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- Amber
This may be the oldest substance used for human adornment, dating
back to 8,000 BC. Amber is not a stone but a fossilized pine resin
and is a symbol of long life.
- Amethyst Actually
a form of quartz, amethyst ranges in color from dark purple to violet.
It enhances spiritual awareness, balance, meditation, inner peace,
and healing. When held in the left hand, amethyst produces a calming
feeling and promotes thoughts of the spiritual reality behind our
lives.
- Aquamarine This semi-precious stone is used
for cleansing and purifying. Among its many properties is the ability
sooth and calm the emotions, and bring peace, joy and happiness.
- Aventurine Green Aventurine is worn to improve
the eyesight. The stone is used in games of chance and is popular
as a good luck charm for gamblers. Aventurine can be used as an all-purpose
luck stone. It can also be used for peace and healing.
- Cloisonne' A very old art form that was practiced
in ancient Byzantium and China. An enameling technique in which thin
wire partitions are filled with enamel. First, delicate strips of
copper wire are bent to create a design, then soldered onto the bead
surface. The spaces are then filled with different colored enamels.
Finally, the bead is fired and polished several times to produce the
desired effect.
- Citrine A variety of Quartz, Citrine is believed
to be one of the two minerals which does not hold and accumulate negative
energy but dissipates it, working out problems on both the physical
and subtle levels. It is also called the “merchants stone” because
of its value in acquiring wealth and maintaining it.
- Emeralds are known as the stone of successful
love. It is said to instill both sensitivity and loyalty within the
self and within others. It can be used to enhance memory and combine
intelligence with discernment. It helps to quite the emotions and
open the heart chakra. This stone is said to bring harmony to all
areas of your life.
- Garnet A fiery red stone, garnet is worn
to enhance strength and endurance. In the middle ages garnets were
used as an insect repellant. More recently, garnets have been exchanged
between parting friends as a symbol of affection and as an amulet
to insure that they meet again.The garnet is seen to strengthen the
aura and to create a shield for repelling negative energy; it is also
an aid for healing and protection
- Gold is symbolic of honor, nobility, and wealth.
Gold jewelry has been worn for millennia, not only for decoration
but for energy, courage, and luck; it brings strength of will and
good humor.
- Goldstone is a flecked gemstone that is composed
of tiny copper chips suspended in glass. It is a stone of wisdom,
reminding us of the light within darkness.
- Hematite In ancient times, hematite was known
as bloodstone because of its tendency to produce a bloodlike stain
when ground on a lapidary wheel. Hematite is worn for grounding and
healing purposes, and may be used for divination.
- Howlite This stone spurs one toward the ambition
to reach ones goals, and helps eliminate the hesitation we may sometimes
experience in our actions. It has a tendency to combine the powers
of reasoning and observation with patience, which aids in discernment
and memory retention.
- Jade This sacred stone is used to create
everything from musical instruments (because when the stone is struck
it produces a resonant tone) to altars and images of Buddha and various
deities. It is believed to have power over the weather and is an ancient
love-attracting stone. The soothing green color of jade is also healing
- wearing the stone helps the body to heal itself. It is also believed
to hold the power to prolong life. If worn while gardening it is said
to improve the health of the plants.
- Jasper is a member of the quartz family
and comes in many colors. It was called Rainbringer by Indians in
North America who used it during rainmaking ceremonies. Jasper is
worn to promote mental processes and healing, to enhance beauty, and
for protection. It was also used to restrain dangerous desires or
whims.
- Lapis Lazuli induces courage, and has long
been associated with royalty. This is a spiritual stone with a deep
blue color reflecting its peaceful vibrations. Lapis lazuli inspires
gentleness in its wearer. Among the powers associated with this stone
are joy, fidelity, protection, healing, love and courage.
- Lepidolite
- a stone of calm, trust, and acceptance. Which
has a strong relaxing and calming effect. It brings hope and transformation
in that it helps one get through transitions. It enhances self-love,
patience, and optimism.
- Malachite is worn to promote a peaceful night's
sleep. When held it is supposed to dispel depression. According to
legend, this stone will break into pieces to warn its wearer of danger.
The powers of malachite include protection, peace, power, and success
in business.
- Mother of Pearl Seashells were the medium
of exchange (money) for many parts of the world where metals were
lacking. It protects, and it promotes wealth, money and riches. It
was placed on new-born infants to protect them from hazards of their
new existence
- Obsidian formed when lava cooled too quickly
for the minerals inside to coalesce. This stone provides grounding,
and is used in protective rituals, for divination, and for peace.
- Onyx (Black) Onyx helps one to absorb universal
energies. It can be used to banish grief, enhance self control and
stimulate wise decision making. It helps to attune the instincts guidance
center, and promote personal strengths.
- Peridot: This
stone can be used to cleanse and stimulate the heart and solar plexus
chakras, bringing openness and acceptance of matters of love and relationships.
It acts as a healing stone to strengthen and regenerate the body and
provides a shield of protection around the body.
- Pearl The ancient Chinese believed that pearls
fell from the sky when dragons fought one another up in the clouds.
They are a symbol of purity, integrity, honesty, and wisdom.
- Quartz Crystals are symbolic of the human
spirt and mind. Quartz has been used in religious and spiritual rituals
for millennia. In recent years, quartz crystals have been widely used
for their powers of healing and protection.
- Rose Quartz is used to stimulate love and
to open the heart chakra. It promotes peace and fidelity in established
relationships.
- Ruby encourages one to follow their Bliss.
It promotes gentleness and discourages violence. Rubies stimulate
the loving emotional side toward nurturing, spiritual wisdom, health,
knowledge and wealth
- Sapphire brings lightness and joy to the
wearer, it assists in healing to all parts of the body. It stimulates
the throat chakra and assists in communication and providing strength.
Sapphire helps in endeavors of diversification.
- Silver is sacred to the Moon Goddess, who
protects women and nature. It enhances grounding, mothering, meditation,
nurturing, and romantic love.
- Sodalite provides for
the ability to arrive at logical conclusions. It provides for commonality
of goal within a group. It is used to enhance truthfulness and stimulate
thought.
- Tiger-Eye If wealth and money are your wish,
then tiger-eye is the stone for you to wear. It can also be worn for
protection against any kind of danger. Tiger-eye is ruled by the Sun,
and may be worn to strengthen convictions and create courage.
- Turquoise To many Native Americans, turquoise
was a sacred stone and was placed in tombs to guard the dead. When
worn it promotes courage and guards against "the evil eye," disease,
serpents, poison, violence and accidents. Turquoise is used in money-attracting
spells, for friendship, healing and in love magic. Since it is a blue
stone, turquoise is lucky and may be worn to elicit good fortune.
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Unikite This mottled stone
is a crystalline combination of feldspar, epidote, and quartz. It
brings ones consciousness to the present. Unikite acts to balance
the emotional body, bringing it into alignment and producing a sense
of well being.
All infomation supplied for entertainment purposes only.
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