I have decided to expand my "blogging", especially since I work with healing stones and crystals in the jewelry I make, I thought I would share with you all the wonderful healing properties stones have....
The Power Of Agate
Belonging to the quartz family, agate was one of the first tones used by humans, with worked pieces dating back to 25,000BC. The crystal is found in many varieties:
- Blue
- Brown
- Green
- Orange
- Red
- White
- Yellow
It may also have green or brown-black inclusions (moss agate) or regular bands around the edges (fortification agate). Agate is sacred to the Greek God of Healing, Aesclepius, and has long been associated with healing and protection.
In Ancient Babylon, the various shades and colors of agate were believed to have different properties:
- Red agate to cure insect bites and stings
- Green to cure eye infections
- Black or striped agate to protect women from disease.
It also has a long history of use as an amulet for protection from drowning, falling, mischievous fairies and poison.
Axinomancy: Agate Divination
The Vikings and Saxons used agate to find lost items by ax and stone - a method of divination known as axinomancy. A double-headed ax would be made red-hot and then placed in the ground, the shaft being pushed into a hole. A round agate pebble would then be placed on the ax head.
If the pebble stayed on top of the ax, the questioner had to look elsewhere for the lost item; if it fell to the ground, the questioner had to follow the direction of the rolling stone to find the missing item.
You can divine by holding an agate pendulum over your palm and asking it questions requiring the response "yes" or "no". It is recommended that you first ask two questions you know the answer to to verify the direction used for yes and no, for example, say out loud, "Am I 35? (in this example you are 40) obviously the answer would be no, so note the direction the agate is swinging (it will be circular). Then ask a question you know to be yes and note how it swings in the opposite direction. Note these directions.
Different Ways To Use Your Agate
Digestive Difficulties~Agate has been used for centuries to treat digestive disorders. The Ancient Greeks would hold a piece to the stomach to ease pains and diarrhea.
- You can experiment using this Grecian method the next time you suffer from indigestion. Hold a piece of agate to your stomach if you are suffering with pains or nausea, and allow the calming energy of the stone to suffuse your Sacral Chakra with its healing energy.
- Agate's power comes from its ability to promote the circulation of energy around the body, which in turn encourages the digestion of food into energy. This speeds up the removal of unpleasant or distressing stomach pains caused by indigestion.
Soothing With Agate~Agate helps to induce a peaceful and calming atmosphere. It is an ideal healing crystal to use when you are practicing massage.
- A smooth piece of agate, such as in the shape of an egg or sphere, can be used in a massage session. The stone is gently rolled over areas of muscular tension to help the person relax and to ease tension.
- Agate is also good for relieving stiffness in the should and lower back muscles. This has the added benefit of helping the recipient to ground themselves and feel more connected to their body.
- Agate is also good for calming the Brow Chakra
Moss Agate
For millenia, moss agate has been used as a talisman to help crops grow and to protect them from adverse weather conditions.
- Place a piece of moss agate discreetly in your flower or vegetable garden and enhance its beneficial effects with this simple blessing ritual.
- At the next new Moon, bless the moss agate with the elements,
- Incense (air)
- Red candle (fire)
- Water
- Earth
For each element recite this incantation:
"Power of the {element} bless this stone with your beneficial qualities to help my plants grow well".
- Bury the moss agate close to the plants in your garden to improve your harvest.
Clearing Boundaries
A certain type of agate called fortification agate is very good for helping you to establish boundaries. If you have a problem with people taking advantage of you and intruding into your time and space - perhaps you find it difficult to say no - get some fortification agate.
- Meditate by holding the agate in your hands and visualize your aura as an all-encompassing golden egg. See the edges clearly defined, forming a barrier between you and the outside world.
- feel your inner strength grow and proclaim "I will not be influenced by others unless I decide it is for my benefit". Then carry the agate around with you to help you maintain your focus and newly found fortitude.
How Wearing Agate Benefits You
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Wearing agates helps you stay grounded and for good luck .
- They help obtain a better physical/emotional balance.
- They work to raise consciousness.
- Builds self-confidence.
- Agate enables the person wearing it to choose their friends carefully.
- Agate brings prosperity.
- It is a protector of children.
- This stone helps us to have patience, and allows for inner peace.
- Agate balances emotions and brings insight to any situation.
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The Power Of Amethyst
You can channel amethyst's power by carrying a small crystal in your pocket. Holding your crystal while you meditate enhances your mental clarity and improves your intuition and open-mindedness.
Amethyst's magical qualities have been been valued for centuries. It is mentioned in the Bible, and is today mounted in the Fisherman's Ring worn by the Pope. Spiritualists believe that the stone enables you to bring the divine into more mundane parts of your life, helping your should to feel grounded and comfortable in your physical body.
Ancient Powers Of Amethyst
Amethyst has been used since biblical times. It is mentioned in Exodus as one of the 12 sacred stones worn of the High Priest Aaron's breastplate.
Ancient Persians believed that amethyst had the power to keep away hail and locusts.
In crystal fortune-telling, amethyst foretells a change or transition, or suggests that such a change is the answer to a problem. The color purple as always been associated with divine connections and spiritual insight-mirrored in the vesments worn by priests today.
Some Ways To Use Your Amethyst
The Ancient Greeks believed that amethyst therefore offered protection from the effects of overindulgence in alcohol - allowing you to drink without becoming intoxicating - and also from falling victim to addiction.
They often drank form amethyst goblets, or dropped an amethyst into their wine glass for protection.
- Ease yo head the morning after by soaking an amethyst in water. Slip the water while breathing in the soothing aroma of lavender.
Carry your amethyst in your pocket, or wear amethyst jewelry during a night on the town to protect you from drinking too much! You'll need to carry (or wear it) it with you for two weeks beforehand, however to attune it to your personal energies.
Raising Your Psychic Awareness And Intuition
Like all purple stones, amethyst is linked to your body's energy centers at the pituitary and pineal glands, located in the center of your forehead (known as the sixth or "Third-Eye" Chakra). This is the area that controls your higher intuition and spiritual awareness.
- Placing an amethyst on your brow stimulates your pineal gland. Some traditions hold that this gland is the place where the soul enters and leaves the body. Stimulating it enables you to see through such likes and illusions as nightmares, groundless depression and the false happiness of addiction.
- Your Third-Eye Chakra regulates the energy flow throughout your body, stimulating it helps to rebalance extremes, settling your moods and enhancing your general well-being.
- Amethyst promotes spiritual development and aids divine connections and mental clarity. It encourages bravery and wisdom, and helps to initiate astral travel. Hold your amethyst loosely during meditation to improve divine connections.
- Wear Amethyst in a pendant or bracelet to benefit form its stimulating effects all day long.
- Hold your amethyst over your Third-Eye Chakra or massage the area lightly with your stone, to heighten your spiritual receptivity and open your mind to new ideas and experiences.
Amethyst As A Healing Stone
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Amethyst is good for easing problems in the head area, such as migraines and depression. Ametrine, a natural mix of amethyst and the gold stone citrine, will help with stomach problems.
Amethyst is a good all-purpose healing stone, especially useful when you aren't sure of the cause of the problem . You can enhance your crystal's healing properties by rubbing with lavender oil, which also stimulates the Third-Eye.
- On your bedside table or under your pillow, amethyst's soothing qualities will ease your worries and help you sleep.
- Gently rub your forehead with an amethyst to banish tension headaches. Start with small circular movements in the center of the template and gradually work your way outward.
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The Power Of Flourite
Flourite is a beautiful stone that occurs in a wide range of colors; black, blue, brown, green, orange, pink, red, violet, yellow and even colorless varieties.
Flourite takes its name from the Latin word "fluere" meaning "to flow". Strangely, for such a beautiful stone, there are o recorded historical uses or mythical associations for it. Flourite was formerly known as fluorspar, and the green variety is sometimes called "African Emerald".
Flourite has a very unusual quality - it gives off light in darkness when exposed to a source of heat. The crystal is one of the main sources of flourine for making substances such as hydroflouric acid, which is highly corrosive and used to etch glass.Flourite is also used in making some forms of pottery , and it is only in recent years that is has been widely available as jewelry and a crystal for the public to buy with the exception of the world-famous Blue John variety.
The Legends Of Blue John
One of the few types of flourite associated with folklore and legend is Blue John. This is a violet-blue and white or yellow-banded variety of flourite found only in Derbyshire, England. For this reason it is sometimes called Derbyshire Spar.
The crystal is used to make jewelry and vases, and it is also associated with local folklore.
Miner's Flower~The miners used to call Blue John "ore flowers", because they sometimes found it formed into flower-like shapes. Lower-quality Blue John was sometimes added the pottery kiln to form fine, beautiful chinaware.
Dragon's Stone~According to local folklore, a dragon moved into the Blue John mines in Derbyshire after the Christians built a church by hi old home and it is the dragon's breath that colors the blue John variety of flourite.
Some Ways To Use Your Flourite
For Clarity~A common use for flourite is to help bring more clarity into a person's life. Blue and purple flourite are particularly good for this purpose, but any color can be used.
- Anoint your piece of smooth flourite with lavender oil and say "May I be blessed with clear vision, clarity and discrimination".
- Gently rub the flourite in small, clockwise circles on the center of your brow, at the position of the Third-Eye Chakra, for two minutes.
- You should notice that you can see a clearer path through your troubles and challenges after this ritual has been performed.
Meditation Assistance
If you have trouble focusing and concentrating when you meditate, try using flourite.
- Sit cross-legged and hold your hands in front of your Stomach Chakra, one resting on the other with both palms turned upward.
- Place the flourite in your upper hand and concentrate on meditating. Allow its calming energy to fill body and aura, stilling your restless mental chatter.
- If you still struggle to concentrate, move your up and hold the flourite to your heart. feel its energies penetrate into your Heart Chakra, calming your heart and mind
Acquiring Balance
Flourite is a balancing stone an can help out at those times when you feel "out of sorts". It helps balance the physical, emotional and mental states to a harmonious condition.
Sit under a tree with your back positioned against the trunk and hold your flourite in your hands. feel the stability of the earth manifesting through the flourite and the tree.
- You should feel yourself become more grounded again, bringing you focus, balance and harmony.
For A Boost Of Energy
Flourite absorbs energy very well and makes a good battery to use when you are at a low ebb., to give yourself a "jump start".
- Consecrate the flourite with the four elements, asking for their blessings.
- Place your flourite on a windowsill on a piece of silk, where it will be exposed to the Sun's energies.
- Whenever you feel at a low eb, recharge by closing your eyes and holding the Sun-soaked stone.
Cure Insomnia
If you're having problems getting to sleep, or keep waking up at night, try using flourite to deal with this annoyance.
At the next full Mon, put a piece of flourite in a bowl of water and lace it on the windowsill. Allow it to soak up the Moon's rays overnight and the next morning place the flourite under you pillow and the water in a bottle.
- Each morning, anoint the crystal with a few drops of the remedy water and return it to your pillow. You should find your sleep patterns improving with a week.
Wearing Flourite Jewelry~This stone is particularly good for absorbing negative energy (dry cleanse with salt to cleans the stone of all the negative energy it has collected) and balancing all aspects of your life.
The Powerful Magic Of Carnelian
Carnelian takes its name from the Latin word "cornu", which means "horn". The stone is particularly associated by crystal healers with sexual energy and fertility.
Throughout history, carnelian has been believed to protect. Muslim called it the Mecca stone and used it as an amulet against the evil eye. They also engraved it with the name of Allah to promote courage in the bearer.
Carnelian has long been seen as a symbol of joy and peace, used for promoting good cheer and banishing sorrow. In Buddhism, carnelian represented such qualities as faith, perseverance and wisdom.
Even in more modern times, the German literary figure Goethe connect powers of protection, luck, comfort and hope with carnelian.
Carnelian In The Book Of The Dead
The Egyptian Book of the Dead is a collection of scrolls that record in hieroglyphic text the wisdom of ancient priests and the soul's experiences in the afterlife.
Carnelian is mentioned a number of times in this book as it was thought by the Egyptians to be protective. The stone was used in many amulets, particularly those placed on the mummies of the rich and powerful.
A "tet" amulet made of carnelian was often placed on a mummy's neck to protect the soul of the departed n the afterlife. According to legend, the goddess Isis shed tears of blood upon the death of her husband, Osiris. The tears turned into into carnelian , which she then shaped into a tet amulet. Isis placed the tet around the neck o Osiris to protect her husband as he journeyed to the underworld.
Some Ways To Use Your Carnelian
For Astral Travel~Carnelian has been used to help people to travel astrally since the days of ancient Egypt. This technique usually takes a lot of practice before you succeed, but perseverance is the key when trying to project astrally.
- Hold a fairly translucent, flat piece of carnelian in front of a candle. Do this in a darkened room with no other light source.
- Gaze into the candle flame through the crystal, and try to move your awareness through the carnelian as if it were a door to the flame on the other side.
Boosting Health~Carnelian has been used to treat a number of organs in the body and is especially associated with the sacral Chakra when treating digestive problems. Holding the stone against your back can also ease back pain. Wearing carnelian jewelry on an ongoing basis may help digestion.
Carnelian is an energizing stone. Carry a piece of it in your pocket and rub it regularly when you feel good. This will help build up a positive charge on whose energy you can draw when you need to focus.
Boost Sexual Energy~A smooth piece of carnelian may be used to gently massage the base Chakra at the base of the spine.
Slow, clockwise circular strokes with the carnelian at the base of the spine help release blockages the can cause sexual problems.
Carnelian is aid to encourage the kundalini (sexual energy) to be more active so can be considered an aphrodisiac.
Enhancing Fertility~Carnelian is an activating stone that can help you in realizing ideas ad making plans bear fruit. Because of this power it is also a good stone to wear if you are trying to get pregnant.
Bot partners should wear carnelian jewelry, When not wearing the jewelry, keep both sets together whenever possible to encourage the link between the crystals and yourselves.
Carnelian was also believed to protect from miscarriage during pregnancy. The medieval verse below indicates these qualities:
"Carnilian is a talisman
It brings good luck to child and man
If resting on an onyx ground
A sacred kiss imprint when found
It drives away all evil things
To thee and thine protection brings
The name of Allah, King of Kings
If graven on this stone, indeed
Will move to love and doughty deed
From such a gem a woman gains
Sweet hope and comfort in her pains
Overcoming Shyness~Carnelian set in jewelry can help overcome shyness or social inhibitions.
A pendant or necklace of carnelian around the neck can help energize the throat Chakra and give you the courage to speak your mind and act on your decisions.
Wear carnelian in this way if you are working on your voice or trying to overcome timidity.
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The Power of Labradorite
The American philosopher and poet Ralph Waldo Emerson said of this stone, "A man is like a bit of Labradorite spar, which has no luster as you turn it in your hand until you come to a particular Angle; then it shows deep and beautiful colors".
Indeed, labradorite's blue sheen, named "labradorescence", makes it one of the most attractive crystals.
Glimmers of green, red, and yellow may also be seen in some specimens, making labradorite a very attractive rainbow stone.
Labradorite can be blue-grey with black flecks or white in color, with both forms showing a beautiful blue sheen. Labradorite is associated with myths and deities that contain rainbows, such as the Greek iris, goddess of the rainbow, and the Bifrost Bridge, which linked a realm of the Norse Gods to Earth.
How Labradorite Got It's Name
Labradorite was named in 1770 when it was discovered in Labrador by missionaries. As is often the case, however, it had been used earlier. The mysterious Red Paint People of Main were using it before 1000BC and Pliny the Elder describes it in his writings.
Labradorite is also known as both labrador spar and labrador, while the particularly bright variety found in Finland is called spectrolite.
When a specimen shows green labradorescence, it is know as lynx sapphire. White pieces are often sold under the trade name of rainbow moonstone, despite not actually being moonstone, while transparent specimens of labradorite are often referred to as black moonstone.
How To Use Your Labradorite
For Protection~You can use labradorite to combat the problem of jealousy, which his common in most environments and groups of people. Use a stone to help the negativity bounce off you and protect you from distress. It is easily available in items of jewelry, which make excellent protective amulets.
- When you are in your own space sing this piece of verse, "strong and happy, true and free, your jealousy will not touch me", and feel the energy that builds up as you sing, empowering your piece of labradorite.
- Whenever you feel the negativity of jealousy near you, concentrate on a piece of labradorite and feel the stone's protective energy surrounding you like a force field, keeping you untouched by negative energy.
For Strengthening~Astral projection is a difficult skill to master, and it takes much practice before you will become competent at it. Labradorite can help you to master this process before you will become competent at it. Labradorite can help you to master this process by helping you strengthen your energy body (aura).
- Hold a piece of labradorite or wear a piece of labradortie jewelry whenever you are working on your chakras, develop a link between your energy and the stone.
- When you decide you want to try astral projection, the stone will act as a battery to help give you the energy and confidence to master the process. It will still take a lot of practice though!
For Magical Growth
Labradorite has many uses as a magical aid. A magic circle, within which spells can be cast, is often visualized as blue. Blue is also the color associated with the throat Chakra, which is in turn associated with magical power and dreaming.
- A labradorite pendant worn around the neck can be useful in keeping the energies of the throat Chakra in balance and harmony.
- When doing spells that involve singing or projecting your voice, wear your labradorite to help balance and amplify the energies you raise. This will help to strengthen the spell itself.
- If you wear your pendant in public, be careful not to let anyone touch it. Eager hands may de-charge your stone in their desire to touch fascinating color around your neck.
Labradorite For Dream Recall
Labradorite is one of the best stones to use for dream recall. It can be seen as a "rainbow bridge" between the conscious and unconscious mind, helping your remember dream details.
- Wear the labradorite or keep it under your pillow when you go to sleep, and when you wake hold it in your hand as you try to recall your dreams.
- If you find yourself waking up in the night remembering your dreams, your labradorite might be having too powerful an effect on your sleep. Keep it under the pillow rather than wearing it or if it was under the pillow, move it to a dresser less close to you.
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Moonstone
Healing Properties
Moonstone honors the Goddess in all women. This stone helps women (and men) to be more comfortable with their gentler feminine/yin receiving side. This stone is also an excellent remedy for overly aggressive females or for men who need to connect to their more feminine/emotional side. Its connection to the moon has been documented for centuries.
Because of its shimmering, glossy nature its color plays off the light as does the moon. Like the moon as it waxes and wanes, this reflective stone allows us the lesson that everything is a part of the cycle of change. Moonstone is considered the stone of new beginnings. Moonstone is most famous for balancing our emotional states. Emotional states are connected to the water element, which are connected to the cycles of the moon and tides and therefore, has a strong relationship to a women's menstrual cycle. Therefore, moonstone is one of the best stones for soothing emotional stress and anxiety.
Moonstone helps cool, soothe and calm over-reactions to emotional and personal situations. It allows us greater flexibility and flow with life. Moonstone has been used for protection against the perils of travel. It encourages a lust for life, a youthful attitude and helps us to become comfortable with the aging process and its transitions.
Because of its shimmering, glossy nature its color plays off the light as does the moon. Like the moon as it waxes and wanes, this reflective stone allows us the lesson that everything is a part of the cycle of change. Moonstone is considered the stone of new beginnings. Moonstone is most famous for balancing our emotional states. Emotional states are connected to the water element, which are connected to the cycles of the moon and tides and therefore, has a strong relationship to a women's menstrual cycle. Therefore, moonstone is one of the best stones for soothing emotional stress and anxiety.
Moonstone helps cool, soothe and calm over-reactions to emotional and personal situations. It allows us greater flexibility and flow with life. Moonstone has been used for protection against the perils of travel. It encourages a lust for life, a youthful attitude and helps us to become comfortable with the aging process and its transitions.
Chakra Uses
Moonstone's emotional connection makes it most effective when placed at the 2nd or Sacral/Spleen Chakra. Known to be of ancient spiritual significance in its connection to the moon and the intuitive aspect of one's nature, the source of our intuition is often described as our "gut feeling" found at the Solar Plexus Chakra. This energy center deals with the human ego, emotions and self-power.
Placing moonstone on the solar plexus helps to show us our old emotional patterns which, we hold on to. It can be used to work on dissolving these patterns that no longer serve us. Although, the Third Eye Chakra is most associated with intuition, the "spark" is what is felt in the area of our solar plexus. This being the biggest nerve center in our body connected to almost all the organs. This is also where the connection between the three lower Chakra interchange with the four higher Chakra energy centers. Therefore, use moonstone to promote your intuitive and empathic nature. Use it also to encourage lucid dreaming, especially at the time of the full moon. It is the perfect stone for the Emotional Layer of the Aura.
Moonstone is a great stone for meditation and helping with unconditional love. Since it heightens our understanding of nature and concerns for the environment, it is an essential stone for agriculturists and farmers alike. Moonstone encourages creativity, imagination, inspiration and awareness. It also has been used throughout history to bring good luck.
Placing moonstone on the solar plexus helps to show us our old emotional patterns which, we hold on to. It can be used to work on dissolving these patterns that no longer serve us. Although, the Third Eye Chakra is most associated with intuition, the "spark" is what is felt in the area of our solar plexus. This being the biggest nerve center in our body connected to almost all the organs. This is also where the connection between the three lower Chakra interchange with the four higher Chakra energy centers. Therefore, use moonstone to promote your intuitive and empathic nature. Use it also to encourage lucid dreaming, especially at the time of the full moon. It is the perfect stone for the Emotional Layer of the Aura.
Moonstone is a great stone for meditation and helping with unconditional love. Since it heightens our understanding of nature and concerns for the environment, it is an essential stone for agriculturists and farmers alike. Moonstone encourages creativity, imagination, inspiration and awareness. It also has been used throughout history to bring good luck.
Folk Remedies
Moonstone promotes the stimulation and free flow of women's hormones and menstrual imbalances, as well as, better lymph circulation. Enhances the intuitive sensitivity via feelings and being less overwhelmed by personal emotions. Moonstone's effect upon the menstrual cycle and reproductive system is powerful. Its power over reproductive imbalance can be useful for situations such as helping to correct infertility and PMS. A gem essence tincture is recommended for fertility for both men and woman to drink over a long period of time. Consider moonstone for an easier pregnancy labor and childbirth. At the time of the full moon or menstruation, women should be aware of their sensitive emotional nature and remove this stone at the onset of her period.
May help all parts of the lower torso, which include digestive, cleansing and reproductive organs. This stone is often given as a remedy in a gem essence for insomnia and prevents sleepwalking. Moonstone also stabilizes fluid imbalances and helps to re-set our circadian rhythm.
May help all parts of the lower torso, which include digestive, cleansing and reproductive organs. This stone is often given as a remedy in a gem essence for insomnia and prevents sleepwalking. Moonstone also stabilizes fluid imbalances and helps to re-set our circadian rhythm.
Feng Shui
Moonstone should be used in the Northwest corner for travel or in the Center area for grounding, balance, good health, spirituality and protection. Use in the West area for projects and creativity or in the Southwest for love (be sure and use two moonstone here).
Crystal Cleansing
This stone can be cleansed and discharged of negative energy every month after the menstrual cycle is complete. Cleanse this stone by running it under warm water and charging it over night on a crystal cluster, preferably quartz, in a bowl of tumbled hematite or most beneficial is allowing it to be cleansed by the light of the full moon for 24-48 hours.
History
Moonstone K (Al Si3 O8) is a semi-translucent stone that is made of albite and orthoclase feldspar. The Arab countries would offer moonstone to large families to encourage fertility. To this day it is sown into women's night gowns or given to carry in their front pockets to promote fertility and smooth menstrual flow. The Chinese culture uses moonstone to balance the power of yin and yang for better health. The Romans saw moonstone as holding the image of the Goddess Diana, allowing its rule over the moon, mother and unconditional love!! The Romans used this stone to make beautiful jewelry, most often in cabochon form.
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Jasper
Healing Properties
This stone is a methodical and meticulous worker of practical, down to earth solutions. It has the ability to foster and nurture and its energy is used for grounding and protection. Considered more effective if it is used for long periods of time because it works slowly. Each color of Jasper has additional, specific qualities when used alone. Jasper is very effective when use on the Root Chakra.
Folk Remedies
Jasper is a general tissue regeneration; mineral assimilation; and general healing. Darker colors are more grounding. Suggested to be used for elixirs because it will not over-stimulate any part of the body. Jasper works well in conjunction with Opals. Recommended for executives as an assist in quick thinking. Also helps them endure stress. Jasper can benefit most with direct contact to the skin.
Feng Shui
Jasper is used primarily anywhere to help bring change. Used in the Center for balance and grounding and in the West for children, in the Soutwest (as a pair) for relationships and in the East for community and family.
Crystal Cleansing
Jasper should be cleansed under luke warm water and recharged overnight in a bowl of quartz or hematite. Crystals react and energize by the light of the moon. The fuller the moon the more energized your crystal becomes. I would recommend your cleansing to be on or near the full moon so that the light can absorb into your crystal.
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Malachite
History and Origin
Malachite
derives its name from Greek word malakos meaning soft. According to another
theory the word malachite comes from Greek malhe, which means grass. Mining
Malachite began as early as 4000 BC by ancient Egyptians. In the Middle ages,
malachite was worn to protect from black magic and sorcery. In Ancient Greece
amulets for children were made of malachite. In the New Stone Age came the
discovery of the possibility of extracting certain metals from the ores in
which they generally occur. Probably the first such material to be used was
malachite, then already in use as a cosmetic and easily reduced to copper in a
strong fire. It is impossible to be precise about the time and place of this
discovery, but its consequences were tremendous. Namely it led to the search
for other metallic ores, to the development of metallurgy.
Physical and Chemical Properties
Malachite
is an opaque, banded stone, the colors in the bands range from a very light
green to almost deep green. It is a semi-precious stone and also a valuable
copper ore, hydrous copper carbonate [Cu2CO3(OH)2
] It is responsible for the green color of tarnished copper and bronze.
Because of its distinctive bright green color and its presence in the
weathered zone of nearly all copper deposits, malachite serves as a
prospecting guide for that metal. Malachite has been used as an ornamental
stone and as a gemstone.
Malachite
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Chemical
Formula
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Cu2CO3(OH)2
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Hardness
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4.00
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Specific
Gravity
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3.80
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Refractive
Index
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1.85
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Geographical
The most
important mine is in Zaire. Notable occurrences are in Ural, Siberia, France,
South Australia, Namibia and USA (Arizona).
Healing Properties
Brings
harmony into one's life and attracts money. Malachite was considered a
valuable talisman for children and it was thought to protect the wearer from
falls and warned them of impending danger by breaking into several pieces.
This stone is a deeply cleansing emotional body stone and is used to release
negative/painful emotions, protects against psychic attacks and others
negativity. It absorbs this negativity and should be cleansed after each
session. It can bring things out that are buried within someone. Malachite is
also about change, and it is a great stone for those who do not like change in
their lives, because it allows for an easy transition to take place. It
relieves any congestion in the body and helps with confusion and lack of
purpose and insecurity. It is helpful in the treatment of rheumatism, immune,
and also in regularizing menstruation. Used in the treatment of asthma,
toothache. Improves eyesight an immune system.
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Clear Quartz
Form & Structure
Clear Quartz has a hexagonal structure, creating defined six-sided crystals with cloudy white areas.
Color
Transparent, sometimes with cloudy white areas
Geographical Sources
Brazil, Madagascar, USA, but can be found worldwide.
Physical & Emotional Uses
Clear Quartz is a cleaning too, clearing impurities and psychic debris from the energy field that permeates the human body; realigns and refocuses the body, mind, and spirit toward clear goals.
Increases power of concentration and focus. Clear Quartz amplifies whatever thoughts have een programmed into it.
Healing Effects
In layouts, place points over the crown, solar plexus, and root chakras to clear the system, or one in each hand to balance the left and right sides of the body.
Personal Uses
Place in your home to cleanse the energy and enhance peace and clarity. Be sure to use Sage to 'clean' your quartz as it will get dirty with the negative energy that it draws away from you. Simply pass the item through smoking Sage leaves or smudge sticks.
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