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Gemstone Properties from Kristen Vasques

Agates: Colors vary. Transforms negative energy to higher frequencies.

Amethyst: Purple. Heightens frequencies and awareness. Accelerates development of intuitive abilities and opening of chakras. Unlocks the perfection hidden beneath the personality. For tranquility, strength & oneness of mind. “Stone of Spirituality”.

Amber: For Wisdom. Translucent yellows or browns and greens.Also an ancient Manifestation tool that can help you attain your goals with focused and pure intention. Baltic Pine Sap petrified millions of years.

(See Copal Amber for the cloudy Amber)

Aventurine: Green, Orange or Blue. Protects the heart. For creativity & motivation.

Azurite: Blue & Green "Stone of Heaven". Guides one to their higher self. Transformation stone linked with creativiy, intuition & inspiration. For openness & flexible thinking. Eliminates illusion & indecision.

Brass: raises energy.

Carnelian:Red/orange. Stimulates analytical abilities, perceptiveness & precision.

Chrysacolla: Blue-Green. Eases heartaches & renews strength. Helps connect with spiritual forces of the Earth & learn how Earth may heal itself.

Cinnabar: Red, Black or Gray. An intricately carved ore, E. Indian word for "Dragon's Blood". Real cinnabar contains lead. Not good to touch. Most of what's used in jewelry now is imitation. For dignity, vitality & help in business

Citrine: Yellow. Stone of prosperity. Dissipates& transmutes negative energy. (One of the few stones that does this & does not hold any negative energy. It thus needs clearing or cleansing by setting it in the sunlight. Some people put stones in sea salt to cleanse them.) A variety of Quartz.

Copper: "Bestower of Good. Increases esteem and awareness, eases joint pain. A powerful metal which attracts higher spiritual energy. Used & worn by ancient high priests & Initiates. Activates intuition & vitality. Can conduct electrical energy & magnify the energy transfer from a healer to the subject. Stabilizes & balances blood flow.

Copal Amber: Cloudy yellow, orange or red. Petrified sap from tropical trees. Thousands to hundreds of thousands of years old. Activates the Crown Chakra and helps maintain awareness in meditation.

Dumortierite: Denim blue. Assists in standing up for oneself. Reduces stubbornness & excitability. *Helps one adapt to bizarre reality, seeing the illusion behind this dimension.

Fluorite: Clear with purple & green bands. A type of Quartz. For seeing the reality & truth behind the illusion. For healing & openness to intuition.

Garnets: Red or green. "Stone of Health". Extracts & transmutes negative energy. A sacred stone, used by ancient high priests & Initiates. Expands awareness and manifestation. Also “Stone of Commitment to Purpose”

Gold: For Spirituality & complete understanding. Allowing communion with the source of all.

Jade: Green, red or yellow. "Dream Stone" to release emotions through dreams. For wisdom.

Labradorite. Gray. Called “Rainbow Labradorite”. Relieves depression & uplifts. Helps one adjust to new energies.

Lapis Lazuli: Blue. Stone of Initiation into Ancient Wisdom." Expands your senses by opening your 3rd Eye. “stone of Total Awareness”.

Leopardskin Jasper: Animal-print blend of browns & cream. For adapting & seeing the best in all. For healing.

Lepidolite: Lavender. "Stone of Transition", Restructures old patterns to make way for the new. For stress reduction.

Malachite: Green. "Stone of Transformation" . For receiving sacred information leading to spiritual evolution.

Marble: For clarity & deep meditation. For serenity, dream recall & activating the mind.

Marcasite: Gunmetal gray or black with gold flecks. For insight & self-understanding. To soften one's expressiveness.

Moonstone: For emotional, mental & spiritual changes. For new beginnings & wisdom.

Obsidion: Volcanic glass. Black & various colors. For answers, inner vision and grounding with the Earth.

Onyx: Black, white or honey. For decision-making & accessing higher powers.

Pearls: I use only the very highest grade lustrous Pearls from China. For integrity, serenity, honesty & purity.

Peridot: Lime Green. Emits warm & friendly energy. For understanding the changes occurring in one's lie.& helps one to see detrimental patterns that hinder personal growth. Creates a shield of protection around the body. Should be removed before balancing chakras or healing work.

*Picture Jasper: Wonderful blend of tans. From the western U.S. "Stone of Global Awareness", stimulating the brotherhood to work together & heal the planet.* Something we need now. For creative visualization. Helps in business pursuits.

Picasso Marble: Lovely, artistic blend of grays & tans. For creativity & understanding one's destiny. Transforms intuition to intellectual thinking. *Also said to bring evolved energy to Earth.

Pietersite: Brown, sometimes reflective. Related to Tiger Eye. Helps one experience visions in meditation & to access the Akashik Records.. Said to contain the "Keys to Heaven", dispelling illusion& letting one see the soul'd beauty. For reaching & using one's talents & abilities.

Quartz Crystal : Draws blessings into your life. Enhances spiritual awarenenss and the awakening process. Amplifies the body's energy. "Stone of Power". Connects to higher worlds.. For reaching & using potentials.

(See also Rutilated Quartz)

Rhodochrosite: Pink. "Stone of Love & Balance". Contains heavenly light-filled energies & love energy.

Rhodonite: Dull or muted pink. For strength & stamina during exercise. For protection & stability.

Rhyolite: Lovely muted green. One of my favorites. Lights the fire of creativity in the soul. For change, variety & progress. Brings the quests one has longed to travel* (a stone after my own heart!). For knowing one's potential.

Rose Quartz : Soft pink. "Stone of Love". Removes negativity, brings calmness & gentleness.

Ruby Zoisite: Stimulates the Heart & Root chakras. It's healing for the heart and increases emotional stability and the ability to face difficult tasks.

Rutilated Quartz: Quartz with needle-like golden crystals embedded. Enhances & attracts high energy. Brings strength, growth, and promotes balancing the aura by repelling negative energy. Supports healing.

Silver: Brings one "the advantage" throughout life. For eloquence & removing abrasiveness. (Sterling is a 'watered-down' form of silver. It's a blend with other metals that make it less valuable & also make it tarnish. The Pure Silver I get from Nepal is more like owning White Gold. It never turns black. Only a little yellow maybe. A polishing cloth is all you need very occasionally. You'll Love it!

Smoky Quartz : Dissolves negative energy & emotional blocks. Relieves barriers, allowing positive frequencies to enter. A protective stone.

Sugillite: Purple. A stone which just surfaced for us in the latter half of the 20th century in Africa *to bring Healing to Earth*. "Love Stone For This Age". Brings the perfection of spiritual love to Earth. For understanding one's purpose.

Tiger Eye : Reflective brown. Can enhance psychic abilities. Can help one become discreet, practical & more grounded. For balancing the hemispheres of the brain & yin-yang energy. Soothing.

Topaz: Naturally soft yellow to browns. Chemically & heat treated to turn blue. "Stone of True Love & Success". For creativity, love, joy & decisiveness.

Tourmaline: Green & various colors. Its energy relates to each chakra, stimulating the energy centers of the body. Can attract inspiration & diminish fear by promoting understanding.

Turquoise: Elevates energies. For communication skills, creativity, intuition & love in all issues. For healing. cleansing & protecting against pollutants. Also strengthens vision, both physically & inner vision.

Unakite: Muted green & peach. Balances the emotions. Good for rebirthing. For the gentle release of blocks. For spirituality & also for healthy pregnancies.

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