Jet is a fossilized shiny black stone – a form of petrified wood similar to coal. Although harder than coal it is soft enough to be used in carvings. Jet has absorbing qualities that help draw out negative energy. It is especially useful for those people who have unreasonable fears that limit their enjoyment of life. It is a good stone to use for people who experience mood swings and will assist in the treatment of deep depressions. It is especially potent to wear when set in silver. The stone has always been associated with mourning. It will absorb most negative feelings and needs to be completely cleansed before each healing session or daily if worn in jewellery. 

 

Kunzite is also known as pink spodumene and can be found in pink to lavender shades. It activates the heart chakra and balances our emotions. Sleeping with a kunzite under our pillow will help prevent nightmare and will assist in our dream recall. Kunzite provides emotional support and will keep our thoughts and emotions balanced. This stone is high in lithium and is used by the healing profession for psychiatric disorders. It is also good for the circulation and lungs. It is a soothing stone that helps us adjust to the pressures of modern life. This stone can be placed near the heart to relieve old wounds and disappointments from the past. The deeper pink stones will bring emotions out to a higher level so that we can let them go and face new loves and passions. This stone is also beneficial to those who have addictive behaviours. It is soothing and calming and therefore allows us to heal our own self esteem.

A blue feldspar that is also known as Spectrolite. It may help the wearer by elevating their consciousness and connect it with the universal energies. Labradorite is a form of feldspar and has brilliant reflective qualities in blue, red and yellow. It was worn as a talisman to protect the wearer from evil and misfortune.

 

Labradorite's colours bounce off our body until they find a place where they can enter and then find dark or unattended areas which need to be illuminated. It then draws attention to these places allowing more light to enter. It helps to develop body awareness. It is said to activate unused areas of brain to provide for more illumination of body parts. Labradorite absorbs negative energies. It can detect hot spots in body to allow them to be healed and it is believed that if used in meditation it can give us access to our akashic records.

 

Labradorite also provides an understanding in the destiny the wearer has chosen and will assist us in this destiny. It is a good stone for those who suffer from insecurities and with provide them with patience to overcome their fears. This protective stone will assist in the balancing and protecting the wearer’s aura. Labrodorite will also prevent the wearer from being drained of energy from those around them.

 

Labradorite is belived to attract love, inner strength and courage to our lives. It also attacts success to those who are drawn to it. It will also help us remember our dreams.

Lapis Lazuli is a rich royal blue earthstone, often containing golden flecks of pyrite. Its main mission is to balance the mind and bring wisdom and awareness to the wearer. It helps us have more spiritual dreams. So put one under you pillow at night. It was often used in Ancient Egypt in artwork, jewellery, makeup, etc.   It will work well with people who had past lives there and wish to meditate on these lives. The Lapis Lazuli would be ideal to meditate with.

 

Generally the Lapis Lazuli provides spirituality, truthfulness, inner power, love, purification, intuition, mystery, self-confidence, and manifestation of spirit guides, mental calming, psychic ability, relationships and all metaphysical subjects. It is an ideal stone for those people with mediumistic abilities. Lapis IS Egypt and all the beauty it represents. It provides protection, healing rays, joy, fidelity, courage and soothes our mind and body. This is a wise old stone that can assist us in finding our higher selves through clairvoyance, meditation, mysticism and phsycic abilities whilst at the same time offering us protection from any dangers from psychic attacks. It is a royal gem that makes us aware of all around us and allows us pure and creative thoughts.  

 

In healing it helps with providing strength, virility, vitality, assimilation, oxygenation of blood, strengthening the immune system, regeneration, cell therapy, hearing, and providing an awareness of what caused the illness. It is also believed to help decrease the effects of poison, fever, depression, melancholia, neuralgia, inflammation, tonsillitis, anxiety, tension, Hodgkin's disease, cancer of the larynx, autistism, urinary troubles, tuberculosis, cough, haemorrhoids, jaundice, diabetes, insomnia, red eyes, restlessness, neurosis, initiation, vertigo and dizziness. It also helps balance the emotions, eyesight, blood, vocal cords, thyroid, oesophagus, bronchial system, personal expression, thyroid, lymphatic, pituitary, thymus, connects the mind and emotions, bone marrow, muscles and skeletal system.

A blue or green stone that has calming effects on the mind and will help filter out toxins. It will assist in boosting the immune system and will improve the quality of the blood. It will assist those who need organising in their lives and will help with putting thought patterns into perspective. It is recommended in healing sessions requiring the unblocking of creative energies. This is an excellent stone for those working in communication or creative occupations.

 

Lepidolite is generally a stone providing calm, psychic awareness, eases death and grief, diplomacy, self-love, honesty and abundance. In healing it promotes general healing and digestion.

It decreases stress, negativity, nightmares, despondency and muscle cramps.
It balances diseases of the skin and heart. Lepidolite is a nice lavender colour, often with small crystals of pink or red tourmaline. It activates the solar plexus, infuses the physical body and aura with relaxing energy. It educates the mind with how to support and work with the physical body. Lepidolite helps the body to be more receptive to positive thoughts and loving energies. It can help us relax and feel comfortable. Lepidolite allows us have a more restful sleep if worn at night. It helps to stabilise the emotions and can relieve tension headaches. Lepidolite also improves our self esteem and can release major tension in the throat and the back of the neck allowing easier breathing. Lepidolite can also cool down the body so is good to wear when suffering from a high temperature.. When worn it can increase physical flexibility.

 

Lepidolite will bring new opportunities to its owner to meet with like minded people to assist with new enterprises and allow us to take steps forward in our business and home situations. It is a supportive stone for taking responsibility of our lives and actions and providing the courage to take chances and allow things to change for the better.

This plentiful mineral is found worldwide. It comes in many colours including white, black, brown, red green and yellow. It is reputed to have the ability to detoxify the body and the brain. It can help in ridding the body and mind of blockages. It is particularly good for creative people or those unable to function because of unrealistic fears.

 

A dark brown or black stone which has magnetic properties. It is iron based and also known as Loadstone. The ancients recognised the value of magnetic therapy and would sit in caves of loadstone to help with their ailments. This stone is beneficial for the blood and circulatory system. Magnetite can stimulate a sluggish organ or calm an overactive one. This is a useful stone to use on sports injuries.  Magnetite is a very useful healing stone as it can align the chakras and release stress and tension from the body. It is also said to help realign us with the earth’s electromagnetic fields and therefore assists in grounding us.

 

 

 

Malachiteis a forest green earth stone with dark green banding. This is a copper based stone. The bands in healing quality stones are well defined and relatively straight. This is the stone for those who wish to develop an intimate relationship with planet earth. It relaxes muscles and can help us sleep. Malachite is a symbol of creativity and change. It will loose its lustre if continuously used for healing as is it absorbs negativity. It can be charged by placing on an amethyst cluster.

 

Malachite will bring harmony into our lives. It is an amplifying stone and can bring to the fore both negative and positive qualities. It is useful for relaxation and all neurological disorders and it will also regenerate tissues. Malachite can be used in fighting mental illnesses.

 

Generally Malachite is a stone which enhances our feelings towards nature, absorbs negative energy, increases inner vision, clears our emotions, promotes loyalty and leadership, offers protection, cultivates subconscious wisdom, promotes balance and peace, increases sensitivity, assists with healing, draws out negativity, is grounding, assists with meditation and opens the charkas. I can help us achieve our goals, accept responsibility and encourage infinite wisdom. A great stone for healing practioners to wear as it will keep the healer’s energy levels up without draining them of their power.

 

In healing it increases fertility, tissue regeneration, blood circulation, the immune system and amplifies all moods. It decreases depression, anxiety, stress, faintness, hernia symptoms, cramps, cardiac pain, cancerous tumors, cholera, colic, infection, leukaemia, rheumatism, vertigo, ulcers, nervous tension, autism, dyslexia, epilepsy, congestion, kidney stones, radiation, asthma, arthritis, swollen joints, fear and anxiety.

It balances our energy, nerves, sleep patterns, lungs, nervous system, mind, eyes, head, kidneys, pancreas, spleen, stomach, lactation, blood, brain, heart, pineal gland, circulation, bodily fluids, red corpuscles, emotions, cells and pituitary system.

 

It is particularly useful for people living near nuclear power plants and these people should keep many malachite pieces in their homes. Also useful for those who undergo any radiation therapy or xrays and should also be worn or kept in homes near busy roads which would have a high percentage of petrol fumes in their environment, the malachite is able to remove these toxins from your environment. Caution however should be taken with malachite dust, as this is highly toxic.

 

A stone found in USA, Italy and Greece and comes in many varied shades of white, brown, black, yellow, red and green. Marble is a cleansing stone that benefits the blood, circulatory system, cleansing systems and the skin.

There are two schools of thought on meteorites; one that since they are extraterrestrial they have no use to mere earthlings, the other is that because of their origin, they are in tune with the energy of the universe and therefore can raise our consciousness. to the universal level. This is a great stone to meditate with but it must be an individual decision. It is a stone that can expand our awareness.

Moldavite is an amplifying stone. It has a deep bottle green colour and is usually pitted or ridged in appearance. It is a stone from outer space and is usually found in small quantites in meterorites. Moldavite will ampliphy the properties of any other stones it is used with. It can bring about sudden changes of energy and awareness. Moldavite should usually be used in conjunction with a grounding stone such as an agate, as because of its origins can lift us too high

 

It is believed that Moldavite landed on eaerth via meteorites around fifteen million years ago. It is a stone that will help connect us with our higher self. It is a stone that will offer protection during astral travelling.

Moonstone is also known as the goddess stone. It is particularly protective for women and is associated with the moon, the sea and planting or fertile cycles. Grey moonstone cleanses and clears blockages, orange moonstone is comforting and white moonstone balances yin and yang. It is a translucent milky gemstone usually white with pale blue or pale green undertones. It is found in Australia and India and has ancient spiritual connections. It will help calm and soothe emotions and personal problems or situations. It shows us that everything we experience is part of a changing cycle. These stones should be removed during the menstrual cycle or during the full moon as they can amplify sensitive emotional issues at this time. This is an ideal stone for men or youths who need to access their feminine side especially during puberty when they tend to become more aggressive. It is also recommended for those involved in the arts and agriculture.

 

Moonstone is generally a stone which promotes cooling, balances body fluids, increases happiness and luck, provides nurturing, hope, love and spirituality. It is an excellent stone to wear during childbirth as it offers protection. It is believed to promote abundance, new beginnings, ancient wisdom, biorhythm and menstrual cycles, healing, strengthening the aura, lifting the spirits, developing prophecy and psychic awareness. Placed in the garden or in an indoor pot plant it is said to assist plant growth. 

 

Moonstone is a great stone for self help issues such as body image, weight control and rejuvenation. This is thought to be a very lucky stone that will attract love, growth, wealth and prosperity to its wearer. It is also protective of the mind, body and soul. All methaphysicla subjects are enhanced by the Moonstone.

 

In healing it increases the body’s ability for tissue regeneration, assimilation of nutrients, digestion and fertility. It is said to decrease fever, mental illness (lunacy), physical tension, insanity, cancer, dropsy, ulcers, female problems, bleeding, dry cough, thirst, high blood pressure, stress, insomnia, restlessness, pulmonary consumption, PMS, swelling, insect bites, bee stings, anaphylactic shock, malaria, and yellow fever.

It balances emotions, heart, lungs, sleep, intestinal tract, adrenals, pancreas, nerves, lower spinal column, abdomen, spleen, pituitary, symptoms of headache, skin, eyes, organs, stomach and lymphatic system.

 

Moonstone was used in ancient times to help tell the future, as well as to increase other psychic abilities. It balances the emotions and promotes happiness. It can help with PMS as well as other natural cycles. It tends to ease childbirth. It promotes harmony and is connected to the "Goddess" and "mother" energies. Moonstone has female energy. It is believed that white moonstone shows the future, orange is belived to show the past and grey shows the present. It helps us keep their balance during cycles of change.

Obsidian is natural volcanic glass. It provides us with truth, grounding, centring, dreams, insight, creativity, protection, spirit encounters and psychic development.

It is said to sharpen outer and inner vision. This stone deflects negative energy and has very strong protective qualities. Apache Tears is a form of Obsidian.

SNOWFLAKE OBSIDIAN

Generally provides a balanced attitude, allows change, helps with meditation, can be used for astral travel, enhances psychic hearing, integrates self

This stone will bring back balance after harsh situations or relationships. It allows us to stick to situations and see it through with success. It decreases feelings of anger by calming the wearer.

 

Snowflake Obsidian is naturally formed black and grey volcanic glass. Like many dark stones it is grounding and protecting and helps bring stability to the wearer. In addition this stone resonates with disharmonies in the body (particularly smoke) and helps draw them from the body. It also helps to oxygenate the cells. Snowflake Obsidian goes anywhere in the body that has negativity stored (chemical, mental, emotional). It helps to open these areas so that the breath can fill and oxygenate. The oxygen goes to all physical organs and the blood. An excellent stone for cleansing of body cells.

 

Black with brown patches, Mahogany Obsidian is warming and cleanses all charkas. It is a grounding stone that can burn up negativity and disharmony thereby allowing the body to relax. Generally it promotes growth, strength, sexuality, truth, grounding, centring, dreams and insight. In healing it increases the body’s ability for self cleansing and healing. It decreases energy blockages, tension and fears.
 

 

Black Onyx is protective and grounding while reducing stress and negative thoughts.

Generally, Onyx increases vigour, strength, stamina, constancy, self control, visions, meditation, dreams, soothes nerves, energises, overcomes grief, reduces ever and offers protection. It is a good stone to wear for increasing objective thinking, spiritual inspiration, emotions, balance, relationships, sensitivity, resolving old habits, alignment, cleansing, luck and our higher self.

 

In healing it helps in regeneration, assimilation of vitamins, happiness, intuition and instincts. It reduces sexual desires, apathy, stress, fear of the unknown, and negative thoughts.

Onyx balances emotional feelings, health of nails, hair, eyes, hearing, heart, kidneys, nerves, capillaries, bone marrow, feet, soft tissues, physical, passions, emotions, body and mind. 

 

Onyx is a secret keeper and absorbs thought and energy patterns around it. It is a silent record keeper for events, feelings and memories. It helps stop or change bad habits.

 

The stone of dreams and fantasies which is linked to our spiritual nature and guardian angels. The iridescent colours of opal work on more than one aspect of the chakras or body but balancing what is required. Opal can shatter very easily so needs to be treated with care, it should be protected from heat and should be kept away from strong light. It is a true water stone and contains around ten percent water. 

 

The Opal is the stone for freedom, creativity, self-worth, past life therapy, astral projection, beauty, money, power, protection, business, love, peace and an excellent stone for actors. It can be programmed to balance the charkas and emotional expression.

 

Opal is related to water. It is flowing and cleansing and improves vision and hearing. It is also good for headaches. Opal is believe to have a connection with space beings and animals. Contrary to popular belief it brings good luck. It repairs breaks deep within the aura and works with the higher charkas to connect one with spirit. It disentangles energy flows in the body and provides protection and is grounding. It purifies by clearing out energy blockages. Opal adjusts and balances the nervous system.

 

Pearl is the jewel from the sea and is found in the shells of oysters. The pearl absorbs negative energy from the owner and sends this energy back by aiding us to deal with our negativity. It is high in calcium and proteins and is a very organic gemstone.

Generally, Pearl is a cooling, calming and nourishing gem. It is beneficial for cold, hysteria, children. purity, honesty, balancing the spleen, concentration, focus, meditation, wisdom, innocence, chastity, friendship, psychic protection, love, money, protection against shark attack, luck, creativity, it is nurture, assists in having a happy marriage, fosters courage, enhances strength, increases faith, promotes charity and truth. Natural pearls are best for healing. Pearls are a very femine stone.

 

Pearls increase the healing capabilities of other stones and increase vitality, fertility, longevity and aid with digestion.   It decreases the symptoms of hepatitis, gallstones, bleeding, acidity, irritability, anxiety, inflammation, malignant cancer, bloating and pain. Pearls are a blood purifier and balancer of diseases of the stomach, intestines, blood and body fluids, nerves, female reproduction, ulcers, liver, kidneys, emotions, pancreas, bladder, gall bladder, abdomen, diaphragm, spleen, skin, muscles and bones. Pearlis often used for its beauty as well as its healing properties. It is associated with, purity, honesty, love, friendship, patience, understanding, and peace. It has a tendency to increase the emotions, thus making them easier to appreciate or change. Freshwater Pearls consist of solid pearl nacre, whereas Ocean Pearls usually have only a small layer of nacre over a large mother of pearl centre (cultured). Cultured Ocean Pearls have less healing energy.   So in healing it is best to use Freshwater Pearls.

Peridot is an excellent stone for channeling. It opens any mental or emotional blockages and will stimulate honest communication. It is a very clear, green stone found in Brazil, USA and Egypt. It has also been found in meteorites from outer space. Peridot also has cleansing properties and will relieve melancholia and give inspiration to the wearer.

 

In general terms, peridot is beneficial for body strength, protection, wealth, sleep, longevity, sight, for avoiding burnout, healing insect bites, finding our higher self, patience, meditation, creative visualisation, psychic and clairvoyant development, happiness, firms breasts, cleansing, inner joy, giving and receiving, lightness, beauty, reduces spiritual fears, seeing clearly, spirit, soothing, intuition, and stress.

In healing it assists in renewal, rebirth, recuperation and tissue regeneration.
It decreases tendencies towards anger, jealousy, stress, depression and envy and helps in the treatment of epilepsy, poison and bites. Peridot boosts confidence and heightens assertive energy.

It is said to balance the endocrine system, adrenal system, feelings, relationships, nerves, aligns and balances inner bodies, organs, liver, pancreas, heart, spleen, adrenals, thyroid, emotions, mind, lungs, intestinal tract, eyesight, astigmatism, nearsightedness, ulcers, childbirth, glands, purifies, blood, aligns subtle bodies.

 

Peridot helps to strengthen, detoxify, and heal physical glands and organs. It improves inner as well as outer vision. Peridot allows the mind to reach beyond the ourself and experience wholeness. It blocks fragmentation, irreverence and disrespect. Peridot encourages physical rejuvenation 

 

Peridot increases generosity by breaking up pettiness and self interest. It promotes understanding and expands awareness of sharing consciousness with everything, such as birds, plants, rocks, and animals. Peridot affects the pituitary, pineal, hypothalamus, so that one can "see" beyond that which is obvious. It also helps to focus the mind and prevents misreading an issue.. It will point to the source of an ailment by narrowing choices and facilitating decision making. Peridot is said to align our soul with its mission or destiny. It can also detoxify the organs by jump starting them and helping them to work independently.

 

Petrified Wood has the energy of living trees. It gives whole body awareness to connect the parts and heal the heart. It teaches that there is a divine order in all. Petrified Wood takes you beyond time to show both future and past. It offers guidance, wisdom and protection and helps with vitamin and mineral absorption.

 

It is the petrified remains of ancient forests and usually appears in shades of brown, with stripes of black, grey or white. Petrified Wood is found worldwide. It helps in diseases of the skin, muscles and circulatory system. It is said to be beneficial to people with arterial sclerosis, arthritis, rheumatism, thrombosis and senility. The user of this stone is connected more to nature and may also help in the investigation of past life experiences. 

 

PREHNITE
Prehnite is generally useful in meditation. channelling. calming. lucid dreams and out of body experiences. It is uplifting and provides connection with entities of all kinds. It also assists those interested in prophesy. This stone has unlimited possibilities. It can assist with creative pursuits.

 

It is useful in the healing of the kidneys. blood and bladder. Prehnite is nourishing, aids digestion and helps to clear the lungs.. It creates a window to past lives and parallel realities. It helps you change directions once you select a new future. Don't wear it unless you are ready to make rapid changes in your life. It helps to organise and balance the function of the abdominal organs. At a higher level it relates to release and rebirth. It helps our soul remember its origins.

Peridot helps to balance and calm overactive kidneys. It helps to manifest soul energy. There is often an awareness of moving through other dimensions. Peridot allows many varied viewpoints at the same time. Periodot is also believe to nourish the growing foetus and can help with childbirth.

 

Pyrite is composed of metallic like crystals that form in clusters in shades of gold, copper or green. This is also known as ‘fool’s gold’. 

 

Pyrite is the stone for you if you need support with communication, protection, prophecy, money, creativity and psychic awareness. It assists in increasing memory and general health. It is useful in decreasing fever and strengthening the bones and lungs.

 

Pyrite is very grounding. Most people may find it to be too grounding and will prefer a subtler stone such as the agate.   It helps reduce swelling and activates and balances the crown and base charkas. Pyrite is warming and is calming to the emotions and mind. It strengthens the physical body and stimulates the nervous system by getting things moving. It gives us an expanded awareness and strengthens the ability to work harmoniously with others by allowing us to have a more positive outlook in all situations. 

Pyrite is beneficial to the circulatory and respiratory systems by helping the transfer of oxygen from the lungs to the bloodstream. The most impressive trait of Pyrite however is the ability to help balance creative and intuitive thoughts, communication skills, mental capacity and easing anxiety and other frustrations. Pyrite is beneficial in attracting money to the wearer. To stimulate your mind you can use Pyrite in conjunction with Calcite and Fluorite.

 

Clear Quartz is grounding and balancing on all levels. It works with all of the colour rays as well as assisting with focus, clarity, and awareness.

 

This stone is so diverse, it provides wisdom, soothes the mind, is particularly beneficial in healing, improves memory, has spiritual vibrations, is a meditation enhancer, increases communication, provides cleansing, develops higher self, promotes harmony and love, assists in visualisation exercises, promotes oneness, makes a powerful pendulum and crystal ball, enhances all aspects of magic, increases consciousness, binds us with nature spirits, helps with telepathy, is particularly useful in spine alignment work, is used for charka balancing, amplifies past-future knowledge, assists with centring, amplification of thoughts, can be a method of storage of past events, can transfer different messages through time, provides electrical impulses, attracts us to: masters, teachers or healers necessary in our development, , amplifies other gemstones when worn together, amplifies crystalline properties of the physical body, amplifies all thoughts, provides clarity, dispels negativity, stores and amplifies energy, receives and transmits energy, and attracts our spirit guides. What a gemstone?!

 

In healing it can increase lactation, tissue regeneration, eyesight and rejuvenation.
Quartz Crystal decreases the symptoms of anaemia, fever, jaundice, asthma, constipation, headache, toothache, fever, pain, energy blockage, ulcers, leukaemia, bubonic plague, provides protection against radiation, hysteria, anxiety, congestion, sore throat, glandular swelling, vertigo, dizziness, burns and blisters.

Clear Quartz can balance the stomach, pituitary glands, sleep problems, intestines, cells, circulation, fatty tissue, nerves, emotions, amino acids, stomach lining, thyroid, thymus, immune system, brain, kidneys, pineal and pituitary glands.

 

Quartz encompasses a large family of stones or crystals all of which are made up of primarily silicon dioxide, one of the most common and most important substances in our world. Other members of the quartz family also include: Agate, chalcedony, jasper, carnelian, onyx and sardonyx. These are mentioned separately as they have other properties and uses.

 

Clear Quartz comes in various forms: Dendrite quartz has plant like inclusions on its sides. Elestial crystals have fewer than the normal six sides for crystals and may have blunt ends. Phantom crystals have the shape of another crystal within it, this is caused by a cessation of the growth of the crystal at some stage and then the resumption. They also can be found with single or double terminals. The single terminated specimens have usually broken off a piece of rock. The double terminated crystals grew in soft clay or earth and therefore produced the double pointed ends. This is a useful stone for those who not only need to direct energy but also direct it. The double terminated crystal will draw in negativity from one point, transform and purify it and then release it in a positive manner. These are dealt with elsewhere in the book.

 

 

 

 

Rose Quartz works with the pink colour ray of the emotions and the heart charka. This allows the wearer to place their attention on higher states of consciousness with fewer emotional disruptions. Rose quartz is a strong healer of the heart. It is excellent in healing emotional wounds and will dissolve stress and tension. It is deeply in tune with our emotions and will diffuse negativity and unpleasant memories. It allows us to love ourselves and opens us up so that we may love others.

 

Generally Rose Quartz will assist with love, forgiveness, tolerance, emotional release, balancing, warmth, love, loneliness, deprivation and opens the heart charka. It is the stone for peace, happiness, fidelity, relationships, beauty and protection. Rose Quartz is best set in silver rather than gold.

 

In healing it assists with circulation, assimilation, fertility. It decreases the symptoms of leukaemia, vertigo, resolves emotional issues, wounds, wrinkles, pain, and blisters.
It assists in balancing the genitals, kidneys, liver, lungs, ganglia, tissue regeneration, red corpuscles, fertility, sexual, blood vessels, fluids in the cells, stress and tension.

 

 

 

 

 

A quartz crystal that contains golden or red fibres of rutile. These inclusions are highly valued for not only their beauty but also their ability to hold the magnetic or electric force field within the crystal. This is a great balancing stone which can help relieve anxiety in the solar plexus area. Most types of quartz can be rutilated not just clear quartz, there are specimens of rutilated smoky quartz, citrine and amethyst available but it is in clear quartz that is more widely available. Rutilation heightens whatever energetic influences the regular quartz possess and helps direct that boosted energy to areas requiring attention. The rutiles add to the intensity and transmission of the crystal by amplifying the cross currents of electrical energy in the crystals somewhat like a force field. Silver colour rutile is quiet and is best used for calmer feelings. The gold or red rutile is best used for more intense feelings.

 

Rutilated Quartz is a communication stone.   It will help open up channels of communication in all relationships, family matters and work situations. It is a good stone for exercising clairvoyance skills and communication with the spirit world.

 

 

A clear crystal with a dark, brownish smokey colour, caused by impurities (usually carbon, iron or titanium).    Found in Brazil and Scotland. This crystal will shift your levels of consciousness higher. Smokey Quartz is believed to emit ultrasonic healing frequencies which relax and almost sedates the patient. Some Smokey Quartz emits low-grade radiation from the decaying radium within the crystal. This is particularly useful when treating illness requiring chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Smokey Quartz can also be used to assist the ailments of the reproductive organs, muscle tissue and lower torso. 

 

Smokey Quartz even though a dark colour is not a negative stone. It will actually lift consciousness to a higher plane. This quartz emits an ultrasonic frequency which is particularly beneficial in healing. Many specimens are not true Smokey Quartz but rather other heat treated quartz. 

 

 

 

A clear quartz with needles of black tourmaline running through it. This quartz possesses the energies of both stones and produces the balance between the two contrasting elements. This crystal represents the law of yin and yang. It is believe that this crystal will rebalance our aura.

 

 

 

Rhodochrosite is an orangish pink stone often containing white banding. The highest quality is translucent with minimal amounts of white. This stone is a pattern breaker. It can sometimes be too intense for some people. It supports and gives the wearer the confidence to make desired changes to their lives. A very beneficial stone for those who suffer from respiratory ailments.

 

Rhodochrosite generally provides vibrations for healing, comfort, harmony, friendship, energy, kindness, compassion, self love, spiritual, heart problems and cleans the aura. It helps the emotions of peace, love, fear in general, subconscious fears and self-identity. 

 

In healing is assists in dealing with stress, mental breakdown, emotional trauma, nightmares, hallucinations, narcolepsy, narcophobia, internal infections, ulcers, inflammation, anger, self criticism, trauma and emotional pain. It balances kidneys, pancreas, spleen, bones, emotional changes, emotions, stability, heart, pulse rate, thyroid, pituitary, blood circulation, memory and intellect, emotional wounds and trauma.

Rhodonite works with the pink colour ray (the ray of the emotions). It balances and strengthens the emotions to create a more stable emotional foundation by highlighting unfinished experiences and allowing them to be resolved.

 

The general properties of rhodonite are the pink ray, grounding, love of life, calmness, self confidence, gracefulness, elegance and the ability to see both sides of an issue. It promotes peace, casts off confusion, shuts down the psychic centres, balances, calms the mind, promotes self-worth, confidence and sensitivity

 

For healing iit assists with hearing, strengthens the inner ear, assimilation and helps decrease male genital cancer and sexually transmitted diseases. It is particularly supportive for rape, incest or trauma victims by helping them deal with the anxiety, confusion and hurt they have endured. It is a good stone to treat the symptoms of emphysema, inflammation of the joints, light sensitivity, streptococcal throat infections, heart disorders and arthritis.
 

Ruby is a precious stone (varying from light to deep red) which works with the red colour ray. It has the ability to dissolve emotional congestion leading to an increase of self-esteem and universal love.

 

In general healing it assists with concentration, mind, heart, digestion, circulation, grief, increased energy, will, insight, power, integrity, devotion, healing, happiness, courage, nasal problems, passion, romance, generosity, enthusiasm and warmth. Ruby can increase prosperity, power, leadership, love, courage, stability, protection, dreams, happiness, meditation, prayer, wealth and joy. It is a good stone to stop nightmares, encourage plants to grow, increase business prospects, psychic development, warmth, confidence, stop fear and assist sleep

 

It increases and strengthens: heart, longevity, flexibility, tranquillity, strength, vitality, tissue regeneration, circulation, amplifies energy, protection from psychic attack, lucidity, blood circulation, eyesight, heart regeneration, immunity and decreases the effects of antidote for poison. This stone will reduce fever, inflammation, bleeding, infectious diseases, typhoid, disappointment, melancholy, nightmares, bubonic plague, leukaemia, anaemia, fever,heart attack, disorientation, energy leakage and diabetes.

Ruby can also be used to balance the nerves, liver, spleen, heart, thymus, spinal column, mental health, intestines, ears, eyes, pituitary, spleen, blood flow, effects of caffeine and stimulants, adrenals, solar plexus and bad cholesterol.

Sapphire is the truth stone. It protects our reputation and honour and helps us tell the difference between truths and lies. It will protect us from danger and sudden losses. 

Blue Sapphire is a precious stone which works with the blue colour ray. It strengthens and balances the mind leading to self mastery. It is particularly beneficial for the throat area.

 

Blue Sapphire generally emits calm, peace, detachment, creative expression, intuition, and promotes meditation and prayer. It is a centring stone that encourages psychic pursuits. It is a stone that enhances love, peace, magic, healing, power and money. Blue Sapphire can open up the third eye and subconscious mind.

 

In healing it provides longevity, has antiseptic properties, improces eyesight, hearing, allows us to clear and organise our thoughts and increases blood flow to organs. It decreases the symptoms of rheumatism, sciatica, neurology, pain, epilepsy, and hysteria, as well as the symptoms of colds, infections, negative energies, tumours and is fat reducing. Those who suffer from arthritis, fever, nerve pain, paralysis, nosebleed, colic, mental illness, excessive bleeding, emotional pain and trauma, and haemorrhage will benefit from wearing Blue Sapphire. It also has the ability to balance the function of bones, nerves, emotions, digestion, assimilation, healing, eyes, intestinal tract, adrenals, pancreas, nerves, lower spinal column, glands, kidneys, stomach, intestines, pituitary and heart.

 

Yellow Sapphire generally assists with memory, learning, prosperity, wisdom, and new opportunities. It balances the stomach, gall bladder, spleen, and liver. Yellow Sapphire works with the yellow colour ray. It clears the mind and improves inner hearing and seeing. It promotes a love for all life. It creates an abundance of divine unity, oneness and wholeness - body, mind and soul become one.. It is a stone that clears spiritual barriers and makes all life spiritual. It is also said to allow us to hear our inner voice and have out of body experiences.

An excellent stone for meditation and clearning of the Chakras. It will help realigh and heal most areas of the body.

Sodalite absorbs the energies from the aura that are not required and therefore may be clouding perception or mental functions. It is a stone full of youth and can help overcome grief and other sad situations.   It has the general ability to clear the mind, dissolve old mental patterns, clear the subconscious, increase intelligence and learning. Sodalite will encourage the accumulation of wisdom, spirituality, healing, peace, meditation and calm. It will absorb disharmony around us and protect us from negative thoughts. This stone will increase our self esteem and will help in all matters of communication.

 

In healing it increasesendurance, calcium absorption and decreases stress, nervousness, anger, fear, insomnia, It is also useful in balancing emotions, left and right brain, it balances glands and lymphs, thyroid, lymphatics, yin and yang, throat, and digestion.

Generally Sardonyx is warming, cleanses the liver and kidneys, and will increase the flow of fluids in the body. It helps us to have more discipline in our lives. It helps us see the past or future. It strengthens the heart. Sardonyx helps us see and hear more clearly. It gives the wearer physical strength and vitality. Sardonyx gives one appreciation for everyday tasks and cycles of work and play. It helps us relax and enjoy life more by allowing us to pace ourselves with an easy and steady rhythm of life. It activates the second chakra for an increase in energy and is said to reorganise the brain to make repetitive work easier. It brings in the orange colour ray and strengthens the heart.

 

Very often used as a substitute for ruby as it can come in deep red shades. It can also be found in shades of pink, purple and blue. It is a rare gemstone.

If you are lucky enough to own a spinel you may make use of it in healing work by following the colour guide for which areas and which ailments to use it for.

 

Sugilite activates the third eye, assists in treating cancer, general healing, and working with earth changes. It will absorb all the rubbish from our auras and provide more energy in return. Generally sugilite helps with psychic awareness, meditation, wisdom, self-esteem, balance, unconditional love, channelling, empathy, protection, forgiveness, inspiration and is a good stone for children. It decreases the symptoms of cancer, headaches, stress, and balances the pineal, and pituitary systems. It is said to activate the thymus and the spleen.

 

 

Sunstone is good for relationships in general. It helps the digestion and helps release the right enzymes for physical healing. Sunstone is the stone of charity and religious devotion. It promotes abundance and gratitude.

 

Generally useful in sexual relationships, it clears the chakras, increases possibilities, and offers protection. Sunstone increases vitality, decreases fears, sore throats, ulcers, rheumatism and balances the health of the feet, spine and cartilage.

 

Tanzanite is a stone that brings together all aspects of communication and psychic ability. It will change negative situations into positive ones and is a good stone to use in major decision making times.

 

Tanzanite creates a strong energy field which unifies body, mind and spirit. It can increase psychic awareness if worn for a long period of time. It has been said to have Dolphin/Unicorn consciousness. It works with the white/violet colour rays and gives one a higher, clearer viewpoint. It’s magical. It balances potassium levels and strengthens the heart. Tanzanite shows us peace and universal love. It gives a quick response and understanding of new beginnings.

 

Tanzanite helps us experience universal love while still being grounded and energised. It helps to uplift our mood and can help to increase psychic awareness, giving us a higher and clearer viewpoint.

 

It is used to balance the potassium levels in the body and strengthen the heart. It works to balance the kidney and balances the water molecules in the body. It is also a good stone for increasing psychic abilities and promoting wisdom. It has the capabilities for clear communication and will assist with connecting with spirit and animal guides.

TIGER’S EYE (CAT’S EYE)

 

Tigers eye symbolises the union of the earth and the sun and can lift our spirits but still keep us grounded at the same time. It was used in the past as a talisman against the evil eye. Tigers eye comes in various shades of browns and has fibrous inclusions which create the luminous cat’s eye effect. There are blue specimens also. It is a stone that provides grounding energies. It is wonderful for obtaining the confidence to accomplish your dreams and goals. It will help bring helpful people into your life as well as attracting material possessions. Tiger’s Eye will help centre your energy and increase your mental focus.

 

This is a calming stone that will help steady thought patterns which may be causing confusion and insomnia. It rearranges your thoughts so that you can relax when needed but also allows you to turn these thoughts into reality and finally achieve the things you need and want.

 

 

Topaz comes in shades of yellow or blue.

 

Blue topaz is a beautiful translucent ice blue gem which is calming and inspiring. It is a gem that will attract all things towards the wearer. Blue Topaz is particularly useful around the throat area and for nerves. Blue topaz provides mental balance and clarity in our thoughts. It is a decision making stone and will help in critical times when decisions have to be made carefully and quickly. It will block out negativity and enhance artistic talents.

 

Yellow topaz helps prepare the mind for understanding. It sends out positive energy to the wearer and provides motivation. 

 

Topaz is an excellent stone for relaxation and comfort. It benefits the blood, shows you your goals. It is inspiring and stimulating and will assist those suffering from nerves, crisis, trauma, exhaustion and mental breakdown.

 

Tourmaline is an emotional healer and will assist in balancing. 

Clear Tourmaline has many of the qualities of the coloured tourmalines but in a subtler way. It is beneficial to the immune system and for detoxifying the body. It is also useful for eye diseases and nervous disorders.

Blue tourmaline (indocoloite) is generally used for the promotion of truth, sleep, balance, intuition, spiritual awareness, harmony, service, power of love. In healing it will assist with sleep disorders. It decreases fear, worry and stress and balances lungs, eyes, throat, brain thymus and thyroid. It is especially beneficial to the upper body, the lungs and immune system. 

Black Tourmaline repels negative energy. It is an excellent stone to carry around with you if you know you will be exposed to negative situations. Helps people with weak immune systems. This is sometimes found embedded in clear quartz and this combination will amplify its potency. Black tourmaline is the most beneficial of all black stones because it has electrical properties. It instils self-control, discipline and clarifies thoughts and concepts.

 

Green Tourmaline promotes male balance and physical healing. It provides a strong green healing ray. It is a beneficial stone for the nervous system. It will stimulate creativity and communication channels. It is also a good stone for those people wishing to find their spirituality. It is a serene stone that restores and heals the entire body.

Pink Tourmaline promotes female balance and protection. This stone soothes the emotions and makes creativity easy. It will benefit problems with relationships and works well with Rose Quartz. It will help you realise what the problem is and how to deal with it. It will attract positive influences to those who use it. It will not absorb or hold on to any negativity and it will also assist those people experiencing grief.

Watermelon Tourmaline will benefit those who are drawn to it. It helps balance and redirects energies and is a great aid in removing imbalances and guilt that may manifest because of conflicts. The green part of the stone vibrates life force energy to the whole body and the pink soothes, calms and harmonises the mind and heart.

 

 

Native people around the world have used turquoise for centuries. It is used for protection, healing, good luck, and longevity. It is absorptive and especially good for disorders of the female reproductive system. Turquoise has a strong resonance with Mother Earth and helps one to align with the forces of Nature. Turquoise is grounding, strengthening, protecting, tunes one in to and encourages respect for Mother Earth. Turquoise will promote strength and power so that you may achieve greater things. It is a particularly good stone for mediums and healers and will connection you with your higher self.

 

It is believed that a Turquoise should only be received as a gift and therefore should never be purchased for our own use. It is believed to ward off the evil eye and some cultures believe that it can be used in ceremonies to encourage rain. It is a talisman to avert falls and injury from falling by absorbing the impact and protecting the wearer. In some instances the stone will sacrifice itself by cracking so that the wearer will not be injured. Heat and moisture affect the turquoise as do most chemicals it comes into contact with. It is believe that if you wear a turquoise and it looses it’s colour then illness is imminent. It energizes female organs, regulates fertility cycles and the symptoms of menopause.   It is a stone that will help us to remember to support the planet and its inhabitants and uncovers parts of the body which have been hidden and brings them forward for all to see. Turquioise shows that we are honest and have nothing to hide during negotiations. Helps one to hold their personal power.

 

 

Generally Turquoise is useful for; protection, meditation, wisdom, balance, communication, strength, friendship, love, healing, empathy, sensitivity, toning and protection against the "Evil Eye". It soothes and stimulates.

 

It is a lucky stone that encourages the flow of money to you. It has an affinity for those who work with nature and animals and is therefore a grounding stone. Turquoise is also a stone that is connected to the metaphysical by promoting psychic abilities, channelling capabilities, spiritual pursuits and creativity. It is a master healer and will protect those who wear it from falls.

 

When used in healing it helps in; longevity, eyesight, strengthening and aligning all chakras, tissue regeneration, and circulation. It decreases inflammation, headaches, fever, migraines, cataracts, effects of environmental pollutants, anorexia, stress, absorbs negative energy and balances the function of the eyes. It is an all round healing stone for all diseases. Turquoise is a copper based stone.

 

 

Unikite is an earth stone that focuses on organs, muscle, and soft tissue. It draws out disharmony in the tissues resulting in a release of negativity and an increases relaxation. Unakite absorbs and is grounding. It is beneficial to all organs, lymphatic system and soft tissues. Unikite elaxes muscles allowing them to reduce their tightness and unknot. It feels like a hot bath or massage.

 

Unikte helps you understand situations that are difficult or vague. It is a guiding stone that will gently help you make the right decisions by allowing you to glimpse the outcomes before taking any risks.

 

Generally used for grounding, intuition, healing, release, motivation, balance, alignment and re-birthing. In healing it assists with healthy pregnancies, flexibility, healing the heart, strength, vision and balances reproductive system, elbow, movement, weight gain and growth.

Zircon occurs in a wide range of colours, the most popular being the clear diamond-like versions. Other shades are blue (both light and deeper shades), green, red, yellow, orange and brown. They are found in Sri Lanka, Australia, Thailand and Cambodia. 

 

In the middle ages it was believe that zircons helped with insomnia, and brought prosperity and knowledge to its wearer. Zircons help with the cleansing systems of the body. Zircons also strengthen the mind and aid in bowel problems. This is a good stone to balance the pituitary and pineal glands. The clear version has similar properties to the diamond.