Glossary of Gemstones and Crystals

Adventurine (Aventurine) – A good luck stone, especially in financial matters. Stimulates creativity, intelligence and perception. A great healing stone, it gives a sense of mental and emotional well-being.

 

Agate – general protection and healing, increases courage, self-confidence, and energy and promotes longevity. Also good for gardening.

Alexandrite – renewal and regeneration, openness to higher self. Brings love, joy, and luck.

 

 

Amazonite – helps clarify and improve thinking.

 

 

Amber – healing, protection from negativity, attractiveness and energy.

 

 

Amethyst - increases vivid dreams, relieves depression, promotes calm, serenity, and spirituality. Helps with addiction and stress.

 

Ammolite the “Seven Color Prosperity Stone”. Each color represents a different meaning. For example, crimson stimulates growth and energy; orange generates creativity, and increased libido; green improves wisdom, intellect and promotes entreprenerialship; yellow improves wealth; and blue promotes peace and health.

 

 

Apatite – helps stuttering and hypertension. Rids one of guilt and grief.

 

 

Aquamarine – improves sight, sharpens the mind, calms and clarifies emotions. More about Aquamarine

 

 

Aragonite – grounding and centering, facing truth and reality.

 

 

Azurite – increases psychic ability and aids in meditation. Relieves arthritis and joint pain.

 

 

Bloodstone – healing, especially related to the blood. Increases courage and charitability.

 

 

Carnelian – general healing stone. Restores the natural energy flows of your body.

 

 

Chrysocolla – soothes nervous tension.

 

 

Chrysoprase – soothes heartache and helps depression, promotes emotional balance, wisdom, and peace.

 

 

Citrine – helps digestion and aids in mental and intellectual functions. Increases self-esteem and energy. Balances and dissipates negative energy.

 

Coral – helps in childbirth and adoption. Wards off bad thoughts from others and promotes general well-being.

 

 

Diamond – manifests abundance. Used in conjunction, it strengthens the properties of other stones.

 

 

Emerald – a mind stone. Enhances memory, promotes clear and quick thinking, and right action stemming from right thought.

 

Flourite (multicolor) – enhances spiritual energy work, focuses the will and balances the psyche.

 

 

Garnet – balances your natural energy. A highly protective stone. Increases confidence and security.

 

 

Goldstone – uplifting, reduces tension and stomach problems.

 

 

Hematite – great stone for grounding. Calms and soothes, reducing stress and blood pressure.

 

 

Howlite – reduces stress and anxiety. Quietly soothes and calms to bring gentleness and patience.

 

 

 Jade-wisdom, mercy, humility, generosity, peace, and harmony. Protective and lucky when worn as jewelry. Place a bit under your pillow at night for restorative dreams.

 

Jasper – calms a troubled mind. Helps with digestive problems and other ills.

 

 

Red Jasper – helps with conflict and aggression. Promotes grace and perserverence.

 

 

Leopard Skin Jasper – aids in finding and achieving life’s goals.

 

 

Picture Jasper – stabilizing, balancing stone. Aids in visualization and meditation.

 

 

Labradorite – strengthens the will and inner strength and convictions. Aids in combatting addictions.

 

 

Lapis Lazuli – emotional healing and stability. High intensity stone which cleanses the spirit to bring out inner truth and peace.

 

Malachite – strong stone which helps release negative emotions and protect from psychic attack.

 

 

Moonstone – helpful in psychic work. Opens the spirit to the feminine aspect. Draws love and helps in interpersonal relationships.

 

Morganite – love, empathy, patience and compassion. Heals the emotional self.

 

 

Onyx – good protective stone. Also releases old relationships and keeps away general negativity.

 

 

Opal – Awakens and helps understanding of psychic intuition and mysticism. Encourages living authentically in feeling and action, with faithfullness and loyalty. Helpful for eyesight and during childbirth.

 

 

Peridot – balances your emotional mind and calms emotional storms. Aids digestion and insomnia and increases psychic powers.

 

 

Quartz – the greatest of all healing stones. Acts as an amplifier for psychic energy and aids meditation and visualization.

 

 

Rose Quartz – great for attracting love. Promotes self-loving and heals emotional wounds as well as promoting peace, forgiveness, and nurturing.

 

 

Smokey Quartz – a grounding stone which helps reduce depression and negative emotions.

 

 

Rhodochrosite – love drawing stone. Helps release past psychological issues. Helps eyesight.

 

 

Rhodonite – self-affirmation and self-love. Fosters ability to remain calm in arguments and resolve disagreements in a loving way.

 

Ruby – stimulates nurturing emotions and economic stability. Excellent for shielding from psychic attacks and gathering and amplifying energy. Helpful for blood-related health issues, such as anemia, menstrual issues, and poor circulation.

 

Sapphire – promotes light, pure emotions – purity of mind, serenity, joy, and peace. Opens the mind to beauty and love. Clears the mind of unwanted thoughts.

 

 

Sardonyx – encourages self-control and courage in public speaking. Relieves anxiety and grief. Protection, luck, and peace.

 

Snowflake Obsidian – protects against nightmares and emotional draining.

 

 

Sodalite – purifies your aura and protects you from negative energy from people around you.

 

 

Tanzanite – increases psychic abilities and enhances spiritual connectedness.

 

 

Tiger’s Eye – clear thinking, helps in manifesting will, courage, and confidence.

 

 

Topaz – soothes physical pain, promotes peace and calms emotions, as well as promoting forgiveness. Promotes individuality, self-confidence, and creativity. Counteracts negative emotions.

 

Tourmaline (multicolor) – calm, protection, focus, and balance. Promotes self-assurance and goodwill.

 

 

Black Tourmaline- strong protection from negative energies. Reduces fears, obsessions, neurosis, and panic with a calm rootedness.

 

 

Pink Tourmaline- promotes compassion, love and healing of emotional pain.

 

 

 

Green Tourmaline - cleanses and detoxifies the spirit, brings prosperity.

 

 

 

Blue Tourmaline- helpful with verbal, speech, and throat problems. Mental peace and patience.

 

 

 

Watermelon Tourmaline- heals old emotional pains and brings emotional understanding.

 

 

Turquoise – healing stone. Attracts friendships, luck, and happiness. Releases shame and guilt.

 

 

Unakite – promotes balance and emotional stability. Transforms negative emotions into positive ones. A grounding stone.

 

 

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