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With an energy like taking a deep breath, this stone helps us to speak our personal truth. A soothing and calming stone,
it aids us in releasing worries and fears so that we may communicate from the heart and break through our boundaries. Bringing
clarity of thought, it helps us to deal with chaos and find a place of centered harmony.
With an energy like liquid sunshine, amber is the fossilized resin of pine trees. Amber is said to enhance the beauty of the wearer. It is used to tap into the power of the Sun, and is good for success, abundance, healing, vitality and joy. A powerful stone for manifestation, Amber is also used for healing of the physical body. It carries a negative electrical energy charge and therefore is good to draw power and energy into its bearer.
In combination, amber and jet, represent polarities of power. Light and dark, Sun and Moon, masculine and feminine, kinetic/active and magnetic/receptive. Jet combined with Amber is one of the traditional sacred stones of the High Priest/ess. This gemstone combination worn around the base of the throat is one of the classic ritual adornments of modern Priestesses. Primitive versions of the Amber/Jet theme were said to be worn by the clergy of the Wise Ones in pre-Christian Europe.
Cool and relaxing, amethyst is a stone of psychic power. Wearing it helps promote meditation, peace, tranquility and oneness with your spiritual goals. It enhances and strengthens the powers of the bearer and helps attune with the higher self, dispelling fears, heightening intuition and helping to embrace your own intuitive wisdom.
This lovely gem evokes the sea in both its name and its color. The ancients saw this as a stone of courage and felt that carrying it would help them return safe and prosperous from sea voyages. It aids in compassion, and tolerance, and facilitates communication both with others and with the deeper self.
Radiating a calming energy, aventurine is used in shielding the heart and in healing and balancing the emotions. Aventurine further stimulates creativity and independence. It enhances leadership qualities allowing the wearer to act decisively, and strengthens intuitive power. It is especially useful for healing and for good luck.
This lovely natural amalgam of minerals helps the wearer to renew and re-member their connection to the All. It freshens the outlook and allows us to touch our core self without fear, letting us touch our child within and be "reborn into the light." Soothing to the soul, Azurite-Malachite releases stress and helps the wearer to make new beginnings.
This solid - feeling stone is excellent for grounding negativity and letting go of stress. Onyx is soothing and helps in focus, to banish grief and old habits, protecting the bearer and encouraging happiness and good fortune.
Known as "the stone of the warrior," this stone enhances courage and brings understanding of the benefits behind each hard-won victory. It helps us to revitalize and open our hearts, tempering strength with compassion. It is a protective stone, and in ancient times was thought to slow bleeding. This stone is often used by athletes to give them both courage and physical vitality. It is also a prosperity stone, helping to manifest wealth.
This calming stone is used in healing and balancing the emotions, and helping us to communicate clearly and creatively. Blue Aventurine stimulates creativity, intellect and independence. It enhances leadership qualities allowing the wearer to act decisively, with strong intuitive power.
A stone of wisdom and science, teaching us to reach for the stars, and reminding us of the light within darkness. It is infused with copper sparkles, a powerful energy generator.
A stone of communication, blue topaz stimulates the creative thinking process and helps us to verbalize our thoughts. It helps the wearer to distance themselves so that their thought processes are uncluttered by desire.
A sacred stone of the Egyptians and the Tibetans, this energetic stone activates the lower chakras and helps the wearer to take action. It brings energy and fire, enhancing physical energy and personal power and invoking joy, laughter and warmth as it opens the heart.
Like stroking a cat, this stone offers a feeling of serene happiness. Cat's Eye stimulates awareness and intuition, allowing the wearer to gain insight and thus find balance in the evolutions and transformations that life brings.
A stone of manifestation, Citrine brings our thoughts into being on the physical plane, helping us to realize our dreams. It is especially useful for desires involving happiness, wealth, success and communication. Helping to balance the solar plexus chakra, it brings clarity to the difference between the needs of ego and our divine, higher Will, and to fill our lives with joy.
A high frequency stone which aids the wearer in walking their dharma, their path of service in this lifetime. It instills a sense of peace and harmony with the divine flow of life and destiny. Charoite is a stone of spiritual transformation, allowing us to understand and heal the lessons we have brought upon ourselves and opening us to see the god in others and to recognize our connection with the All.
This stone relieves stress, replacing it with strength and balance as it eases the heart. Its joyful energy helps the bearer to express themselves and to get things moving in positive direction. Chrysocolla invokes the power of affirmation, which allows us to know what is in our hearts and make it so with our words, prayers and sacred songs.
A powerful stone for producing order and stabilization in all the realms of being. It offers impartiality and unbiased reasoning, and allows the weilder to use their powers of intuition and intelligence in a balanced and discerning way and to act with responsibility. Fluorite enhances concentration and allows one to cut through illusion to see the truth of the matter. An excellent stone for relationships and friendships, it helps people to work together for the greater good. It encourages purification, cleansing and elimination of negativity. Fairies tend to be drawn toward fluorite.
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A stone of vital power and energy, and lends vitality and strength. It aids in raising and directing the flow of kundalini energy and increases sensuality. It is associated with the root chakra. Given as a gift garnet symbolizes true and never-ending love and devotion. Garnet invokes and releases ones creative ability and inner fire.
With an energy like new sap rising from a tree in springtime, green amber is a wonderful stone for healing and energizing the body. As a stone of manifestation, it brings wealth and prosperity to the wearer, empowering them with success. Green amber clears the heart chakra, filling the heart with love and radiant joy.
The root "hem/o" means "blood". When ground or cut, this blackish grey metallic stone forms a reddish powder. Hematite forms a reflective shield around the wearer, letting negativity bounce off and return to the sender. The bearer should remember however, that their own negativity will be reflected to them if they are its source. It is therefore a "lesson stone," teaching the aware to release and ground their negativity. It heals and cleanses the blood and improves memory.
Sacred to both the Chinese and the Mayans, this stone is said to bless everything it touches. Often used to carve sacred artifacts, such as statues of the Gods, it invokes wisdom, peace, harmony and devotion to one's higher purpose. Said to be a "dream-stone," jade placed under one's pillow help in lucid dreaming. It aids the wearer in finding their life path and manifesting dreams into reality.
A grounding and balancing, and as it also carries a negative electrical charge, is good for drawing power and knowledge to the bearer. Made of burned, then fosillized trees, it helps to tap into the ancient wisdoms and transformative powers of the Earth. It is also helpful in stabilizing finances, and is said to soothe migraines.
A sister to moonstone, labradorite links to the "darker" Crone aspects of the Goddess, and grants inner knowing of Mystery. It enhances intuition and psychic perception. Like the cord-cutting Crone, it helps the bearer to release judgment, and understand their destiny. Use it to bring Light to the shadowed realms of the self and to connect with the power of the waning Moon.
Sacred to the Goddess Isis, this stone was prized by the Ancient Egyptians and holds the energy of a star-studded sky, limitless in its wisdom. Lapis provides mental clarity and objectivity; it assists in awaking the third eye and for tapping into your intuition and strengthen psychic abilities. Lapis is also connected with Jupiter and thus expand intellect, wisdom and leadership qualities as well as helping in legal matters. The stone works as a shield from psychic attack. It is used to relieve insomnia and let go of anxieties.
This powerful healing stone works to heal the heart as well as the body. It is further used for money, love and for centering and balancing. It enhances our ability to nurture all Life. Use it to manifest prosperity into your life and to open your heart to others. Malachite is one of the few stones that can be used to clear and activate all Chakras. It has wonderful healing properties, and because of the high copper content of the stone it has a very steady pulsing electromagnetic energy field. It absorbs negative energy from the auric field cleansing it, thus balancing the wearer and protecting them from the effects negative energies. It is great for increasing ones concentration skills and is quite beneficial to ones physical, as well as psychic, vision. Malachite helps to find a balanced path between the desires of ego and of our higher Will, aiding us in removing blockages and inspiring us with ideas which will help to manifest those goals.
Vibrating with the feminine wisdom and Goddess energy of the waxing and full Moon, has a reflective, calming energy. It helps to strengthen intuition and psychic perception and brings balance and harmony with the All. It is said to have the power to grant wishes.
Holding this gentle and nurturing stone makes me think of sunlignt dappling through the leaves and the scents of loam and fresh moss. It balances the emotions, heals the heart and brings a positive outlook. Moss agate can also be used to enhance plant growth and to grow prosperity, manifesting wealth and abundance into your life.
A fire stone, born of the volcano. Used to create tools and weapons by many primitive people, it lets us slice to the core of a matter and to release and ground negativity. It is a powerful stone of protection.
A known as Rainbow Aura, Angel Aura or Pearl Aura Quartz. It is created by fusing platinum crystals to clear quartz via a process similar to plating. Opal Aura Quartz is both helps to protect and balance the aura and brings health on all levels, it is useful in meditation and helps one move toward 'right action'. It lifts the spirit and helps to bring tranquility and peacefullness and contact our inner wisdom to create a blossoming of the Spirit.
A wonderful stone of soothing, feminine energy. Calming and brightening the emotions and it helps to improve the wearer's self-image. It reminds us of our own worth and divinity. It invokes sensuality and gentle passion. The color reminds me of the enchanted feeling I get when the Full Moon is huge and orange and low on the horizon.
Historically symbolic of purity, innocence and faith, pearls enhance personal integrity and help clear the mind so that it can be a clean channel for wisdom and spiritual guidance. These Moon and water ruled "gems" enhance sincerity, truth and loyalty and bring calming reflection.
The joyful and friendly energy of this stone helps to make and seal friendships. It clears the heart, releasing ego, jealousy and anger and bringing a sense of peace and quiet amusement. For specific chakra work, because it acts to seal the aura, it is suggested that peridot be removed while working on chakras other than the heart and solar plexus.
A stone of visualization, allowing the weilder to see the "big picture". It promotes global awareness and an understanding of how humans and nature can work together. It stimulates insight and works on the third-eye chakra, enhancing creative visualization. It can also help us to understand and release our own negative patterns so that we can harmonize with our selves and our surroundings.
A stone of energy and courage, Poppy Jasper, also know as brecciated jasper, is alligned to the root chakra. It is useful in matters of health and survival, and in raising vitality and energy, allowing the weilder to grow in healthy and organic ways. A protective stone, it enhances physical endurance and helps the wearer to ground and brings balance between the emotional and the physical. It was used in the Middle Ages by warriors to promote courage during battle and helps one to maintain a happy outlook and can-do attitude. Some say that it is also useful in attuning with animals.
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Also known as "Fool's Gold, pyrite brings the energy of the Sun into the physical. It increases physical stamina, stimulates the intellect and helps to transform thought into intelligent action. It is a wonderful stone for use in wealth magick or in trying to manifest needed energies. An excellent shield-stone, pyrite removes negativity from the aura. Marcasite is essentially the same mineral.
There are so many uses for clear quartz crystal, that it staggers the mind to list them all here. Quartz is the ultimate "anything-stone" as it radiates all the color vibrations within the spectrum of light and thus can be utilized and programed for any use which bring light and energy into our spiritual bodies. A "stone of the mind", quartz can be used to imprint with any energy or information and helps to focus the mind, aides in concentration and enhances mental ability. It brings clarity and amplifies the energy and the aura. Quartz is highly useful in healing, in meditation and for spiritual growth and enlightenment.
Vibrating with the feminine wisdom and Goddess energy of the waxing and full Moon, has a reflective, calming energy. It helps to strengthen intuition and psychic perception and brings balance and harmony with the All. It is said to have the power to grant wishes. The Rainbow effect invokes a spectrum of light, and feels cleansing and uplifting.
Useful for enhancing physical vitality, this stone can help create healthy patterns in exercise and eating habits. It is grounding and offers a practical and optimistic outlook. It helps the wearer feel energetic, vibrantly healthy and passionate.
"Rhod" is the Celtic word for "wheel" and this calm, warming stone brings inner balance and allows us to understand our Cosmic Purpose as we tread upon the Wheel of Life. It gives calm assurance, encourages generosity of spirit and helps to balance relationships and to understand new concepts and teaching on a heart level.
A soothing, calming stone. It is used for love, and to increase self love and feelings of self worth. It brings healing and clarity to the heart and allows the wearer to learn to trust again. Balancing the emotions and healing emotional wounds, it brings peace and calm. It is especially powerful in times of stress or loss, helping the wearer to slow down and take it easy. Its loving nurturing energy takes away fears, resentment and anger and gently replaces them with a feeling of higher self esteem and confidence. Wear this and open yourself to love.
Is considered a psychic metal, enhancing and empowering the psychic abilities and intuition of the bearer. It is protective, calming, and has money-drawing vibrations. This metal is associated with Lunar energies.
Invoking the reflective, intuitive power and Goddess energy of the waning moon, this silver-grey stone eases frustrations and lends a greater ability ability to flow and move in harmony natural tides of life.
The energy of this volcanic rock shows is restful and serene. Snowflake obsidian can help the wearer recognize and transmute negative patterns and modes of thought. It helps to transform negativity into a positive and brings peace and balance to mind and body.
A stone of the higher mind, Sodalite helps the wearer to think rationally and form logical conclusions. It aids in releasing confusion as well as over-emotionalness and creates a stable atmosphere in which to deal with intellectual challenges, and brings a feeling of competence and well-being to those pursuits. Sodalite aids in understanding ones true feelings and helps to verbalize them. It is an excellent stone for working with groups as it helps the members to create an atmosphere of mutual trust and self-esteem, enhancing solidarity and enabling the group to establish common purpose and work together toward their goals. Calming and stabilizing, Sodalite stimulates thought and allows one to access their own inner knowing. It releases stresses, nervousness, angers and fears. An excellent stone for meditiation and a promoter of inner wisdom.
assists in connecting the spiritual to the physical. It stimulates the crown chakra and aids in opens all the chakras and allows for the movement of Kundalini energy. It enhances belief in self, eliminating hostility, anger and other negativity, and provides loving comfort from the Universe. It aids in understanding of the spiritual reasons for the lessons we encounter, helping us to follow our dreams and to become our higher selves. It is a wonderful stone for meditation and dreaming and helps us to manifest the love of the Universe into the earth plane.
This bright and enlivening stone clears the chakras to a state of "squeaky clean." It increases vitality and courage and promotes a sunny outlook, enhancing any solar oriented workings. Sunstone teaches leadership skills. It offers clarity when making decisions and an ability to act in accordance with our higher wills and to make sure that our decisions affect others in positive ways. Sunstone strengthens the wearer's abilities of self-discipline, humility and desire for service to the greater good.
With its vibrant golden color, tiger-eye is used to increase wealth and vitality. It enhances courage, brings passion and physical strength, and allows these attributes to be tempered with mental clarity and a joyful outlook.
Iron A banded mineral composed of tiger eye, red jasper and hematite, tiger iron stimulates the vitality and enhance the immune systems. It strengthens force of will and courage and can be utilized as a protective shield.
A powerful stone for protection and grounding, this stone is formed of needle-like inclusions of black tourmaline - powerful protection in its own right - imbedded in natural clear quartz - a high energy stone used to increase personal power. This fabulous shield-stone amplifies energy sent towards it. Then, depending on the desired intent of the wearer, this stone can either send that amplified energy back to the sender, much like a mirror spell; or even better, transmute any negativity into positive energy for the wearer. In addition, tourmalinated quartz aids to balance yin/yang energies and release negative patterns.
Sacred to both Native American and Oriental traditions, this stone helps to connect with spirit and brings the energy of the sky down to earth. It is helpful in expanding awareness while still maintaining practicality. Turquoise moves the wearer toward integration and wholeness. Used on the throat chakra, turquoise promotes communication and the ability to speak honestly, clearly and from the heart, and reminds us of our connection to Earth and Sky. Ancient lore suggests that it also protects against environmental pollutants. In ancient times, turquoise was utilized to gain wealth. Wearing turquoise can speed the healing process. Lore also has it that the stone will change color, warning when the owner is in danger.
This powerful stone transmutes negativity into positive energy. It relieves lethargy and boosts physical energy. It offers stamina to the mental processes, facilitating advancements of the wearer's goals. Ruby often grows in zoisite matrix and the addition of ruby creates an energetic combination of stones helps to reach and maintain trance states, stimulating the mind and and powerfully amplifying both mental and psychic talents. It helps the wearer to maintain both their individuality and their connection to others, as it awakens the crown chakra.
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