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Gem uses

Historical & Magical Uses of Gemstones

Abalone Shell
• Good for strengthening muscles. Invigorating. Works on all the chakras.

African Pyrite
• Used for focus, practicality, logic, recollection clearing fuzzy thinking and scattered ness etc. like Hematite. Helps Yellow Chakra: Stomach, intestines, ulcers; sulphur and also mineral assimilation, circulation, body acidity imbalances, depression, illusions/lack of any clarity about situations/people. Great for grounding spiciness after meditation and psychic readings. Represents Sun's golden energy.

Amazonite
• Relating to the skeletal part of the body, spasms, soothes nervous system, strengthens physical stamina.

Amethyst
• Healing, calming mental effect, improves the meditative state, creates pure thoughts, religious insight, relaxation, higher values. Also transmutes negativity and enhances the dream state.

Apache Tear
• A precious stone of protection that prevent emotional tough from others, works as a shield against unwanted vibrations, sharpens vision, helps with transitions.

Aventurine
• Increases visionary powers, instinct and perception, a stone of opportunity and good luck, aids with emotional stabilization.

Bloodstone
• A stone of protection to avoid injury and disease. Used for blood purification and aids circulation.

Blue Quartz
• A good curative stone for linking heart with Throat and Brow Chakra to enlarge self expression and imagination, plus refining communication skill to new levels. Eases throat tension. Immune system, thyroid, iodine and B vitamin use. Some say shining light through Blue Quartz could help reduce need for glasses. Still evolving. Yin.

Carnelian
• Stimulates energy and appetite, physical power and courage, helps to ground you to the physical plane, sensible application of ideas.

Dalmatian Jasper
• Aids memory preservation and development of psychic ability.

Green Moss Agate
• Good for blood sugar poise and Anorexia. Works on heart chakra. Also can bring back a sense of self-worth.

Hematite
• It is one of the most foundations of all stones; it reduces strain and combats insomnia. It is said to help increase bravery, concentrate energy and make stronger the heart. It is very beneficial to those attracted to it, but it is one of those stones that you either love or hate.

Howlite
• This is a white stone with high calcium content; this makes it an ideal stone for expectant and nursing mothers. It is good for deepen sleep thus getting better wisdom from the dream state.

Jade
• Health, wealth, prolonged existence stone. Ancient Chinese used it also for courage, wisdom, justice, mercy, emotional balance, stamina, love, fidelity, humility, generosity, peace, and agreement. Lungs, heart, thymus, immune, kidney and blood detoxification and the nervous system. It is a very well-liked gemstone projecting universal love, health, wealth and long life.

Kyanite
• Placed on brow, this opens the 3rd eye and blue/throat Chakra. Enhance psychic images insight, consciousness, deliberation and communication. Place on 3rd eye; answers questions, especially in imagery. Brings out our normal ability to manifest things into reality via thoughts and visualization. Gives peace and Tranquility.

Lapis Lazuli
• In meditation, opens Brow Chakra: higher supervision, intuition, and connection to higher self, general idea, and decisions for good of all. Organizes, quiets mind. Opens Throat/Thyroid Chakra: Self-expression, writing, inspiration, dream insight...Anxiety, restlessness, insomnia, autism, timidity, nervous system; MS, speech, hearing, pituitary, DNA, lymph, inflammation, hurt (especially head), protection.

Mahogany Jasper
• Increased grounding and defense.

Malachite
• On brow: Stimulates bodily and psychic vision and concentration. Egyptians used green Malachite paste for eye composition, calling it Udju; they believed it gave them psychic protection.

Moldavite
• Powerfully expand psychic ness, channeling. On Heart Chakra. Eases longing to leave earth. On pillow, brow, and circlet: Telepathic access to religious laws, info from higher regions/places to help us and Earth to be improved and more spiritual. An intense meteorite helping people incarnating from somewhere else be more comfortable here on earth (reducing asthma, toxin sensitivity, emotional intensity, epilepsy...) (May make some too spacey; be sure to ground self after use and before driving). Fragile - Don't salt cleanse.

Moonstone
• Calms and balances expressive situations. Second sight, psychometric, aura reading, use in regressions, opens up psychic potential.


Petrified Wood
• Aids in the ability to remind past lives. Develops a great love for the earth.


Quartz Crystals
• Easy to cleanse, store info/energy in, program and amplify energy and curative with. Can both draw and send energy. Powerful obvious ones open Brow, Crown, and Transpersonal Chakra for meditation, sending and receiving guidance. Stimulates natural crystals in body tissues and fluid to resonate at new healing frequency.

Red Jasper
• Protection against hidden lower astral entities. Enables you to work with serious negativity. Stabilizes emotions.

Rhodenite
• Works with Heart Chakra; helps us state confidence and lovingness on physical plane in day to day ways. Calms and feeds the soul through the heart. Soothes nightmares. Stress, distress loss, etc. Very good for speech and hearing problems. Eases Asthma suffering.

Rose Quartz
• Relaxation, inner peace and tranquility. The ability to give and get love. It is a gem stone that heals the heart expressively and physically. All matters dealing with love, affection, compassion and kindness.

Smokey Quartz
• Enables you to follow through with the maximum hopes and aspirations. Abstract thoughts and telepathic communication put to practical use.

Snowflake Obsidian
• Use for astral travel and clairaudience absorb negative force and therefore is used to cleanse before crystal healing.

Sodalite
• Clearing and corresponding mental disorders; filling the doubts, fears and anxieties with white light and transformation.

Tiger Eye
• A combination of earth and sun which would be practical in decision making and creativity. Belief in self, objectivity, constancy and inner strength.

Turquoise
• A good general healer for all illnesses and outstanding conductor (high copper). This gentle, cool, soothing stone is a Native American classic. It opens the Throat Chakra, for open announcement, creativity, serenity, spiritual bonding, enlistment;