Crystals
and Their
Metaphysical Properties
Crystals have been used for
thousands of years in every culture to bring power, harmony and
protection to people and places.
Disclaimer: This
information regarding the metaphysical and other properties and purposes
of these minerals are provided for entertainment and inspirational
purposes only. In no way is it intended for diagnosing illness,
prescription, or advice and should not replace proper medical attention.
Consult your Doctor or other health care practitioner regarding health
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this information.
Amazonite is a type of
feldspar which crystallizes
in the form of short prismatic crystals. It usually occurs in the
turquoise color
(blue-green or turquoise to darker greens) but is sometimes found in yellow,
white, or grey portions. Amazonite is said to have a soothing
effect on the nervous system. Since the nervous system controls our
emotions a great deal, this stone is said to sooth tense and aggravated
situations and enhance love. Amazonite is said to bestow truth, honor and
integrity to its wearer.
It soothes all chakras and especially
rejuvenates the heart center and throat chakra by enhancing communications
concerning love. A powerful crystal, amazonite fills the heart with
courage and determination to do good in the world.
It aligns the physical body with the
etheric and astral bodies producing a balancing and preventive energy; this
makes it a lovely stone to wear for general health maintenance.
Amazonite
can balance the male/female energies, bringing forth the qualities of clarity
and
clear spirit. It
also increases clairvoyant and telepathic abilities. Use amazonite to
attract good luck.
It helps both sexes to improve and
maintain health and is especially good for breast problems. It assists the
functioning of the passages of the throat and thyroid gland. It is also
good for the upper spine and for encouraging a healthier lifestyle.
Amber transforms
negative energy to positive energy. Because of this, the body is
able to heal itself by transmuting this energy. It's sunny bright
soothing energy helps calm the nerves and enliven the disposition.
Amber helps to improve short-term memory, relieves stomach ailments,
soothes sore throats and inner-ear complaints and aids digestion.
It is also good for speech problems. Emotionally, amber is an
excellent crystal for relieving depression and anxiety. It
strengthens self-worth.
Amethyst
is known as the stone of spirituality. It balances the physical,
intellectual and emotional energies of the body and provides a clear
connection between the Earth plane and other worlds. It clears the aura
and stabilizes any dysfunctional energy located within ones body. It
bestows the perfect peace which was present prior to birth. As a
healer, amethyst is one of the most effective crystals for any kind of
healing work. It is effective for people, animals and plants.
It is potent for ailments of both mind and body, especially emotional
problems. It soothes headaches if placed on the temples or the
point of pain, relieves eyestrain and helps to maintain the blood-sugar
balance.
Angelite is an
ancient Peruvian healing stone. Angelite amplifies healing with
sound, whether a single voice or a group singing. It is excellent
for harmonizing the body, mind and spirit. Angelite alleviates
sunburn and throat and thyroid difficulties. It also helps the
lungs, upper arms and shoulders and the skull.
Angelite regulates fluid balances and aids
a gentle weight-loss program. Use it for peaceful action to
alleviate suffering. It is an excellent stone to choose to send
strength to prisoners or people living under harsh political systems or
intolerant religious regimes.
Aquamarine was believed
to contain the power of the sea. Sailors used it as an amulet to keep them
safe from storms and bring them home safely. Its color can range from a
clear light blue to a blue-green, the color of a calm sea; occasionally a watery
green.
As a healing stone, aquamarine can be
used to relieve sore throats, tooth and gum problems, fluid retention,
digestive, bladder and
kidney disorders, colds and upper respiratory difficulties, seasickness and all
forms of travel queasiness. It may ease pain and is said to be effective
in calming and alleviating panic attacks and phobias.
Aquamarine
increases intuition, psychic awareness and clairvoyance. It aids in
becoming more attuned to spiritual levels of awareness and yet remain centered.
Aquamarine gives you strength you need to take responsibility for yourself.
Will keep you on track, assisting you in maintaining a persistent path towards
your goals, helping to guarantee you success.
Aragonite is helpful during periods of
stress and anger. It can provide insight into the basis of a
problem and can stimulate communication on the higher plane. It
enhances reliability and practicality.
Aventurine
is beneficial to the thymus gland, the nervous system, and one's general
state of mind. In ancient Tibet, it was used to prevent nearsightedness,
improving the wearer's perception, and inspiring creativity. Aventurine
is a gentle and important healer and from childhood to adulthood, it can
expose a positive influence in every aspect of your life. Green
aventurine is good for the eyes; it improves physical acuity and also
enhances mental perception and the ability to discriminate between what
is relevant and what is not. It calms free-floating anxiety, panic
attacks and irregular heart rhythms. Red aventurine enhances
creativity and the ability to see possibilities. It can heal the
reproductive system, and sometimes reverse diseases. It also can bring
prosperity and lessen negativity. Red aventurine is associated with the
sacral and root chakras.
Blue agate has a
gentle energy which balances mind, body and spirit while reducing
hostility and irritation. This stone is an excellent choice for
psychic work and skills of clairvoyance, intuition, and energy healing.
As a stone for healing, blue agate has been used for eyes, open sores,
Alzheimer's, lactation, blood circulation, bones, spleen, and gall
bladder.
Blue lace agate
relieves sore throats, thyroid problems, headaches and painful or
swollen glands in the neck. It calms stress and stress-related
conditions, quiets high blood pressure and soothes skin allergies.
Blue lace agate develops clairaudience.
Botswana agate
brings gifts and small pleasures, helps quickly overcome low moods. It
gives joy and changes depressed mood into happiness. It promotes change,
very often unexpected, surprising. It stimulates the crown chakra
and energizes the auric body, encouraging love. Botswana agate can
be used in the treatment of the nervous system and to help to rid the
body of toxins. It is said to counteract poisoning on the
physical, emotional and intellectual planes. It is particularly
helpful for anyone who wants to quit smoking.
Charoite is called a
"Stone of Transformation" and is a stone of power. It turns
negative emotions into positive feelings. It cleanses the auric
body, filling the chakras with a loving spiritual emotion of purity.
It opens the heart to allow one to "see" with love and recognize the
connection between "All". It is said that charoite aids in the
releasing of old fears and recalling past lives and assists in the
actualization of "second-sight" and visioning. As a healing stone,
charoite can be used to treat disorders of the eyes and heart, to
provide improvement in autistic pursuits, to allay headaches and general
aches and pains, and to regulate the blood pressure and the pulse rate.
It can be an excellent cleanser of the body when taken as an elixir.
Chrysocolla heals
all female-specific problems, hormonal and reproductively.
However, for men as well as women, chrysocolla will absorb pain and
fever, and regulate the thyroid gland and blood-sugar levels. It
eases trauma of all kinds. Use chrysocolla for psychic dreams that
answer your questions.
Dumortierite
is an excellent stone for patience. The blue-violet color stone
can stimulate verbalization of spiritual ideas. This stone can be
used to reduce excitability and eliminate stubbornness. It can
assist with and provide stamina when faced by hardship. It can be
used to diminish wasting disorders, to provide strength in dealing with
conditions of disease, and to provide insight into the basis of a
condition in order to help one to understand and correct the cause.
Emerald is known as
the "stone of successful love," the emerald is said to instill both
sensitivity and loyalty within the self and within others.
Emerald is also used for enhancing ones
memory and to kindle the use of greater mental capacity.
This stone brings harmony to ones life,
brings the awareness of the unknown to recognition, and accesses the
laws of order within the universe. It can be used in the treatment of
disorders of the spine, lungs, heart, and muscular system. It can also
soothe ones eyes. It improves the general health of older women
and makes the transition through the menopause easier and more
comfortable.
Feldspar
is the name of a
family of silicates which include Labradorite, Moonstone, Amazonite and
Sunstone (to name a few). The general properties of the feldspar
group are listed below.
This mineral assists one in detaching from
the old, encouraging one to attain ones goals. It provides support
in issues of self-awareness and self-love. Feldspar can be used in
the treatment of disorders associated with the skin and muscular
structure.
Fluorite
benefits the teeth and bones. In some civilizations it was used to cure
cancerous growths. It will help relieve symptoms of arthritis,
rheumatism, or spinal injuries. Fluorite aids in gaining spiritual
awakening and will heighten intuitive powers. Purple and lavender
fluorite have come to represent mystical powers associated with higher
planes. Green fluorite is beneficial for arthritis, sore throats,
ulcers of all kinds, heartburn, indigestion and insomnia. It
regulates hormonal, anxiety- or stress-based conditions. It is
especially good for premenstrual syndrome and the menopause.
Fluorite also builds up resistance especially against colds and flu.
Use it when a person is tired of medical treatments, to strengthen their
natural resistance to the condition and to quiet fears and frustration
when results are slow.
Fossil agate is a
stone used for protection and it is very calming and soothing. It
gives courage, strength, energy and dispels fear. Agate increases
self-confidence. It is also a grounding stone and helps keep one's
emotions balanced. The harmony it creates greatly enhances
healing. Agate is considered a stone that brings good luck.
Garnet is the "stone
of health", extracting negative energy from the chakras, and transmuting
the energy to the beneficial state. It balances and stimulates the
development and movement of the Kundalini. It stimulates from both
the base and crown chakras delivering the appropriate amount of energy
to each portion of the body. It stabilizes the physical and
ethereal nervous systems, energizing the total system to vitality.
Garnet enhances the creative powers to the
stage of implementation.
Garnet helps amplifies the emotional and
intellectual functions regenerating the process. One can achieve
the experiences and the acceptance of emotions and self-discovery.
It also is an excellent stone for treating disorders of the spine and
spinal fluid, bone, cellular structure and composition, heart, lungs,
and blood. Garnet is a steady warmer. Physically it heats
cold fingers and toes, improves sluggish circulation and relieves
rheumatic joints.
Hematite being a
protective stone assists in the dissolution of negativity and helps
bolster low self-esteem. It also promotes mental attunement and
memory enhancement. Because of the iron found in this mineral it
has a strong effect on the blood and the kidney's blood-cleansing
function. It is a powerful stone for self-healing. Placed
over a painful place, it will draw out pain, illness, and muscle
weakness. Hematite calms racing blood pressure or pulse.
Other properties of this stone include tissue regeneration and astral
projection.
Iolite is used in
the third eye chakra, this stone is used for healing especially during
guided meditations, and during astral travel. Iolite enhances spiritual
growth. The energies of Iolite help release discord from ones
life. Physically, it has helped protect the liver from degradation, rid
the body of toxins and lessens fatty deposits. It has also been used in
the treatment of malaria and other fever-related disorders. Iolite
brings joy and laughter into the home. It has been used to inspire
solutions to problems. It relieves headache and insomnia.
Iolite has been said to improve brain functioning and to maintain the
efficiency of the metabolism.
Jade
is known
as the “dream stone”,
jade brings realization to one’s
potential and devotion to one’s purpose. It improves ones
remembering of dreams and assists in “dream-solving”.
Used in suppression of the emotions during the dream process,
jade can be put under the pillow prior
to sleep. Jade
is a protective stone and will keep its wearer out of harm's way. Jade
also gives it's energy to anyone it comes in contact with. Because of
its ability to soothe the mind, jade makes tasks seem less complicated.
It strengthens the cleansing systems and aids in the removal of toxins.
The color green represents life or growth. Green jade is very calming to
the nervous system.
Jasper
enhances organizational abilities, relaxation and sense of wholeness.
It will align the chakras and balance the yin- yang, physical and
emotional. It is the stone of protection. It also offers
attunement to animals and will protect you from allergies.
Brecciated jasper also will bring happiness and ease stress. It is
a good stone to ground oneself and is associated with the root chakra.
Green jasper signifies that new energies are coming into your life and
is good for fertility in any way. It balances different aspects of
your life and prevents overwork burnout. Yellow jasper protects
you against spiteful neighbors and work colleagues. Use brown
jasper to improve your skills and to keep calm while renovating your
home or during car maintenance.
Red jasper is sometimes used to help battle diseases of the blood and
detoxifying blood-rich organs like the liver. Red jasper
stimulates energy. Anyone using jasper will feel a continuity of
spirit and body that can vastly improve both work and play.
Labradorite is a
tremendously spiritual stone. It is especially helpful for people who
tend to overwork. It helps us regain our energy and aids our bodies and
spirits in healing themselves. If you practice meditation (or would like
to), focusing on labradorite can help you enter and maintain the
meditative state. Like the sound and glistening beauty of a gentle rain,
this gemstone quiets us physically, emotionally and spiritually.
Labradorite has been used to treat disorders of the brain. It can
stimulate mental acuity and can reduce anxiety and stress. It can assist
the digestive system, regulation, and metabolism. Other studies say that
it has been used to clarify the eyes.
Labradorite is said to represent the "temple of the stars", assisting
one in sustaining and maintaining, while providing for the understanding
one has chosen. It brings the light of the other planetary beings to the
soul of the user. The labradorescence is a luminescence, derived from
extra-terrestrial origin, which is enclosed in the mineral to bring the
galactic evolved energies from other worlds to Earth plane.
Lapis lazuli has
been used for centuries for both spiritual and decorative purposes.
It can be beneficial to the respiratory system. It may also
benefit the blood and its purification process. It's greatest
attribute is its relationship to the mind and the mental state and their
alignment. It increases psychic abilities and will open the third
eye. Lapis lazuli is a stone that can guide you in the direction
of mental and spiritual purity.
Lepidolite crystallizes in the form of masses, scale-like
aggregates of short prismatic crystals, plate-like layers, and tabular crystals.
The color range includes pink-to-purple, yellow, grey, colorless, and white.
It occasionally occurs as a constituent in a six-sided plate-like form of mica.
This form, exhibiting the combined colors and energies of the heart and crown
chakras, unites the properties of mica with lepidolite to produce limitless
uses.
This mineral activates the throat chakra, the heart chakra, the third eye, and
the intellect. It also opens the crown chakra and allows for the flowering of
the inner blue lotus, assisting one to become aware of the subtle vibratory
energies both within and without of the self.
Known as the stone of serenity and peace, lepidolite brings one in a state of
deep relaxation and tranquility. Lepidolite can also help one with transitions from one life to another; it
facilitates astral travel, assists in birth and re-birthing, and helps one to
understand and to cheerfully accept both the departure from the physical realm
and the entry to the spiritual dominion.
It can induce the attribute of self-love, bringing a child-like love and
acceptance to the user, while allowing for the aspect of trust to flourish. It
assists one in openness and honesty,
furthering the openness and honesty of
those in proximity.
This mineral can assist in the digestion and in the relief of tension and stress
related disorders. It can also be used to promote the relaxation of wrinkles
{e.g. providing smoothness to the skin}. It can be used in the treatment of
disorders related to tendonitis, leg-cramps, "tight" shoulder muscles, and
elimination. It can assist in soothing the nervous system, stabilizing the flow
of blood and in calming the heart.
Leopard skin jasper
is the stone of shamanic journeying, a dream like state that enables one
to travel to the spirit world where one can meet their power animals or
spirit teachers. One can also find answers to problems or discover
information and wisdom which can facilitate your personal growth.
Physically it helps eliminate toxins and
decrease body odor, and is very helpful in self-healing. It has
properties of protecting the third chakra.
Malachite is a stone
of transformation. It assists one in changing situations. It
is an excellent stone for clarifying the emotions. It allows for
both the recognition and the release of negative experiences which one
cannot recall. It is also used as a protective stone especially by
those involved in the field of aviation. Malachite also encourages
progression toward the spiral of infinite wisdom, while providing
strength for the journey. As a healing stone, malachite cleanses
the auric field and aids the heart, stomach, liver and lungs. It
eases migraines, kick-starts the immune system and makes body and mind
feel refreshed each new day.
Onyx is a type of chalcedony and is found
in a variety of colors; black, black and white, red and white,
orange-brown/honey and white are the most predominant colors. It
is said to absorb sorrow, enhance self-control, and to stimulate wise
decision-making. It helps one to absorb, from the universe, those
energies which are needed.
Moss agate, also
known as the gardeners' stone accelerates growth of plants. When
worn next to the skin, moss agate encourages new growth of healthy cells
and tissue within the body, to relieve skin infections and to fight
colds and flu. Moss agate will protect your aura by filtering out
negativity and impurities. It helps prevent dehydration (drink
water in which one has been soaking). Moss agate brings beauty to
environments that are in less than ideal settings. It will slowly
attract money or promotion. It is beneficial for all those who
work in horticulture, botany or any form of alternative medicine,
especially aromatherapy or herbalism.
Pearl harmonizes
bodily rhythms. When worn by women, it will enable hormonal cycles
and biorhythms to their natural level. Black pearls clear
infections, especially lung and chest congestion. It helps a woman
in the perimenopausal phase and after menopause, it will control mood
swings. Pearl is a natural bringer of abundance, good luck and
prosperity at home and success at work. Black pearl is very
magical for women, enabling them to contact their deeper wisdom.
Pietersite
stimulates the pineal gland and assists one during meditative states to
experience visions and pre-cognitive thoughts. It aligns the
energy centers of the body while providing grounding, not to the Earth,
but to the etheric body; this rarity in grounding ability has
facilitated travel throughout the spheres of existence, culminating in
access to the Akashic records.
Pietersite can be used to stimulate the
pituitary gland to provide the proper regulation of the other endocrine
glands and to produce, in the proper quantity, the hormones concerned
with growth, sex, metabolism, blood pressure, and body temperature.
Pyrite
Red Jasper
also known as the
blood of the earth by the Native North American peoples. Red
jasper aids menstrual problems and menopausal difficulties. It aids
circulation and can warm cold limbs or aching joints and muscles.
It also increases energy and stamina and is good for anemia or toxicity
in the blood.
All jaspers, most powerfully red, offer
protection against physical threats and psychic attack and also stave
off accidents or bad luck. Red jasper will return negative
energies to the sender.
Rhodonite has been
used for trauma, confusion and confidence. It has a beneficial
effect upon the growth of bones and the hearing system. It is an
advantageous stone for musicians and sound technicians, and for
peacemakers and peacekeepers. Rhodonite is recommended for healing
wounds and scar tissue, relieving autoimmune conditions, ulcers, lesions
and skin conditions. At work, wear rhodonite to ensure that your
abilities are given due credit.
Rose quartz is
deeply in tune with emotional states. It has a sympathetic nature
that helps its owner's diffuse negativity. It gives us the ability
to love ourselves and make us open to other people. Rose quartz is
helpful to our heart and circulatory systems. It affects the
positive energy we need for fulfilling expressions of love and
tenderness. If given to children, it will help to develop a
nurturing and compassionate spirit.
Snowflake Obsidian
is the equivalent of
the Chinese yin/yang symbol, a representation of the unity of opposites
that create life. This stone increases the improve circulation,
assist the efficient processing of fat and encourage cells and skin to
re-grow healthily. Use it to
warm frozen limbs, help blurred vision, soothe migraines and dissolve
deep-seated depression.
A stone for clearing your mind,
protection, good fortune and it increases clairaudient powers.
Tiger's Eye provides
grounding and resonates to the frequencies of the earth. The
vibration is conductive for peacefulness and this is why it is sometimes
used for meditation.
This stone is also used for enhancing
psychic abilities especially in "earthy" people. Tiger's eye can
be used to become practical and discrete in one's mind. It further
prompts admiration for the pure and beautiful, allowing ones life, and
ones passion for life, to open and blossom.
Tiger's eye is a balancing stone. It
balances the yin-yang energies, both hemispheres of the brain, bringing
awareness and perception.
It's healing properties may include and be
used in treatment of disorders of the eye, the throat, the reproductive
system, and diverticular constrictions, and to aid in night vision.
It can also be used to strengthen the alignment of the spinal column and
to facilitate the mending of broken bones.
Tourmaline's energy
relates to each of the chakras. It clears, maintains and
stimulates each of the energy centers of the body. It further
provides balancing of the mind, of the energy centers, and of the auric
body.
Tourmaline lessens our fears and draws
inspiration by promoting understanding, and promotes self-confidence.
Turquoise is
beneficial to the entire body, but has special applications for the
respiratory and immune systems. The stone tunes into the energies
of the person and transmits them back into the world thus endowing
wisdom on those who wear it and by increasing their prophetic powers.
Turquoise is a stone that stimulates goals or understanding. It is
a popular stone for creative problem solvers. It is meant for
those who want to communicate. As a healing stone, it detoxifies
the systems of pollutants. It relieves migraines, arthritis, bone
disorders, lung and chest infections, and asthma and other allergies.
Unakite (sometimes
spelled Unikite) is a stone with gentle but powerful energy. It is
also a stone that is helpful for gardening. Unakite brings
unconditional love of humanity, connection and reunion. As a
healing stone, it can uncover the roots of a problem and gently release
any blockages that may be preventing healing energies from flowing
throughout the system. It can help with healing of abandonment and
separation issues. Unakite is said to benefit the heart,
circulatory system, female reproductive system, male reproductive system
(to a lesser extent), and ease pregnancy. It triggers the body's
self-healing processes and balances bodily fluids and metabolism.
