Gemstone Information

AGATE
Holistic Usage Historical:
Hindu mystics believe that agate can help children overcome their fears, learn to walk earlier and maintain their balance. Moss agate was said to help one get in touch with nature. Tree agate was said to help with introspection.
Common Gem Remedies:
Moss agate treats fungal infections. blue lace agate balances brain fluid, mouthwash for gingivitis bath for inflamed eyes.
Properties:
Grounds, improve perception and analysis. Balances yin-yang, harmonizes physical, emotional, mental, etheric. Soothes, calms. Raises consciousness, builds self confidence. Stabilizes aura, eliminates negativity. Overcomes bitterness of heart, inner anger. Fosters love truthfulness, courage. Pink agate fosters love between parent and child.
Blue Lace Agate Properties:
Calms, lifts thoughts, take spirituality to high vibration. It brings about attunment. It treats arthritis, bone deformity, strenghtens skeletal systems, heals fracture. It also aids blockages of nervous system, capillaries, pancreas. Elixir aids brain fluid imbalances, hydrocephalus. Agate is particularly lucky for people connected with the land.

AMBER
Holistic Usage Historical:
Amber has long been associated with healing energy and mental stimulation and is said to balance aggressive traits. Amber is said to help be joyful and happy. It lightens the burdens of life and is a powerful stone for manifestations.
Common Gem Remedies:
Heals throat and throat chakra, kidneys, bladder, toothache, whooping cough, varicose veins, rheumatism, neuralgia, laryngitis, headache, goiter, endocrine balance, emphysema, earache, cough, constipation, bursitis, asthma.
Properties:
Amber brings wisdom, balance, patience and promotes altruism. Useful healer, it draws diseases from body, aids tissue revitalization. Heals nervous system, promotes self-healing. Elixir is antibiotic. Eases stress, neutralizes negative energy. Cleanses environment, body, mind, and spirit. Aids depression, memory, decision making. It also has grounding powers, and can improve the memory.

AMETHYST
Holistic Usage Historical:
In traditional chinese medicine, ground amethyst is prescribed for stomach pains and bad dreams. Amethyst can aid to improve memory and concentration. It can help against insomnia and liver functions.
Common Gem Remedies:
Amethyst treats acne and arthritis, headaches, blood sugar imbalance, brain imbalances,edginess, addictions, asthma, blood cleansing, blood clots.
AMETHYST gently cleanses the aura, heals holes, and protects it, drawing in divine energy. Amethysts were thought to induce a sober mind. The name is derived from the Greek 'amethystos' which means 'against drunkenness'. Amethyst aid for meditation, spiritual opening, and internal surrender. It facilitate healing and inner peace. Amethyst is used to increase spirituality. Amethyst quietens the thoughts, relieves mental tension, and promote relaxation when placed on forehead.
Traditional Meanings:
A life change and shift in consciousness. Faithfulness in love, freedom from jealousy.
Dream Meaning:
Peace of mind through unexpected good news.

AQUAMARINE
Holistic Usage Historical:
In medieval times, aquamarine was thought to reawaken the love of married couples. It was also believed to render soldiers invincible. It is also known as the sailor's gem, ensuring safe passage across stormy seas.
Common Gem Remedies:
Aquamarine aids in the case of skin problem, sore throat, tooth ache, mumps, liver function, swollen glands. It improves eyesight and cleanse blood.
Properties:
Aquamarine reduces stress, quietens mind, sharpens intellect, clears blocked communication chakra. Filters information reaching brain, aids interpretation of emotional state. Reduces fear, increases sensitivity, creativity; enhances intuition, spiritual awareness. Shields aura, aligns chakras. Brings tolerance and responsibility. Treats swollen glands, sore throat; strengthens organs, liver, spleen, kidneys; aids teeth jaw, eyes, throat, stomach.
Traditional Meanings:
Aquamarine filters unnecessary information and helps concentrate on the essence of the problems. It helps to alleviate phobias and fears.
Dream Meaning:
If you see an aquamarine in your dream it means that you will have a happy love life.

AVENTURINE
Holistic Usage Historical:
A legend from ancient Tibet says that aventurine was used to improve near- sightedness and to increase the wearer's creativity.
Common Gem Remedies:
Aventurine is known to aid skin problems. Stimulate thymus and balances blood pressure.
Properties:
Aventurine enhances creativity, brings prosperity. Absorbs electro magnetic stress. Diffuses negativity, balances male-female energy. Aids seeing alternatives, possibilities. Promotes growth from birth to seven years. Benefits thymus gland and nervous system. Balances blood pressure. Elixir aids skin problems. Blue aventurine is a mental healer. Green aventurine works on heart chakra to activate, clean, and protect. It shields from loss of heart energy. Useful healer for body, attracts mature love.
Aventurine can be used as a grid against energy leaching. It can also be used for personal protection to create a psychic shield. Green aventurine is known to be very good for the heart, opening it to make it more apt to give and receive love. It alleviates fear.

AZURITE
Holistic Usage Historical:
In anciant Egypt azurite was crushed and used as a pigment in make up. Egyptians also used azurite for carving
ornaments.
Common Gem Remedies:
Azurite is commonly used as an elixir to treat sinus, rheumatism, itching, asthma, chickenpox, arthritis, joints problems, alignement of spine.
Properties:
Facilitates psychic development, spiritual guidance, higher consciousness, clear understanding. Releases long-standing blocks in communication, stimulates memory. Brings new perspectives, expands mind.

CARNELIAN
Holistic Usage Historical:
Carnelian is used for clear thinking. It is said to help balance creativity and mental processing. In the 1800's, Carnelian was said to help those who needed courage to speak. Mohammed, Napoleon I and Napoleon III wore carnelian.
Common Gem Remedies:
Re-energizes, rheumatism, pain relief, nose bleed, lower back problems, infertility, gall bladder, candida albicans, blood poisoning, arthritis, oxygenize blood.
Properties:
Grounds and anchors into present surroundings. Removes fear for death. Brings acceptance of cycle of life. Improves analytic abilities, clarifies perception, motivates success in business. Aids positive life choices. Dispels apathy. Clears extraneous thoughts in meditation. Heals etheric body. Protects against rage and resentment. Capacity to cleanse other crystals. Influences female reproductive organs, increases fertility. Heals lower back problems, rheumatism, arthritis, depression. Good for dramatic pursuits.
Traditional Meanings:
Carnelian is especially useful to draw plenitude toward you. It is a crystal for abundance.

CITRINE
Fact:
Most citrine on the market is heat treated amethyst.
Holistic Usage Historical:
Citrine was said to help one connect with spirits.
Chakras:
Solar plexus, sacral and crown.
Common Gem Remedies:
Citrine balances thyroid. Used as an elixir it helps in the treatment of headache, gall bladder, diabetes, anemia.
Properties:
Citrine is the symbol of prosperity. It attracts wealth, success. It brings happiness, generosity. It energizes, invigorates, increases motivation in physical energy, and activates creativity. It dissipates negative energy, promotes inner calm. Alleviates depression and fears. Cleanses aura, aligns etheric body with physical. It clears mental confusion, improves concentration and decision making processes. Citrine is known to resolve money worries. It is a good crystal for abundance and vitality.
Traditional Meanings:
Picked randomly from a bag of crystals, the citrine means that celestial wisdom is advising you.

EMERALD
Holistic Usage Historical:
Hundreds of years ago, emeralds were thought to possess healing powers, particularly for restoring eyesight. During the renaissance, emeralds were exchanged among the aristocracy as symbols-and tests-of friendship. The stone would stay intact only if the friendship lasted.
Common Gem Remedies:
Nausea, angina, colds, fevers, headache. Emerald treats lungs, heart spine, muscles It also soothes the eye.
Properties :
Emerald induces domestic bliss and loyalty in love. It gives physical, emotional, mental equilibrium; focuses intention, raises consciousness, fosters positive action. Emerald provides inspiration, infinite patience; enhances psychic abilities, wisdom from mental plane. Strengthens memory, aids eloquence, promotes truth, inspires deep inner knowing. "Successful love".
Traditional Meanings:
Fertility or a secret admirer. If color pales, love is fading.
Dream Meaning:
Good news.

FLUORITE
Common Gem Remedies:
Benefits teeth, cells, and bones; repairs DNA damage. Powerful antiviral effects (elixir). Benefits arthritis, rheumatism, pneumonia.
Properties:
Protective, especially on psychic level and against computer and electromagnetic stress. Aids physical and mental coordination, counteracts mental disorder, increases concentration. Grounds, integrates spiritual energies. Promotes unbiased impartiality, heightens intuitive powers. Rekindles sexual libido. Clear fluorite stimulates crown chakra, energizes aura, harmonizes intellect and spirit. Blue fluorite enhances orderly thought, clear communication, calms energy, treats eye problems. Green fluorite grounds excess energy, dissipates emotional trauma, clears infections. Aids stomach disorders, intestines. Violet and purple fluorite stimulates third eye, imparts common sense to psychic communication. Assists bones and bone marrow disorders. Yellow fluorite enhances creativity, stabilizes group energy, releases toxins.

GARNET
Holistic Usage Historical:
In medieval times, garnet were thought to cure depression, protect against bad dreams, and relieve diseases of the liver and hemorrhages. According to legend, Noah used a finely cut, glowing garnet to illuminate the ark.
Common Gem Remedies:
Elixir of garnets is known to help with the menopausal symptoms, assimilation of vitamins and minerals, arthritis.
Properties:
Garnet energizes, revitalizes, balances energy, brings serenity. It activates other crystals, clears negative energy. Inspires love. Stimulates controlled rise of kundalini energy. Place on the third eye for past life recalls. Treats spinal and cellular disorders, blood, hearts, lungs; regenerates DNA. Aids assimilation of minerals and vitamins. Red garnet represents love. Attuned to heart energy, it revitalizes feelings, and enhances sexuality. It also controls anger, especially toward oneself. It is also known to be a crystal for abundance. Choosing a garnet when picking up a crystal randomly from a bag means a letter is on its way.

JASPER
Holistic Usage Historical:
Jasper was thought to drive away evil spirits and protect against snake and spider bites. jasper was known as the great rain-bringer in the fourth century.
Common Gem Remedies:
Red jasper strengthens circulatory system. yellow jasper energizes endocrine system green jasper dispels bloating, heals skin disorders. Blue jasper balances mineral deficiency.
Properties:
Supreme nurturer. Brings tranquility wholeness, protection; grounds. Aids quick thinking, organizational abilities, seeing projects through. Aligns chakras, facilitates shamanic journeys, dream recall. Prolongs sexual pleasure. brown jasper encourages environmental awareness, facilitates deep meditation, regression, centering. Gives night vision, aids astral travel. Red jasper grounds energy rectifies unjust situations. Aids dream recall. Yellow jasper protects during spiritual work and physical travel. Channels positive energy. Green jasper heals, releases disease, obsession. Blue jasper connects to spiritual world. Balances yin-yang energy, stabilizes aura. Sustains energy during fast, heals degenerative diseases. purple jasper eliminates contradictions.

LABRADORITE
Holistic Usage Historical:
Labradorite brings forth each person's strengths and originality. It aids sleep and help relate to others.
Common Gem Remedies:
Treats disorders of eyes and brain. Relieves stress, regulates metabolism. It is a common gem remedy for spinal alignment, psoriasis, metabolic imbalances, insomnia.
Properties:
Deflects unwanted energy form aura, prevents energy leakage, aligns physical and etheric bodies. Raises consciousness, grounds spiritual energy into body synthesizes intellectual thought with intuitive wisdom. Accesses spiritual purpose. Yellow labradorite access highest levels of consciousness. Aids trance and channelling.

LAPIS LAZULI
Holistic Usage Historical:
Both the ancient Egyptians and Babylonians believed that lapis lazuli could cure melancholy.
Common Gem Remedies:
Alleviates pain, migraine. Benefits respiratory system, sore throat, cleanses organ, bone marrow, thymus and immune system. Overcomes hearing loss. Purifies blood, boosts immune system. Alleviates insomnia and vertigo. Improves virility. Calms menstrual pains and tooth ache.
Grid:
Lapis Lazuli, protects during spiritual work or meditation.
Properties:
Enlightens, protects, enhances dream work, psychic abilities. Quickly releases stress, brings deep peace.Powerful thought amplifier. Stimulates higher faculties of mind. Promotes objectivity, clarity. Promotes creativity, attunement to source. Contacts spirit guardian. Harmonizes physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual levels. Helps overcome depression. Eliminates old negative emotions. Helps in creating mantras. Used on third eye for meditation. When placed on the throat chakras, it's an energy focuser for the teachers, lecturers, and speakers.
Traditional Meanings:
Divine favor is yours.
Mystical Properties:
Helps alleviate eating disorder.
Dream Meaning:
Happy adjustment to circumstances.

MALACHITE
Holistic Usage Historical:
During the middle ages, malachite was used as a cure for vomiting. Worn by children, malachite was thought to protect them and to keep evil spirits at bay. The ancient Egyptians used malachite to ward off evil.
Common Gem Remedies:
Asthma, arthritis, fractures swollen joints, growths, tumors. Aligns DNA and cellular structure, enhances immune system. ( use polished malachite for elixir).
Properties:
Malachite can help you heal from emotional past hurts by breaking unwanted ties and outworn patterns. It will also strengthen your immune system. It is worn to detect impending danger, and is assumed to break into pieces when danger is near. It is the guardian stone of travelers providing them protection and security. malachite is used in the treatment of many conditions: rheumatism, pain relief, itching emphysemia, diarrhea, chickenpox, backache, asthma, arthritis. It is to known to strengthen the immune system, to improve fertility and eyesight.

MOONSTONE
Holistic Usage Historical:
In India, moonstone is regarded as a sacred stone. It is believed to bring good fortune. Legend says that is a highly prized gift for lovers as it arouses tender passion. Moonstone is the US state gemstone of Florida and New York.
Common Gem Remedies:
Metabolic imbalances and headaches. aligns vertebrae. It is a digestive aid.
Properties:
Moonstone is a crystal for abundance. Moonstones aids regulation of menstrual imbalances. New beginnings connected to the moon. Soothes emotions over-reactions. Reflective, makes unconscious conscious. Aids intuition, empathy, psychic abilities, powerfully affects reproductive cycle. Aids digestive system, assimilates nutrients, eliminate toxins, alleviates degenerative conditions of skin, hair eyes, fleshy organs. Aids conception, pregnancy, childbirth.

ONYX
Holistic Usage Historical:
Objective thinking, spiritual inspiration, control of emotions and passions, helps eliminate negative thinking, apathy, stress and neurological disorder. Also used as a heart, kidney, nerve, capillary, hair, eye, and nail strentghener.
Common Gem Remedies:
Helps teeth, bones, bone marrow, blood disorders, feet. Aids concentration. It is also used against psychic attacks.
Grid:
It can also protect against the possibility of violence or crime.
Traditional Meanings:
A wedding may be in the offing.
Mystical Properties:
Black onyx is used to help one change habits.
Dream Meaning:
You need advice on an important decision you are delaying.

OPAL
Holistic Usage Historical:
In the ancient times Opal was accepted as a symbol of faithfulness and confidence. Opal was also treasured in the Middle Ages due to a widespread belief that it was beneficial to eyesight.
Common Gem Remedies:
Opal treats Parkinson's disease, infections, fevers, strengthens memory, purifies blood and kidneys, regulates insulin, eases childbirth.
Properties:
Enhances cosmic consciousness, originality, dynamic creativity. Fosters love, passion, induces visions. Brings loyalty, faithfulness, spontaneity. Amplifies traits. Emotional stability. Fire Opal is a symbol of hope and is excellent for business. Opal improves memory, brings stability in a relationship. It is believed that if the stone looses its brilliance you have an unfaithful lover. It also means great possessions when seen in your dream.

PEARL
Holistic Usage Historical:
Pearls have long been used medicinally. They were thought to cure everything from fevers to stomach ulcers.
Pearl is formed in shellfish as a result of an irritant such as a piece of sand. Cultured pearls are created by adding a piece of mussel or shell inside of an oyster or mussel. This then create a pearl as layers of the inside of the shell grow over the foreign object that is present in the shell. Pearls are generally white, brown, silver, cream, black, or pink, depending on the type of shellfish and water. The term Natural pearl refers to a pearl that has formed as an accident of nature and not by human intervention. Such pearls are rare and valuable. The multicolored pearls are produced by Tahitian Black Lip oysters. These oysters secrete a dark pigment directly into the pearly strata.

ROSE QUARTZ
Holistic Usage Historical:
Energy enhancer and general cleanser. cleanses, protects, and increases the auric field sealing any holes.
Common Gem Remedies:
Scar tissue, pain relief, menstrual pain, improves fertility, emphysema, burns, asthma, anorexia.
Properties:
Unconditional love, heals and opens heart, calms, reassures, deep inner healing. Releases unexpressed emotions, soothes internalized pain. If never received love, opens heart. Aids positive affirmations, self-trust, and self-worth. teaches how to love one's self, encourages self-forgiveness and acceptance. Aids physical heart and circulatory system. Said to increase fertility. Soothes burns, blistering.
Grid:
Rose quartz calms noisy neighbors or promotes peace in the house.
Emotional Healing:
Rose quartz gently dissolves the cause of broken or hurt heart and brings peace to the heart, opening to universal love.

RUBY
Holistic Usage Historical:
In the 15th and 16th centuries, rubies were thought to counter act poison and so were much in demand! Rubbed on the skin, these gem stones were once thought to restore youth and vitality. In the middle ages, the ruby was viewed as a stone of prophecy: people believed it would darken when its wearer was in danger.
Common Gem Remedies:
Menopausal symptoms, constipation anemia.
Properties:
Ruby energizes, balances, may overstimulate, brings up anger and negative energy for transmutation. It promotes leadership and positive dreams. It aids in retaining wealth, passion.
Ruby for use in love:It revitalizes feelings, and enhances sexuality.
Grid:
It shields against psychic attack.
Traditional Meanings:
Power and passion, good fortune and friendship, but beware of strangers.
Dream Meaning:
A passionate affair.

RUTILATED QUARTZ
Holistic Usage Historical:
Though not meant to replace traditional medical treatment, quartz is used for balance and to increase energy. Clear quartz formed into crystal balls have been used to predict the future since the midle ages.
Common Gem Remedies:
Thyroid, thymus. Balances and align ears.
Properties:
Reaches root of problems. Aids astral travel. Absorbs mercury poisoning. Heightens energetic impulse of quartz.

RUBY
Holistic Usage Historical:
In the 15th and 16th centuries, rubies were thought to counter act poison and so were much in demand! Rubbed on the skin, these gem stones were once thought to restore youth and vitality. In the middle ages, the ruby was viewed as a stone of prophecy: people believed it would darken when its wearer was in danger.
Common Gem Remedies:
Menopausal symptoms, constipation anemia.
Properties:
Ruby energizes, balances, may overstimulate, brings up anger and negative energy for transmutation. It promotes leadership and positive dreams. It aids in retaining wealth, passion.
Ruby for use in love:
It revitalizes feelings, and enhances sexuality.
Grid:
It shields against psychic attack.
Traditional Meanings:
Power and passion, good fortune and friendship, but beware of strangers.
Dream Meaning:
A passionate affair.

(BLUE) TOPAZ
Holistic Usage Historical:
The anciant Greeks believed that it had the power to increase strenght and make its wearer invisible in times of emergency. Worn around the neck topaz was thought to cure madness.
Common Gem Remedies:
Topaz helps in the cure of mumps, gout, insomnia, cough, chickenpox, catarrh, blood disorders, tissue regeneration, tuberculosis.
Properties:
Topaz directs energy. Soothes, heals, stimulates, recharges, remotivates. Promotes truth, forgiveness. Sheds light on path, taps into inner resources. Brings joy, generosity, good health. Cleans aura. golden topaz recharges and strenghtens faith and optimism. Attracts helpful people. blue topaz aids throat chakra and verbalization. It is a suitable eye elixir and alleviates eating disorder such as lost of appetite.
Traditional Meanings:
Topaz is known as a crystal for abundance, for vitality, and as a stress reliever. When it is picked out at random among other stone, it might means to exercise caution.

TURQUOISE
Holistic Usage Historical:
Turquoise has always been considered lucky, capable of safe guarding and bringing happiness. According to a 15th century legend, the stone loses its color when its owner is unwell or in danger abd regains its brilliance when the illness or danger has passed.
Common Gem Remedies:
Turuoise can help sedate the thyroid. It can also help in the treatment of measles and lungs pollution.
Properties:
Turquoise heals, protects, elevates effect, promotes spiritual attunement. Purifies, dispels negative energy. Unites earth and sky, male-female; provides healing for spirit. Empathetic balancer. Promoter of self realization, creative problem solving. Strengthens meridians of body, subtle energy fields. Enhances physical, psychic immune systems. Alleviates pollution. Heals whole body especially eyes.