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 Agate : Blue, Brown or Gray: Blue, brown, gray. Agates are the workhorse of the stone world, always stable and reliable. They promote peace, grace, good health, happiness, good luck, intelligence, victory in games, and longevity. One who looks upon an agate tells the truth and is aided in remembering. Agates are grounding and gentle, for they are protection stones. They enforce strength, victory and ground you with the earth. They sharpen sight, illuminate minds and assist in discovery.
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 Agate - Banded: The Banded Agates have layers of agatized quartz, giving the appearance of bands or stripes. Strong protectors, reinforcing your strength and providing protection if you are very sensitive. Banded Agate Helps one to obtain extra courage in the face of adversity or energy to face stress.
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 Agate - Blue Lace: Wear or carry for peace and happiness. Calms the emotions and mind, for it washes away mental clutter. It is thought to work on the thyroid. Brings balance and attunement to the senses.
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 Agate - Botswana: Protection for the super-sensitive (especially in crowds). Strengthens sexual energy. It can ease the pain of loneliness, help with emotional understanding, and liberate mental feelings. It is thought to strengthen the immune system.
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 Alexandrite: (A chrysoberyl - this image is the SAME stone at a different light angle) Clear violet-green, lt. blue or orange-yellow iridescence. Color changes with angle. Known as the "Hope Stone." It inspires faith and hope. Balances the emotions. Helps align the heart and solar plexus chakras. Helps perfect personal expression and verbalizing. Works somewhat like rose quartz, but it flows more with the emotions towards others. Also, opens Heart, Solar Plexus, and especially Crown Centers. For healing, centering, self-esteem. Rare and Powerful. Opens to higher self, disattachment, psychicness, spiritual love, joy, and luck. Aids internal and external regeneration, has positive influence on nervous system, spleen, pancreas. Helps to align mental and emotional body. Spiritual tranformation and regeneration. Reflects highest potentials of unfoldment. Joy, oneness with life. Excellent tissue regeneration; especially Central Nervous System.
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 Amber: (also in shades of green and yellow) Amber is not a true stone, but a fossil. It is, in fact, fossilized resin of coniferous trees of the Oligoncene geological epoch, some thirty million years ago. It varies in color from pale yellow to dark brown, although some specimens have been found that are red. Amber is famous for containing insects and small animals of various kinds as well as leaves, bark and other contemporary detritus which became stuck and enclosed in the resin while it was still liquid. It is sometimes also called succinite. Amber is a very soft stone, with a hardness of 2 to 2-1/2. The ancient Greeks were the first to record information about amber's "electrical" properties. If it is rubbed with a piece of silk, it will attract dust and ashes. Because of the inclusions of insects and small animals, it was often thought to contain the essence of life. Amber has always been associated with magic and is a common jewelry and talisman piece for witches. It is a favorite protective and enhancing stone of Wiccans and Shamans. It is a sensual, (amber is warm to the touch,) magnetic stone that attracts love. Touching amber is soothing to the nerves. Stones of the pale/bright yellow type are good "all-healers", since they represent the energy of the Sun. I use them at the Solar Plexus, which is the center of Chi in the body. Opens solar plexus chakra for mental clarity, moods balance, confidence. Stomach anxiety, spine, Central Nervous System, brain, memory loss, cell regeneration. While amber will burn and produce a pleasant smell, it is a fossil fuel and therefore NOT RENEWABLE. I discourage burning it.
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  Amazonite: This stone is usually turquoise or light teal in color with yellow, white or grey veins running through it. Amazonite is a soothing stone - easing emotions, eliminating aggravations, dispelling worries and fears. It is soothing to the nerves and dispels irritating and negative energy. Amazonite is particularly rejuvenating to the heart. It enhances communications concerning love. Amazonite is also a balancing stone, aligning the physical body with the etheric and astral bodies. It also balances male/female energies as well as the many aspects of one's personality. On the physical level, Amazonite is an excellent stone for the treatment of disorders of the nevous system.
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 Amethyst: This is a stone of peace. It has been called a "stone of spirituality and contentment". It is a divine stone - helping one link one's lower energies on the cardinal plane to the higher frequencies of both the spiritual and ethereal levels. Amethyst balances the energies of the intellectual, physical and emotional bodies. Amyethyst also brings stability, strength, invigoration and peace - the perfect peace which was present prior to birth. This stone is excellent for calming one's energies during meditation. It also further activates the channel between the self and the Divine during meditative states. Amethyst is also an excellent stone for helping one find freedom from addictions - it has long been used to support sobriety and has been said to quell the "phenomenon of craving" often felt by addictive personalities.
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 Aquamarine (AQUA BERYL): Aquamarine is a traditional protective and luck stone for fishermen. In addition, it has been carved into cups and goblets because of the belief that it aids digestion and reduces body fluids. This stone is associated with Sea Goddesses. It is recommended for increasing psychic abilities. Traditionally, Aquamarine has been used for relief of stomach disorders and as a diuretic. It has also been recommended for toothaches. Tranquilizing, uplifting, openness, innocence, light-heartedness, creativity, communication, self-awareness, confidence, purpose. Throat (& spleen), Heart, immune system, thymus, lymphnodes, Especially: Mouth, ears, etc. Affects etheric and mental levels. Releases anxiety, fear, restlessness, peaceful stillness like the flow of a forest stream. Breathing allergies, water travel, journies, sea goddess, seeing through people, protection.
 Aventurine: Aventurine was revered by the ancient Tibetans. They used it to represent the "eyes" in sacred statues, thus symbolizing increased divinatory powers. This stone is considered to be a gambler's talisman. It is said that it will attract money. It is considered a "lucky" stone. Aventurine comes in different colors. GREEN AVENTURINE: Called the "Stone of Heaven." An all-around healer (mental, emotional physical). It soothes, heals, and balances. It opens and soothes a wounded heart. Enhances intelligence. Increases opportunities and motivation. Brings luck and adventures in love and games. A Prosperity stone. BLUE AVENTURINE: All-around healer; opens and dissolves blocks in the brow center. Increases visionary powers and perceptions. Stimulates creativity and expression. BLUE-GREEN AVENTURINE: An all-around healer (mental, emotional, physical). It soothes, heals, and balances. Connects the heart and throat centers helping one communicate in a more loving manner. ORANGE AVENTURINE: All around healer to bring joy into one's life. Works with the second chakra, dissolving creative blocks and healing sexual trauma. Aids in independence and originality. On a physical level, his stone is associated with the Thymus Gland. It has been traditionally used for improving eyesight and healing diseases of the eyes. Heals emotional pain/fear/imbalance by dissolving blocks in the heart CTR. Historically also draws out heat of fevers, inflamation, nerv. system stress. In your bath water, a soft, soothing stone for general healing. Universal love, truth, prosperity. Much like Moss Agate.
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   Azurite / Malachite Blended: These two minerals are often found joined together, combining the deep blue of azurite with the vibrant green of malachite. This combination produces flexibility. It generally allows one to reach into the inner depths without fear, bringing self-acceptance and ultimately self-love in the process. This combination also helps dissolve egocentric traits borne of insecurities - conceit, arrogance and vanity - and replacing them with a feeling of well-being that comes more from the connection to all things. On the physical level, this combination can be used to enhance body flexibility.
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  Azurite: Solid deep blue, blue-purple. Activates brow and throat CTRS. more assertive communication and alert, quite, deep access to subconscious and other times/places/lives. Psychicness, creativity, decisiveness, deeper insight, seeing truth, reduces depression, anger, abnormal cell growth. Hi copper content stimulates thyroid, sinus, skin cleansing, spleen, nervous system, mental + etheric bodies.
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 Bloodstones: This stone is also referred to as "heliotrope," which is derived from two Greek words which signify "sun-turning". It was given this name because of a notion that when immersed in water it would turn the sun red. Chalcedony is derived from Chalcedon, an ancient Greek city of Asia Minor. Solid dark green, red flecks. Electromagnetic (high iron). Ancient Egypt, Atlantis used to calm, ground, revitalize. Classic for wealth. This is one of the birthstones for March.
"Who in this world of ours, her eyes
In March first opens, shall be wise.
In days of peril, firm and brave,
And wear a Bloodstone to her grave."
Ancient warriors often carried an amulet of bloodstone which was intended to stop bleeding when applied to a wound. Because it is green, it can be used for "money spells". It is also considered a "lucky" stone for athletes because it imparts courage and stamina.
HEALING: Heliotrope is used today in conjunction with anything having to do with blood - menstrual cramps, anemia, bloodclots, hemorrhoids, birthing/reproductivity, imbalance. Cleansing heart and blood circulation, marrow, thymus, lungs; Heart.
 Carnelian: Carnelian is used as an alternate birthstone for the month of May. It is normally cut into cabochons, engraved, or made into seal stones or rounded, polished, and pierced for necklaces and other items of jewelry. Carnelian has long been associated with courage and cleansing of the blood. It was believed that the stone would improve one's outlook, making the individual cheerful and expelling fears. It helps with confidence, boldness, initiative, dramatic abilities, assertiveness, outgoingness. Precision, analysis, appetite, awareness of feelings. Carnelian can be used to "see into the past". The "Crystal Oracle" says that Carnelian refers to the Self, and Current Conditions. It is a grounding stone, and associated with the Earth. As such, it is considered practical, sensible and balanced. Cunningham associates the stone with the element of Fire. He suggests it as a talisman against Telepathic invasion. HEALING: It is recommended for infertility or impotency - and stimulates sexual desire. In addition it is used for purification of the blood, warms and cleanses blood, kidneys, stimulates appetite, emotions, passion, sexuality, physical energy, celebration, reproductive system, menstrual cramps, arthritis, kidneys, gall bladder, pancreas.. It has also been suggested that this stone will stop nose bleeding. Historically also used to pull excess fever out through the feet.
 Celestite: White, clear, or cool lt. blue cluster crystals. Gentle. Soothes nerves, stress. Quiets mind. Serenity, harmony, easiness, stillness for receiving, connection to spirit, overview, creativity. Aids personal creative expression. Helps one adjust to higher, more rarefied states of awareness. Truth, reliability. Clear speech. Aids Throat; honesty, openness, stress, worry, hearing, thyroid, potassium/manganese deficiency, Central Nervous System, tiredness, fades in sunlight. Enhances thyroid functions. Reduces stress. Relaxing, peace of mind. Accelerates growth.
   Charoite: The color of this stone ranges between purple and pink. Charoite is a stone of the New Age. It provides a synthesis between the heart and crown chakras and combines higher consciousness with unconditional love from the physical plane. Charoite helps with the acceptance of others by helping one to see through outward characteristics into the deeper levels where each person's true spirit resides. This stone also provides grounding to the spiritual self. It helps one comprehend self-inflicted "lessons". It also helps one become more "giving" and opens the heart to allow one to see with love and purity. This stone is also an excellent aid in helping one to "let go" and move on. On the physical level, Charoite can be used as an aid in treating disorders of the eyes and the heart.
  CHRYSOCOLLA (I have conflicting spellings): This is a beautiful stone ranging in color from blue to turquoise to green. This is an "Earth" stone. It can help one become better attuned to the Earth - making it easier to communicate with the spiritual forces of the Earth. Chrysacholla promotes harmony on a universal level, but it can also purify the home and can even work to eliminate negativity within an individual. On the physical level, this stone is excellent in treating disorders of the lungs (asthma, emphysema, tuberculosis). It is also useful in the treatment of muscle cramps and spasms.
 Cinnabar: * WARNING * WARNING * WARNING * Cinnabar is extremely POISONOUS! Even to the touch, this stone is not safe at all. Cinnabar is Mercury sulfide. Do not use it for healing or magical purposes. Cinnabar is formed at low temperature, usually near hot springs or where there has been volcanic activity. It also forms in epithermal veins, associated with opal, chalcedony and dolomite.
   Citrine: A stone of manifestation, Citrine brings our thoughts into being on the physical plane, helping us to realize our dreams. It is especially useful for desires involving happiness, wealth, success and communication. Helping to balance the solar plexus chakra, it brings clarity to the difference between the needs of ego and our divine, higher Will, and to fill our lives with joy. Citrine is sacred to the Sun and Solar Gods and is November's birthstone. It is also attributed to Tifareth, and the Manipura or Solar Plexus Chakra. Also, Citrine is worn at night to remove fear, to prevent nightmares and to ensure a good night's sleep. Because Citrine is a form of quartz, it is also worn to facilitate psychic awareness.
 Copper: Receptive/Venus/Water/Female
The human body contains traces of copper.
Powers Of Copper: Conductor of electricity/Healing/Love/Luck/Protection
Associated Deities: Ishtar, Aphrodite and Astarte, and other Goddesses associated with Venus. Magick Uses: Copper is used to make wands to direct energy during ritual. It is also worn during ritual to increase the direction of energy towards the desired goal. Pure copper is also worn for healing and to prevent sickness. It is said that copper should be worn on the opposite side of your dominate hand. For example, if you are right handed then wear copper on your left side. Because it is associated with the planet Venus it is also worn to attract love. It is highly effective for attracting love when copper is combined with emeralds. Balance: Copper has the ability to balance the polarity`s of the body, this is why copper is used to heal and prevent sickness. Copper balances the flow of energies in the body, both receptive and projective. When a person feels ill, it is believed that the energies in the body are not in balance or are blocked and copper is worn to balance these energies and stimulate the natural healing of the body. WARNING: In the book, Metalen En Hun Effecten, Roos Leffebure(Dutch), Copper has a physical effect as well as an emotional effect. If worn for too long the physical effect can result in bluish of the skin with a smell, headaches and an unstable heart rhythm. The emotional effect is like silver, it produces emotional instability if worn for too long.
 Diamond: Powerfully absorbs and amplifies thoughts/attitudes of user, other gems, and wearer's strengths and weaknesses: Prosperity, generosity/ vs. miserly; love vs. distrust; overview, spirituality vs. lust, immediate gratification. Used with loving, clear intent; clears blocks, opens crown CTR: spiritual love, peace. Clarity, trust, confidence. Cleanse thoroughly (It can hold our other's previous attitudes, emotions...) Ancients also used for detoxing. Brings fierceness, strength and fortitude. Strengthens friendships and protects from evil, disease and plagues. If set in gold it drives away night monsters... When stolen attracts negative vibrations. Diamonds require cleaning often. Six sided luckiest square brings balance and harmony triangular disharmony and friction.
     Dolomite: Pink/pastel/milky to clear. Clear varieties, especially pink are used to softly open and heal heart chakra. Soothes hurt, loneliness, anxiety, etc. Gives self-confidence. Facilitates giving and receiving, generosity, spontaneity, creativity, energy uplift. Calcium content strengthens bones, teeth, muscles, woman's reproductive system; helps PMS.
  Emerald: Emerald is a type of Beryl and range in color from Bright green (emerald), blue, greenish blue (aquamarine), yellow (golden beryl), red, pink (morganite) to white. Emerald is considered a birthstone for the month of May.
"Who first beholds the light of day,
In spring's sweet flowery month of May,
And wears an Emerald all her life,
Shall be a loved, and happy wife."
"If you wish to bring a love into your life, buy an emerald and charge it with your magical need through your visualization, perhaps while placing it near a green candle. After this ritual, wear or carry the emerald somewhere near your heart. Do this in such a way that it cannot be seen by others. When you meet a future love, you'll know it wasn't the visible jewel that attracted him or her." (3) The Greeks associated this stone with the Goddess Venus. It has come to represent, for many people, the security of love. Emerald, like almost all of the green stones, is also advantageous for business/money ventures. For abundance, growth, peace, harmony, patience, love, fidelity, honesty. Lifts depression, insomnia. Knowingness of the heart, peaceful dreams. HEALING: Emerald is said to aid perception and inner clarity. Because of this, they are also associated with healing diseases of the eye, and problems affecting eyesight. It was believed that emeralds could counteract poisons and cure disentary. Also, helps breathing, strengthens heart, lymphnodes, blood, thymus, pancreas (blood sugar rebalance), labor/delivery, eyesight, and etheric field. Excellent general healer. Ancient blood detoxifierand antipoison.
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    Fluorite: Comes in all rainbow colors. Important balancer, healer. Opens heart (especially green) and throat chakra for clarity, overview, seeing additional truths/realities. Spleen bones, teeth, lungs, detoxification, anxiety, insomnia. Clear and Purple Florite: Objectivity; clears the way for new things, upliftment, aura cleanse, 3rd eye, eyesight, sinuses; repels colds. Enhances other gems. Green Florite: Stills mind and heart, harmonizes and recharges. Blue Florite: Throat, nose, ears, soothing; Karmic impasses resolved, atonement relieved. Yellow Florite: Focus, cooperation, group alignment. Lavendar Florite: well-being, serenity, peace, connection with universe/God/eternal life force. Clusters of Florite: lowers work/life stress (helpful on your desk) Double Pyramid Shap: Aligns spirit with physical plane, inner with outer awareness, and 2 sides/brain; crown CTR, illuminating karmic lessons.
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 Galena: This stone is found in cube-like crystal form with deep silver-grey hues. Galena is excellent for grounding and centering one's energies. It helps to open the pathway between the physical and ethereal bodies - allowing for alignment of energies and stimulation of the body's nervous system. Galena is a stone of harmony, stimulating interaction on all levels. It is particularly helpful to those studying medicine. It stimulates the intuitive process on this level and is especially helpful in the studies of holistic, homeopathic and herbal remedies. On a physical level, Galena is said to reduce inflammations of the skin. It is also beneficial to the blood system.
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     Garnet (comes in various colors, too): Can be used with first and second chakras. Strong help to balance your energy system, stimulate your desires and uplift your attitude. Draws happiness, power, possessions, and peace. Aids in patience, persistence, sexuality, and purification. Sharpens self-perception. Increases creative energy and sexual appetite. Enhances bodily strength, endurance, and vigor. Protection against thieves. Helps to align the emotional body to the spiritual body. Sleeping with it will help you remember your dreams. Firstly with the dark red garnet, as it is the color of menstrual blood, it is a stone of fertility. As a gift it is a symbol of happiness and loyalty. It is thought to be a antidote to plague and fever. Women were known to wear it around their waist to help with the menstrual cycle. If it obtained unlawfully it will bear a curse upon its wearer until it is returned to its lawful owner. Goddess: Persephone. HEALING: Garnet (Red): Strengthens, purifies, vitalizes and regenerates bodily systems, especially the bloodstream. Has strong affinity with root chakra, helping to harmonize the potent forces of the kundalini. Stimulates pituitary gland. Aligns subtle bodies. Love, compassion. Enhances imagination. Warms, energizes emotionally and physically (arthritus, frostbite, paralysis), grounds. Used by ancient cultures. Exhaustion, low BP, detoxing and strengthening blood, muscles, kidneys, gallstones. Stimulates life force and sexuality, hormone balance, antibodies, fertility, persistence, stamina, passion, confidence (and stubbornness). Yang (avoid if excess anger, impatience, high blood pressure, heat, inflamation, etc.)
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  Hematite: This stone is often found in the form of columnar and granular crystals ranging in color from grey to red to black with a metallic lustre. The name "hematite" is from the Greek [haimatites,] meaning "bloodlike," which is in reference to the vivid red color of the powdered mineral. Hematite can be called a stone for the mind. It helps one to sort things out in one's mind and can be used for mental attunement, memory enhancement, original thinking and technical knowledge. Although this stone enhances mental capability, it also provides a calmer atmosphere and encourage one to "reach for the sun". It helps one to realize that the only limitations that exist are those that one imposes on the self by creating self-limiting concepts in the mind. Hematite is a balancing stone - facilitating the balancing of yin-yang energies. It can also aid in balancing the body, mind and spirit. On a physical level, Hematite can be useful in the treatment of nervous disorders and insomnia. LEGEND and LORE: Hematite was used by Galen for inflamed eyelids and headaches, and by Pliny for blood disorders. Egyptians valued it as a cure for hysteria. Azchalias asserted that Hematite, when used as a talisman, procured for the wearer a favorable hearing of petitions addressed to kings and a fortunate issue of lawsuits and judgements. MAGICAL PROPERTIES: Hematite has long been associated with psychic awareness. In addition, some people believe that it assists in astral travel. "A scrying: In a darkened room, light a red candle. Settle before it and hold a large piece of hematite so that the candle's flame is reflected on it. Gaze at the reflection and visualize a question. The answer will come to you." (Cunningham) HEALING: Hematite is a principal blood purifier among stone healers. It can be placed anywhere on the body for this purpose, or worn as a ring, pendant or necklace for continuous healing. It is also considered a grounding stone, which makes it useful for those people who have difficulty concentrating on the "here-and-now". Shamans historically have believed that Hematite, placed over the location of an illness, will draw the "spirit" of the illness out of the patient and into itself.
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  Kunzite: A form of lithium enriched spodumene (usually clear/yellow/pink). Meditation (deepens altered states), balances negative emotions, purification, connecting with the Divine. Regenerates the cardiovascular system, provides stress relief from emotional trauma, promotes unconditional love & compassion. Emotional balancer, aids confidence and connection to higher self, good
for healing abuse, loss and addiction. Alleviates depression (including manic), controls mood swings, relieves stress, helps with psychic readings and healing, centering (emotionally & spiritually). Helps newborns integrate their energies, birth, rebirth, mid-life crisis & convalescence. Insight, divination, tissue regeneration & helps break addictive behaviour. Works on the 4th, 6th and 7th chakras. I've also found it can sometimes leave a slight metallic taste in my mouth. In Magick Kunzite may be used for love, friendship, peace & calming rituals, balance, self-esteem, grounding and recovering from addictions.
Other correspondances : Gender - Female; Element - Earth; Planets - Venus & Pluto;
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   Labradorite: This stone is a very powerful one. It is usually green/olive in color with an iridescence that reflects brilliant rainbow hues. It is a universal stone - bringing the light of other planetary energies to the soul and the user. It is believed by some that the luminiscence that beams from the stone when it's held to the light derived from extra-terrestrial origin, which is enclosed in the stone to bring galactic, more-highly evolved energies from other worlds to the Earth plane. This stone is also very helpful during great changes.The energy of labradorite facilitates the transformation of intuition into intellectual thought so that its wearer can understand and implement guidance provided. It is said to represent "the temple of the stars" - bringing understanding of the destiny one has chosen. It helps shy people come out of their shell. On a physical level, Labradorite has been used in the treatment of disorders of the brain, to stimulate mental acuity and to reduce anxiety and stress.
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  Lapis Lazuli: This stone is usually a deep blue and often has white or golden veins running through it. It has been likened to the night sky bedecked with stars. Because of this, Lapis lazuli is a stone of total awareness. It is a strong facilitator in tapping into one's intuition and the psychic aspects of one's nature. Lapis Lazuli helps diminish the hidden nooks and crannies of the inner self which cause disease in the physical body. Also on the physical level, Lapis Lazuli is useful in the treatment of disorders of the throat and immune system.
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  Malachite: This stone is usually medium to dark green, with swirls of lighter malachite crystals on the surface. It is a stone of transformation - assisting one in changing situations and helping in one's ability to learn lessons leading to spiritual evolution. It is an excellent stone for clarifying the emotions and for allowing for both the recognition and the release of negative experiences. Malachite is an equalizing and balancing agent. It can help create an unobstructed path leading to a desired goal. Malachite also helps one recognize the benefits of taking responsibility for one's choices and actions, enabling one to let go of blame and resentments. On the physical level, Malachite can be used in the treatment of arthritis, tumors, broken bones and torn muscles. It can also ease the process of giving birth.
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  Moonstone: This is a beautiful, mysterious stone of opaque white with rainbow hues. It is a powerful ally during new beginnings. The energy of moonstone is balancing, introspective, reflective. It is a stone for hoping and wishing. It is also a stone that promotes feeling - helping its wearer to gain understanding through intuition and emotional "thought" rather than intellectual reasoning. Moonstone sustains and supports while promoting growth and supplementing energy. On a physical level, Moonstone is helpful with changes in one's life and is particularly useful during Menopause.
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   Obsidian: (there is also a rainbow obsidian - see whitish picture). Obsidian occurs as volcanic lava flows that are thick and of limited area. Its black, glassy, lustrous, and often flow-banded appearance makes it rather easy to distinguish from the other volcanic rocks with which it is commonly associated. Objectivity, dis-attachment, grounding. Reduces fantasy/escapism. Absorbs and dissolves anger, criticism, fear, etc. thus protective. Unusual black stone: Absorbs dark and converts to white light. Friendly. Can't be misused. Root CTR. Brings higher CTR light into lower ones; cleanses, uplifts. Changes fear into flexibility with change. LEGEND and LORE: Polished pieces of black Obsidian have been used for Scrying. Primitive peoples once valued obsidian highly, chipping and flaking it into knives, spearheads, and many other implements with razor-sharp edges resulting from the intersecting conchoidal fractures. MAGICAL PROPERTIES: Obsidian is a very protective stone. It is also associated with the inner mysteries of the Goddess, symbolizing entrance to the labyrinth, the womb or the subconscious self. Heals broken crystals and charges them. (Be aware - Obsidian balls help to see truths by initially amplifying beliefs, patterns, fears, blocking our growth.) HEALING: Because of its protective qualities, Obsidian is a good stone for those who are soft-hearted and gentle. It will help to guard them against abuse. This stone cleanses toxins from the liver, so it is also good for people who are exposed to environmental pollutants.
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    Opal: SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION: Opal is hydrous silica, often with some iron and aluminum. Its chemistry is SiO2.nH2O; amount of water varies up to 10 percent. It ranges in color from White, yellow, red, pink, brown to gray, blue and even colorless. It is most easily recognized by its rich internal play of colors (opalescence). Its hardness ranges from 5-1/2 to 6-1/2. It is vitreous and pearly. The streak is white. It is not found in crystal form, rather is usually massive, botryoidal, reniform, stalactitic, and/or earthy. ENVIRONMENT: Opal is a low-temperature mineral and usually develops in a wide variety of rocks as cavity and fracture fillings. It frequently develops as amygdules in basalt and rhyolite of volcanic rock and replaces the cells in wood and the shells of clams. OCCURRENCE: Common opal is widespread and can be readily obtained at many places, but localities for precious opal are rare and seem to localized in W United States and Mexico. Magnificent examples of opalized wood can be found in Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington, and lively green fluorescing opal (hyalite) occurs in seams in pegmatites in New England and North Carolina and in cavities in basalt near Klamath Falls, Oregon. Beautiful precious opal, as a replacement in wood, has been obtained in Virgin Valley, Humboldt Co., Nevada. Excellent fire and precious opal occur in lava flows in N Mexico. Nevada, Australia, and Honduras are sources for black opal; Australia and Czechoslovakia for white opal; Mexico and SW United States for fire opal. GEMSTONE INFORMATION: Black, dark blue, dark green opal with dark gray body color and fine play of colors is called [black opal;] opal with white or light body color and fine play of color is called [white opal;] and transparent to translucent opal with body color ranging from orange-yellow to red and a play of colors is called [fire opal.] Play of colors depends upon interference of light and is not dependent upon body color. Black opal is the most highly prized, and fire opal is the most valued of the orange and red varieties. Most opal is fashioned into cabochons, but some fire opals are faceted. NAME HISTORY: The word is from the Sanskrit [upala,] meaning "precious stone." LEGEND and LORE: Opal is a birthstone for October.
"October's child is born for woe,
And life's vicissitudes must know;
But lay an Opal on her breast,
And hope will lull those foes to rest."
Opals have traditionally been considered "lucky" stones. Some think this is only for those born in the month of October. It has sometimes been considered bad luck to wear them if you were born in any other month. I have never found this to be true nor seen this given much weight. MAGICAL PROPERTIES: Opal is considered to be able to confer the gift of invisibility on its wearer. To accomplish this, Cunningham says "The gem was wrapped in a fresh bay leaf and carried for this purpose." He also says, "Opals are also worn to bring out inner beauty. A beauty spell: Place a round mirror on the altar or behind it so that you can see your face within it while kneeling. Place two green candles on either side of the mirror. Light the candles. Empower an opal with your need for beauty -- while holding the stone, gaze into your reflection. With your visualization, mold and form your face (and your body) to the form you desire. Then, carry or wear the opal and dedicate yourself to improving your appearance." However, Opals realize their greatest potential when worn to bring out inner beauty, and for healing the spirit. Opal's astrological associations are Cancer, Libra, and Scorpio. Associated with fire, opals have long been considered a witching stone - along with amber. Black opals, in particular. HEALING: Opals contain all the colors of the other stones, thus, it could be used in place of any of them. (They are akin to quartz crystals, in this aspect.) Generally speaking, Opal is used more frequently for healing the spirit, rather than the physical body.
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  Peacock: Also known as Bornite, one of the most vivid in color of all stones - usually a red-brown in color enhanced with an iridescent tarnish in a variety of purple, blue, turquoise and gold. Peacock Rock can bring freshness and newness to one's life. It stimulates the inner spirit and helps one's ability to enjoy happiness in the moment. It helps one to release those things which are no longer useful. It also promotes insight into the aspects of grief and relief - allowing one to recognize and accept the differences. Peacock Rock is a stone of happiness - providing the message that life is truly a joyful experience. It protects one from negative energy and also provides insight into obstacles that might be blocking one's progression towards a specific goal. Peacock Rock is an excellent healing stone. It can help build and renew the cellular structure of the body.
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 Peridot: The joyful and friendly energy of this stone helps to make and seal friendships. It clears the heart, releasing ego, jealousy and anger and bringing a sense of peace and quiet amusement. For specific chakra work, because it acts to seal the aura, it is suggested that peridot be removed while working on chakras other than the heart and solar plexus. Energy: Receptive; Planet: Venus; Elements: Earth; Powers: Protection, Health, Wealth and Sleep; The stone is used to attract love as well as to calm raging anger. It is also used to sooth nervousness and to dispel all negative emotions. Because it is calming to the nervous system, it is also helpful in promoting a good nights sleep if worn to bed. Use in wealth-attracting spells to increase the odds of attracting more money or assets.
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 Petrified Wood: This is ancient wood replaced and hardened by minerals - usually agate and quartz. When polished, it takes on colors ranging from beige to deep brown to vivid reds and oranges. Petrified Wood provides for strength in all areas of one's life and is also an excellent stone for grounding. It can provide support to one coming through a crisis. It provides insight into "why" the suffering has occurred and into the lessons which can be learned. This stone assists one in elevating to one's higher self. On a physical level, it can be used to strengthen the back and to promote alignment to the skeletal structure of the body.
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  Pyrite: This stone crystallizes into cubes and other facet shapes and is metallic gold in color. Pyrite is one of the most powerful preventive stones. It repels many forms of negative energy. Its protective qualities work on the physical, etheric and emotional levels. Pyrite is excellent to keep in one's posession when performing dangerous work. Its color symbolizes the warmth and lasting presence of the sun and it is helpful in developing love and friendship. On the physical level, pyrite is useful in strengthening or mending bones. It is also helpful to those who work with others who have any kind of infectuous disease.
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 Red Jasper: This stone is red-orange in color and can sometimes have veins of brown or transparent white. Like all forms of Jasper, this stone is an excellent tool for grounding and protection. It is also helpful in rectifying things that the wearer feels may be unjust circumstances. Red Jasper helps one let go of "victim" consciousness - with energy that communicates the message that all choice is singularly one's own responsibility. Red Jasper helps its wearer to see how any given circumstance is actually a life lesson - it helps its wearer look at old situations through new eyes - to turn negatives into positives. Red Jasper is said to be a "rescuer" stone - providing rescue in situations of danger - physically or emotionally. On a physical level, Red Jasper can be used in the treatment of tissue deterioration of the internal organs and for disorders of the kidneys, spleen, bladder, liver and stomach.
   Rhodochrosite: From blood red to precious pink, it can beautifully guide you in your quest for emotional happiness. Unites the conscious and the subconscious. Helps restore balance to the psyche when it has been wounded by emotional or physical trauma. Connects the heart and solar plexus. It can bring new love into your life. Integrates the physical, emotional, and mental with the inspirational and spiritual aura layers. Strong transmitter of energy and aura fields - an electrical conductor. Used to open the healing chakras in the palms of the hands. Improves the "not wanting to see" types of eye and vision diseases caused by shock or trauma. Aids acceptance, interpretation, and assimilation of what is seen. HEALING: Aids spleen, kidneys, heart, pituitary gland and circulation of blood. Enhances memory and intellectual power. Emotional balancer. Helps heal emotional wounds and traumas. Aligns subtle bodies. Red/pink color helps to blend courage/will/passion aspects of lower chakras with loving expression of the heart. Divine love, acceptance of self and life. Powerful healer for those attuned to it.
 Rose Quartz: This translucent pink stone is often called the "stone of love". It helps bring in the loving, gentle forces of self-love - needed first before any other person's love can be received and appreciated fully. It provides for balancing yin-yang energy. It brings peacefulness and calm to relationships. Interestingly, it is also a strong yet gentle healing tool in physical ailments of the heart. Rose Quartz also brings awareness to the beauty of art, music and the written word. It emits a cool, calming energy which can work on all the body's chakras to gently remove negativity and reinstate one's ability to give and receive love. Finally, this stone brings calmness and clarity to one's emotions. On the physical level, rose quartz is an excellent stone in the treatment for depression.
  Smokey Quartz: This stone ranges in color from light smoky grey to dark smoky grey to black. This stone can be used to gently dissolve negative energies and emotional blockages. It softens negative energy and allows positive frequencies to come in. This stone does not astound one with its speed. it is prolonged yet intense and gentle in its action. Smoky Quartz is also an excellent grounding stone. It further acts as a protective stone - providing for an encompassing barrier of energy around the user. On the physical level, Smoky Quartz helps normalize the body's equilibrium. It can also be used to dissipate congestion, and to relieve disorders of the hands and feet.
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 Snowflake Obsidian: This stone is black with grey-white "snowflake" designs throughout. Obsidian is actually volcanic glass. This stone is best known for its ability to cut to the root of things. It helps reflect flaws and promotes a clear picture of changes necessary to eliminate those flaws. It is a stone of purity, bringing a cleaning and balance to the body, mind and spirit. It is an excellent grounding stone - connecting the base of the spine to the heart of the Earth. Clairaudience and owning our lower aspects for growth; Healthy balance. It is quite useful in healing - providing both the healer and the subject with clarity with respect to both the cause and cure of the disease. It is most useful in the treament of disorders of the veins and the skeletal structure. it can also be used to smooth the skin and clear the eyes.
   Sodalite: A stone of the higher mind, Sodalite helps the wearer to think rationally and form logical conclusions. It aids in releasing confusion as well as over-emotionality and creates a stable atmosphere in which to deal with intellectual challenges, and brings a feeling of competence and well-being to those pursuits. Sodalite aids in understanding ones true feelings and helps to verbalize them. It is an excellent stone for working with groups as it helps the members to create an atmosphere of mutual trust and self-esteem, enhancing solidarity and enabling the group to establish common purpose and work together toward their goals. Calming and stabilizing, Sodalite stimulates thought and allows one to access their own inner knowing. It releases stresses, nervousness, angers and fears. An excellent stone for meditiation and a promoter of inner wisdom. Clears the mind for deeper and more wise thinking. Helps clear old mental patterns - guilt and fear. Helps connect your thoughts to your feelings. Strengthens the power of mind over body. Grounding for those who over- react emotionally. Throat stone. Stabilizes the thyroid. Helps one speak more and gain more confidence. Clears vision and opens third eye. Prolongs physical endurance. Aids in the manufacture of insulin to help stabilize diabetes. Aids pancreas, balances endocrine system, strengthens metabolism and lymphatic system. Balances male/female polarities. Alleviates fear. Calms and clears the mind. Slightly sedative, grounding. Cuts through density and illusion, bringing clarity and truth. Enhances communication, creative expression. Similar qualities as lapis lazuli.
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 Turquoise: This is a "lucky" stone for its wearer. It is a healer of the spirit, providing a soothing energy and an overall feeling of peace and contentment that that brings positive things to its wearer. This is an excellent stone for grounding - especially during meditation and spiritual "work". Turquoise joins Father Sky and Mother Earth in harmony. Turquoise has also long been used as a protector against accidents. It is also used to provide strength and protection during Vision Quests and astral travel. It is a highly spiritual stone - bringing forth help, guidance and general goodwill from the spiritual world. It is also a master healer, and can be used for any emotional, mental and physical problems - alone or in conjunctions with other stones..
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