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About The Stones in My Jewelry
This
little bit of info has been awhile in coming, but I’ve long wanted to
include something which you can refer to either to find out more about
why you seem drawn to a particular stone at any given time, OR to find a
stone which may enhance, heal or generally give protection to you in a
variety of circumstances for a variety of reasons. Remember: gemstones
are ancient and in every corner of the world were believed to protect,
enhance and provide healing to the wearer for a lot longer than we can
possibly imagine.
All humans are called to certain stones; they
are drawn by a certain energy -- a connection between man and all life
forms in the universe. When you choose a stone you must feel good; you
must be guided by your higher self; and you must let the stone speak to
you. Let your intuition be your guide.
Pearls
should be worn close to the skin in necklaces or medallions.
The wearing of pearls helps to develop an even temperament as well as
aid in healing, in giving strength and developing purity. Pearls are
beneficial in meditation for some people. Wearing pearls at night
stimulates dreaming. Pearl is the symbol of the moon and is an emblem of
purity, innocence and peace. Pearls represent truth, knowledge and
power, celestial and spiritual knowledge, faith and clarity. They are
not actually minerals, but organic gems.
They inspire purity, concentration, focus, meditation, serenity,
tranquility and wisdom
Turquoise is a vibrant
light-blue-to-green-gemstone. Said to prevent procrastination and warn
its wearer of danger or illness by changing color. To protect coating,
avoid hot water and chemicals.
Turquoise keeps one in
the feeling of unconditional love. It draws out negative vibrations. It
is a cleansing and protection stone. I never leave home without it!
Howlite aka
White Turquoise- This mineral
can be used to calm communication, to facilitate awareness, and to
encourage emotional expression. It builds an innate decency within ones
character, encouraging those attributes which are the building blocks to
spirituality.
Garnet is a family of
gemstones from reddish-orange to yellow/brown-green, although classic
garnet has a deep red color. Garnet is a symbol of consistency,
perseverance, and good health. It is a power stone, according to legend,
guiding its wearer when traveling at night. Said to remove nightmares
and depression.
Tigereye is an opaque form of quartz, when beaded and polished,
is streaked by spindle-like bands of ligh, typically brownish-yellow to
a blue or blue-green. Heated yellow-brown tigerseyes may take on a
reddish color due to oxidation of iron inside the gemstone. It is
helpful for individuals seeking clarity and for those who must deal
intelligently with the scattered details that must be brought together
in some pattern. It can be used to enhance the psychic abilities and can
assist in the gentle attunement of third eye activity. This stone is
best suited to earthy people. It has been used to stimulate wealth and
to enhance the stability required to maintain wealth. Produces soothing
vibrations, generating a calmness to unsettled turmoil, and allowing one
to enjoy the actions of being unfenced and uninhibited. Can be used to
enhance self- empowerment.
Jade is treasured in China as the imperial stone. In two forms,
jadeite the best for its more vivid green and translucence. Also in
lavender, pink, and white. Nephrite is dark spinach greens, white,
browns, and black. For thousands
of years, jade has prevailed as a symbol of
love, purity, and status.
Green Jade-
facilitates peace within the physical, emotional, and intellectual
structures, as well as within the materialistic world. It was said to
bring accord the environment, to transmute negativity and to instill
resourcefulness. Intuitive sources also say that green Jade can assist
in various types of self-healing, both emotional and physical. It is
associated with the heart, and is also believed to help one to find
prosperity and abundance. The word 'Jade' can refer to specimens of
either Jadeite or Nephrite. Its derivation is from the Spanish piedra de
ijada, or 'hip stone'. This comes from the past belief that it was a
protection and cure for kidney diseases. In ancient China, it was long
used for carving religious objects. In pre-Columbian Central America, it
was valued more highly than gold.
Jade
facilitates peace within the physical, emotional, and intellectual
structures, as well as within the materialistic world. It was said to
bring accord to the environment, to transmute negativity and to instill
resourcefulness. Very "Lucky" Stone. I do not fly without wearing Jade.
Honey Jade -
Powerful emotional balance, radiates divine unconditional love. Dispels
negativity from the third chakra (solar plexus). It has been used by the
ancients {and some current} primitive tribes as a sacred stone,
assisting one in access to the spiritual worlds.
Peridot
can be found in Arizona, Hawaii, in the Red Sea, in Australia and
Pakistan. Some Peridot crystals have even been found inside meteorites!
Intuitive sources say Peridot is a powerful generator of the frequency
of Increase--increase of wealth, increase of health, and increase of joy
and emotional well-being. It is said to bring the will and emotions into
alignment, and to decrease fear.
Coral is calcium carbonate exuded by
huge colonies of tiny marine animals a true organic gemstone. White
coral is common, but pink, orange, blue, and black exist. Supposedly,
red coral changes color depending on its wearer's health. It protects
from depression and despondency, strengthen the bone structure and is a
stimulant for the root chakra
Agate is a form of
quartz colored by bands. These patterns may be straight, concentric, or
shaped in landscape-like patterns. In ancient times agate was highly
valued as a talisman, protecting its owner from fever and insomnia,
bringing strength and victory in battle.
A Word About Quartz:
Quartz can
be used in meditation to provide insights into family and/or community
problems. It is also helpful for those employed by organizations that
assist others (e.g. teachers, hospitals, etc.) The energy helps to
stimulate a group cohesiveness & a willingness to work together. It
also assists in bringing the 'group' energy of other crystals to the
surrounding environment, enhancing harmony & peace in groups, in the
family, & in other social &/or business environments. This crystal is a
wonderful companion when one is experiencing the loss of a loved one,
bringing understanding of the process & assisting in transition (for
both)."
The energy
generated by Quartz is directly proportional to the number of crystals
which overlay the single (or multiple) crystal(s)."
These beauties also can cleanse, enhance & increase the energy of your
other crystals & minerals to "stimulate healing on all levels."
Seriously, these crystals are power-filled, Love-infused, Joyous
Creations! I could fill pages with the attributes of them...
Rose Quartz is a much
rarer form of common clear quartz (or rock crystal). It has a rosy-red
hue that may be fairly cloudy as a result of small fissures. It
sometimes contains rutile inclusions dense enough to form a star. It is
called "the stone of gentle love" and emits a calming, cooling energy
that brings peacefulness to the emotions.
Rose Quartz is said to balance the
emotions, thus giving inner peace and harmony, and to enhance one's
sensitivity to beauty, art and music. It is also said to calm aggression
and resentment while increasing self-esteem and self-confidence, and to
enhance one's compassion, patience and forgiveness. It is said to
enhance your capacity to love others and yourself. It also is said to
help treat depression and to assist in weight loss. It is said to give a
clear soft complexion and to prevent wrinkles. Rose quartz is also said
to aid the proper functioning of the kidneys, adrenals, genitals, liver,
lungs and heart, and to increase fertility and protect against radiation
Amethyst is purple-to-lilac, ranging from
opaque to expensive transparency. A purple variety of the quartz family.
A symbol of sincerity, security, and peace of mind. Named from the Greek
word amethustos meaning without wine. Legend says drinking from an
amethyst chalice will prevent intoxication. It is a powerful stone for
healing, enhances intuition, clarity. Pertains to the 6th chakra. It
reflects the purple ray, one of the colours for the third eye center.
It is the color that can be seen on special evening sunsets, as dusk
transforms daylight into darkness. It is the color that symbolizes the
change of consciousness from the normal waking state into the twilight
regions of altered awareness. In those most enchanted moments of
shifting energies the Amethyst ray reflects the essence of magic & the
ability to transform from one reality to another. Amethyst is ONE OF
THE BEST STONES TO USE FOR MEDITATION. Since the Amethyst color is the
highest vibration of the third eye, an Amethyst stone can be placed
directly over this area...to usher in a meditative state. Amethyst's
gentle persuasion temporarily stills the mundane thought processes that
usually inundate the consciousness so that the mind can experience
tranquility. Amethyst guides the awareness away from self-centered
thought patterns as it lures the mind towards a deeper understanding.
Amethyst energy shows the mind can be opened. The inner calm and peace
initiated by this stone enable one to dive deep into the ocean of
silence and participate in the serenity that exists beyond constant
mental activity.
Citrine
is one of the two minerals on the
planet which does not hold and accumulate negative energy, but
dissipates and transmutes it, working-out problems on both the physical
and subtle levels. It, hence, never needs clearing or cleansing. It has
also been reported that citrine is one of the stones to be called the
"merchant's stone"; placing a cluster or a crystal of citrine in ones
cash box has produced more income for the merchant. It not only assist
the merchant in acquiring wealth, but helps to maintain the state of
wealth. It influences, in a positive manner, the areas of education,
business pursuits, and interpersonal relationships. It is an excellent
stone for smoothing family or group problems and, subsequently,
producing cohesiveness within the associative members. It acts similarly
to the cutting edge of a sword, penetrating problems and expediting
solutions. It can aid in digestion, can assist in the treatment of
digestive disorders, and can promote the circulation of the blood. It
has been used in the treatment of degenerative disorders and to
facilitate the diminishment of growths. It has also been used to
increase visual abilities, to balance the thyroid, and to activate the
thymus. Citrine is said to bring the wearer abundance
and wealth.
It is good for protection
and energetic shielding. It is an excellent stone for clearing the aura
and aligning the auric body with the physical body.
Ametrine – [This stone
is a comprised of the combination of Amethyst and Citrine] People
interested in metaphysics and crystal healing tell me that ametrine is a
stone to enhance universal equilibrium and provide a clear connection
between the physical form and the ultimate state of perfection. It helps
balance the male/female properties and for an intellectual synthesis of
spirituality. It stimulates the intellect to reach beyond the worldly
aspects toward the development of the consciousness. In meditation and
attunement, Ametrine can help onto reach higher states more quickly,
leading to peace, tranquility and cooperation. Ametrine is said to
enhance compatibility and balance while discouraging prejudice.
Blue Topaz stimulates
the Throat Chakra enhancing the wearer's ability to consciously,
succinctly and clearly verbalize that which one desires to manifest
and/or that which one desires to communicate.
Smokey
Quartz is used to gently dissolve negative energies, relieve
barriers and clear mental channels. It is an excellent grounding stone,
enhancing attentiveness. It also acts a protective stone and promotes
personal pride and joy in living.
Quartz is known as the
stone of the mind. It is excellent for focusing energies and for
focusing direction. Used to help concentrate, quartz is an excellent
source of increased mental abilities. Probably the most versatile
multi-purpose healing stone. Easy to cleanse, store information or
energy in, program or amplify energy and heal with. It can both draw and
send energy.
Carnelian provides
perceptiveness and awakens one's inherent talents and skills linked with
sociability, creativity, individuality, memory, courage, happiness. It
was once thought to still the blood and calm the temper. Stones may be
uniformly colored or faintly banded.
Carnelian relieves sexual tension by
redirecting the energy stored in the reproductive center of the body; it
may also be used to excite sluggish sexual energy. Unresolved
feelings of anger, hostility, and hatred may be harmonized when
carnelian is worn at the heart center, as this stone instills powerful
sensations of well-being. Brings good luck, happiness, success,
prosperity. Positive influence on mental plane. Increases awareness,
improves memory. Cleanses aura. Attracts the Great Masters. Helps settle
disputes. Enhances accomplishments. Provides faith. Energizes the blood.
Protects against illness. Beneficial for tissue regeneration,
infections, and inflammations.
Rutilated Quartz, is a type of quartz
with needlelike rutile (a titanium dioxide mineral), embedded in it. The
rutile needles can be reddish, which is what rutile means in Latin, or
they may be golden, silvery, or on very rare occasions, greenish.
Rutilated quartz is reputed to be an energizing stone that helps get
energy moving on all levels. Intuitive sources say that it assists with
mental focus. It is also said to attract love and stabilize
relationships. Rutilated quartz said to be particularly effective for
getting things moving energetically. It can help slowed chakras return
to normal spin and balance.
Emotionally, rutilated quartz is said to be very
helpful in uncovering the causes of mental issues and hang-ups.
It is reputed to
diminish fears and to be excellent at assisting with
decision-making processes. It is said that it can also ease loneliness
and relieve guilt thereby bringing happiness. It is used metaphysically
to help one get out of a rut with their life as well as for stabilizing emotionals and mental processes, clarifying thought patterns and
emotional reactions. Rutilated quartz is also said to increase one's
self-reliance and ability to find one's own way.
In the psychic and spiritual realms, rutilated
quartz is used for meditation, spiritual communications, and dream work.
It is particularly good for seeking higher spiritual experiences and
meditation on feminine ideas. Rutilated quartz is also used
metaphysically to deflect negative energies and unwanted energetic,
psychic, and magical interferences.
Physically, rutilated quartz is said to be
beneficial for food disorders, the immune system, regeneration of
tissue, fatigue, depression, respiratory illness, stability of all
physical systems and general health, and absorption of nutrients from
food. It is also reputed by intuitive sources to be helpful for getting
energy moving in meridians and areas where the physical energy is
sluggish. Rutiliated quartz is also a mystical crystal "diagnostic tool"
which can help discover the true cause of an ailment.
Rutilated quartz is associated with the solar
plexus chakra, and is sometimes considered a link between the root and
crown chakras.
Fluorite - Excellent for
advancement of mind, greater concentration, meditation.. Helps one to
grasp higher, more abstract concepts. Facilitates inter dimensional
communication.
Onyx has been
used to alleviate grief, promote self control and wise decision making
brings happiness and good fortune. It promotes vigor, strength, stamina.
It fosters inner truth, understanding, confidence and friendship.
Provides wealth. Aids access to dream world. Dispels nightmares.
Encourages individuality, greater joy. Stimulates emotional balance and
self-control. Helps achieve destiny. Relieves stress. Beneficial for
cleansing.
Amber
brings romantic love, purification, wisdom, energy and
balance. Enhances patience, altruism, strength, calmness, healing. I
have heard that some people will travel (especially fly) only while
wearing Amber.
Amazonite -
The name was given to this stone because of an Amazonian legend.
According to early explorers, members of an all female tribe in northern
Brazil would give this stone to men of a neighboring tribe to rent their
services in order to ensure perpetuation. The region itself was called
Amazonia. It is a variety of potassium feldspar. It is an opaque stone
that ranges from green to blue green in color.
Believed to soothe the nervous
system. Strengthens the heart and physical body
Enhance creative expression
and bring joy. Encourages us to express
our personal truths
It soothes all chakras and is
particularly rejuvenating to the heart center and throat
Vibrates to the number 5 and
Virgo. When we wear Amazonite,
we can benefit greatly from holding the thought in mind that we are
capable of excellent health. Amazonite will encourage us to seek greater
health than we can imagine, but our imaginations do help us get to a
commitment to health. We will find the desire to come back to life. We
will find our dreams begin to turn to lifestyles of the healthy and
vigorous rather than lifestyles of the sick and tired. Thoughts of being
sick and debilitated exacerbate conditions of ill health. Our minds must
lead us in any effort to regain health, and amazonite will encourage our
participation in a program of total health through it's action on the
mind. This wonderful green-blue stone will gently build our desire for a
positive life. Motivation is the first key to success of any kind.
Experience is the second key. Once you get the feeling of health,
nothing can hold you back. The experience of really having the energy to
get active motivates a person to keep trying. Celebrate your success as
it happens.
Blue Chalcedony
protects the wearer from evil and promotes calmness.
Iolite is good stone for
helping one find direction in life. It connects the throat, brow and
crown chakras
Jasper:
"The supreme nurturer", Jasper is known as the "Patron stone of
counselors and healers". It is very healing and balancing and was often
worn by shamen for protection. It reminds us that we are here on the
physical plane to bring joy and substance to others, and to help free
them.
Hematite
is a wonderful stone for worry because it
helps you to be more grounded (at ease). Hematite is also used for
protection of oneself and their home. Carry a small tumbled stone with
you when you feel the need for protection from lets say, negative vibes
:-) Hematite is great for those office meetings when you feel you may be
challenged! Another wonderful use of Hematite is for jet lag. Take with
you when traveling, the hematite will provide you with a feeling of
being grounded with the earth plane. Therefore, it will help to prevent
jet lag. Numerology- Hematite vibrates to the number 9. The number 9 is
about service, beauty, and love on the highest level. Having a deep
concern for mankind. Gemological Properties- Hematite's chemical
composition is Fe203 (iron oxide); it is from the hexagonal crystal
system; the appearance is opaque, dark gray to black and metallic. It's
trade names are black diamond, black pearl, and Alaskan black diamond.
It displays no cleavage and is splintery and granular in fracture. It is
found in England, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and
the USA.
Gold attracts wealth and prosperity,
while grounding the wearer.
Silver always enhances and amplifies the properties of the
gemstones with which it is combined
Color Symbolism
Aqua
means "water", the color symbolizes youth and is associated with
speech and communication, confidence, strength, and idealism. It is also
associated with emotional healing and protection and has a soothing
affect.
Green
is the color that represents money, prosperity, employment,
fertility, healing, and growth. It is the color of the element of the
earth and symbolic of the planet's fertility and life. Green is
soothing, refreshing and calming. Pale and medium greens connect with
nature.
Green denotes the season of spring, youth and
vigor. The color green is also related to envy and misfortune as in the
“green-eyed monster” and “green around the gills” refers to someone who
is sick.
Orange is the color of general
attraction and energy, ideas and mental stimulation. It is flamboyant,
denotes energy, enthusiasm and warmth.
The color
pink
signifies love, friendship, compassion, relaxation. Pink is
symbolic of gentle emotions and is often associated with femininity. It
symbolizes good health as "in the pink."
The color
purple is
pacifying, refreshing and calming. It denotes power, healing, meditation
and religion, wisdom and spirituality.
Purple was once a European symbol of royalty and nobility. It is
sometimes associated with arrogance or cruelty. In Thailand, purple is
related to mourning and is worn by widows.
Red
is the color of health, strength, physical energy, sex, passion,
courage and protection. It is associated with blood, birth, death and
intense emotions.
Red symbolizes energy, excitement, strength,
power, war and violence, and aggression. It is the color of love as seen
in the red Valentine's Day heart and is also associated with anger as in
"he's so mad, he saw red". When good fortune arrives it is called a
“red-letter day”.
In Polynesia, red was a sacred color associated
with the deities and with the highest social classes. In China, the
color red is the symbol of happiness, prosperity, and good luck while
red is the color of mourning in South Africa.
The color
yellow
signifies intellect, philosophy, confidence, divination,
communication, eloquence and travel. It is the color of the element air
and is symbolic of the sun, grain, and the power of thought.
Yellow
is associated with joy, happiness, and optimism. It denotes
imagination, hope,and idealism, is related to sunshine, as in "she has a
"sunny disposition" and the season of summer. In some cultures, yellow
denotes dishonesty and cowardice, jealousy, betrayal, and deceit. In
Egypt and Burma,
yellow
signified mourning and in Polynesia, yellow was a color of
royalty.
Blue
is the color of the element of Water. It symbolizes the ocean,
sleep, the sky, and twilight. Pacifying, peaceful, refreshing and
calming, it denotes stability and harmony.
Blue is associated with healing, psychic
ability, patience, confidence, happiness and loyalty. In some cultures
it signifies depression or sadness, as in "he's in a blue mood". The
ancient Egyptian pharaohs wore blue for protection against evil and in
Iran, blue is the color of mourning.
The color
brown
represents the soil and fertility. Brown is associated with the
home, comfort, and constancy. It denotes simplicity, reliability,
stamina, and the outdoors.
Planetary Stones
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Ancient
beliefs associated specific gemstones with the planets. It
was thought that wearing the stone associated with the
ruling planets at your time of birth would offer positive
effects in your life. |
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Ruling Planet |
Month / Dates |
Birthstone |
Picture |
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Mars |
Aries
(Mar. 21-Apr. 20) |
Jasper |
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Venus |
Taurus
(Apr. 21-May 21) |
Aventurine,
Emerald |

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Mercury |
Gemini
(May 22-Jun. 21) |
Tiger Eye |
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Moon |
Cancer
(Jun. 22-Jul. 22) |
Moonstone |
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Sun |
Leo
(Jul. 23-Aug. 21) |
Rock Crystal |
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Mercury |
Virgo
(Aug. 22-Sep. 23) |
Citrine |
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Venus |
Libra
(Sep. 24-Oct. 22) |
Sapphire |
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Pluto |
Scorpio
(Oct. 24-Nov. 22) |
Garnet,
Ruby |

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Jupiter |
Sagittarius
(Nov. 23-Dec. 22) |
Topaz |
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Saturn |
Capricorn
(Dec. 23-Jan. 20) |
Lapis Lazuli |
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Uranus |
Aquarius
(Jan. 21-Feb. 19) |
Turquoise |
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Neptune |
Pisces
(Feb. 20-Mar. 20) |
Aquamarine |
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