Abalone is a shell, especially useful for handling and calming emotional situations. It is said to promote cooperation. Reported to stimulate psychic development and promote imagination in a healthy way. Abalone is associated with the first three chakras; it is helpful for easing arthritis and other joint disorders, soothing muscle tension, relaxing the heart, and regulating digestion.
Agate (General, All Types) is good a protective energy stone, and especially for children is very calming and soothing. It can help strengthen the body’s connection to the earth. It can give courage, energy, strength, and dispel fears, all of which increase self-confidence. It is a stone of harmony and greatly aids healing. Agates also enhance creativity and stimulate the intellect. Agate is considered a stone that brings good luck. Associated with the chakras according to stone color.
Agate, Blue Lace, is a gentle, calming stone that engenders tranquility. It assists in flight, grace, reaching higher spiritual planes, communicating with angels and activates the throat chakra. It can enhance public speaking, and smooth discussions. As with all agates, it is a protective stone. Physically it has been used to aid with arthritis, headaches, digestive issues, growth, and bones. Blue lace agate is related to the element of Air.
Agate, Botswana is sometimes called the “change stone” because it helps one handle change in a positive way. It is a comforting stone, bringing relief from depression and/or grief. It helps focus on solutions instead of problems. It is helpful in overcoming addictions and other self-destructive compulsive behavior patterns, as well as dealing with repressed emotional issues. It helps one achieve and cope with success. It is beneficial to the nervous system and can help rid the body of toxins, and healing of broken bones.
Agate, Crazy Lace is a balancing and protecting stone. It brings laughter and absorbs emotional pain. It helps with decision making by balancing the physical, emotional, and mental so that it is easy to make decisions. It also helps one stay focused. It is generally a protective stone, but is particularly emotionally protective. It is also said to ward off the “evil eye.” Physically, Crazy Lace Agate is excellent for increasing stamina and energy, is beneficial for the endocrine system and the heart and is helpful for skin disorders such as acne, eczema, etc.
Agate, Fire is a stone of courage, protection, and strength. Reported to relieve fears, halt gossip and even reflect any threat of harm back to the source. Fire agate can help with spiritual advancement and progression. It promotes and enhances energy, including meditation, ritual, and spiritual healing energies. It also balances masculine (active) and feminine (receptive) energies. It is also said to take the emotional charge off of problems. Fire agate is often used to increase skills in communication in writing and speaking and to also heighten creative visualization. Fire Agate enhances all healing energies, and assists with healing of the circulatory system, lymph system, and intestines.
Agate, Moss is sometimes called the “gardener’s stone” due to its properties of helping ensure a full crop. In addition, it brings general abundance, success, and prosperity. It can also help one gain peace and higher self-esteem. It can reduce the difficulties associated with overcoming addictive behaviors. Associated with the heart chakra, it is a stone of compatibility and friendship. Also believed to help improve circulation, enhance healing of all types, and overcome digestive or intestinal disorders. Said to assist in finding hidden treasure; this is a stone of prosperity.
Amber carries soothing energy that is both calming and energizing at the same time. It can help manifest desires, clarity of thought, and wisdom. Said to cleanse its environment by drawing out negativity, and to relieve physical pain. It brings patience, protection, psychic shielding, romantic love, sensuality, purification, balance, healing and calmness to those who wear or carry it. It is also considered a good luck charm for marriage. Amber is excellent for inner child work and past life work. Amber is associated with the solar plexus chakra and sometimes the sacral chakra. Amber is beneficial for purifying the body. It may relieve headaches, bone problems, heart problems, circulation, ear-aches, hearing problems, endocrine system imbalance, fibromyalgia, intestinal/digestive disorders. It is said to support healthy functioning for the kidneys, bladder, lungs, and in general be helpful for healing purposes.
Amethyst is said to assist with healing alcoholism, compulsive behaviors, and addictions of all kinds. Amethyst brings energies of stability, peace, calm, balance, courage and inner strength. It can be used to protect against psychic attacks and can help open one to communication with angels, telepathy and other psychic abilities in a secure way. It is an excellent stone for meditation or dream work, past life work, and can help you see your path. It has also been used to help ease the pain of grief, and promote happiness. Amethyst is reputed to be beneficial when dealing with legal and money issues. Amethyst is also used as protection for travelers. Physically amethyst is said to heal the withdrawal symptoms of any sort of addiction, help with headaches, insomnia, arthritis, pain relief, circulatory system issues, endocrine system problems, chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, immune system deficiencies, and general healing. Amethyst is associated with the brow and the crown chakras.
Amethyst, Chevron combines the strengthening and enhancing qualities of quartz with the stress relieving qualities of amethyst. Together these minerals create the chevron amethyst, which enhances peace of mind, relaxation and self-discovery. Chevron amethyst brings courage and inner strength. The stone lessens any resistance to helping oneself, particularly as concerns self-awareness. It also diminishes addictive tendencies and assists in recovery from addictions. Chevron amethyst is associated with the third eye (brow) or crown chakra.
Ametrine energies are said to stimulate the intellect and rid the aura of negative energy. It is also said to be helpful for releasing negative emotional programming. Ametrine aids in meditation, boosts psychic abilities, relieves tension, disperses negativity and helps to eliminate prejudice. It also has the basic properties of both the amethyst and the citrine that comprise it.
Andalusite is sometimes called “The Seeing Stone” because it can be used to calmly see the various parts of one’s character without bias. It is also used to see the different sides of a problem, and is used for scrying. Andalusite is said to enhance memory and recall. It is also said to bring chivalry. Andalusite can bring moderation and balance and be helpful for meditation and centering. Physically Andalusite is used for eye problems, deficiencies in calcium, oxygen, iodine, and water retention. Andalusite is associated with the solar plexus and heart chakras.
Angel Aura Quartz is quartz that is permanently treated by fusing platinum and/or silver crystals with heat and vacuum to give it its gorgeous angelic coloring. It is said that it is very helpful to the aura which it can protect, balance, and bring to energetic health. Also assists in raising Kundalini energy in a gentler manner. In meditation use it can help one in finding the proper course of action in life. It is said to help with angelic communication and communicating with Higher Self and inner wisdom. Used to help access Akashic records and past life recall. It is said to bring peace and tranquility because of the angelic protection it brings. Physically, Angel Aura is helpful for general health, vitality, and miraculous cures of illness. Angel aura is associated primarily with the crown chakra.
Angelite is a stone that can bring serenity, inner peace, and a sense of calm. Angelite is excellent to use when you need to calm down from feelings of stress. Angelite dispels fear, anger, and encourages forgiveness. Psychically angelite is used to connect with spirit guides, the higher self, and guardian angels. It is excellent for enhancing telepathy, psychic awareness, astral travel, and spirit journeys. Also excellent for creating a shield of psychic protection and for balancing the etheric and physical energies. Angelite can be used to aid expression and communication in group settings and in relationships. Said to relieve headaches, hemoglobin deficiencies, throat inflammations and infections, thymus, heart function, and circulatory system problems.
Apatite is a stone that can stimulate thoughts and ideas. It is said to increase intellect, imagination, and intuitive awareness. As a meditation or awareness tool it is said to help you maintain focus, learn, concentrate effectively, think clearly, and communicate better. Apatite can be used to enhance the energies of other crystals and stones. Having apatite near you can bring harmony on all levels, and bring inner peace. Apatite is reputed to assist with nail problems, allergies, arthritis, bones, muscles, and the nervous system. Apatite is primarily related to the throat chakra.
Aquamarine is known as a stone of courage and fortitude. It is said to assist with quick intellectual response. It gives peace, and shielding for the aura. Aquamarine is reputed to assist with calming communication issues. Mystical and folk lore states that it is attuned to the sea, and protects travelers on water. Aquamarine is associated with the throat chakra.
Aragonite increases energy, in particular it increases the energy of prayers and charms. Said to boost self-confidence and feelings of self-worth by diminishing anger and relieving stress. Aragonite is professed to be beneficial for chronic fatigue, and hair loss.
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Aventurine (Green) is said to benefit one in all areas of creativity, imagination, intellect and mental clarity. Said to enhance prosperity and bring career success. It is a gentle stone that lends a sense of calm and balance that enhances happiness. It also helps one to see alternatives and potentials in all situations, giving a positive outlook, courage and inner strength. Also said to bring luck, especially in games of chance; Green aventurine is a stone of prosperity. Physically it is beneficial for blood, circulatory system, headaches, general health, and sleep disorders. Green Aventurine is associated with the heart chakra.
Aventurine (Peach) gently increases the energy of the sacral chakra. It helps with decision making and can boost creativity. Physically it is beneficial for the lungs, heart, and adrenal glands.
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Aventurine (Red) enhances creativity and the ability to see possibilities. It can help to 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.
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Azurite is called the “stone of heaven.” It aids in developing psychic awareness, psychic skills and abilities, enhances intuition, and is said to guide you to be accurate in depicting psychic experiences. Excellent for meditation, allowing you to enter a state of prophesy and divination. Azurite is said to help control energy flow and bring just the right amount of energy to any situation. Physically, Azurite is professed to be helpful for healing in general, cancer prevention, liver issues, arthritis, joint problems, depression, sinuses, and skin problems. Azurite is most closely related to the third eye chakra, it will also work to align all of the chakras.
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