Amethyst Physical: Strengthens endocrine & immune systems, enhances right-brain activity, pineal & pituitary glands. Powerful blood cleanser & energizer. Emotional & Spiritual: Purification & regeneration on all levels of consciousness, transmutes "lower" nature into more highly refined potentials of self. Cuts through illusion, enhances psychic abilities, aids channeling. Calming, protective stone, great for meditation and talismanic use. Healing, divine love, inspiration, intuition. Chakra: Third Eye, Crown. Types used: Points, Balls, Tumbled, Beads. Top Bloodstone Physical: Strengthens and oxygenates bloodstream, enhances physical & mental vitality. Strengthens & detoxifies heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, bone marrow. Helps balance iron deficiencies, can be useful for reproductive system disorders. Powerful physical healer, in Egypt used to counteract tumours. Emotional & Spiritual: Reduces mental & emotional stress, brings vitality & fosters both courage & caution. Stimulates movement of Kundalini, links root chakra with heart. Stimulates altruism, inner guidance, idealism. Chakra: Root, Heart. Types used: Tumbled, Beads. Brass & Bronze Physical: Blood cleanser & detoxifier, especially useful for people with high levels of metals in bloodstream. Can be useful for hair loss. Emotional & Spiritual: Aids in expressing & accepting feelings, helps balance reserve and confidence. Strengthens character. Forms used: Wire, Castings, Beads, Bells. Top Calcite Physical: Memory booster, good for the cleansing organs, bones and joints, potential use in calcium loss due to aging or illness. Emotional & Spiritual: Helps adjust during transition from stagnant/negative situation to a positive one. Balances male/female polarities. Grounds excess energy. Aids in learning and absorption of information (good for kids with problems at school). Focuses concentration, good for meditation & astral projection. Brings joy, lightness of being. Chakra: Solar Plexus, Heart. Forms used: Tumbled, chip Beads. Carnelian Physical: Aids kidneys, lungs, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, tissue regeneration. Strong affinity with the reproductive organs and fertility. Emotional & Spiritual: Vitalizes & aligns physical/emotional/mental bodies. Enhances attunement with Earth: good grounding stone for meditation. Stimulates curiosity & motivation, opens heart, aids concentration, promotes creativity of thought & action. A warming, social, joyous stone; promotes a sense of "at home with self" security & strength. Lovely stone. Chakra: Navel, Solar Plexus, Heart. Forms used: Balls, Tumbled, Beads. Citrine Physical: Good for kidneys, colon, liver, gallbladder, digestive organs, heart, tissue regeneration. Detoxifier. Enhances body's healing energy. Emotional & Spiritual: Also detoxifies emotional/mental body, diminishes self-destructive tendencies, raises self-esteem. Powerful alignment with higher self. Encourages lightness of heart, warmth, hope. Warming, energizing stone. Attracts abundance. Chakra: Navel, Crown. Forms used: Points, Tumbled, chip Beads. Copper Physical: Influences flow of blood, supplies strong energy to body & mind. Aids metabolism, helps detoxify body. Helps with exhaustion and sexual imbalance. Emotional & Spiritual: Aligns physical & emotional bodies, raises self-esteem. Strong energy conductor. Types used: Wire. Coral Physical: Promotes fertility, strength & longevity. Good for skeletal & circulatory systems. Soothes nervous system & aids in transmission of nerve impulses, helpful with mental disorders. Emotional & Spiritual: Brings stability, fluidity & balance to emotions. Offers strong link to the past, helps with sensitivity to self, others and life. Chakra: Navel, Heart. Types used: Polished (strung). Top Emerald Physical: Strengthens heart, liver, kidneys, immune system, nervous system. Promotes appetite, helps detoxify poisons, aids in recovery from gastric illnesses, said to be good for epileptics. Emotional & Spiritual: Helps alignment of subtle bodies, enhances dreams, meditation & spiritual insight. Strong emotional balancer, protects from harmful influences. Promotes prosperity, love, kindness, tranquility, patience, healing, balance. Chakra: Heart, Solar Plexus. Forms used: chip Beads. Top Flint Physical: Beneficial to the entire body, especially cardiopulmonary & cleansing systems. Helpful for people with degenerative diseases. Emotional & Spiritual: Gives a strong boost to mental state, helps to feel more whole and healthy. Chakra: All. Forms used: Arrowheads. Fluorite Physical: Strengthens teeth & bones, improves absorption of nutrients, beneficial for blood vessels and spleen, reputed to be useful in battling cancerous growths and mental illnesses. Helps rekindle sexual appetites. Emotional & Spiritual: Grounds excessive energy, advances mental powers, concentration, intuition, aids meditation. Helps one grasp higher, more abstract concepts. Powerful healer. Chakra: Throat, Third Eye, Crown. Types used: Points, Tumbled. Top Garnet Physical: Strengthens, purifies, rejuvenates & regenerates body systems, especially bloodstream. Stimulates pituitary gland. Emotional & Spiritual: Strong affinity with root chakra, helping harmonize Kundalini energies. Aligns subtle bodies. Fosters love, compassion, imagination, passion. Help one take control of own sexuality, empowering, calms anger (especially at self). Chakra: Root, Heart. Types used: Beads. Top Hematite Physical: Good for circulatory system, activates spleen, increases resistance to stress, helps circulate oxygen throughout the body. Strengthens entire body. Emotional & Spiritual: Also strengthens etheric body. Energizing, vitalizing, enhances personal magnetism, optimism, will, courage. Mildly grounding. Chakra: Root. Types used: Balls, Tumbled. Top Moonstone Physical: Healing affinity with stomach, spleen, pancreas, pituitary gland. Unblocks lymphatic system. Emotional & Spiritual: Relieves anxiety & stress, grounds spiritual energy into physical plane. Aids birthing, helps female problems (can be too powerful for some menstruating women). Emotional balancer, helps lessen tendency to overreact, encourages flexibility of thought & feeling. Helpful for overly-"macho" men. Aligns emotions with higher self. Strengthens intuition, sensitivity & clairvoyance. Chakra: Heart. Types used: Tumbled, Beads, chip Beads. Moss Agate Physical: Aids digestive system, cleansing & circulatory systems. Can help with mental disorders by balancing conflicts between left & right brain, useful for hypoglycaemics. Useful support-stone for midwives. Emotional & Spiritual: Assists in channeling creative energy in practical ways, helps methodical people get in touch with feelings and be more spontaneous. Strong earth/nature connection. Relieves depression. Chakra: Heart, Root. Types used: Tumbled. Top Obsidian Physical: Beneficial for stomach, intestines and womb, reduces stress. Emotional & Spiritual: Connects mind and emotions, grounds spiritual energy into physical plane, absorbs and disperses negativity, helps clear subconscious blocks. Slightly masculine energy. Helps with understanding of silence & "the void", brings detachment but with wisdom and love. Powerful healer. Aids alchemical/shamanic process of "descent", preparing the way for transformation & rebirth. Intense and powerful, but very nurturing: strong protective stone for sensitives. Enhances dreaming, sharpens inner vision. Chakra: Root. Types used: Arrowheads, Tumbled. Onyx Physical: Strengthens teeth, bones, & bone marrow, reduces stress; especially helpful for those under extreme physical & emotional pressure. Emotional & Spiritual: Balances male/female polarities, aids detachment, enhances emotional balance & self-control, lessens paranoia and phobias. Calming, centering stone, good for those with a flighty nature. Brings higher inspiration. Good stone for psychometry: "remembers" what has happened to the owner's physical self. Types used: Charms, Talismans. Top Pearl Physical: Lessens stress, helps with hypertension, headaches, digestion and exhaustion. May be useful in preventing heart attack, stroke, and ulcers. In tune with pregnant women. Emotional & Spiritual: Helps one "go with the flow", soothing, nurturing, absorptive ( pearls should not be used while one feels very negative, or should be combined with emerald to disperse stored negative energy). Chakra: Navel, Heart. Types used: River (strung). Top Clear Quartz Physical: Activates & enhances pineal & pituitary glands. Stimulates brain functions. Emotional & Spiritual: Emotional balance, amplifies thought forms, activates all levels of consciousness (excellent meditation stone). Dispels negativity in the aura & environment. Acts as "rechargeable battery" and amplifier of energy. Enhances communication with higher self and spirit guides. Brilliant all-purpose stone. Chakra: All Forms used: Points, Balls, Tumbled, Beads. Top Rose Quartz Physical: Aids kidneys & circulatory system, increases fertility, eases sexual/emotional imbalances. Emotional & Spiritual: "Love Stone". Eases stress, helps clear stored anger/resentment/fear/guilt/jealousy. Cools hot temper, reduces tension. Enhances self-esteem & creativity. Aids development of love, compassion, forgiveness. Chakra: Heart Forms used: Points, Balls, Tumbled, Beads. Top Silver Physical: Aids circulation, strengthens blood, pineal & pituitary glands. Helpful for those with speech impediments. Improves the transmission of nerve impulses, helps clear thought and comprehension. Good for respiratory system, filters environmental pollutants. Balances left & right brain functions, improves fertility and may help with impotence and sexual dysfunction. Emotional & Spiritual: Lessens anxiety, balances emotions, enhances female aspect. Excellent energy conductor. Forms used: Wire, Charms, Beads, Bells. Smoky Quartz Physical: Strengthens adrenals, kidneys, pancreas. Increases fertility, balances sexual energy. Can be useful for people suffering from radiation-related illnesses and those undergoing chemotherapy. Emotional & Spiritual: Aids depression (absorbs energy: must be cleansed regularly). Mildly sedative & relaxing, excellent for meditation. Initiates movement of Kundalini, dissipates subconscious blocks and negativity on all levels. Great for grounding and centering, and enhances dream sense and channeling abilities. Chakra: Root, Navel, Solar Plexus. Forms used: Points, Tumbled. Top Tiger Eye Physical: Good for spleen, pancreas, digestive organs, colon. Emotional & Spiritual: Emotional balance, personal power & will. Grounding, centering, helps soften stubbornness, enhances clearer perception & insights. Slightly masculine energy. Chakra: Navel, Solar Plexus. Types used: Balls, Tumbled. Turquoise Physical: Strengthens and tones entire body, helps with sensitivity to environmental pollutants. Aids tissue regeneration, circulation, respiratory system. Vitalizes blood & nervous system. Emotional & Spiritual: Aligns chakras, protects owner. Enhances meditation, creative expression, peace of mind, emotional balance, communication, friendship, loyalty. Chakra: Throat. Forms used: Balls, Tumbled, Beads, chip Beads.