AGATE
Metaphysical Properties- Helps with balancing yin yang energy, the
physical being with the etheric, emotional, mental and causal bodies
of the aura. Helps with strength, courage, healing, cleansing, transforms
and eliminates negativity. (This applies to all agate, for unique
variations see the additional properties of the types listed below).
Agate-Blue Lace: Light Blue w/white lines - Helps us to reach high
spiritual spaces. Helps with arthritis, throat, heart, third eye and
crown chakras.
Agate- Botswana: Gray w/pink, black, white stripes or swirls - It
allows us to express ourselves artistically, our sensuality and emotions.
.Agate- Crazy Lace: Helps ease emotional pain, but should be cleansed
often when used for this purpose. Helps with centering and staying
focused. Also helps show us, in a humorous fashion, that we can all
create our experiences on earth, this helps to allow us to reach new
heights of awareness. Also has all the general properties of agate.
Agate "Eyes": These were carved to resemble eyes and have
been said to help ward off the "evil eye" and protect us
from harm. It can be used to stimulate the third eye, enhance channeling,
help with visioning and clairvoyance. It is a healing and protective
stone helping bring happiness to the home and to remove painful and
upsetting situations from our lives. Good for enhancing meditation,
courage, internal strength, grounding and helps dissolve negativity.
Also has all the properties of agate.
Agate- Graveyard Plume: Helps with adapting to a variety of new situations,
encourages you to take initiative, to stimulate vivid dreams and to
strengthen and support during times of change and transformation.
Supports during times of emotional situations, helps with memory,
as well as to release the memories of unpleasant situations and to
understand the lessons from them, allowing matters to be put to rest.
Agate- Moss: Green, clear, brown, white – It helps us with agree
ability, strength, persuasiveness, ego, self esteem, emotional balancing,
acquisition of riches, attracts positive energies, bringing us happiness
and a sense of well being. It tones and strengthens our mind and body,
cleansing emotions and releasing anger and frustration. Also has all
the general properties of agate.
Agate- Snakeskin: Gray w/white to cream – Strength, joy of living,
pleasant personality, self esteem, self awareness, inner peace also
helps with worries.
Agate- Tree Moss: White with green veins through it - May bring us
a strong connection to the higher spirituality of self, related to
ones origins and a strong connection to the natural world. A 'stone
of plenty' it was used by Ancient Greeks to produce plentiful crops
and is useful in producing strong 'results' in agricultural and business
situations. It enhances gentleness and brings enjoyment to each moment
on ones path through life. Also has all the general properties of
agate.
Agate Turritella: Brown/black/tan with embedded shells – Helps
diminish superiority complex, communication with plant and mineral
world, survival and coming out a winner. It allows us to get in touch
with deep seated fears and release them. Also has all the general
properties of agate.
AMBER
Metaphysical Properties-Amber was one of the first substances used
by man for decoration, ingeniously carved animal forms have been discovered
in Norway. These curious objects were worn as amulets and were used
to enhance the power of the stone. Amber was also used at a very early
period for medicinal purposes. Today Amber is also valued as a healing
stone for energy balancing, mental and emotional strength and to calm
the nerves. It is also said to attract wealth and abundance to ones
life. Amber is an excellent protection stone; it serves as a protective
shield against taking on others pain in healing sessions or other
situations in which one may be exposed to negative energy or painful
emotions. You can easily clear (draw out negative energy) and protect
your healing space, room, office or living space with Amber. This
is great to do before meetings or at discussion groups where ideas
are being exchanged as it brings clarity to aid in decision making.
AMETHYST
Metaphysical Properties- One of the many aspects, however a very important
one for Amethyst, is that it works to build your intuition. Amethyst
is a good stone for all beginners new to crystal healing. I feel it
will not only encourage the opening of intuition, but will also allow
us the possibility of change. As we continue to grow personally, the
beautiful violet of Amethyst will make the journey a very pleasant
one. Become open to the possibilities that surround us! Some like
to use the energetic qualities of Amethyst to increase self-worth
and spiritual peace. Of course this stone aids meditation, eases stress,
and helps insomnia. Use on the crown chakra to facilitate visualization
and past life recall. Color fades when left in direct sunlight.
AMETRINE
Purple with orange to rust color – Provides for balancing of
the male and female energy, releases emotional blockages and clearing.
Helps disburse negativity from the aura and good for astral travel.
Also has all the general properties of Amethyst and Citrine. Color
fades when left in direct sunlight.
AMMONITE
A fossilized animal similar to a snail, may be opalized or have pyrite
inclusions which is rare - It helps those in the fields of construction
and architecture. It helps us gain the insight to see the whole picture,
from beginning to end. It is a stone of protection, helping to gain
structure and stability to life thus allowing negativity to be transformed
into a smooth and flowing energy. This stone also helps with survival
instincts.
APATITE
Blue, Yellow, Green, Purple, Brown, Colorless - Helps creativity,
ease apathy, sorrow, and anger, allowing us to focus on more joyful
times. It can help reduce irritability and aggression, helping us
to accept and feel love toward even the most difficult people. Helps
to expand knowledge, clear mental confusion and achieve a deeper meditative
state. It stimulates the development of clairvoyance, clairsentience,
and clairaudience abilities, giving us insight into past lives. It
can be used on any of the chakras to stabilize and remove blockages.
It also helps to stimulate healthy eating habits.
AQUAMARINE
Translucent and ethereal, aquamarine is "The warrior Stone"-
a stone of courage. It acts to accelerate the intellectual reasoning
process. Aquamarine also shields the aura. The flowing energy of aquamarine
is such that balance and order are maintained. It also provides for
alignment of the chakras. Enhances the connection to the higher self.
AZURITE
Metaphysical Properties- Helps one to connect with the spirit guides,
aids healers, meditators, and psychics. Increases psychic ability.
Dissolves energy blocks and negativity. Assists you to give voice
to your thoughts and feelings, it will allow you the ability to speak
of your most deeply felt emotions. When place on your third eye, Azurite
will help you to reach great depths of spirituality. Azurite is a
very important stone for connecting with your higher self, god/goddess
and angelic beings. Many like to use this stone to aid psychic travel
and journeying. Physically, Azurite has been used for disorders of
the spine, rib cage, and small bones. There has been some use for
circulatory diseases as well. Being Azurite is a very ‘absorbing’
stone, I feel it can also be used to clear toxins from the body. This
can be environmental toxins as well as toxins from prescription medications.
After using Azurite in a healing session, it is best to thoroughly
cleanse the stone with sage or sweet grass smoke. DO NOT use water,
Azurite is very sensitive and has a tendency to crumble in liquids.
BLUE
KYANITE
From Zimbabwe. An Aluminum Silicate. It is one of the two minerals
that never needs cleaning or clearing. It will not accumulate or retain
negative energy or vibrations. The energy of kyanite is unlimited
in application It aligns all the chakras automatically and immediately
with no conscious direction. If directed with the consciousness of
the user, it can also open the chakras. Conscious direction of the
energy can also align the emotional, intellectual, physical, spiritual,
ethereal, astral,... bodies. It brings tranquility and a calming effect
to the whole being. It dispels anger, confusion and frustration bringing
tranquility and clarity to mind. It gives a calming effect to the
entire body. The calming clearing energy of the kyanite makes it an
excellent meditation tool. This stone stimulates psychic awareness
and communication on all levels.
CHALCEDONY-BLUE
Metaphysical Properties- This is a lovely stone from South Africa.
The deep blue saturation of Blue Chalcedony reminds me of the calming
effect of the ocean. To gaze into its depth is like looking into a
bright pool of water. This stone is very calming and ads the element
of peace and goodwill to everyone. I also like to use Blue Chalcedony
when I have a public speaking engagement; it allows me to speak with
authority and truth. If you are not sure what exactly your truth is,
then allow the energetic qualities of this stone speak to you. I am
a huge fan of all colors of chalcedony and feel that more work should
be done to see what this stone is about. I am sure that we will all
be learning more in the near future.
CHRYSOCOLLA
Metaphysical Properties- Chrysocolla is a very beautiful bluish green
stone. It is thought to heal issues of the emotional body. I have
found it to be very feminine in nature, meaning it allows us to explore
our feminine side and to rejoice in who we are as women. I also feel
it has a special bond to not only us, but also the energies of the
Earth. When men are drawn to Chrysocolla it means they are either
ready to learn to appreciate this feminine energy or they are ready
to make a connection with the Earth. You will see Chrysocolla in Native
American Jewelry for the Natives use this stone in their sacred earth-based
religion.
EMERALD
Known as the stone of successful love, emerald can also be used to
open, activate and stimulate the heart chakra. It is said to bring
harmony to all aspects of ones life, and to eliminate negativity from
ones life. Assists one in remaining centered on ones lifework, and
eliminate that which impedes progress. It also enhances the memory
and stimulates greater mental capacity.
FLOURITE
Discourages chaos, disorganization and disruption. Emits a stabilizing
energy that brings order. Encourages and sustains the flawless ideal
of health, intellect and emotional well being. Provides for purification
and cleansing. The various colors of fluorite possess the following
attributes.
Blue
Fluorite. Produces a calming energy excellent for stimulating clear,
concise communication.
Colorless
Fluorite. Stimulates the crown chakra. Clears, aligns and energizes
the chakras.
Green
Fluorite. Cleanses and refreshes the chakras. Diminishes mild emotional
trauma and eliminates negativity.
Purple
Fluorite. A third eye stone, it enhances the intuitive qualities,
and facilitates spiritual growth.
Yellow
Fluorite. Enhances creativity and provides support for intellectual
pursuits.
Yttrian
Fluorite (lavender). Does not provide order, however, promotes an
increase in wealth and mental acuity.
GARNET
A ‘stone of health.’ Removes negative energy from the chakras.
Enhances ones internal fire and supports creative powers. It is a
‘stone of commitment’ to support the attributes of devotion
and love. Balances and stimulates movement of the Kundalini. Also
provides for the purification, cleansing and elimination of disorder.
GREEN
QUARTZ
.This mineral stabilizes the heart chakra and promotes intuition.
It inspires creativity, transmutes negative energy to positive and
acts to attract success, prosperity and abundance.
HEMATITE
This stone is capable of dissolving and transforming negativity into
the purity of the Universal Light of Love. It stabilizes the ethereal
and nervous systems. This is an excellent grounding stone! It is also
an excellent stone for the focusing of energy to achieve balance between
body, mind and spirit. It is a ‘stone for the mind’ and
aids in the process of sorting out information in the mind.
IOLITE
Spiritual and other-worldly, iolite is a third eye and crown chakra
stone. Used for healing, meditation and astral travel. Balancing and
harmonious, it can eliminate dissonance and disruption from relationships.
Can be used for elimination of debts and to promote excellence in
management of money. Rids the body of toxins.
JADE
Known as a ‘stone of fidelity’ and a ‘dream stone’,
jade brings the realization of ones potential and devotion to ones
life purpose. It is also very useful in ‘dream-solving’
– remembering dreams and using the information received to solve
problems in ones life. It allows the release of limitations such that
one is free to actualize aspirations and attain limitless achievements.
It provides confidence, self-assurance, self-reliance and self-sufficiency.
JET
Jet dispels fearful thoughts and protects the wearer against illness
and violence. It protects one during pursuit of business, and helps
one to stabilize.
KUNZITE
This mineral activates the heart chakra and also works toward the
alignment of the heart, throat and third-eye chakras. This alignment
facilitates loving thought and communication. This stone produces
a powerful feeling of peace when held or worn. Kunzite is used to
remove obstacles from ones path. It also dissolves negativity. This
is a powerful stone to assist one in being open, loving, strong and
vibrant.
LARIMAR
Metaphysical Properties- Opens creativity in the throat area, helps
soul mates to find one another while healing negative karma between
soul mates and lovers. Allows for open communication between soul
mates. This is an exciting healing stone which I feel should be worked
with on a continual basis. I find Larimar to not only aid communication
in relationships, but it also gives me a strong sense of peace. It
is very calming, which is no surprise, since Larimar is from the Caribbean.
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, and acceptingness. Stimulates simplicity,
creativity, artwork and expressiveness. Helps gentle people be assertive.
Physically cools and draws out inflammation, fevers, sunburn heat.
Especially helps the disorders of the throat, and also the shoulder,
thyroid, nose. Pleasantly uplifts the heart and eases stress. A very
'playful' and fun stone. I get strong visuals of dolphins when I work
with it.
LAPIS
LAZULI
Metaphysical Properties- 6th chakra (third eye) Changes negative views
of reality to positive views. Cleanses the mental body while releasing
old karmic patterns. Lapis facilitates deep meditation and can be
used to journey back into past lives. Lapis Lazuli is a very spiritual
stone, which can also be used in ceremonies. It allows this spiritual
energy to be absorbed into your aura. When working with Lapis, please
keep in mind that it is a very deeply acting stone, some people have
felt dizzy or overwhelmed by its energy. Caution should be used.
LABRADORITE
Metaphysical Properties- Labradorite is used for is courage, clarity,
and Co-Dependency to name a few. Some like to use this stone to heal
mental confusion and indecision, it allows one to make decisions easily.
This stone is also about transformation on all levels, it allows for
easy changes to take place, especially good for those who fear change.
It also allows for us to understand ourselves on a deeper level, lets
us know who we really are in a bold and distinct way. Labradorite
allows clarity to come into our lives, not only when we need it, but
at all times of our lives. It is a solar plexus stone. Labradorite
builds and strengthens the immune system. This is a very important
stone to have in your healing kit.
MALACHITE
This mineral is known as the stone of transformation. It assists one
through changing situations and provides for the transfer of sacred
knowledge that leads to spiritual evolution. It also assists in clearing
and activating all chakras but especially the heart and throat chakras.
Malachite acts to clarify the emotions, to recognize and release negative
experiences. Helps one in accepting responsibility for ones actions,
and brings understanding and intuitive answers.
MOONSTONE
. Assists in detachment from the old, encourages unconventional methods
in attaining ones goals. It is balancing, introspective, reflective
and lunar. It is a stone for hoping and wishing. Stimulates intuition,
confidence and composure. Moonstone assists in the total fulfillment
of ones destiny. It is a talisman of good fortune. Cleanses negativity
from the chakras.
PERIDOT
Emits a warm and friendly energy. Can be used to cleanse the heart
and solar plexus chakras. Helps to heal a bruised ego, lessens anger,
jealousy and inspires happiness and delight. Peridot is an excellent
stone for healing and protection. Can also be used to further ones
understanding of detrimental patterns that prevent growth.
PICTURE
JASPER
A stone of harmony. Stimulates and supports creative visualization
efforts. Can be used in the development of business pursuits and can
provide increase in this area. All jasper is the supreme nurturer.
Protects against negativity. Provides stabilizing and grounding energies.
Aligns the energy of the chakras and balances the yin-yang. Stabilizes
the aura. Picture Jasper aids in bringing hidden thoughts, grief,
fears and hopes to the surface to be dealt with.
PYRITE
Pyrite has an excellent defending quality that acts to protect one
against many forms of negative energy. It also promotes the idea of
ideal health, intellect and emotional well-being. This mineral can
be directed to stimulate the intellect, enhance memory and recall
of relevant information.
RHODOCHROSITE
This is a gorgeous stone hailed as ‘a stone of love and balance’.
It helps to clear, balance, renew and energize the base, sacral and
the heart chakras. It assists in the acceleration of the expansion
of ones consciousness. This mineral removes tendencies toward denial
and avoidance. It also acts to quickly balance the emotions to provide
stability, order and structure for the mind.
ROSE
QUARTZ
Used to support the gentle forces of self-love and gently remove negativity.
This mineral is especially helpful at the heart and crown chakras.
It promotes receptivity to beauty and enlivens the imagination. Rose
quartz acts to balance love emotions in the upper four chakras, and
is an excellent energy for healing emotional wounds.
RUBY
Stimulates the heart chakra and assists in attaining ones ultimate
values. Brings spiritual wisdom, health, knowledge and wealth. A stone
of nobility, ruby also stabilizes wealth. Discourages violence and
is and excellent shielding and protective stone. Promotes creativity,
expansiveness in awareness and manifestation.
RUTILATED
QUARTZ
Quartz containing rutile intensifies the power of the quartz crystal.
Rutilated quartz assists in getting to the root of a problem. Rutile
when found within quartz brings strength in love, ease in transitions,
growth in all areas of ones development and calm, reason and order.
It is an excellent mineral to heal and balance the aura by repelling
negative energy. It stabilizes relationships.
SAPPHIRE
The sapphire is known as the ‘stone of prosperity’. It sustains
the gifts of life and fulfills dreams and desires of the consciousness.
This stone is used to bring joy and peace and brings light to the
wearer – it emanates and radiates its energy without needing
to be consciously directed to do so!
SILVER
A mirror to the soul, it provides patience and perseverance. It increases
perception and intuitive energies. Attracts and retains the qualities
of the stones it is used with. Acts to direct the energies of these
stones as well. Silver is also balancing agent.
SMOKEY
QUARTZ
This is an excellent grounding mineral. It can be used to remove negative
energies and emotional blockages. It is also a powerful protective
force that absorbs many forms of negativity both from inner and outer
sources. This mineral acts to balance yin-yang energy and the energy
of the mind as well. Smokey quartz enhances intuition, promotes personal
pride and joy in living, and dissolves mental and emotional blockages
that limit perception and learning.
SUGILITE
This mineral is a stone of ‘love for this age’. It represents
the perfection of spiritual love and its manifestation on this physical
plane. It supports ones creativity and provides cooperation between
the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual. Sugilite brings to
awareness the connection between the well-being of the mind and of
the body – it is an amazing healing power for this time.
TANZANITE.
Stimulates the throat, third eye and crown chakras and facilitates
a synthesis of communication and psychic power. It is a ‘stone
of magic' that allows symmetry between personal power and actualization
to bring the 'will' to the aid of manifestation. This mineral also
facilitates communication with the spirit realm.
TIGER
EYE Provides a grounding energy and promotes intuitive impressions.
Balances yin-yang energy. Eliminates the ‘blues’ and brings
brightness and optimism. Used to stimulate wealth and enhance the
stability required to maintain wealth. Tiger eye is a soothing stone
to generate a feeling of calmness.
TIGER
IRON
This mineral is a combination of gold tiger eye, red jasper and black
hematite. It assists in creative endeavors, artistic abilities and
mathematical aptitude. It supports physical vitality.
TOPAZ
A stone of ‘true love and success in all endeavors.’ Promotes
individuality, creativity and confidence. Replaces negativity with
love and joy. Its energy acts through the laws of attraction and manifestation.
Brings wealth and health to the holder. Blue topaz in particular acts
to stimulate the throat chakra such that one may clearly state that
which one desires to manifest and /or communicate.
TOURMALINE
Acts to clear and stimulate the corresponding chakra. Attracts inspiration,
diminishes fear. Balances male and female energies. The various colors
possess the following attributes.
Green
Tourmaline Opens the heart chakra. It also assists in endeavors of
visualization. Transforms negative energy into the positive state.
Acts to inspire creativity and attracts success, prosperity and abundance.
Can facilitate weight loss!
Black
Tourmaline. Grounds the first or root chakra and enhances ones well-being.
It both repels and protects against negative energy while providing
for physical vitality, emotional stability and intellectual acuity.
Blue
Tourmaline. Also known as indicolite. This stone can activate the
throat chakra and acts to strengthen skills in communication (relating
to others in a loving manner) and psychic awareness. It can also be
used to facilitate visions and contact with higher realms. Assists
one in reaching a level of harmony with the people, places and things
in ones environment.
Pink
Tourmaline. The energy of this stone is particularly useful in supporting
creative efforts. It stimulates both the crown and the heart chakra
to synthesize love and spirituality, while promoting joy, enthusiasm
for life and peace.
Watermelon
Tourmaline. This tourmaline exhibits a blue or green ‘rind’
and a pink or red center. This stone is a “super activator”
of the heart chakra to provide for stimulation, energizing and connection
between the heart chakra and the higher self.
UNAKITE:
Helps one to develop assertiveness, reclaim power, and the ability
to assume complete control. It focuses in present and helps one deal
with blockages caused by the past.
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and never-ending.
AGATE
Metaphysical Properties- Helps with balancing yin yang energy, the
physical being with the etheric, emotional, mental and causal bodies
of the aura. Helps with strength, courage, healing, cleansing, transforms
and eliminates negativity. (This applies to all agate, for unique
variations see the additional properties of the types listed below).
Agate-Blue Lace: Light Blue w/white lines - Helps us to reach high
spiritual spaces. Helps with arthritis, throat, heart, third eye and
crown chakras.
Agate- Botswana: Gray w/pink, black, white stripes or swirls - It
allows us to express ourselves artistically, our sensuality and emotions.
.Agate- Crazy Lace: Helps ease emotional pain, but should be cleansed
often when used for this purpose. Helps with centering and staying
focused. Also helps show us, in a humorous fashion, that we can all
create our experiences on earth, this helps to allow us to reach new
heights of awareness. Also has all the general properties of agate.
Agate "Eyes": These were carved to resemble eyes and have
been said to help ward off the "evil eye" and protect us
from harm. It can be used to stimulate the third eye, enhance channeling,
help with visioning and clairvoyance. It is a healing and protective
stone helping bring happiness to the home and to remove painful and
upsetting situations from our lives. Good for enhancing meditation,
courage, internal strength, grounding and helps dissolve negativity.
Also has all the properties of agate.
Agate- Graveyard Plume: Helps with adapting to a variety of new situations,
encourages you to take initiative, to stimulate vivid dreams and to
strengthen and support during times of change and transformation.
Supports during times of emotional situations, helps with memory,
as well as to release the memories of unpleasant situations and to
understand the lessons from them, allowing matters to be put to rest.
Agate- Moss: Green, clear, brown, white – It helps us with agree
ability, strength, persuasiveness, ego, self esteem, emotional balancing,
acquisition of riches, attracts positive energies, bringing us happiness
and a sense of well being. It tones and strengthens our mind and body,
cleansing emotions and releasing anger and frustration. Also has all
the general properties of agate.
Agate- Snakeskin: Gray w/white to cream – Strength, joy of living,
pleasant personality, self esteem, self awareness, inner peace also
helps with worries.
Agate- Tree Moss: White with green veins through it - May bring us
a strong connection to the higher spirituality of self, related to
ones origins and a strong connection to the natural world. A 'stone
of plenty' it was used by Ancient Greeks to produce plentiful crops
and is useful in producing strong 'results' in agricultural and business
situations. It enhances gentleness and brings enjoyment to each moment
on ones path through life. Also has all the general properties of
agate.
Agate Turritella: Brown/black/tan with embedded shells – Helps
diminish superiority complex, communication with plant and mineral
world, survival and coming out a winner. It allows us to get in touch
with deep seated fears and release them. Also has all the general
properties of agate.
AMBER
Metaphysical Properties-Amber was one of the first substances used
by man for decoration, ingeniously carved animal forms have been discovered
in Norway. These curious objects were worn as amulets and were used
to enhance the power of the stone. Amber was also used at a very early
period for medicinal purposes. Today Amber is also valued as a healing
stone for energy balancing, mental and emotional strength and to calm
the nerves. It is also said to attract wealth and abundance to ones
life. Amber is an excellent protection stone; it serves as a protective
shield against taking on others pain in healing sessions or other
situations in which one may be exposed to negative energy or painful
emotions. You can easily clear (draw out negative energy) and protect
your healing space, room, office or living space with Amber. This
is great to do before meetings or at discussion groups where ideas
are being exchanged as it brings clarity to aid in decision making.
AMETHYST
Metaphysical Properties- One of the many aspects, however a very important
one for Amethyst, is that it works to build your intuition. Amethyst
is a good stone for all beginners new to crystal healing. I feel it
will not only encourage the opening of intuition, but will also allow
us the possibility of change. As we continue to grow personally, the
beautiful violet of Amethyst will make the journey a very pleasant
one. Become open to the possibilities that surround us! Some like
to use the energetic qualities of Amethyst to increase self-worth
and spiritual peace. Of course this stone aids meditation, eases stress,
and helps insomnia. Use on the crown chakra to facilitate visualization
and past life recall. Color fades when left in direct sunlight.
AMETRINE
Purple with orange to rust color – Provides for balancing of
the male and female energy, releases emotional blockages and clearing.
Helps disburse negativity from the aura and good for astral travel.
Also has all the general properties of Amethyst and Citrine. Color
fades when left in direct sunlight.
AMMONITE
A fossilized animal similar to a snail, may be opalized or have pyrite
inclusions which is rare - It helps those in the fields of construction
and architecture. It helps us gain the insight to see the whole picture,
from beginning to end. It is a stone of protection, helping to gain
structure and stability to life thus allowing negativity to be transformed
into a smooth and flowing energy. This stone also helps with survival
instincts.
APATITE
Blue, Yellow, Green, Purple, Brown, Colorless - Helps creativity,
ease apathy, sorrow, and anger, allowing us to focus on more joyful
times. It can help reduce irritability and aggression, helping us
to accept and feel love toward even the most difficult people. Helps
to expand knowledge, clear mental confusion and achieve a deeper meditative
state. It stimulates the development of clairvoyance, clairsentience,
and clairaudience abilities, giving us insight into past lives. It
can be used on any of the chakras to stabilize and remove blockages.
It also helps to stimulate healthy eating habits.
AQUAMARINE
Translucent and ethereal, aquamarine is "The warrior Stone"-
a stone of courage. It acts to accelerate the intellectual reasoning
process. Aquamarine also shields the aura. The flowing energy of aquamarine
is such that balance and order are maintained. It also provides for
alignment of the chakras. Enhances the connection to the higher self.
AZURITE
Metaphysical Properties- Helps one to connect with the spirit guides,
aids healers, meditators, and psychics. Increases psychic ability.
Dissolves energy blocks and negativity. Assists you to give voice
to your thoughts and feelings, it will allow you the ability to speak
of your most deeply felt emotions. When place on your third eye, Azurite
will help you to reach great depths of spirituality. Azurite is a
very important stone for connecting with your higher self, god/goddess
and angelic beings. Many like to use this stone to aid psychic travel
and journeying. Physically, Azurite has been used for disorders of
the spine, rib cage, and small bones. There has been some use for
circulatory diseases as well. Being Azurite is a very ‘absorbing’
stone, I feel it can also be used to clear toxins from the body. This
can be environmental toxins as well as toxins from prescription medications.
After using Azurite in a healing session, it is best to thoroughly
cleanse the stone with sage or sweet grass smoke. DO NOT use water,
Azurite is very sensitive and has a tendency to crumble in liquids.
BLUE
KYANITE
From Zimbabwe. An Aluminum Silicate. It is one of the two minerals
that never needs cleaning or clearing. It will not accumulate or retain
negative energy or vibrations. The energy of kyanite is unlimited
in application It aligns all the chakras automatically and immediately
with no conscious direction. If directed with the consciousness of
the user, it can also open the chakras. Conscious direction of the
energy can also align the emotional, intellectual, physical, spiritual,
ethereal, astral,... bodies. It brings tranquility and a calming effect
to the whole being. It dispels anger, confusion and frustration bringing
tranquility and clarity to mind. It gives a calming effect to the
entire body. The calming clearing energy of the kyanite makes it an
excellent meditation tool. This stone stimulates psychic awareness
and communication on all levels.
CHALCEDONY-BLUE
Metaphysical Properties- This is a lovely stone from South Africa.
The deep blue saturation of Blue Chalcedony reminds me of the calming
effect of the ocean. To gaze into its depth is like looking into a
bright pool of water. This stone is very calming and ads the element
of peace and goodwill to everyone. I also like to use Blue Chalcedony
when I have a public speaking engagement; it allows me to speak with
authority and truth. If you are not sure what exactly your truth is,
then allow the energetic qualities of this stone speak to you. I am
a huge fan of all colors of chalcedony and feel that more work should
be done to see what this stone is about. I am sure that we will all
be learning more in the near future.
CHRYSOCOLLA
Metaphysical Properties- Chrysocolla is a very beautiful bluish green
stone. It is thought to heal issues of the emotional body. I have
found it to be very feminine in nature, meaning it allows us to explore
our feminine side and to rejoice in who we are as women. I also feel
it has a special bond to not only us, but also the energies of the
Earth. When men are drawn to Chrysocolla it means they are either
ready to learn to appreciate this feminine energy or they are ready
to make a connection with the Earth. You will see Chrysocolla in Native
American Jewelry for the Natives use this stone in their sacred earth-based
religion.
EMERALD
Known as the stone of successful love, emerald can also be used to
open, activate and stimulate the heart chakra. It is said to bring
harmony to all aspects of ones life, and to eliminate negativity from
ones life. Assists one in remaining centered on ones lifework, and
eliminate that which impedes progress. It also enhances the memory
and stimulates greater mental capacity.
FLOURITE
Discourages chaos, disorganization and disruption. Emits a stabilizing
energy that brings order. Encourages and sustains the flawless ideal
of health, intellect and emotional well being. Provides for purification
and cleansing. The various colors of fluorite possess the following
attributes.
Blue
Fluorite. Produces a calming energy excellent for stimulating clear,
concise communication.
Colorless
Fluorite. Stimulates the crown chakra. Clears, aligns and energizes
the chakras.
Green
Fluorite. Cleanses and refreshes the chakras. Diminishes mild emotional
trauma and eliminates negativity.
Purple
Fluorite. A third eye stone, it enhances the intuitive qualities,
and facilitates spiritual growth.
Yellow
Fluorite. Enhances creativity and provides support for intellectual
pursuits.
Yttrian
Fluorite (lavender). Does not provide order, however, promotes an
increase in wealth and mental acuity.
GARNET
A ‘stone of health.’ Removes negative energy from the chakras.
Enhances ones internal fire and supports creative powers. It is a
‘stone of commitment’ to support the attributes of devotion
and love. Balances and stimulates movement of the Kundalini. Also
provides for the purification, cleansing and elimination of disorder.
GREEN
QUARTZ
.This mineral stabilizes the heart chakra and promotes intuition.
It inspires creativity, transmutes negative energy to positive and
acts to attract success, prosperity and abundance.
HEMATITE
This stone is capable of dissolving and transforming negativity into
the purity of the Universal Light of Love. It stabilizes the ethereal
and nervous systems. This is an excellent grounding stone! It is also
an excellent stone for the focusing of energy to achieve balance between
body, mind and spirit. It is a ‘stone for the mind’ and
aids in the process of sorting out information in the mind.
IOLITE
Spiritual and other-worldly, iolite is a third eye and crown chakra
stone. Used for healing, meditation and astral travel. Balancing and
harmonious, it can eliminate dissonance and disruption from relationships.
Can be used for elimination of debts and to promote excellence in
management of money. Rids the body of toxins.
JADE
Known as a ‘stone of fidelity’ and a ‘dream stone’,
jade brings the realization of ones potential and devotion to ones
life purpose. It is also very useful in ‘dream-solving’
– remembering dreams and using the information received to solve
problems in ones life. It allows the release of limitations such that
one is free to actualize aspirations and attain limitless achievements.
It provides confidence, self-assurance, self-reliance and self-sufficiency.
JET
Jet dispels fearful thoughts and protects the wearer against illness
and violence. It protects one during pursuit of business, and helps
one to stabilize.
KUNZITE
This mineral activates the heart chakra and also works toward the
alignment of the heart, throat and third-eye chakras. This alignment
facilitates loving thought and communication. This stone produces
a powerful feeling of peace when held or worn. Kunzite is used to
remove obstacles from ones path. It also dissolves negativity. This
is a powerful stone to assist one in being open, loving, strong and
vibrant.
LARIMAR
Metaphysical Properties- Opens creativity in the throat area, helps
soul mates to find one another while healing negative karma between
soul mates and lovers. Allows for open communication between soul
mates. This is an exciting healing stone which I feel should be worked
with on a continual basis. I find Larimar to not only aid communication
in relationships, but it also gives me a strong sense of peace. It
is very calming, which is no surprise, since Larimar is from the Caribbean.
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, and acceptingness. Stimulates simplicity,
creativity, artwork and expressiveness. Helps gentle people be assertive.
Physically cools and draws out inflammation, fevers, sunburn heat.
Especially helps the disorders of the throat, and also the shoulder,
thyroid, nose. Pleasantly uplifts the heart and eases stress. A very
'playful' and fun stone. I get strong visuals of dolphins when I work
with it.
LAPIS
LAZULI
Metaphysical Properties- 6th chakra (third eye) Changes negative views
of reality to positive views. Cleanses the mental body while releasing
old karmic patterns. Lapis facilitates deep meditation and can be
used to journey back into past lives. Lapis Lazuli is a very spiritual
stone, which can also be used in ceremonies. It allows this spiritual
energy to be absorbed into your aura. When working with Lapis, please
keep in mind that it is a very deeply acting stone, some people have
felt dizzy or overwhelmed by its energy. Caution should be used.
LABRADORITE
Metaphysical Properties- Labradorite is used for is courage, clarity,
and Co-Dependency to name a few. Some like to use this stone to heal
mental confusion and indecision, it allows one to make decisions easily.
This stone is also about transformation on all levels, it allows for
easy changes to take place, especially good for those who fear change.
It also allows for us to understand ourselves on a deeper level, lets
us know who we really are in a bold and distinct way. Labradorite
allows clarity to come into our lives, not only when we need it, but
at all times of our lives. It is a solar plexus stone. Labradorite
builds and strengthens the immune system. This is a very important
stone to have in your healing kit.
MALACHITE
This mineral is known as the stone of transformation. It assists one
through changing situations and provides for the transfer of sacred
knowledge that leads to spiritual evolution. It also assists in clearing
and activating all chakras but especially the heart and throat chakras.
Malachite acts to clarify the emotions, to recognize and release negative
experiences. Helps one in accepting responsibility for ones actions,
and brings understanding and intuitive answers.
MOONSTONE
. Assists in detachment from the old, encourages unconventional methods
in attaining ones goals. It is balancing, introspective, reflective
and lunar. It is a stone for hoping and wishing. Stimulates intuition,
confidence and composure. Moonstone assists in the total fulfillment
of ones destiny. It is a talisman of good fortune. Cleanses negativity
from the chakras.
PERIDOT
Emits a warm and friendly energy. Can be used to cleanse the heart
and solar plexus chakras. Helps to heal a bruised ego, lessens anger,
jealousy and inspires happiness and delight. Peridot is an excellent
stone for healing and protection. Can also be used to further ones
understanding of detrimental patterns that prevent growth.
PICTURE
JASPER
A stone of harmony. Stimulates and supports creative visualization
efforts. Can be used in the development of business pursuits and can
provide increase in this area. All jasper is the supreme nurturer.
Protects against negativity. Provides stabilizing and grounding energies.
Aligns the energy of the chakras and balances the yin-yang. Stabilizes
the aura. Picture Jasper aids in bringing hidden thoughts, grief,
fears and hopes to the surface to be dealt with.
PYRITE
Pyrite has an excellent defending quality that acts to protect one
against many forms of negative energy. It also promotes the idea of
ideal health, intellect and emotional well-being. This mineral can
be directed to stimulate the intellect, enhance memory and recall
of relevant information.
RHODOCHROSITE
This is a gorgeous stone hailed as ‘a stone of love and balance’.
It helps to clear, balance, renew and energize the base, sacral and
the heart chakras. It assists in the acceleration of the expansion
of ones consciousness. This mineral removes tendencies toward denial
and avoidance. It also acts to quickly balance the emotions to provide
stability, order and structure for the mind.
ROSE
QUARTZ
Used to support the gentle forces of self-love and gently remove negativity.
This mineral is especially helpful at the heart and crown chakras.
It promotes receptivity to beauty and enlivens the imagination. Rose
quartz acts to balance love emotions in the upper four chakras, and
is an excellent energy for healing emotional wounds.
RUBY
Stimulates the heart chakra and assists in attaining ones ultimate
values. Brings spiritual wisdom, health, knowledge and wealth. A stone
of nobility, ruby also stabilizes wealth. Discourages violence and
is and excellent shielding and protective stone. Promotes creativity,
expansiveness in awareness and manifestation.
RUTILATED
QUARTZ
Quartz containing rutile intensifies the power of the quartz crystal.
Rutilated quartz assists in getting to the root of a problem. Rutile
when found within quartz brings strength in love, ease in transitions,
growth in all areas of ones development and calm, reason and order.
It is an excellent mineral to heal and balance the aura by repelling
negative energy. It stabilizes relationships.
SAPPHIRE
The sapphire is known as the ‘stone of prosperity’. It sustains
the gifts of life and fulfills dreams and desires of the consciousness.
This stone is used to bring joy and peace and brings light to the
wearer – it emanates and radiates its energy without needing
to be consciously directed to do so!
SILVER
A mirror to the soul, it provides patience and perseverance. It increases
perception and intuitive energies. Attracts and retains the qualities
of the stones it is used with. Acts to direct the energies of these
stones as well. Silver is also balancing agent.
SMOKEY
QUARTZ
This is an excellent grounding mineral. It can be used to remove negative
energies and emotional blockages. It is also a powerful protective
force that absorbs many forms of negativity both from inner and outer
sources. This mineral acts to balance yin-yang energy and the energy
of the mind as well. Smokey quartz enhances intuition, promotes personal
pride and joy in living, and dissolves mental and emotional blockages
that limit perception and learning.
SUGILITE
This mineral is a stone of ‘love for this age’. It represents
the perfection of spiritual love and its manifestation on this physical
plane. It supports ones creativity and provides cooperation between
the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual. Sugilite brings to
awareness the connection between the well-being of the mind and of
the body – it is an amazing healing power for this time.
TANZANITE.
Stimulates the throat, third eye and crown chakras and facilitates
a synthesis of communication and psychic power. It is a ‘stone
of magic' that allows symmetry between personal power and actualization
to bring the 'will' to the aid of manifestation. This mineral also
facilitates communication with the spirit realm.
TIGER
EYE Provides a grounding energy and promotes intuitive impressions.
Balances yin-yang energy. Eliminates the ‘blues’ and brings
brightness and optimism. Used to stimulate wealth and enhance the
stability required to maintain wealth. Tiger eye is a soothing stone
to generate a feeling of calmness.
TIGER
IRON
This mineral is a combination of gold tiger eye, red jasper and black
hematite. It assists in creative endeavors, artistic abilities and
mathematical aptitude. It supports physical vitality.
TOPAZ
A stone of ‘true love and success in all endeavors.’ Promotes
individuality, creativity and confidence. Replaces negativity with
love and joy. Its energy acts through the laws of attraction and manifestation.
Brings wealth and health to the holder. Blue topaz in particular acts
to stimulate the throat chakra such that one may clearly state that
which one desires to manifest and /or communicate.
TOURMALINE
Acts to clear and stimulate the corresponding chakra. Attracts inspiration,
diminishes fear. Balances male and female energies. The various colors
possess the following attributes.
Green
Tourmaline Opens the heart chakra. It also assists in endeavors of
visualization. Transforms negative energy into the positive state.
Acts to inspire creativity and attracts success, prosperity and abundance.
Can facilitate weight loss!
Black
Tourmaline. Grounds the first or root chakra and enhances ones well-being.
It both repels and protects against negative energy while providing
for physical vitality, emotional stability and intellectual acuity.
Blue
Tourmaline. Also known as indicolite. This stone can activate the
throat chakra and acts to strengthen skills in communication (relating
to others in a loving manner) and psychic awareness. It can also be
used to facilitate visions and contact with higher realms. Assists
one in reaching a level of harmony with the people, places and things
in ones environment.
Pink
Tourmaline. The energy of this stone is particularly useful in supporting
creative efforts. It stimulates both the crown and the heart chakra
to synthesize love and spirituality, while promoting joy, enthusiasm
for life and peace.
Watermelon
Tourmaline. This tourmaline exhibits a blue or green ‘rind’
and a pink or red center. This stone is a “super activator”
of the heart chakra to provide for stimulation, energizing and connection
between the heart chakra and the higher self.
UNAKITE:
Helps one to develop assertiveness, reclaim power, and the ability
to assume complete control. It focuses in present and helps one deal
with blockages caused by the past.
Editors
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with others. While I can not claim credit for all the opinions and
information on this page, it was never my intention to do so. My only
intent in making this article/link available, has been to bring all
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as possible, so your search for information may be as simplified as
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