GEMSTONES
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Amazonite
Known as the stone of courage and truth, Amazonite empowers one to search the self and discover ones own truth. It relieves anxiety and aids in moving forward beyond fear to live life to the fullest. A throat and heart chakra stone, it encourages truly heartfelt communication.
Amethyst
A crown chakra stone, amethyst is directly related to the mind and its health. It is thought to improve intelligence, cerebral thought as well as memory recall. It is a stone of peace and calming and can be used as a powerful meditation aid. It is also the February birthstone.
Aquamarine
Aquamarine is a stone that is associated with the water element. It is said to bring the calm, relaxing and cleansing energies of the sea. It has been used as a talisman of good luck and protection. As a throat chakra stone it is also said to promote heartfelt communication and happiness. It is also the March birthstone.
Black Onyx
Onyx is an ancient root chakra stone of protection that was worn by warriors. It helps with grounding, controlling and eliminating excess and/or unwanted energies. It can assist with challenges in life by increasing emotional and physical stamina. It is also the birthstone of the zodiac sign Leo.
Blue Apatite
This stone is used in meditation and spiritual discovery. Strongly associated with the throat and third eye chakras, it promotes confidence in ones self and can help to tap into intuition. It has been known to enhance creativity and communication.
Carnelian
This vibrant and expressive red stone is connected with the sacral chakra, and is said to stimulate creativity, courage and individuality. It has also known to have a protective energy, which guards the wearer from anger, jealously and fear.
Chrysocolla
This is a calming heart chakra stone that can help to ease emotional heartache while bringing strength and balance to any situation. It has been known to further increase ones capacity for love, including self love as well as love for others.
Citrine
This clear yellow stone is associated with the solar plexus chakra and is known as the stone of success. It is a stone of manifestation and creativity that can provide clarity when beginning new pursuits in life. It can help to harness your imagination to help you bring your wildest dreams into reality. It is also one of
the November birthstones.
Dalmatian Jasper
This spotted, playful stone is said to aid in breaking down barriers to allow you to move forward in life and discover your true purpose/life path. Like the animal it is named for, it is said to bring a sense of playfulness and childlike joy back into the life of the wearer.
Druzy Agate
This dreamy, rainbow stone is used to induce both creativity as well as relaxation. Like all agates, it is excellent for balancing emotions and yin/yang energy. It has a stabilizing and strengthening influence on the emotional and physical body.
Garnet
Known as the stone of love and devotion, garnet stimulates the senses and increases one vitality. It is a root chakra stone that is known to promote career success, especially for women. Its deep red colour helps women to connect to the deeper and heavier crone phase of her moon cycle. It stimulates the flow of ideas and sharpen perceptions. It is also the January birthstone.
Gold Rutilated Quartz
This is a stone of balance and purity, a reminder to honour both sides of the spectrum. Yin/Yang, feminine/masculine, light and dark; this duality has a purpose and both sides have something to teach us. It is said the gold flecks are the golden locks of angels gracing the stone. This stone is touted for clearing emotional wounds, when healed can clear a path to spiritual awakening,
Hematite
This magnetic stone is a very protective root chakra stone. It can help you to stay grounded in any situation. It has also been known to help absorb negative energy and in turn bring a sense of calmness during times of stress and worry. It has been said to help boost low self esteem as well.
Howlite
This white, marble like stone is called the stone of awareness, and is best known for its calming properties. It can help to decrease an overly critical state of mind and help to release old emotional attachments. It can be used as a sleep aid, helping to reduce insomnia and calm an overactive mind.
Indian Agate
This stone can be used as an aid in meditation and has been known to hold powerful healing properties. It can give both physical strength as well as emotional security. Like all agates, it is a protective stone and can help to balance the yin/yang or feminine/masculine energies in the mind and body.
Labradorite
This iridescent stone belonging to the feldspar family, is a stone of self discovery and magick, helping to awaken the inner spirit and intuition. It is a powerful protector of the aura that also energizes the imagination to help in the creation of new ideas. It is a stone that is used in ritual and ceremony to elevate consciousness and activate psychic centres.
Lapis Lazuli
This is a stone of communication that brings truthfulness, openness and mental clarity. It can activate psychic centres of the third eye, bringing one to a more conscious state of being. An ancient stone, long revered by those in power for its brilliant royal blue colour, it is said to be used in divination and ritual and was worn on the breast plates of the ancient priestesses.
Larvikite / Black Moonstone
This dark stone, associate with the dark/new moon is protective and grounding, helping us to work with the energy of the dark moon to reveal new ideas to be manifested into reality. It also facilities a strong connection to nature and Mother Earth. It teaches patience and provides security and belief in ones own intellect. It is said to enhance inner vision as well as psychic abilities.
Lava Rock
This stone (actually hardened volcanic lava) is known as a symbol of fertility and strength. It can provide stability during times of change and stress. It is a very grounding stone that is deeply connected to Mother Earth that can help to provide guidance, and at the same time dissipate anger and frustration.
Leopard Skin Jasper
This spotted stone helps one to discover and connect more deeply with their totem or spirit animals. It has been said to bring energies of success in work as business by helping with creative visualization and bringing forth new ideas and concepts.
Lilac Jasper / Chinese Tourmaline
This light purple stone is a nurturing crown chakra stone that provides peace of mind as well as protection. It is known as a stress relieving stone that stimulates positivity and divine synchronicity in all areas of life. This stone is known to increase overall feelings of wholeness and serenity.
Lodolite
A member of the quartz family, lodolite can be used in meditation for its powerful yet soothing energy. A high vibration stone, it can be an excellent tool when manifesting ideas into reality. It is also meant to enhance communication in the astral realms, allowing connection with past lives and is used in other shamanic work as well.
Lotus Jasper
Also known as Sesame jasper or kiwi jasper, this balancing stone can support one through times of stress to bring tranquility, peace and wholeness. It has stimulating, high vibrations that can raise ones spirits and elevate mood. This stone also encourages honesty with ones self and provides the courage to face the shadow side of the self.
Moonstone
Moonstone is connected to the divine feminine energy as well as the cycles of the moon, especially the transformative power of the full moon. This is a sensual and creative stone that brings calm, peace and balance. It has long been touted as the travellers stone, especially for those who travel by night as it is said to hold the light of the moon to guide the wearer on their journey. It is also the birthstone for June.
Moss Agate
This is a stone of abundance and wealth in all forms. It is known as both the midwifes stone as well as the gardeners stone. Both work with the energy of bringing new life into the world, allowing these processes to happen organically, holding space and providing support and guidance through the natural flow of the stages of creation. It has a secure energy that can help provide stability and grounding.
Peach Aventurine
Aventurine is a stone of opportunity and success. A sacral chakra stone, the peach variety is said to aid in decision making and to boost creative energy. It can also help to boost confidence and decrease anxiety, allowing you to move forward in life’s ventures with vitality and presence.
Picture Jasper
This stone is revered for its deep connection to the earth and nature. A nurturing and protective stone, it can bring comfort to its wearer and help to alleviate fears and worries. It can inspire confidence and vision, while keeping you grounded in reality.
Pink Zebra Jasper
This pinkish-grey heart chakra stone is said to bring contentment and joy. Its gentle and calming effects can decrease anxiety and promote relaxation. Like all jaspers, it is a protective stone that can bring stability, security and grounding.
Pink Opal
This is a gentle heart chakra stone that can bring peace and tranquility to its wearer. This loving and compassionate stone encourages us to release anxiety, worry, fear and all the things that no longer serve us. It is said that pink opal can bring compassion and gentle resolution to a broken heart or painful memories.
Pyrite
Also known as fools gold, this gold stone is protective and very grounding. It is also a stone of action and will, helping the wearer to reach their full potential. It has long been prized as a healing stone of magick and vitality.
Quartz
This high vibration power stone, and one of the most recognizable crystals, is called the universal crystal because of its myriad of uses. It is said to bring clarity and can help to remove negativity from any situation. It can also acts as an amplifier of energy when paired with other stones, increasing the power of the properties of that stone.
Rainbow Obsidian
Not to be fooled by its name, rainbow obsidian is a black stone, with a brilliant bright sheen below the surface. It is a powerful meditation stone that can be used to dissolve barriers and fears. It can help to protect sensitive and soft hearted people, and symbolizes resilience and self control.
Red Jasper
This ancient stone was a talisman of warriors and is known for its properties of vibrancy and endurance. It has a strong and steady frequency that can calm the emotional body to help create lasting and stable energy.
Rhodonite
This soft pink stone is one of grace and compassion. It has a strong heart based energy that can help to bring about emotional healing and remove energetic blocks in the heart chakra. It is a stone used to help when processing and removing emotional pain, allowing space for forgiveness and healing to occur.
Rose Quartz
This light pink stone is well known as the supreme stone of love. It promotes all kinds of love, including platonic, romantic, as well as self love. It can help to bring more love into any situation in your life. It increases ones capacity for forgiveness, compassion and acceptance.
Sea Sediment Jasper
This light, ocean blue stone is associated with the water elements and the emotional body. The blue variety of this jasper has a gentle energy that encourages one to find clarity, compassion and inner peace. Working in the higher chakras, this stones lightness is said to be especially helpful with emotional healing.
Serpentine
This light green stone was touted by mystics to help with emotional cleansing and to help attract love and money. It can aid in the rise of kundalini energy, which is represented by a snake wrapping around the spine. As it wraps and rises, it activates each of our 7 chakras, or energy centres, thus increasing our consciousness and vibrations.
Snowflake Obsidian
This speckled stone is known as the stone of purity, like the clean white snow it is named after. It can bring about balance to the body, mind and spirit, and can be used to help in remaining centred and focused when presented with chaotic situations.
Sodalite
This deep blue stone is known as the poets stone. Its energy stimulates you to live your own truths and helps to promote clear communication through writing, music and speaking. It is a stone of logic, efficiency, objectivity and rationality.
Sunstone
This is a stone of leadership, power, freedom and expansive consciousness. It brings the warmth of the sun to life. It is known to encourage mental clarity, abundance, independence and originality. It is a sacral chakra stone that carries effervescent energy, sensuality and confidence.
Tigers Eye
The stone with the brilliant yellow sheen, tigers eye is helpful in manifesting ideas into reality and provides courage during times of change. A power solar plexus stone, it can help to bring spiritual grounding to all the lower chakras. It is said to help to accomplish your goals by realizing your own inner resources.
Tourmaline
This powerful healing stone strengthens the energy of the body and encourages regeneration, creativity and growth. It has strong cleansing and purifying properties that are helpful in all areas of life. It has been historically revered as a stone of magic, and in modern science it has been proven to generate electric charge and emit negative ions, promoting detoxification and relieving stress. This is also one of the October birthstones.
Turquoise
This brilliant blue stone is known as a stone of purification and is a symbol of friendship. It can help to dispel negative energy and to align the chakras, which can stabilize mood swings and instil calmness. It can stimulate motivation and healing and has long been used a talisman of warriors, and was used in ritual and ceremony to open communication with our ancestors. This stone is also one of the December birthstones.
Variscite
This bright blue stone has a loving vibration that brings joy and harmony to life. This heart chakra stone can relieve anxiety and stress as well. It has been used to help to release judgements toward not only others but oneself as well.
Venus Jasper
Getting its name from the Roman goddess of love and beauty, this stone is said to help one to get in touch with the feminine earth energies. With its brown, blue and rose swirling tones, it also looks like the clouds of the planet Venus. Like all jaspers, it is a protective and nurturing stone.
White Jade
This stone has long been used to boost energy, and is well know to be helpful in decisive decision making. It can do this by removing distractions to improve concentration and focus, allowing blockages to be removed for increased clarity in any situation.
White Lace Agate
This stone is said to promote mental agility, adaptability and liveliness. Like all agates, it also has warm and protective properties that promote self confidence and concentration. It also encourages flexibility in ones thinking as well as their actions.
*Disclaimer*
The healing properties of the gemstone described here have been compiled from various sources. Some of them are legends and lore surrounding this stone's mystical and healing properties. Many of them are traditional uses of this gemstone. No claims have been made about the suitability of this stone for healing or for curing diseases. We do not make any medical claim for this gemstone. This is not medical advice. You may consult a qualified professional to do that. The information here is provided to allow the informed user to make their own decision. The information provided here has not been evaluated or approved by FDA or any other agencies of any government.
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Amazonite
Known as the stone of courage and truth, Amazonite empowers one to search the self and discover ones own truth. It relieves anxiety and aids in moving forward beyond fear to live life to the fullest. A throat and heart chakra stone, it encourages truly heartfelt communication.
Amethyst
A crown chakra stone, amethyst is directly related to the mind and its health. It is thought to improve intelligence, cerebral thought as well as memory recall. It is a stone of peace and calming and can be used as a powerful meditation aid. It is also the February birthstone.
Aquamarine
Aquamarine is a stone that is associated with the water element. It is said to bring the calm, relaxing and cleansing energies of the sea. It has been used as a talisman of good luck and protection. As a throat chakra stone it is also said to promote heartfelt communication and happiness. It is also the March birthstone.
Black Onyx
Onyx is an ancient root chakra stone of protection that was worn by warriors. It helps with grounding, controlling and eliminating excess and/or unwanted energies. It can assist with challenges in life by increasing emotional and physical stamina. It is also the birthstone of the zodiac sign Leo.
Blue Apatite
This stone is used in meditation and spiritual discovery. Strongly associated with the throat and third eye chakras, it promotes confidence in ones self and can help to tap into intuition. It has been known to enhance creativity and communication.
Carnelian
This vibrant and expressive red stone is connected with the sacral chakra, and is said to stimulate creativity, courage and individuality. It has also known to have a protective energy, which guards the wearer from anger, jealously and fear.
Chrysocolla
This is a calming heart chakra stone that can help to ease emotional heartache while bringing strength and balance to any situation. It has been known to further increase ones capacity for love, including self love as well as love for others.
Citrine
This clear yellow stone is associated with the solar plexus chakra and is known as the stone of success. It is a stone of manifestation and creativity that can provide clarity when beginning new pursuits in life. It can help to harness your imagination to help you bring your wildest dreams into reality. It is also one of
the November birthstones.
Dalmatian Jasper
This spotted, playful stone is said to aid in breaking down barriers to allow you to move forward in life and discover your true purpose/life path. Like the animal it is named for, it is said to bring a sense of playfulness and childlike joy back into the life of the wearer.
Druzy Agate
This dreamy, rainbow stone is used to induce both creativity as well as relaxation. Like all agates, it is excellent for balancing emotions and yin/yang energy. It has a stabilizing and strengthening influence on the emotional and physical body.
Garnet
Known as the stone of love and devotion, garnet stimulates the senses and increases one vitality. It is a root chakra stone that is known to promote career success, especially for women. Its deep red colour helps women to connect to the deeper and heavier crone phase of her moon cycle. It stimulates the flow of ideas and sharpen perceptions. It is also the January birthstone.
Gold Rutilated Quartz
This is a stone of balance and purity, a reminder to honour both sides of the spectrum. Yin/Yang, feminine/masculine, light and dark; this duality has a purpose and both sides have something to teach us. It is said the gold flecks are the golden locks of angels gracing the stone. This stone is touted for clearing emotional wounds, when healed can clear a path to spiritual awakening,
Hematite
This magnetic stone is a very protective root chakra stone. It can help you to stay grounded in any situation. It has also been known to help absorb negative energy and in turn bring a sense of calmness during times of stress and worry. It has been said to help boost low self esteem as well.
Howlite
This white, marble like stone is called the stone of awareness, and is best known for its calming properties. It can help to decrease an overly critical state of mind and help to release old emotional attachments. It can be used as a sleep aid, helping to reduce insomnia and calm an overactive mind.
Indian Agate
This stone can be used as an aid in meditation and has been known to hold powerful healing properties. It can give both physical strength as well as emotional security. Like all agates, it is a protective stone and can help to balance the yin/yang or feminine/masculine energies in the mind and body.
Labradorite
This iridescent stone belonging to the feldspar family, is a stone of self discovery and magick, helping to awaken the inner spirit and intuition. It is a powerful protector of the aura that also energizes the imagination to help in the creation of new ideas. It is a stone that is used in ritual and ceremony to elevate consciousness and activate psychic centres.
Lapis Lazuli
This is a stone of communication that brings truthfulness, openness and mental clarity. It can activate psychic centres of the third eye, bringing one to a more conscious state of being. An ancient stone, long revered by those in power for its brilliant royal blue colour, it is said to be used in divination and ritual and was worn on the breast plates of the ancient priestesses.
Larvikite / Black Moonstone
This dark stone, associate with the dark/new moon is protective and grounding, helping us to work with the energy of the dark moon to reveal new ideas to be manifested into reality. It also facilities a strong connection to nature and Mother Earth. It teaches patience and provides security and belief in ones own intellect. It is said to enhance inner vision as well as psychic abilities.
Lava Rock
This stone (actually hardened volcanic lava) is known as a symbol of fertility and strength. It can provide stability during times of change and stress. It is a very grounding stone that is deeply connected to Mother Earth that can help to provide guidance, and at the same time dissipate anger and frustration.
Leopard Skin Jasper
This spotted stone helps one to discover and connect more deeply with their totem or spirit animals. It has been said to bring energies of success in work as business by helping with creative visualization and bringing forth new ideas and concepts.
Lilac Jasper / Chinese Tourmaline
This light purple stone is a nurturing crown chakra stone that provides peace of mind as well as protection. It is known as a stress relieving stone that stimulates positivity and divine synchronicity in all areas of life. This stone is known to increase overall feelings of wholeness and serenity.
Lodolite
A member of the quartz family, lodolite can be used in meditation for its powerful yet soothing energy. A high vibration stone, it can be an excellent tool when manifesting ideas into reality. It is also meant to enhance communication in the astral realms, allowing connection with past lives and is used in other shamanic work as well.
Lotus Jasper
Also known as Sesame jasper or kiwi jasper, this balancing stone can support one through times of stress to bring tranquility, peace and wholeness. It has stimulating, high vibrations that can raise ones spirits and elevate mood. This stone also encourages honesty with ones self and provides the courage to face the shadow side of the self.
Moonstone
Moonstone is connected to the divine feminine energy as well as the cycles of the moon, especially the transformative power of the full moon. This is a sensual and creative stone that brings calm, peace and balance. It has long been touted as the travellers stone, especially for those who travel by night as it is said to hold the light of the moon to guide the wearer on their journey. It is also the birthstone for June.
Moss Agate
This is a stone of abundance and wealth in all forms. It is known as both the midwifes stone as well as the gardeners stone. Both work with the energy of bringing new life into the world, allowing these processes to happen organically, holding space and providing support and guidance through the natural flow of the stages of creation. It has a secure energy that can help provide stability and grounding.
Peach Aventurine
Aventurine is a stone of opportunity and success. A sacral chakra stone, the peach variety is said to aid in decision making and to boost creative energy. It can also help to boost confidence and decrease anxiety, allowing you to move forward in life’s ventures with vitality and presence.
Picture Jasper
This stone is revered for its deep connection to the earth and nature. A nurturing and protective stone, it can bring comfort to its wearer and help to alleviate fears and worries. It can inspire confidence and vision, while keeping you grounded in reality.
Pink Zebra Jasper
This pinkish-grey heart chakra stone is said to bring contentment and joy. Its gentle and calming effects can decrease anxiety and promote relaxation. Like all jaspers, it is a protective stone that can bring stability, security and grounding.
Pink Opal
This is a gentle heart chakra stone that can bring peace and tranquility to its wearer. This loving and compassionate stone encourages us to release anxiety, worry, fear and all the things that no longer serve us. It is said that pink opal can bring compassion and gentle resolution to a broken heart or painful memories.
Pyrite
Also known as fools gold, this gold stone is protective and very grounding. It is also a stone of action and will, helping the wearer to reach their full potential. It has long been prized as a healing stone of magick and vitality.
Quartz
This high vibration power stone, and one of the most recognizable crystals, is called the universal crystal because of its myriad of uses. It is said to bring clarity and can help to remove negativity from any situation. It can also acts as an amplifier of energy when paired with other stones, increasing the power of the properties of that stone.
Rainbow Obsidian
Not to be fooled by its name, rainbow obsidian is a black stone, with a brilliant bright sheen below the surface. It is a powerful meditation stone that can be used to dissolve barriers and fears. It can help to protect sensitive and soft hearted people, and symbolizes resilience and self control.
Red Jasper
This ancient stone was a talisman of warriors and is known for its properties of vibrancy and endurance. It has a strong and steady frequency that can calm the emotional body to help create lasting and stable energy.
Rhodonite
This soft pink stone is one of grace and compassion. It has a strong heart based energy that can help to bring about emotional healing and remove energetic blocks in the heart chakra. It is a stone used to help when processing and removing emotional pain, allowing space for forgiveness and healing to occur.
Rose Quartz
This light pink stone is well known as the supreme stone of love. It promotes all kinds of love, including platonic, romantic, as well as self love. It can help to bring more love into any situation in your life. It increases ones capacity for forgiveness, compassion and acceptance.
Sea Sediment Jasper
This light, ocean blue stone is associated with the water elements and the emotional body. The blue variety of this jasper has a gentle energy that encourages one to find clarity, compassion and inner peace. Working in the higher chakras, this stones lightness is said to be especially helpful with emotional healing.
Serpentine
This light green stone was touted by mystics to help with emotional cleansing and to help attract love and money. It can aid in the rise of kundalini energy, which is represented by a snake wrapping around the spine. As it wraps and rises, it activates each of our 7 chakras, or energy centres, thus increasing our consciousness and vibrations.
Snowflake Obsidian
This speckled stone is known as the stone of purity, like the clean white snow it is named after. It can bring about balance to the body, mind and spirit, and can be used to help in remaining centred and focused when presented with chaotic situations.
Sodalite
This deep blue stone is known as the poets stone. Its energy stimulates you to live your own truths and helps to promote clear communication through writing, music and speaking. It is a stone of logic, efficiency, objectivity and rationality.
Sunstone
This is a stone of leadership, power, freedom and expansive consciousness. It brings the warmth of the sun to life. It is known to encourage mental clarity, abundance, independence and originality. It is a sacral chakra stone that carries effervescent energy, sensuality and confidence.
Tigers Eye
The stone with the brilliant yellow sheen, tigers eye is helpful in manifesting ideas into reality and provides courage during times of change. A power solar plexus stone, it can help to bring spiritual grounding to all the lower chakras. It is said to help to accomplish your goals by realizing your own inner resources.
Tourmaline
This powerful healing stone strengthens the energy of the body and encourages regeneration, creativity and growth. It has strong cleansing and purifying properties that are helpful in all areas of life. It has been historically revered as a stone of magic, and in modern science it has been proven to generate electric charge and emit negative ions, promoting detoxification and relieving stress. This is also one of the October birthstones.
Turquoise
This brilliant blue stone is known as a stone of purification and is a symbol of friendship. It can help to dispel negative energy and to align the chakras, which can stabilize mood swings and instil calmness. It can stimulate motivation and healing and has long been used a talisman of warriors, and was used in ritual and ceremony to open communication with our ancestors. This stone is also one of the December birthstones.
Variscite
This bright blue stone has a loving vibration that brings joy and harmony to life. This heart chakra stone can relieve anxiety and stress as well. It has been used to help to release judgements toward not only others but oneself as well.
Venus Jasper
Getting its name from the Roman goddess of love and beauty, this stone is said to help one to get in touch with the feminine earth energies. With its brown, blue and rose swirling tones, it also looks like the clouds of the planet Venus. Like all jaspers, it is a protective and nurturing stone.
White Jade
This stone has long been used to boost energy, and is well know to be helpful in decisive decision making. It can do this by removing distractions to improve concentration and focus, allowing blockages to be removed for increased clarity in any situation.
White Lace Agate
This stone is said to promote mental agility, adaptability and liveliness. Like all agates, it also has warm and protective properties that promote self confidence and concentration. It also encourages flexibility in ones thinking as well as their actions.
*Disclaimer*
The healing properties of the gemstone described here have been compiled from various sources. Some of them are legends and lore surrounding this stone's mystical and healing properties. Many of them are traditional uses of this gemstone. No claims have been made about the suitability of this stone for healing or for curing diseases. We do not make any medical claim for this gemstone. This is not medical advice. You may consult a qualified professional to do that. The information here is provided to allow the informed user to make their own decision. The information provided here has not been evaluated or approved by FDA or any other agencies of any government.
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