The Magickal Properties of Gemstones

Agate

At once both fiery and grounding, agate helps us to transform negative energy into postive action. It helps to integrate intuition and inspiration with the needs of logic and pattern. It brings balance and connection with our higher self. According to lore, agate also inspires fidelity, strengthens eyesight and helps to relieve thirst.

See also Blue Lace Agate and Moss Agate.

Amazonite

Like the feeling of taking a deep breath, this stone helps us to speak our personal truth. A soothing and calming stone, it aids us in releasing worries and fears so that we may communicate from the heart and break through our boundaries. Bringing clarity of thought, it helps us to deal with chaos and find a place of centered harmony.

Amber

With an energy like liquid sunshine, amber is the fossilized resin of pine trees. Amber is said to enhance the beauty of the wearer. The ancient Norse called this stone Freya's tears, after that passionate goddess of earth and fire. It is used to tap into the power of the Sun, and is good for success, abundance, healing, vitality and joy. A powerful stone for manifestation, Amber is also used for healing of the physical body. It carries a negative electrical energy charge and therefore is good to draw power and energy into its bearer.

In combination, amber and jet, represent polarities of power. Light and dark, Sun and Moon, masculine and feminine, kinetic/active and magnetic/receptive. Jet and amber combined, is one of the traditional sacred stones of the High Priest/ess. This gemstone combination worn around the base of the throat is one of the classic ritual adornments of modern Priestesses. Primitive versions of the Amber/Jet theme were said to be worn by the clergy of the Wise Ones in pre-Christian Europe. See also Jet.

Amethyst

Neptune's Daughter Mermaid Pendant

Cool and relaxing, amethyst is a stone of psychic power. Wearing this form of quartz helps promote meditation, peace, tranquility and oneness with your spiritual goals. It enhances and strengthens the powers of the bearer and helps attune with the higher self, dispelling fears, heightening intuition and helping to embrace your own intuitive wisdom.

In ancient times it was said to be "proof against poison". We now know that amethyst is a "negative ion", which attracts poisonous "positive ions" to it, thus clearing the air around the wearer and helping to make it more breathable. Amethyst is also said to be a stone of sobriety, and can help the wearer become free of addictive tendencies

Ametrine

A naturally occurring combination of amethyst and citrine, ametrine has the properties of both those stones. It helps promote balance between the spiritual and the material worlds, allowing the wearer to realize that "all is One". It cam be used to enhance cooperation, for balancing and a feeling of connectedness and clearing.

Ammonite

Entwined Snakes Necklace

This fossilized shell helps us to find a beginning place in our projects and to maintain our image of the desired result throughout. It offers stability, structure and protection, transforming negativity into calm, smooth flow. It aids the survival instinct and can help us to create a world capable of surviving beyond us.

Apatite

This vibrant crystal stimulates and balances the mind and the heart, and helps to bring them into balance. It helps the bearer to comfortable with others, and helps communication. It aids in opening psychic channels, and enhances creativity and mental clarity.

Apricot Moonstone

See Peach Moonstone.

Aqua Aura Quartz

This is clear quartz which has been dipped in molten gold. The molecules of gold which adhere to the quartz give it an electric pale blue color. Aqua aura works on the throat chakra, to promote communication and helps the wearer to channel. The stone displays an Aquarian energy, which gives inventiveness, the ability to respond to chaos and aids in humanitarian goals.

Aquamarine

Neptune's Daughter Mermaid Ring

This lovely gem evokes the sea in both its name and its color. The ancients saw this as a stone of courage and felt that carrying it would help them return safe and prosperous from sea voyages. It aids in compassion, and tolerance, and facilitates communication both with others and with the deeper self.

Aventurine

Radiating a calming energy, aventurine is used in shielding the heart and in healing and balancing the emotions. Aventurine further stimulates creativity and independence. It enhances leadership qualities allowing the wearer to act decisively, and strengthens intuitive power. It is especially useful for healing and for good luck.

Azurite

This energetic stone awakens the Higher Self and stimulates the third-eye, strengthening psychic perception and intuition as well as the ability to verbalize the messages of Spirit. It releases stress, worries and indecision, enhancing creativity and problem solving. It facilitates and integrates the meditative state. Azurite brings a loving energy and creates a feeling of self-confidence, helping the wearer to communicate with compassion and from the heart.

Azurite-Malachite

This lovely natural amalgam of minerals helps the wearer to renew and re-member their connection to the All. It freshens the outlook and allows us to touch our core self without fear, letting us touch our child within and be "reborn into the light." Soothing to the soul, Azurite-Malachite releases stress and helps the wearer to make new beginnings.