Gemstones are so fascinating! Their colors, properties, myths, and legends are diverse and astonishing.
Folklore about stones has been revered and honored for centuries in all cultures.

Powers of Gemstones

AVENTURINE
Purifies mental capacity.  Stimulates muscles and gives emotional tranquility.   
GREEN AVENTURINE   
Good luck and good fortune, and yes to attract money. Good for increasing ones perception and creativity. Heals
emotional pain and imbalance by dissolving blocks in the Heart Chakras.
PINK AVENTURINE- Balances the left and right brain, masculine and feminine. Yin and Yang. Healing for
relationships.

AGATE - (Blue Lace) "Grounding stone".  For grounding,  attracts good luck, and aids in meditation. It is a symbol
of health and long, life and a powerful good luck charm for all persons born under the sign of Virgo and those in
the month of June.  Aids in peace, happiness & distress.

AMAZONITE - "Love stone".  For centering oneself, getting to balanced. Re-focused and stabilized. Protects and
increases life span.  Works on the throat Chakra and gives confidence.  Also known as the ' Hope Stone'
because it inspires Hope.    

AMETHYST - "Stone of spirituality and contentment".  The healer for the  body, mind and soul, it has the universal
vibration and enables the holder of the crystal to be connected to it.  Good for insomnia, headaches and over-
indulgence in liquor. It purifies and is excellent for those who meditate.  It is a gemstone of power, peace,
protection, and spirituality. It helps balance the aura, controls evil thoughts, sharpens the intellect, and brings
contentment and sincerity into the loves of those who use it.

AQUAMARINE - "Stone of courage".  Soothing, calms nerves.  Aids in fluid retention.  Excellent for meditation.  
Brings peace and serenity.  Good stone to wear when traveling over the sea.  Symbolizes hope and good health
and is a lucky gemstone for people born in the months of March and October.  As an amulet it enhances
meditation and spiritual awareness.  

BERYL - Known as both the “Mystic Stone” and the “Seer’s Stone,” Yellow or golden beryl increases psychic
ability when placed over the Third Eye Chakra or when held in the left hand during meditation. When worn as
amuletic jewelry, beryl is said to banish fear, strengthen the intellect, protect against enemies, promote the love
of married couples, and attract the affections of the opposite sex. Stimulates and cleanses the mind and
increases confidence.

BLOODSTONE - Strengthens and oxygenates bloodstream.  Enhances physical, mental vitality.  Reduces
emotional, mental stress.  Powerful physical healer.  It is a mystical gemstone possessing numerous magical
properties. Wear or carry a bloodstone amulet to stimulate or to preserve good health.  Bloodstone is an
especially powerful good luck amulet for all persons born in the month of March. Calming, grounding, revitalizes,
strengthens and attracts wealth.

CARNELIAN - Promotes feelings of well-being. Aids concentration and focus.  Increase energy level.  Good for
meditation, to focus the mind on higher goals.  Helps one get closer to nature and inspires bravery and
courage.  Known as a mineral healer.  It Energizes and regenerates loves and relationships. Used for
confidence, boldness, initiative, assertiveness, fertility, warms and cleanses blood, kidneys, stimulates appetite,
emotions, passion. A healing stone for PMS, arthritis, kidneys, gall bladder, asthma and the pancreas.  Cleanse
regularly.

CALCITE - A multi-use crystal, to increase the power and effectiveness of a project about to be undertaken, great
for increasing one's psychic protection, for meditation and to help un-focus the mind prior to meditation.
BLUE CALCITE
Calming stone that also has healing properties for liver and colon. Good stone for back pain.
LIME GREEN CALCITE
Use for soothing the spirit.  Promotes joy, works on the heart chakras emotionally balancing and alleviates fear
and reduces stress.  

CHALCEDONY- This beautiful stone is believed to banish fear, hysteria, depression, mental illness and
sadness. Chalcedony reduces fever. Wearing chalcedony is believed to be excellent for eyes.  Prevents from
touchiness and melancholy.  Worn by many to promote calm and peace.  Chalcedony also stimulates creativity.

CLEAR CALCITE
Improves memory

CITRINE -  Increases awareness and control of the mind and emotions.  Nurtures physical and material well-
being.  Dispels negative energies, Cultivates abundance on all levels. Wards off fear forms that are generated
from others suggestions, instills confidence in the personal self.  Improves memory, increased will power,
optimism and confidence,  good healing stone for digestion, stomach, food disorders, allergies and
detoxification, reduces anxiety, fear and depression.

CHRYSOPRASE- is a stone of protection, luck, happiness, and balance. It aids in business affairs by assuring
impartiality, fairness, and fidelity. Chrysoprase is used in protection of children, young animals, and seedlings,
and is helpful during childbirth. It helps in treating diseases of the blood, eyes, and heart, increases dexterity,
and alleviates arthritis. Chrysoprase is associated with the heart chakra.

DIAMOND - The diamond is a highly valued gemstone that symbolizes peace, fidelity, innocence, and serenity. It
is a powerful good luck charm for all persons born under the astrological sign of Aries. When worn as amuletic
jewelry, it prevents nightmares, balances both positive and negative energies, and brings confidence, divine
wisdom, and consciousness.

EMERALD - The emerald is a symbol of peace, love, and eternal life. When worn or carried as an amulet it
strengthens love, intelligence, eloquence, and popularity. Emerald amulets increase psychic sensitivity when
held over the Third Eye chakra; and when worn on the finger as a ring, this gemstone strengthens the memory,
and ensures success in love.

FLUORITE - Assists the conscious mind and body in dispels anxiety and tension, balances mental energies,
aids in sleep and excellent for meditation.  Enable better analyzing of conditions and situations in a more
rational and non-emotional manner, it enables detachment of the mind from the emotions so that the thought
process can utilize the intuitive in achieving a higher level of self understanding. It is a gemstone that increases
psychic awareness and cosmic understanding when placed over the Third Eye chakras during meditative
rituals.  

GARNET - "Stone of health and love".  Repels negativity, gives courage and confidence, builds a defensive aura
around oneself, guards against depression and melancholy.  Also known as the “Passion Stone” the garnet is a
balancer of the yin/yang energies.  It increases psychic sensitivity and sexual energy. A Garnet is an ideal
gemstone to use during meditative rituals, and it can be worn as amuletic jewelry to attract sexual love and soul
mates. When placed under a pillow or worn while sleeping, it wards off bad dreams and evil spirits of the night. It
also protects the wearer from all dangers when traveling.

HEMATITE - Grounding agent, Most grounding of all the gemstones, reduces stress and combats insomnia.  
Energizing and vitalizing.  Enhances personal magnetism. Hematite was a sacred stone used by the warriors of
ancient Rome and Greece as an amulet to protect against wounds, and to increase courage on the battlefield.  

JADE~ Known as the "dream stone" and a "stone of fidelity". Jade brings realization to ones potential and
devotion to ones purpose.  It is the symbol of tranquility and wisdom. It is said to possess yang (the vital
masculine principal) and in China, it was believed to impart immortality. When worn as amuletic jewelry, jade
prevents nightmares, heals many diseases, and prolongs life. Wear a jade butterfly as an amulet to attract love
and good luck. A jade statue placed in the house near a window or in a garden will avert lightning. Can be used
for Health, wealth, longevity stone.  Courage, wisdom, justice, mercy, emotional balance, stamina, love, humility,
generosity, peace and harmony.


LABRADORITE (Spectrolite)
Said to greatly help your resolve with weight loss.  Subtle green/blue/yellow/etc. metallic iridescent. Brings forth
each person's strengths to share with the world. Brings easier, more restful sleep. Helps us relate to others.
Opens energy flow to Solar plexus and Brow Chakra and whatever other centers are most in need. This stone is
Fragile and should avoid salt cleansing.

LAPIS LAZULI - Releases tension and anxiety. Mental clarity, illumination.  It is a powerful love-drawing
gemstone dedicated to the goddesses Aphrodite, Venus, and Isis. It aids meditation and psychic development
when placed over the Third Eye charka. enhances sixth sense abilities of gaining secret knowledge. Facilitates
visualization of wearer and healing properties. As an amulet it guards against negative influences and
malevolent supernatural forces. Lapis lazuli is also a powerful good luck charm when worn by persons born
under the astrological sign of Capricorn.  It is an excellent conductor of the heart and mind.  Increases psychic
ability and allows for spiritual growth.  Organizes and quiets the mind and opens the throat charka, self-
expression, writing, creativity, anxiety restlessness', insomnia, shyness, nervous system.

LEPIDOLITE - Stone of "transition".  Induces calmness, a tranquilizing effect against stress, mood swings,
negative emotions and all types of depression, helps to recognize one's need for making changes in thinking
and behavior patterns.  Brings hope, relief, gentleness, self-love, patience, self-forgiveness, balances brow
chakra, fragile, salt water, cleanse may cause it to break apart.

MALACHITE - Stone of "transformation".  Assists in healing of emotions, brings peaceful sleep, brings extra
power when used for divination purposes especially those pertaining to receiving one's hearts desire.  Powerful
healer, release and draws out pain, inflammation, depression anger and heals blocks.

MOONSTONE - For all relationships, family, mates and lovers, to keep the existing harmony or to restore it, also
used to attract new a new one. Wear a ring of moonstone (dedicated to the love-goddess Aphrodite) as amuletic
jewelry to attract a love. Carry a moonstone in a charm bag to attract good luck or prevent nervousness. The
powers of the moonstone (also known as the “Stone of Love”) are extremely potent when it is worn or carried by
persons born under the Moon-ruled astrological sign of Cancer.  Soothes stress, anxiety, women's
hormones/menstrual imbalances, enhances intuitive senses. via feeling and less overwhelmed by personal
feelings.  Greater flexiblity and flow with life, emotional balance and gracefullness.

BLACK ONYX- Protection, shield against negative energy. Used for grounding and centering oneself. Meditative.
An onyx amulet protects its wearer from danger and misfortune, stimulates the mind, brings courage and
strength, increases spiritual wisdom, and dispels negativity. Onyx is ruled by the planet Saturn, and therefore
possesses a powerful Capricorn/Aquarius vibration.  Balances and grounds, good for protection, absorbs and
flattens emotional intensity. Excellent for the Root Chakra.

OBSIDIAN - (snowflake) For grounding the physical and for protection. Used as a scribing tool to help the
psychic unfocused from the physical and venture inward to receive information.  Used for astral travel.  Absorbs
negative energy and therefore is used to cleanse before crystal healing

OPAL - A powerful amulet for persons born under the astrological sign of Libra, the opal increases clairvoyant
powers, balances the psyche, sharpens the memory, attract good fortune, and gives healing power to the
wearer. Opal is ruled by the Moon, and is sacred to all lunar deities. Black opal is considered to be one of the
luckiest gemstones in the world for all twelve signs of the zodiac.   Visualization, imagination and thoughts, very
fragile, fades/cracks in sun, heat, or salt.  Moisten frequently with water or oil.  Clarifies by amplifying and
mirroring feelings buried, emotions, desires, crown and brow chakras.

PEARLS - Pearls are sacred to all lunar deities, and are a part of nearly every love charm of the Orient. They can
be worn in the form of amuletic jewelry or carried in charm bags as amulets for healing, to protect against fire,
and to ward off evil. Pearls are ruled by the Moon, and are said to be powerful lucky charms for all persons born
under the astrological sign of Cancer. (Please note: Pearls must be worn constantly to keep them from loosing
their amuletic power.)  
Symbol of pure heart and mind, innocence, faith.  Works well on the solar plexus chakras (digestion, stomach,
immunity) and emotional stress.  Cleanse stone frequently.

QUARTZ CRYSTALS - Enhances the body and mind.  An emotional balancer.  Amplifies your energy.  Excellent
for meditation.  Also known as “Rain-Stones” quartz crystals are commonly used in the rainmaking ceremonies
of many Aboriginal tribes in Australia. Quartz crystals are used as divining stones by Cherokee Indians.  Most
versatile multi purpose healing stone can both draw and send energy.
QUARTZ (Clear) - "Stone of power." Amplifies energy and facilitates growth and awareness.  A natural healing
stone and an aid in balancing psychic awareness.
QUARTZ (Smoky) - Softens negative energy.  A filter and trap for those negative thoughts and emotions that are
everywhere present. Keep one nearby where you work, bring one with you when you expect to be around
negative people.
QUARTZ (Rose) - "stone of gentle love".  Symbolic of warmth and love.  The bringer of love in its many forms-
romantic and otherwise. Wear it to attract love, give it to someone as a symbol of your love or appreciation.  
Increases Fertility.  Eases sexual and emotional stress.  Enhances self confidence and creativity. Gemstone of
the heart.  An emotional release and balancing stone.  Cleanse and recharge often.  Gently soothes and warms
heart center, emotional healing, loss, stress, hurt, fear, low confidence, resentment and anger.

RED JASPER - Powerful healer.  Strengthens the physical body.  Brings together all earth powers for love.  
Jasper is an energizing gemstone that strengthens the intellect when worn as an amulet.   Light colors best for
general healing.  Darker colors best for grounding, strength and protection.

RUBY - As a powerful amulet, the ruby works best for those born under the astrological sign of Leo. It brings
peace of mind, stimulates sexuality, removes all evil and impure thoughts, protects against tempests, banishes
sorrow, and prevents nightmares. A heart-shaped ruby amulet attracts love when worn over the heart.  

RHODOCHROSITE- Stone of "love and balance". Stronger then Rose Quartz, good for solar plexus chakras,
stomach, and for food addictions.  Loniness, loss, fear, insecurities, inner child issues, abuse, helps self
forgiveness and trust issues, spiritual self love.  Improves memory.  Reduces stress.  Helps self esteem and
confidence.  Enhances all memory levels.  Relationships, promotes balanced love and understanding. Gives
energy to the active person.

SAPPHIRE~ Sapphire is a gemstone with many supernatural powers, and it is the symbol of harmony and
peace. When worn as an amulet, the sapphire brings happiness and contentment and protects the wearer
against misfortune, fraud, the wrath of enemies, violence, the evil eye, sorcery, psychic attack, and accidental
death.  The sapphire brings exceptional good luck to persons born under the astrological sign of Taurus and all
who are born in the month of April and dispels negativity.

SODALITE- Healing of emotions and physical body. An aid to transformation when used in meditation. Calms
and clears the mind brings clarity and truth. Enhances creative expression.  Great for communications and
writing stone.  Balances body energy levels, works best on the heart chakras, balances the glandular and
lymphatic system cooling and drawing for infections, burns and sinus inflammation. Works with the Throat
chakra, for insomnia, neck, mouth, hearing and blood sugar.

TIGER'S-EYE - Emotional Balancer, Enhances perception and willpower.  Helps gain insight to perceive and
think more clearly.  Strengthens the mind and is often used as a good luck charm.  Clears thinking, confidence,
will power.

TOPAZ - Known as the "stone of true love".  Wear any type of topaz jewelry as an amulet to protect against injury
or attack.  Topaz is said to bring happiness, longevity, beauty, intelligence, and good luck when worn by persons
born in November.  One can focus their desires through this stone, visual images in the mind are transformed
into universal messages. Enables communication from other realms in the universe.  Mental clarity, focus,
perception, confidence, personal power.

TOURMALINE -  "Telling stone" Providing insight during times of struggle and "telling" who and what is causing
trouble.  It is a gemstone that symbolizes vitality. Carry one in a mojo bag as an amulet to protect against illness,
or wear a tourmaline as amuletic jewelry to attract a lover into your life. Black tourmaline deflects negativity,
dispels fears, and balances the aura. It connects the physical with the spiritual, and reduces anger, jealousy,
and feelings of insecurity. Green tourmaline, also known as “verdelite” possesses the power to attract money
and success. Pink tourmaline, also known as “rubellite” calms, reduces fear, protects the aura against
negativity, and induces peaceful sleep. Watermelon tourmaline heals the emotions, balances sexual energies,
and stabilizes the yin/yang polarities. Yellow tourmaline stimulates the brain, strengthens the psychic powers,
and increases both wisdom and understanding.

TURQUOISE - "healer of the spirit" is a mystical gemstone sacred to the Native Americans of the Southwest
United States. In the Orient, it is used as a protective charm for horses and their riders. In Mexico, it is a popular
amulet for attracting good luck. Turquoise absorbs negative feelings and possesses a strong healing vibration.  
Manifests spiritual qualities, healing, friendship & love, luck & money.

UNAKITE- Healing of the soul. Guide to transformation and Higher Self. Balances emotional body with higher
forces of spirituality.  Releases blocks that may inhibit spiritual growth

Birthstones of the Zodaic

Aquarius
- Amethyst
Pisces- Aquamarine
Aries- Diamond
Taurus- Emerald
Gemini- Pearl
Cancer- Ruby
Leo- Peridot
Virgo- Sapphire
Libra- Opal
Scorpio-  Yellow Topaz
Sagittarius- Blue Topaz
Capricorn- Garnet
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