Behind the Stones

TURQUOISE

Turquoise has been valued by humans for thousands of years. Its name derives from the

French word for Turkey (the country), whence some of the first stones arrived in Europe. The

Turquoise gemstone is the symbol of friendship and brings peace to the home. Turquoise is a

purification stone. It dispels Negative energy and clears electromagnetic smog. Providing

protection against pollutants in the environment. Turquoise is a strengthening stone, it stabilizes

mood swings and brings inner calm. It is also known to stimulate romantic love.

AMBER

Amber is a stone of ancient forest magic and old-world fairy tales. Born from the ‘blood’ of

prehistoric pine trees, these honey-colored gems are drops of resin which have been smoothed

and polished by saltwater waves over millions of years. amber is a powerful healer and

cleanses the environment. It is believed to draw diseases from the body, healing and renewing

the nervous system and balancing the right and left part of the brain. It absorbs pain and

negative energy, helping to alleviate stress.

CARNELIAN

A stabilizing stone with high energy, it is excellent for restoring vitality and motivation, and for

stimulating creativity.

Known as a stone of leadership and courage, Carnelians have protected and inspired

throughout history. It is a particularly beneficial stone for anyone looking to break through

creative blocks or embark on new projects and ambitions.

Emotionally, this stone is a powerful protector against envy, rage and resentment, yours or other

people’s. It calms anger and banishes emotional negativity, replacing it with a love of life.

CITRINE

Citrine is a powerful cleanser and regenerator. This is one of the crystals that never needs

cleansing. It transmutes, dissipates and grounds negative energy and is therefore extremely

protective for the environment. Citrine energizes every level of life. As an Aura protector, it acts

as an early warning system so that action can be taken to protect oneself. Citrine is one of a few

stones that, rather than absorbing negative energy, clears it, making room for happiness and

light so the spirit is open to positive possibilities.

RED JASPER

Red jasper has been used as a gemstone for centuries in many cultures, for ancient Egyptians,

it was a powerful stone with an important spiritual significance.

Jaspers are grounding gemstones that can help you gain strength in both your physical body

and emotions. It symbolizes willpower and throughout history, it has been associated with

strength, protection and grounding energy. Jesper is also known as the “supreme nurturer”

. It

sustains and supports through times of stress, and brings tranquility and wholeness

LAPIS LAZULI

Lapis Lazuli’s meaning is based on honor, wisdom, truth and good judgment. Used by Buddhists

to help people find inner peace and dispel negative thoughts. It opens the third eye and

balances the throat chakra. This stone quickly releases stress, bringing deep peace. It

possesses enormous serenity and is the key to spiritual attainment. Lapis lazuli encourages

taking charge of life. It reveals inner truth, encourages self-awareness, and allows

self-expression without holding back or compromising. This stone brings the enduring qualities

of honesty, compassion, and uprightness to the personality.

TIGER’S EYE

Tiger’s Eye has long been associated with vitality. It is said to boost energy and increase

bravery, thus helping combat lethargy and fear. This crystal is also thought to help balance

emotions and create positive energy. It is believed to clear root chakras whilst enhancing sacral

and solar plexus chakras. Tiger’s eye can help provide spiritual stability, allowing you to tap into

deeper levels of your consciousness. This also helps to bring up levels of self- confidence since

it is hard to remain confident without a grounded, solid foundation beneath you.

WHITE QUARTZ

White Quartz is believed to be a powerful stone, cleansing the whole body and linking all of the

chakras. It’s said to connect explicitly with the third eye and crown chakras, opening up psychic

abilities and boosting concentration, memory, and communication. Healers believe that white

quartz is excellent at heightening immune function. White quartz is a stone of tranquility,

balance, well being, and cleansing. It’s often used to cleanse and balance energies, either

personally or within one’s space. It can be placed in any room where conflicts may arise or

where the space needs to be cleaned.

RAINBOW MOONSTONE

Rainbow Moonstone’s positive effects appear to be endless. It’s believed that this stone

harmonizes and balances the body, encourages greater empathy, self confidence, and

creativity. It’s said to hold feminine energy, with its radiance supposedly representing its

connection with higher psychic beings. It’s often used in meditation to enhance intuition and

insight, and believed to provide protection and bring good fortune. Rainbow moonstone quiet

the brain, relieve inner disturbances, and improve psychic abilities. This gemstone can promote

emotional balance, reduce anxiety, depression, and other mental ailments.

LABRADORITE

Labradorite is one of the most mystifying semi precious stones with its hues of bronze, gold and

gray, and flashes of peacock blue and emerald green. It is believed to be the most powerful

protector against negative energy. It is a stone of awakening, enhancing mental and intuitive

abilities, encouraging the best in people and bringing amazing changes to your life with its deep

resonating energy. Labradorite is believed to have magical powers that can be used to influence

positive changes in one’s life. Keep your Labradorite where you work or meditate for an extra

boost of serenity and clarity.

TOURMALINE

Green Tourmaline gemstones are used to relieve anxiety, anger, and emotional disorders and

are a good choice for those who suffer from these. They reduce stress and create a feeling of

peace. Some say that Tourmaline stones can have many benefits in your home, including

protection from negative energy, and promotion of positivity. Astrologers advise keeping a green

Tourmaline crystal in your home to protect it from negativity, evil eye, and hexing. When

wearing, it helps increase bravery and enhances assertive communication, reconciliation, and

compassion.

PERIDOT

You won’t reach your wit’s end with Peridot, as it’s said to strengthen patience. It’s believed that

Peridot will help you remain calm due to its pacifying effect on your energy. It is supposedly a

stone of productivity, giving you the motivation to complete all that’s needed of you, maybe even

more! Skip being green with envy, and use the energy of Peridot to become green with

abundance. Resentment doesn’t look good on anybody. Peridot, a stone of light, helps you to

ditch toxic emotions of jealousy, spite, and stress, and replace them with insight , confidence

and radiant sense of purpose. The beauty of this energy will shine through you, as it washes

you with powerful cleansing properties that will leave you with a lighter, more pure essence.

AMAZONITE

Known as the stone of courage. Amazonite empowers us to discover our own truths and

integrity and helps us to live in alignment with those beliefs and values.

This beautiful stone provides the freedom to express our thoughts and feelings (especially in

relationships), providing harmony and balance and helping to soothe emotional trauma and

release pain from our past. It can alleviate worry in order to move on, beyond the fear of

confrontation and judgment.

Its energy is believed to be as powerful as the river for which it is named.

Amazonite was prized as a gemstone for ages. In ancient Egypt, it was worshiped for its healing

properties, but it was also associated with fertility and good luck.

SMOKY QUARTZ

Smoky quartz is wonderful for clearing, purifying and detoxifying. A stone that cleanses and

protects your environment and promotes positivity and gratitude. A must have stone for

meditation to help you reach your full potential by releasing negative emotions and promoting

security and stability.

Smoky quartz symbolizes stability, balance, and overall well being, and it’s said to be an

excellent stone for grounding. This type of quartz has a reputation for detoxifying the body and

protecting it from radiation and negative energy.

AQUAMARINE

Aquamarine has long been associated with the sea and its healing properties. Once used to

protect sailors, purify water and heal the sick. Aquamarine was also thought of as a stone of

happiness and eternal youth. Aquamarine is believed to detoxify the body from the negative

effects caused by excessive stress and mental exhaustion.

A powerful stone to assist self-healing, with its soothing energy, it can increase your ability to

handle grief, release anger and embrace changes, as well as granting you the courage to go on.

It gently brings rejuvenation and renewal to the mind, body and spirit and makes space for

peace and tranquility.

AVENTURINE

Aventurine is an energy- amplifying stone that can aid in manifestations. It is often considered a

good luck stone as it may help attract prosperity and good fortune. It enhances creativity and

strengthens leadership skills. It is often used as a mood booster that can contribute to better

vitality and happiness. Often known as the stone of opportunity, Aventurine is thought to be the

luckiest of all crystals. This is particularly true when manifesting prosperity and wealth but also

beneficial in increasing your chances of success on a first date, at an interview and in

competitions. Aventurine connects us to our heart, releasing old patterns and habits and helping

us to embrace changes with a sense of confidence and optimism.

ROSE QUARTZ

Rose quartz is often referred to as the “LOVE STONE” because of strong vibrations of love, joy,

acceptance, and emotional healing. It is very helpful when used in the home to heal

relationships and bring unity.

Rose quartz is the stone of the heart, a crystal of unconditional love. It carries a soft feminine

energy of compassion, peace, tenderness and healing. It speaks directly to the heart, dissolving

emotional wounds, fears and resentment. Opening the heart on all levels, it teaches the true

essence of love, allowing one the capacity to truly give and receive love from others. It aids in

relieving tension and stress and is ideal for heart weakness, as well as increasing levels of

fertility, creativity, empathy, compassion and emotional refinement.

GOLDSTONE

Goldstone is often referred to as the stone of ambition that helps a person achieve their goals. It

may allow one to see past any obstacles in their way to success and encourages focus and

determination. It works on the root chakra to transmit positive energy throughout the body and

to block negative energy from interfering with one’s aspirations. To ensure a golden future,

embrace the protective energy of goldstone. Goldstone has a positive energy and is an uplifting

stone promoting vitality.

Keep a piece in your work space to increase job opportunities or better advancements in your

career.

APATITE

Blue apatite opens the throat chakra and helps with communication. It heals your heart and

connects you to spiritual guidance. It is the perfect stone for encouraging personal growth and

helping you achieve your dreams. It will arouse the creative soul within you, offering a sense of

clarity, focus and self expression through recognizing your ambitions and directing your energy

toward them. It is the stone of manifestations, promoting personal power to achieve goals. It

clears away confusion, apathy and negativity and enhances insight and learning.

EMERALD

Emerald is believed to detoxify the body from the negative effects caused by excessive stress

and mental exhaustion. It is believed that the stone helps encourage positive energy to flow

through the body and also restores vitality and drive. This stone can be used to align the

chakras, bringing a sense of balance and contentment to meet the challenges of daily life.

Emerald is known as the stone of successful & abundant love, also known to open the heart

chakra to receive love in all aspects of life. It is a stone that can help to let go of negativity, and

create positive outcomes.

MALACHITE

Malachite holds powerful heart energies. This ancient heart stone is a supportive gift for the

special men in your life, as well as anyone who needs help with willpower and forgiveness.

Malachite can cleanse the chakras and bring you to realization about what is not working. It’s

one of the most powerful transformational crystals for the heart. It provides emotional balance

that encourages you to take the action to remove negative patterns and transform.

It is a stone of transformation, assisting one in changing situations and providing for spiritual

growth. It heals on physical and emotional levels, drawing out impurities and stimulating the life

force throughout the aura and body.

GARNET

Through the ages, Garnets have represented love, protection, and friendship. From ancient

times until today, cultures have cherished Garnets and believed in the gemstone’s spiritual,

emotional, and wellness impacts. Garnet has been used throughout history as a talisman to

ward of evil and bring prosperity. Garnets are commonly believed to aid in the healing of broken

bonds of love. Garnets are also known to aid in the treatment of melancholy and depression by

acting as the heart blood stimulant. Garnet is also a stone of commitment and of sexuality so a

gemstone or two in the bedroom will encourage a loving and happy relationship. Garnet

encourages abundance and prosperity and placing one in your home or office will help no end.

HOWLITE

Howlite has a positive energy flow that provides believers a soothing sense of calm and

tranquility. It is said to help alleviate stress, excessive worry, and strife, so it may help with

sleep problems. It encourages patience, improves focus and concentration. Placing Howlite

near your bed or in work areas imbues those spaces with its calming and relaxing vibrations.

Howlite teaches patience and helps to eliminate rage and uncontrolled anger. It also helps to

overcome a tendency to criticalness and Selfishness, strengthening a positive character trait.

OPAL

Opal has always been associated with love and passion, as well as desire and eroticism. It is a

seductive stone that intensifies emotional states and releases inhibitions. Opal gemstones are

well known for their capacity to highlight personal qualities and positive attributes. It is a widely

held belief that Opals have the power to intensify and magnify an individual’s thoughts, desires,

emotions, and feelings. At the same time, Opal crystals make it easier to identify negative

emotions and feelings and can assist in their elimination. This gemstone is an efficient means of

removing negativity and distressing emotions. These gemstones center the mind and are ideal

for pleasant dreams, especially soothing for children and those who have always had trouble

sleeping or recurring nightmares without any apparent cause.

HEMATITE

Hematite is thought by some to improve the strength of will. This stone may help one overcome

bad habits or negative thoughts while simultaneously increasing self confidence and courage.

Hematite is also often associated with calming and balance. Having Hematite around your

home, or in a certain room, is believed to confer a relaxing effect. Hematite is a natural stone

often used to balance and support your body’s healing. Some people use it in their homes for

Feng Shui purposes. Hematite has been said to make people’s homes a place of peaceful

serenity. It also acts as a beautiful home decoration.

JASPER

This widely known stone is renowned for its unique array of colors and intricate design. The

stone is beautiful and can work wonders for anyone going through a time of intense stress, and

brings tranquility and wholeness. Used in healing, it unifies all aspects of your life and can help

to bring ideas to fruition by enhancing determination. When it comes to manifesting strength,

courage and wisdom, Jasper is your all in one stone which resonates with the earth and

encourages grounding and stability.

CALCITE

Calcite is a powerful amplifier and cleanser of energy. Simply having Calcite in the room cleans

negative energies from the environment and heightens your energy within the body, it removes

stagnated energy. Psychologically Calcite connects the emotions with the intellect, creating

emotional intelligence. Calcite is great for Feng Shui. The stone is able to assist you in being

mindful in your home. It can increase your creativity and your confidence.

JADE

Jade has long been considered a protective gemstone and is believed to keep the wearer from

harm and bring harmony. Jade is linked with abundance and good fortune, which is why it

makes an excellent stone for manifestation to attract money and friendship into your life. It also

promotes self sufficiency and soothes the mind, releasing negative thoughts. Jade adjusts the

nerves and calms the mind. Throughout the ancient and modern world, different cultures have

used jade in the home to attract abundance, luck, and good vibrations.

ONYX

Onyx is a stone that is believed to offer its wearer very powerful vibrations of protection,

willpower, focus, and strength. Many believers say that the stone is there to drive motivation and

continuously push you forward in your life and grow in your journey. It is activated by your root

chakra and solar plexus, as well as your third eye chakra. May impart self confidence, helping

you to be at ease in your surroundings. Onyx is believed to banish grief, enhance self control,

and stimulate the power of wise decision making. Black Onyx is said to promote healthy

thoughts and wishes while warding off nightmares and bad dreams.

PYRITE

Pyrite is considered a protection stone that shields its user from harmful effects of negative

energy on the mind, body, and spirit. It may enhance mental capacity and provide emotional

healing for the believer. It can be used often during meditation to nourish the body with positive

energy that encourages well being.

Pyrite should be called the acceptance stone because it can assist anyone in feeling healed and

accepting themselves fully as they are. In Feng Shui, pyrite is considered a powerful stone for

wealth and success. Place pyrite stones in the wealth corner of your home or office. This

placement is believed to invite abundance and positive financial energy.

RUBY

Popular belief suggests that Ruby can enhance the positive parts of your natural energy while

diminishing the negative aspects. Ruby is supposedly a stone of love and nurture, but is also

associated with knowledge, wealth, and hono, connecting primarily with the root and heart

chakras. It acts to stimulate the kundalini energy, providing a full body energizing and cleansing

experience. Rubies are considered protective talismans that can shield the home from negative

energies.