Gemstone Meanings & healing qualities

AMAZONITE

Amazonite soothes all chakras and is particularly rejuvenating to the heart centre and throat chakras. It enhances communications concerning love. It can be used in the treatment in disorders of the nervous system and to dissipate energy blockages which could propagate the improper flow of neural impulses.

AMETHYST

Amethyst is the stone of spirituality and contentment. It's colour ranges from pale lilac to deep purple. Amethyst bestows stability, strength, invigoration and peace. It has been used to encourage and support sobriety. Calming, strong, protective qualities, healing, divine love and inspiration. Enhances one's psychic and creative abilities.

Other tributes that have been associated with the stone are it's ability to soothe the nerves in times of stress, make the wearer become calm and gentle, repress evil and make people successful in business. Good for Spiritual Upliftment.

Amethyst has historically been a favourite stone for royalty and has been seen as a symbol of peace and tranquility. The stone is mined in Africa and South America and is available in an array of sizes and shapes.

Amethyst for Addictions, Tumors, Ear Problems, Fainting, Paralysis and a Detox

AVENTURINE

Aventurine is found in India, Japan, Brazil, Russia, Tanzania & the U.S. Aventurine maybe green, brown, blue or orange. It was once a custom to assign male & female Saints with a particular gemstone for use in talismans. Saint Andrew is associated with Aventurine.

Green aventurine is good to relieve stress, fever, eczema and as a general tonic.

CARNELIAN

Carnelian originates as a dull brown, translucent banded agate. It is heat-treated to achieve a bright, burnt orange colour. Carnelian protects against fear, envy and rage, and helps to banish sorrow from the emotional structure. Carnelian stimulates inquisitiveness and subsequent initiative. It can assist one in drama and pursuits related to theatrical presentations. Keep a carnelian with you and feel the energy flow to you. Carnelian gives energy and protects from bad vibrations. It is said to guard against poverty. Carnelian also helps give a sense of humour.

Carnelian is found in Brazil, India and Uruguay. The ancient technique of laying carnelian in the sun to deepen the colour is still used today in India.

Carnelian for Circulation, Immune System, Tension, Rheumatism and Blood

CORAL

The origin of coral has been lost in the mists of legend for centuries. It is not a plant, even though it has branches, it is not a mineral, even though it is petrified. It is infact calcium carbonate with a trade of carotene, the calcareous secretion of a polyp pcolony. It's colour ranges from white to red. It is created by marine life.

Coral is especially fragile- protect from scratches & sharp blows.

Coral was long thought to be a strong talisman against bleeding, evil spirits & hurricanes. Coral is used to build a strong emotional foundation. Coral is said to protect children- in many countries, coral is given as a gift to children.

Coral is said to cure madness and give wisdom.

Most coral is found in the Mediterranean sea or in the Pacific off Japan and Taiwan.

HAEMATITE

Helps Anemia, Neck Tension, Depression and Muscles

HOWLITE

This mineral can be used to calm communication, to facilitate awareness and to encourage emotional expression.

It tends to combine the power of reasoning with observation and patience, providing for discernment, retentive memory and a laudable desire for knowledge, bringing progress marked with triumph. It dispels criticalness, selfishness & facetiousness.

JADE

Jade facilitates peace within the physical, emotional and intellectual structures, as well as within the materialistic world. A very lucky stone, Jade has been used as early as 3000 BC for ornaments. It is said jade will help keep one young and also help to stimulate occult wisdom and universal attunement. In business it is said that if you hold a jade in the right hand, the correct decision will be made.

Jade amulets have been found in tombs in Egypt, China and Mexico.

Jade for Colic, Bladder, Kidneys, Urinary System and High Blood Pressure

JASPER

The 'protection' stone. Can clear negativity and assists in grounding. Clears toxins, soothes the nerves and balances the mineral ratio for the body. Helps the body to stabilize itself during dietart changes. Helps one to stabilize emotions and eliminate contradiction.

Red Jasper helps bronchitis, cancer, diabetes and wasting disease.

PICTURE JASPER

Picture jasper is normally a creamy sand colour with many dark lines & unusual markings, although some varietires include brick reds & mossy greens. The structure exhibits a hidden message and/or "picture" from the past. It is a stone of proportion and harmony. It stimulates creative visualization and can be used to further both the developement and continuance of business pursuits and to provide for coordination of activities leading to increase.

LABORADITE

Possibly treats disorders of the brain, aids in digestion, reduces anxiety and stress, stimulates mental sharpness.

LAPIS LAZULI

Lapis is a beautiful dark blue gemstone that sometimes shows with white spots of calcite. It often has flecks of pyrite which looks like gold. The name Lapis comes comes the Latin, lapis, meaning stone, and from the Arabic, azul, which means blue. It was once believed that Lapis Lazuli could protect the wearer from evil. In ancient Egyot, lapis was powdered and worn around the eyes to improve eyesight.

MOONSTONE

The energy of moonstone is balancing, introspective, reflective and lunar. It is capable of helping one with the changing structures of ones life on the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual levels. Once called the 'travellers stone' it is used for protection against the perils of travel. Moonstone is also a talisman of good fortune. It is also said to both arouse tenderness within the self and to bring happiness to the environment in which it resides.

In India a very long time ago, people once thought moonstone was actually moonlight that had solidified. Supposedly, it could bring you good fortune and help you foretell the events of the future. It has also been reported by some to protect a person on land or while at sea. People believe that if you want moonstone to bring you good luck, you should keep it wrapped up in a yellow cloth and carry it in your pocket. Moonstone has also been taunted by some as a talisman against cancer and kidney disease.

The most powerful time to use the moonstone is in a full moon. It has been worn as an amulet to bring good emotions to the wearer, while protecting those of a sensitive nature. It can reunite lovers who have quarreled.

Moonstone for PMS, Fertility, Menopause and Reproductive System.

FRESH WATER PEARLS

Pearl is a favourite gem for weddings. It has been a favourite for people of many cultures. An old Arab legend tells that pearls were created when dew drops filled with moonlight fell into the ocean and were swallowed by oysters. When Spanish explorers reached the New world, they found rich pearl fisheries run by Native Americans. They used the pearls, along with their shells, which were found in Tennessee, Ohio and Mississippi River Basins, as well as in the Atlantic Ocean. At one point so many pearls made it to Europe from the New World that it called the "Land of Pearls."

ROCK CRYSTAL

for Heart Burn, Aches and Pains, Scar Tissue and Animal illness.

ROSE QUARTZ

Emits a calming, cooling energy which can work on all chakras to gently remove negativity and to reinstate the loving, gentle forces of self love. Good to wear in a chaotic or crisis situation. It is "the stone of gentle love" bringing peace and calm to relationships. It can be used for spiritual attunement to the energy of love. It is a rejuvanating agent for both physical body and the emotions. It is an excellent energy for healing emotional "wounds." An excellent stone to give to express friendship.

Your marriage can have more sparkle and fire when you keep a rose quartz under your pillow.

It helps the user feel a strong sense of self-worth, therefore being worth love. When worn in jewellery the wearer feels a sense of self-worth.

Rose Quartz for Bruises, Angina, Asthma, Eyesight, Migraine and Sciatica.

RHODONITE

It can help to attain calm assurance in all activities. Rhodonite has been called a "stone of love" and helps one to achieve his/her greatest potential. It is also excellent for stimulation, clearing and activation of the heart chakra, while providing for grounding of the physical and mental energies at the same time. It can dispel anxiety and promote coherence during chaotic encounters.

SODALITE

Can help blood pressure, (high or low,) burns, sinus and impotence.

TIGERS EYE

Black with iron oxide staining which causes the characteristic golden brown and yellow stripes. The most significant mine for Tigers Eye is found in South Africa. Tigers Eye was once thought to be all-seeing due to it's appearance.

Tiger Eye for Ulcers, Anxiety, Gall Bladder, Hay Fever and Hypochondria

TURQUOISE

Considered to be one of the oldest gemstones discovered, turquoise was likely found and used by early man. Certainly, the prehistoric peoples of the Western hemisphere knew about turquoise, pieces have been found in burial and archeological sites throughout the 2 continents.

Considered the stone of life & good fortune and it even has healing properties- wearing turquoise is recommended to solve the problems caused by a depressive outlook. The cheerful colour is supposed to lend self-confidence to quieter persons. Turquoise is also very popular as a token of friendship, since it's reputed to be responsible for faithfulness and reliable relationships.