Crystals and their properties
Crystals have been used through the centuries, for their many differing properties, some are known for protection, worn as a talisman in battle, or to ward off the evil eye or spirits Worn or carried, usually hidden, as a love amulet to attract love friendship, and marriage.
It as been said carrying certain crystals in the purse, wallet, or even keeping a piece in the till, will attract wealth riches or prosperity.
Crystals have been with us through the ages, and now in the 21st century, we still look to this natural ancient aid, as a means of restoration, calm and inner peace, on the mind body and spirit and soul. The use of crystals in healing is widely documented, from easing migraine, to helping stomach ailments.
Crystals are the Earth's gift to humankind - tools for knowledge, enlightenment and healing - and as such, every crystal has a task or mission to perform. A crystal's mission or purpose never changes, but different people can experience a wide range of effects from the same stone. For example, the mission of Blue Lace Agate is to calm and soothe the mental and emotional bodies, and it is associated with the Throat Chakra. Yet, its effects vary from person to person according to his or her needs: in one person, it might relieve nervous tension in the neck (Throat Chakra), in another the stomach (Solar Plexus), and so on.
Understanding a crystal's mission or purpose, and not simply its effects, provides a deeper and more holistic approach of how to use that crystal most effectively. There are no fixed rules - it is an instinctive process but below is a general guide that we hope you may find of help.
Agates
Crystal meaning
(General) to improve natural vitality, energy and increases self-confidence. Balances emotions and calms the mind and feelings. Said also to stabilize the aura.
Is said to improve natural vitality and energy and increases self-confidence. Balances emotions and calms the mind and feelings
Agate is known as the stone of strength and instils this quality both mentally and physically. Agate has also long been thought to help with skin disfiguration.
Helps to eliminate inner anger and to promote inner peace. Enables you to foster Love and become more open to positive relationships. Agate is said to encourage fidelity in marriage. Helps you to become more perceptive. Encourages more logical and rational thought. Agate is also grounding and balancing stone.
Helps and encourages you to absorb life's experiences and thereby leads you on to spiritual maturity.
Blue Agate
Crystal meaning
Offers the wearer, calmness. Mental, and emotional balance. This is associated with the colour and not the crystals, as the colour relates to peace and tranquillity the colour of the sky and the ocean. It is an inspiring stone that can assist in inner peace. As with all agates, it is said to be a protective stone. Physically, in crystal healing, it has been used to aid with arthritis, headaches, digestive issues, growth and bones.
Blue lace agate
Crystal meaning
A public speaker or singer would benefit. The Lace Agate can activate the throat chakra, allowing freedom of expression thoughts and feeling. Blue Lace Agate has a beautiful, calm, healing energy. It is a lovely healing stone, using its gentle vibration to soothe and support the mind, body and spirit. When worn by a man it can help them express the more sensitive side of their nature thus bringing their yin side into balance. Its keywords are calmness, positive energy, joyfulness and harmony and it aligns with the Throat chakra. It is a wonderful healing stone bringing peace of the mind.
Grey Agate
Crystal Meaning
Treasured and valued as a good overall healing stone. Believed to help painful conditions such as bruises and sprains. A soothing calming influence benefits the wearer. Is noted in to be a good protective energy stone, especially for children, and very calming and soothing. It is also said to help strengthen the body's connection to the earth. It is reported to mystically give courage, energy, strength, and dispels fears, all of which increase self-confidence. It is said to lessen feelings of envy by grounding the emotions. Agate is also used in crystal emotional healing for resolving bitterness and resentments. It is also called and believed to be a stone of harmony. These two factors make it a stone that's said to help improve and harmonize relationships. Also, by bringing the elements of one's being into harmony it greatly enhances healing. Agate also enhances creativity and stimulates the intellect. Agate is considered a stone that brings good luck. It works with the chakras according to stone colour. Agate is said to help with issues of the teeth and gums.
Green Moss Agate
Crystal Meaning
Due to its markings, which suggest moss, the moss agate is the especial gardener's talisman. It is worn to lend energy to the depleted and for healing purposes. Helps with breathing disorders. Also said to aid blending with nature spirits. One of the most beautiful earth healers, Moss Agate has areas of white, swirls of beautiful deep green and sometimes little bits that look like tiny pieces of moss. It has also been called the Gardener's Stone or Farmer's Stone because of its links with prosperous harvests - used when planting or to surround new plants. Moss Agate can also help us gain peace with extreme or excessive duties in life and helps bring self-confidence and to build self-esteem. Can create emotional balance. Moss Agate is also a protective stone, as are all agates
Tree Agate
Crystal Meaning
Tree Agate is a balancing stone providing us with a sense of inner peace, security and stability. It also helps to eliminate feelings of negativity. Tree Agate can help us to take on and overcome challenges, providing us with a sense of perseverance.
Tree Agate helps us to receive inspiration from the spiritual world. It also brings to us the energy of the natural world, allowing us to better communicate with the members of the plant kingdom.
Amethyst 
Crystal meaning
Is said to still the mind and calms for sleep with inspired dreams. A stone of sobriety good for those suffering from addictions of any kind. It helps reduce anger, impatience and nightmares. Physically helpful with headache, eyes, scalp, hair & stomach problems.
Amethyst is an amazing crystal to work with - acting on the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual levels at once, connecting through each to reach the cause(s), on any level, of symptoms displayed in the physical body.
Amethyst can be extremely helpful in the treatment of addictions, as it cleanses the blood of the addictive substances, removes toxins and helps to alleviate the root cause of the need for the addiction in the emotional, mental or spiritual body. Addictions can be physical to substances or behavioural. Its use has been known since the earliest recorded times. The word Amethyst comes from the Greek word implying sobriety and it was used in Roman times for the treatment of alcoholism. In fact, the Romans often made wine goblets from Amethyst. The purple hue would give watered down wine a better appearance and they could drink all night and "magically" not get drunk.
On the mental level, it is very relaxing, balancing and calming for the mind, helping to alleviate stress (and, therefore, its physical symptoms) brought about by conscious worry or concern. Amethyst boosts intellectual energy, inspiration and creativity.
Reducing tension on any level, Amethyst is excellent in the cure and prevention of headaches ad migraine. Use a pale Amethyst for mild, recurring headaches and a deep purple crystal for migraines. Simply hold the crystal as close as you can to the centre of pain. This can be difficult for migraine sufferers, but persevere and it is said that the pain will go in ten to twenty minutes - do what you would generally do i.e. lie down in a dark, quiet place. You will find the more you do this, the quicker it will work. Wearing or carrying an Amethyst crystal is said to reduce the frequency and severity of the headaches or migraines.
When your emotions are confused or overwhelmed, Amethyst boosts your emotional energy.
Amazonite
Crystal Meaning
Amazonite balances feminine and masculine energy. It promotes kindness and practicality. It is an excellent stone for artists and for men.
Pale azure blue amazonite is known as the hope stone. It will be lucky for all your hopes and dreams. Amazonite is blue-green to pale green stone.
Amazonite helps balance the emotions and gives physical stamina
Ametrine
Crystal Meaning
Sun & Moon, Male and Female. Ametrine is the natural blend of Amethyst and Citrine. Citrine is assigned to a positive sense of self, and Amethyst to spiritual connection and harmony; together they represent a working harmony between the two, making this an excellent choice for healers. The dual association answers a common problem for many on the healing path, as healers; being full of compassion often give of themselves at the cost of them selves. Ametrine represents a balance between attention to others and attention to the self.
Angelite
Crystal Meaning
Angelite is an balancing agent, polarizing and aligning the physical body with the ethereal body allowing for greater communication at that level including connecting to spirit guides, and forms of the higher self like the Buddha within or ascended masters. A sender and receiver, it assists spiritual journeys and astral travel.
Angelite helps those who circulate white light to heighten their frequency is very powerful for deep, peaceful stillness, alpha state meditation, dream recall, clairvoyance and out of body travel. Mentally, it is an effective stress reducer.
As the name may well suggest, Angelite is an extremely good stone to work with for those wishing to make connections with Angelic spirit. It helps you to establish a connection with the universe and is an excellent stone for astral travel. If you need spiritual guidance or if you wish to communicate with your spirit totem or to begin a spiritual journey, then Angelite is the stone for you. In addition, it is also a good stone if you wish to open a pathway for channelling.
Apache tears
Crystal meaning
Apache tears are a type of Obsidian formed as irregularly rounded pebbles. It is usually transparent or translucent, black or smoky brown in colour.
There is an old Native American Indian story that tells of a band of Apache Warriors who attacked a European settlement and massacred all the people. As they had killed everyone they didn't bother to set sentries.
They awoke in their mountain hideout surround by the cavalry. As they were driven back to the edge of the mountain they chose to jump off rather than be captured. When their wives arrived on the scene they were shocked to find all their men-folk dead. They cried inconsolably and after they left the area black "tears" were found around the base of the mountain. It is said that anyone who carries an Apache Tear will never shed tears of grief.
Apache tears actually do help one cope with grief and to shed tears. Like all types of Obsidian they allow you to release emotions and promote forgiveness. They are particularly useful if you want to give up smoking, any addiction or change a negative pattern. They do this by helping you to remove self-limiting blocks. Apache Tears have been used in cases of snakebite, aiding absorption of vitamins C and D, release of toxins and calming muscle spasms
Aquamarine
Crystal meaning
Aquamarine (Beryl) reduces fluid retention, calms coughs and nervousness. A stone that can give physical mental and emotional balance
Aquamarine is a type of Beryl often forming stunning crystals. Aquamarine literally means "Sea Water" and this is a fairly accurate description of its colour, ranging from pale green to a clear blue depending on varying form of iron within the crystalline structure.
Healing qualities; protection for travellers, calming, cooling in hot climates. Said to aid with water retention, swelling, body fluids, communication, courage, brain, intellect, study, learning, pollutants (visualisation), flow (making things happen), washes away blocks in chakras very gently, spiritual awareness, spiritual development, centring, truth about yourself, inner-self, higher-self, compassion, erases the judgemental attitude, meditation, responsibility for own actions, tolerance.
Aragonite
Crystal meaning
Helps us to navigate business, managerial and personal challenges with a clear head and a steady hand.
Aventurine
Green Aventurine
Crystal meaning
Relieves emotional stress, balances the yin and yang and is commonly used to calm the mind and heart
Most commonly known in its green form Aventurine resonates beautifully with the Heart Chakra and, therefore, is one of the best stones for matters of the heart. It is excellent to help ease the pain of emotional heartache but is also super as an aid to restful sleep, with its calming, soothing energy. Sleeping with a piece under your pillow is also said to help bring answers to problems through our dreams. Physically it is super for all skin complaints, especially for acne sufferers. To achieve results with this crystal, prolonged used is best, and wearing a bracelet where the stones can be in contact with the skin can do this. Aventurine is said to benefit one in all areas of creativity, and imagination, as well as intellect and mental clarity. it enhances prosperity and brings career success. It is a gentle stone energetically that gives a sense of calm and balance and enhances happiness. It also helps one to see alternatives and potentials in all situations, giving a positive outlook, courage and inner strength. It is also said to bring luck, especially in games of chance. Green Aventurine is also a stone of prosperity. Aventurine brings friendship to one's life. It is also a stone of protection.
Red Aventurine
Aventurine is usually classified as an earth stone and it is one of the best crystals to use for success in any goal governed by elemental Earth, including wealth and prosperity, protection, stability, strength, endurance and independence.
Aventurine gives the gifts of optimism, perseverance and patience. It can help you find the focus and determination needed to keep working towards your goals, no matter how distant or impossible they may seem. Aventurine is said to help you recognize and appreciate your right to happiness, health and prosperity, enabling you to give up feelings of fear or unworthiness that hold you back from being all you can be.
Aventurine has been a popular fertility charm for hundreds of years. Although traditionally used to encourage pregnancy the crystal can also be used magically to conceive and give birth to goals, projects and works of art. Keeping a piece of Aventurine in the bedroom and sleeping with it under your pillow is believed to be helpful - some sources recommend a rounded stone for women and an oval or long stone for men, mirroring the sexual symbolism found in many ancient fertility rituals and sacred sites.
When used for crystal healing Aventurine is said to concentrate the healing power of the Green Earth, and can be used to draw Earth energy into your body any time you feel depressed or lethargic. Aventurine is a gentle healing stone, believed to be helpful for healing old traumas and emotional wounds.
Bloodstone
This stone enhances courage and brings understanding of the benefits behind each hard-won victory. Known as "the stone of the warrior," It helps us to revitalize and open our hearts, tempering strength with compassion. It is a protective stone, and in ancient times was thought to slow bleeding. Athletes often wear or carry it, to give them both courage and physical vitality. It is also a prosperity stone, helping to manifest wealth.
Blue Goldstone
Crystal Meaning
Blue goldstone is blue in colour with tiny glittery bits. Enhanced with copper, it sparkles, an energy generator. Positive energy can induce happy thoughts. It activates the root and sacrel chakras It is often used in the production of wands and other healing tools, is a good deflector of negative energies and an excellent protection mineral.
Calcite (Yellow)
Crystal Meaning
Calcite is said to promote joy and improve communication skills
Calcite increases and amplifies energy. It can also be helpful in astral travel and in channelling, as well as with increasing intuition. All Calcites are helpful in lessening of fear and reducing stress. Calcite is a protecting; purifying, grounding and cantering stone, and can help bring inner peace. It also increases creativity, imagination, and prosperity. Calcite is also a stone of spirituality, wisdom and reconciliation. Calcite of different colours is great for using to open and balance the various charkas, said to heal back pain, increase physical strength, heal teeth, and are generally good for healing. Yellow calcite is also particularly good for Shaman work, meditation, channelling, intuition, and amplifying energy. Calcite is said to promote joy and improve communication skills
Carnelian
Crystal meaning
Helps concentration, balances creativity and mental process. Has been known to help with asthma. Said to decrease nightmares. Said to aid fertility, and problems of the lower back, the womb and impotency. Grounding, energising and stabilising are the keywords for this gorgeous translucent stone. It is excellent for restoring vitality where chronic illness has been present, and it activates and energises the Sacral Chakra. This lovely crystal is full of life force and can help with a sluggish metabolism and can also have a positive effect on the reproductive organs. Place a piece by your front door to attract abundance to your home.
Carnelian is an agate class of chalcedony that is a stone of creativity, individuality and courage. Like all agates, it has protection energies. It can aid memory, including recall of past lives. It can assist one in finding the right mate. It is also a stone of protection in general and from anger, jealousy and fear. In addition it can help with manifestation of one's desires, and brings good luck. Carnelian can help ease or remove sorrows. It also helps stabilize energies in the home. It is sometimes called the "actor's stone". Carnelian is associated with the root and Sacral Chakras.
Cats Eye
Crystal Meaning
Natural Cat's Eye is a stone of good fortune and good luck. It is said to bring serenity and happiness, along with optimism and generosity. It is used in emotional crystal healing to bring forgiveness, balanced emotions, and self-esteem. Cat's eye can enhance creativity and kindness. It is also a stone of protection.
Chrysocolla
Crystal meaning
Can create an emotional and mental balance, said to aid digestive problems is the beautiful turquoise-green stone of tranquillity and stability. It emits a lovely calming energy that can absorb all kinds of negativity, replacing this energy with cleansed, calm vibration. It can help strengthen a relationship which is experiencing difficulties; especially one where the source of instability has been extreme or prolonged states of stress.
Sitting with a piece can help cleanse the Chakras, realigning them with the divine and when placed over the heart area it can help alleviate emotional heartache. It lifts the heart and soul, brings greater flexibility, wisdom, generosity and self-confidence. It eases depression, emotional or sexual imbalance and aids fertility.
Chrysoprase
Crystal meaning
It eases depression, emotional or sexual imbalance and aids fertility. Apple green in colour is reminiscent of newly sprouting spring leaves and, therefore, it has associations with all things new, especially children. It has also been used throughout the ages for the ‘broken hearted' - to soothe the emotional trauma caused through love-linked grief, unrequited love and emotional endings of all kinds.
Crystal meaning
Raises self esteem and reduces anxiety, fear and depression. Physically, It aids digestions and improves circulation of the blood. Citrine is a joyful, dynamic stone, often referred to as the Stone of Success - whether in business, family, financial, legal or spiritual matters. It is one of only a few crystals on the planet that never need cleansing; instead absorbing and transmuting any negativity it comes in contact with. It can help you maintain focus and is also known as the Merchant's Stone, attracting abundance and promoting prosperity to any business. As one of the best Solar Plexus Charka crystals, it can be used for any imbalance indicated in this area (aggressive & dominating personalities or weak-willed with low self-esteem, etc.) It is a powerful cleansing and revitalizing stone and is also excellent where lethargy and fatigue are indicated.
Fluorite
Crystal Meaning
Is particularly valuable in meditation and is often used for detoxification, anxiety and to relieve insomnia. It is also an excellent hormone balancer, working particularly well in treating PMS and menopause.
Protective. Energising. Helps physical co-ordination. Helps with colds, and flu.
Releases negativity and emotional blockages. Calming. Promotes mental advancement. Assists memory and memory recall. Helps mental co-ordination. Helps to foster impartiality.
Fluorite promotes spiritual and psychic wholeness and development, truth, protection, and brings peace. It protects psychically and in the physical realm. It helps one meditate and learn to go past the "chatter" that our minds tend to generate when first learning to meditate. It can help get rid of mental blocks and similar mental issues.
Clear fluorite guards against psychic attack and strengthens consciousness. Blue fluorite has the quality of protecting the emotions and restoring emotional balance. Purple fluorite strengthens mystical insight, psychic awareness, and can open the third eye. Green fluorite is an excellent all-purpose healing stone that promotes healing on all levels. It also promotes self-love.
Hematite
Crystal meaning
Can provide protection by deflection. It condenses fuzziness into mental clarity, aids concentration, memory, self-control, practicality, original thinking.
Legend has it that Hematite formed in the ground from the spilt blood of wounded warriors in ancient battles; their spirits imbuing the crystal with protective properties never afforded to their bodies as mortals. And this is indeed a wonderfully protective stone, sending low-vibration and negative energies back to their source.
Physically it can be used to treat all disorders of the blood.
Howlite
White Howlite
Crystal meaning
Aids and deepens sleep. It calms and soothes the emotions and is excellent against pain, stress or rage. High calcium content makes it excellent for nursing mothers and healthy bones during pregnancy.
An extremely calming stone, when carried in your pocket it can absorb any anger you may be feeling. Also helps those with an overly critical or selfish nature. Physically it is excellent for disorders of the teeth and bones. Place a piece beneath your pillow to aid sleep and great for kids' temper tantrums, although we do not advise giving small pieces or tumbles to children under three years old, as it may present a choking hazard.
Although white with grey marbling or veining in its natural form.
Blue Howlite
Howlite accepts dyes readily and is therefore often dyed blue.
Jasper
Dalmatian Jasper
Crystal Meaning
Is said to give stamina to athletes and, if carried by runners or joggers, assists them in avoiding sprains & spasms. This stone has reputedly has been used by vets when they wish to help an animal remain calm.
Dalmatian Jasper helps us to see our own strengths and weaknesses and can help us when we are feeling disillusioned. It brings a sense of fun to our lives. It is also particularly good for healing those people who have trouble relaxing and/or having fun. It is a stone of protection from nightmares, depression, and negative thinking. Dalmatian Jasper is also a good stone for relationships in general and particularly good for long-term relationships. It is said to both increase loyalty and to aid memory.
Dalmatian Jasper is also useful for cleansing the aura and helping us to develop our own psychic abilities.
Leopard Skin Jasper
Crystal Meaning
As with the whole Jasper family, it is a protective stone, particularly good to wear or hold whilst meditating or carrying out soul retrieval. Physically it helps eliminate toxins and promotes self-healing.
Red Jasper
Crystal meaning
Has long been worn by Shaman for protection. Physically it strengthens liver, gallbladder and bladder. Stimulates the sense of smell, promotes general healing tissue regeneration and stimulation of the immune system. The properties of Jasper vary from stone to stone depending (mainly) on their colour, but all Jaspers share some common properties. It is generally known as the supreme nurturer.
Yellow Jasper
Crystal Meaning
Jasper can help in balancing the mineral content of the body and can regulate the supplies of iron, sulphur, zinc and manganese. Yellow Jasper also protects during times of travel.
Balances emotional energies. Reminds you that you are not just here for yourself but also to bring joy and substance to others and to assist them in releasing the bonds of their own constraints.
Native American Indians thought Jasper to be a highly revered sacred stone and the ancients revered Jasper as a
Helper that allows astral journeys to commence and ensured your safe astral travel.
Yellow jasper has characteristics of helping one be strong and balanced in the social arenas and protects one's social welfare. It is associated with the Solar plexus (belly) Chakra. Yellow jasper is a protective stone that particularly gives protection during travel, both physical and spiritual. It also shields one from negativity, and can protect from depression
Jet
Crystal Meaning
Jet has long been used as a protective stone to protect the user against illness and physical violence. It is also said to be helpful in cases of migraine, epilepsy and colds. Jet has also long been thought of as a stone that can stabilize your finances and help with a business venture.
Jet helps to draw out and absorb negative energy and can thereby control mood swings. It is useful in dispelling fearful thoughts, in overcoming unreasonable fears and can be very useful in fighting deep depression. Jet is also said to increase your virility.
An excellent protector of the aura that works by deflecting any unwanted energies away from the aura keeping it balanced, protected.
Jet can help increase our ability to relax. Sitting quietly with a piece can give us a feeling of tranquillity, peace and well being. Good for patients with diagnosed heart conditions or high blood pressure to aid relaxation.
Labradorite
Crystal meaning
Can appear dull. When turned it exhibits a range of fiery, intense flashes, from the typical blues and violets through more unusual greens, yellows and oranges.
Labradorite stone is the bringer of light. It facilitates connection and communication with the angelic realm and deflects unwanted energies from the aura. It calms the over-active mind and is an excellent stone to wear through times of change and upheaval. It can clear, balance and protect the aura and has been called the Stone of Transformation. Its properties are as deep as its colourful flashes. A super Third Eye or Brow Chakra
Lapis Lazuli
Crystal meaning
Believed to be a great aphrodisiac. Helps to overcome depression.
It is one of the best intuitive stones, opening the third eye or Brow Chakra when used or worn, can facilitate spiritual journeying and generally stimulates your spiritual energy. Its Pyrite inclusions make it a protective stone, which shields and then returns negative and harmful energies back to their source. Lapis also increases bonds in friendship and love, making it an ideal token of your affection for a loved one.
Boosts immune system. Brings cheer to the user and success in relationships. Treats disorders of the throat, bone marrow and thymus. Relieves symptoms of insomnia, vertigo and dizziness. Helps cellular restructure in cases of hearing loss or associated disorder of the Eustachian tube.
Aids mental clarity. Protects against depression. Aids self-expression. Enhances artistic endeavours. Encourages expansiveness. Rapidly dispels stress.
Awakens spirituality. Stimulates the higher faculties of the mind and understanding. Lapis is a stone of "Total awareness".
Lepidolite Mica
Crystal Meaning
Is a soothing and gentle relaxant of the environment and makes an ideal bedside rock. Removes anxiety, worry, stress and mood swings. The high lithium content aids emotional stability Lepidolite is a stone of calm, trust, and acceptance. It has a strong relaxing and calming effect. It brings hope and is a stone of transformation in that it helps one get through transitions with trust that everything will ultimately turn out for the best. It engenders and enhances self-love, patience, and optimism. Emotionally, Lepidolite is an excellent healer. It greatly decreases stress, anxiety, depression, manic-depression, despondency, anger, and other traumas, panic attacks, and addictions. Psychically, Lepidolite is used for dream work, rebirthing, and is also good for dream recall. Lepidolite is also a protective stone that brings success in business or career. It can also bring a growing energy to gardening and agriculture. Physically, lepidolite is helpful recovery, pregnancy, childbirth, and general healing. Lepidolite is related primarily to the Heart Chakra, and also to the crown Chakra.
Lodes Stone.
Crystal meaning
Magnesium, grey in colour said to attract love and money, a magnetic stone only female stone have a magnetic pull to male stones and visa versa. It is said if a couple in love carry a stone each, neither will stray. Lodestone is used in many ways. It can align the Chakras, and balance yin/yang energies. It is used to lessen or dispel grief, fear, anger, confusion, and attachment. It helps relieve burdens and increase energy and endurance. It is said to have been used to make soldiers invulnerable. Lodestone has a receptive, attracting energy that attracts power, as well as good fortune, and love. It also guards against infidelity. Lodestone is said, to help with healing blood and bleeding problems, alleviate pain, boost the immune system, relieve agitation and depression. Lodestone is used for its power of attraction, and can be placed on an altar or worn during a ritual to increase a spell's power. It's been used for centuries for amulets and talismans. Lodestone is excellent for grounding and protection from evil and spells.
Malacite
Crystal meaning
It is known as a stone of transformation and whilst it can balance all Chakras, it is perhaps best suited to the Heart Chakra. Working with this stone can help counteract self-destructive romantic tendencies (i.e. always attracting the ‘wrong sort') and can help encourage true, pure, unconditional love. It is a stone of good fortune, prosperity and abundance and is also very protective. It can provide general protection from negative and destructive dark energies and has been known as a protector of children. It is also said to safeguard people when flying, and as such may be good for those who work in aviation.
Mookaite
Crystal Meaning
Mookaite is a stone of the of the modern, the new age It can help one balance the internal and external and acceptance of change. It helps move with progress, Mookaite is a very protective stone, and is particularly good as an emotional protector. In the physical realm it stabilizes health and fortifies the immune system. Mookaite is associated with the lower Chakras.
Moonstone
Crystal Meaning
Balances the emotions. Relieves anxiety and stress. Specifically provides synchrony with moon based cycles (menstrual and biorhythm) and is a good stone for feminine energy. Assists in maintaining hormonal balance during the menstrual cycle. Moonstone also has a beneficial effect on all fluid systems in the body and can also be used to ease tension in the abdominal area.
Very calming. Balances over-sensitivity to situations. Brings out ones feminine side and helps you to become aware of your subconscious feelings. Instils confidence and composure.
Reflective. Traditionally linked to the moon and all feminine values. An excellent touchstone for the home.
Obsidian
Black Obsidian
Crystal Meaning
Is a protection stone for sensitive or psychic people, providing a wonderful screen against negativity. Recommended for all psychics is especially dynamic, and due to its shiny surface is said to enable self development and growth through self insight and reflection; to be able to look inward to see where changes are needed within ourselves and also to discover hidden abilities, talents and energy reserves we have not yet tapped into.
(Snowflake) Obsidian
Crystal meaning
Is sometimes referred to as the Stone of Heaven and Earth; bringing both energies into harmony and balance. It can be used to help gently resolve issues by providing clarity, helping us to see a complex and trying situation from a different, more beneficial perspective. It can provide support and balance through difficult times of change.
Blue Obsidian
Crystal meaning
Available today, is merely blue dyed glass. Nonetheless it has a vibration of its own because of its colour (not for any mineral or crystal properties) and they are very attractive, translucent aqua-blue stones.
Onyx
Crystal meaning
Is a quartz variety that enhances visions. Best for meditation and dream emphasis. It energises the system, soothes jangled nerves, brings security, improves self-control and helps us to be emotionally centred. Sometimes used as a fever reducer. Used to alleviate stress and great for banishing grief.
Quartz
Rock Quartz
Crystal Meaning
Sometimes called clear quartz or rock crystal or quartz crystal, is a Master Healer, and as such, can be used for any condition. Quartz has the property to receive, store, amplify and transmit energies. It has an organising and harmonising effect on all parts of the body.
When Quartz is attuned to the person requiring healing, it can act at a very deep vibrational level indeed, bringing the body, the subtle bodies and the aura back into balance. Quartz is excellent for general healing as it helps to speed up the whole healing process. It fortifies the nerves, balances the two halves of the brain and stimulates glandular activity. Quartz can also amplify the effect of other crystals placed nearby.