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Amazonite

Aventurine is primarily used at the heart chakra to both activate and clear; an excellent protector of this chakra, especially against psychic vampirism of heart enegy. Providing a balance of male / female energies Aventurine also facilitates alignment of the intellectual, emotional, physical and auric bodies, enhances creativity, aids in motivation and inspires a pioneering spirit. Reinforcing decisiveness this stone can also amplify leadership qualities and has been used in rituals of the medicine wheel; to show to the spirit guides a connection with the healing light of the heart. Aventurine is the stone of prosperity, it has a strong connection with the devic kingdom (plant and nature spirits), it absorbs electro-smog and protects against environmental pollutants. (When put on a cell phone it will protect against its emanations)

Amber

Aligning the ethereal energies to the physical, mental and emotional bodies, Amber provides a flow of order to the requirements of the Earthy plane while balancing electro-magnetics of the physical body. It has a strong connection to the earth and is a good grounding stone for higher energies. It opens the crown chakra and allows the body to heal by absorbing and transmuting negative energy into positive. It is dedicated to the connection of the conscious self with the energies of the universe; helping one to be motivated and bring what is desired into reality. Amber is a highly protective stone and helps to counteract depressive feelings with its warm, bright energies. Amber cleanses its surrounding environment and works to purify when worn on the body. It also aids in calming nerves and helps one in a situation of "choice", and brings forth unconditional love.

Amethyst

Amethyst is known as a stone of spirituality, contentment and meditation. It transfers low energy into higher frequencies on both the spiritual and ethereal levels. It can balance and encourage co-efficiency between the intellectual, physical and emotional bodies while clearing and stabilizing the aura. Amethyst bestows strength, stability, invigoration and peace within, and can help to maintain a meditive state due to its calm and peaceful vibration. It is an extremely powerful and protective stone which opens and activates the crown chakra and is a great protector of this channel. It controls temperament and encourages flexibility and assists in the assimilation of new ideas.

Aquamarine

Aquamarine is the stone of courage. It has calming energies that reduce stress and quiet the mind. Psychologically it has an affinity with sensitive people, giving the power to invoke tolerance of others and overcome judgmentalism. It gives support when overwhelmed with responsibility and helps to break old self-defeating programs. Aquamarine sharpens the mind and clears up confusion, making it an excellent stone for closure on all levels. It clears blocked communication and promotes self-expression, sharpens the intuition and opens clairvoyance. It sooths fears and invokes a higher state of consciousness while shielding the aura and aligning the charkas. (Particularly clearing the throat chakra for higher communication) Aquamarine is also helpful for sore throats and glands.

Aventurine

Aventurine is primarily used at the heart chakra to both activate and clear; an excellent protector of this chakra. Providing a balance of male / female energies Aventurine also facilitates alignment of the intellectual, emotional, physical and auric bodies, enhances creativity, aids in motivation and inspires a pioneering spirit. Reinforcing decisiveness this stone can also amplify leadership qualities and has been used in rituals of the medicine wheel; to show to the spirit guides a connection with the healing light of the heart.

Azurite

This is a stone to further develop psychic and intuitive senses. It will attune to spiritual guidance and stimulates the Brow chakra while motivating you toward enlightenment. Azurite is beneficial for meditation or achieving a channeling state as it works to raise your consciousness to a higher level. This is a strong healing stone that also expands the mind to look at things from different perspectives. It can dispel old programs or belief systems. This stone in particular has a strong resonance with the mind.

Azurite and Malachite (Combination Stone)

This combination stone hold the qualities of both Azurite and Malachite and is a powerful conductor of energy. It will open the brow chakra to unblock spiritual vision and work to further develop this ability. Emotionally it brings forth deep healing and shifts ancient blockages or though patterns.

Azurite: This is a stone to further develop psychic and intuitive senses. It will attune to spiritual guidance and stimulates the Brow chakra while motivating you toward enlightenment. Azurite is beneficial for meditation or achieving a channeling state as it works to raise your consciousness to a higher level. This is a strong healing stone that also expands the mind to look at things from different perspectives. It can dispel old programs or belief systems. This stone in particular has a strong resonance with the mind.

Malachite: Malachite is a powerful stone but needs to be handled with caution; it is toxic and should only be used in its polished form. Malachite amplifies both positive and negative energies and grounds spiritual energies into the planet. It has a strong affinity with nature; it clears electromagnetic and plutonium pollution and guards against radiation of all kinds. It is an important protective stone, absorbing negativity and pollutants easily and for this reason Malachite should be cleansed before and after use by placing it on a quartz cluster in the sun. Malachite clears and activates each chakra and helps to attune to spiritual guidance. If placed on the third eye it activates psychic vision and when on the heart it brings balance and harmony and opens the heart to unconditional love. Psychologically, Malachite is the stone of transformation. It encourages risk taking and change and shows you what may be blocking your spiritual growth. It breaks unwanted ties and outworn patterns. It teaches how to take responsibility for ones actions, releases inhibitions and encourages self-expression, alleviating shyness.

Black Onyx

Black Onyx promotes the recognition of personal strengths and stimulates the power of wise decision-making. It enhances self-control, banishes grief and encourages happiness and good fortune. A great stone for aligning oneself with higher powers and helping to absorb desired energies from the universe. It can also be used to cleanse intuitive receivers so that one is open to see and feel intuitive guidance. Onyx is strength giving; it provides strength during times of stress and helps you to be at ease with your surroundings. It balances yin-yang energies within the body and is useful when doing past life work due to its abilities to withhold memories of the wearer.

Black Tourmaline

Black Tourmaline is very effective in protecting against electromagnetic smog, cell phones, radiation, psychic attack, spells and negative energies of all kinds. It connects strongly with the base chakra to ground energy and increase physical feelings of vitality and energy levels while removing tension or stress. Black Tourmaline encourages you to adopt a laid back attitude and to look at things with a clear, rational mindset. It enhances positivity, strengthens the immune system and defends against debilitating diseases.

A great healing stone, Tourmaline in general cleanses, purifies and transforms dense energy into a lighter vibration. It helps to both balance and clear all the chakras, ground spiritual energy and provide a protective shield around the whole body. Mentally it balances the left and right hemispheres of the brain helping to overcome things like dyslexia and improve hand-eye coordination. It brings mental processes, the chakras and the biomagnetic sheath into alignment. Tourmaline also has a strong connection to the devic energy frequencies (trees, plants, nature spirits etc.) and works well within the garden.

Blue Kyanite

Kyanite is one of those rare minerals that never need cleansing; it does not retain negative energies or vibrations, making it one of the best attunement stones. This stone automatically aligns the charkas and brings a tranquil, calming effect to the wearer with particular focus on the throat and third eye charkas. It stimulates communication and psychic awareness on all levels and induces the wearer to persevere in situations that would generally reduce their strength; it gives a stimulating energy that supports the continuation of projects. Kyanite facilitates meditation and attunes the connection with higher levels of consciousness. It has a gentle yet persuasive vibration that balances energies and dispels blockages. Blue Kyanite in particular strengthens the voice and heals the throat and larynx; very useful for performers and public speakers.

Blue Lace Agate

One of the most effective healing stones for activating and opening the throat chakra Blue Lace Agate has a very cool, calming and Angelic energy. It is a highly supportive and nurturing stone that neutralizes feelings of anger and effects of fever or inflammation. Blue Lace Agate helps to reduce mental stress and counteracts the suppression of feelings. It aids self expression; dissolving old patterns that block the throat chakra and encouraging new ways of expressing oneself.

Blue Topaz

Topaz in general is known as a stone of "true love and success in all endeavors". It promotes individuality and creativity while helping individuals to have faith in trusting their own decisions. It is useful for aiding visualization during meditation and helps one to absorb what is needed from the universe, prompting receptivity and willingness to act. Topaz helps to understand the small and large details in the "bigger picture", aiding change in ones personal world, enhancing awareness and inducing the states of expansiveness and manifestation. Blue Topaz in particular can stimulate the throat chakra , aiding in communication and verbalizing desired manifestations. It helps to remove the burden of arrogance and assists in bringing the mind, body and spirit into union with the universe.

Charoite

The stone of transformation, Charoite stimulates inner vision and spiritual insight and supports the process of change at a spiritual level. Stimulating unconditional love this stone opens the crown chakra and synchronises the heart and crown chakras to encourage a vibrational change. Charoite facilitates the acceptance of others and can bestow drive, vigor and spontaneity upon oneself, while also bringing about a calm and relaxed attitude through a reduction in stress or worry. Charoite also helps to overcome obsessions or compulsions and transmutes negative energy into healing and counteracts the process of dis-ease. Mentally, this stone stimulates perceptive observation and analysis to facilitate fast and efficient decision making and can re-energise the body when it is exhausted. Charoite grounds your spiritual body into every day reality and brings insightful visions regarding past lives and Karma, as well as aiding a deep sleep with powerful dreams. Charoite is beneficial for autism and bi polar disorders, regulating blood pressure, reversing liver damage and alleviating aches and pains.

Carnelian

Carnelian is a very stabilizing stone with a high energy full of vitality and life force; it activates the base chakra and grounds you to the present reality, restoring motivation and stimulating creativity. Carnelian has the ability to cleanse other stones and tends to impart the acceptance of the circle of life; removing the fear of death. It gives courage and promotes positive life choices, motivating you for success in business matters. Carnelian helps you to trust yourself and your perceptions as well as overcoming negative conditioning. Mentally, Carnelian sharpens concentration and dispels mental lethargy while emotionally it is a powerful protector against envy, rage or resentment whether it be your own or other peoples.

Chalcedony

Chalcedony is a nurturing stone that promotes brotherhood and good will. It enhances group stability and helps to bring the mind, body, emotions and spirit into harmony. It absorbs negative energy and dissipates it to prevent it from being passed on. Transforming sadness into joy, Chalcedony removes hostility and eases self doubt; facilitating constructive inward reflection, creating an open and enthusiastic persona.

Citrine

Carrying the power of the sun Citrine is a warming, energizing and highly creative stone. It is one of the stones that never need cleansing. It transmutes, dissipates and grounds negative energy and is an extremely effective protector. It has the ability to cleanse the chakras especially the solar plexus and navel chakras. It activates the crown chakra and opens the intuition. Citrine is the stone of abundance. It attracts wealth, success and prosperity while encouraging sharing. It has the power to impart joy to all those who behold it; raising self-esteem and confidence, removing destructive tendencies and enhancing individuality, motivation, creativity and self-expression. It helps you to develop a positive attitude and become less sensitive to criticism. Citrine enhances concentration and aids in overcoming depression, fears and phobias. It awakens the higher mind and helps to overcome difficulty in verbalizing thoughts and feelings. It promotes joy and releases negativity at the deepest levels.

Clear Quartz

The Clear Quartz crystal is known as an amplifier and has massive healing and protective abilities. It can amplify body energy and thoughts while bringing clarity and harmonizing human energies to that of the universe. It can be used to clear and activate the energy centers of the body by being places upon each chakra individually due to its purifying qualities. It is a healer of negativity and can stimulate positive thought, directing us to live, laugh and love all that is around. Whenever worn, this stone acts as a physical and mental energizer; it enhances and protects the aura while amplifying the bodies energy field. Clear Quartz has been used extensively in meditation, spiritual development and healing. It is recognized as "the stone of power", to be used only with the intention of light and love.

Fluorite

Fluorite is a highly protective stone, especially on a psychic level. It cleansed and stabilizes the aura is very effective against electro-smog. It draws off negative energies, cleanses them and reorganizes the body. A fantastic stone to overcome disorganization! Fluorite grounds spiritual energies, heightens spiritual powers and helps to focus the mind. It dissolves fixed patterns of behavior while increasing self-confidence and dexterity. This stone dissolves illusions and reveals truths; helping to move past narrow-mindedness and see the bigger picture. Fluorite improves physical and mental co-ordination and is an excellent learning aid; helping to organize and process information. Emotionally it has a stabilizing effect and teaches the importance of balance. Fluorite also rekindles the sexual libido.

Garnet

Garnet is a powerfully energizing and regenerating stone. It possesses a balancing energy that brings passion or serenity as needed and reenergizes all the chakras, cleansing away negative energy. Inspiring love, devotion and self confidence, Garnet balances the sex-drive and alleviates emotional disharmony. Red Garnet in particular stimulates the controlled rise of kundalini energy and aids in sexual potency! A useful stone in times of crisis or trauma, Garnet fortifies, activates and strengthens the survival instinct; bringing courage and hope into seemingly futile situations. It activates other crystals, amplifies their effect and has a strong link with the pituitary gland; stimulating expanded awareness and past life recall. Sharpening your perceptions Garnet dissolves ingrained behavior patterns that no longer serve you and help you to let go of useless or obsolete ideas.

Green Kyanite

Kyanite is one of those rare minerals that never need cleansing; it does not retain negative energies or vibrations, making it one of the best attunement stones. This stone automatically aligns the charkas and brings a tranquil, calming effect to the wearer with particular focus on the throat and third eye charkas. It stimulates communication and psychic awareness on all levels and induces the wearer to persevere in situations that would generally reduce their strength; it gives a stimulating energy that supports the continuation of projects. Kyanite facilitates meditation and attunes the connection with higher levels of consciousness. It has a gentle yet persuasive vibration that balances energies and dispels blockages.

Hematite

Particularly effective at grounding and protecting, Hematite harmonizes the mind, body and spirit while dissolving negative energy and preventing it from entering the aura. This stone helps to remove self limitations and enhance self-esteem, willpower and confidence. It is a useful stone for losing old habits and treating areas of over indulgence such as smoking or over eating. It helps you to view past mistakes as a learning curve while stimulating concentration and focus. Hematite has a powerful connection with the bloodstream and helps to restore its strength and flow.

Hessonite Garnet

Hessonite Garnet imparts self respect and works to eliminate feelings of guilt. It supports the search for new challenges and works to open intuition and psychic abilities. Often used for out of body experiences, Hessonite Garnet also helps to carry you to your destination. Physically it aids the regulation of hormone production; reduces infertility and impotence and generally wards of negativity that can cause ill health.

Hiddenite

Hiddenite helps to connect to other worlds and assist in the transfer of knowledge from higher realms. It benefits intellectual and emotional experiences and gently releases feelings of failure. Hiddenite grounds spiritual love and supports new beginnings. Hiddenite is the green form of Kunzite, which is an extremely spiritual stone with a high vibration. It awakens the heart center and radiates love. This stone aids in inducing a deep meditative state while strengthening and shielding the aura against any outward influences. It facilitates introspection the ability to act on constructive criticism, helps to lift depression and is helpful in relieving stress related anxiety.

Imperial Topaz (Golden Topaz)

Topaz in general is known as a stone of "true love and success in all endeavors". It promotes individuality and creativity while helping individuals to have faith in trusting their own decisions. It is useful for aiding visualization during meditation and helps one to absorb what is needed from the universe, prompting receptivity and willingness to act. Topaz helps to understand the small and large details in the "bigger picture", aiding change in ones personal world, enhancing awareness and inducing the states of expansiveness and manifestation. Imperial Topaz in particular acts like a battery to recharge the wearer both physically and spiritually while strengthening their faith and optimism. It assists in recognizing your own abilities and instills a drive toward recognition, attracting helpful people. It assists in overcoming limitations and is beneficial to those seeking fame; bestowing charisma and confidence to the wearer and instilling pride in your own abilities, while still remaining generous and open hearted. Physically it regenerates the solar plexus and is beneficial for nervous exhaustion.

Iolite

Iolite is a vision stone. It activates the third eye and facilitates visualization and intuitive insight when all chakras are aligned. It stimulates the connection to inner knowing and when in contact with the auric field, gives off an electrical charge that reenergizes the field and aligns with the subtle bodies. Iolite aids in the understanding and releasing the causes of addiction. It allows you to be free to express your true self while encouraging you to take responsibility for your actions. It releases discord within relationships and can overcome codependency within your partnership.

Iron Pyrite

This stone is an excellent protector against negative energy and all sorts of pollutants. It acts as a shield over both the subtle and physical bodies, deflecting anything harmful. Iron Pyrite relieves anxiety and frustration and feelings of inadequacy, while boosting feelings of confidence and self worth. Energy levels are increased when around Iron Pyrite; its shield works to block energy leaks from the physical body and the aura, as well as protecting it from outside influences. Iron Pyrite increases oxygen in the blood stream and strengthens the circulatory system, thus improving memory and recall and overcoming fatigue.

Jasper

Jasper is known as the "supreme nurturer", acting as a reminder that we are not here on the physical plane solely for ones own benefit but also to bring joy and substance to others. It is a highly protective stone against negativity and helps one to be grounded to the stabilizing energies of the earth. Jasper stabilizes the aura and balances the physical, emotional and intellectual bodies with the etheric energies. It holds an aspect of solar energy and has a connection with the solar plexus chakra while it can also be used to align all the chakras, and assist in astro travel.

Kunzite

Kunzite is a very protective stone that is also tranquil and extremely spiritual, with a high vibration. It awakens the heart chakra to unconditional love and radiates a feeling of peace. Kunzite aids in achieving a deep meditative state and has the power to dispel negativity. It strengthens and protects the aura from any unwanted energies while at the same time encourages self-expression. Kunzite is helpful to reduce stress-related anxiety and has the power to combine intellect, intuition and inspiration for times of introspection and dealing with constructive criticism. Kunzite activates the heart chakra and aligns it with the throat and third eye while physically, it can be used to block geopathic stress from electromagnetic devices.

Kyanite

Kyanite is one of those rare minerals that never need cleansing; it does not retain negative energies or vibrations, making it one of the best attunement stones. This stone automatically aligns the charkas and brings a tranquil, calming effect to the wearer with particular focus on the throat and third eye charkas. It stimulates communication and psychic awareness on all levels and induces the wearer to persevere in situations that would generally reduce their strength; it gives a stimulating energy that supports the continuation of projects. Kyanite facilitates meditation and attunes the connection with higher levels of consciousness. It has a gentle yet persuasive vibration that balances energies and dispels blockages. Blue Kyanite in particular strengthens the voice and heals the throat and larynx; very useful for performers and public speakers.

Labradorite

A stone of protection, Labradorite raises consciousness and connects you with universal energies. It works to deflect unwanted energies from the aura and prevent any energy leakage from occurring. It forms a barrier against negative energies and aligns the physical and etheric bodies. Labradorite is also a stone of esoteric knowledge, it stimulates intuition and grounds the spiritual body into the physical. Labradorite works to calm an overactive mind yet energises the imagination; stimulating new ideas. It is a useful stone for support while going through a period of change as it is labelled a stone of transformation; preparing the body and soul for ascension. Labradorite also banishes insecurities and fears and strengthens faith in oneself and trust in the universe. It removes other peoples thought forms and projections that have hooked onto the aura.

Lapis Lazuli

Helping to expand awareness and intellectual capacity, Lapis allows for conscious attunement to the intuitive and psychic frequency, promoting the connection between the physical plane and the celestial kingdom. Lapis activates and energizes the throat and brow chakras. When placed over the Third Eye it can aid in developing insight to ones dreams, assisting in providing a connection with the dream forces working to guide you. It can help to stimulate emotional, mental, and physical purity and clarity, overcome depression, aid self-acceptance and bring cheer to the wearer as well as success in relationships. It has been used to further connected-ness between male and female attributes and as a protective stone, sheltering the wearer from danger. It also enables the wearer to obtain relief from that which has been pressed deep into the mind, providing objectivity, clarity and mental endurance.

Larimar

Recently discovered, Larimar opens to new dimensions, stimulating earths evolution. It naturally raises consciousness and harmonizes body and soul to new vibrations while effortlessly inducing a deeply meditative state. It radiates love and peace and promotes tranquility. Spiritually it is empowering and helps to guide the soul onto its true pathway in life. Larimar facilitates communication with other realms, it helps those seeking their soul mate and aids in healing past life relationships or heart trauma. Psychologically it dissolves self-sabotage and assists in taking control of life.

Malachite

Malachite is a powerful stone but needs to be handled with caution; it is toxic and should only be used in its polished form. Malachite amplifies both positive and negative energies and grounds spiritual energies into the planet. It has a strong affinity with nature; it clears electromagnetic and plutonium pollution and guards against radiation of all kinds. It is an important protective stone, absorbing negativity and pollutants easily and for this reason Malachite should be cleansed before and after use by placing it on a quartz cluster in the sun. Malachite clears and activates each chakra and helps to attune to spiritual guidance. If placed on the third eye it activates psychic vision and when on the heart it brings balance and harmony and opens the heart to unconditional love. Psychologically, Malachite is the stone of transformation. It encourages risk taking and change and shows you what may be blocking your spiritual growth. It breaks unwanted ties and outworn patterns. It teaches how to take responsibility for ones actions, releases inhibitions and encourages self-expression, alleviating shyness.

Moldavite

Another "new age" stone Moldavite is a form of Tektite formed by a giant meteorite that hit the earth, resulting in a fusion of extraterrestrial energies with mother earth. This is a rare stone only found along the banks of the river Moldau. Moldavite brings you into communication with your higher self as well as others outside of this world. It can raise the vibration of other stones it is accompanied with as well as your own. Moldavite has its own higher soul group and therefore can also put you in touch with the Ascended Masters and facilitate the ascension process. This stone particularly needs to be grounded though; accompanying it with Boji Stones, Clear Quartz, Hematite or Smokey Quartz is recommended so as to not leave you feeling "spaced out" due to its high vibration. Due to this high vibration though, Moldavite resonates with the crown chakra opening it to receive the highest spiritual guidance and also opens and clears each of the other charkas when placed upon them. This stone transcends time to facilitate past life regressions or show you your future potential. Holding this stone up to the light and gazing into it shifts your consciousness as it downloads information from the Akashic Record and Light Body simply from being held.

Moonstone

Moonstone is the stone of new beginnings. It is strongly connected to the moon and intuition and is powerful at calming the emotions. It encourages lucid dreaming, especially around the time of a full moon. Moonstone is filled with receptive, passive, feminine energy and calms over-reactive emotional triggers. Emotionally Moonstone sooths emotional instability and stress and improves emotional intelligence.

Moss Agate

Moss Agate is a stabilizing stone strongly connected with nature. It is helpful in reducing sensitivity to weather and environmental pollutants, and is extremely beneficial to anyone employed in agriculture or botany. A stone of wealth it attracts abundance and psychologically improves self-esteem and strengthens positive personality traits. It releases fear and stress, develops strength and aids in the ability to get along with others. Mentally Moss Agate promotes self-expression and communication and aids in giving insight to difficult circumstances. It encourages trust and hope and is a highly optimistic stone, helpful for anyone dealing with depression.

Obsidian

A strongly protective and grounding stone, Obsidian is powerful and needs careful handling. It impels us to grow and in doing this can bring negative emotions or unpleasant truths to the surface, so should be treated with respect. Obsidian provides deep soul healing with the ability to go back into past lives to heal trauma that has been carried into the present. It is a strongly protective stone, absorbing and creating a shield against negativity. It is especially helpful for those who are highly sensitive, protecting from psychic attack and negative spiritual influences. Obsidian stimulates growth on all levels. It helps you to know who you truly are. It brings you face to face with your truths and shows you how to learn from them. As Obsidian is so effective in soaking up negative energy it is essential to cleanse it on a regular basis.

Peitersite

Known as the Tempest Stone for its connection to the storm element, Peitersite is said to hold the keys to the kingdom of heaven. It reminds you that you are a spiritual being on a human journey and has the ability to ground you to the etheric body, (not to the earth) facilitating spiritual journeying especially to read the Akashic Record. Stimulating the Third Eye and the Pineal Gland, Peitersite has been used for vision quests, working strongly with the body during meditation to access a high state of awareness quickly. Removing beliefs and conditions imposed by other people Peitersite banishes feelings of separateness and links you to a source of your own guidance. It will dissolve stubborn blockages, clears confusion and releases mental and verbal conditioning imposed by authority figures in the past. Peitersite has the ability to release you from vows and promises made in previous lives that may have carried over to the present and strongly encourages you to walk your own truth. It is an extremely supportive stone that encourages you to speak out and assists in processing ancient conflicts and suppressed feelings.

Peridot

In ancient times Peridot was believed to keep away evil spirits and is still a very protective stone for the aura. It is a highly cleansing stone, purifying the subtle, physical and mental bodies. It cleanses and activates the heart and solar plexus chakras, releasing old baggage such as burdens, guilt or obsessions. It teaches us that holding onto the past is counterproductive and shows us how to detach ourselves from outside influences, looking to our own higher energies for guidance. Peridot assists you in moving forward, releasing old patterns or vibrations. It helps you to understand your purpose and is particularly helpful to healers. Peridot is a stone that brings about necessary change. It helps you to learn from your experiences. It Alleviates jealousy, anger, resentment and enhances confidence and assertion without aggression. It helps you to take responsibility for your own life instead passing blame.

Rose Quartz

Commonly known as the "Love Stone", Rose Quartz emits a soft, calming energy; removing negativity and resonating the gentle forces of self love. It improves receptivity to the creative arts and restores harmony to the mind following stressful situations. Particularly helpful in matters of the heart, Rose Quartz is used for spiritual attunement to the energy of love while its balancing yin-yang energy can attune each chakra to its optimum vibration. Especially effective in treatment of the upper four chakras, Rose Quartz is excellent for healing emotional wounds.

Ruby

Encouraging a passion for life the Ruby is an excellent stone for bestowing energy and vigor back into life. It improves motivation and promotes leadership, while protecting from psychic attach and psychic vampirism. One of the stones of abundance, Ruby attracts wealth and passion and brings about a positive state of mind while also sharpening the intellect.

Ruby is a very social kind of stone; it stimulates passion, drive and enthusiasm and attracts sexual activity. A great stone for those who wish to overcome issues such as exhaustion and lethargy and improve potency and vigor.

Physically Ruby detoxifies and treats the blood and various things relating to the circulatory system. It also stimulates the adrenals, kidneys, reproductive organsand spleen.

Rutilated Quartz

This stone is an 'illuminator of the soul'; it promotes spiritual growth, cleanses and energises the aura, and aids in astral travel, scrying and channelling. It helps you to let go of the past and therefore further your spiritual progress. Rutilated Quartz is an integrator of energy and a very effective vibratinal healer. Although working on such a high vibrational level this stone also protects you from psychic attach. It connects you to your soul lessons and reaches to the root of any problem to facilitate transition. Emotionally Rutilated Quartz acts as an anti-depressant, soothing dark moods and relieving fears, phobias, anxieties and promoting forgiveness at all levels. This stone opens the aura up to allow healing to commence while at the same time supports the energy field during confrontation of darker aspects of the psyche.

Sapphire

Known as the stone of wisdom, Sapphire focuses the mind and lets go of mental tension. It works to release depression and aid concentration.

Yellow Sapphire in particular attracts wealth and prosperity (it should be put in cash draws to improve earnings!), it stimulates a sharp mind and improves mental focus.

Smokey Quartz

One of the most effective grounding stones Smokey Quartz creates a strong link with the base chakra and the earth. It is a highly protective stone and raises vibration during meditation. It gently neutralizes and dissolves negativity, blocks geopathic stress and absorbs electromagnetic smog. Psychologically, Smokey Quartz relieves fear, alleviates nightmares, manifests your dreams, lifts depression and brings emotional calmness. Aiding acceptance of the physical body and the sexual nature, this stone helps to enhance virility by cleansing the base chakra so that passion can flow naturally. Mentally Smokey Quartz promotes positive, pragmatic thought, dissolves contradictions, promotes concentration and alleviates communication difficulties. Physically it can aid with pain relief, including headaches. It benefits the reproductive system, muscle and nerve tissue, and the heart. It can dissolve cramps, strengthen the back and fortify the nerves while regulating liquids within the body.

Spinel

A beautiful stone connected with energy renewal, rejuvenation and encouragement in times of difficulty. It opens the chakras and facilitates Kundalini movement.

Specific Colours:

• Blue - Stimulates Communication and channelling by opening and aligning the throat chakra, calms sexual desire.
• Black - Protective stone, earths energy to balance the rise of the Kundalini energy. Offers insight to material issues and provides stamina to continue.
• Brown - Cleanses the aura and opens connections the to physical body. Opens the earth chakra and grounds you.
• Colourless - Stimulates higher communication. This stone facilitates inner vision and enlightenment by linking the chakras on the physical body with the crown chakra of the etheric body.
• Green - Stimulates love, compassion and kindness. It opens and aligns the heart chakra.
• Orange - Stimulates creativity and intuition. It balances emotion and treats infertility. Opens and aligns the navel chakra.
• Red - Stimulates physical vitality and strength. It arouses the kindalini and opens and aligns the base chakra.
• Violet - Stimulates spiritual development and astral travel. Opens and aligns the Crown chakra.
• Yellow - Stimulates the intellect and personal power. Opens and aligns the Solar Plexus charka.

Snowflake Obsidian

Snowflake Obsidian is a "stone of purity", bringing both purity and balance to the body, mind and spirit. It allows one to look within and change unnecessary or negative thought patterns while providing protection from anything that could bring physical or emotional harm. It shields against negativity, transforming negative vibrations and dispersing unloving thoughts that may be directed to the body or manifested within the self. It is an excellent grounding stone; providing a connection from the base of the spine to the center of the earth.

Spessartite Garnet

Spessartite Garnet possesses all the same attributes of general garnet but vibrates at a particularly high rate. It imparts a willingness to help others and strengthens the heart. It is said to be an antidepressant and helps to suppress nightmares, as well as initiating the analytical process of the mind. When one is attracted to this stone it is a sign that the consciousness is ready to absorb and assimilate higher levels of inner dynamics of growth and structural balance.

Tiger Eye

Tiger Eye can promote one to be more practical and grounded, bringing forth optimism and insight to mental battles and conflicts associated with willful pride. Tiger Eye is used to enhance psychic abilities and assists in the gentle attunement of the third eye chakra. At the base chakra it can discipline sexual and emotional energy while possessing solar energy Tiger Eye can also help with psychic processes involving the solar plexus chakra; promoting intuitive impressions. Tigers eye is a protective stone which was traditionally carried as a talisman against curses. Producing a smooth vibration it brings calmness to unsettled turmoil and balances yin-yang energy while bringing awareness of ones personal needs and the needs of others. It assists in driving you to achieve your goals and helps to overcome feelings of self worth and self-criticism. It has been used to stimulate and maintain wealth and bring clarity to those needing to find order in chaos.

Tourmaline

A great healing stone, Tourmaline in general cleanses, purifies and transforms dense energy into a lighter vibration. It helps to both balance and clear all the chakras, ground spiritual energy and provide a protective shield around the whole body. Mentally it balances the left and right hemispheres of the brain helping to overcome things like dyslexia and improve hand-eye coordination. It brings mental processes, the chakras and the biomagnetic sheath into alignment. Tourmaline also has a strong connection to the devic energy frequencies (trees, plants, nature spirits etc.) and works well within the garden.

• Black Tourmaline (Schorl) - Black Tourmaline is very effective in protecting against electromagnetic smog, cell phones, radiation, psychic attack, spells and negative energies of all kinds. It connects strongly with the base chakra to ground energy and increase physical feelings of vitality and energy levels while removing tension or stress. Black Tourmaline encourages you to adopt a laid back attitude and to look at things with a clear, rational mindset. It enhances positivity, strengthens the immune system and defends against debilitating diseases.
• Purple / Violet Tourmaline - Connecting the base with the heart chakra, Purple Tourmaline stimulates healing of the heart. It provides a loving conscious level, increasing devotion, creativity and also intuition. This stone is beneficial for past life healing as it takes you to the root of a problem. It stimulates the pineal gland, opening the third eye chakra and making your awareness clearer. Purple Tourmaline is used in healing to reduce depression, and let go of obsessional thoughts. It is effective in treating sensitivity to pollutants, epilepsy, Alzheimer’s and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.

Turquoise

Promoting spiritual attunement and enhancing communication, Turquoise is one of the most efficient healers and stones of protection. It has been used for centuries in talismans and amulets to ward off evil and is said to change colour to warn of infidelity. A stone of purification, Turquoise dispels negativity, clears electro smog and protects against environmental pollutants. This stone promotes self realisation. It strengthens your inner self and dissolves issues of self sabotage. It balances and aligns each chakra with the subtle bodies and attunes your physical body to the spiritual level. When you place Turquoise on the Third Eye is will enhance intuition and meditation, and when you place it on your throat it will allow your soul to express itself by banishing old vows and inhibitions placed upon it in past lives. Turquoise balances male and female energies, assists in creative problem solving and aids in calming the nerves while public speaking. It is a strengthening stone which also brings about an inner calm. A great stone to combat exhaustion, depression or panic attacks, Turquoise is a fantastic all round healer which strengthens the meridians of the body and the subtle energy fields.

Unakite

Unakite is great to help one to deal with information or events of the past which have caused blockages within the bodies energy centers by gently releasing those conditions to the universe and bringing ones consciousness into the present. It can be used to enhance visions on the ethereal plane and to balance the emotional body by bringing it into alignment with the higher forces of spirituality. This stone is also useful for those wanting to gain weight, stimulate healthy pregnancy and facilitate the health of an unborn child.

Yellow Calcite

Yellow Calcite is a great motivator of will power. It resonates with the solar plexus and crown chakras inducing a deep state of relaxation during meditation and linking you to higher forms of spiritual guidance.

Calcite in general is a powerful amplifier and cleanser of energy working to remove stagnant energy from the body; combating laziness and improving energy levels. It speeds up the process of growth and development and facilitates the opening of higher awareness. Calcite helps to boost memory and calm the mind while also connecting the emotion with the intellect. This is a stabilizing stone which enhances trust on oneself.