AGATE
Agate is a banded microcrystalline quartz. It is often found with other quartz minerals including Amethyst and Carnelian.
Chakra :- According to stone colour.
Agates are very powerful healing stones. They are grounding, but should also build up energy. They will tone and strengthen the link between body and mind, imparting a sense of strength and courage and enhancing the ability to discern truth and accept circumstances. They are balancing and stabilising to all bodies. Be careful of brightly coloured blue and green agates, as they have generally been dyed, and often their natural energies will have dissipated or died.

Botswana Agate
Use both the grey and pink varieties at the heart Chakra. It will assist in calming the heart and grounding the heart energies into the physical body. Enhances creativity and imparts a strength of character and understanding. Use for opening the crown chakra. Helps maintain concentration and attentiveness. Use to help clear the body of toxins, especially those left behind by the use of drugs. Excellent to help those recovering from addictions.

Crazy Lace Agate
The various shades of grey, brown and red make crazy lace agate most useful for grounding and energising the base/root chakra. Helps raise physical energy.

Dendritic Agate
This helps maintain equilibrium and ensures that energy is directed in the areas where it is most needed.

Fire Agate
Assists in lifting lethargy. Strengthens physical vitality, cuts through sluggishness and helps focus on the present. Assists in circulatory and nervous system blocks. Helps clear blocks on the emotional and physical bodies. Brings clarity and understanding to all situations. (brown to black with orange and red tints.) Root Chakra.

Tree Agate
When used at the crown chakra, tree agate will help to slow down fast-moving energies that the mental body cannot handle. It is less grounding than other agates. Tree agate is a good companion at the heart chakra for soothing emotional pain.

Moss Agate
Heart Chakra. Powerful physical healer, especially for heart and lung dis-ease. Works on the emotional and mental patterns that manifest dis-ease, helping to clear those patterns and regenerate tissues. A good stone for people with cancer to assist in recognising negative patterns that are eating away at them. A link to the plant and mineral kingdoms, assisting to communicate with the natural world and nature spirits. Excellent as an elixir for skin disorders.

Alexandrite
Alexandrite, a variety of chrysoberyl, is an extremely rare stone which changes colour according to the light, from greenish to deep purple and red. Because of it's rarity, it is very expensive, so most alexandrites on the market have been grown in labaratories rather than naturally over thousands of years.
Chakra:- Crown
Alexandrite is a regenerative stone, aiding the tissues of the body to renew after dis-ease - both internally and externally. It reacts positively on the nervous system, spleen and pancreas. It's regenerative properties also apply to spiritual transformation and growth. It helps to align the emotional and mental bodies. It enhances your ability to find joy in life. It's changing colour signifies a spiritual metamorphosis and it is therefore an excellent stone for 'newcomers' to spiritual growth. Alexandritehas the ability to impart the blue, red purple/violet and green colour rays. Also and excellent stone for psychic protection. Assists in regeneration and rebirth, particularly on the spiritual level. It's corresponding organs are the spleen, pancreas, and nervious system. Has been used to treat Leukaemia and cancer.

Amazonite
Amazonite is an opaque, blue green feldspar
Chakra Throat
Can be held in meditation to take you beyond you'r physical self. Helps alleviate the fear of out of body expeiriences. Strengthens heart and physical body. Excellent for enhancing creative expression and gives a clear vision of you'r harmful tendencies, making them easier to release. Amazonite can be useful for someone who is terminally ill - having it in the room can benifit their transition. Provides a sence of continuity and understanding between body and spirit. Beneficial for opening the throat chakra to recieve the healing energies of the blue ray. Soothing to the nervous system, and excellent for building confidence and self-esteem as a belief in oneself. Aligns the physical, astral and etheric bodies, making astral travel easier, and the coming back smoother. Balances male and female energies.

Amber
Amber is fossilised resin of pine trees, formed fifty to seventy million years ago. It ranges in colour from light yellow to golden brown, and often has inclusions of insects, parts of plants, carbon deposits or air bubbles.
Chakra Navel/Sexual, Solar Plexus
Amber has uplifting energies, and is especially helpful when you are weighed down with responsibilities. It is good for people with suicidal tendancies and those who get easily depressed. Helps you find humour and joy. Creates a balance between daily life and spiritual expansion. Utilise Amber when you are feeling powerless or out of control, to remind you of you'r innerstrength and past achievements. Amber has a positive effect on the endochrine system, spleen and heart, and has a healing, soothing, harmonising influence. Amber revitalises the internal organs when used for healing. Worn as jewllery, it can be grounding and stabilising. When used at the solar plexus, amber will enhance intellectual clarity about you'r future path. Absorbs toxins from the environment.

Amethyst Chakra
Third eye or crown
Amethyst enhances right brain activity. It is a blood cleanser an energiser. Assists in purification and regeneration, and cuts through illusion. Amethyst has a calming mental effect, and is one of the best stones to use for meditation. Use for overworked, overstressed and overwhelmed metal states. Especially good for people suffering from recurrent nightmares. Amethyst will help clear and transform energies in the environment where it is placed, and will help to release unbalanced energies. Also helps you to understand you'r dreams. Amethyst has strong protective qualities and will enhance psychic ability and spiritual awareness. Balances and soothes an over-active mind. Mythology says that amethyst helps us to remain sober; it is the stone the Bacchus used to cure his drunkness. Amethyst can also be utilised for cleansing other crystals and stones, by placing them on an amethyst cluster. The endocrine and immune system can be strengthened by amethyst, and it is useful in the treatment of emotional/metal disorders, nervouse disorders and easing pain. As an elixer it is useful, for easing the pain of arthritis.

Ametrine
A combination of Amethyst and citrine which occurs when amethyst is naturally heated in the ground or natural environment.
Chakras
Solar Plexus, Third Eye, Crown
Ametrine combines the energies and properties of Amethyst ad citrine, and is a stone of transformation and change, signified by its changing colour. It clears blocks at the solar plexus, particularly those related to the fear of the unknown and fear of change. Ametrine provides for clearer insight into your reason for being and ease of decision making. It is an excellent meditation sdtone that will assist you in going deeper and clarifying issues an problems. Ametrine will also assist in making meditation more productive. Relives stress and tension and provides a calming effect. A good stone to use in long-term work in developing spiritually and psychically. A friend.

Angelite
Also known as massive anhydrite. Light blue in colour, dense and milky on occasions.
Chakras
Throat or heart
Angelite soothes fear, anxiety and trauma, and imparts a feeling of well-being and satisfaction. It builds acceptance of the struggles ahead and enhances the ability to cope with them. Excellent for creative people, artists and craftspersons. enhances self expression and your ability to communicate clearly. Herlps you to be realistic and objective about problems. Quiets and overactive mind. Angelite influences the bones, nervous system and brain. Use it at the heart or throat chakra for linking the heart and throat energies for self expression and the verbalising of you'r hearts desire. A useful stone for people who have trouble expressing what they want. Angelite also contains the soothing and calming energies of water - you go with the flow. Imparts a carefree feeling. Benificially influences the thyroid. An excellent stone for people who do alot of public speaking. Use with blue calcite for clarity of expression. This stone is excellent for those learning a new language, or for those who sing. It helps the voice to be clear and soothes a sore throat. Angelite can be used to place a protective force-field around people and things. Enhances telepathy and dispels anger. An excellent stone for psychic healers.

Apatite
Apatite can be colourless, pink, yellow, green, blue and violet. It is most often found in crystal form with multiple faces, although sometines it can be found in mass form.
Chakra
According to colour.
Yellow and Yellow/Green Apatite : Solar Plexus and heart chakra.
A stellar-beam crystal which will enhance other world connections. A soul connector. A very spacy stone, which will create much mental activity. Apatite is comforting, inward looking and creative. It is excellent for meditation and for holding when you feel worried. Will assist in clarifying issues and problems when you are not sure what to do. Enhances the ability to show unconditional love towards ohers and also enhances self enpowerment and self-esteem. Aids in the manifestation of you'r hearts disire. Strengthens the pineal and pituitary glands.

Blue Apatite - Throat Chakra
Enhances you'r ability to communicate with extra-terrestrial beings. Enhances creative expression, and especially good for artists, writers and musicians working to create love and well being through their work. Heightens percpetion and understanding and the ability to communicate you'r ideas and needs. Works very much on the emotional and spiritual levels. Corresponding organs are the thyroid, heart, ears and eyes.

Apophyllite
Clear or green crystal, most commonly found in Poona, India. Green is much rarer.
Chakra ALl chakras, but especially the Crown for Clear, and the heart for Green.

Clear Apophyllite
This crystal enhances clarity of mind and enables you to let of old patterns. It is uplifting and cheerful. Helps in contacting you'r guides and teachers. A link to past lives. Beneficial to many organs, but especially the heart, adrenal glands, spleen and brain. Stimulates intuition and raises energy levels.

Green Apophyllite
When you are making large changes in you'r life, especially in the development of your spiritual path, green apophyllite will help you on you'r journey. Balances the heart chakra. Helps you communicate with nature and the environment. Calming for the mind and emotionally balancing. A soft gentle stone. Activates the heart chakra. Corresponding organs are the heart, muscles, spleen and brain.

Apache Tears
Grounding, Transforms and aids in the release of lower emotions.

Aquamarine
Light blue to blue and sometimes slightly greenish, translucent crystal; a member of the beryl family.
Chakra - Throat
Helps you find a deeper satisfaction when you are feeling discouraged or empty. Teaches you to value yourself and others. Reassuring, uplifting, points towards spiritual fulfillment. Aquamarine enhances clarity of the mind and has a beneficial effect on the kidneys, liver, spleen and thyroid. It is a purifying stone and an excellent balancer on all levels. Aquamarine is good for assisting in banishing fears and phobias and imparts a feeling of inspiration, calmness, peace and love. Helps in situations where you need to be in control. This gemstone shields the aura from negative vibrations, and can temporarily protect you from pollution. It's energy is that of water, flowing but strong, gentle and compassionate. It activates and cleanses the throat chakra. Excellent for treating glandular problems and disorders of the eyes. Tranquility, inspires compassion.

Aragonite
White, brown, yellow, purplish or reddish in colour. Twinned hexagonal crystals.
Chakras - According to colour.
Aragonite balances the male and female aspects of character. It also balances the emotions, especially of those whoare over-emotional, or overly blocked. A very calming and nurturing crystal which enhances sensitivitiy and creativity, and gives you the ability to give and recieve with comfort. Enhances intellectual clarity and perception. Beneficail for the nervous system, heart and brain. An excellent meditations stone. Stimulates communication and insight.

Aventurine
This stone is usually green with sparkly inclusions of hematite or mica. it is a memeber of the quartz family. Peach and blue aventurine is now available. (Peach aventurine is sometimes referred to as red or orange adventurine.)
Chakras - According to stone colour. Green corresponds to the heart, blue to the third eye and peach to the solar plexus, navel or heart chakras.

Green Aventurine
Aids in releasing anxiety and fear. Stimulates muscle tissue, strengthens blood. Independence, health and weel-being are enhances by using this stone.

Blue Aventurine
Helps you see the way forward more clearly in all aspect of you'r life, and helps solve problems. However, do not rely too closely on this stone for 'answers', for what it will do is show you what choices are available. It is up to you to make the final decision.
Blue Aventurine will assist in breaking down belief systems that prevent you from taking the most beneficial path. Imparts a sense of belief in yourself and you'r ability to make correct decisions.
It is adventageous to use blue aventurine when exploring options for careers, relationships and future foundations. It's energies ar very focused and constant. It can be a very good friend in difficult times.

Peach Aventurine
A good companion to the regenerative and rejuvanative energies of carnelian. Peach aventurine works on the physical body to help heal damaged muscle tissue. A good stone to use following childbirth to strengthen the muscles. Peach aventurine will help you in following you'r gut feelings about the future, particularly in relation to spiritual matters. Use with blue adventurine when decisions need to be made to calm and still the mind and heart.

Azurite
Deep (royal) blue. Take the form of a dense aggregate, small crystals or spherical balls. Often occurs with malachite and/or chrysocolla near copper deposits.
Chakras - Third Eye
The energies of change and purification. Increase intuitiveness and sensitivity. Steady inward focus. Good stone for meditations to help clear and balance the third eye so it can recieve finer energies.
Azurite initiates transformations and it good to use with other transformational stones related to the third eye. It faciliates clear meditation and will help cleanse the mental body, thereby assisting in clarity. Encourages the process of renewal by assisting mental patterns to the surface so they can be reviewed. Enhances communication with others and the ability to listen. Use at the third eye when you are having problems seeing clearly. Enhances creativity, intuition and psychic ability. Excellent for use in meditations to enhance the relaxed state.

Azurite/Malachite Combination
When used at the third eye, the azurite/malachite combination stone will strengthen the abilities to azurite alone, bringing more clarity, understanding and clearer vision.

Barite
Brown, yellow, blue, green, gold or colourless crystals, usually found on their matrix rock.
Chakra - According to stone colour
Barite will help clear blocked energies, particularly those related to emotions trauma. It has the ability to draw you out of feeling sorry for yourself and into a more positive framework.
Green barite Can be used at the hear chakra for bringing up clearing and releasing entities or past-life memories that are preventing you from moving on in the present. Helps clear emotional blocks. Beneficial to the bones, and especially useful for calcium retention in women.

Brown Barite
Base Chakra. CLears subconscious blocks to enable the opening of the base chakra to the earths healing energies. Brown barite can work very quickly to dissolve geelings of disquiet and concern about situations that not of you'r doing. It's message is live and let live. Clears unwanted and lingering negative energies, releases feelings of nervousness and fear, and soothes old anger. Beneficial to the bladder. Helps heal the appendix.

Green Barite
Heart Chakra. Works with the subtle bdies to release stored anger and resentment. Clears trapped energies such as entities that are eating away at you. Very seldom works directly on physical ailments, preferring to go straight to the source. Excellent for Aura cleansing. Generally an emotional balancer and rejuvenator. A good companion at the heart is green or pink calcite which will provide more soothing energies for barites purging effect. Dont be surprised if you feel like crying when holding barite. It could be just the release you need at that time.

Bloodstone
Also sometimes known as heliotrope. Opaque, dark green chalcedony sparkled with red jasper.
Chakra - Root or Heart
Assists in realigning spiritual purpose through cleaning self-doubt. Gives strength and stamina during periods of stress, difficulty and loss of hope. Aids in clearing feelings of weakness. Helps calm scattered thoughts is preparation for meditation.
Bloodstone is a particularly physical healer, particularly good for use in dis-ease related to emotional stress. It assists inner guidance and is a link between the root and heart chakras. It strengthens and oxygenates the blood stream. A powerful cleanser and healer for the physical body. Assists in regeneration and enhances creativity. Bloodstone can be useful to help you make decisions.

Blue Lace Agate
Light blue, banded quartz. It is usually available as tumbled stones or cabochons.
Chakras - Throat
Blue lace agate helps to open and expand consciousness. Enhances creativity and confidant expression. Calming to the mind, soothing to the emotions. Encourages communication, wisdom, patience, peace, kindness and honesty. it influences the thyroid and nervous system. Strengthens a sense of calm centeredness to help in social situations. Discourages nervous habits. Useful for building confidence in public speaking. It is also excellent for cooling hot tempers and relieving stress.
This stone can be carried or worn when you want to remain calm. Good for neutralising energies such as anger, infections, inflammations and fever. Blue lace agate opens the throat chakra for other stones to be used to express highter wisdom

Boji Stone
Concretions of pyrite surrounding (usually) a fossilised sea shell. The 'male' boji's are bumpy, while the 'female' are smooth.
Chakras - All
Highly energetic but also grounding. Joyful, happy stones. Carry them around in pairs. They will impart a sense of joy in you'r existance. A link to mother nature.
Boji stones are excellent for past-life work, and the removal of energy blocks. Their electromagnetic energy field assists in drawing out pain and transferring energy from etheric body to the physical. A pair of male and female stones provide balance on all levels. Use for tissue regeneration. strengthening the immune system and improving blood circulation.

Blue Celestite
Detatchment, clear perspective, divine inspiration.

Blue Topaz
High electrical charge, focuses and clears the mind, opens one to inspiration.

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