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Metaphysical Properties of Gemstones and Minerals:
There is a lot of folk lore associated with the metaphysical properties of gemstones, minerals and fossils, beginning with our ancestors who depended on nature
and the land to survive. To them, everything in nature they couldn't explain was mysterious, and a part of the "Spirit" world. Everything, had consciousness,
or wisdom, and it was believed that stones held certain energies that could be used, to help them extend themselves beyond the physical boundaries of the
"physically known". Energies of stones may indeed be able to "align" your "vibrations", to allow you to be in
harmony with your life. The potential for a human being to create physiological or physical change because they "believe in it", is a complete
mystery to conventional science, but there is no scientific evidence to prove or disprove that stones actually do yield these results. Even so, throughout
history, gemstones have been considered sacred objects. Many ancient texts, including the Bible, make reference to gemstones being used in honoring
Gods. Because of this, I have included this table of "Metaphysical Properties of Gemstones and Minerals" on my website as a informational
sidenote for those interested. Please enjoy, and if we've missed something, feel free to let us know.
Agates
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According to color of stone, they tone and strengthen the mind's and body's connection to the earth. Agate enhances healing of
all kinds, and increases energy. Agate is particularly helpful with tooth and gum issues, stomach problems, physical endurance, insomnia, and protects
from fevers. Agate was highly valued as a talisman or amulet in ancient times. It was said to quench thirst. Persian magicians used agate to divert
storms.
Blue Lace Agate: Light blue w/lighter stripes. The energy of this mineral is most useful at the throat chakra, the heart chakra,
the third eye, and crown chakra. Activating these chakras, it helps one to enter in to high frequency states of awareness. It can help to remove blockages
from the nervous system and from the capillaries of the body. Useful in the treatment of arthritis, happiness, tranquility, and bringing miracles
into your life.
Botswanna Agate: Gray, pink. Fertility, sensuality, artistic expression, comfort, stomach problems, stimulates the exploration
of the unknown, releases repressed issues.
Carnelian Agate: Also known as the "Actor's Stone", helps with confidence, boldness, initiative, dramatic
abilities, assertiveness, creativity, individuality, and courage. Brings good luck, eases or removes sorrow. Helps relieve rheumatism, arthritis,
gall and kidney stones, and allergies.
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Orange and Yellow Carnelians: Warms and stimulates appetite, emotions, passion, sexuality and physical energy. Cleanses blood,
kidneys, Aids in cramps, and the healing of the gall bladder, and pancreas.
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Red Carnelian: Highly evolved healing stone. Vitalizes regeneration, facilitates concentration, and opens the spiritual heart.
Can aid in tissue regeneration.
Coprolite: Aids in memory, enhances intelligence, increases energy, and mental stability. Is also used for past life regressions
because of its inherent link with the past. Particularly useful in calming fears and anxiety. Strong physical healer stone.
Fire Stone Agate: Brings a sense of courage and fortitude. Earthy and energetic, and is another powerfull healing stone.
Lake Superior Agate: Furthers self-confidence in the exploration of mystical realms, and elevates personal self-worth. Aids
in curing fungal infections, and strengthens physical endurance.
Montana Agate: Helps to balance emotions, discern the truth about things, accept circumstances, and is a powerful emotional
healing stone. Physically enhances healing of all kinds.
Moss Agate: Helps to promote characteristics of agreeability and persuasiveness. Improves ego and self-esteem. It is a "Power
stone" for Native Americans, and is sometimes called the "Gardener's Stone" due to its properties of helping to ensure
a full crop. Moss agate is believed to help improve circulation, to enhance healing of all types, including depression, and restore mental balance.
Pigeon Blood Agate: Helps to create a more mellow and flexible attitude. It can also help reduce the difficulties associated
with overcoming addictive behaviors.
Turitella Agate: Helps to achieve self-confidence and higher self-esteem. Very helpful with tooth and gum issues, stomach problems,
physical endurance and insomnia.
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Alexandrite
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Similar to tiger eye, exellent for spiritual growth, and boosts proseperity energy for people who wear it. Also good for problems
with arthritus. |
Amazonite
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Light blue-green. It soothes all chakras and is particularly rejuvenating to the heart centre and throat chakra. Amazonite enhances
communications concerning love. It can be used in the treatment in disorders of the nervous system, and to dissipate energy blockages which could propagate
the improper flow of neural impulses. Aligns the physical and astral bodies, and is good for health maintenance. |
Amber
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Yellow to orange. Fossilized tree resin. It stimulates the intellect and opens the crown chakra. It also transmutes the energy of
physical vitality toward the activation of unconditional love. It aligns the ethereal energies to the physical, mental, and emotional bodies, providing
for an even flow of perfect order to the requirements of the "Earth Plane", while balancing the electro-magnetics of the physical
body. Assists the body in healing by changing negative energy into positive, and cleanses the environment. |
Amethyst
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Purple. Aids in sobriety, and also known as the "Sobriety Stone", and "Stone of Spirituality and Contentment''.
Calms the emotions, creates clarity of thought. Reduces anger, impatience, nightmares. Has been used as an healing aid for headaches, eyes, and circulatory
system problems. Amethyst bestows stability, strength, invigoration, and peace. It is an excellent stone for one who is attempting to find freedom
from addictive personalities. Calming, strong, protective qualities, healing, divine love and inspiration. Enhances one's psychic and creative abilities.
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Ametrine
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Purple & Yellow. Stimulates the intellect, clears negativity from the aura, and releases blockages. Assists in astral projection,
and in correcting RNA/DNA. |
Ammonite
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A fossil. Promotes domestic efficiency. |
Apatite
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It can help to integrate , co-ordinate , and balance the emotional, intellectual , physical , and etheric bodies. Apatite enhances
creativity. It is a stone of the future and will bring knowledge to those attuned to it by clearing mental confusion. It truly awakens the finer, inner-self.
Wearing or carrying Apatite helps to suppress hunger. |
Angelite
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Light blue. Assists in contact with your angels. |
Apache Tears
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Black. Physical & spiritual protection. |
Aquamarine
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Light blue/green. A "Stone of Courage", gives clarity of mind and helps calm the nerves. Good for strengthening the kidneys,
liver, spleen thyroid and detoxing the body. For safe marine travel, fluid retention, eyesight, and assists in recall of past life experiences. |
Aragonite
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Boosts self-confidence and feelings of self-worth. Diminishes anger and relieves stress. Aragonite can be beneficial for chronic
fatigue, and hair loss. |
Aventurine
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Green: Reinforces decisiveness, amplifies leadership qualities, and allows instinctive action. Emotional tranquility, positive
attitudes towards life, and aligns oneself with their center. Independence, health, well being , and heals the heart chakra.
Red and Orange: Helps in looking at a situation in complete detail, magnifying those aspects of importance. It can also be
used when fasting, to reduce hunger.
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Azurite
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Blue & green. Also known as the "Decision Maker Stone", it creates a protective shield against negative energy.
Keep it in a house, or room to clear and protect it. Azurite also aids in cancer prevention, is a powerful psychic and healing stone, and also freshens
one's outlook. |
Bloodstone
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Green with red spots. A "Stone of Courage", it strengthens and oxygenates the blood stream. Enhances physical and mental
vitality. Strengthens the heart, spleen, and bone marrow. Aids in balancing vitamin deficiencies. Reduces emotional and mental stress. also for renewal
of the physical, mental, and emotional bodies. Another powerful healer. It helps with the direct union of the divine, through contemplation, prayer
or meditation. |
Bronzite
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Brown. Promotes relaxation, serenity and calmness, stone of courtesy & assistance, certainty in our decisions, assists in transformation. |
Calcite
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Helps with spiritual growth (mainly opening of 3rd eye), and good for central nervous system dissorders. All calcite's are useful
in lessening fear and reducing stress. It also increases creativity, imagination, and prosperity. Calcite is also a stone of spirituality, wisdom and
reconciliation. Can aid in the healing of back pain, increase physical strength, heal teeth, and are generally good for all physical healing.
Blue Calcite: Energy amplifier, assists in remembering experiences during astral travel and channelling, clears and activates
the throat chakra.
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Citrine
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It is one of the few minerals on the planet which does not hold and accumulate negative energy, but instead, dissipates and transmutes
it. Helps with working out problems on both physical and emotional levels. Diminishes self destructive tendencies, raises self esteem, lightheartedness,
cheerfulness, and hope. Warming, energizing, attracts abundance, and affects naval and crown chakras. |
Celestite
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Affects the crown chakra 3rd eye, it helps gain knowledge, insight, spiritual growth, and is known as the "Mystic Stone".
Not suitable for everyone. |
Coral
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Energizes emotions, strength, stability, and long life. Good for helping circulation, bones, harmony, and fertility. |
Diamond
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Good for creativity, and art. |
Dioptase
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Good for diabeties, liver problems, pancreas, and is a good, general healing stone. |
Emerald
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Usefull for removing disturbances from mercury, and also known as the "Prosperity Stone". Monetary aspects of life
can be improved by wearing it. |
Fluorite
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Appearing in all rainbow colours. This mineral balances the mental energies and is excellent for meditation. Fluorite clears the
mind of stress and aids sleep, the blue, purple, golden and white colours are very affective with the higher chakras. The colours are as follows:
Blue: Is beneficial to the throat, nose and ears.
Clear and Purple: Are uplifting aura cleansers, and psychic protectors.
Green: Stills the mind and heart, while harmonising and recharging the chakras.
Yellow: Helps with focus, co-operation and group alignment.
Lavender: Brings serenity, well being, peace, and connection with the universe.
Rainbow: Is good for change, management, and can assist in getting out of a rut.
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Garnet
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Comes as a deep rich red wine color, and green. Garnet is recommended for those of us who need to improve our self confidence, and
increase our courage. It assists in past life recalls, and attracts love. |
Gold
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This very precious metal is a stabiliser, balancer and grounder. It prevents personal and spiritual corrosion. Gold is an all purpose
healer, and also attracts prosperity, stores and increases thoughts, emotions and energy. |
Desert Rose Gypsum
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Gently clarifies thinking, mental vision, and perception. Quiets worrying, and brings out practicality. Aids in brain and spinal
cord ailments. |
Dinosaur Bone Gemstones
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Dinosaur bone increases mental and physical energy. It is particularly useful in solving depression, calming fears, and helps wearer
to find their true, real love. Calms anxiety and basic fears about survival. Can also be used for past life regressions, because of its inherent link
with the past. Is thought to be helpful with the physical healing of paralysis, and hearing. Aids memory and physical energy. |
Hematite
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A silver-gray metallic in color, it is one of the most grounding of all stones. Hematite reduces stress and combats insomnia. It
is said to help increase courage, concentrate energy, and strengthen the heart. Very beneficial to those attracted to it. |
Jade
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Solid to translucent, jade may come in a variety of colors (green, blue, black, violet, white, yellow, and a reddish and brownish
variety), each with its own slightly different use. Ancient Chinese used it also for courage, wisdom, justice, mercy, emotional balance, stamina, love,
fidelity, humility, generosity, peace, and harmony. Lungs, heart, thymus, immune, kidney and blood detoxification and the nervous system. It is a very
popular gemstone for projecting universal love, health, wealth and long life. |
Jasper
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Multicolored, solid. Yellow, orange, brown, green. The light colors are best for healing, darker colors are more grounding, and
can be used for protection, aid for successful businesses.
Yellow Jasper: For stomach, intestines, liver, spleen problems.
Green Jasper: Respiratory, heart chakra, general tissue regeneration, mineral assimilation, and general healing.
Dalmation Jasper: aids memory retention and development of psychic ability.
Fancy Jasper: use for depression or if something is bothering you.
Poppy Jasper: for happiness and contentment. It can be used to further both the development and continuance of business pursuits.
Jade has been known as "The Stone of Global Awareness", as It promotes "brotherhood" to work together to save the
planet. Jade emits an energy, which promotes the spiritual affinity to achieve perfect accord between humanity and nature; It is one of the "Earth
Stones" for the age of redemption, and cleansing of the earth. Can be used to stimulate the proper functioning of the immune system, and
can be helpful in the treatment of disorders associated with skin and kidneys. A stone of gentleness and relaxation. It brings tranquility, comforting,
wholeness. Jasper was thought to drive away evil spirits and protect against snake and spider bites, and why it is sometimes called the nurturing stone.
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Kunzite
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Pink, clear. Powerful, high level stone. Strengthens healers, and teachers. Opens the emotional and spiritual heart, unconditional
lovingness, and compassion. Helps emotional balance, and confidence. Reduces depression, mood swings and stress. Deepens altered state, and helps with
psychic readings, and healing. |
Labradorite
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Subtle green, blue, yellow, and metallic iridescent. Said to greatly help your resolve with weight loss. Brings forth each
person's strengths to share with the world. Originality, easier and more restful sleep. Helps us relate to others. Opens energy flow to Solar plexus,
Brow Chakra, and whatever other centres are most in need. Fragile, and avoid salt cleansing. |
Lapis Lazuli
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Solid, medium to dark blue in color. Contains gold pyrite and calcite infusions. In meditation, opens Brow Chakra, higher guidance,
intuition, and connection to higher self, overview, and decisions for the good of all. Organization, quiets mind. Opens Throat/Thyroid Chakra: Self-expression,
writing, creativity, dream insight. Anxiety, restlessness, insomnia, autism, shyness, nervous system; MS, speech, hearing, pituitary, DNA, lymph, inflammation,
and protection from pain. |
Malachite
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Substitute for emeralds, though it is a cheaper version of it. |
Obsidian
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Volcanic glass which cannot be used for evil. Also known as the "Stone of Purity". Clears vision, balances and
calms buzzy type of persons who move through life at a very fast pace. Removal of body disorders. Shields and stabilizes. Very healing and protective
Smoky: Helps with hearing defects.
Black: This is the Wizards stone and much prized.
Golden: For protection and invigorating.
Green: Use with other stones to heal and charge them if they have been misused.
Rainbow: contains the essence of the joy of life in all the colors.
Mahogany: Reduces tension especially if stroked.
Snowflake: Use for astral travel and clairaudience, absorbs negative energy and therefore is used to cleanse before crystal
healing.
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Opal
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For ages people have been believing in the healing power of Opal. It is reported to be able to solve depressions and to help its
wearer find their true and real love. Contains water, correlating with our emotions. Clarifies by amplifying and mirroring feelings. Visualization,
imagination, dreams, healing. May change color with hi-energy, intensity people. Beneficial to eyesight, it has been used to aid Parkinson's and lung
conditions. Promotes physical growth. |
Petrified Wood
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Petrified wood is a stone that is good for stabilizing emotions. It has ties with the deep past, and this makes it an excellent
stone for past life work. A good, all-purpose energetic balancer. It is beneficial physically for the bones, backaches, skin and hair. |
Quartz
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Clear, many forms and colours. Probably the most versatile multi purpose healing stone. Easy to cleanse, store info/energy in, program
or amplify energy and healing with. Can both draw and send energy. Powerful clear ones open Brow, Crown, and Transpersonal Chakra for meditation, sending/receiving
guidance. Stimulates natural crystals in body tissues and fluids to resonate at new healing frequency. Works with all chakras and master gland. Powerful
for sending and advanced specialized uses. Blue, grey, or lavender is a good healing stone for linking heart with Throat and Brow Chakra, to expand
self-expression and creativity. Also for refining communication skill to new levels. Eases throat tension, immune system, and thyroid. Some say shining
light through Blue Quartz can help reduce need for glasses. In India, detected food poison by clarity change. Historically quartz crystal has been
used to counter black magic, to perform diagnostic healing, and to communicate with spirits and other worlds. Probably the most versatile multi-purpose
healing stone. Amplifies energy and healing. Draws and sends energy. Stimulates natural crystals in body tissues and fluids to resonate at a new healing
frequency.
Rose Quartz: Translucent to clear Pink. Love, beauty, peacefulness, forgiving, lovingness, self-love, emotional balance. Soft.
Gently soothes and warms heart center. Emotional healing, loss, stress, hurt, fear, low confidence, resentment, anger. Slowly eases childhood traumas/neglect/lack
of love, low self-esteem. Cleanse and recharge often. Especially if fades. Aligns mental, emotional, and astral bodies.
Rutilated Quartz: Clear Quartz with metallic, golden rutile, copper, or blue/grey titanium fibers that powerfully electrically
conduct and amplify energy/thoughts/programming for healing. Intensifies/deepens altered states. Opens Crown/Brown Chakra for meditation, clairvoyance,
telepathy, and insight. Some make one too spacey or scattered to wear. (Induces Alpha) Stimulates immunity, strength, blue corona, imagery, and dreams.
Golden fibers may increase radiation protection and health rejuvenation. Each stone's energy/qualities are unique. Androgynous.
Smoky Quartz: Smoky, root beer, or chocolate-colored clear crystals. The clearest, most intense ones powerfully open the Crown
Chakra drawing light down the Root Chakra, inducing Alpha/deep meditation for channelling/higher guidance, deep relaxation, lovingness. Ancient use
also to stimulate meridians, kundalini, and correct fertility/PMS/reproductive imbalance. Stores info well. Alleviates fear, anxiety, depression,
emotional Dense, dull, solid/semi solid black/brown, less attractive. Very grounding, opposite of other smokeys.
Chalcedony Quartz: a compact fibrous structure, a fine splintery fracture, and a great variety of colors-usually bluish-white,
gray, yellow, or brown. promotes stability, balances energy of body, mind and spirit. Encourages generosity, responsiveness and receptivity. Also,
helpful with dementia, senility and mental stability
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Rose Chalcedony Quartz: A stone of some use to females who wish to become males, or males who wish to become females, or both.
If they have a problem with that.
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Ruby |
Contains chromium (blood sugar balance). Warms, and energizes after exhaustion. Strengthens physical, and emotional heart (4th chakra),
love, courage, confidence, vitality, stamina, strength, leadership, and success over challenges. Intensifies all emotions (passion, jealousy, impatience,
love) Used for reproductive/root Chakra; infections, cholesterol, clots, blood detox (alcohol, caffeine), and sexual blocks. Stimulates circulation,
menses, and pituitary healing. |
Sapphire |
Blue, green, pink, purple, clear. Related to Ruby.
Blue: Communication, insight, intuition, clairaudience, inspiration, spiritual prayer/devotion, peacefulness. Pituitary and
Thyroid. Detoxing skin, body. Anti depressant. Cools, contracts, soothes, thus reducing inflammation, fevers, and nose bleeds. Hearing problems, TB,
burns, etc. Nervous system (& Epilepsy) and meridians. Strongest if next to skin. Especially Throat Chakra. Also: wisdom, will, centering, and
cheerfulness, luck. Reduces radiation effects, anxiety, and procrastination. Some effects subtle.
Black: more grounding. Protection. May strengthen by posing challenges to overcome.
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Selenite |
Linked to Jupiter. Gives knowledge, insight, or mystic knowledge. |
Silver |
Excellent for mental, or emotional cleansing. Works on the mind, or emotions for balance, and patience. It has a gentle, cool, smoothing
effect. Works with pituitary gland and upper energy centers. |
Sodalite |
Substitute for saphire (same qualities). Clears all negativity from Saturen, creates stability of life, and good morals. Makes you
feel energetic if worn |
Tiger's Eye |
Yellow-gold in color.Helps with confidence, will power, and clears thinking (and thus speaking). Yellow/Solar Plexus Chakra. (Not
as strong as citrine or Topaz.) Works on Mental plane: amplifies thinking and manifests what you are thinking about (carefull). Helps separate thoughts
from feelings. Digestion, stomach, anxiety, ulcers, bones. Rub with essential oil on Front. bottom for blood detox. Use with malachite or pearl for
mental/emotional balance, understanding. Helps change anxiety, fear and obsessiveness into practicality, logic. |
Topaz |
Golden, pink, champagne, or blue colored crystal:
Golden: The most powerful, electromagnetic of yellow/solar plexus gems. A strong, steady, high level gem for mental clarity,
focus, perceptivity, high level concepts, confidence, personal power, stamina. Helps mood swings, insomnia, worries, fears, depression, exhaustion,
nervous system stress, and stomach anxiety. Also works somewhat with the Crown Chakra. Liver/pancreas detoxification, blood sugar balance, tissue
and backbone strengthener (physically and emotionally). Radiates warmth, sun/light energy, and protection. Excellent for water signs, teachers, excess
work stress, manifesting, higher-self connection. Brings emotions and thinking into balance.
Pink and Champagne: Works also especially with the heart for love, spiritual compassion. Blue: Alignment with our higher self,
creative expression, writing, focus on your path.
Blue Topaz: Light blue. Stimulates the throat chakra, clear communication, helps us see things in a more balanced way, assists
in uniting us with the universe.
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Tourmaline |
A powerful, electromagnetic, striated gem. Strengthens body and spirit (and meridians), transmutes lower frequency thought/energy
to a higher frequency of light and brings light/spirit into the physical. Radiates light protection for wearer. Clears higher frequency, effectiveness.
Especially for nervous system; blood/lymph toxins. Black Tourmaline: Powerfully deflects/shields against unwanted or dark energies, especially
for sensitive people. Grounds spiritual/light energy into Root Chakra, for centredness amid chaos. Neutralizes fears, resentment, neurosis, obsessions,
intestinal or spine energy blocks, toxins, constipation. Place at feet, knees, or base of spine for groundedness during/after healing. Radiation protection.
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Turquoise |
Light blue/blue-green. A good general healer for all illnesses and an excellent conductor (high copper). This gentle, cool, soothing
stone is a Native American classic. It opens the Throat Chakra, for open communication, creativity, serenity, spiritual bonding, upliftment; Opens
the Heart Chakra for giving/receiving. Symbolizes our source (spirit/sky) and spiritual love for healing, help. On brow: Psychic connection to Great
Spirit. Strengthens and aligns all meridians, chakras, and energy fields. Like amethyst, it protects and detoxes from alcohol, poison, pollution, x-ray/sun
radiation. Ancient absorber of "negativity"; protection from "evil eye." Brings wisdom. Helps anorexia, headache, fear, etc. Throat,
lungs, asthma, infections, teeth, TMJ, hearing, high blood pressure, creativity block, depression. Dull, paler, weaker. Works well with Chrysocolla,
best with Silver. Used for healing on every continent! Androgynous, balances yin/yang. Fades in sunlight, sweat, oil, and dishwater. Avoid bleach and
chlorine! it is associated with the sky, and bringing sky energy to earth. It can help promote honest and clear communication from the heart. It is
also said to protect against pollution in the environment, and to bring abundance. -Turquoise can also help speed the healing process, and is known
as a "Master Healing Stone". |
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