AGATE – CRAZY LACE

A natural form of silicon dioxide, Agate is a variety of Chalcedony.

Zodiac – Gemini, Virgo
Planet – Moon
Element – Earth
Typical colors – Clear or milky white, white to grey, light blue, orange to red, black

Agate is an excellent stone for rebalancing and harmonizing body, mind and spirit.  It cleanses and stabilizes the aura, eliminating and transforming negativity.  Agate enhances mental function, improving concentration, perception and analytical abilities. It soothes and calms, healing inner anger or tension and creates a sense of security and safety.

AGATE – MOSS

Moss Agate is an Agate variety of Chalcedony.

Zodiac – Virgo
Planet – Moon
Element – Earth
Typical colors – Green, blue, red, yellow, brown

In addition to the generic healing properties of Agate and Chalcedony, Moss Agate is a stone of new beginnings. Refreshes the soul and enables you to see beauty in all you behold. Moss Agate reduces sensitivity to weather and environmental pollutants. It attracts abundance in wealth and improves self-esteem. Develops strength and the ability to get along with others. Inspires new ideals after periods of stagnation. Moss Agate promotes self-expression and communication. Balances the emotions, releasing fear and stress. Encourages trust and hope.

AMAZONITE

Amazonite, sometimes known as Amazon Stone, is a green variety of microcline Feldspar.

Chakras – Heart Chakra, Throat Chakra
Zodiac – Virgo
Planet – Uranus
Element – Earth, Water
Typical colors – Green with cream veins.

Amazonite is a soothing stone. It calms the brain and nervous system and aids in maintaining optimum health.  Balances the masculine and feminine energies. Amazonite helps you to see both sides of a problem or different points of view. It soothes emotional trauma, alleviating worry and fear. Dispels negative energy, aggravation and blockages within the nervous system. Amazonite assists in manifesting universal love. It protects against electromagnetic pollution and absorbs microwaves.

AMETHYST

Amethyst is a variety of Quartz and is a 6th Anniversary gemstone.

Chakras – Third Eye Chakra, Crown Chakra
Birthstone – February
Zodiac – Virgo, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces
Planet – Jupiter
Element – Air, Water
Typical colors – light slightly-pinkish violet to a deep grape purple

Amethyst is a powerful and protective stone. It guards against psychic attack, transmuting the energy into love and protecting the wearer from all types of harm, including geopathic or electromagnetic stress and ill wishes from others. Amethyst is a natural tranquilizer, it relieves stress and strain, soothes irritability, balances mood swings, dispels anger, rage, fear and anxiety. Alleviates sadness and grief, and dissolves negativity. Amethyst activates spiritual awareness, opens intuition and enhances psychic abilities. It has strong healing and cleansing powers. Amethyst encourages sobriety, having a sobering effect on overindulgence of alcohol, drugs or other addictions. It calms and stimulates the mind, helping you become more focused, enhancing memory and improving motivation. Amethyst assists in remembering and understanding dreams. It is believed to help relieve insomnia. Encourages selflessness and spiritual wisdom.

AQUAMARINE

Aquamarine is a 19th Anniversary gemstone.

Chakras – Throat Chakra
Birthstone – March
Zodiac – Aries, Gemini, Scorpio, Aquarius, Pisces
Element – Water
Typical colors – green-blue

Aquamarine is a stone of courage. Its calming energies reduce stress and quiet the mind. Aquamarine has an affinity with sensitive people. It can invoke tolerance of others and overcomes judgmental tendencies, giving support to those overwhelmed by responsibility. Clarifies perception, sharpens the intellect and clears confusion. Useful for closure on all levels. Promotes self-expression. Soothes fears and increases sensitivity. Sharpens intuition and opens clairvoyance. Wonderful for meditation. Shields the aura and aligns the chakras. Highly protective during pregnancy, it helps to guard both mother and baby from harm.

AVENTURINE – GREEN

Green Aventurine is a form of Quartz.

Chakras – Heart Chakra

Zodiac – Aries, Leo
Element – Earth
Typical colors – Green, but may also be orange, brown, yellow, blue or grey

Aventurine is a stone of prosperity. It reinforces leadership qualities and decisiveness. Promotes compassion and empathy. Encourages perseverance. It stabilizes one’s state of mind, stimulates perception and enhances creativity. Aids in seeing alternatives and possibilities. Calms anger and irritation. Promotes feelings of well-being. Aventurine balances male-female energy. Protects against environmental pollution. It brings well-being and emotional calm. A good all-round healer.

BLOODSTONE

Bloodstone is a form of Chalcedony and is also known as Heliotrope.

Chakras – Base Chakra
Birthstone – March
Zodiac – Aries, Libra, Pisces
Planet – Mars
Element – Earth
Typical colors – Dark green / greenish-blue with small red blood-like spots

Bloodstone is an excellent blood cleanser and a powerful healing stone. It heightens intuition and increases creativity. It is grounding and protecting. Bloodstone draws off negative environmental energy. It stimulates dreaming and is a powerful revitalizer. Gives courage and teaches you how to avoid dangerous situations. Bloodstone encourages selflessness and idealism. Assists in acting in the present moment. Bloodstone calms and revitalizes the mind, dispels confusion and enhances decision-making. Assists in adjusting to unaccustomed circumstances. Reduces irritability, aggressiveness and impatience.

CARNELIAN

Carnelian is a variety of Chalcedony.  Carnelian is a 17th Anniversary gemstone.

Chakras – Base Chakra, Sacral Chakra
Zodiac – Taurus, Cancer, Leo, Virgo
Planet – Mars
Element – Fire
Typical colors – Clear-to-translucent reddish-brown which may vary from a pale orange, to an intense almost-black.

A stabilizing stone, Carnelian restores vitality and motivation, and stimulates creativity.  It gives courage, promotes positive life choices, dispels apathy and motivates for success.  Carnelian is useful for overcoming abuse of any kind.  It helps in trusting yourself and your perceptions.  It overcomes negative conditioning and encourages steadfastness.  Carnelian improves analytic abilities and clarifies perception.  It sharpens concentration and dispels mental lethargy.  Protects against envy, rage and resentment.  Calms anger, banishes emotional negativity and replaces it with a love of life.

FLUORITE

Fluorite is a mineral composed of Calcium Fluoride.

Chakras – Heart Chakra, Throat Chakra, Third Eye Chakra
Zodiac – Capricorn, Pisces
Element – Air, Water
Typical colors – Colorless, white, purple, blue, blue-green, green, yellow, brownish-yellow, pink or red.

Fluorite cleanses and stabilizes the aura.  It absorbs and neutralizes negative energy and stress.  An excellent learning aid, Fluorite increases our powers of concentration, self-confidence and helps us in decision-making.  It encourages positivity, balances the energies, and improves balance and coordination, both physically and mentally.

Blue Fluorite

Chakra – throat

Blue Fluorite calms the emotions and stimulates clear communication.

Green Fluorite

Chakra – heart

Green Fluorite brings hormones into balance.  It harmonizes and recharges all chakras.

Purple Fluorite

Chakra – third eye

Purple Fluorite increases mystic visions and aids spiritual balance.  It helps the intuition to connect to the rational mind.

HEMATITE

Hematite, also spelled Haematite, is the mineral form of Iron Oxide.

Chakras – Base Chakra
Zodiac – Aries, Aquarius
Planet – Mars
Element – Fire/Earth
Typical colors –Black to steel or silver-grey, brown to reddish brown, or red

Hematite grounds and protects us. It strengthens our connection with the earth, making us feel safe and secure. It endows us with courage, strength, endurance and vitality. A “stone for the mind”, Hematite stimulates concentration and focus, enhancing memory and original thought. Hematite utilizes the magnetic qualities of our yin-yang energies to balance the meridians within the body and to provide a stable equilibrium between the ethereal nervous system and the physical nervous system. It focuses energy and emotions for balance between the body, mind and spirit. Dissolves negativity and prevents you from absorbing the negativity of others. Hematite is strong, supporting timidity, boosting self-esteem and survivability, enhancing willpower and reliability, and imparting confidence.

HOWLITE

Howlite is a calming stone.

Zodiac – Gemini
Element – Air
Typical colors – cream or white, with fine grey or black veins in a web-like pattern

Howlite is an aid to insomnia, especially when caused by an overactive mind. Formulates ambitions and aids in achieving them. Howlite strengthens memory and stimulates desire for knowledge. It teaches patience and helps to eliminate rage, pain and stress. Calms communication, facilitates awareness and encourages emotional expression.

IOLITE

Iolite is a 21st Anniversary gemstone.  Iolite is also known as Cordierite and Water Sapphire.

Chakras – Third Eye Chakra
Zodiac – Taurus, Libra, Sagittarius
Element – Water
Typical colors – Blue, violet, yellow-brown; transparent to translucent

Iolite is a vision stone. It clears thought forms, opening intuition. Aids in understanding and releasing the causes of addiction. Helps you to express your true self, free from the expectations of others.  Iolite releases discord within relationships. It encourages taking responsibility for yourself, overcoming codependency within your partnership.

JASPER

Jasper is a variety of Chalcedony, which is a microcrystalline variety of Quartz.

Zodiac – Leo, Virgo, Scorpio
Planet – Mars
Element – Fire
Typical colors – brown, red, orange, yellow, green

Jasper is known as the “supreme nurturer”. It sustains and supports through times of stress, and brings tranquility and wholeness. Jasper provides protection and absorbs negative energy. It balances yin and yang. Jasper clears electromagnetic and environmental pollution, including radiation. It encourages honesty with one’s self. Provides courage to assertively tackle problems. Aids quick-thinking and promotes organizational abilities. Jasper stimulates the imagination and transforms ideas into action.

JASPER – FANCY

Typical colors – variations from brown, red, orange, yellow, green, white and lilac.

Fancy Jasper intensifies and lightens the feeling of well-being, helping one to lighten up and enjoy themselves more, yet in a subtle way. It can relieve fear, frustration and guilt, building an inner strength and confidence. It is a particularly good stone for bringing energies of wholeness and healing to an environment or situation.

JASPER – GREEN

Chakras – Heart Chakra

Green Jasper is a stone of balance that heals and releases disease and obsession. It boosts the immune system and detoxifies all the body’s systems. Protects against pollution.

JASPER – PICASSO

Zodiac – Leo

Picasso Jasper often resembles a beautiful painting. It is a stone that reminds us to celebrate and enjoy life. Picasso Jasper assists in the transformation of relationships. It attracts like minded people who become loyal and trusted friends, as well as helping to renew old friendships that had been lost. It has strong grounding and calming qualities and helps to engender strength and self-discipline.

JASPER – PICTURE

Zodiac – Leo
Typical colors – brown with black and dark brown markings

Picture Jasper encourages ecological awareness, bringing stability and balance. It contains a message and/or “picture” from the past. Picture Jasper is a stone of proportion and harmony and stimulates creative visualization. It helps to bring hidden thoughts and feelings – griefs, fears, guilt, envy, love, hope – to the surface, to be released. Brings comfort and alleviates fear.

JASPER – RED

Chakras – Base Chakra
Element – Fire

Red Jasper is gently stimulating and also an extremely protective stone. It can neutralize radiation and other forms of environmental and electromagnetic pollution. Red Jasper rectifies unjust situations and grounds energy. Brings problems to light and provides insights into difficult situations. An excellent “worry bead”, Red Jasper calms the emotions. Aids in dream recall. Cleans and stabilizes the aura.

JASPER – ZEBRA

Zodiac – Gemini, Taurus
Element – Earth

Zebra Jasper is a stone that brings contentment. It helps you to have compassion and understanding for others. It provides you with courage and motivation, helping you to face the challenges and to solve the problems you may have in life. It gives you the determination needed to see things through. Zebra Jasper stimulates physical energy, providing stamina and endurance, making it a wonderful stone for athletes.

LABRADORITE

Labradorite, also known as Spectrolite, is a Feldspar mineral.  Labradorite in a white matrix is often called “Rainbow Moonstone”.

Chakras – Throat Chakra, Third Eye Chakra, Crown Chakra
Zodiac – Leo, Scorpio, Sagittarius
Planet – Uranus
Element – Water
Typical colors – Pale green, blue, colourless, grey-white: with iridescent blue or gold flashes

A stone of transformation, Labradorite is a useful companion through change, imparting strength and perseverance. It balances and protects the aura, raises consciousness and grounds spiritual energies. Excellent for strengthening intuition – promoting psychic abilities. Powerful in revealing the truth behind illusions, Labradorite banishes fears and insecurities, and strengthens faith in the self and trust in the universe. It stimulates the imagination and calms an overactive mind, developing enthusiasm and new ideas.

LAVA STONE

Lava Stone, (also known as Basalt, or Lava Rock) is an igneous volcanic rock. It has solidified from molten lava, after conditions of intense heat and pressure.

Chakras – Base Chakra
Zodiac – Taurus, Cancer
Planet – Earth
Element – Fire & Earth
Typical colors – Grey to black.

Lava Stone is a grounding stone that strengthens one’s connection to Mother Earth.

It gives us strength and courage, allowing us stability through times of change. It provides guidance and understanding in situations where we may need to “bounce back”. A calming stone, it is very useful in dissipating anger. It promotes positive changes where needed in behavioral issues.

In addition, Lava Stone is a wonderful essential oil diffuser. Simply add a few drops of your favorite essential oil and enjoy the added therapeutic benefits it brings.

MOOKAITE

Mookaite is an Australian Jasper which comes from Mooka Creek in the Kennedy Ranges of Western Australia. It is a variety of Chalcedony, which is a microcrystalline variety of Quartz.

Chakras – Heart Chakra, Solar Plexus Chakra, Base Chakra
Typical colors – pink, red and yellow

Mookaite is a nurturing stone that supports and sustains during times of stress. It brings peace and a feeling of wholeness. Mookaite helps us with decision making, especially when we are having a difficult time. It encourages versatility and helps us to accept change. Mookaite provides us with emotional growth. It helps us to discover all possibilities in a situation and to choose the right one. Mookaite provides a protective shield against negative or dangerous situations, eliminating and blocking unwanted outside influences and distractions, and revealing what is concealed. Mookaite promotes energy and new ideas, helping us gain enthusiasm and bringing the excellence of ourselves, bring kindness to ourselves and others. Mookaite helps with contacting those who have passed on.

MOONSTONE

Moonstone is composed of Orthoclase and Albite, two species from the Feldspar group. Rainbow Moonstone is a name often given to Labradorite in a white matrix. Moonstone is a 3rd Anniversary gemstone.

Chakras – Third Eye Chakra, Solar Plexus Chakra
Birthstone – June
Zodiac – Cancer, Libra, Scorpio
Planet – Moon
Element – Water
Typical colors – cream, yellow, blue, grey, peach/pink

A stone for “new beginnings”, Moonstone is a stone of inner growth and strength.  It soothes emotional instability and stress, and stabilizes the emotions, providing calmness.  Moonstone enhances intuition, promotes inspiration, success and good fortune in love and business matters.

Moonstone aids the digestive system, assimilates nutrients, eliminates toxins and fluid retention, and alleviates degenerative conditions of skin, hair, eyes, and fleshy organs such as the liver and pancreas.  It stimulates the pineal gland and balances hormonal cycles, being excellent for PMS, conception, pregnancy, childbirth, and breastfeeding.  Moonstone is also beneficial to men in opening the emotional self.

OBSIDIAN

Obsidian is a volcanic glass.

Chakras – Base Chakra
Zodiac – Scorpio, Sagittarius
Element – Earth/Fire
Typical colors – Black, silvery or brown

Obsidian is truth enhancing. A strongly protective stone, it forms a shield against negativity. It blocks psychic attack and absorbs negative energies from the environment. Obsidian draws out mental stress and tension. It stimulates growth on all levels, urging exploration of the unknown and opening new horizons. Brings clarity to the mind and clears confusion. Helps you to know who you truly are.  Obsidian dissolves emotional blockages and ancient traumas. Promotes qualities of compassion and strength.

PYRITE

Pyrite is a sulfide mineral.  It is also known as “fool’s gold” and appears as golden flecks throughout the Lapis Lazuli gemstone.

Zodiac – Leo
Element – Fire/Earth
Typical colors – Pale brass-yellow with some black veins

Pyrite is a powerful protection stone which shields and protects against all forms of negative vibrations and/or energy, working on the physical, etheric, and emotional levels.  It stimulates the intellect and enhances memory, helping to recall relevant information when needed.  Pyrite assists one in seeing behind facades, promoting an understanding of that which lies beneath words and actions.  The ancient Incas used Pyrite for meditation and divination. Pyrite inspires the universal energies to activate the nourishing energies of the body.  It encourages the ideal of health, intellect, and emotional well-being.  It allows one to recognize the purity of the universe.

QUARTZ – CLEAR/WHITE/SNOW

Clear Quartz is also known as Crystal Quartz or Rock Crystal.  It is a natural form of silicon dioxide and is a 10th Anniversary gemstone.

Chakras – Crown Chakra
Zodiac – All birth signs
Planet – Sun
Element – All (Earth/Fire/Air/Water)
Typical colors – Pure Quartz is colorless or white

Clear Quartz is known as the “master healer” and will amplify energy and thought, as well as the effect of other crystals. It absorbs, stores, releases and regulates energy. Clear Quartz draws off negative energy of all kinds, neutralizing background radiation, including electromagnetic smog or petrochemical emanations. It balances and revitalizes the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual planes. Cleanses and enhances the organs and subtle bodies and acts as a deep soul cleanser, connecting the physical dimension with the mind. Clear Quartz enhances psychic abilities. It aids concentration and unlocks memory. Stimulates the immune system and brings the body into balance. Clear Quartz (Crystal Quartz, Rock Crystal) harmonizes all the chakras and aligns the subtle bodies.

QUARTZ – ROSE

Rose Quartz is a rose pink variety of Quartz.

Chakras – Heart Chakra
Zodiac – Taurus, Libra
Planet – Venus
Element – Earth, Water
Typical colors – rose pink

Rose Quartz is the stone of universal love. It restores trust and harmony in relationships, encouraging unconditional love. Rose Quartz purifies and opens the heart at all levels to promote love, self-love, friendship, deep inner healing and feelings of peace.  Calming and reassuring, it helps to comfort in times of grief. Rose Quartz dispels negativity and protects against environmental pollution, replacing it with loving vibes. It encourages self-forgiveness and acceptance invoking self-trust and self-worth.

QUARTZ – TOURMALINE

Tourmaline Quartz, also known as Tourmalinated Quartz, is a variety of Clear Quartz with naturally occurring needle-like inclusions of Black Tourmaline, also known as Schorl.

Chakras – Third Eye Chakra
Zodiac – Capricorn
Element – Earth
Typical colors – Clear with needle-like crystals of Black Tourmaline.

Tourmaline Quartz combines the properties of Tourmaline and Clear Quartz Crystal. Tourmaline purifies one’s own energies and protects from negativity, while Quartz amplifies energies focused through it.  This combination makes Tourmaline Quartz a powerful shield-stone that, depending on the desired intent of the wearer, can amplify and return negative energy, like a mirror spell, or can convert the negative energy into positive energy for the wearer.

An effective grounding stone, Tourmaline Quartz strengthens the body’s energy field against external invasion and deflects detrimental environmental influences. It is often seen as a symbol of unity and is an effective problem solver. It eliminates crystallized patterns which are, or may have been, destructive in one’s own life and releases tensions at any level. Its liberating power against negative energy can be used to assist us to actualize the strength needed to alleviate negative or hostile relationships and situations. Tourmaline Quartz balances yin/yang energies. It harmonizes disparate and opposite elements and polarities, and turns negative thoughts and energies into positive ones. Psychologically, it helps to integrate and heal the shadow energies, alleviating self-sabotage. It harmonizes the meridians, the subtle bodies, and the chakras.

SARDONYX

Sardonyx is a variety of Chalcedony.

Chakras – Base Chakra
Birthstone – August
Zodiac – Aries, Leo
Typical colors – black, red, brown, clear

Sardonyx is a stone of protection and strength. It promotes virtuous conduct and integrity. Sardonyx attracts friends and good fortune. It brings lasting happiness and stability to partnerships. Supplements willpower and strengthens character. Sardonyx increases stamina, vigor and self-control.  It alleviates depression and overcomes hesitancy. Improves perception.

SODALITE

Chakras – Throat Chakra, Third Eye Chakra
Zodiac – Sagittarius
Planet – Moon
Element – Water, Air
Typical colors – Rich royal blue, green, yellow, violet: mottled with white veins or patches

Sodalite brings order and calmness to the mind. It encourages rational thought, objectivity, truth and intuition, along with verbalization of feelings. Sodalite brings emotional balance and calms panic attacks.  It enhances self-esteem, self-acceptance and self-trust.

TIGER EYE

Tiger Eye, also known as Tigers Eye, is a variety of Chalcedony.  Tiger Eye is an 18th Anniversary gemstone.

Chakras – Sacral Chakra, Solar Plexus Chakra
Zodiac – Capricorn
Planet – Sun
Element – Fire, Earth
Typical colors – golden-brown, blue, red

A stone of protection, Tiger Eye may also bring good luck to the wearer. It has the power to focus the mind, promoting mental clarity, assisting us to resolve problems objectively and unclouded by emotions. Particularly useful for healing psychosomatic illnesses, dispelling fear and anxiety. Useful for recognizing one’s own needs in relation to the needs of others. Balancing yin-yang and energizing the emotional body, Tiger Eye stabilizes mood swings, imbues us with willpower, purpose, courage and self-confidence, and releases tension.