Quick reference of common gemstones

AMAZONITE - PERSONAL TRUTH/NEW OPPORTUNITIES. Blocks geopathic stress, cellphone emanations, and electromagnetic pollution. Balances male/female energies & personality, soothes emotional trauma, worry & fear. Dispels negative energy & aggravation.Healing: Heals & opens heart, throat & third eye chakras. Osteoporosis, tooth decay, calcium deficiency, deposits, balances metabolism. Relieves muscle spasms.

AMETHYST - CONNECTION TO THE DIVINE/LISTEN TO SPIRIT. Protects, tranquilizes, heals, cleanses, helps concentration, balances emotions, aids intuition. Encourages selflessness and spiritual wisdom. Healing: Hormones, endocrine system & metabolism. Strengthens cleansing & elimination organs & systems. Relieves pain & stress, eases headaches & tension. Reduces bruising, injuries, swelling, hearing disorders. Heals lungs, respiratory tract, skin conditions, digestive tract, removal of parasites, absorption of water, insomnia.

APOPHYLLITE – MEDITATION/HIGHER SELF Enhances intuition, insight, spiritual vision, truth, reduces stress, cleanses negative thoughts, releases suppressed emotions, calms anxiety, worries and fears. In pyramid shape help to enhance spiritual vision and open third eye.

AQUAMARINE - RELEASE/ALLOW/RECEIVE. Talisman against drowning. Instills courage, persistence, tolerance of others, overcomes judgmental attitudes, supports, encourages and calms. Helps break old patterns. Clarifies perception, sharpens intellect, clears confusion. Soothes fears & emotional states, sharpens intuition. Healing: Sore throats, swollen glands, thyroid problems, pituitary, hormones and growth. Strengthens cleansing organs, aids eyes, jaw, teeth and stomach. Counteracts short or long-sightedness. Immune system, hay fever.

ARAGONITE – STRENGTH/SELF LOVE Grounding, encourages conservation, patience, acceptance, discipline, reliability, concentration, flexibility and tolerance, combats anger, emotional stress, and over-sensitivity.

AVENTURINE – SELF CONFIDENCE. Encourages creativity, prosperity, compassion, empathy, perseverance, balance, motivation, decisiveness and leadership, calms and instills feeling of well-being.

BLACK KYANITE – ACCEPTING THE LIGHT/DARKNESS WITHIN. Spiritual attunement, meditation, intuition, connects to spirit guides, compassion, dream recall, chakra alignment, cleanses, speak one’s truth, dispels illusions, fears & blockages, enhances communication, stimulates mind.

BLACK TOURMALINE - PROTECTION/GUARD YOURSELF. Guards against cellphone emanations, radiation, and negativity. Grounds, calms stress, balances, enhances vitality, optimism, protection, self-confidence, dispel fear, coordination, emotional dysfunction, helps garden & plants, is a natural insecticide. Healing: Debilitating disease, immune system, dyslexia, arthritis, pain relief, realigns spinal column, energy flow.

BLOODSTONE - COURAGE/FACE YOUR FEARS. Stone of courage, balances body in times of stress, heightens intuition and creativity, stimulates dreaming, revitalizes, encourages flexibility, selflessness, idealism, calms mind, enhances decision making. Healing: Immune stimulator and cleanser for infections, purifies blood, detoxifies liver, intestine, kidneys, spleen and bladder. Leukemia, tumors, boost immune system, circulatory system.

BLUE LACE AGATE - COMMUNICATION/RELATIONSHIPS. Heals, cools, calms, peace of mind. Free expression of thoughts & feelings. Neutralizes anger, infection, inflammation & fever. Dissolves old patterns of regression. Healing: Throat, shoulder & neck problems, thyroid deficiencies, throat & lymph infections. Lowers fevers, treats arthritic and bone deformity, aids skeletal system and fractures. Gingivitis.

CARNELIAN - ACTION/TAKE A LEAP OF FAITH. Grounds in reality, vitality, motivation, cleanses other stones. Acceptance of mortality, gives courage, motivates for success, trust of yourself, steadfastness, clarifies perceptions, concentration and thoughts. Healing: Metabolism, reproductive system, lower back problems, arthritis, rheumatism, depression, neuralgia, kidneys & body fluids, healing of bones & ligaments, absorption of vitamins & minerals, blood supply.

CHAROITE – LIFE PATH CHOICES Transformation, overcomes fear, inner vision and spiritual insight, cleanses aura, stimulates unconditional love, deep physical and emotional healing. Vitality, spontaneity, reduces stress, increases perception, analysis and decision making.

CHLORITE – HIGHER SELF/PROTECTION Stone of balance, self-realization; a calming influence. Aids in angelic communications as well as clairaudient messages. Calms panic attacks, stabilizes bi-polar disorders, aids in self-improvement. Combined with Amethyst, will protect you from psychic assaults. To help facilitate earthbound spirits crossing over, combined with Carnelian and Ruby.

CHRYSANTHEMUM STONE – GROUNDING Enhances confidence, harmony & self esteem, encourages childlike enthusiasm and innocence while strengthening character, aids in overcoming bigotry, judgmental attitudes, ignorance and self-righteousness, encourages brotherly love and brings more love into your life as well as stability and trust in emotions. Eliminates resentment and hostility.

CHRYSOCOLLA – WELL-BEING. Calming, soothes stress, gentle release and eases emotional transitions. Inspires strength, self-awareness, creativity and facing challenges with courage. Aids in Divine communication, meditation, inner vision and knowing.

CINNABAR – MANIFESTATION OF WEALTH. Attracts abundance, increases assertiveness, assists in organization, business and finance. Enhances persona, dignity, power, fluency of mind and speech as well as acceptance of things “as is.”

CITRINE - MANIFEST YOUR DESIRES. Cleanser, balancer and regenerator, warming, creativity, transmutes negativity, abundance, joy, self-esteem, individuality, concentration, overcomes depression and fears, inner calm. Healing: Invigoration, eases degenerative disease, eye problems, digestion, spleen, pancreas, thymus,

thyroid, nerves, blood circulation and toxins, constipation, cellulite and aids in healing kidney/bladder infections.

CLEAR QUARTZ - CLARITY OF THOUGHT. Healing, cleansing, energy amplifier, radiation protection, dispels static electricity, soul cleanser, raises energy to highest possible level, concentration, memory, energizes, harmonizes & aligns chakras. Healing: Immune system, balance, burns. Energizes and cleanses other healing stones.

FIRE OPAL – CHANGES/ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN. Amplifies traits/personal power, creativity, passion, energy, facilitates change and progress, magnifies thoughts and emotions.

FLUORITE - SELF DISCIPLINE/PATIENCE. Protection, cleanses aura, computer & electromagnetic stress, purifies, dispels stress, impartiality, intuition, growth & progress, coordination, broad-mindedness, truth, balance emotions. Healing: Infections, disorders, viruses, respiratory tract, skin, mucus, ulcers, wounds. Joints, arthritis, rheumatism, spinal injuries, shingles, nerve-related pain, wrinkles, blemishes, sexual libido.

FUCHSITE – HEALING AID. Aids in channeling holistic and herbal treatments, aids in understanding relationships and communications, reverses martyrdom tendencies, teaches you to combine tough love with unconditional love, overcomes codependency, imparts resilience after trauma or assault.

GARNET - PROSPERITY/ABUNDANCE. Cleanses, re-energizes, purifies, balances, love, devotion, emotional harmony, sexual potency, commitment, courage, fortifies survival instinct, hope, awareness, past-life recall, amplifies other crystals. Healing: Metabolism, spinal & cellular disorders, blood, heart, lungs, regenerates DNA, assimilation of minerals and vitamins.

GOLDSTONE (Man-made) – PHYSICAL WELLNESS/BALANCE. Stone of wisdom and science teaching us to reach for the stars, a light within darkness, balances emotions, energy generator, protection, integrity, will, insight, dispels negativity.

HEMATITE - OPTIMISM/KEEP THE FAITH. Grounds, protects, harmonizes mind, body & spirit, dissolves negativity, strengthens timid women, self-esteem, confidence, willpower, reliability, growth, treats overeating, smoking & overindulgence, concentration, memory. Good in legal situations. Healing: Circulatory problems, anemia, regenerates tissue absorption of iron, red blood cells, leg cramps, anxiety, insomnia, spinal alignment, fractures, fevers.

HERKIMER DIAMOND – RAISE VIBRATION. Energizes, revitalizes, promotes creativity, stimulates

clairvoyance, spiritual vision and dream recall. Clears blockages and electromagnetic pollution, aids understanding and spiritual growth. Gives courage to be different and stand alone.

HOWLITE – EDUCATION. Opens mind to wisdom, intuition and insight. Assists in astral travel and accessing past life information. Calms emotions, aids in planning and achieving ambitions and goals, teaches patience, strengthens positive character traits while overcoming negative. Quiets the mind for sleep & meditation, strengthens memory, stimulates desire for knowledge.

INFINITE – SELF-HEALING AID. Infinite is often called "the healer's stone." It is particularly useful for healers, athletes, chronic pain sufferers, and others who have an ongoing need for healing energies. Infinite is a soothing and calming stone. It can be used to draw pain out from affected areas. It does, however, need to be cleansed regularly.

IOLITE – INNER VISION. Stone of the third eye chakra, aligns all chakras. Stimulates inner knowing, search for knowledge, enhances intuition, clears the mind of “chatter” for better meditation. Energizes the etheric bodies. Releases the causes of addiction and codependency for complete recovery. Rebuilds the liver.

JADE - KNOWLEDGE/SEARCH FOR THE TRUTH. Purity, serenity, wisdom, tranquility, harmony, increases love & nurturing, self-sufficiency, good luck, friendship. Soothes the mind, stimulates ideas, insightful dreams, emotional release, cleansing. Healing: Kidneys, supra-adrenal glands, removes toxins, skeletal system, stitches, elimination system, fertility, childbirth, hips, spleen, balances body fluids.

LAPIS LAZULI - INSIGHT/LOOK WITHIN. Enlightenment, dream work, opens and balances third eye & throat chakras, protection, harmony in physical, emotional, mental and spiritual levels, reveals inner truth, honesty, self-expression, compassion, clarity, bonding. Healing: Alleviates pain, migraine headaches, depression, benefits respiratory & nervous systems, throat, larynx, thyroid, hearing loss, cleanses and strengthens organs, blood, bone marrow, thymus & immune system, insomnia, vertigo, blood pressure.

LARIMAR – DOLPHIN STONE/PSYCHIC STONE. Promotes love, peace, tranquility and nurturing, facilitates angelic contact, as well as past life-healing and heart trauma. Aids in removing self-doubt, imagined constraints and assists one ot take control of their life by removing guilt and fear.

LEMURIAN QUARTZ – CONNECTIONS. Clear Quartz with dull horizontal scratching on one more more sides. Said to be linked to a lost, advanced civilization and to have a deep connection to those light beings. Imparts great wisdom during meditation, highers vibration and brings clearer communication during dreams, intuitive and/or energy work

MAGNETITE/LODESTONE – ATTRACTION/CLEANSING. Grounding, energizes and sedates, temporarily aligns chakras, aids telepathy, meditation, visualization, perspective and trust, attracts love, commitment and loyalty. Dispels fear, anger, grief, over-attachment. Releases pain.

MAHOGANY OBSIDIAN – PEEL BACK THE LAYERS Protection, grounding, negativity, introspection, decision making, aids in facing adversity, reduce stress, courage, clarifies intuitive thoughts/messages, removes hooks and breaks cords. Detoxifies and helps one overcome addictions by changing negative patterns.

MALACHITE - FOLLOW YOUR INTUITION/INSTINCTS. Grounding, amplifies energy, clears & activates chakras, guards against radiation& electromagnetic pollution, visualization, balance, harmony, scrying, transformation, reveals blockages & deep feelings, responsibility, empathy, shyness, intuition, insight. Healing: External elixir only - toxic. Psychiatric illness, dyslexia, cramps, blood pressure, asthma, arthritis, epilepsy, fractures, swollen joints, growths, travel sickness, vertigo, tumors, optic nerve, pancreas, spleen, parathyroid, cells, immune system, diabetes, liver detoxification.

MOLDAVITE – OUT OF THE ORDINARY. Similar to Tektite (extraterrestrial gemstone). Intuitive abilities, insight, strengthens and enhances inner journeys, channeling, consciousness. Stone of power, best to use when fully grounded. Works well with other crystals enhancing their vibration. Adaptability, flexibility, understanding different viewpoints and perspectives.

MOOKAITE – FEELINGS/EMOTION STONE Flexibility, adaptability, meditation, protection, objectivity, clarification, decision-making, negativity, balances emotions female/male energies, and spirit/physical bodies. It allows you to live in the “here and now”. Assists in communication with loved ones who have passed.

MOONSTONE - CYCLES/DIVINE TIMING. New beginnings, intuition, empathy, calming, emotional instability & stress, deep emotional healing, shock, hyperactivity. Healing: Digestive & reproductive systems, assimilates nutrients, eliminates toxins, fluid retention, treats skin, hair, and eyes degenerations, PMS, infertility, pregnancy, childbirth, insomnia, sleepwalking.

MORGANITE – EMOTIONAL STABILIZER. Attracts love and maintains it, encourages loving thoughts, actions, enjoying life and living, cleanses & activates heart chakra, calms stress, escape routines & patterns, promotes open-mindedness, emotional release, healing.

OBSIDIAN - STRENGTH THROUGH ADVERSITY. Truth enhancing, exposes flaws & weaknesses, growth with support, guards against negativity, environmental pollution, mental stress & tension, blockages, mental clarity, confidence, self-awareness, compassion. Healing: Digestion both emotionally & physically, detoxification, arthritis, joint problems, cramps, injuries, shock, circulation, enlarged prostrate.

PINK TOURMALINE – LAYERS OF FEELINGS. Attracts love, inspires security and trust in love, disperses emotional pain, old destructive habits, cleanses, promotes peace, relaxation, connects you to wisdom, compassion and healing energies.

PREHNITE – SEE THROUGH STRESSFUL SITUATIONS.Heals the healer, brings unconditional love, enhances visualization, intuition, prophecy and meditation, connects with Archangel Raphael, calms environment bringing peace/protection. Aids in decluttering, Feng Shui, assists those who hoard possessions or love, alleviates nightmares and fears.

RAINBOW MOONSTONE – POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT. Gentle, calming energy. Strengthens intuition and psychic perception, enhances creativity, compassion, endurance and inner confidence. Brings balance and harmony.

RAINBOW JASPER – COURAGE IN CROWDS. Protection gemstone, lucky for actors, security, stability, eases emotional stress, gives courage to speak out, encourages independence, balances emotional and body energy.

RED TIGER’S EYE – BALANCED DECISION MAKING. Motivation, vitality, grounding, protection, integrity, success, clarity, willpower, distinguishes between want and need, perception, internal conflicts, self-worth, self-criticism,

creativity, talents, abilities, balances emotions

and lower chakras.

RHODOCHROSITE - INNER CHILD/RELEASE OLD PATTERNS TO HEAL. Selfless love, compassion, consciousness, positive attitude, relationships, assimilate painful feelings, removes denial, cleanses base chakras, truth about self and others, confront fears and emotions, enhances dream states, creativity, expression of feelings. Healing: Asthma, respiratory, circulatory systems, kidneys, poor eyesight, bloodpressure, heartbeat, blood vessels, sexual organs, migraines, infections, skin, thyroid, depression.

RHODONITE – LISTEN TO YOUR HEART. Nurtures love, encourages brotherhood, shows both sides of an issue, stimulates, clears and activates heart & heart chakra, grounds, balances, aids highest potential, emotional shock & pain, forgiveness, reconciliation after long-term pain & abuse, betrayal & abandonment.

ROSE QUARTZ - SELF ESTEEM/PARTNERSHIPS. Unconditional love, infinite peace, aids inner healing, self-love, reassurance, trauma and crisis, mid-life crisis, positive affirmations, purifies and opens heart, attracts love, trust, harmony, empathy, sensitivity, acceptance of change, release unexpressed emotions, heartache, deprivation, internal pain. Healing: Strengthens heart, circulatory system, cleanses body fluid impurities, thymus, chest, lungs, kidneys, adrenals, vertigo, fertility, burns, blistering, complexion, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, senile dementia.

SARDONYX – STONE OF WELLBEING. Encourages optimism, responsibility, integrity, honesty & truthfulness, strength of character, aids with legal matters, perceptions, decision-making, protection, vigor, willpower, stamina, self-control, courage, fights depression and negativity.

SCOLECITE – CALMING/STRESS REDUCER. Promotes inner peace, deep relaxation, aids meditation and getting in touch with one’s self, balances heart chakra energies, enhances dream state and recall, breaks emotional, physical and mental blockages. Muscle relaxation.

SELENITE - HIGHER SELF/GROWTH THROUGH EXPERIENCE. Protection, clarity, peace, calming, meditation, judgment, insight, clears confusion, subconscious things come to light, stabilizes emotions. Healing: Aligns spinal column, flexibility, guards against epileptic seizures, breast-feeding, energy healing.

SERAPHINITE – ANGEL/HEALING STONE. Spiritual growth & enlightenment, higher spiritual vibration, meditation, astral travel. Strengthens personal energy field. Combined with amethyst will ward off psychic attacks. Promotes altruism, empathy, living in the moment. Beneficial for health and re-energizing when combined with Infinite.

SERPENTINE – SPIRITUAL AWARENESS. Awakens or increases the kundalini. It aids in meditation, understanding and opening self to spirituality, self-knowledge and growth, clarity of thought processes and helps you gain control of your life. Balances intellect and emotions to bring healing and self-awareness.

SMOKY QUARTZ - GROUND YOURSELF/LOOK PAST THE DARKNESS. Grounding, meditation, protection, environmental and ecological concerns, stress, detoxification, fear, depression, emotional calmness, acceptance, virility, nightmares, manifests dreams, optimism, pragmatism, insight, concentration, communication, relaxation. Healing: Radiation treatment, chemotherapy, abdomen, hips, legs, pain, headaches, reproductive system, muscles, nerves, heart, cramps, assimilation of minerals.

SODALITE - LOGIC WITH INTUITION. Perception, meditation, truth, idealism, standing up for yourself, self-esteem, self-acceptance, cooperation, harmony, clarity, objectivity, emotional balance, dispels computer emanations, sick building syndrome, panic attacks, fears, and guilt. Healing: Metabolism, calcium deficiencies, cleanses lymphatic system and organs, immune system, radiation damage, insomnia, throat, vocal cords, larynx, digestive disorders, fever, blood pressure, absorption of fluid.

SUNSTONE - LEADERSHIP/TAKE ACTION. Encourages joy, optimism, intuition, cleanses and energizes chakras, tie-cutting, self-empowerment, self-worth, independence, vitality, brings luck, good fortune, dispels procrastination, inhibitions, removes feelings of failure and self-recrimination. Healing: Antidepressant, seasonal affective disorder, nervous system, chronic sore throats, ulcers, cartilage problems, rheumatism, aches and pains.

TIGER’S EYE - BALANCE. Grounding, protection, integrity, success, clarity, will-power, distinguishes between want and need, perception, internal conflicts, self-worth, self-criticism, creativity, talents, abilities, balances emotions, balances lower chakras. Healing: Eyes, aids night vision, throat, reproductive organs, constrictions and blockages, broken bones, depression.

TIGER IRON – STRENGTH. Combination of hematite, jasper and tiger eye. Grounds, protection from danger, clarity of knowledge, truth, gets to the root of issues, inspires creativity and aids artistic abilities. Brings strength, vitality, confidence, willpower, motivation, balance and good luck.

TURQUOISE - WHOLENESS/HARMONY. Solace, well-being, protection, spiritual attunement, intuition, meditation, inhibitions, prohibitions, purification, balances chakras and energy, empathy, self-realization, problem-solving, calming, creativity, panic attacks. Healing: Exhaustion, depression, immune system, regenerates tissue, assimilation of nutrients, viral infections, eyes, cataracts, acidity, gout, rheumatism, stomach, anti-inflammatory, detoxifies, cramps and pain.

YELLOW OBSIDIAN – EMOTIONAL UPLIFTER. Protection gemstone for children, aids in self-esteem, confidence, lethargy, combats mild depression and negativity, strengthens morals, motivates, invigorates, comforts, raises vibration and enhances aura/energy fields, psychic protection, focus in meditation and calms nerves. Brings buried emotional issues to the surface to heal.

ZEBRA JASPER – PUSH FORWARD. See our own true natures, see past illusion, protecting aura, energy, stamina, endurance, confidence, strength, meditation, stability, balance, faith, joy, optimism. Embrace our true self, light and dark natures. Yin Yang balancer.

The Many Metaphysical Properties of Tourmaline

Ah, Tourmaline, one of the gemstone world's greatest unrecognized treasures. This stone comes in a rainbow of colors and each color has its own unique healing and metaphysical properties, in addition to the family (or generic) properties of tourmaline.

Most people are familiar with black tourmaline and how it captures and transmutes negativity. Combined with selenite, black tourmaline is used to grid an area for a protective shield. .But did you know that Tourmaline in general is purifying and promotes self-confidence? That all the colors of Tourmaline will help you to understand yourself and be more aware of others. It reduces fear, calms paranoia, brings compassion, inspiration, tolerance and prosperity to the holder.

As far as the general healing characteristics of Tourmaline goes, it is a great detoxifier, combats bronchitis, diabetes, emphysema, pleurisy, pneumonia, dissolves blood clots and relieves ear aches.

All colors of tourmaline are beneficial to plants and helps to keep pests away while encouraging the plant's growth when buried in the soil near the plant. Green Tourmaline and Watermelon Tourmaline are especially useful when dealing with the plant kingdom. These two varieties will keep a plant company while promoting growth and abundance - especially with plants which flourish and reproduce better when in a large group. So if it works really well with plants, just think what it will do with an herbal remedy!

If Watermelon and Green Tourmaline are good for plants, they are even more potent when working with humans! They both assist in bringing inner peace and harmony, healing emotional hurts, while also teaching patience, diplomacy and aid with decision making, clarity of thought and wisdom. These gemstones reduce fear, panic attacks, depression, stress and nervous conditions. Green Tourmaline is especially helpful in stressful situations by quieting the mind and allowing you to relax and sleep. Colitis, diarrhea, constipation, weight loss and exhaustion are just a few other conditions this gemstone will help treat.

Physically Watermelon Tourmaline will help to regenerate nerves and muscles. Other properties include strengthening of the thymus, gall bladder, liver, heart, lungs, eyes, brain and intestines. Have dyslexia, arthritis, multiple sclerosis, Aids, paralysis or other debilitating disease? Try working with Watermelon Tourmaline and see what happens.

If you are dealing with grief or insecurity in love, you may want to work with Pink Tourmaline. This gentle stone promotes love, release of pain and destructive habits, relaxation, compassion and healing on emotional and psychological levels. On a physical healing level, it is said to balance your endocrine system, as well as treat heart, lung and skin conditions.

Need help with your studies, business or intellectual pursuits? Yellow Tourmaline is a great stone with which to work. It can help combat Alzheimers and senility. This stone is especially suited for energy work and chakra balancing.

Spiritually, Indicolite or Blue Tourmaline is a good stone for meditation, awareness, inner peace, visualization, spiritual freedom and self expression. This stone can be used as a diagnostic tool to figure out what is wrong spiritually, physically, emotionally, or mentally. It helps one to release emotional blockages and deal with grief more strongly than the other colors as it is more spiritually attuned than pink, green, watermelon or yellow. This blue stone works best on the thyroid, fluid imbalances, kidneys, bladder, bacterial and viral infections, sinuses and burns. Night sweats a problem? Put an Indicolite under your pillow. Unfortunately, Indicolite is expensive and hard to find.

Of course, for an even higher spiritual level, purple-violet tourmaline is the best choice. It raises your consciousness, promotes compassion, empathy, devotion to loved ones, and assists with past life healing. This purple stone stimulates creativity and intuition.

Playing for Keeps - Agate

     When I was young, just about every child carried a small sack or had their poc.
x

     Metaphysically, agate is a stone for those who are “playing for keeps” because it is a stone of marital and romantic fidelity. It is a grounding stone that also provides protection, strength and harmony.
Agate balances the yin/yang energy and brings harmony to emotions, as it removes and releases resentments and bitterness allowing emotions to heal. It improves both past and future relationships by granting forgiveness to self and others.
     This stone releases chakra blockages allowing energy to flow freely. It also enhances strength, self-confidence, and dispels fears. It can also lessen feelings of envy by grounding the emotions.
Acceptance of all things is another important aspect of agate. It can be very beneficial for self-examination as well as examination of the circumstances one finds oneself in. Agates help to ease  anxiety and stress, as it can cleanse and stabilize the aura by removing and/or transforming negative energy.
     Students and artists would benefit from agate as it enhances creativity and strengthens the intellect. It is also known as a good luck stone. Agate increases energy in small amounts. It is a good grounding stone for those who just need an anchor when meditating. Agates are said to be especially useful for protecting children from falling and negativity. It strengthens the body and the body's connection to the earth.
      Physically, agate is helpful with tooth and gum issues, stomach problems, physical endurance, insomnia and headaches. Place near a computer or in a room to enhance positive emotions and eliminate positive ions.

Interesting Scientific Fact:
    Did you know that silicon dioxide is the chemical name for quartz and that pure quartz is called “quartzite?” quartz takes on impurities which gives it color and forms amethyst, citrine, and rose quartz. These form distinctive crystals that tend to be large and clear, although they may have small inclusions or areas of fracture.
     Milky quartz is called chalcedony. Chalcedony is a catch-all term for the tiny crystals of quartz that cannot be seen by the naked eye and which forms layers of dense colored material. Many chalcedony stones include many well known varieties of cryptocrystalline quartz gemstones such as agate, carnelian, sard, plasma, prase, bloodstone, onyx, sardonyx, chrysoprase, thundereggs, flint, chert, jasper, and petrified wood (just to name a few). Quartz can also appear mixed in with other geologic material, as is the case with granite and sandstone.
     So remember, even an agate or chalcedony that is not clear like a quartzite or colored quartz, it still has the properties of quartz in addition to its own unique ones!

Angelic Stones, Pillars of Salt & Brimstone

Brimstone, more commonly known as Sulfur, has gotten a bum rap. Most people associate Sulfur with evil or "fire and brimstone". In fact, when you look up brimstone in the dictionary, you will see listed (1) Sulfur; (2) damnation to hell; (3) fire and brimstone: the torments suffered by sinners in Hell. Beyond the Biblical references, we've been told not to handle sulfur as it is toxic.

According to Wikipedia: Sulfur is an abundant, multivalent non-metal. Sulfur, in its native form, is a bright yellow crystalline solid. In nature, it can be found as the pure element and as sulfide and sulfate minerals. It is an essential element for life and is found in two amino acids: cysteine and methionine. Its commercial uses are primarily in fertilizers, but it is also widely used in black gunpowder, matches, insecticides and fungicides. Ever wonder why rotten eggs smell like sulfur and vice versa? It is because eggs are high in sulfur because large amounts of this element are necessary for feather formation.

While sulfur can be toxic in certain forms and high doses, it has many beneficial qualities - physically and spiritually. Many thermal springs contain salts, sulfur compounds and gases that are dissolved in the spring water during its passage underground. Sulfur is a cleanser and healing stone when used externally. It will cleanse your aura, cut chords, and purify your environment while also providing protection. It can be used for such physical ailments as eczema, arthritis, muscle, feet and back aches, chemotherapy related discomforts, detoxification as well as respiratory issues.

Speaking of respiratory issues, another mineral that has been tarnished over the years is Salt, as in Lot's wife being turned into a Pillar of Salt. The biblical cities of Sodom and Gomorrah were situated near the Dead Sea. Dead Sea salt refers to salt extracted or taken from the Dead Sea and is a popular ingredient of many common therapeutic bath products including bath salts, salt scrubs, foot scrubs, body wraps, bath bombs, soaps, and a wide variety of other cosmetic products, including makeup.

Halite or Salt produces negative ions and if you have ever experienced the air at a waterfall, on a mountain top, at the seashore, or after a thunderstorm - then you have experienced the results of Negative Ions and you know how the air smells fresher and how much easier it is for you to breathe. It has been reported that deep within a salt mine, the symptoms of asthma, allergies and other respiratory illnesses are relieved, even joint pain is reduced when a person is surrounded by salt crystal rocks. The very dry, negative ion environment of a salt mine helps to clear out the patient's bronchial tubes and sinuses, killing bacteria and other microbes.

On the other end of the scale are the Angel stones which have never had a harsh word against them. Seraphinite, Angelite, Blue Celestite, Azeztulite and Azurite are all treasured stones because of their Heavenly looks and positive qualities.

If I had to pick just one stone for its Angelic qualities, it would be Seraphinite. The "feathery wings" of this stone immediately puts you at ease and calms you when looking at it. This heavenly stone raises you to a very high spiritual vibration. On its own or combined with Infinite, it is a stone for self-healing at all levels, i.e., spiritually, physically, emotionally and mentally. Seraphinite allows one to grow at a steady and safe pace, imparting confidence.

A more subtle stone for reaching a high vibration and contacting the Angelic Realm, would be Angelite. This stone is formed from compressed Blue Celestite. This stone is a representative of brotherhood, peace and deeper attunement for healers while heightening perceptions and providing protection.

Azurite, also known as the "Stone of Heaven" is another stone for raising your vibration but with a strong link to Earth and the physical body. It is an excellent stone for the mind and mental processing because it challenges your concept of reality and belief system. This stone allows one to see the gray areas more clearly and remove the adamant black and white lines of rigidity. Empathy, compassion, removal of fears are just a few other benefits of this spiritual stone.
Last but certainly not least is Azeztulite. This rare stone is one of the highest vibrational stones to work with and can give you a headache when you first use it.

Azeztulite is a powerful healer and teacher as it imparts so much in a short period of time and raises your kundalini quickly. It is best to work with other clear quartz crystals before moving on to this powerful stone. On a physical level, Azeztulite will aid with cellular healing and is beneficial for fighting cancer.

Stones for Study and Crystals for Concentration

Stress is not just for adults, children feel it too! Peer pressure can create a host of emotional, mental and physical issues that will affect their study and absorption of knowledge. Learning disabilities can make school pure torture for some children!

Very soon students will be going back to school and some people have asked me what gemstones would help them. There are quite a few gemstones that will help in different situations and you will need to see which gemstones resonate best with your body or spirit, for each of us reacts differently to each stone's vibration.

Let's start with stress - one of the leading contributors to health issues and learning blockages. There are a variety of stones for stress: Snowflake Obsidian, Kunzite, Sugilite and Fluorite are the top vote-getters to calm the nerves. Each has other metaphysical properties that will also work on the students behalf.

Snowflake Obsidian balances the mind, body, and spirit while it calms, soothes and helps to bring focus. It makes the mind more receptive to learning, teaches that mistakes and successes are both valuable lessons and aids in decision making. Mahogany Obsidian has these traits as well as inspiring one to attain their goals and promote intellectual growth, but it is not as effective in cutting through stress.

Kunzite aids focus, meditation and removes stress but also works on self-acceptance, overcoming obstacles and/or challenges while it aids in calming the body and mind during tests.

Sugilite (Luvulite) is a wonderful stone for people with learning difficulties, dyslexia, autism or feeling like a square peg in a round hole world. It promotes harmony with oneself as well as with one's peers. This purple stone will promote cooperation, self-confidence, positive thoughts and actions, calm the nerves while eliminating headaches and combating fatigue. It helps you to understand what is being taught, will facilitate memory retention and inspire you to be a good student.

Fluorite not only reduces stress, but aids with shyness, coordination, balance, self-confidence, concentration, organization and structure while promoting quick thinking and effective decision making. It is a wonderful stone to use for the absorption of information and knowledge.

Rhodochrosite is another crystal that would be good in stressful situations, as it will help to maintain balance and control while at the same time instilling a positive attitude, self-confidence and self-worth. This stone also allows one to retain new information and also allows you to see all sides of a complicated situation or challenge.

Rhodonite helps to maintain balance but also inspires one to achieve their highest potential, while at the same time stimulating unconditional love, confidence and support of one's self and others. It also aids in bringing about a feeling of harmony and cooperation with others.

A really good studying and motivational stone is Mangano Calcite, for it instills a quest for knowledge, brings focus, reduces emotional stress, boosts memory retention while supporting a feeling of self-worth and self-acceptance. Proper nutrition and growth is one other characteristic that this gentle stone promotes.

For the student that is highly challenged and dealing with a lot of negative peer pressure, Gypsum (also known as alabaster or fibrous selenite) will build strength of character through right action and thought. It molds and shapes lovingly, while encouraging growth, quests for knowledge and improvement of intellect.

These stones can be carried in pockets, in book bags, placed next to them on the study table, placed in pieces of jewelry that are worn or they can be made into an elixir by the indirect method of infusion.

Want to create a better study or meditation environment? Place Sulphur and/or Salt Crystal Lamps in the area to increase mental alertness, concentration, reduce stress and create a positive working atmosphere. These two crystals can also help to create a healthy environment. Placing chunks of Rose Quartz and Amethyst around the room would be helpful as well.

Sulphur removes negative thinking, destructive tendencies, willfulness, and distractions of thought and emotions. It promotes reasoning skills and decision making. Sulphur is energizing, inspiring and stimulates the intellect while encouraging perfection of self.

Halite or Salt Crystals Lamps elevate a person's mood while cleansing the air and reducing the negativity. It promotes independence, self-confidence, intelligence, respect, decision making while enhancing insight.

Rose Quartz instills self-worth, self-acceptance, unconditional love, respect, and calms the body, mind and spirit.

Amethyst is known as the overall healer and has wonderful properties for physical, mental, emotional and spiritual healing. It quiets an over-active mind to alleviate insomnia and aid in sleep. It helps with decision making as it brings clarity of mind and emotions. Concentration, memory retention, and balance of all bodies are other characteristics of this beautiful stone.

These are but a handful of stones that can assist one with higher learner. They can be used individually or in a variety of combinations as needed. Working with gemstones will not only give you more insight into their world, but you'll learn more about yourself as well!