Crystals & Gems

Uses
Crystals and gemstones are widely used in healing work and meditation.  They are the simplest way to maintain the body's magnetic field and to return to our naturally healthy state.   Work with them by carrying them in your pocket, as jewelry, being held during meditation, or placed on the body.

All crystals are minerals, but not all are gems.  Any of them can be gemstones with a gemologist's cutting, polishing and shaping.  It is the belief of many (including myself) that the more natural the stone is the stronger its properties.  

Care and Cleansing
After you get a stone or crystal, it is important to cleanse it so that it will be purified for your own use.  During manufacture, handling by others, clerks, many hands and other energies have touched the stone.  There are  a number of ways to cleanse and purify them.  You can set it on a clear quartz cluster to cleanse and amplify during a waxing moon; light a sage stick and bathe it in the smoke; rinse in cool water***; "soak" in dry brown rice, sand, earth, or sea salt during a waning moon; "soak" in flowers/petals; use a power cleansing stone such as Selenite or Herkimer and "brush" it, or set it in a moonbeam during the full moon.

Fire Agate

Moss Agate

Crazy Lace Agate

Blue Lace Agate

Alexandrite

Amazonite

Amber

Amethyst

Ametrine

Angelite

Apatite

Aqua Aura Quartz

Aquamarine

Green Aventurine

Azurite

Bloodstone

Green Calcite

Angel Wing Calcite

Carnelian

Chrysocolla

Chrysoprase

Cinnabar

Citrine

Coral

Diamond

Emerald

Fire Opal

Fluorite

Red Garnet

Spessartine Garnet

Granite

Hematite

Herkimer "Diamond"

Howlite

Jade * see footnote

Red Jasper

Picture Jasper

Leopard-skin Jasper

Kyanite

Labradorite

Lapis

Larimar

Lepidolite

Lithium Quartz

Lodalite

Malachite

Marble

Moldovite

Moonstone

Nuumite

Obsidian

Onyx

Opal

Pearl

Peridot

Petalite

Pyrite

Blue Quartz

Rose Quartz

Rhodochrosite

Ruby

Sapphire

Selenite

Sodalite

Smoky Quartz

Sugalite

Tanzanite

Tigers Eye

Topaz

Watermelon Tourmaline

Turquoise

Unakite

Whichever way you choose to cleanse your crystal be sure to bless it and affirm that it "cleansed and purified".  When used in healing (or if handled by others) it will absorb negativity and so you will want to re-cleanse.  When at all possible, keep them away from harsh situations and people.

Charge the stone by seeing it in white light, and say "I affirm this crystal is cleansed, purified and imbued with its highest properties." 
(Scroll to the bottom to see categories.)

Meanings of Stones:

Agate : All agates are soothing, calming, protective, brings defense against ill will of others, courage, emotional protection, protects against bad dreams, improves memory, concentration, encourages honesty in a room, removes blockages from chakras, heals stomach, circulation.  Never tell a lie in a room with an agate, as the lie will come back to you.  (variety colors/types/all chakras.) 

Fire Agate:  Grounding, calming, amps sex drive, brings inspiration, strength, clairvoyance (used by Shamans).


Moss Agate : Helps with allergies, childbirth, balances emotions, bodily cleansing, heals anger, wear to attract friends, wealth (green/dark green.) Heart chakra. 


Crazy Lace Agate aka Mexican Agate : Encourages self-acceptance, self-confidence, absorbs emotional pain, clears energy blockages, re-cleanse frequently.  (variety colors/Third-eye chakra). 




Blue Lace Agate: Clairvoyance, divination, peace, aids stress, communication, healing.  Throat chakra.



Alexandrite:  Wear to bring good luck (talisman).  Helps balance emotions, helps with nerves, brings joy, healing for issues with spleen, pancreas, stomach.  Helps bring on visions/prophecy.  Helps with grieving.  Rare stone.  Color-changing green in daylight, red/purple in artificial light.  All upper 3 chakras.


Amazonite : Luck, alleviates muscle spasm and stress, brings kindness, inspiration, self-respect, clairvoyance, helps heal heartache, balances yin/yang, skin, social interaction & marriage (semi-opaque, blue-green type of feldspar.) Throat chakra.


Amber : Calming, manifestation, eyesight, purify the spirit, meeting challenges, transforms negative energy into positive (no direct sunlight.)  Solar Plexus chakra.



Amethyst: Intuition, calming, under pillow for vivid dreams, speeds healing, sobriety, helps w/addictions, spirituality, protection, dispels negativity in the home, keeps air and life force in home clean and positive, place in each room, hold when meditating.  Crown chakra



Ametrine:  Highly rare w/ both amethyst and citrine in the same crystal.  Power stone, rids depression, brings inner peace, helps in making quick decision, ascension/spiritual awareness.   Crown chakra.




Angelite: Helps speak truth, eases psychological pains, brings telepathy, angel contact, deepens attunement, heightens perception, powerful for healers, healing for thyroid, tissues, inflammation, blood, and weight control. Throat chakra.


Apatite:  Clears confusion, overcome fears, life purpose clarity, focus, increases psychic ability, controls weight, healing for grief, stuttering, bones, nails, bones, teeth, joints, arthritic relief, variety of colors/chakras.




Aqua Aura Quartz: Cleanses aura, activates & enhances other crystals, clears negativity, high vibration stone, good for channeling, meditation, clairvoyance, powerful in energy healing. and attracts money.  Throat chakra



Aquamarine *: Good for public speakers, deep meditation w/spirits, protects against gossip, courage, intuition, safety on water, immune system, thymus gland, lymph nodes, heart, mouth, ears, soothing in necklaces, relieves water retention.  Helps heal grieving.  Deeper blue most expensive and most counterfeited so double-check.   Heart  & Throat chakras.


Aventurine: Healing, money, motivation, leadership, good for teenagers, luck (green aventurine, Heart chakra.)  Blue Aventurine aids in nearsightedness, meditation, intuition.  Third-eye chakra.


Azurite: Intuition, concentration, brain (memory retention, study,) communication, dreams, detoxing, good for liver, thyroid gland, speeds spiritual energy vibration, helps in detox. Third-eye chakra. 


Bloodstone: Renewal, cleansing arteries, cells, intuition, healing/aligns all the body centers (aka heliotrope, opaque green spotted with dark red.)  Heart chakra.

Black Pearl (see Pearl)


Calcite:  Amplifier, cleanser, draws prosperity, healing bones, joints, muscles (variety other colors good for spiritual growth.) Heart chakra.


Angel Wing Calcite:  Said to be the most spiritual of all calcites. great for working with or bringing in angels, balances yin & yang and unbalanced energies.  Crown chakra.


Carnelian: Increases appetite, assertiveness, self-esteem, energy, guards bad vibes, poverty, & bad temper, (no banding like agate.) Sacral chakra.



Chrysocolla:  Healing the heart, attract love, relieves cramps, fevers, speeds healing for burns, throat infection, lowers blood pressure, eases nervousness, irritability (bright green and blue.)  Throat chakra.


Chrysoprase :  Speeds healing, protection on water, shields negative energy, brings clarity--do not place on body but hold over affected area.  Helps with grief.  Alexander the Great's favorite stone.  (Bright green/milky green with veins.) Heart chakra.



Cinnabar: Magic, insight, manifestation, wealth, mental agility (brick red in color, sometimes known as dragon's blood, but may contain Mercury.)



Citrine : Protection, wealth (prosperity,) intuition, comfort, self esteem, soothes digestion, relieves depression, gives joy, confidence, energy. (Quartz stained yellow due to its iron content.)  Solar plexus chakra.



Coral : Relieves depression, lethargy, poor nutrition, promotes protection, female reproduction, protection from skin disease. Sacral chakra.


Diamond :  Power, protection, good for coughs, mucus, supplements energy of other stones and crystals, good for surrounding other stones.




Emerald :  Lucky for love, tranquilizes mind, brings wisdom, heals heart, healing most powerful during full moon.  Heart chakra




Fire Opal :  Enthusiasm, good luck, ideas, protection, draws in money & business customers, gives energy.  Good for Libras.



Fluorite : Absorbs negative vibes, wisdom, mental faculties, meditation, helps w/ulcers, bones, joints (brilliant-colored fluorescence comes in green, yellow, purple, white and blue.)  Keep around the home.

Garnet (Red): Dispels negativity, brings insight, self-esteem, business growth, security, sex drive builds defensive aura, purifies thyroid, spleen, blood-related issues, eases arthritis, put under pillow to relieve depression. Base chakra.  

Spessartine Garnet:  Business growth, esp. work at home, high vibration, brings generosity of self, contentment, antidepressent, fertility, guards against nightmares. Sacral chakra.  
Green garnet:  Self-confidence, increases, love, abundance, peace, heals scar tissue, detoxifies blood and kidneys; helps heart and lung. Heart chakra.

Granite:  Promotes cooperation from and with others.   Grounding.   Disperses negativity.  See bigger picture.  Money increase.   Strengthens hair; healing for head or facial issues.   Root, third-eye and crown chakras.


Hematite : Remove headache, remove negativity, grounding, calm, worry stone, psychic. (gun-metal gray with metalic luster, some have a blood red color, once used as mirrors.) Crown chakra.


Herkimer "Diamond" :  Astral travel, double power, meditation, enhance visualization, balance body & mind, out-of-body travel. (clear, double-point use w/care.)


Howlite :  Used for calming, strengthening bones and teeth, relieves stress, heals insomnia, absorbs anger, balances calcium levels. (white w/black banding--carry in pocket for stress reliever.)



Jade** : Self-healing (good for digestive orders,) inner peace, brings money, love, protection, hold to make good business decision, (white jade for ADD.)


Jaspers (all):  Very protective, stabilizing, grounding, stress-relieving, and good to have in your home.  Many colors and styles.

Jasper (red):  Gives energy, helps one speak out for beliefs, justice, healing for spleen, kidneys, aids in animal communication. Base chakra (see Unakite below for heart chakra.)

Jasper (Picture or Banded) :  Business increase, "the stone of Global Awareness", spirituality, heals immune system, skin, kidneys, balances dysfunction, emotional healing (brown/tan marbelized or banded.) Sacral chakra.


Jasper (Leopard-skin) Assists in shaman-travel and protection, spiritual discovery, connect w/ animal totem/power animal, self-healing work, removing toxins from body as well as body odor.  Third-eye and Base chakras.


Kyanite :  Excellent for meditation and clearing energy blockages--black kyanite clears any chakra, blue kyanite opens psychic ability, enhances telepathic communication, assists in lucid dreaming, green kyanite opens heart chakra, aids in communication w/nature spirits, and orange kyanite clears sacral chakra.

Labradorite :  Healing (rheumatic fever, arthritis, rheumatism, strengthens immune system, lowers blood pressure, vision, relieves gout, balances metabolism) grounds, deflects negativity, brings clarity, focus, relieves insecurity, great for meditation, dream recall, past-life recall, enhance intuition; see, balance & protect the aura; commune with other-worlds/universes, reveals life path, and, this power stone is even said to protect against drowning. (Mixed color w/flashes--the more light refraction the more powerful the properties.)  Third-eye chakra.

Lapis Lazuli : Very powerful in healing, use with care, channeling, meditating, psychic enhancement, mental and healing properties (deep blue.) Third-Eye chakra.


Larimar :  Aka Atlantis Stone or Dolphin Stone, Nurturing, great for new mothers/pregnancy, relieves stress, healing powers, assists in expression of emotions/love (blue w/white.) Throat chakra.


Lepidolite :  Power stone, stability, aids career, assists in life changes/transitions, aids sleep (put under pillow), very healing emotionally, lifts depression, locates energy blockages, strengthens & heals muscles, nerves, heart, self-love, patience, optimism, greatly diminishes stress, anger, panic, anxiety, helps glands, immune system, skin, nails, addiction recovery, childbirth, and bipolar disorder.  Heart & Crown chakras.


Lithium Quartz (aka Phantom Quartz): High energy healing and balancing, enhances meditation, releases tension, reduces panic attack and anxiety attack, reduces stress, helps people on anti-depressants, awakens higher self.  All chakras.


Lodolite Quartz  aka Dream Crystal or Shaman Stone:  Manifestation of desires, strong healing stone, energy shifts, transformation, heightens spiritual energies, meditation, journeying, visionary, see past life (clear with many inclusions and interior shapes; each one is different, use when being regressed, receiving a healing, or meditating.)



Malachite : Peace in sleep, divination of heart's desire, money, emotions, healing. (opaque green stone composed of copper and carbon, usually with distinctive bands.)  Heart chakra.




Marble :  Purity and protection.   Success in education.  Aids in dream recall; enhanced meditative states; enhances common sense in the home.  Sometimes used to treat sore throat, infection, bone marrow, lower back.  Chakra depends on marble color.

Moldovite : Clears blockage, clears chakras, helps release attachments to people/things, vivid dreams, inner vision, spiritual growth.  (forest green)  All chakras.



Moonstone : Relationships, harmony, attraction. good fortune, intuition, foretelling future, amulet brings good emotions, stimulates pineal gland (opaque white to gray to warm peach, feldspar.  Third-eye chakra.


Nuumite:  Rare, one of the oldest crystals (4 billion yrs old) only mined in Greenland.  Empowers other stones, grounding, enhances intuition, luck, increase in personal power.  Base chakra.



Obsidian : Protection, breaking bad luck, absorbs & dispels negativity, good for divination/scrying. (volcanic glass from lava--black but brown and red are also common.)



Onyx : Protection, centering self, meditation, grounding, dispels negativity, counters criticism, brings calmness (often black but can be brown or white.)



Opal (white) : White Opal is said to be a stone of angelic connections, clears emotions, positive vibes, hope, good luck, healing.  Balances all chakras.



Pearl : Wear for prosperity, success, beautify aura, brings calm, spiritual transformation, heals stomach, digestion and emotions, good for meditation. (Solar Plexus chakra.)


Peridot : Wealth, happiness, well-being (like a tonic,) relieves depression, promotes sleep, helps w/childbirth, heals anger, fear, jealousy, obesity, infection, ulcer, thyroid, promotes intuition (brilliant green,) Heart chakra, Solar Plexus chakra.


Petalite :  Quiets the mind, use for stress-related illness, excessive worry, ADD, overactivity, anxiety, Love.  (pale to deep pink.) Third-eye & Crown.



Pyrite : Money, luck, mental strengthening, energizes area where placed, heals fatigue, lethargy, asthma, lungs, bronchitis, strengthens blood, circulation, blocks out negativity. (brassy yellow with luster, aka fools gold, very popular in ancient Greece.) Solar Plexus chakra.


Quartz : (white/clear) Amplifies other stones and absorbs energies, psychic awareness, mysticism, spirituality, scrying, can act as power stone and sweep the aura.  Combine with other stones on any chakra. 

Blue Quartz:  Calming, organizational skills, diplomacy, helps connect to higher realms/beings.  Third-eye and Throat chakras.



Rose Quartz : The Love stone in marriage, self-worth, money, wealth, good for skin, said that cleansing face in water charged with rose quartz will fade wrinkles (pale pink.)  Heart chakra.


Rhodochrosite : Brings understanding, energy, circulation, blood pressure, kidneys, reproductive organs, enhances intuition, soothes the heart (banded w/alternating pink and red bands.) Heart chakra, Sacral Chakra.


Ruby : Considered the most powerful stone there is, aids circulation, cleansing blood, heals infection, bones, headaches, fevers, indigestion, colic, brings self-love, peace, awakens potential, brings leadership and courage, passion, guards from jealous arrows, helps w/eyesight, lucky for Virgos. Bright red, wear on left hand set in gold or on a chain near the heart (and I wear in a silver colored cage which is okay too.)  Heart chakra.

Sapphire aka Wisdom Stone:  Helps with public speaking, inspiration, intuition, loyalty in partners, peace of mind, prosperity, regulates glands, eases tension, soothing for eyes, great to wear in necklace/earrings, variety colors/chakras.



Selenite :  Colorless and/or white tubular, Intuition, meditation, healing, chakra cleansing, charging other crystals, connecting w/past life & getting information.  Won't amplify negative energy the way clear quartz can. All chakras



Sodalite : Keep around the house for harmony, lucky for writers, clears mental confusion, promotes communication, intuition, higher knowledge, strengthens metabolism, boosts immune system, combats radiation, (deep mottled blue.)  Throat chakra.



Smoky Quartz : Transforms negativity, dissolves mental & emotional blocks, manifests dreams, clairaudience, grounding, calming, creativity, adult ADD, OCD, (darker clear quartz, re-cleanse frequently.)  Good to have around work and home to get things done.  Sacral chakra.


Sugalite :  One of the best love stones, protection from trauma, rids hostility, aids forgiveness, hold on forehead for headache or to relieve despair. good for dyslexia, motor skills, pain relief, purifies blood. (deep purple w/black.)  Third-eye and Crown chakras.



Tanzanite :  Good for communication, spirit world, enhances psychic abilities, meditation, visualization, skin, eyes, said to bring a person out of coma, spinal column.  (striated blue or lavender, flat.)  Third-eye and Throat chakras.




Tigers Eye :  When used in jewelry brings good luck and protection from the "evil eye" to the wearer.  Also, clear thinking, insight, mental vision, understanding.  Use for mental healing, not physical.  (golden brown.)  Enhances Third-eye and Sacral chakras.


Topaz: Desire manifestation, communicating with the cosmic realms, wealth,  generosity, kindness, healing & removes stagnant energy, wards off injury or attack, heals colds, nervousness, mental problems, brings faithfulness. (range of colors from yellow, pink, gray, green, buff and blue *.) Most chakras, esp. Solar Plexus chakra.


Tourmaline : Expands reality, love, channeling, deep insight, removes energy blocks (anxiety, fear, stress,) fears/resentments/abuse, positive transformation, thin-ness, incredible aid in detoxing, nervousness. One can never have too much Tourmaline, (variety colors, wear only in silver). All chakras, esp. Heart chakra & Higher heart, blue Tourmaline for Third-eye chakra, black Tourmaline for Base chakra.



Turquoise : Money, good luck, healing acidity, curing headache, stomach ailments, liver, eyes, reduces pain, cramps, anti- inflammatory, heals rheumatism, gout, is effective for detox, muscles, growth, strength, spirituality & protection.  Solar Plexus chakra.


Unakite :  Power stone, brings confidence, good for spell casting, helps find lost items, heals negativity and blocks from heart, lifts spirits.  (moss green/salmon--combo of green epidote and red jasper) Heart chakra.

* Aquamarine is nearly identical in appearance to blue Topaz but is entirely different, as it is from the Beryl family.  Blue Topaz is harder and more refractive, and often it takes using a loop or heat-measurement to tell the difference.
**  Many stones are often misrepresented to be Jade and are in fact a form of either feldspar, quartz, serpentine, or soapstone.  Jade is usually authentic when the seller specifies "jadeite" or "nephrite" and offers a guarantee.
*** Some stones don't like water or sunlight.  The ones that do not like water are Angelite, Turquoise, Kunzite, Selenite and Kyanite.   The ones that do not like sunlight are Aventurine, Amethyst, Aquamarine, Beryl, Citrine, Kunzite, Sapphire, Flourite, Rose Quartz, and Smoky Quartz.

Categories for Uses

Mental problems:  Ametrine, Citrine, Coral, Lapis, Lithium Quartz, Peridot, Petalite, Sapphire, Smoky Quartz, Tiger's Eye, Topaz, Tourmaline

Clearing negativity/blocks/attachments:  Aqua Aura Quartz, Calcite, Hematite, Herkimer, Kyanite, Moldovite, Pyrite, Selenite, Unakite

Help with weight loss:  Angelite, Aquamarine, Azurite, Citrine, Labradorite, Larimar, Peridot, Sodalite, Tourmaline

Help with Detoxing:  Azurite, Citrine, Emerald, Labradorite, Moss Agate, Tourmaline, Turquoise

Blood (circulation):  Angelite, Aventurine, Bloodstone, Green Garnet, Red Garnet, Rhodochrosite, Ruby, Sugilite

General Protection: Agates, Calcite, Chrysoprase, Diamond, Fire Opal, Jaspers, Lapis, Obsidian, Onyx, Pyrite, Red Garnet, Smoky Quartz, Sugilite, Tigers Eye, Topaz, Turquoise

Self power/Confidence:  Amazonite, Amber, Carnelian, Citrine, Crazy Lace Agate, Jaspers, Green Garnet, Red Garnet, Nuumite, Ruby, Sapphire, Tigers Eye, Unakite

Nerves:  Amber, Ametrine, Blue Lace Agate, Blue Quartz, Citrine, Fire Agate, Howlite, Malachite, Larimar, Lithium Quartz, Pearl, Petalite, Smoky Quartz, Topaz, Tourmaline

Attract Love:  Chrysocolla, Emerald, Rose Quartz, Sugilite

Attract Money/Abundance: Aqua Aura Quartz, Aventurine, Carnelian, Cinnabar, Citrine, Fire Opal, Pearl, Peridot, Pyrite, Turquoise

Intuition:  Amazonite, Amethyst, Aqua Aura Quartz, Aquamarine, Blue Lace Agate, Moonstone, Nuumite, Quartz, Sodalite, Smoky Quartz, Tourmaline, Tanzanite

Good Luck:  Amazonite, Aventurine, Black tourmaline, Citrine, Moonstone

Deflecting Ill Will:  Agates, Chrysoprase, Onyx, Red Garnet, Ruby, Tigers Eye

Help with Healing Grief:   Alexandrite, Aquamarine, Chrysoprase, Citrine, Emerald, Malachite, Rhodocrosite

Power Stones  

I recommend wearing your birth-stone or personal power stone along with the best stones for the healing or metaphysical properties you want at this time. 

Not all of us are able to buy our stones in gemstone jewel form, in which case  I recommend you buy from a rock shop  in a rough or tumbled form for a relatively low cost. Then, you just insert them into a cage meant for attaching to a chain or wire wrap them yourself for attachment.  
I now offer these pendants which include a protection stone and are very lucky to the wearer.  That's why I call them "Lucky Pendants"!  Click here to view samples and prices.

January
Red Garnet
Quartz

February
Amethyst
Silver

March
Aquamarine
Turquoise


April
Diamond
Fire Opal


May
Emerald
Chrysocolla


June
Alexandrite
Pearl
Moss Agate


July
Ruby
Carnelian


August
Peridot
Spessartine Garnet
Gold


September
Sapphire
Amethyst


October
Pink Tourmaline
Opal
Jasper


November
Topaz
Citrine
Copper


December
Tanzanite
Zircon
Obsidian
Turquoise

Amethyst

Aquamarine

Fire Opal

Emerald

Alexandrite

Ruby

Peridot

Blue Sapphire

Pink Tourmaline

Topaz

Tanzanite

Disclaimer:

This information has come from many sources.  The Mystic Clinic or Rea Wallace is not responsible for the information presented on this page expressed or implied about the suitability of any stone for healing or for curing diseases. The information here is provided for you to make your own decisions and has not been evaluated or approved by FDA or any other agencies.

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