CRYSTALS & STONES The following list of properties was given to me by Special Treasures, one of the crystal merchants at the psychic fairs I have been attending. NAME COLOR CHAKRA USES AMETHYST Violet Crown Calming, grounding, a cleanser and spiritual stimulator, yin yang balance, strengthens heart, cleanses liver of toxins, excellent for lung problems. ADVENTURINE Green Heart Soothes emotions, used for the heart and heartache, for acceptance of self and others, for inner peace. AGATE Varied Solar- Compels truth, promotes good Plexus, manners, happiness, intelligence, Heart prosperity, longevity, fertility, and good health, affects stomach, throat, heart. AZURITE- Blue-green Heart, All purpose healing stone, affects MALACHITE Crown etheric body, parathyroid glands, optic 3rd eye nerve, spleen, pancreas, used to release repressed emotions and for physical detoxing. BLOODSTONE Green-red Root Offers courage, endurance, harmony, used to stop bleeding, helps in making decisions, used of iron deficiency, in the blood, for moving kundalinienergy, and to invoke peace in all who are drawn to it. CITRINE Golden Solar- Generates radiant, happy Plexus vibrations, helps thoughts to be clear and emotins controlled, raises thinking to intuitive levels, on a physical level it can be used to help eliminate toxins from the colon, gall bladder and kidneys and entire eliminative system. CHRYSOPRASE Green Solar- Has a quality of compassion and a Plexus, capacity for fine attunement works Heart on the solar plexus and heart areas to sooth emotions, will help tranquilize many forms of hysteria and neurosis, also used to absorb or deflect unwanted energies. FLORITE Clear, Crown, Multi-dimensional stone, balances Blue, 3rd Eye and integrates lower (human) self Purple with higher (spiritual) self, good for meditation over 3rd eye chakra, works well with virulent diseases. GARNET Red Root Stimulates happiness, peace, balance, patience, inspiration, persistence, good for rebirthing, menstruation and life passages, blood disorders, fertility, eases arthritis pain. HEMATITE Grey-black Root A very grounding stone, very cooling to the physical body, use for fevers, alleviates worry and anxiety as it allows for mental clarity, often known as the "worry stone". HERKIMER Clear Crown Very balancing special variety of "DIAMOND" quartz crystal, works with yin yang energies, often known as the "Dream Crystal", aids in bringing teachings of the dream state into conscious awareness, very highly attuned spiritually. KYANITE Blue, Crown, Aligns all chakras, if so directed Black 3rd Eye can open chakras (energy centers in the body), dispells frustration and anger, excellent attunement stone, good for meditating, aids in past life regression. LAPIS Blue Throat, Used over 3rd eye (brow) chakra, LAZULI 3rd Eye assists in opening and clarifying (Brow) inner vision, provides strength, vitality and self-assurance, used for disorders of the throat, heart, spleen, blood, skin and to counter effects of stroke and epilepsy, also good for dream work. LITHIUM Lavender Crown, Helps to reduce stress and ease with Pink Solar- depression, relates to cycles of Tourmaline Plexus birth and death and eases transition , good preparitory stone inner spiritual work, on physical level-helps with digestion. MOONSTONE White Crown Has a very calming effect on the Pastel emotions, stimulates the pineal gland, assists in stimulating the feeling (intuitive) nature, eases menstrual pain, alleviates many degenerative conditions in the skin, hair, eyes, and body fluids (tears, digestive juices). OBSIDIAN Black- Used to sharpen both the internal Snowflake and external vision, one of the most important "teachers" of the New Age stones, teaches one the truth of oneself in relation to ones ego, depicts the contrasts of life-day and night, darkness and light, truth and error. PERIDOT Green Heart, Promotes digestion, eases ailments Yellow/ Brow in the digestive system, used for Green for protection, prosperity, happiness, emotional calming, purifies, balances. PHANTOM Clear All Very powerful tool for the New Age, Red or used to ground and center while Yellow attuning to higher spiritual energies, in healing work used to disperce congested energies. PYRITE Gold Solar- Has a very protecting, shielding Plexus aspect which works on the physical, mental, and emotional levels, shields from many forms of negative energy, strengths circulatory system, clears oxygen in the blood. QUARTZ Clear Trans- All-purpose, all healing, amplifies personal thought-forms, transmutes energy point and forms protective shield around auric field, excellent for meditation stone, color work, aura work, very energizing. IRRADIATED Very Absorbs all forms of negative QUARTZ Black energy, placed on or near electrical equipment (T.V., microwave, computer) to absorb harmful energies. ROSE QUARTZ Pink Heart Comforts heart from all wounds, helps heal emotional pain, enhances love, self-love, positive outlook, joy and oneness, helpful for heart, throat, ears, nose, sinuses, kidneys, hypertension. SMOKEY Black Root, Eases depression, fear and panic, QUARTZ Grey Solar- clears aura, very grounding, Plexus enhances positive attitudes, tranquilizes, works well with root chakra to release negative blocks emotional and physical, used for menstrual cramps, intestines, stomach and digestion. TOPAZ Yellow Solar- Draws negativity from chakras, Plexus protects against insomnia and depression, mood elevator, revitalizes, very stimulating to the creative thinking processes, eases death. TOURMALINE Varied Root, Works as a protective shield, Heart transforms and consumes negative energy without releasing it into the atmosphere, has to do with visions and "seeing" with compassion, good for the eyes, teaches to expand limited concepts of thinking, relates to aspirations for higher love, very complete stone. TURQUOISE Aqua Heart, Known as "The Sky Stone", is Throat excellent for both spiritual attunement and healing of the energy centers and the physical body, valuable for grounding as well as for vision quests and astral travel, purifies all levels of being and is capable of handling strong negativity, also used for wounds and for damage to bones. These past and present uses of gemstones are presented for information only! It is best to follow your own inner wisdom to choose and use your stones as you feel they will most benefit teh SPECIAL TREASURE that YOU are!