STONES AND MAGICKAL MEANINGS
Agate discerns the truth, accepts circumstances, powerful emotional healer.
Amazonite aligns astral bodies, unity with life, enhances creative expression
Amber calming for hyperactivity and stressed nerves, finds humor and joy.
Amethyst encourages inner peace, fights addictive behavior, transforms energy.
Ametrine dispels negativity, aids decision-making, meditation, relieves stress.
Andalusite stimulates past memories, re-alignment and centering of self.
Angelite protects, strengthens degenerate organs, excellent for creative people.
Apache Tear grants forgiveness, understand in distress, as well said to ward off danger.
Apatite good for communication, highly psychic, controls weight gain.(?)
Apophyllite loving attunement to body and spirit, stimulates intuition.
Aquamarine banishes fears, calms nerves, imparts strength and control.
Aventurine independence, strong legs and joints, helps in career change.
Azurite guidance to psychic self, cuts through illusion, enhances communication.
Beryl worn as a protection against evil gossip and rumor.
Black Coral dispels negativity, fear of dark and unknown.
Bloodstone for strength, justice and success in court. Aids decision-making.
Blue Lace Agate expands consciousness, soothing, wise, public speaking.
Blue Stone used in many voodoo and conjuring spells.
Boji Stone sense of joy, highly energetic, draws out pain.
Brown Stone for health, long life, and good fortune.
Calcite aids memory, good for arts and sciences, balances metal and emotional.
Carbuncle to increase self-confidence and ability to fight.
Carnelian releases sorrow, envy, fear, apathy, and rage.
Celestite clears speech, personal expression, highly spiritual.
Chalcedony Protects from evil eye, expression of emotional needs, honesty, alleviates regret.
Charoite accelerates spiritual growth, enhances self-esteem, and the ability to love.
Chiastolite deflects evil eye, aids insight, helps in transitional states.
Chrysocolla believed to drive away fears. communication, female energy, creativity, relieves ulcers and arthritis.
Chrysoprase brings serenity and peace of mind. prevents depression, increases grace and equilibrium.
Citrine cleans auras, detoxifies the body, aids tissue regeneration.
Copper soothes arthritis, releases restrictions, stimulates initiative and optimism.
Coral carried as a Kahuna magickal charm. protection from evil, increases imagination, resolves conflicts.
Cross Stone A natural sign of the cross. Protects from witchcraft.
Crystal carried as a protection against jinxes and hexes.
Danburite stimulates intellect, enhances psychic ability, promotes self-assertiveness.
Diopside brings necessary tears, heals trauma, aids regression, scrying stone.
Dioptase attracts love, abundance, prosperity and health
Emerald secures love, attracts wealth, profitable dreaming.
Epidote encourages spirituality, heals emotional wounds.
Fluorite aids comprehension, strengthens teeth and bones, stabilizing and calming.
Fossil aids past life exploration, protection from spells.
Galena harmony, healthy hair, medical students, promotes holistic studies.
Garnet insures sincerity and constancy in love and friendship. increases health, fidelity and imagination.
Gold purifying, healing, balancing, attracts honors, masculine energy.
Gypsum relieves stagnation, offers level-headedness.
Hematite grounding, promotes common sense and level headedness.
Herkimer Diamond stimulates clairvoyance/psychic abilities, soothes tension, sleep.
Hessonite clears negativity, eliminates feelings of inferiority, gives courage to change.
Holly Blue Agate spiritual and psychic actualization, as one teaches, one also learns.
Hyacinth solace for a restless brain, and aid against insomnia.
Iolite gives accurate visions, releases discord, strengthens liver, connection with soul.
Jade symbol of charity, modesty, courage, justice, and wisdom. Reduces eyestrain and negativity, promotes longevity, dreams.
Jasper powerful physical healer, protects against negativity.
Jet dispels migraines, illness, violence deep depression, protects finances.
Kunzite reduces insecurity, addictiveness, manic depression, gives maturity.
Kyanite promotes clarity and understanding in dreamwork, enhances creativity.
Labradorite brings recognition of destiny, connects one with the elements.
Lapis Lazuli imparts the ability to see into the future. strengthens total awareness, ESP, skeleton, thyroid, creativity.
Lapis Lingua said to cure melancholia, and bring success in love.
Larimar confidence builder, good for sales, reduces depression, builds serenity.
Lepedilite promotes self-love, alleviates stress, anger, and tension.
Lignite believed to restore lost senses to the possessor.
Lodestone Old practice among the ancients was to carry a pair, one to repel evil and one to attract good. (Feeds on Steel dust)
Madstone Legendary for treatment of rabies and snake bites.
Malachite lucky money stone, aids sleep, asthma, and labor, intense and probing, as well favored for travel.
Mother of Pearl brings the gentle healing power of the sea. It is a stress relieving stone; relaxing, soothing and calming to the emotions. Mother of Pearl stimulates our intuition, imagination, sensitivity and adaptability. It helps our emotions become more harmonious and balanced. Calming and soothing to temper or feelings of fear. It enables you to more easily express feelings of love. Mother of Pearl helps with clarity in decision making and is helpful for endurance, organisation and for home life. A protection stone,
Marble protection against the evil eye ad witchcraft.
Moldavite channeling inter-dimensional sources, catalyst for important changes in life.
Moonstone for good luck keep wrapped in yellow cloth. lucky love stone, calming, introspective, assists with emotional release.
Morello Smokey Quartz interpreting dreams, grounding, stimulates intellect.
Morganite sisterhood, reduces over emotion, heals pain of separation.
Moss Agate assists in making and in keeping friends.
Obsidian eliminates gullibility, offers detachment, very protective, intense exploration.
Olivine protects from enchantment and against depression.
Onyx relieves stress and grief, strengthens self-control and morality. Dispels nightmares and aids marital happiness.
Opal increases confidence, very lucky for Libra and Scorpio. Recalls past lives, aids inner beauty, faithfulness and eyesight.
Peacock Rock fresh new outlook on life, strong healing properties.
Pearl faith, charity, integrity, innocence, fights infection, stone of sincerity.
Pecos Diamond stabilizes emotions, brings joyful feeling, aids creativity and initiation.
Peridot opens new doors, removes stress, fear, and guilt, activates personal growth.
Petrified Wood carried for it's great legendary healing powers. Connections with earth and nature, removes petty annoyances.
Phenacite inner knowing, spiritual travel, increases energy of other stones.
Prase resolves sexuality issues, sense of oneness with universe.
Prehnite balances chakras, enhances personal relationships.
Pyrite increases memory, concentration, spiritual and psychic ability for students.
Quartz breaks bad habits, insomnia, headaches, channeling stone, enhances life force.
Red Agate soothes the nerves and quiets the mind.
Rhodochrosite strengthens mental power, finds new love.
Rhodonite energy in trauma, assuredness, helps one achieve the greatest potential.
Rose Quartz carried for fidelity, love, peace and happiness. Reduces weight, wrinkles, self-assuredness, love stone.
Ruby mental balance, improves circulation, protects sensitive natures.
Rutilated Quartz excellent for the birthing process, good for mothers.
Sapphire promotes peace and happiness between lovers. Goal motivator, strengthens loyalty, pituitary, highly evolved spiritual stone.
Sardonyx leads to high position and financial rewards.
Sceptre Quartz in Atlantis/Lemuria as symbol of power, to focus energy within heart.
Selenite flexibility, decision-making, clarity, strengthens spine.
Serenity Stone When nervous or distraught, handle this smooth black stone which reputedly dispels tension at a touch.
Serpentine protection against snakes, serpents, and reptiles.
Silver energy conductor, eases stress and improves speech, lucky feminine energy.
Smokey Quartz relieves depression, tension. balances sexual energies.
Sodalite prophetic dreaming, endocrine system, eliminates confusion.
Sphaerocobaltite most loving stone, deeply relaxing and balancing.
Staurolite the tears of fairies, good luck, helps transition, makes oneself at ease.
Strawberry Quartz recalls past lives, eases tension in a relationship.
Sugilite aids physical healing, reduces stress, strengthens heart, emotional balancer.
Sunstone draws success and good luck to its owner. Energy to chakras, dissipates fearfulness, increases vitality spiritual growth.
Tanzanite stone of magic, facilitates spiritual awareness, stimulates insight.
Tektite wisdom through life experience, prevents emotional scars.
Tiger Eye defeats sorcery, inspires courage, psychic protector, great for business, helps achieve clarity.
Topaz tissue regeneration, kidneys and bladder, enhances understanding.
Tourmaline attracts favors, loyal friends, and aids clear thinking. relieves fatigue, anemia, increases success and love.
Trilobite promotes leadership and management.
Turquoise said to draw upon its self the evil of the wearer, as well to prevent headaches. Respiratory system.
Turritella eases domestic relations and group interaction.
Unakite enhances sense of personal power, converts the negative into the positive.
Wonderstone restores lost senses and protects from hexes.
Worry Stones sometimes called Tranquility Stones, actually onyx, imported from Mexico. When tension arises, rub the stone until the stress is gone.
Zincite removal of energy blockage, cathartic, brings together those of a similar mind.
Zircon aids sleep, self-esteem, promotes unity, stone of virtue.
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PROJECTIVE AND RECEPTIVE STONES
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Projective
Masculine; Healing, Protection, Intellectual Powers, Luck, Success, Will Power, Courage, Self Confidence
Black, Brown and Red Agate, Amber, Apache Tears, Aventurine, Bloodstone, Carnelian, Cat's-eye, Citrine, Cross Stone, Diamond, Garnet, Red Jasper, Lava, Obsidian, Onyx, Opal, Ruby, Sardonyx, Sunstone, Tiger's-eye, Red Tourmaline, Zircon
Receptive
Feminine; Soothing, Love, Wisdom, Compassion, Eloquence, Sleep, Dreams, Friendship, Growth, Fertility, Prosperity, Spirituality, Psychism, Mysticism
Blue Lace and Green Agate, Amethyst, Aquamarine, Azurite, Blue Calcite, Pink Calcite, Chrysocolla, Chrysoprase, Coal, Coral, Cross Stone, Quartz Crystal, Emerald, Fossils, Jade, Brown and Green Jasper, Jet, Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Moonstone, Mother-of-Pearl, Olivine, Opal, Pearl, Peridot, Salt, Sapphire, Sugilite, Black, Blue, Green and Pink Tourmaline, Turquoise
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USED IN SPELLS
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Beauty
Amber, Cat's-eye, Jasper, Opal
Business Success
Bloodstone, Malachite, Green Tourmaline, Yellow Zircon
Courage
Agate, Amethyst, Aquamarine, Bloodstone, Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Tiger's-eye, Turquoise
Dieting
Moonstone, Topaz
Divination
Azurite, Jet, Moonstone, Obsidian, Tiger's-eye
Dreams
Amethyst, Azurite, Flourite
Eloquence
Carnelian, Celestite, Sardonyx
Friendship
Chysoprase, Pink Tourmaline, Turquoise
Gardening
Agate, Jade, Malachite, Brown Zircon
God
Citrine, Malachite, Sunstone
Goddess
Moonstone, Chrysocolla
Grounding
Hematite, Moonstone, Obsidian, Salt, Black Tourmaline
Happiness
Amethyst, Yellow Zircon
Healing
Agate, Amber, Amethyst, Bloodstone, Cat's-eye, Coral, Diamond, Garnet, Jade, Jasper, Jet, Lapis Lazuli, Topaz, Turquoise, Red Zircon
Longevity
Agate, Fossils, Jade, Petrified Wood
Love
Agate, Amber, Amethyst, Beryl, Emerald, Jade, Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Moonstone, Olivine, Pearl, Sapphire, Topaz, Turquoise
Luck
Amber, Apache Tear, Aventurine, Cross Stone, Jet, Olivine, Opal, Pearl, Sardonyx, Tiger's-eye, Turquoise
Magickal Power
Bloodstone, Quartz Crystal, Malachite, Opal, Ruby
Meditation
Geodes, Sapphires, Sodalite
Mental Powers
Aventurine, Emerald, Fluorite, Zircon
Money, Wealth, Prosperity
Aventurine, Bloodstone, Calcite, Cat's-eye, Coal, Emerald, Jade, Mother-of-Pearl, Opal, Pearl, Peridot, Ruby, Salt, Sapphire, Tiger's-eye, Topaz, Green Tourmaline, Brown, Green or Red Zircon
Peace
Amethyst, Aquamarine, Aventurine, Carnelian, Coral, Diamond, Lepidolite, Malachite, Obsidian, Sapphire, Sardonyx, Blue Tourmaline
Physical Energy
Beryl, Selenite, Sunstone, Tiger's-eye, Red Tourmaline, Red Zircon
Physical Strength
Agate, Amber, Beryl, Bloodstone, Diamond, Garnet
Protection
Agate, Amber, Apache Tear, Calcite, Cat's-eye, Citrine, Coral, Quartz Crystal, Diamond, Emerald, Flint, Fossils, Garnet, Jade, Jasper, Jet, Lapis Lazuli, Lava, Malachite, Marble, Moonstone, Mother-of-Pearl, Obsidian, Onyx, Pearl, Peridot, Petrified Wood, Ruby, Salt, Sardonyx, Sunstone, Tiger's-eye, Topaz, Black Tourmaline, Red Tourmaline, Turquoise, Clear Zircon, Red Zircon
Purification
Aquamarine, Salt
Sexual Energy
Carnelian, Sunstone, Yellow Zircon
Sleep
Moonstone, Peridot, Blue Tourmaline
Spirituality
Calcite, Diamond, Sugilite
Success
Amazonite, Chrysoprase, Marble
Travel
Chalcedony, Orange Zircon
Wisdom
Coral, Jade, Sodalite, Sugilite
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INFORMATION ABOUT STONES AND CRYSTALS
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In conjunction with candle magick, stones add their energies and concentrate the purpose within themselves. Because of this, the stone used for a positive spell is retrieved and used as a talisman. For a negative or banishing spell, the stone is never touch and carefully returned to the earth far from your home. Before a stone is used in a spell, the stone should be charged with the purpose of the spell. This is done by holding the stone in your projective (right) hand and letting the energy that is within you pour into the stone while visualizing the purpose. Some say the best stones are the ones you gather yourself. For most of us, this is not very realistic, but if you can, try to find stones in stream beds or lake bottoms, maybe from a wooded path or even in your own back yard. Remember, when you do gather stones, ask the Earth first and then thank it for its sacrifice. Some witches perform a small ritual before they go on stone gather expeditions, making offerings to the Earth and praying for a good hunt. Keep in mind that the stones you buy from whatever source, the stones need to be cleansed of any negativity or lingering psychic clutter. You have no idea how many people have handled the stones before you or how they were claimed from the Earth, but you can probably guess that the Earth was not asked or thanked for its sacrifice. The stones can be cleansed using several methods. Set the stone in direct sunlight, preferable outside, and let the Sun's energies do the work. The stone should stay outside for anywhere from one day to a week, depending on how much other energy the stone's absorbed. The stone should be brought in every evening at dusk. Check the stone by placing it in your receptive hand (left). Does the stones natural energy vibrations feel normal? Once they do, the cleansing is finished. If you happen to live near a stream or river or maybe on the ocean, you can use the running water to cleanse the stones as well. This is done by placing the stones in a mesh bag, tying them off somehow so as to not loose them and let the running water cleanse them overnight. If one night is not enough, leave it for another. The Earth can also be used, although this method is much more time consuming. Take the stones and bury them in the earth. Remember to mark where the stones are buried! Leave them there for a week or two. Check them to see if they are cleansed. If not, rebury them and wait another week.
If none of these methods are possible, a small ritual can be performed using a bowl of fresh earth (North), a small basin of water (West), incense (East) and a red candle (South). Pass the stone through each of these elements while asking the element to aid in cleansing the stone of all negativity and unwanted energies. Follow the links below to charts containing information about some of the various stones and crystals and their attributes.
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