STONES
What does this stone do? (A work in progress…)
There are so many kinds of healing: chakra, meditation, crystal – each with their variation on how a stone works. Whether it is the science, history, or really fun – the lore, there is so much information about each stone. A grain of sand info wise, this list is just the beginning. I enjoy the reading and researching, but ultimately it’s a stones color and texture that speaks to me and then becomes my talisman.
The listed websites are interesting and make up the following list of stones. The first is particularly good as it covers ALL the aspects of each stone.
happyglastonbury.co.uk
crystalvaults.com/crystal-encyclopedia
meanings.crystalsandjewelry.com
energymuse.com
AMAZONITE: Green Healing powers help physical ailments, emotional issues & in Energy Healing and Chakra Balancing. Crystal therapies primarily for filtering out stresses, healing traumas & soothing energies in home & workplace. Grown around the world. A tectosilicate mineral.
AMETHYST: Purple/Violet- Quartz Healing powers to help with physical ailments, emotional issues. Crystal therapies are primarily associated with physical ailments of the nervous system, the curing of nightmares and insomnia, & balancing the crown chakra. Tibetans consider amethyst sacred to the Buddha & make prayer beads from it. Steeped in Greek myth, it was considered to be a strong antidote against drunkenness.
AMETRINE Purple/Yellow-Quartz Water/Air, Libra Healing, calming, improving focus, promoting optimism, releases blockages getting rid of depression & negative thoughts. A mixture of Amethyst & Citrine, mined in Bolivia.
ANGELITE: Blue –Anhydrite The strongest stone for developing spiritual & religious strength, fostering psychic power. Provides protection for the environment & body. A crystal made of calcium sulfate.
ARAGONITE: Yellow, Blue, Green-Earth Capricorn a stabilizing stone that centers and grounds physical energies, useful in time of stress. It helps to prepare for meditation and stabilizes spiritual development
APATITE Peacock Blue A deeply spiritual stone with a cleansing influence on the aura, especially in the mental body. It clears away confusion, apathy or negativity, then, stimulates the intellect to expand knowledge and truth. An excellent dream stone for creative problem solving. ~ The name Apatite is derived from a Greek word meaning "to deceive" because the variety of colors and formations in which this stone occurs makes it easy to mistake for other minerals. It may be yellow, blue, green, brown, gray or colorless. ~ Associated with animal conservation, because it is composed of the mineral phosphate that makes up the teeth and bones of all vertebrate animals, as well as their horns, antlers or tusks.
AQUAMARINE: Blue/Green Named for the Latin phrase "water of the sea", a variety of Beryl. It is calming, soothing, cleansing and inspires truth, trust and letting go. In ancient lore, Aquamarine was believed to be the treasure of mermaids, and was used by sailors as a talisman of good luck, fearlessness and protection. It was also considered a stone of eternal youth and happiness. Today it protects all who travel by, over, or near water, and opens the channels of clear and heartfelt communication. ~ Excellent to overcome the fear of speaking and for teachers and presenters of all types.
AURALITE 23 Purple/Brown Amethyst or Kindred Spirit Crystal, also called “A New Stone of the New Consciousness” because of it's high frequency and abundance of metaphysical properties. It contains 23 silicate minerals and metals and comes from Canada. When you need to be inspired, to be able to create in an artistic way, use this crystal to focus and energize your creativity.
BERYLS –Includes Aquamarine (blue), Emerald (green), Morganite (pink) and Heliodor (yellow green). All Beryls represent purity of being and actualizing potential. ~ Excellent stones for scrying (seeing: personal guidance, prophecy, revelation or inspiration) and are often used for crystal balls. Popular in occult circles, discussed in many media, both modern and centuries old.
BLOODSTONE Dark red A powerful healing stone that clears energy blockages from the aura and promotes physical strength and endurance.
BLUE LACE AGATE Pale Periwinkle blue A gentle healing stone that relieves stress and brings a sense of tranquility by clearing the throat and crown chakras. ~ Healing & metaphysical properties are soothing, calming & nurturing & help to relieve stress. Their energy boosts your ability to speak freely.
BOTSWANA AGATE Pink/Grey/Apricot/Brown Aids detoxification and increases fertility, passion, sensuality and sexuality. It can help those who have repressed emotional issues that need to be addressed so that they can let go (release) and heal. An anti-depressant quality.
BRONZITE: Brown The Romans used powdered bronzite as a protector against confusion and mental illness. Bronzite was also utilized in medieval times to fortify the nerves.It promotes clarity and certainty of thinking and actions. These are not brash actions though, as bronzite has been called the "stone of courtesy" since it can instill politeness. Bronzite jewelry has been worn to help alleviate nervous energy that is generated when we are placed in new situations.
CALCITE - Blue Calming, to soothe frayed nerves and lessen anxieties. Facilitates clear communication and enhances intuition. Used when recuperating, it facilitates physical healing by clearing negative emotions and encouraging rest and relaxation. Works with the Third Eye Chakra.
CARNELIAN Orange Motivation, endurance, leadership and courage, it boosts confidence and the power of true expression. A hot and fiery spirit that stimulates the Root Chakra, helping circulate vital energy to your center.
CELESTINE Light Blue A symbol of peace strong historical association with heaven, the angelic realms, and divinity. ~ Aids mental clarity as it clears and sharpens mental faculties. ~ A very soft, fragile stone, it is a mineral containing strontium sulphate.
CHALCEDONY Many colors Quartz Sacral Chakra ~ Emotional balance ~ Vitality Stamina ~ Endurance ~ Energy ~ Intensity ~ Hardiness ~ Generosity ~ Liveliness Nurturing stone that promotes brotherhood and good will. It absorbs negative energy. It brings the mind, body, emotions and spirit into harmony. ~ Instills feelings of benevolence and generosity. Alleviates hostility and transforms melancholy into joy. Concentrically banded varieties of Chalcedony are known as Agate. Blue Lace, Tigers Eye, Jasper and many more.
CHAROITE Purple Its name is derived from the Chara (or Charo) River in eastern Siberia, Russia, the only site in the world where it is found. The word “Chary” in Russian means “magic” or “charms. It is also a support crystal for those who care for the sick or elderly and for adoptive parents to bond with children with behavioral difficulties. Charoite is a stone of connection for all who work away from home, and for those who live alone with little contact with others. It provides emotional healing for those who suffer acute loneliness and alienation from life, and eases fears of ill-health, pain and dying. Charoite awakens analytical abilities and the capacity for keen observation. It assists in decision-making and facilitates faster responses. It imparts vigor and determination in overcoming obstacles and tackling huge piles of work. Discovered in the 1940s, was unknown to the outside world until 1978.
CHRYSOPRASE Grass Green Spiritual protection ~ Communication ~ Eloquence ~ Balance ~ Stability ~ Adaptability ~Higher Consciousness ~ Youthful zest ~ Hope. A strong detoxifying stone, balances yin-yang energy. Helps to overcome compulsive or impulsive angry thoughts and behaviour and turns your attention to positive events. Nickel gives it the apple green color.
CHRYSOCOLLA Turquoise,Green,Blue Calms, cleanses and re-energizes all the chakras. It draws out guilt, heals heartache and increases the capacity to love. Improves communication. Encourages self-awareness and inner balance.
CITRINE Yellow A quartz that attracts wealth, prosperity and success. It imparts joy, wonder, delight and enthusiasm. Raises self-esteem and self-confidence. Stimulates the brain, strengthening the intellect. Promotes motivation, activates creativity and encourages self-expression. Enhances concentration and revitalizes the mind. It releases negative traits, depression, fears and phobias. Emotionally balancing.
CRYSTAL QUARTZ Clear Considered to be the light bringer. It’s an amazing amplifying stone, meaning that whatever you pour into it, will pour out tenfold. The clarity of its many faces can spark memory, hone concentration, and bring your whole being back to balance.
EMERALD Green A stone for successful love. It brings loyalty and provides for domestic bliss. It enhances unconditional love, unity and promotes friendship. A variety of Beryl, Emerald is a precious gemstone whose greeness is determined by chromium oxide and vanadium.
GARNET Burgundy Red A silicate minerals removes inhibitions and taboos A spiritual stone of higher thinking and self-empowerment It is also a stone of strength, safety, prosperity, abundance, encouraging gratitude and service to others.
HELIOTROPE Green Called the Sun Stone, and later Christ’s Stone, its energy carries the purity of blood and inherently speaks of life and birth, vitality and strength, passion and courage. As a talisman it is both mystical and magical, and its virtues are protective and nurturing.
HIDDENITE Green and yellow-green Kunzite Good for communication of love when you are nervous, as well as for healing heartaches.
IOLITE Violet blue/Grey is the gem variety of the mineral Cordierite. Carries the spirit of journey, of dreams and intuition, of exploration and illumination. It is known as the Vikings' Compass. Leif Eriksson and other Viking explorers who ventured into the Atlantic Ocean, used thin pieces of Iolite as the world's first polarizing filter. Looking through an Iolite lens, they could determine the exact location of the sun and navigate safely to the New World. For recovering balance, and is recommended for those suffering from disorientation, lack of motivation, chronic disorganization, and distraction. It strengthens the resolve to take on responsibility and carry through, and provides self-assurance and endurance in adverse situations. It is an excellent source of energy when used for the elimination of debt and the responsible management of money.
JADE Black, Green, Blue, Purple, White, Red, Pink, Yellow, Grey, Brown, Orange Purity or purification. Nourishing, soothing energy that can feel very healing. Jade can save you from disaster, purportedly protect you from evil, attract love and, of course, bring good luck. An ornamental stone, considered the imperial gem in ancient China and used for centuries to make weapons, tools, jewelry and other decorative pieces.
JASPER Multi Colors
KUNSITE Pale pink/lavender A stone of Emotion, opening and connecting the heart to the mind and stimulating a healing communion between the two. Kunzite encourages one to release walls built around the heart for protection, and to be receptive to the experience of unconditional and abundant love.
KYANITE Blue, Green Like Citrine, Kyanite is one of the two minerals on the planet that neither accumulates nor retains negative energy, and therefore never needs cleansing. Kyanite's energy is unlimited in application, making it an excellent stone for metaphysical purposes, and it may be used for cleansing and clearing other crystals. Kyanite is an excellent stone for meditation and attunement. It will not retain negative vibrations or energy, therefore never requiring clearing. Kyanite aligns all chakras and subtle bodies instantly. It provides balance of yin-yang energy and dispels blockages, moving energy gently through the physical body.
LABRADORITE Grey Throat chakra, Stone of Magic, a crystal of shamans, diviners, healers, and all who travel and embrace the universe seeking knowledge and guidance. For self-discovery, it is excellent for awakening one's own awareness of inner spirit, intuition and psychic abilities.
LAPIS LAZULI Celestial Blue A symbol of royalty and honor, gods and power, spirit and vision, wisdom and truth. It is associated with the third eye chakra, the energy center that processes the essence of your inner spirit.
LARIMAR- Light turquoise is the embodiment of the tranquil Sea and Sky energies. Can be helpful for phobias, panic attacks, stress-related imbalances, and excessive anger or fear. Chakra: Crown - Heart
MOONSTONE White translucent A traditional stone for attuning to the ebb and flow of the moon’s energy. For this reason it can be helpful in stabilizing female cycles. Helps the digestive and reproductive systems, assimilates nutrients, eliminates toxins and fluid retention. Blue adularescence, light that appears to billow across a gem.
MORGANITE Pink It helps you come to terms with emotional trauma and see the meaning and purpose of it in the larger path of your life. Universal stone of unconditional love. Encourages fair treatment to others, especially those with mental or emotional problems or physical illnesses that make them hostile to others.
ONYX Black The energy of strong support, stamina, and determination to help one persevere. It will teach the wearer to rely on his or her own powers and trust his or her inner voice.
OPAL White/Yellow Opal strengthens desire, erotism and sexuality. It makes us emotional, seductive, unconventional, in love with life and enhances optimism.
PINK COMMON OPAL Pink. Promotes unconditional love, encourages compassion for all that lives, aids healers who manifest or feel others pain in their body of emotions. This stone heals trauma held in the emotional or physical body, aids emotional body healing and heart healing, heals grief and loss. It promotes inner peace. It is excellent for children who have difficulty sleeping or tend to have nightmares and assists in the healing of children, animals, very old or chronically sick people, skin irritations, dryness or cracking skin, eyesight, heart, low blood sugar and diabetes. Pink Opal can help those who have excessive fear, worry or anxiousness.
Most is mined in Peru, which is where it receives the trade name Peruvian or Andean Pink Opal
PEARL - Pearls symbolize wisdom acquired through experience. They are believed to attract wealth and luck as well as offer protection. Known for their calming effect, pearls can balance one's karma, strengthen relationships, and keep children safe. The pearl is also said to symbolize the purity, generosity, integrity, and loyalty of its wearer.
One Persian legend tells that pearls were created when a rainbow met the earth after a storm. Imperfections in a pearl's appearance were thought to be the result of thunder and lightning.
Colored Pearls Meaning:
Blue: Wearer will find love
White: Innocence, beauty, purity, new beginnings
Brown: Masculinity, dependability, practicality, harmony
Pink: Success, fame, good fortune
Black & Gold: Wealth & prosperity
PERUVIAN COMMON OPAL Blue A stone of communication and creativity, it allows you to speak your mind without fear or recrimination. It can help you believe in your own abilities and attract like-minded people into your life. Peacefullness Green -Provides nourishing and rejuvenating energies to anyone struggling with emotional heartache. Perfect for those who have had a recent trauma or grief, the dissolution of a relationship, or a hurtful disagreement.
RHODACROSITE Grapefruit Pink An anti-anxiety and anti-stress stone. The Greek word for pink, the Rhodochrosite crystal meaning is associated with the rose, the symbol of love that can be traced back to the Incas, who called the stone "Inca Rose." According to legend, these pink gems formed from the blood of their kings and queens.
RHODONITE Raspberry Pink Promotes the energy of love. In this case, the love is more outer-directed. This stone is one of altruism and generosity, using your talents to bring gifts to others. This path of generosity often offers greater satisfaction to yourself than any amount of receiving what you want can give. Rhodonite relieves insect bites, heals wounds and most important of all it will help reduce the scaring that can result.
ROSE QUARTZ Light Pink Imparts empathy, sensitivity and sometimes over sensitiveness. It encourages proper self-love, a strong heart, romance and the ability to love. Calming for the mind, assisting you in releasing worry, fear, anxiety and past emotional trauma. Rose Quartz supports skin regeneration and skin rejuvenation. It can also help during a cancer related healing process. Use this stone as a sleep aid and for healing the physical heart and any diseases or challenges associated with the heart.
RUBY Burgundy Red A powerful heart stone, opening and activating the heart chakra. It can warm and energize even the most sluggish aura, and therefore is excellent for the convalescing or infirmed individual. Ruby intensifies the emotions and stokes passions. It can be used as a talisman to bring wealth, joy, love, sexual vigour and power.
RUBY KYANITE Red & Dark Blue is a stone to help people who misread social signals, especially those with conditions such as Asperger's syndrome to communicate more effectively. This stone will protect you from over emotional people and social vampires who at first acquaintance try to move into your life.
RUBY ZOISITE Red & Light Green An excellent stone for heart disease, lung diseases such as COPD, breathing challenges and oesophageal problems. It is especially comforting to use during the grieving process, as it helps mend a broken heart. This stone will help Transexuals and Bisexuals understand their worries about their sexuality and assist them in communicating their needs to others.
RUTILATED QUARTZ Clear with Gold A titanium oxide mineral that forms as prismatic, and long and needle shaped crystals. Rutile helps you feel more directed and purposeful. It can help you to overcome procrastination or reluctance and joyfully undertake new paths and projects. It creates a lightening effect in the emotional body, lessening the pressures and concerns of daily life. Crystals can be used to help stabilise the digestive system and improve nutrient absorption. It is a good ally to utilise when undertaking a new exercise or diet regimen, as it helps you maintain resolve and stamina.
SAPPHIRE Blue Improves bone density and strength. For those who have undergone reconstructive surgery in which titanium has been used, this is an excellent stone to support good physical health; the blue energy calms inflammation and promotes post-surgical healing. Sapphires are helpful for people with dementia or Alzheimer's disease. It helps balance the emotions, brings calmness to the mind and helps you understand feelings more clearly. Work with this stone to increase inner strength and improve self esteem. This calming stone also relieves anger and frustration.
SMOKY QUARTZ Warm Grey A powerful cleanser and detoxifier, it will release negative emotions like jealousy, fear, and anger. If you have electrical sensitivity when in the vicinity of computers, WIFI and other devices that emit electromagnetic energy, this stone may help you to deal with these emissions by purifying the environment from electromagnetic stress.
SPINEL Black Beat challenges. A protective gemstone that repels negativity while at the same time triggers empowerment and inspiration to its bearer. There is also a popular belief that this stone can heal the entire body as a whole. Made of magnesium oxide and magnesium-aluminum oxide, it is one of the rarest and most valuable gemstones.
SUGILITE Purple A powerful love stone. The crystals are highly nurturing, and because of the amount of manganese within its makeup, it may aid the healing of headaches and other problems that originate in the head. Helps let go of worry and stimulates positive feelings that help you to let go of stress.
SUNSTONE Orange The optical effect is called shiller and the color in Oregon Sunstone is due to copper. Known as a joyful stone, it inspires the nurturing of self in order to be of service to others. It restores the enjoyment of life, good nature and provides a sense of abundance. Wear Sunstone to feel alive and enthusiastic. It increases vitality and is beneficial in starting, and maintaining, a fitness program or aerobic activity. Sunstone warms the body, increasing metabolism, digestion, and vitality. It stimulates self-healing powers, regulating and harmonizing all of the organs.
TANZANITE Periwinkle Blue Good luck and prosperity. Associated with celebrations of new life and new beginnings.A prospector named Manuel d’Souza who was looking for sapphires discovered tanzanite in 1967 in northeastern Tanzania. D’Souza was originally from India and had been looking for stones in the wilds of Tanzania. Eventually, some natives took him to an area in the region of the Merelani Hills near Mount Kilimanjaro. There,he found these precious blue stones he thought were sapphire. According to legend, the Masai herders were actually the ones who originally discovered the stone, when a lightning strike set the surrounding grasslands on fire. When they returned to the land with their livestock, the blue stones were all over the ground. D’Souza soon discovered that the blue stones he had found were not sapphire, so he staked a claim with the government and began mining.
TIFFANY Purple. Geologically, Tiffany stone is a rock composed primarily of fluorite with smaller amounts of opal, calcite, dolomite, quartz, chalcedony, bertrandite and other materials. Other names used for Tiffany stone are "opalized fluorite," "ice cream stone," and "bertrandite."
TIGERS EYE Brown Yellow This is a powerful stone that helps you to release fear and anxiety and aids harmony and balance. It stimulates taking action, and helps you to make decisions with discernment and understanding, and unclouded by your emotions.The Tiger’s Eye contains the energy of both the earth and the sun. This stone balances the feminine and the masculine, the yin and yang. “stone of the mind”
ZODIAC
CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 19) Ruby, Garnet, Black Onyx, Garnet, Agate
AQUARIUS (January 20 - February 18) Garnet, Sugilite, Amethyst, Moss Agate, Opal
PISCES (February 19 - March 20) Amethyst, Jade, Aquamarine, Bloodstone, Rock Crystal, Sapphire
ARIES (March 21 – April 19) Diamonds, Bloodstone, Jasper, Ruby, Carnelian, Garnet
TAURUS (April 20 - May 20) Amber, Rose Quartz, Turquoise, Blood Coral, Emerald, Sapphire
GEMINI (May 21 - June 20) Agate, Citrine, Chrysoprase, Pearl, Moonstone, White Sapphire
CANCER (June 21 - July 22) Moonstone, Pearl, Emerald, Ruby
LEO (July 23 - August 22) Tourmaline, Carnelian, Sardonyx, Onyx, Golden Topaz
VIRGO (August 23 - September 22) Blue Sapphire, Jasper, Carnelian, Jade, Moss Agate
LIBRA (September 22 - October 23) Lapis Lazuli, Opal, Emerald, Rose Quartz, Peridot (Chrysolite)
SCORPIO (October 23 - November 21) Aquamarine, Black Obsidian, Topaz, Beryl, Apache Tear, Coral
SAGITTARIUS (November 22 - December 21) Turquoise, Topaz, Sapphire, Amethyst, Ruby
BIRTH STONES
JANUARY - Garnet
FEBRUARY - Amethyst
MARCH - Aquamarine, Bloodstone
APRIL - Diamond
MAY - Emerald
JUNE - Pearl, Alexandrite, Moonstone
JULY - Ruby
AUGUST - Peridot, Spinel, Sardonyx
SEPTEMBER - Sapphire
OCTOBER - Opal, Tourmaline
NOVEMBER - Topaz, Citrine
DECEMBER - Turquoise, Zircon, Tanzanite