Gemstones: meanings & properties

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Gemstones: meanings & properties

Probably the first stone used for ornamental purposes was a smooth colored river rock. Or maybe a pretty river stone was spotted before a hunter successfully got his dinner. The hunter then carried that pretty river stone with him as his lucky hunting stone. Stones of all kinds have played a very important part of the history of humans. From little river stones to huge stones, such as at Stonehenge, stones of all sizes and types have been called "the bones of Mother Earth". Stones have been used as talismans and amulets since recorded history and likely before that.
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Meaning of Gemstones for Healing
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AGATE - (Blue Lace) For grounding, the beginning, when there is a need to return to basics, starting over again, the Root Chakra. When a situation is ended this is the locus from which to begin again.
AMAZONITE - For centering oneself, getting back to balance. Re-focus and stabilization.
AMETHYST - The healer from antiquity, healing for the soul, body and mind, it has the universal vibration and enables the holder of the crystal to be connected to it.
APACHE TEAR- Good luck, An aid in overcoming negative emotions. Grounding.
GREEN AVENTURINE - Good luck and good fortune, and yes, it is said to attract money. Also, for increasing ones perception and creativity.
Chrysocolla - Lifts and balances emotions, eases emotional heartache, attracts love, sweet dreams.
BLOODSTONE - Warrior stone for overcoming obstacles, calm ones fears of a real or perceived enemy, helps in maintaining blood harmony and guarding against blood disorders.
CALCITE - A multi-use crystal, to increase the power and effectiveness of a project about to be undertaken, for increasing one's psychic protection, for meditation, to help unfocus prior to a psychic reading.
CARNELIAN - To ward off evil thoughts, jealousies, animosities, and psychic attacks toward the individual, inspires bravery and courage.
BLUE CHALCEDONY- Uplifting of the spirit, engages courage, level mindedness, return to reality.
Clear Quartz - Used to implement psychic, ESP and mediumship qualities. Connecting with the Universal source of knowledge.
CITRINE - Wards off fear forms that are generated from others suggestions, instills confidence in the personal self.
FLUORITE - Assists the conscious mind and body in analyzing conditions and situations in a rational and non-emotional manner, it enables detachment of the mind from the emotions so that the thought process can utilize the intuitive in achieving a higher level of self understanding.
GARNET - Repels negativity, gives courage and confidence, builds a defensive aura around oneself, guards against depression and melancholy.
HEMATITE - Grounding agent, enables the psychic practitioner to unfocus from the physical world so as to receive a psychic information, aids in developing the psychic mental mind.
JADE - (Black & Green) The stone of longevity, offers healing of the body and spirit, used to maintain a health and well-being.
RED JASPER - powerful stone used for divination practice, worn to protect the individual during out of body experiences and vision quests by providing a solid grounding.
LAPIS LAZULI -enhances sixth sense abilities of gaining secret knowledge. Facilitates visualization of wearer and healing properties.
LEPIDOLITE - Induces calmness, a tranquilizing effect against stress and negative emotions, helps to recognize one's need for making changes in thinking and behavior patterns.
MALACHITE - Assists in healing of emotions, brings peaceful sleep, brings extra power when used for divination purposes especially those pertaining to receiving one's hearts desire.
MOONSTONE - For all relationships, family, mates and lovers, to keep the existing harmony or to restore it, also used to attract new a new one.
BLACK Onyx- Protection, energy shield. Used for grounding and centering oneself. Meditative.

OBSIDIAN - (snowflake) For grounding the physical and for protection. Used as a scrying tool to help the psychic unfocus from the physical and venture inward to receive information.
PERIDOT - Used to attract wealth, abundance, increase happiness and well being.
QUARTZ (Rose) - The bringer of love in its many forms- romantic and otherwise. Wear it to attract love, give it to someone as a symbol of your love or appreciation.
QUARTZ (Smoky) - A filter and trap for those negative thoughts and emotions that are everywhere present. Keep one nearby where you work, bring one with you when you expect to be around negative people.
RHODOCHROSITE- Relationships, promotes balanced love and understanding. Gives energy to the active person.
SODALITE- Healing of emotions and physical body. An aid to transformation when used in meditation.

STAUROLITE - Good luck stone shaped like crosses. Used for protection against accidents and to bring one courage.
SUGILITE- Magical understanding of Higher things. Symbol of universal love. The crown chakra and spiritual understanding.
TIGER'S-EYE - For protection, for divination and inquiry into past or future lives.
TOPAZ - One can focus their desires through this stone, visual images in the mind are transformed into universal messages. Enables communication from other realms in the universe.
TOURMALINE - Integrates and harmonizes left and right brain activity which enhances the person's psychic and medium ship abilities. Aids in balancing the whole person and the psyche.
TURQUOISE - Manifests spiritual qualities, healing, friendship & love, luck & money.
UNAKITE- Healing of the soul. Guide to transformation and Higher Self.