How do crystals heal?
Crystal healing works on the principle that every cell in the body vibrates at its own specific frequency. When these natural frequencies become unbalanced, we experience dis-ease. Crystals emit a positive frequency that helps balance our own natural frequencies.
Like us, crystals draw life-giving forces out of the air. This life force includes all energy forces, including gravity, electricity and magnetism. Our natural inclination of our bodies is toward health, life and balance, but humans are changeable by nature and can therefore exude both positive and negative life force. Crystals are not so changeable and are constantly exuding a positive life force. A crystal can bring you back to a healthy vibration because of your body’s tendency to come into harmony with the more constant and harmonious vibration of the crystal.
Crystals oscillate to a natural healing frequency that is activated by mental energy (intentions). Crystals are a metaphor for perfect order and balance because of their unique symmetrical structure.
Powered by strong intention – either your own or that of your therapist – healing energy is channeled through the crystal from an inexplicable source, often referred to as the Universal Life Force (chi).
Intention is your thought energy that activates crystals to heal. Your own “strength of will” helps direct, focus and amplify the healing power of the Universal Life Force to stabilize the energies within your body.
Instead of analyzing, crystal healing relies on feelings and instincts. Instincts are often clouded by doubts in our modern society.
Working with crystals is an intuitive process. With practice, you will be able to develop your inherent self-healing abilities.
Preparing Your Crystal For Healing
"To prepare your crystal for healing, first clean the crystal physically of any mud, oils, sand or other debris. Then using a cleansing technique, be sure any negative energies are removed from the crystal so that you do not transfer residual energies onto yourself or your client. For maximum healing effects, charging crystals will ensure the crystal is ready electromagnetically and is saturated with ultraviolet light which energizes each crystal. To "wake-up" your crystal, you may need to activate it into its role and mission.. And finally, program your crystal to direct the energy for a specific outcome or for support during a healing session.
Cleaning Crystals
If you purchased a crystal with mud on it, chances are it still has part of the growth matrix on it. The matrix is the part of the earth that the crystal grows in, full of mineral nutrients. Try using a dry brush first, to remove what you can but be careful as the crystal may be softer than the matrix it grows in. Then use a warm water bath and a stiff scrub brush for coarse crystals or a flexible medium-soft toothbrush for more brittle crystals. I sometimes use a high foaming dishwashing detergent with a scrub brush, using the lather to lift off small pieces of grit and sand from tight corners. The matrix on quartz crystals is usually yellow, somewhat cakey-hard like mud and can be removed in a 2-5 day bath of oxalic acid if brushing and water doesn't take it off. I suggest that you look at the following link to Sweet Surrender Mines in Arkansas which details the process better than I could write here for you.. A chemist/phamacist may be able to get the oxalic acid for you or try contacting one of the many mines on the web. Use 1 part oxalic acid to 2 parts water. As for "normal" mud, I suggest that you use a warm water bath and/or a high pressure hose stream at the mud. You can pick at the mud with a firm wooden stick. If you use a steel tool, you will probably scratch or break the crystal as steel is harder than the crystal. Let your crystal dry in the sun and catch those rays !
Cleansing Crystals
Once you have cleaned the crystal physically, the next step is to cleanse the crystal of unwanted vibrations and energies that come from other people handling the crystals during its mining, packing, transportation, unpacking and display before it has actually reached you. Crystals tend to take on energy indicriminately and like wearing someone else's clothing, you can feel what's not the right energy for you.
I have read and heard a lot from people advised to do everything from burying their crystals in salt for several weeks to performing elaborate cleansing ceremonies. Do what you feel comfortable with and what makes sense to you. Experiment and see what works for you. From my own extensive experience, I recommend using a salt water bath for crystals that are able to take salt. Salt is really good for removing negative energies from most crystals. However, some crystals like Angelite and some marbles and pearls are sensitive to salt and their surfaces can be damaged very quickly in a salt bath. For those, you can use a smudge (see below.).
You don't really need to soak your crystals very long in salt water. A minimum of 7 hours is usually all that is needed unless you have crystals that are extremely toxic for some reason. When I do some really, really heavy clearing with clients (exorcism level), I will soak the crystals is heavily saturated salt water for 3-4 days or longer. However, in normal daily wearing of crystals, a light short 7 hour bath every 2 weeks or so is fine. Get a plastic bowl large enough to hold your crystal(s). Glass is fine but it is a hard surface and you could chip your crystals easily if not careful. Fill the bowl with water to cover the crystals by about 1 inch. Room temerature water is fine and it would be best to have spring water whch is "alive" with nutrients that crystals like. For more refined energies, use distilled water. It doesn't matter to the crystal unless you go back and forth between extremes of very hot and very cold (even Pyrex has a maxium tolerance). Then, for each crystal, add 1 tablespoon of salt as a rough guideline. The "perfect" cleansing solution is a 30% solution of sea salt and spring water. If you have genuine sea water, use that ! As a intuitive, I usually just throw a handful of salt over the crystals and just leave the bucket in the sun to soak.
Try using a pendulum to help you determine when the crystals are ready to come out of the bath. This method works well for me, although I usually walk past the cleansing crystals and intuitively know when they are "done". When you pour off the salt water, do not touch the water or you will be transferring the negative energies back onto yourself. remember to thoroughly rinse off any salt resideue from your crystals. I let the crystals drip on to newpapers or tea towels.
Some people ask if there is a difference between using sea salt and table salt (rock salt). There is. Most people are not very sensitive to subtle energies. In my experience, I find that sea salt leaves the crystals with a different feeling than table salt. Sea salt has a more refined energy signature with a lot of small rainbow-coloured vibrations. Table salt is like a workhorse, less subtle, more coarse and has clunky yellow and grey-blue vibrations. If I plan to use a crystal at my upper chakras (3rd Eye or Crown), I will want it cleansed in sea salt, as these centres are very refined on my body and I prefer the more subtle vibration. Wouldn't you ? Try soaking two crystals - one in sea salt and onbe in table salt. Rinse thoroughly and then see if you can tell the difference energetically.
I've also smudged crystals with sage, sweetgrass or incense such as frankincense to cleanse them. This is especially good for crystals that cannot be soaked in salt water. I usually spend about 3-7 minutes doing a smudge, fanning the incense over the crystals with a feather fan. This is particularly good of you have a whole cabinet full of crystals or some that are very large and awkward to bathe. Try not to use your hand as a fan - as the smoke rises, it pulls out and takes the negative energies away from the crystal. Passing your hand in this smoke will track these negative energies onto yourself. Don't forget to give yourself a good smudge to clear your own negative energies, especially your hands which are handling crystals directly.You can also rinse your hands in salt water after using the crystals either on yourself or someone else.
Charging Crystals
Sunlight re-charges crystals with ultrviolet light, sometimes called light radiation. You see, when the crystal comes from the Earth, it is has been nutured in yin energy, the feminine. The crystal has been taking nutrients from the ground - gases, water, various minerals and other nutrients to develop into a crystal. When it is "harvested" from the Earth, it is being removed from the yin energies and needs now to receive yang energies as its source of energy renewal. So, the ultrviolet light from the sun, the full spectrum of light, restores the crystals depleted energies. The time it takes depends on the crystal's capacity to absorb the light (it's crystalline energy structure has a lot to do with it), the stage of energy depletion within the crystal, and I think the will of the person who has been handling the crystal. Typically, I find 4 hours in the sun once a week keeps a small crystal energetic and alert. However, some crystals require a much longer time to recharge. You can experiment with the crystal by putting it in the sun for 1 week then holding it in your hand. You may receive and energy discharge from the crystal ! Also use your pendulum to check if it is ready and also to find out the percentage of replenishment.
There are another six methods of re-charging crystals that I teach in my crystal healing classes. Programming a crystal will also take up some of the energy of a crystal and that you may need to recharge more often depending on the usage of the crystal. Also crystals vary a lot between each other in terms of ability to store energy. Size has something to do with it, but also the energy structure of each crystal will be different.in its ability to hold an energy charge.
Activating Your Crystal
Some readers will not be familiar with how to activate a crystal. Sometimes, a crystal can be a "sleeper", and needs to know it is going to be used for healing or meditative purposes. Making a spiritual connection with the crystal helps to activate it, to awaken its consciousness. You can activate your crystal through an initiation ritual, by holding it, rolling it quickly back and forth in your hands, sleeping with it, gazing at it, washing it and generally handling it. To awaken its consciousness through ritual, offer some sage, sweetgrass or tabacco and indicate your intent for use of the crystal (e.g. for healing). This event marks the initiation of the crystal and makes an energy connection with the person using the crystal. Remember to fully recharge your crystal after you've been handling it for activation purposes.
Programming Crystals
Why do we want to program our crystals ? There is a folklore that crystals carry programming (a set of instructions) put there by other people or other beings before we acquire the crystals and that sometimes we do not want that. Well, I have the view that first, crystals come on the planet already with a set of instructions on how to grown, what structure, where, how fast and with what energy characteristics - just like humans who have a set of genetic instructions. This inherent pattern cannot be changed. It is up to your own belief system whether there were extra-terrestials or others who have loaded instructions into crystals or not. Let's move on then.
Second, each crystal has its own mission, or its own programming for healing. Sometimes, it is to provide a grounding force on the planet, maybe working energetically with other crystals in the earth to provide a network of stabile energy across the planet as part of the physical matrix of the planet. Sometimes, the crystal will carry a specific energy signature by resonating tones, colours and other vibrations that are provided through compassionate forces for humans and other life forms on Earth. Crystal people sometimes say that a crystal resonates for a particular chakra, or has a mission to "clear a past life" for instance. We don't want to harm that type of programming either.
Third, there is a blank database in each crystal. This is a spiritual (ie, not physical) energy centre which has the ability to store new instruction. Just like humans who have infinate capacity for spirituality, the crystal can translate and absorb an energy signature from outside itself and store it into a crystalline energy structure within itself. Now this is the real esoteric work of a crystal ! The mundane science of a crystal explains some of how these energy instructions are stored, but now we've left that far behind now and are going into an area of deep inner science! This database sometimes gets filled up with unconscious instructions from people handling the crystal, unaware they are projecting energy thought forms that are picked up and stored by the crystal. So, we will want to be sure that the database is empty of any unknown programming first. When we add our set of instructions. The crystal will then resonate with those instructions, amplifying, broadcasting, and projecting the new set of energy patterns to ourselves or others as directed.
Here are some different programming techniques used with crystals.
1) A simple method is writing a thought on a piece of paper then placing a crystal on top to absorb the thought energy. The crystal magnifies the thought and acts as the transmitter, sending the thought in its amplified state to the target person or thing mentioned in the note. You can also use one of the other methods below and place the crystal on a person's photograh to send them an amplified thought.
2) You can also program your crystal by holding it in your hand then breathing in through your nose, hold the thought in your mind of what you want, then forcefully breath out (snort !) into the crystal through your nose. Do this on each side of the crystal to program it. There are 6 sides to a clear quartz crystal. This is a powerful programming technique that I teach in my classes and hope you will benefit from it. You can also read about this technique at the Vogel-Cut Crystal site.
3) Another method is to create a circular breath by holding the thought of what you desire in your mind and then breath slowly and naturally through your nose into the crystal and then breath energy back in from the crystal. Repeat this circular breath for 10 - 20 minutes. This is an effective meditative techniqueand is quite powerful to direct your mind for positive results.
You can put as many thoughts, affirmations or items such as holographic images into your crystal. Whenever you want to clear them out, just forcefully breathe the word "CLEAR!" into the crystal 6 times (one for each side of the crystal) and this will be done. By the way, if you are holoding a crystal and are thinking bad thoughts, don't. Put the crystal down and clear your mind. Revisit yout intent and then you can proceed to use the crystal, unless you need to cleanse the crystal of any negativity its picked up or to clear it of any unintentional programming. Crystals are indiscriminate about energy, but Spirit isn't - so please use them for positive purposes.
I program my crystals for protection, to enhance my dream states, to store affirmations ("I am healthy, wealthy and wise!") among other usages. I have lots of suggestions for using programmed crystals and teach these methods in my classes. Please see my web site at www.crystaltiger.com for more articles about crystals. "
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An A to Z of crystals...
ABALONE- A stone for strengthening the muscular tissue, especially around the heart.
Very good in the treatment of spinal degeneration diseases.
AGATE-Semi-precious stone, the Agate is said to improve natural vitality and energy and to increase the self-confidence of the person using it. It is believed to be of special benefit to athletes and to those taking any kind of examination or test - or anyone else who has to call upon instant bursts of energy whether mental or physical. Balances the emotions and calms the body, mind and feelings.
General healing, reduces fever, hardens tender gums, gives courage and banishes fear, also assists the wearer to express thoughts into spoken words. Helps to develop powers of eloquence.
Stone of health and good fortune.
ALBITE- A stone which strengthens the lungs, spleen and thymus.
ALEXANDRITE- Helps the nervous system, spleen and pancreas.
May be used to amplify color therapy.
AMAZONITE- Generally used to help soothe the nervous system and to give some relief to those who are suffering from emotional disturbances. Also helps with one's metabolism and growth. Useful when trying to express oneself more clearly. Regulates and improves thinking abilities.
AMBER- Although it may look like one, Amber is not really a stone but the yellow-brown fossilized resin of trees. It is claimed that Amber is used to best effect by those who suffer from throat infections, those who have bronchial disorders or those who are prone to asthma or convulsions, also rheumatism, intestinal disorders, earache, bladder trouble, nerves or bone-marrow deficiencies. Calming, can absorb negative energy and helps the body to heal itself. Used for making and breaking spells.Helps with depression and suicidal tendencies.
AMETHYST- A purple-colored quartz used as a semi-precious stone; the Amethyst is known as a spiritual stone and is used for general healing and for meditation. It is said that sleeping with a piece of amethyst beneath one's pillow promotes intuitive dreams and inspired thought.
Many healers also consider it useful in the relief of insomnia and to bring serenity in times of grief.
The Amethyst clears, purifies and helps with any addictions or stress or tension. Also protects against blood disease, toxic effects of substance use, acne, neuralgia and fits. Soothes and calms the mind, raises the spirit, rebalances and increases intuitive awareness, protects from negative vibrations. It is a very good idea to have an Amethyst cluster in your room because of the cleansing and energizing properties associated with it. Traditionally believed to protect from drunkenness.
ANHYDRITE- This stone strengthens the kidneys and ovaries.
APACHE TEAR- Used in 'grounding' one's energies. Also helps soul reflection.
APATITE- Strengthens muscle tissue, aids in coordinating basic motor responses.
Assists people suffering from stuttering and used in the treatment of hypertension.
AQUA-AURA- Improves heart, lungs, throat, and thymus. Good for people suffering from emotional traumas. Aids release of inner emotional tension from deep within the body. Helps meditation.
AQUAMARINE- ]Bluish-green transparent Beryl; the Aquamarine is supposed to be most useful when dealing with the problems of the eyes, liver, throat, stomach, nerves, and glands.
Relieves toothache, improves sight. Preserves innocence. Quickens intellect, increases self-knowledge. It is also reputed to promote clear and logical thinking and for that reason is often carried as a 'good luck' charm by those who are taking examinations or being interviewed for a job.
Brings inspiration and new ideas.
ATACAMITE- This stone strengthens the genitals, thyroid and the nervous system.
Used in the treatment of venereal diseases, including herpes.
AVENTURINE- Aventurine is said to be useful in relieving migraine and in soothing the eyes.
A traditional method of using this stone is to leave it in water overnight and to use the water
the following day to bathe eyes. Aventurine water - made in the same way can also be used for bathing irritations of the skin. Aventurine is a soother and helps relax one for a better night's sleep!
It also relieves tension and shock. Improves vitality, equalizes blood pressure.
Encourages creativity, gives the wearer courage, independence, calmness and serenity.
Gives adventure and luck in love and sport.
AZURITE- A natural blue copper carbonate. The Azurite is said to be an aid to psychic development and is a very powerful stone. Also aids meditation. Relates to penetrating through your deepest fear in the subconscious. It is used as a general healing stone. Relieves arthritis and joint disabilities. Reduces hip joint pain.
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BERYL- Helps heart problems, liver trouble, mouth, stomach and throat infections.
Improves intellect, strengthens will-power, guards against stupidity and mental disorders.
BLOODSTONE- Deep-green precious stone flecked with red; it is believed that the Bloodstone will help to overcome depression and melancholia - especially if it is worn by the sufferer.
It is also said to help those who suffer from psychosomatic illness and pains which have an
emotional rather than a physical cause. Bloodstone is also a purifier of the blood and a general
detoxification of organs, particularly the liver, kidneys and spleen.
It helps to allow light into the body. Provides vitality, strengthens idealism and the will to do good -
especially for charity. Increases one's talent, stimulates the kundalini and balances all of the chakras.
BLUE-LACE AGATE- ]Blue-lace agate is a very calming stone. It is helpful for freely expressing oneself and how one feels and thinks. Provides cool and soothing energy which is good for neutralizing red energies such as anger, infections, inflammations, fevers etc. Helps to open the throat chakra.
BLUE QUARTZ- Helps improve heart, lungs, throat and thymus. Good for people suffering from emotional traumas. Aids the release of inner emotional tension from deep within the body.
BOJI STONE- Has general healing qualities and assists tissue regeneration.
Strengthens all the chakras and meridians.
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CALCITE (gold)- Carries the golden healing ray. Gives comfort, helps cheer depression. Good for most of what ails you!
CALCITE (green)- Helps kidneys, spleen and the pancreas. Removes toxins from the body and alleviates mental fear. Aids mental clarity, soothes anxiety, calms turbulent energies.
Expands awareness, aids intuition, links parallel realities. Good when undertaking mental change.
CALCITE (orange)- Helps gall bladder, improves physical energy, also expands awareness etc as above.
CALCITE (optical)- Improves eyesight. Brings spiritual understanding into challenging circumstances and situations. Helps when doing regression.
CARNELIAN- Semi-precious stone, a reddish variety of chalcedony.
This stone is useful for understanding one's rhythms and cycles and it is said that if it is worn in a pouch around the neck by a women during menstrual periods - it will help to ease the stomach cramps felt at that time. Strengthens voice; helps rheumatism and arthritis, depression, neuralgia; aids the sense of touch. Used for infertility and impotence. Alleviates blood poisoning, fever, infection and nose bleeds. Helps in the treatment of sores, spasms and wounds. Protects from evil, elevates the spirits, grounds energies thus assisting concentration and mental focus by clearing the mind and focusing one's thoughts. Helps daydreamers and those who are absent-minded.
CELESTITE- Helps to ease tension, opens the mind and develops awareness.
Cools the overactive mind, helps relaxes muscles. Elevates consciousness. Promotes peaceful co-existence and harmonious interaction with other aspects of creation.
CHALCEDONY- Improves bone-marrow, spleen, red corpuscles and heart tissue.
Stimulates optimism and enhances one's spiritual and artistic creativity.
CHALCOPYRITE (peacock)- Helps cheer those with constant worries. Also improves prosperity consciousness.
CHAROITE- Dissolves fear including fear of fear itself! Will help the fear rise to the surface so that it may be faced - and dealt with.
CHRYSOCOLLA- Relieves nervous tension, emotional congestion, ulcer or stomach problems.
Brings balance, cleanses all negativity, brings inner peace and contentment.
CHRYSOLITE- Strengthens the appendix. Alleviates general toxaemia and viral conditions.
CHRYSOPRASE- Improves prostate gland, fallopian tubes and ovaries.
Increases fertility.
CITRINE- Yellow variety of quartz. It is claimed that the citrine is able to help those who feel that they have misplaced their path in lifeand to give them a new sense of direction and rebuild the structure of their earthly existence. It helps to control the emotions and works with relationships and self- knowledge. It attracts self-worth, dissolves emotional blocks and induces dreams.
It is also said to be beneficial to those people suffering from poor circulation and to strengthen
the immune system, tissue regeneration, eases toxic conditions particularly in the endocrine and
digestive systems. Helps with diabetes and depression. Activates mental powers and clarifies thought. Improves self-image bringing confidence into relationships and environment, improving the quality of one's life, sometimes bringing prosperity. Reduces harmful effect of electrical products.
CONICHALCITE- Cheering stone, helpful with symbolic re-birth, helps strengthen new resolutions.
CORAL- Hard substance formed of skeletons of various marine polyps. Coral is said to promote general physical and mental well-being and to be of particular assistance to those suffering from anemia, bladder conditions, colic and whooping cough. In many parts of the world it is believed that coral can be used to ward off evil thoughts sent by ill-wishers.
CROCIDOLITE- Used to help people who become over-preoccupied with their own personal limitations.
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DIAMOND- Master healer. An extremely powerful stone in the removing of blockages and all emotional negativity.
DIOPTASE- An emerald green silicate of copper. General healer. Relieves mental stress, promotes abundance, relaxation, love and emotional expressiveness. Heals the parts emotionally abandoned whilst experiencing heartache. Good for those that, through loss, fear to love again, helps heal the heart and helps one to be able to trust again.
DOLOMITE- Used to help people who lack resourcefulness and who have an acute fear of personal failure.
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EMERALD- Bright green precious stone. Improves intellect and memory.
Helps tired eyes and insomnia. Improves eloquence. Gives power to see into the future and grants success in business. Acts as emotional stabilizer. It is said to help release emotionally based trauma and to govern the awareness of emotions by others. It opens up the heart to love, peace and healing.
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FLUORITE, Fluorspar - a natural calcium fluoride. Fluorite helps bring the spiritual into the material and quickens enlightenment. Helps heal holes in one's auras where energy is drained.
Grounds, balances and focuses one's energies. Absorbs and alters negative and other energies.
Opens the chakras. Aids physical and mental healing. Strengthens bone tissue, especially teeth enamel. Relieves dental disease, pneumonia, viral inflammation.
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GALENA- Strengthens lungs, thyroid, and the nervous system. Protects against depression and skin diseases.Promotes self-confidence, pride and success. Improves imagination.
GARNET- A dark red gem. The garnet is most often used as a general tonic for the whole system - physical, mental and emotional. It is regenerative and revitalizing, strengthening the blood and helping with anemia and circulatory problems. Protects against infection, depression and skin diseases. It brings into consciousness the physical powers and is particularly recommended for those who need to improve their self-respect and self-confidence, pride and success and to increase their courage when dealing with changes. Improves imagination. Assists in dream work and in past life recall. Increases determination, energy and courage. Attracts love, promotes bonding.
GEM SILICA - CHRYSOPRASE- Apple green variety of chalcedony. It reveals will-power and is useful for dealing with depression and loss of incentive. Feminine stone, ideal for menstrual pain and pre-menstrual tension. Helps after miscarriages, abortions, hysterectomies. Helps with birthing if held, worn or meditated upon during labor. Cools fevers, heals burns, calms nerves, helps thyroid imbalance, voice problems, neck/shoulder strain. Develops patience, kindness, tolerance, compassion, humility. Gives peace and serenity; emotional balance, eases sorrow and anger.
Good for men who don't allow themselves to express their feelings or emotions.
Excellent stone for meditation and can assist the development of clairvoyance.
GROSSULARITE- Used in the treatment of people who fear emotional hostility from everyone surrounding them.
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HEMATITE- Natural ferric oxide. Improves all blood disorders, helps coagulation.
Reduces stressful effects of air travel, combats insomnia. Enhances astral projection, promotes balance, focus, convergence and concentration of energy. The hematite is a stone which it is said will help to increase courage and it is also claimed that it will strengthen the heart and is good for reducing a rapid pulse.
HERDERITE- This stone stimulates the pancreas and spleen. Helps to restore the balance in erratic emotional behavior.
HERKIMER DIAMOND- Releases stress and tension throughout the body, boosts the power of other crystals by being used to close the circuit, particularly effective with Boji stones.
HOWLITE (magnetite)- Stimulates endocrine system. Improves blood circulation. Helps in Meditation.
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IRON PYRITES- A natural sulfide or iron. Aids digestive system of abdomen and upper intestinal tract. Eases anxiety, depression, frustration and false hopes. Strengthens astral body. Opens mind to new ideas, intellectually stimulating, links left and right hemispheres of brain facilitating communication between logic and emotion. Promotes analysis, creativity, psychic development, memory, channeling activities, strength of will. Pyrite is claimed to increase the oxygen supply in the blood, to strengthen the circulatory system in general and to be useful in clearing congested air passages.
IVORY- Protects one's physical body from injury.
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JACINTH- Promotes spiritual sight and understanding. Used in childbirth. Helps in the treatment of insomnia.
JADE- A pale green gemstone. Jade is said to be of help in relieving kidney complaints, bladder trouble and eye problems. Yellow jade is believed to aid a poor digestion. When worn as a piece of jewellery, jade is thought to provide protection from one's enemies and can be used to protect one on long journeys. Also to attract good luck, for wisdom, for long life and a peaceful death.
Helps to control dream content or focus. In ancient China and ancient Egypt it was widely used as a talisman to attract good fortune, friendship and loyalty.
JASPER- Colored impure form of natural silica. Jasper is said to be both invigorating and stabilizing, bringing stillness to a troubled mind. It generates an even rhythmic pulse. It is also said to improve the sense of smell and to overcome depression. Red jasper is known to contain iron oxide which is used medically to control excessive bleeding and for this reason, it is claimed it can be useful in overcoming disorders of the blood. Also for digestion and stomach problems, biliousness and bladder trouble. Protects from witchcraft, soothes the nerves.
JET- A very hard lustrous form of natural carbon. Prevents deep depression, quiets fears.
Protects from violence and illness. Aids grieving. It is also used in healing to control and ease migraine and pain behind the eyes.
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KUNZITE- Alleviates anemia, improves general tissue rejuvenation. Creates balance between heart and mind, clears emotional blockages. In meditation can balance negative emotional and troubled mental states.
KYANITE- Used in meridian points to stimulate flow of energy, or on chakra centers to clear blockages. Recalls past lives when placed on third eye. Augments channeling, altered states, vivid dreams, clear visualization, loyalty, honor and serenity. Kyanite blades can make incisions in the aura field. Also cut through layers of mental misconceptions and create new lines of energy for new thought.
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LAPIS LAZULI- A brilliant blue mineral. The lapis lazuli was called by the ancient Egyptians 'The Stone of Heaven' and it is thought by many to be the stone upon which were carved the laws given to Moses. It is said that it has the power to prevent fits and epilepsy and to improve the eyesight. Helps heart and spleen, protects against strokes, helps depression. Helps acquire wisdom and truth. It is also a symbol of power and a mental and spiritual cleanser. Assists one's psychic development and mental stability. Gives hope and self awareness and helps one to face one's shadow-self. It is the stone of friendship. Helps cut through superficialities to find inner truth. Aura cleanser.
LARIMAR- Soothes sore throats and tonsillitis. Helps express new ideas. Brings harmony between heart and mind. Good for schizophrenics. Transmutes anger, greed, frustration to peace; calms excess energies by rebalancing.
LAZULITE- Improves pineal glands and the liver.
LAZURITE- Stimulates visions. Can amplify thought-form. Also used for tissue rejuvenation.
LEPIDOLITE- Unifies mind and heart, heals whatever inhibits this mergence. Used in the treatment of schizophrenia.
LEPIDOLITE WITH RUBELLITE- Good for introverted shy people who are unable to express love in external ways.
LUVULITE (sugilite)- Restores balance to pineal, pituitary and left and right brain hemispheres.
Improves autism, dyslexia, epilepsy, physical coordination problems, visual problems, spiritual problems.
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MAGNETITE- Stimulates endocrine system. Improves blood circulation. Helps in meditation.
MALACHITE- A green copper carbonate. Malachite contains copper and it is claimed that it is helpful in the treatment of rheumatism and also in regularizing menstruation. Used in the treatment of asthma, toothache. Improves eyesight. Raises one's spirits and increases hope, health and happiness. It attracts physical and material benefits and brings prosperity. It assists wise rule and helps remove mental blockages hindering spiritual growth. It relieves any congestion in the body and helps with confusion and lack or purpose and insecurity.
MARCASITE- Gentle physical strengthener. Makes one feel more able to cope with any problems and difficulties.
MIMETITE- Helps communication, grounds and insulates.
MOLDAVITE- Small glassy (translucent) green stone believed to be associated with meteorites.
Eases epilepsy, brain imbalances and malfunctions and autism, particularly if brought on by
excessive sensitivity. Assists conscious communication with star-seed sources and is a healing balm for the deep longing - and heartfelt yearning - of many people to "go home". Moldavite also helps one to understand one's true purpose in life. A stone for transformation.
MOONSTONE- Moonstone is an opalescent feldspar. It is claimed to promote long life and happiness and is said to attract friendship and loyalty towards the wearer. It acts as a mediator between mind and emotions and allows peace of mind and accessibility to one's inner self. Helps soothe and balance emotion. In healing terms, it is often used to reduce excess fluid in the body and to reduce the swelling caused by this fluid. Used in women suffering from pre-menstrual tension.
Gives inspiration, encourages personal attachments. Helps obtain humanitarian love,
romance and sensitivity.
MORGANITE- This stone strengthens the larynx, lungs, thyroid and nervous system.
MORION CRYSTAL- A smoky quartz crystal. so dark as to be black instead of the more usual brown.
Very good for grounding.
MOSS-AGATE- Moss agate is said to cleanse the emotional body and release anger and frustration.
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OBSIDIAN SNOWFLAKE- A grounding stone - makes the user face up to responsibility.
Dedicated to change, metamorphosis, purification, fulfillment, inner growth and introspection.
Deflects negative energy.
ONYX- A variety of agate. The onyx is reputed to improve concentration and devotion.
Perhaps it is for this reason that it is frequently to be found in rosaries. Helps hearing problems, heart trouble and ulcers.
OPAL- Helps lung conditions, increases assimilation of protein. Assists the control of one's
temper and calms the nerves. Aids the development of one's psychic ability. Sometimes considered an unlucky stone, perhaps because it causes one's thoughts - good or bad - to rebound upon oneself! Above all, it is a stone of love, but if the lover be false its influence is reversed, and the
opal proves a sorry stone for faithless lovers.
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PEARL- Promotes antibodies and fights infection.
PERIDOT- Peridot, as well as being recommended as a cure for insomnia, is said to aid the digestion and placate the nervous system. Improves bruised eyes. Can cleanse and heal hurt feelings, helps mend damaged relationships. Attracts occult powers to the user. Develops inner vision; the stone of the seer. Counteracts negativity and opens the mind. It acts like a tonic and heals the physical body and can be useful in reducing fever. Also used in treating emotional states such as anger or jealousy.
PETRIFIED WOOD- Restores physical energy. Helps hip and back problems. Aids past-life recall.
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QUARTZ CRYSTAL- A natural crystalline silica. So many uses and properties that it needs a whole book to itself! The Quartz Crystal attracts the powers of light and energy and is said to be an excellent powerful general healer and dynamic working tool which works on all levels -strengthening, cleansing and protecting. Purifies air. Protects against harmful electrical vibrations. Assists the wearer to think intuitively. Amplifies and transmits subtle vibrations. The symbol of elemental wholeness, containing the four elements of creation. Assists development and integration of our entire being. Assists us to amplify, focus, direct, transmit and store energy.
Its greatest attribute is known to be its use as an aid to opening the psychic centers, enabling
the ability to meditate at a deeper level and to free one's mind from the mundane and the trivia.
It releases the higher consciousness and develops mystical and spiritual gifts.
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RHODOCHROSITE- Prevents mental breakdowns, balances physical and emotional traumas. Improves eyesight, kidney, pancreas and spleen. Inspires forgiveness, heals emotional scars, attracts love. Helps one face reality and new situations. Assists integration of physical, mental and emotional fields.
RHODONITE- Restores physical energy (especially following trauma or shock).
Strengthens inner ear and improves sense of hearing. Aids vitamin absorption.
Increases language skills, raises self-esteem. Helps maintain loving state in every-day life by bolstering one's resolve not to give in without one having to be aggressive or non-loving.
RHYOLITE- Rejuvenates physical beauty. Helps increase self-expression and to speak with greater clarity.
ROCK CRYSTAL- Relieves diarrhea, dizziness, hemorrhage, kidney troubles, spasms, vertigo. Helps ease pain anywhere.
ROSE QUARTZ- This lovely stone is claimed to be one of the best stones to use in the treatment of migraines and headaches of all types. Calms emotions, helps suffering due to emotional trauma, heals wounds of neglect giving inner peace. It is also said to stimulate the imagination and the intellect and to open up the heart to inner peace, self love and self recognition.
It is a very healing stone for internal wounds, bitterness and sorrows. It promotes forgiveness, love and friendship. It makes one more receptive to beauty, hastens recovery and gladdens the heart. The Venus - or love - stone.
RUBY- A deep red transparent gemstone, a form of corundum. As well as aiding intuitive thinking, the ruby is believed to increase levels of energy and divine creativity. It is often used to alleviate disorders of the blood, such as anemia, poor circulation and menstrual problems. Also used in the treatment of rheumatism and arthritis. Improves fever, pain and spasms.
Alleviates worries, lifts spirits, improves one's confidence, intuition, spiritual wisdom, energy and courage. Encourages self-nurturing in those with a poor self-image.
RUTILATED QUARTZ- ]Rutilated quartz is said to be of particular benefit to those who suffer from respiratory complaints of any form such as asthma, bronchitis etc. Increases tissue regeneration.
Rebalances different levels of consciousness. Improves decisiveness, strength of will.
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SAPPHIRE- Helps bleeding, insomnia and nervousness. Stone of friendship and love, attracts good influences. Gives the wearer devotion, faith, imagination and peace of mind.
SARDONYX- Stimulates self-control and protection
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SELENITE- Selenite calms and clears troubled minds and is useful in personal meditation and visualization. Stabilizes one's emotions, bringing them under calm control. Natural environmental record keeper. Helps to clarify one's innermost thoughts and to expand one's
mental powers. One of the most powerful healing stones! Used in past-life recall and in regression therapy. Can be used in any healing treatment but should only be used by a qualified crystal healing therapist who is able to handle and direct the powerful energies properly.
SMITHSONITE- Calms and clears, good to use in high anxiety situations. Helps after nervous breakdowns, relaxes over tense muscles, also good in childbirth. Neutralizes red energies
SMOKEY QUARTZ[- Smokey quartz disperses negative patterns and vibrations, and transmits a high quantity of light. Good luck talisman. Helps protect soldiers on active service. Improves abdomen, kidneys, pancreas and the sexual organs. Increases energy fertility. Encourages survival instincts. Stimulates and purifies energy centers. Grounds and stabilizes energies, helps lift depression. Draws out and absorbs negative energies, replacing them with positive ones.
SNOW QUARTZ- Strengthens immune system. A softer energy than clear quartz.
Used in meditation. A stone which gives one serenity and powers of inner contemplation. A peaceful stone!
SODALITE- Sodalite is a good stone for oversensitive and defensive people, improves courage and endurance. It balances and stills the mind and clears rigid thought patterns. Helps logical and rational thought, and intellect, widens the perspective. Blue sodalite is reputed to assist in lowering of blood pressure and balancing the metabolism. Aids sleep.
SPINEL- Attracts help. Makes the wearer strong in character.
STAUROLITE- Used to help people who suffer from over caution or doubt.
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THULITE- To help those people who are resisting a condition or relationship which they regard as discouraging.
TIGERS EYE- It is claimed that tigers eye will counteract feelings of hypochondria and the onset of psychosomatic illness and will also give a feeling of self-confidence. It is especially good for clear thinking and helps one to see a problem objectively when confused or emotionally affected. It releases tension and develops will-power. Good for asthma. Helps people gain insight into their own faults. Protects from witchcraft and evil. Attracts good luck.
TOPAZ (yellow)- A yellowish transparent mineral. Topaz helps to overcome stress and soothes nerves thereby helping one to achieve a deeper sleep. It is also good for colds and flu. Strengthens blood vessels, improves blood circulation, varicose veins, sense of taste. Good for liver trouble.
Improves the intellect, develops psychic abilities, calms both mind and body.
TOPAZ (blue)- Throat disorders, calming. Inspires leadership ability, psychic insight, spiritual and artistic growth. Helps with clarity and concentration.
TOURMALINE (general)- Prevents lymphatic disease. Balances, protects, calms, gives self- confidence and cheerfulness.
Useful for meditation.
Attracts inspiration, goodwill and friendship. Protects wearer against misfortune and anaemia.
Grounds high-frequency energies into the physicality.
TOURMALINE (black or green)- Strengthens nervous system, regulates blood pressure.
Deflects negative energy, attracts prosperity.
TOURMALINE (blue)- All throat problems, thyroid, speech impediments. Promotes clear verbal expression, dissolves mental friction, emotional constriction. Carries a high electrical charge and if rubbed briskly one end becomes positive and one negative, the energy can then be directed wherever peaceful energy is required.
TOURMALINE (watermelon/pink)- ]Heart balancer. Promotes understanding of self and emotions
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TURQUOISE- A bluish green precious stone. Turquoise helps the ability to express oneself and verbalize freely. It is good for laryngitis and nervousness in speech. It is said that turquoise will grow pale on a sickly person and recover its color when returned to a healthy person. Can strengthen entire anatomy and helps improve all diseases. Shields the wearer from harmful influences, attracts friendship. Used in meditation. Also for the development of intuition. Brings one wisdom. It reminds us of both our spiritual nature, our earthly inheritance and its beauty.
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UNAKITE- Helps balance and gives one stability. A grounding stone.
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VANADINITE- Helps with throat problems and communication.
VIVIANITE- Symbol of rebirth, burns away old ways of looking at things and gives you a new perspective on life. Helps clear vision at all levels.
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ZIRCON- General healer. Helps liver complaints, childbirth, insomnia.
Promotes spiritual sight and understanding.
ZOISITE- Strengthens the male genitals and the female cervix. Helps to increase fertility.
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