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Amber: Clear yellow or orange ancient petrified resin (possibly pine tree). Electromagnetic. Helps the body heal itself by absorbing and transmuting negative energy into positive energy. Helps to calm the nerves and enliven the disposition. Enhances the connection of the conscious self to universal perfection. Aids in the making of correct choices. 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.
Aquamarine: This stone is excellent to help enhance your communication skills. A beryl. Clear light blue, blue-green. Enhances the ability for rapid intellectual response and helps one to learn not only about the physical world but also about one's self. Aids in becoming more attuned to spiritual levels of awareness and yet remain centered. Encourages the ideal of service to the world and to the development of humanity. Light-heartedness, creativity, communication, self-awareness, confidence, purpose. Throat (& spleen) Heart, immune system, thymus, lymph nodes,excellent for the eyes and improving vision. Affects etheric and mental levels. Releases anxiety, fear, restlessness.
Agate:
Red, orange, yellow, browns; Solid, Grounding. For stomach, colon, liver, spleen, kidneys, Xray/radiation.
Moss: promotes agreeability,persuasiveness and strength in all endeavors. Improves self-esteem. Moss Agate was used by the Native Americans as a power stone for the art of "cloud-busting" to bring rain. Also said to help one in the acquisition of riches. Balances emotions. Useful in the treatment of de-hydration and to relieve symptoms of colds, infections and flu. Stimulates digestion and elimination of toxins from the body.
Picture: Gaze into for meditation. L/Rt. brain balance. Pineal, pituitary; coordination.
Blue Lace:This stone helps one to reach high spiritual places through patience and peace.Helpful in the treatment of arthritic conditions. Enhances the mending of breaks and fractures.Almadine:A variety of garnet. Inspires during times of contemplation, brings peace and balance.Represents profound love, stimulates physical vitality. Initiates charitable actions and connection with higher intellect. It strengthens the proper functioning of the body to the depths of the cells.Promotes action towards regeneration.
Amazonite: This stone improves confidence, both directed towards oneself and towards others.
Throat, thyroid, nerve and Brain paths. Reduces self-damaging behavior, increases self-respect, confidence, grace, self-assuredness with communication.
Amethyst: "Metamorphosis" the ancient healer of all levels of body, mind, and spirit. Cleanses purifies, restructures and renews. Transforms lower energies into higher. Protects against psychic manipulation. Wear when sleeping or when awake to reduce anger, impatience, and nightmares.
Purple has long been considered a royal color so it is not surprising that amethyst has been so much in demand during history.
Leonardo Da Vinci wrote that amethyst was able to dissipate evil thoughts and quicken the intelligence (it obviously worked pretty well for him!)
Because amethyst was thought to encourage celibacy and symbolize piety, amethyst was very important in the ornamentation of Catholic and other churches in the Middle Ages. It was, in particular, considered to be the stone of bishops and bishops still often wear amethyst rings.
In Tibet, amethyst is considered to be sacred to Buddha and rosaries are often fashioned from it.
The Greek work "amethystos" basically can be translated as "not drunken." Amethyst was considered to be a strong antidote against drunkenness, which is why wine goblets were often carved from it! The gemstone still symbolizes sobriety.
The legend of the origin of amethyst comes from Greek myths. Dionysus, the god of intoxication, was angered one day by an insult from a mere mortal and swore revenge on the next mortal that crossed his path, creating fierce tigers to carry out his wish. Along came unsuspecting Amethyst, a beautiful young maiden on her way to pay tribute to the goddess Diana. Diana turned Amethyst into a stature of pure crystalline quartz to protect her from the brutal claws. Dionysus wept tears of wine in remorse for his action at the sight of the beautiful statue. The god's tears stained the quartz purple, creating the gem we know today.Aventurine:Translucent dark/lt. green quartz. Heals emotional pain/fear/imbalance by dissolving blocks in the heart, draws out heat of fevers, inflammation, nervous system stress. Provides for the balancing of male/female energies. It protects the Heart Chakra,providing a shield to block others from stealing your good energy. This stone is used in the rituals of the Medicine Wheel to show how the spirit guides the connection with the healing heart of light. When held over the heart of the participants, they were said to feel a "wave of love" all around them. Used in disorders of the heart,lungs,adrenal glands.
Bloodstone: Bloodstone is an intense healing stone. It revitalizes love, relationships and friendships. It brings purification, orderliness,prosperity, and instills wisdom, enhances creativity, and supports decision making. The message of the Bloodstone is to "be here now"
Carnelian: This stone Balances creativity and mental processes. It's useful when undertaking any project because it stimulates analytical capabilities and precision. This stone protects against rage, envy, and fear. It helps one banish sorrow.The message of carnelion is that since one is "love" there is nothing to do but offer that love and then the love you give returns to you. Another example of " what goes around comes around".
Chrysoberyl: Translucent Gold or Green Cat's Eye (often confused with qtz. Tiger's Eye). Usually clear, green or green/brown, nongreasy. For acquiring more prosperity. Confidence, self-pride, healing. Amplifies other gems
Chrysocolla/Gem Silica: Solid Lt. blue/blue-green. Gentle, soothing, friendly, flushes and heals heart blocks (loss, hurt, guilt,fear...) for flexibility, self-forgiveness, 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...) Cleanses auric field.
Chrysoprase: Bright translucent green chalcedony. Greater Flexibility, wisdom, generosity, self-confidence. Heals depression, excess self-focus, emotions/sexual imbalance. Placed on heart, neck, or on brow for meditation.
Citrine:This stone's for Upliftment. Back problems.
Clear yellow qtz. (Yellow from Iron).Mental and emotional clarity. Problem-solving, memory, willpower, optimism, confidence, self-discipline, digestion. Reduces anxiety, fear, depression, stomach tension, food disorders, allergies. Detoxification: Spleen, kidneys, liver, urinary system, intestines, etc.
Diamond: It is purifying for the whole body, and places your center of faith in the spiritual realm. This might be why it is the most popular gem to seal a bond of love or a marriage. The diamond, like the quartz crystal, can be used as a magnifier for other crystals, as it contains all of the colors when you see its rainbow sparkles in bright light. (Carbon) 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, spiritual love, peace. Clarity, trust, confidence. Cleanse thoroughly (It can hold our
other's previous attitudes, emotions...) Ancients also used for detoxing.
Emerald: Beryl. Strengthens heart for abundance, growth, peace, harmony, patience, love, fidelity, honesty. Lifts depression, insomnia. Knowingness of the heart, peaceful dreams. Breathing, heart, lymph nodes, blood, thymus, pancreas (blood sugar rebalance), labor/delivery, eyesight, and etheric field. Excellent general healer. Ancient blood detoxifier and antipoison.
Garnet: (Only clear is used for healing) Use cut and polished. The brighter the better.
Red: Warms, energizes emotionally and physically (arthritis, frostbite, paralysis), grounds. Used by ancient cultures. Exhaustion, detoxing and strengthening blood, muscles, kidneys, gallstones. Stimulates life force and sexuality, hormone balance, antibodies, fertility, persistence, stamina, passion, confidence (and stubbornness). Avoid if excess anger, impatience, high blood pressure, heat, inflammation, etc.)
Hematite & Marcasite:
Silver-gray metallic. (High iron, mercury) One of the most grounding of all stones . Condenses confusion 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. Helps us adjust to being physical. Spleen, blood, cleanse. Helps jet lag.
Jade:This stone's for relaxation. Solid to translucent. 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. A gentle, steady energy.
Jasper: Chalcedony qtz. Multi-colored, solid. Yellow, orange, brown, green. Jasper is known as the " Surpreme Nurturer" It reminds us that we are not here on this physical plane just for ourselves but also here to bring joy and substance to others, assisting others to release the bonds of constraint. Jasper was used by Native American "shamans" to provide protection on their journey to the spirit worlds. It is a stone that protects against negativity and helps one to be grounded to the stabilizing energy of the Earth. Use this stone for long periods of hospitalization and when your energy feels low.
Jet: Jet is fossilized wood.It is black. Jet can be used to dispel fearful thoughts and can be used to protect against illness and violence. It is calming. Can be used for treatment of migraine headaches,stomach pain and colds. I almost always carry one in my pocket to dispel negative energy.
