Celebrate Mother Earth Jewelry >Gemstone Properties
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African Jade The soothing green color of jade makes it a wonderful healing stone. It helps the body in self-healing while working through underlying, non - physical reasons for a precipitation for disease. |
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African Turquoise |
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Aquamarine In the language of gemstones, aquamarine represents happiness, hope and everlasting youth. In ancient times, aquamarine was thought to protect those at sea. It was believed to make sailors fearless and safe from adversaries on the open waters. As far back as 480 BC, aquamarine was considered to be the treasure of the mermaids because it's ability to protect increased when immersed in water. Today, aquamarine is still thought to bring protection to those at sea and is a popular gift among ocean travelers. On land, it is believed to have soothing effects on couples, helping them to work through their differences and ensure a long and happy marriage. It is also considered to be the stone of courage and preparedness and is believed to help maintain balance and order. Aquamarine is often used as a ''good luck'' stone, thought to bring feelings of peace, love, joy and happiness to those who wear it. There is an energizing quality to Aquamarine that provides harmony and balance. If you dream of aquamarine, it is said that you will make new friends, and wearing earrings of aquamarine are thought to bring love and affection into your life. |
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Amethyst Leonardo Da Vinci once wrote that amethyst holds the power to dissipate evil thoughts and quicken one's intelligence. Healers have been using amethyst to increase their psychic abilities and intuition for centuries. Cross-culturally, this popular gemstone was used as a symbol of peace and unification. It is also thought to evoke feelings of serenity and calmness in those who wear it. Amethyst is often used during meditation to provide an overall sense of spiritual balance. Some naturopaths will use amethyst to help treat insomnia and sugar imbalances, and to relieve headaches. |
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Black Onyx Black has been associated with regeneration and new beginnings. Black onyx is thought by some to have protective qualities, making it advantageous to carry when one is traveling. It is said to be useful in fighting basic fears and in helping to create the opportunity to move beyond bad relationships--and to heal old emotional wounds. The Romans associated it with courage and it is thought to be useful when one is defending him/herself against unfair criticism. |
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Blue Adventure A powerful mental healer that increases vitality and a positive outlook. This stone assists in self-discipline and developing inner strength. Aventurine has a stabilizing effect on the emotions. It is excellent for teenagers |
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Blue Howlite How? That's the question many creative people ask themselves daily. Here's how: You simply sit down. You don't tell yourself you'll wait until you're not so busy, or not so tired, or, most deadly of all, until inspiration hits you. If you're a writer, you sit down in front of your computer; if you're a painter, in front of your easel. That requires trust, openness and discipline--the important spiritual values howlite offers. That's why it's a tremendously important stone for anyone who's creating anything, which is probably all of us. |
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Botswana Agate Agates were used in ancient times as talismans to protect the wearer from storms, to quench thirst and to bring good luck-all important things for surviving in the subtropics. Botswana agate, in particular, has been used traditionally to sustain attentiveness to detail. It's an ability needed by every successful person in today's changing but nonetheless difficult world, regardless of what kind of jungle that person goes off to each morning |
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Chevron Amethyst Leonardo Da Vinci once wrote that amethyst holds the power to dissipate evil thoughts and quicken one's intelligence. Healers have been using amethyst to increase their psychic abilities and intuition for centuries. Cross-culturally, this popular gemstone was used as a symbol of peace and unification. It is also thought to evoke feelings of serenity and calmness in those who wear it. Amethyst is often used during meditation to provide an overall sense of spiritual balance. Some naturopaths will use amethyst to help treat insomnia and sugar imbalances, and to relieve headaches. (Chevron Amethyst shows some of the white crystals as well as the purple). |
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Chinese Crysoprase
Chrysoprase is used to speed the healing of any wound. It is also used as a shield or protector from negative energy. In addition, this stone strengthens the workings of insight and the higher consciousness. Can also encourage hope and joy; clarify problems; used as protection on sea voyages and may help ease restlessness. |
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Fire Crackle Agate General protcetion and healing. Increases courage, self confidence and energy, and promotes longevity. Also good for gardening. |
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Golden Cream Quartz The greatest of all healing stones (quartz family). Acts as an amplifyer for psychic energy, and aids in meditation and visualization. |
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Gray Quartz |
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Italian Onyx Good protective stone, also releases old relationships and keeps away general negativity. Onyx is known to separate. It can help release negative emotions such as sorrow and grief. It is used to end unhappy or bothersome relationships. |
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Jasper, Aqua Terra |
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Jasper, Fancy |
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Jasper, Jupiter Jasper gives one the courage to speak out and have personal independence. It also protects from fears in the night. All jaspers help balance the emotional energy in the body . |
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Jasper, Leopard Skin |
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Jasper, Moukaite Sumptuous, voluptuous, and sensual-all are words we usually associate with physical pleasure rather than with spiritual values. Moukaite blends the two. Because it makes us more comfortable with our bodies, our physical activities elevate our spirits. Visualize an Olympic diver poised on the end of a diving board. A gymnast flipping through the air. A runner whose whole body and spirit are part of that running. Lovemaking when it is really love-making. That's the kind of pleasure moukaite helps us experience. My friend Margie is so convinced of this gemstone's combined physical/spiritual values, she made herself a headband with the words "Moukaite-Powered" beaded across it. |
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Jasper, Oregon Picture |
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Jasper, Rainbow Rainbow jasper helps us focus without overanalyzing things. Think of a young Anasazi. Imagine him high above a canyon, his form silhouetted against the sky. He puts an arrow in his bow, draws it back slowly and sights along it. When he releases that arrow, he knows the jasper arrowhead at its tip will accurately. |
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Jasper, Red Red jasper has been used as a stone of protection for thousands of years. Part of the reason is its ability to create and help balance aggressive, dynamic energy. Its spiritual values are those found in ancient female warriors-a perfect balance between beauty and bold, confident power, a power you can feel when you wear it. |
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Jasper, Sesame Jasper gives one the courage to speak out and have personal independence. It also protects from fears in the night. All jaspers help balance the emotional energy in the body. |
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Jasper, Zebra |
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Italian Onyx Good protective stone, also releases old relationships and keeps away general negativity. Onyx is known to separate. It can help release negative emotions such as sorrow and grief. It is used to end unhappy or bothersome relationships. |
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Lapis Lazuli From antiquity, lapis lazuli has been worn in the belief that it will ward off evil. In ancient Egypt, it was powdered and worn about the eyes to improve eyesight. Today, it is considered by some to be an aid to balancing the brow chakra (which influences vision and hearing). Imbalances of the brow (or blue) chakra are said to cause headaches, anxiety and disorders of the skin. |
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New Jade "New jade" serpentine is said to have the same spiritual values as green jade. Because it produces a tranquil mood, it helps us when we're depressed, especially when we feel stuck in a situation. Wear it when you can't stand the person you're living with another minute longer. Or your job is driving you crazy. Wear it whenever what you'd really like to do is run away, but you think it's wiser not to. Like green jade, "new jade" serpentine can help you get grounded, so you can live with the situation and feel more tranquil while you're doing it. |
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Olive Jade The soothing green color of jade makes it a wonderful healing stone. It helps the body in self-healing while working through underlying, non-physical reasons for a precipitation for disease |
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Pink Lepidolite The peace stone. Encourages independence for setting and attaining goals, protection from outside influences, relieves every day stress, and promotes restful sleep when placed near your pillow. Attracts good luck to those who carry it, and drives away negativity. |
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Prehnite |
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Red Agate |
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Rhodonite does for us what paying attention to nature always does for us. It softens our needs. It helps us put petty things behind us. It reminds us that leisure is important and that there's a bigger picture we often lose sight of. We pay attention to small things like the petals of tiny white daisies, the gossamer wings of a dragonfly, or a leaf pressed so long into a stone it has become part of it. That's the experience and wisdom of rhodonite. |
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Rose Quartz The greatest of all healing stones. Acts as an amplifier for psychic energy, and aids in meditation and visualization. Great for attracting love. Promotes self-loving and heals emotional wounds as well as promoting peace, forgiveness and nurturing. |
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Smoky Quartz The greatest of all healing stones (quartz family). Acts as an amplifyer for psychic energy, and aids in meditation and visualization. A grounding stone which helps to reduce depression and negative emotions. |
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Snowflake Obsidian If you grew up where snow floated down in huge, beautiful flakes, you understand how snowflake obsidian connects us to our earliest, happiest memories. Remember how wonderful it was to be snowed-in? Shut off from the outside world's demands and distractions, you watched the snow quietly fill the world around you. All was well. You felt safe and protected. That's the sense of things snowflake obsidian can give us. Like a sky full of beautiful snowflakes, it restores something: a deep, abiding sense of protection and reverence. |
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Tiger Eye All you have to do to know the spiritual value of tigereye is think of its name. Tigereye promotes clear-eyed vision. It helps us see ourselves and the world around us more perceptively. Like the great cat it's named for, this gemstone knows the importance of being attentive. When we keep our eyes wide open, we are more apt to act appropriately and at the appropriate moment. It's an approach to life that can help us live longer and embrace life as an exciting learning experience. When things get tense around you, look at that tigereye ring or pendant you're wearing. It's there to remind you: stop, look and listen before you do any leaping. |
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Tree Agate Imagine this: It's spring. In the backyard beneath that huge, old apple tree that has been there forever, you stretch out a blanket and lie down. A great green canopy spreads above you. Tiny white blossoms fill the air with their pure, sweet fragrance. All those worries about everything you thought you needed or might need disappear completely. You are fine. Everything you need is being provided. Like that old apple tree, the balance and beauty of nature is at work in your own life. That's the valuable message of tree agate. And unlike tiny white apple blossoms, with tree agate you don't have to wait until spring to experience it. |
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Unikite Promotes balance and emotional stability. Transforms negative emotions into positive ones. A grounding stone. |
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Yellow Turquoise Turquoise is heralded as the stone of communication. It encourages enthusiasm, thus inspiring new projects and bringing to light undiscovered artistic abilities. Turquoise also provides understanding and encourages attention to detail while attracting prosperity and success. The sprawling lines of coppery matrix provide a large amount of energy to its wearer. This may be one reason why the stone has long been prized as a powerful talisman with healing properties. It is believed that turquoise can help balance the blue throat chakra, enhancing the ability to communicate while increasing resistance to viruses, helping to relieve sore throats and allergies. |
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