically conduct and amplify

energy/thoughts/programming for healing. Intensifies/deepens altered

states. Opens Crown/Brown Chakra for meditation, clairvoyance,

telepathy, insight. Some make one too spacey or scattered to wear.

(Induces Alpha) Stimulates immunity, strength, blue corona, imagery,

dreams. Golden fibers may increase radiation protection and health

rejuvenation. Each stone's energy/qualities are unique. Androgynous.

Helpful with Lung disorders. Contains Rutile in needle-like mineral

inclusions. One can find Rutilated versions of most of the types of

Quartz discussed thus far. It heightens whatever energetic influence the

regular Quartz posses and helps direct that boosted energy to

problematic areas.

 

Smoky Quartz:

Helps to overcome Depression, Nightmares, Stress. Smoky, rootbeer, or

chocolate-colored clear crystals. The clearest, most intense ones

powerfully open the Crown Chakra crawing light down the Root Chakra,

inducing Alpha/deep meditation for channeling/higher guidance, deep

relaxation, lovingness. Ancient use also to stimulate meridians,

kundalini, and correct fertility/PMS/reproductive imbalance. Stores info

well. Alleviates fear, anxiety, depression, emotional Dense, dull,

solid/semisolid black/brown, less attractive. Very grounding, opposite

of other smokeys. May feel dense, heavy, nonconductive Many were

irradiated to turn them this flat, dark color with white edge of base.

If so, they're not useful for conducting light/healing, thus less useful

for wearing or healing. This medium-to-dark brown crystal found in the

US, Brazil, and Scotland. A word of warning is in order regarding

choosing Smoky Quartz crystals. Its dark color is caused by impurities,

usually carbon, iron, or titanium. But the color of some Smoky Quartz is

caused by the effects of minute amounts of decaying radium, within the

crystal itself. Because of the presence of this natural low-grade

radiation, Smoky Quartz is good for people with radiation-related

illness or those in chemotherapy. It is best to avoid the heavily

irradiated crystals. Most gemstone and crystal stores do not sell them,

and most gem experts advise against using them in layouts. Natural Smoky

Quartz crystals, like other brown stones, are closely in tune with the

anchoring energy of the earth. Often sued for ailments of the lower

torso. The reproductive organs, muscle tissue, heart, and nervous system

all profit. Heightens your understanding of nature and concern for the

environment.

 

Rhodochrosite:

Solid to clear pink. Gentle, yet probably the most vibrant loving stone

to heal the Heart Chakra, especially for giving/receiving love. " Stone

of Love and Balance " . Also for loneliness, loss, heartache, fear,

insecurities, inner-child issues, abuse, incest... Helps

self-forgiveness, deservingness and trust issues, spiritual-and

self-love, desire to live, purpose. Best worn 24 hrs. a day.

Electromagnetic. Stronger than Rose Qtz. Solar plexus, stomach

(anxiety), food addictions, anorexia, asthma, eyesight (especially

emotional not-seeing, to avoid pain). thymus. Open the hand healing

Chakras. Specialized uses to detox/heal blood, liver, cancer. Works in

the bathtub to de-stress the body. A fairly recent discovery in the

mineral kingdom. Comes in shades of orange and pink. Has stripes of

various width in shades of white. Most comes from the US or USSR. A very

beneficial stone for those with asthma or other respiratory illnesses.

Helps you filter out the irritants that trigger respiratory difficulty.

Also purifies the circulatory system and the cleansing organs,

especially the kidneys. Helps you alleviate irrational fears and

paranoia. Will enhance the dream state. Suggested to be used in

conjunction with Malachite or Copper.

 

Rhodonite:

Pink, black inclusions. Helps with confusion, Focus, Peace and Love.

" Stone of Love " . Works with Heart Chakra; helps us express confidence

and lovingness on physical plane in day-to-day ways. Calms and feeds the

soul through the heart; love and service. Soothes nightmares. Stress,

heartache, loss, etc. Ancient use also: Speech/hearing problems/growth,

fear, illness (emphysema, asthma...) Strengthens mantras, chanting,

affirmations, singing, toning. Use for trauma, confusion, and

confidence. Very beneficial upon the growth of bones and the hearing

system.

 

Rubellite/Red Tourmaline:

see " Red Tourmaline "

 

Ruby:

Red Corundum. Contains chromium (blood sugar balance). Wealth, Joy,

Love, Sexual Energy and Power. Warms, energizes after exhaustion.

Strengthens physical and emotional heart (4th chakra), love, courage,

confidence, vitality, stamina, strength, leadership, success over

challenges. Intensifies all emotions (passion, jealousy, impatience,

love...) Attempted use for pressure/control (for love) backfires onto

user. Used for reproductive/root Chakra; infections, cholesterol, clots,

blood detox (alcohol, caffeine), sexual blocks. Stimulates circulation,

menses, pituitary healing the earth. This gemstone must be carefully

scrutinized before choosing it for healing purposes. Classic stone is

usually a deep, brilliant red, but can be found shades of pink or

lavender. Found in the US, India, and Sri Lanka. A powerful stone whose

stimulating energy can bring startling things to light. An amplifier of

energy-both positive and negative. Can bring anger or negativity to the

surface quickly. Should be used with a knowledge of how to gain from the

experience. Otherwise you are likely to be overcome by the passion it

stirs up. Can also amplify positive energy. Helps us in all matters of

love, including love of ourselves. Benefits the heart and circulatory

system, and can assist in the filtration and detoxification of the body.

Also suggested for the eyes. Stimulates motivation and visualization.

 

Rutile:

See Quartz - Rutilated.

 

Sapphire:

Corundum. Blue, green, pink, purple, clear. Related to Ruby.

Blue: Communication, insight, intuition, clairaudience, inspiration,

spiritual prayer/devotion, peacefulness. Pituitary and Thyroid. Detoxing

skin, body. Antidepressant. Cools, contracts, soothes, thus reducing

inflammation, fevers, nosebleeds. Hearing problems, TB, burns, etc.

Nervous system ( & Epilepsy) and meridians. Strongest if next to skin.

Especially Throat Chakra. Also: wisdom, will, centering, cheerfulness,

luck. Reduces radiation effects, anxiety, procrastination. Some effects

subtle.

Black: more grounding. Protection. May strengthen by posing challenges

to overcome. Found in the US, Australia, and India. Lessens tension and

aligns the mental, physical, and spiritual planes. Can be an important

stone for people with spiritual confusion or depression, those involved

in situatations out of their control, and anyone with concentration

problems. Black Sapphires are the most protective of all Sapphire

colors.

 

Star Sapphire: Similar to the Blue Sapphire, differs in that it has an

aqueous inclusion in its makeup that creates a refracted five-pointed

star on the stone's surface. This star is a focus point in the gem.

Recommended for people who wish to awaken or heighten their psychic

abilities. Works as a relaxing agent during times of extreme physical

exertion. Healers of the spirit and and body are often drawn to this

stone.

 

Sard:

A porous brick-red stone. Found in the US and India. Not generally

considered to be a strong healer, though it does possess limited

properties similar to Carnelians. Suggested for open wounds and

conditions of the blood. Can be beneficial to the cleansing organs and

in strengthening to the mind.

 

Sardonyx:

A layered combination of Sard and Onyx. Can include shades of red,

brown, black or white. Found in Brazil and India. Best known for its

effect upon the bones and lungs. Recommends its use for depression and

in matters of love. Take care to consider the color combination of the

stone. Red stimulates, brown is grounding, black is absorbing, and white

is purifying. The colors do not cancel each other out. They do, however,

buffer each other and maintain a median balance that allows you to

affect change. Recommended for explorers, those engaged in combat, and

executives.

 

Selenite:

A Gypsum. White/clear striated crystals. Has been used to work against

cancer and is known to stabalize epileptic disorders. Mental focus,

growth, luck, immunity, kundalini. Centuries-old recordkeepers of

events/information. Smoothes emotions. Holding crystal,visualize it

bringing white light/energy (higher ideas/consciousness) from

transpersonal point above head down through body, out through feet into

earth/physical plane. Place on 3rd eye for stored info. May help

physical and emotional letting go. Repro; spine and nerve system,

emotional and athletic flexibility. Sends healing to the earth. Expands

sensitivity, field of awareness. Desert Rose: rose-like flower buds.

Known to help new moms increase breast milk.

 

Silica: " Gem Silica "

The highest, purest form of gem quality Chrysocolla. One of the highest

evolved blue-green stones. (Also see: Chrysocolla.)

 

Silver:

Excellent for mental, emotional, and physical releasing and cleansing.

Works on mind/emotions to see overview, emotional balance, patience.

Like the moon's energy, it has gentle, cool, smoothing effect. Thus it

reduces inflammation, fever, nervous system stress. Best with the

gentler, cooler-colored gems. Works with pituitary and upper energy

centers. Generally Yin. Wear the metal that you feel attracted to. Works

best as a communicator. Should be worn only when it feels right.

Benefits the circulation and detoxifies the blood. Helps the body

recognize imbalances or high levels of hormone and chemicals more

readily, enabling them to be naturally corrected. Helps the lungs and

throat and reduces irritation by pollutants and other impurities in the

air. Improves the transmission of nerve impulses. Aids those with

degenerative brain disease, poor memory, irrational fears, and emotional

imbalance. Also aids in verbal and representational communication. Helps

balance the functions of both sides of the brain. Can be worn as a belt

buckle to improve fertility. Can help resolve sexual problems that

result from dysfunction or impotence. Mental activity is clarified. An

increase in your ability to approach intellectual problems. Also known

to lessen anxiety over problem-solving. Suggested use in conjunction

with Agate, Jet, Moonstone, and Turquoise.

Silver Settings: Silver is ruled by the Moon a feminine planet, and

therefore imparts a softened less assertive emotional energy to crystals

& minerals that are mounted in it.

 

Smithsonite:

Light blue, pink, or lavender fuzzy bubbles. Harmonizes and aligns

Heart, Throat, and Brow Chakra for smoother communications, leadership,

perceptiveness and depth in relationships, and expansion into new areas.

Meditation clarity, and receptiveness. Insight via dreams, dream recall.

Versatile; Historically works well in many areas, especially Throat

Chakra, nose, lymph, immunity; tissue elasticity. Chakra corresponds

with stone color. Suggested for security and a balanced life. Also helps

you deal with difficult relationships.

 

Sodalite:

Healing, Meditation, Wisdom. General communication and writing stone.

Logic, ideas, truth. Balances body energy levels via thyroid, pituitary,

lymph, and other glands. Helps Throat Chakra, insomnia, neck, mouth,

hearing, bloodsugar, etc. Cooling and drawing for infections, burns,

sinus inflammations, high blood pressure, etc. Still evolving. This blue

stone found in North America as well as in Brazil and france. Can

strongly affect changes in your attitude about yourself. Helps you be

more objective and less critical about ways of dealing with existence.

Suggested for balancing the metabolism. Beneficial for the cleansing

organs and can boost the immune system. Effective in combating the

effects of natural and artificial radiation and is recommended for those

who work around X-ray equipment or are involved with radioactive

material.

 

Spectrolite:

See: Labradorite

 

Spinel:

Blue, green. Calms alleviates stress, depression. mental rejuvenation.

Most commonly used to aid in detox (together with fasting, enemas, and

alcohol/chemical detox of blood and organs, including skin).

Red: Also for strength, kundalini. . Found in the US, USSR, Sri Lanka,

Italy, and Germany. Encourages moderation of all excesses and aids in

the detoxification of both the blood and the mind. Helps lessen

anxieties. Benefits the skin. Said to be an aid in fasting.

 

Star Ruby:

Known as the " star of purity " , " star fire " or " ruby crystal " is said to

promote dreaming and tends to stimulate connection between the self and

your spirit guides. Used as a rod-like conductor, it provides the

pathway from the user to the electrical and magnetic forces. It assists

in purifying, and correcting disoriented energy which leads to atrophy.

It helps to align the auric and physical bodies as one. It is an

excellent stone for releasing blocks which keep you from a spiritual path.

 

Staurolite: " Fairy Cross "

Brown/grey, crosslike extrusions. Represents four elements and joining

of spirit with earth/matter. Spirituality, compassion, allowingness,

dis-attachment; Focus centered on the Here and Now. This beautiful and

rare stone crystalizes in the form of flat and short prismatic crystals

with cruciform crossing. This mineral is a talisman of good luck!

Historically, this stone is said to be formed from the tears of fairies

when they were brought the news of the death of Christ. This stone is

said to provide a connection between the physical, astral and

extra-terrestrial planes. It can provide an overpowering " release " in

stressful situations and provides support, initiation and incentive in

dealing with detrimental habits.

 

Stichtite:

Stichtite is usually found as a deposit on another mineral, for

instance, serpentine. It is rarely found in veins from which half inch

or inch thick pieces of the pure mineral can be taken. Stichtite is

formed when continental plates collide. It brings one higher awareness

of one’s emotions. In the home, it creates a tranquil environment, and

can be useful in adapting children’s behavior so that it is more

acceptable. It also encourages one to be true to one’s word, to keep an

open mind, and to treat all ( including oneself ) with gentleness.

Stichtite eases the passage of Kundalini energy through the Heart

chakra.

 

Stilbite:

Pale pink/gray/white. Pink is especially helpful with loving, creative

energy, acceptingness, allowingness, letting go, manifesting May

vivify/heighten physical senses, esp. taste. Detoxifies. Gentle

self-expression.

 

Sugilite: " Lavulite/Royal Azele "

Solid, violet pink to purple. Psychism. Gets you in touch with your

Spiritual Guides. Important healer's stone used to gently draw out pain

(headaches too), inflammation, stress, dis-ease, toxins, emotional

blocks. Protects; Absorbs and dissolves anger, hurt, unwanted energies.

Is placed on Brow to alleviate depression/despair, stress. Brings

spirit/light into physical body and heart for healing. Balances adrenal,

pineal, pituitary, Lt/Rt brain. Peace of mind, well being, spiritual

love. Androgynous.

 

Sulphur:

Protection, Willpower, Healing Energy. Solid/clear yellow. Rejuvenating,

especially if one does a great deal of thinking/mental work and little

physical exercise. Mental clarity, focus, analysis, understanding,

willpower, discipline, confidence. Used in Egypt and modern hot

springs/baths for arthritis, pain, rheumatism, swelling, lymph, cysts,

hemorrhoids. Traditionally very healing for wounds, cleansing and

healing skin, sinus, pancreas, liver, syphilis, appendix, indigestion,

insomnia, depression; Strengthens endocrine glands. Found in garlic,

mustard, chives, onions, horseradish, etc. Repels garden bugs.

 

Sunstone:

Honors the God, energizes and empowers one's self. Aventurine feldspar

with gold-orange metallic sheen. Warms the heart and lifts/rejuvenates

the spirit. Protection, life force, grounding.

 

Tanzanite:

Rare, Clear, blue-purple-violate Zoisite crystal. (Use clear ones for

healing meditation.) Placed on brow, it powerfully opens brow plus Crown

centers for clairaudience, visions, spiritual connectedness, protection,

manifesting. Helps expand our physical and mental seeing, hearing, hair,

skin. It was first discovered in Tanzania, which is how it got its name.

This stone stimulates both the Throat chakra and the Third Eye chakra,

and bring together all aspects of communication and psychic power.

Tanzanite is a “stone of magic” that facilitates spiritual awareness and

stimulates insight. It is also said to relieve depression. Tanzanite is

known to both dispel and transmute negativity.

 

Tiger's Eye:

Chalcedony Quartz Cat's Eye. Yellow-gold. Money, Protection, Courage,

Luck Confidence, Willpower, Clear Thinking (and thus speaking), personal

power in life. Yellow/Solar Plexus Chakra. Works on Mental plane:

amplifies thinking and manifesting what you think about (careful)! will.

Helps separate thoughts from feelings, so centered, less emotional.

Digestion, stomach, anxiety, ulcers, bones. Rub with essential oil on

Front. bottom for blood detox. Use with malachite or pearl for

mental/emotional balance, understanding. Helps change anxiety, fear and

obsessiveness into practicality, logic. Yang.Has the grounding energy of

the earth, but is embellished with a glowing warmth. A stone for people

who need more confidence to accomplish their goals. Draws helpful people

and material things to the wearer. Centers energy and mental focus. Red:

Strengthens your body force. Green or Blue: See Hawk's Eye.

 

Topaz:

The stone of " true love and success in all endeavors " . It can be used to

manifest health and correct disorders within the body. They promote

understanding, compassion, kindness and empathy. They open and heal the

hearts of those who have closed them while also protecting the

open-hearted from too much pain. Instrumental in visualizations for

healing and attracting in meditation and projection. Helps one to

creatively change personal world, enhance awareness, expansiveness and

manifestation.

 

Most common Topaz has a radiant yellow color, but can also be found in

shades of green, blue, and brown. Mined in the US, Mexico, Brazil, and

Sri Lanka. Sends out positive energy to all who need it. For those in

crisis or in need of motivation. Recharges and increases the user's

energy level. Benefits those who are problem solvers, such as those

involved with the arts or science. An excellent stone for relaxation and

comfort. Calms the nervous system and lessens tension. Also benefits the

blood. Sheds light on the path to your goals. Those in tune with Topaz's

positive energy will feel limitless and philanthropic. They will

experience an increase in their personal abilities.

 

Golden or pink/ " Champagne " Crystal. Golden: The most powerful,

electromagnetic of yellow/solar plexus gems. A strong, steady, high

level gem for mental clarity, focus, perceptivity, high level concepts,

confidence, personal power, stamina. Helps mood swings, insomnia,

worries, fears, depression, exhaustion, nervous system stress, stomach

anxiety. Also works somewhat with the Crown Chakra. Liver/pancreas

detoxification, bloodsugar balance, tissue and backbone strengthener

(physically and emotionally). Radiates warmth,sun/light energy,

protection. Excellent for water signs, teachers, excess work stress,

manifesting, higher-self connection. Brings emotions and thinking into

balance.

Pink and Champagne: Works also especially with the heart for love,

spiritual compassion.

Blue: Alignment with our higher self, creative expression, writing,

focus on your path. An empathetic stone. Gives out its warm glow quite

readily.

 

Tourmaline:

A powerful, electromagnetic, striated gem. Strengthens body and spirit

(and meridians), transmutes lower frequency thought/energy to a higher

frequency of light and brings light/spirit into the physical. Radiates

light protection for wearer. Clears higher frequency, effectiveness.

Especially for nervous system; blood/lymph toxins.

Black: Does not absorb negative energy. It repels it. It is suggested to

carry this stone when you feel surrounded by negativity. A valuable

stone for crises and for periods of extreme stress. Helps you defend

against debilitating diseases. Strongly suggested for persons with

weakened immune systems. Sometimes found embedded in Clear Quartz (see

Tourmalinated Quartz)

 

Cat's Eye Tourmaline: Little information exists. It is suggested that it

is a lesser healer because of its inclusions. Further suggested that

derived benefits take place over a long period of time. Use this stone

only if you are very drawn to it.

 

Clear Tourmaline:

Has many of the qualities of the other Tourmalines but in a more low-key

manner. Beneficial for the immune system and for detoxification of the

entire body. Suggested it is for the eyes and for nervous disorders such

as epilepsy.

Brown Tourmaline: (Dravite) is said to bring a realization of the

“God-within”. It protects one from the effects of bad karma, and is very

gentle for use in grounding. Dravite balances the chakras, cleanses the

aura, and brings a warm sense

of Earth and peace to the Higher Self. It also is used to treat

intestinal tract disorders.

Opalized Tourmaline: Almost the reverse of Cat's Eye Tourmaline. The

inclusion, resulting from water, heightens the effects of the stone. The

additional refraction of light helps intensify the healing energy,

accelerating its benefits. It is rare. A valuable addition to one's

collection of healing stones. Forcefield, Protection Stone. Powerfully

deflects/shields against unwanted or dark energies, especially for

sensitive people. Grounds spiritual/light energy into Root Chakra, for

centeredness amid chaos. Neutralizes fears, resentment, neurosis,

obsessions, intestinal or spine energy blocks, toxins, constipation.

Place at feet, knees, or base of spine for groundedness during/after

healing. Radiation protection.

Blue Tourmaline (Indocolite): Same basic qualities as Green, Red, or

Watermelon Tourmaline. Especially benefits the upper torso, the

pulmonary system, and the immune system. Some believe it has a religious

nature and that its purpose is to teach spiritual oneness.

Green Tourmaline: A healing stone that some gem healers consider the

strongest of all green stones. Helps achieve balance in all areas.

Extremely beneficial for the nervous system, brain, and immunological

system. Stimulates creativity and communication. Helps you recognize and

avoid negative energies before they become damaging. Recommended for

people who wish to better understand their own spirituality. Business,

Success. Taking heart, will to live, life-force, prosperity, compassion.

Energizes Central Nervous System (for neuralgia, migraine, burns, etc.)

Opens/heals physical and emotional Heart Chakra. Lungs, asthma. Cleanses

meridians and blocks, stimulates new growth, rejuvenates heart, lymph,

immune system. Thymus and entire body health. Yang.

Pink: Emotional and spiritual love, healing loss, emotional pain, fear,

self-gentleness (especially with severe illness like cancer, emphysema).

Best in combination with counseling. Most powerful together with Kunzite

or Rhodocrosite. Self-love, compassion, release of old hurt. Trust. See

Rubellite.

Red (Rubellite): Strengthens, grounds/rejuvenates, warms. Unites heart

and body for love, courage, passion, energy, stamina, steadiness. High

Lithium content (thus pink/red color) brings emotional balance,

lovingness, devotion in a down-to-earth way. Balances body's

electrochemistry. Heart and Root Chakra. Helps detach from personal

pain. Releases reproductive, blocks; stimulates fertility. Used to

strengthen and detox blood and immune system and to ease radiation

effects. Yang.

Watermelon: (Red/pink and green) Draws Love. Brings together compassion,

passion, depth of heart with life-force and groundedness (red).

Emotional and spiritual love (light pink) expressed in the physical

heart (Green) Excels for immune system and life-threatening illnesses.

Balances metabolism, endocrine system; harmonizing. Empowers other

tourmalines. Yin/yang balance.

 

Tourmalinated Quartz:

It provides an energy or " solving atmosphere " . Used to actualize an

innate strength in the body. It helps eliminating " crystalized "

patterns in the body which have been destructive in a physical and

mental manner in one's life. It also helps in adjusting imbalances

throughout the body.

 

Turquoise:

Lt blue/blue-green. A good general healer for all illnesses and

excellent conductor (high copper). Speech enhancer, Friendship,

Communication, Healing. This gentle, cool, soothing stone is a Native

American classic. It opens the Throat Chakra, for open communication,

creativity, serenity, spiritual bonding, upliftment; Opens the Heart

Chakra for giving/receiving. Symbolizes our source (spirit/sky) and

spiritual love for healing, help. On brow: Psychic connection to great

spirit. Strengthens and aligns all meridians, chakras, and energy

fields. Like amethyst, it protects and detoxes from alcohol, poison,

pollution, x-ray/sun radiation. Ancient absorber of " negativity " ;

protection from " evil eye. " Brings wisdom. Helps anorexia, headache,

fear, etc. Throat, lungs, asthma, infections, teeth, TMJ, hearing, high

blood pressure, creativity block, depression. Dull, paler, weaker. Works

well with Chrysocolla, best with Silver. Used for healing on every

continent! Androgynous, balances yin/yang. Fades in sunlight, sweat,

oil, dishwater... Avoid bleach/chlorine!

 

Found in the US, France, and Tibet. Truly reflects the individual

carrying or holding it. Tunes into the energies of the person and

transmits them back into the world. Can also help you get more in tune

with others. A popular stone with creative problem solvers. Meant for

those who wish to communicate. Beneficial for the entire body. Has

special applications for the respiratory and immune systems. If you are

sick, Turquoise helps to put you at peace. Recommended for healers,

those involved in negotiations, optometrists, veterinarians, and those

who must rely on communications skills to get complex ideas across.

 

Ulexite: " TV Stone "

White/Translucent. Insight into self and others; seeing solutions to

difficulties. Somewhat 3rd eye opening. Some find it helpful for

amplifying dreams, imagination, imagery, fantasy states for creativity

(not recommended if addictive or escapism tendency). May fall apart if

soaked in water.

 

Variscite:

Solid cool, pale green. eases depression, fear, worry, anxiety,

impatience, stress of a hectic/pressured day by bringing calm and

stillness to even the most busy/talkative mind, thus a good meditation

stone. Works on astral and etheric level for healing via the nervous

system (Central Nervous System) and at DNA level. Centers the Solar

Plexus and Heart Chakra; also slightly helpful for intuition center.

Skin and blood vessel elasticity, impotence/male reproductive healing.

 

Unakite:

We often think of the emotions as originating and residing in the heart,

and Unakite can soothe Heart Chakra issue, but another place where they

live, often imprisoned, is in the solar plexus. As young children,

discouraged away from the full expression of our emotions, we learn that

shallow breathing helps us not to feel as much. The repression of

feeling can become automatic, and life, while perhaps less painful, also

has less joy. Unakite can be very helpful in the steady release of

feelings long held in. An opaque coral and olive-green stone (two colors

associated with the solar plexus), it consists of three minerals:

feldspar, epidote, and quartz. When one is supported by deepened

self-esteem and self-awareness, it is easier to allow old feelings to

arise so that they may be released. Unakite lends another element to

self-awareness. In working with this stone people have noticed that they

were able to go deeper than the physical symptoms of an illness and

understanding the mental and emotional sources for it. It is also

believed to help release conditions which have been inhibiting personal

growth.

 

Worry/Stress Stones:

This is not one particular kind of stone, but usually any crystal that

is sliced into a thin piece and often have a groove carved into the

stone for the thumb. Worry stones are great to use in a stressful

situation. You simply rub the flat stone with thumb and forefinger. It

is said that the stone will absorb the stress from your body the more

you gently rub the stone. Stones that are easily cut, such as agate,

onyx, and quartz, make great Worry stones.

 

Wulfenite:

Translucent yellow to red, mostly orange crystal. Invigorates and

harmonizes emotions, passion, appetite. Warms and grounds. Helps us get

in touch with feelings. Used for healing and warming reproductive

(especially women's). Spleen and yellow chakras, and digestion/nutrition

assimilation. Cleanses and uplifts emotions, muddiness, stuckness or

imbalance in spleen

 

Zircon:

All colors. Clear, colorless, natural form: Works with the Crown Chakra

and transpersonal point (and pituitary and pineal) for Universal Truth,

intuition, durability, steadiness, integrity and connection with " All

That Is. " Eases depression, insomnia. Also historical poison detoxifier.

Man-made (cubic Zirconia or " CZ " ) is not nearly as strong/effective as

natural. " Pink Ice " is pink CZ.

 

Zoisite:

Green with red streaks of ruby. For trust in the universe, releasing

fears. Strengthens heart, energy/adrenals and reproductive Chakra.

General health.

 

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Projecting and Receiving Qualities of Stones and Crystals

 

Projecting stones: destroy disease, strengthen conscious, courage,

strength, physical energy, luck, and success. Dense, heavy, and/or

opaque. Red, orange, yellow, gold. Ruby, diamond, lava, topaz and

rhodochrosite are some projecting stones.

 

Receiving stones: calming, soothing, inward or magnetic. Meditation,

spirituality, wisdom, mysticism and peace. Translucent, green, blue,

blue-green, purple, grey, silver, black, pink and white. Some good

examples are moonstone, aquamarine, emerald, stones, rose quartz, pink

tourmaline, kunzite, lapis lazuli, sugilite, sodalite and sapphire.

 

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COLOR CORRESPONDENCE

 

Red Stones: protection, courage, energy. Help with blood, relieve

anemia, stop bleeding, heal rashes and wounds.

 

Pink Stones: calm, sooth, stop distress, help with love. They smooth

difficulties in relationships, help with self-love and are good for

group rituals.

 

Orange Stones: for personal power, self esteem. They are connected to

the Sun, attract luck and success, assists in positive outcomes.

 

Yellow Stones: communication, inspiration, protection, visualization,

travel, digestion, nervous system, skin problems, breathing disorders.

 

Green Stones: These are for healing. Eyes, kidneys, stomach, migraines,

esp. Help with money, luck, prosperity, grounding and balance.

 

Blue Stones: calm emotions, sleep, healing, ulcers and inflammation. Use

them in the bath for purification.

 

Purple Stones: mysticism, purification, meditation, psychic work,

subconscious, health, obedience, headaches, mental illness, hair

problems and sleep.

 

White Stones: These are ruled by the Moon. Sleep, psychism, promote

lactation, protection after dark, gets rid of headaches

 

Black Stones: self control, grounding, resilience, quiet power,

grounding, invisibility, peace, anxiety.

 

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In All Crystal Work:

 

* Select the stone which has the properties to help you.

 

*For energy, carry the stones with you, either in a little pouch around

your neck or in your pocket or pocketbook.

 

* For meditation, hold the stone in your hand or set it in front of you.

If in a meditation group, sit the crystal in the center of the group for

collective consciousness.

 

*For healing. In a full-scale crystal working, ask the stone for its

energies and utilize them. In healing, place the crystal on the part of

the body where you need it. For chakra work, choose crystals of the

appropriate color and properties. Place the stone on the afflicted area

and feel it's energies work as it draws the sickness or pain out. You

can hold the stone in your receptive hand to absorb the healing

energies. At the end of the process, the stone is probably depleted of

much of it's energy. Thank your crystal and then cleanse it. Remember,

most stones will retain these negative energies.

 

* For elixirs: place the stone in a bottle and fill the bottle with

distilled water, Place it in the sun/moon for 24-48 hours, then use the

water as a topical spritzer or rub. The water is " energetically charged "

by this process.

 

*Most crystal's properties are linked to the chakras.

 

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CHAKRA/CRYSTAL/COLOR CORRESPONDENCE

 

The Root Chakra, 1st chakra: red/black: lodestone, ruby, garnet, smoky

quartz, obsidian, onyx.

 

The Spleen Chakra, 2nd chakra: orange: carnelian, coral

 

The Solar Plexus Chakra, 3rd chakra: yellow: amber, topaz, citrine

 

The Heart Chakra, 4th chakra: green: emerald, tourmaline, aventurine, malachite

 

The Throat Chakra, 5th chakra: blue: turquoise, aquamarine, lapis,

sodalite, quartz

 

The Brow Chakra, 6th chakra: purple: Lapis

 

The Crown Chakra, 7th chakra: clear: quartz, diamond, white amethyst

 

Want to know more about the Chakra?

http://www.peacefulmind.com/color_therapy.htm#The Chakra

 

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