Gemstones and Metaphysical Properties

A to Z of Gems: Aba - Car Chal - Iiolite Jade - Morg Moth - Rhod Sil - Turq

MOTHER OF PEARL
	Description: Thought to increase creativity & intuition. Because Mother-of-Pearl is an organic gemstone, caution should be used when cleaning this gem. Use only solvents approved for Pearls.
OBSIDIAN
	Description: A strong protection stone for sensitive or psychic people. Balances digestive & intestinal systems. Helps with grief, objectivity & grounding. Reduces escapism, absorbs & dissolves anger, criticism, changes fear into flexibility with change. A general muscle tissue healer; for bacterial & viral inflammations Snowflake Obsidian: Clairaudience & owning our lower aspects for growth; healthy balance, dissolves negative vibrations, helps with eyes For treatment of veins & skeletal structure. Brings purity to body mind & spirit. Promotes sensitivity to love & beauty.
OPAL
	Description: provides harmony on emotional, mental & psychic levels. Opal emphasizes the prevalent aspect of an individual whether positive or negative. See possibilities & discover a broader view of a situation. Good for healing the spirit.
ONYX (BLACK)
	Description: Helps one to change bad habits. It is a great grounding stone. For objective thinking, spiritual inspiration, control of emotions & passions. Helps eliminate negative thinking, apathy, stress & neurological disorders. This stone is a heart, kidney, nerve, skin, capillary, hair, eye & nail strengthener. Good for meditation & dream emphasis. Wear with apache tear for protection.
ONYX
	Description: Helps absorb vitamins, minerals & nutrients. It enhances self mastery, steadfastness, & determination, setting ones mind to a task. It is grounding stone & can be used to deflect or absorb the negativity of others, & in that way is a good stone for protection from negative forces & influences. Onyx helps you become the Master of your own Fate. Valuable in difficult or confusing times of our lives, it absorbs & flattens emotional intensity. Helps to smooth out the "Roller Coaster Ride" of emotions. A good stone for Entrepreneurs & Inventors, to repel negative energy surrounding other peoples opinions or ideas. Use Onyx for self-protection or to keep away or end unhealthy or bothersome emotional entanglements. Extremely helpful to people who are having trouble letting go or releasing the past or attachments & moving on after a relationship has ended, sometimes years past the event. Helps release old beliefs & patterns that no longer serve us.
PEARL
	Description: Improves digestion of events, reduces irritability, creates a soothing effect when combined with colored gems. White Pearl: a symbol of pure heart & mind, innocence faith. Balances emotions (for water signs). Cleanse frequently. Freshwater Pearl: The Symbol of Feminine Wisdom; pearls symbolize the best within us. Honesty, Purity, Wisdom & Integrity. They remind us to walk with Dignity. Pearls not only provide a mirror in which to see ourselves, but give us insight into how we appear to others. Pearls can stimulate your femininity & help with self acceptance. They lift your spirits & make you feel calm & beautiful. The ragged, rough grain of s&, transformed over time slowly growing into an object of great value & beauty. With its humble beginnings, Pearls symbolize innocence & a pure heart, & help us get in touch with the simple honest things of life. Because Pearls are organic gemstones & relatively soft & porous, they should be worn with care. Use extreme caution in cleaning this gem as it may be easily broken down by some solvents.
PERIDOT
	Description: strengthens physical body, breath of life, prosperity, growth, openness, aligns & balances all the spirit bodies. Regenerates many organs. Helps with speech & speaking impediments. Protects entire body with protective shield which is used by natural healers.
PYRITE
	Description: or “Fools Gold”: Helps to ground, focus, logic, memory, clear thinking & for practicality.
QUARTZ (CLEAR)
	Description: A medium for meditation, & communication with all levels of spirit life. Helps with mental clarity. Increases body's natural healing abilities, removes aches & pains. Caution: doubles energy (+ or -). Do not wear for PMS. Blue Quartz: helps speak what is on ones’ mind. Releases introversion & fear. Enables one to reach out to others & stimulates relationships. For spleen, endocrine system & blood. Encourages consideration & thoughtfulness. (5th & 6th chakras.) Rose Quartz: The Stone of Universal Love. This is a stone of warmth & love, as it heals emotional wounds & pain with its gentle calming salve. It is a balancing stone. It opens the heart to the beauty within & all around us & will begin its healing by reducing resentments. As Amethyst is to the Spirit, so Rose Quartz is to the Heart. It is a stone of self-acceptance, self-love, & personal worth. It enhances all forms of love: self love, mother love, caring, kindness, platonic & romantic love. It opens our hearts & encourages us to be tender, peaceful & gentle. It teaches forgiveness & tolerance. It emanates unconditional love & nurturance & helps us attract positive, gentle, non-judgmental love into our lives. It is also believed to prevent wrinkles & encourage a beautiful complexion. Cleanse this stone often. Stone also helps with: emotional release, loneliness, loss, stress, hurt, fear, low confidence, resentment, anger & low self-esteem. Rutilated Quartz: Adds energy & life force to clear quartz properties. A regenerator of people, crystals & plants. Help one to resist aging & general cellular breakdown. Strawberry/Cherry Quartz: Stabilizes relationships, enhances communication, facilitates friendship, enhances optimism, eases tension, enhances compassion, a healer for emotional wounds, dissipates anger & tension.
RHODONITE
	Description: Reduces emotional imbalance, assists in self-actualization, improves hearing. Aids central nervous system, the thyroid gl&, body reflexes, pituitary gl&, & pancreas. It strengthens immunity, Improves memory, erases physical & emotional trauma. Reduces stress & clears the mind (1st Chakra). Rhodonite – Soothes the nervous system. This gemstone vibrates with love. Just holding this gemstone promotes relaxation & brings a sense of well-being. This is a balance gemstone & is used to clear the psychic centers. Rhodonite raises self worth & helps ward off negativity. It has been known as a "rescue stone".