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Quartz Crystal (Colorless/Clear Quartz)
Most powerful & energizing stone. Used for meditation and healing.
Quartz is a power stone that harmonizes and balances. It enhances energy and thoughts, and purifies the spiritual, mental, and physical. It is also a powerfully protective stone, bringing the purified energy in. Historically this crystal has been used to counter black magic, to perform diagnostic healing, and to communicate with spirits and other worlds. Clear quartz, as opposed to colored quartz, is associated with the crown chakra, but also works well on all chakras.
Smoky Quartz
Tension & depression reliever. Enhances learning and protects.
Smoky (or Smokey) Quartz is a stabilizing stone. He brings calm and centering, lifts depression, enhances practicality and eliminate negative energies and bring good luck. Smoky quartz is also a lucky stone. It can in opening up the subconscious wisdom. Smoky quartz is a protective stone, particularly for physical protection, protection against negativity and psychic protection. It is connected with the root chakra and is physically helpful for kidney, stomach, pancreas, reproductive organs and fertility issues.
Rose quartz
Ultimate love stone! Opens the heart to give and receive love.
Rose quartz is pink quartz, commonly known as the "love stone." It is the unconditional love stone, open the heart Chakra to all forms of love: self-love, family love, platonic love, and romantic love. However, it also brings gentleness, forgiveness and tolerance. Rose Quartz is considered to be helpful to reduce body weight, and during pregnancy and childbirth have been well protected force. Elevated energy of quartz provides a powder to strengthen in almost any circumstances the properties of love. All in all, this is a very comforting and happy stone.
Amethyst
Brings inner peace. Helps fight addictions and aids healing.
Amethyst is purple quartz. It is an excellent all-purpose stone that can advance spirituality and increase intuition. Amethyst is beneficial when dealing with legal issues and money problems, and can lead to prosperity and abundance. Amethyst is believed to get rid of addictions (alcohol, drugs, smoking, etc.) Ancient Romans used crushed amethyst to ward off intoxication. The word amethyst comes from the Greek “amethystus” meaning not drunken, or intoxicated. Physically, amethyst is beneficial for reducing depression, sleep disorders, pain relief, circulatory system issues, immune system deficiencies, and general healing.
Aventurine (Green)
Balancing stone. Encourages independence and brings happiness.
Aventurine is said to benefit one in all areas of creativity, and imagination, as well as intellect and mental clarity. It is believed to increase prosperity and bring career success. It is a gentle stone energetically, giving a sense of calm and balance and enhancing happiness. Aventurine is associated with the heart chakra and is beneficial for the circulatory system, headaches, general health, and sleep disorders.
Bloodstone
Cleansing stone. Brings courage, removes toxins and aids decision making.
Bloodstone is deep green with flecks of golden yellow, and of red, often resembling drops of blood, which gives it its name. Bloodstone is excellent for centering and grounding. It is said to be a stone of courage, bringing mental, physical and emotional renewal by releasing blockages. It is believed to be particularly good for helping emotional traumas and grief. It is associated with the base, sacral, solar plexus and heart chakras. It is a classic for cleansing the heart, improving blood circulation and detoxifying the blood. It can be helpful in treating anemia, blood pressure, physical traumas, and post-surgical issues.
Carnelian
Energizing stone. Inhibits fear, envy and sorrow. Success bringer.
Carnelian is a stone of creativity, individuality and courage. Like all agates, it has high protection energies in general, and can also protect from anger, jealousy and fear. In addition it can help with manifestation of one’s desires, and brings good luck. Carnelian can help ease or remove sorrows. It also helps stabilize energies in the home. Carnelian is associated with the root and sacral chakras. Physically, carnelian has been used to heal open sores, rejuvenate tissues and cells, rheumatism, kidney problems, colds and pollen allergies.
Garnet
The Devotion Stone. Enhances intimacy and boosts confidence.
Garnet is a kind of romantic love and passion for stone. It is used to enhance sexual desire, sexuality and intimacy. This is a dedication stone, for others, for yourself and your goals. It wakes up the creativity and to help us become more efficient and results-oriented. This is also a protective energy stone which is especially suitable for effective protection from the evil, and to moderate the use of psychiatric treatment. Garnet is the main with the root chakra, and with healing of the blood, heart and lung related.
Labradorite
The Strength Stone. Promotes growth and helps accept life changes.
Labradorite is said to clear, balance and protect the aura. It is believed to help provide clarity and insight into your destiny, as well as attract success. It is used for dream recall and finding ways to use dreams in daily life. Labradorite is associated with the solar plexus and brow chakras and is said to increase intuition, psychic development, help with subconscious issues, and provide mental illumination.
Lapis Lazuli
Brings self-confidence. Encourages self expression & strengthens communication.
Lapis strengthens the mind and body, increases awareness and spiritual connection. It helps build self-confidence, and is a stone traditionally associated with royalty. Lapis is believed to enhance love and fidelity within a marriage and help to overcome shyness. It is associated with the throat and brow chakras and can help one say just the right thing, as if by magic. Lapis is also a stone that protects from both physical and psychic attacks. It is also helpful for sinus ailments, headaches, nervous system, speech problems and pain relief.
Moonstone
Tranquility Stone. Improves introspection & helps release emotional tension.
Moonstone is a stone of tranquility, deriving energy from the moon. It enhances perception and increases intuition. It is packed with feminine energy (yin) and aids in protection during pregnancy and childbirth. It eases emotional tensions and brings a sense of calm and peace. It is associated with the heart chakra and can increase sensitivity, intuition, and psychic abilities. Physically moonstone aids the pituitary gland and digestive system, and helps combat obesity and hormonal problems.
Moonstone, Rainbow
The creativity stone. Enhances intuition & energizes.
Rainbow moonstone has a gentle, calming energy. It helps to strengthen intuition and psychic perception, and enhances creativity, compassion, endurance and inner confidence. It is a stone that brings balance and harmony. The rainbow effect brings in a spectrum of light, and can help with clearing and bringing in uplifting energies. It has been said to have the power to grant wishes.
Sunstone
Power Bringer. Helps to increase self-confidence and promote leadership qualities.
Sun Stone is to eliminate all kinds of fear, fear and a powerful rock. This is also a leadership stone, so that leadership qualities and their wear. In addition, it also reduces stress and lifts depression. Sun Stone to bring good luck and abundant, tortuous negative energy, and a positive force in the psychological attacks. This increase personal ability and willingness of the stone, as well as life-force energy. Sun Stone is associated with sacral energy and good physical health, physical, sexual dysfunction and increase sexual energy.
Ruby in Zoisite
Empowerment Stone. Enhances psychic ability and releases fear.
Ruby in Zoisite is an energy amplification stone that can energize the entire field of one’s body. It is used for psychic ability and empowerment, as well as altered states of consciousness. Ruby in Zoisite stimulates the crown chakra. Physically, it is beneficial for heart disorders, and physical vitality.
Tiger’s Eye
Success Stone. Brings good luck and prosperity and provides protection.
Tiger’s Eye (Tiger Eye) is a stone of protection that is also very grounding. It enhances integrity, willpower, practicality and correct use of power. It is a stone that brings good luck and prosperity, often in the form of money. Tiger’s eye is also a very protective stone and is especially protective during travel. It can also help one see clearly without illusion. Tiger’s eye brings a special boost to the solar plexus chakra and to one’s personal power.
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