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CRYSTAL AWARENESS

Here are a few crystals and their properties for your reference.

AGATE:
A variety of chalcedony. Tones and strengthens body/mind.
Imparts a sense of strength and courage.
Facilitates ability to discern truth and accept circumstances.
Grounding, but energitic. Powerful healer.
Works with Chakras and attitudes according to color of stone.

ALEXANDRITE:
A variety of chrysoberyl. Aids internal and external regeneration.
Has a positive influence on the nervous system, spleen and pancreas.
Helps to align mental and emotional body.
Spiritual transformation and regeneration.
Reflects highest potentials of unfoldment. Joy, oneness with life.
Chakra(s): Crown.

AMAZONITE:
A variety of feldspar. Soothes nervous system.
Strengthens heart and physical body.
Aids alignment of mental and etheric body.
Brings joy and upliftment. Creative expression.
Facilitates clearer vision of one's own harmful tendencies,
making them easier to release.
Chakra(s): Throat.

AMBER:
Fossilized resin from prehistoric pine trees.
Exerts positive influence on endocrine system, spleen and heart.
Healing, soothing and harmonizing.
Electrically alive with solidified golden light. Stabilizes kundalini awakening. Activates altrustic nature. Spiritualizes the intellect.
Chakra(s): Navel, Solar Plexus, Crown. ( A must have stone! )

AMETHYST:
A variety of quartz. Strengthens endocrine and immune systems.
Enhances right brain activity and pineal and pituitary glands.
Powerful blood cleanser and energizer. Helps mental disorders.
Purification and regeneration on all levels of consciousness.
Transmutes one's lower nature into the more highly refined aspects of their higher potentials.
Physical representative of the Violet Ray of alchemy and transformation.
Cuts through illusion and enhances psychic abilities. Excellent for meditation. Aids channeling abilities and has calming, strong, protective qualities.
Healing, divine love, inspiration and intuition.
Chakra(s): Third Eye, Crown. ( ALWAYS wear a piece of this! )

AQUAMARINE:
A variety of beryl. Calms nerves, reduces fluid retention.
Strengthens kidneys, liver, spleen and thyroid.
Purifies the body and enhances clarity of mind. Also aids self-expression. Physical, emotional, and mental balancer. Helps banish fears and phobias. Excellent for meditation, inspiration, peace, calmness and love.
Chakra(s): Throat, Solar Plexus.

ADVENTURINE { GREEN }:
A variety of quartz. Purifies mental , emotional and etheric bodies.
Aids in releasing anxiety and fear. Stimulates muscle tissue and strengthens blood. Brings emotional tranquility and positive attitudes toward life.
Brings one into alignment with their center.
Good for independence, health and well being.
Chakra(s): Heart.

AZURITE:
Enhances flow of energy through nervous system because of copper content.
Helps the body utilize oxygen and strengthens blood.
Facilitates clear meditation and cuts through illusion.
Enhances psychic abilities and initiates transformation. Cleanses mental body. Good for inspiration, creativity and intuition.
Chakra(s): Third Eye, Throat.

BLOODSTONE:
A variety of chalcedony. Strengthens and oxygenates bloodstream.
Enhances physical/mental vitality. Strengthens heart, spleen and bone marrow. Aids in balancing iron deficiencies. Reduces emotional/mental stress.
Powerful physical healer. Stimulates movement of kundalani.
Links root chakra with heart. Inner guidance, altruism and idealism.
A highly evolved mineral.
Chakra(s): Root, Heart. ( another recommended stone)

CALCITE:
Aids kidneys, pancreas, spleen. Balances male/female polarities.
Alleviates fear and reduces stress. Emotionally balancing.
Grounds excess energy and increases capacity for astral projection.
Brings joy and lightness.
Works with Chakras and attitudes according to the color of the stone.
( I suggest white for unconditional love.)

CARNELIAN:
A variety of chalcedony. Very highly evolved mineral healer.
Energises blood, aids kidneys, lungs, liver, gallbladder and pancreas.
Aids tissue regeneration and vitalizes physicial/emotional/mental bodies.
Aligns physicial and etheric bodies.
Enhances attunement with inner self,
facilitates concentration and opens the heart.
Warming, social and joyous stone.
Chakra(s): Navel, Solar Plexus, Heart.

CELESTITE:
Enhances throid function. Reduces stress. Relaxing, peace of mind.
Accelerates growth and aids personal creative expression.
Helps one to adjust to higher, more rarified states of awareness.
Good for truth, reliability and clear speech.
Chakra(s): Throat.

CHRYSOPRASE:
A variety of quartz. Balances neurotic patterns,
eases depression and sexual imbalance.
For fertility, calming, balancing, healing for physical/emotional/mental bodies. Helps one see clearly into personal problems.
Brings out inner talents, lightheartedness and joy.
Chakra(s): Heart.

CITRINE:
A variety of quartz.
Good for kidneys, colon, liver, gallbladder, digestive organs and heart.
Tissue regeneration. Detoxifies physical/emotional/mental bodies.
Enhances body's healing energy.
Diminishes self-destructive tendencies and raises self-esteem.
Powerful alignment with Higher Self.
Lightheartedness, cheerfulness, hope, warming and energizing stone.
Attracts abundance.
Chakra(s): Navel, Crown. ( Wear this one when you can.)

CHRYSOCOLLA:
Aids in preventing ulcers, digestive problems, arthritic conditions
and strengthens lungs and throid gland.
Enhances metabolism and is excellent for female disorders.
Alleviates fear, guilt and tension. Helps clear subconscious imbalances.
Activates feminine qualities.
Amplifies Throat Chakra....creative expression, power, communication.
Joy and emotional balance.
Chakra(s): Heart, Throat.

COPPER:
Influences the flow of blood. Supplies strong energy to body/mind.
Aides metabolism and helps detoxify the body.
An aid for exhaustion and sexual imbalance. Aligns physicial/emotional bodies. Raises self-esteem and is a strong conductor of energy.

DIAMOND:
Enhances brain function, aids alignment of cranial bones,
breaks up blockages in Crown Chakra and in the personality.
Master healer stone that also dispels negativity.
Purifies physical/etheric bodies and reflects will and power aspects of God. Enhances full spectrum of energies in body/mind/spirit.
Alignment with Higher Self. Abundance, innocence, purity and faithfulness.
Chakra(s): All. ( If you have it, wear it! )

DIOPTASE:
Strengthens cardiovascular and central nervous systems.
Excellent aid for ulcers, nervous stomach, heart troubles and blood pressure. Vitalizes, balances and tones body/mind.
Gives one emotional stability and peace of mind.
Excellent for use with healing and affirmations.
Abundance, prosperity, progress, health and well being.
Chakra(s): Heart.

EMERALD:
A variety of beryl.
Strengthens heart, liver, kidneys, immune system and nervous system.
Tonic for the body/mind/spirit. Aids alignment of subtle bodies.
Enhances dreams, meditation, deeper spiritual insight.
Represents the potential of divinity within us.
Prosperity, love, kindness, tranquility, balance, healing and patience.
Strong emotional balancer.
Chakra(s): Heart, Solar Plexus. ( The purer the color, the more power it has. )

FLUORITE:
Strengthens teeth and bone and improves absorbtion of vital nutrients.
Beneficial for blood vessels and spleen. Grounds excess energy.
Excellent for advancement of mind, greater concentration and meditation.
Helps one grasp higher, more abstract concepts
and facilitates interdimensional communication.
Powerful healer that works with chakras and attitudes
according to the color of the stone.
( Comes in blue, clear, purple, yellow and green.
Use the one you are most attracted to. )

GARNET {RED}:
Strengthens, purifies, vitalizes and regenerates bodily systems,
especially the bloodstream.
Has strong affinity with Root Chakra,
helping to harmonize the potent forces of kundalini.
Stimulates pitutary gland and aligns subtle bodies.
Good for love, compassion and enhancing the imagination.
Chakra(s): Root, Heart.

GOLD:
Purifies and energizes physical body, improves circulation,
strengthens nervous system. Balances and developes Heart Chakra.
Balances the hemispheres of the brain. Aids tissue regeneration.
Attracts positive energy into the aura.
Amplifies thought forms and aids in personal illumination.
Solar energy, male aspect.
Chakra(s): Navel, Heart and Crown.

HEMATITE:
Has positive effect on bloodstream and activates spleen.
Increases resistance to stress and helps circulate oxygen throughout the body. Strengthens physical and etheric bodies.
Energizing, vitalizing...enhances personal magnatism, optimism, will and courage.
Grounding stone and a powerful stone for those attracted to it.
( Always carry a piece of this with you. )

HERKIMER DIAMOND:
A type of quartz crystal that cleanses subtle bodies and reduces stress.
Balances and purifies energy within body/mind.
Similar qualities as clear quartz and is a powerful amplifier.
Enhances inner vision.
Increases awareness of dreams...Called the " dream crystal "
and stores thoughts and information.
Chakra(s): All.
( I recommend this stone highly. )

JADE:
Strengthens heart, kidneys, immune system and helps cleanse blood.
Increases longevity and fertility
as well as aiding eye disorders and female problems.
Powerful emotional balancer that radiates divine, unconditional love.
Clarity, modesty, courage, justice, wisdom...peaceful and nurturing.
Dispels negativity.
Healing affinity will correspond to the paticular color of the stone.
( I suggest Lavender Jade. )

JASPER { ALL COLORS }:
A variety of chalcodeny that strengthens the liver, gallbladder and bladder. Powerful healer: main impact on physical body. Represents Earth element.
Works with chakras and attitudes according to the color of the stone.
( Use pink for hormone balancing. )

KUNZITE { Pink Spodumene }:
High Lithium content makes Kunzite beneficial
to individuals with addictive behavior.
Strengthens cardio-vascular system.
Aids manic depression and is an excellent balancer
for physical/emotional/mental bodies.
Powerful stone for opening and healing one's heart.
Helps one surrender to the Higher Self.
Enhances self-esteem, tolerance, and acceptance. Very soothing and calming. Chakra(s): Heart.
( I recommend this one always. )

KYANITE:
Strengthens Throat Chakra and enhances creative expression, communication, truth, loyalty, reliability and serenity.
Connection to casual plane.
Facilitates astral/interdimensional travel.
Chakra(s): Throat, Third Eye.

LAPIS LAZULI:
Strengthens skeletal system and activates thyroid gland.
Releases tension and anxiety and energizes the Throat Chakra.
Augments strength, vitality, virility.
Facilitates opening of the Chakras
along with giving one mental clarity and illumination.
Enhances psychic abilities and communication
with the Higher Self and Spirit Guides. Good for creative expression.
Chakra(s): Third Eye, Throat. ( Another good stone to have on hand. )

LEPIDOLITE:
Aids muscle, strengthens heart, beneficially influences blood.
High Lithium content aids emotional/mental balance and stability.
Aids sleep and enhanses expression of one's inner light and joy.
Chakra(s): Heart.

MALACHITE:
Aids function of the pancreas and spleen, aids tissue regeneration.
Reduces stress and tension..aids sleep.
Strengthens heart, circulatory system, pineal and pituitary glands.
Vitalizing for body/mind and reveals subconscious blocks.
Excellent balancer on all levels.
Chakra(s): Heart, Solar Plexus. ( Another must have stone in your collection. )

METEORITE:
Helps reveal past lives from other planets and galaxies.
Enhances connection with extraterrestrial energies. Expands awareness.
Similar to Obsidion, but denser.
Chakra(s): Root.

MOLDAVITE:
A deep green, cilica based tektite (meteorite) that fell to Earth
about 15 million years ago.
Aids alignment with Higher Self.
Balancing and healing for physicial body/mind.
Aids in channeling extraterrestial and inter-dimensional sources.
Chakra(s): Third Eye, Heart.

MOONSTONE:
Has healing affinity with stomach, spleen, pancreas and pituitary gland.
Unlocks lymphatic system and releives anxiety and stress.
Aids birthing process and helps with female problems.
Emotional balancer; helps lessen tendency to over-react emotionally.
Good for flexability in attitudes. Aligns emotion with Higher Self.
Chakra(s): Heart. ( This is a MUST have stone for Cancer Signs. )

OBSIDIAN:
Benefically influences stomach and intestines. Connects mind and emotions. Slightly masculine energy. Grounds spiritual energy into physicial plane.
Absorbs and dispurses negativity and reduces stress.
Helps clear unconscious blocks and brings
an understanding of silence and " the void ".
Detachment, but with wisdom and love.
Powerful healer for those attuned with it.
Chakra(s): Root.

ONYX:
A variety of chalcedony. Relieves stress, balances male/female polarities.
Aids detachment and enhances emotional balance and self-control.
Higher inspiration.
Works with chakras and attitudes according to the color of the stone.
(Black; calms basic or primal fears and enables one to feel stable and secure.
Pale Green or Olive Green; Soothes and calms the emotions. )

OPAL:
Stimulates pineal and pitutary glands, aids eyesight and is an emotional balancer. Enhances intuition. The full spectrum of colors resonates with all chakras.
Helps conscious connection with highest aspects of being.
Chakra(s): Heart and others, depending on color.
( suggest Black Opal for making one feel energetically connected to the whole, and one with all there is. )

PERIDOT:
Balances glandular system and aids in tissue regeneration.
Has beneficial influence on the heart, pancreas, spleen, liver and adrenals.
Purifies the body and enhances bloodstream.
Overall balancer and tonic for body/mind.
Aligns subtle bodies, increases intuitive awareness,
reduces stress and stimulates the mind.
Accelerates personal growth and opens new doors of opportunity.
Chakra(s): Navel, Solar Plexus, Heart.

PYRITE:
Aids digestion and improves circulation
as well as strengthening and oxygenating the blood.
Enhances brain functions and influences a more positive outlook on life. Enhances emotional body and strengthens will.
Helps one's ability to work with others harmoniously.
Good for practicality.
Chakra(s): Root, Solar Plexus, Heart.

QUARTZ CRYSTAL { CLEAR }:
Enhances the crystalline properties of blood, body and mind.
Activates and enhances pineal and pituitary glands.
Emotional balancer that stimulates brain functions and amplifies thought forms. Full spectrum energy activates all levels of consciousness.
Dispels negativity in one's energy field and in environment.
Receives, activates, stores, transmits and amplifies energy.
Excellent for meditation, as it enhances interdimentional communication
and communication with one's Higher Self and Spirit Guides.
Chakra(s): All. ( This is a MUST have for everyone! )

RHODOCHROSITE:
Aids spleen, kidneys, heart, pituitary gland and circulation of blood.
Enhances memory and intellectual power.
Emotional balancer which helps heal emotional wounds and traumas.
Aligns subtle bodies.
Red/pink color helps to blend courage/will/passion aspects
of lower chakras with loving expressions of the heart.
Divine love, acceptance of self and life.
Powerful healer for those attuned to this stone.
Chakra(s): Heart, Root.

RHODONITE:
Aids central nervous system, thyroid gland, body reflexes,
pituitary gland and pancreas.
Strengthens immunity and improves memory.
Eases physicial/emotional trauma, reduces stress and calms the mind.
Aligns Root and Heart Chakras for bringing love into action and manifestation
( red and black variety).
Gives one self-esteem and confidence. Enhances energy levels in body and mind. Pink variety (without black)
helps impart understanding of strength within vulnerability.
Great stone for light workers serving in cities.
Chakra(s): Root, Heart.

ROSE QUARTZ:
Aids kidneys and circulatory system, increases fertility
and eases sexual/emotional imbalances.
Helps clear stored anger, resentment, fear, guilt and jealousy.
Reduces stress and tension, cools hot temper.
Enhances self-confidence and creativity.
Aids development of forgivness, compassion and love.
Commonly called the "Love Stone".
Chakra(s): Heart.
( I highly recommend this for everyone. )

RUBY:
Aids regeneration of physicial/spiritual heart.
Enhances circulation and vitalizes blood and entire body/mind system. Strengthens immunity and activates sluggish or dormant conditions
on the physicial/spiritual levels.
Refines lower passions.
Courage, integrity, self-less service, joy, spiritual devotion,
power and leadership are all part of this stone's properties.
Helps banish sense of limitation.
Chakra(s): Root, Heart.

RUTILATED QUARTZ:
Regeneration of tissue throughout the body.
Enhances life force and strengthens the immune system.
Stimulates brain function, eases depression,
facilitates inspiration and increases clairvoyance.
Highly electrical, more intensity than clear quartz.
Pierces through layers of physicial/emotional/mental density.
Transmutes negativity and enhances communication
with one's Higher Self and Spirit Guides.
Very powerful healer.
Chakra(s): All.

SAPPHIRE:
Strengthens heart and kidneys and activates pituitary gland,
thereby aiding entire glandular system.
Aligns body/mind/spirit and stimulates psychic abilities, clarity, and inspiration. Good for creative expression, loyalty and love.
Aids connection with Higher Self/Spirit Guides.
Strengthens will, expands cosmic awareness, dispels confusion
and is an excellent stone for meditation.
Chakra(s): Throat, Third Eye.

SELENITE { Gypsum }:
Strengthens bone and teeth, soothes nerves and has a positive effect on the brain, aiding power of concentration and clarity.
Enhances willpower. Grounded white light stone.
Chakra(s): Crown

SILVER:
Enhances mental functions, aids circulation, strengthens blood,
physically and etherically.
Strengthens pineal and pituitary glands as well as releives stress.
Relates to the Moon, subconscious, female aspect.
Good for emotional balance and speech improvement.
Excellent energy conductor.

SMOKEY QUARTZ:
Strengthens adrenals, kidneys, pancreas.
Increases fertility and balances sexual energies.
Aids depression by being mildly sedative and relaxing.
Initiates movement of kundalini.
Dissipates subconscious blocks and negativity on all levels.
This stone is good for grounding, centering and excellent for meditation. Enhances dream awareness and channeling abilities.
Chakra(s): Root, Solar Plexus.

SODALITE:
Aids pancreas, balances endocrine system,
strengthens metabolism and lymphatic system.
Balances male/female polarities.
Alleviates fear and calms and clears the mind. Slightly sedative, grounding.
Cuts through density and illusion, bringing clarity and truth.
Enhances communication and creative expression. Similar qualities as Lapis Lazuli. Chakra(s): Throat, Third Eye.

SUGILITE { Royal Azel }:
Enhances functions of pineal, pituitary and adrenal glands
while activating and balancing brain hemisphere.
Strengthens the heart and aids physical healing and purification of bodily systems. Emotional balancer that reduces stress, enhances sensivity
and brings higher spiritual awareness into physicial reality.
Strong protective qualities.
Excellent for meditation and enhancing channeling abilities.
Chakra(s): Third Eye, Crown.

TIGER EYE:
Variety of chalcedony (quartz).
Beneficial for spleen, pancreas, digestive organs and colon.
Emotional balancer which enhances connection with personal power and will.
A grounding and centering stone which helps soften stubborness.
Enhances clear perception and insight. Slightly masculine energy.
Chakra(s): Navel, Solar Plexus.

TOPAZ:
{GOLD}
Used for tissue regeneration, strengthening the liver,
gallbladder, spleen, digestive organs and nervous system.
Detoxifies the body. Warming, awakening and inspiring.
Also associated with abundance.
Chakra(s): Navel, Crown.
{BLUE}
Tissue regenerator, strengthens the thyroid gland and enhances metabolism. Emotional balance...cooling, soothing, peace, tranquility are it's properties.
Good for creativity and self-expression.
Enhances psychic perception and enables communication
with one's Higher Self/Spirit Guides.
Chakras: Heart, Throat, Third Eye.

TOURMALINATED QUARTZ:
Clear quartz with black Tourmaline crystals inside
which help balance male/female polarities.
Aids in balancing extremes.
This stone is grounding, very protective and dissipates negativity.
Combines forces of clear quartz and black tourmaline.
Chakra(s): Root, Crown.

TOURMALINE { ALL COLORS }:
Aids balance of endocrine system while also aiding sleep.
Strengthens, vitalizes body/mind.
Activates and enhances crystalline properties of body/mind
and aligns subtle bodies.
Dispels fear and negative conditions.
Has a strong protective influence and is excellent
for concentration and inspiration.
This stone also enhances sensitivity and understanding,
is a powerful healer and highly electromagnetic.
The various colors will activate and align corresponding Chakras.
*Black Tourmaline: Root Chakra
*Watermellon Tourmaline: ( red/green) Root, Heart Chakras.
*Green Tourmaline: Heart Chakra
* Blue Tourmaline ( Indicolite ): Throat, Third Eye Chakras.
*Red/Pink Touramline ( Rubellite ): Root, Heart Chakras.

TOURQUOISE:
Tones and strengthens the entire body and is a good tissue regenerator.
It aids circulation, lungs, respiratory system,
vitalizes blood and the nervous system.
Good for aligning Chakras, enhancing meditation,
creative expression, peace of mind, emotional balance,
communication, friendship and loyalty.
Chakra(s): Throat.

VARISCITE:
Soothing, calming, balancing stone for body/mind.
Aids blood and the heart and helps with emotional stability.
Helps one recall past lives, gives you self confidence and abundance.
Chakra(s): Heart, Solar Plexus.

ZIRCON { HYACINYH }:
Strengthens the mind, aids bowel problems
and balances the pituitary and pineal glands.
Aligns subtle bodies.
Good for emotional balance, self-esteem, helping one to sleep.
Similar properties as Diamond and Quartz Crystal.
All around healer.
Chakra(s): All.

Crystals, gems and other minerals are wonderful tools for transformation. They are " solid friends " and objects of beauty that can help us along the way to our goals. We must remember, however, that crystals, gems and minerals are a solidified reflection of that which is always available within ourselves...and that love is the only goal. Remember to keep things in proper perspective, not giving our power away while we are enjoying all the gifts nature has given us. Love is all that matters. Love one another. World peace and harmony begin with us.
Blessed be...in love and crystal light
Naomi Shifra, B.D.,R.N.