Healing Properties

Since ancient times, crystals and minerals were experienced to have special energies and healing powers. Crystals and minerals have been used for healing, diagnosing illness, foretelling the future and soul travel in shamanism. Wearing crystals and minerals can help give you energy and open up certain chakras, depending on the crystal or mineral. Opening chakras can help bring better health which results in better behaviors and levels of consciousness. Crystals and minerals can help change the vibration of almost anything it comes in contact with. It can help modify thoughts, emotions and our bodies. Negative can be changed to positive. Disharmony can be changed to harmony. Our bodies can be energized or healed. In places of stress, we can generate calm. 

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Abalone

Abalone can be helpful for increasing fertility, providing protection and balancing energy. Shells, in general can help activate intuition and provide insight. It can be helpful for promoting cohesiveness between self and others and within self. Use it to help treat hearing disorders, calcium deficiencies, nervous system & spinal dysfunctions. It can be used to enhance vitamin A & D and to protect body from atrophy.

Agate

Agate can be used to transform and eliminate negativity. It has been used to stimulate analytical capabilities and balance energy. It can be used to treat eyesight, dimish thirst and to promote marital fidelity. 

Agate, Moss 

Moss Agate is known to help improve the ego and self esteem. It can help one to balance emotions. It can be useful to promote growth of new crops. It has been used to treat dehydration, eye disorders, fungal infections, stimulate digestion, eliminate toxins, relieve symptoms of colds, internal infections and the flu.

Agate, Laguna
Laguna Agate can help alleviate depression. It has been used to assist in assimilitation of zinc and vitamins A & D. It can be helpful to treat disorders of colon and lower digestion tract. It can also help enhance elasticity of intestinal walls.

Amber

Amber can help change negative energy into positive energy. It can release a bright and soothing energy and clean its immediate environment. It is known to help calm nerves and enliven disposition. It can be helpful for manifesting. It can help stimulate the intellect and open the crown chakra. It has been said that it can purify ones body, mind and spirit when worn. It has long been believed to be a stone of healing, used to alleviate problems of the throat, kidneys and bladder.

Amethyst 

Amethyst is a great stone to use if you are trying to increase your psychic abilities and enhance you intuition. Amethyst has been a symbol of peace, purity and unification and can aid in bringing serenity and calmness. It can help open the throat, heart and crown chakras. It is helpful to clear the aura, protect against psychic attacks and remove negativity. Use amethyst to help treat insomnia and promote peaceful and healing sleep. It is also commonly used to relieve headaches, sugar imbalances and general edginess, bringing a overall sense of spiritual balance. It can help treat hearing disorders, disorders of nervous system, digestive tract, heart, stomach, teeth and skin disorders. It can also help strengthen the skeletal system and reinforce posture.

Ammonite
Ammonite is a fossilized animal, similiar to a snail. It is estimated at being 65 - 400 million years old. It can be used to transform negative energy into positive. It can be useful for encouraging and supplementing survival instincts. It has been used to alleviate pain during labor and post partem depression. It has been used to treat disorders of lungs and limbs.

Aquamarine

Aquamarine can help shield ones aura. It can help guard against injuries and temporarily protect one from pollutants. It is known to align and balance all chakras. It can help judgmental people be more tolerant. It can be very helpful for spiritually developed people to attune to more spiritual levels of awareness. It has been used to to treat swollen glands and improve vision.

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Chalcedony

Chalcedony is known to help balance energies and enhance generosity. It has been used to improve assimilation of minerals and combat build up of materials in veins. It has been used to treat dementia, rectify senility and increase mental stability.

Charoite 

Charoite can be used to eliminate negativity and cleanse the auric body. It can be useful for grounding and help awaken analytical abilities. It has been used to treat disorders of the heart and eyes. It can help eliminate headaches and general aches & pains. It can help improve the liver and pancreas. It has been used to regulate and stimulate the pulse rate and blood pressure.

Citrine

Citrine is one of only two minerals which does not hold & accumulate negetive energy but dissipates and transmutes it. It never needs clearing or cleaning. It is known to help acquire wealth and maintain it. It can help balance and align all chaktras and activate, open and energize the navel & solar plexus chakra and stimulate the crown chakra. It can stimulate mental focus and endurance. It can be used to dispel fears and anger. It has been said that it helps promote a radiance from within self, culiminating a constant, happy dispostion. It is known to clear the aura. It can be used to aid in digestion, treat digestive disorders and promote circulation of blood. It has been used to trear degenerative disorders and help diminish growths. It can strengthen vision, balance thyroid and activate thymus.

Coral

Coral can enhance intuition, imagination and visualization. It has helped strengthen both circulatory and bones of the body. It can stimulate tissue regeneration and nourish bllod cells. It has been used to treat disorders of the spinal canal, alimentary canal, nervous system and thalamus.

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Emerald 

Emeralds can enhance memory and elimiate negativity from ones life. It can help open, activate and stimulate the heart chakra. It is known to help enter and maintain a meditative state. It has been used to treat disorders of the lungs, heart and muscular system.

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Fluorite

Fluorite can help discourage chaos, increase concentration & stabilize energy. It has been used to dissipate colds, flu, staph & strep infections, herpes, ulcers, infectious cankers. It has also been used at the beginning stages of tumor growth.

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Garnet
Garnet can help balance energy and extract negative energy from the chakras and transmute it into postive energy. Garnet acts with speed due to its flash of lightening inside the stone. It can enhance awareness and creativity. It can be extremeley useful for manifesting as it can help with the inner drive and help bring creative powers to implementation. It has been known to balance, stimulate and develop movement of the Kundalini. It has been used to treat disorders of the spine & spinal fluid, bone, cellular structure & composition, lungs, heart and blood. It can enhance assimilation od iodine, calcium, magnesium and vitamins A,D & E. It has repaired and prevented damage to RNA/DNA structures.

Geode

Geodes can help treat disorders associated with the nervous system, hands and lungs. It has been used to treat brain tumors and mental imbalances.  

Granite

Granite can help protect and eliminate negativity. It is known to help attract money. It has been used to treat disorders associated with the head, face and hair.

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Hematite

The metaphysical aspects of hematite can assist in focusing and balancing energy. It can help transform negative energy into postive energy. It can facilitate peace, self control and inner happiness. It can be useful in meditation for grounding. It can help treat leg cramps, blood disorders, nervous disorders and insomnia. It can be used to assist in spinal alignment and healing of breaks and fractures. It can also help pull heat out of the body.

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Iolite

See Water Sapphire

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Jasper 

Jasper can be used to protect against negativity. It can be helpful for grounding, aligining the chakras and balancing energy. It is known to be helpful in times of extended hospitalization when ones energy is low. It has been used for protection during traveling. It can be used to treat tissue deterioration of internal injuries and for disorders of the spleen, kidneys, bladder, liver and stomach. It can also be used to strenghten and support the spine and thigh muscles.  

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Labradorite

Labradorite is a tremendously spiritual stone. It can be especially helpful for people who tend to overwork. It can help us regain our energy and aid our bodies and spirits in healing themselves. In meditation, focusing on labradorite can help you enter and maintain a meditative state. It has been used to assist in digestion, regulation, metabolism and to clarify the eyes.

Lapis Lazuli

Lapis can help activate the brow and throat chakras. It can help one overcome depression and one be successful in relationships. It has been used to protect oneself from physical danger and psychic attacks. It can be used to treat disorders of the thymus, throat, bone marrow and immune system. It can help rectify and prevent RNA/DNA damage. It has been used to treat vertigo, insomnia and dizziness. It can also help restructure muscular, cellular and sketal disorders. 

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Malachite 

The metaphysical aspect of malachite can release negative and painful emotions by absorbing them. Malachite is known as the stone of transformation. It can help clear the path to your desired goal. It can help bring fidelity in love and friendship. It is known to help open the heart chakra. It can also help attract prosperity.

Moonstone

Moonstone can help increase spiritual frequency and vibratory rate. It can be helpful to enhance creativity and self expression. It can exude awareness with calmness and help eliminate fear. It can balance the sacral chakra, open the third eye and clean negativity from all chakras. It can be used to eliminate obstacles, provide protection when traveling, stimulate intuition and balance & increase energy. It has been used to treat disorders of digestive and degenerative conditions, insomnia, eliminate toxins, insect stings or bites, shock, malaria, circulatory disorders, disorders of eyes, restrictions of blood flow. Use it to help improve PMS, change of life symptoms, fertility and to ease childbirth.

Mother of Pearl

Mother of pearl has tremendous spiritual value for those whose high goals and attitudes keep them feeling stressed. Shells, in general can help activate intuition and provide insight. It can be helpful for promoting cohesiveness between self and others and within self. Use it to help treat hearing disorders, calcium deficiencies, nervous system & spinal dysfunctions. It can be used to enhance vitamin A & D and to protect body from atrophy.

Continued here: http://www.soulystones.blogspot.com/2009/02/healing-properties-2_03.html

Healing Properties 2

Since there are so many crystals and minerals, I will only be posting the stones I work with.

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Ocho 

Ocho is known to help assist one in victory through gambling, games tournaments and employment. It has been used to treat eating disorders - both aneroxia and bulimia.

Onyx 

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. It can be used to enhance self control, simulate the power of wise decision making, and to encourage happiness and good fortune. It has been used to treat disorders related to bone marrow, to the soft tissue structures and to the feet.  

Opal

Opal can help strenghten the memory, awaken psychic abilities and encourage flashes of intuition. It has been used to disperse infections, regulate insulin production and purify the blood & kidneys. It can help alleviate fevers and stimulate circulatory functions. It can be helpful to clarify and strengthen eyesight, help recovery of Parkinson's disease and provide comfort and ease during childbirth. Opals were used by Native American Indians and Australian Aboriginal Shamen to invoke visions.

Opal, Blue 

Blue Opals can stimulate communication skills and creativity. It is known to enhances ones visioning and activate the third eye. It has been used to balance metabloism and assist in assimilation of iron. It has also been used to treat fatigue and hair loss.

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Pearl

Pearls can help aid in concentration, increase fertiltiy, ease childbirth and stimulate purity of body & mind. Pearls have been used to treat digestive disorders and soft tissue organs.

Pyrite

Pyrite has been used to protect from negative energy, especially when preforming dangerous work. It can be useful to enhance memory. It can help lessen fevers, reduce inflammation. It has been used to treat bronchitis and disorders of lungs. It has been known to assist and prevent RNA/DNA damage.

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Quartz

Quartz can help heal negativity, protect aura and help promote emotional stability. It can clear and activate all chakras and attunes to crown, heart and third eye chakras. It can be helpful for facilitating perseverance & patience. It has been helpful for grounding during meditation. It can stimulate pyschic abilitities and enhance energy. It has been used to treat disorders of circulatory system and digestive disorders. It can help eliminate kidney and bladder infections. It has been used to treat insomnia. It has been beneficial for meditation, spiritual development, studying and taking tests. When worn, it can stimulate thyroid glands and treat respitory problems. It has helped to aid in adjusting imbalances throughout the body. It has been used to treat headaches and eliminate excess body heat. It also can be used for burns- hold crystal to area of burn and it can help eliminate pain, blistering and scars. 

Quartz, Angel Aura

Angel Aura Quartz is known to help invite angel guidance. It can be useful during meditation and can help reach depper mediatation states. It can help promote joy, light & optimism. It can be used to open the throat chakra. In addition to these properties, it also has the same properties of quartz.

Quartz, Rose

Rose quartz is associated with love, the heart and beauty and is thought to be a healing aid for the heart chakra. It can help attune to each chakra and provide the proper frequency of energy vibration. Some believe that rose quartz has calming effects and helps people develop strong friendships. It can be helpful to remove negativity. It can be used to clear fluids in the cells of the body and to release impurities. It can be helpful for diminishing pain, stress and tension. It has been used to diminish burns, relieve heat blisters, vertigo and disorders of kidneys and adrenal glands. It can help decrease coughs and sooth bronchial and lung areas of the body.

Quartz, Smoky
Smoky Quartz can be used to disolve negative energy and emotional blackages. It can be useful for balancing energy, protection and can activate survival instincts. It can be helpful during mediation for grounding. It has been used to focus on business and financial endeavors. You can use it to treat disorders of the hands and feet as well as congestion. In addition to these properties, it also has the same properties of quartz.

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Ruby 

Ruby can stimulate the heart chakra and protect one from psychic attacks. It has been known to stabalize economic status. It can help to protect against unhappiness, distressing dreams and lightning. It has helped to enhance creativity. It has been used to treat fevers and heart disorders. It can help decrease length of time required for toxins to exit the body. It also is said to ameliorate intake of caffeine, acting as a counter balance to stimulants.  

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Spinel

Spinel is known as the "stone of immortality". It has been used to balance energy and provide protection. It can help one to obtain, maintain and achieve victory with humility. It is known to enhance your appearance and increase postive aspects of ones personality. It can be useful for balancing the upward energy of Kundalini.

Stalactite

Stalactite is associated with hidden inner growth and secret expansion of the higher self.

Sugilite

Sugilite is known to treat all diseases and attract healing powers. It can open all chakras and can be very useful during meditation. It can help one to forgive oneself as well as others. It can help eliminate hostility, anger, abrasiveness, jealousy, prejudice and all negatve attributes. It can help infuse one with inspiration and confidence. It has been used to treat headaches and dispel all kinds of diseases and discomforts.

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Tektite

Tektite is a form of meteoric glass from outer space. Many believe it is a piece of our own moon or a piece from Mars. Tektite is known to balance the feminine and masculine properties of ones character. It can help strenghten ones energy field. It has been used to treat fevers, reduce transmission of disorders, balance circulation and dispel transmitted diseases. It can be helpful in the amelioration of chronic dilation of the capillaries and small blood vessels.

Tiger Eye 

Tiger eye is a great stone to use for enchancing psychic abilities. It can help balance energy and alleviate stress. It can be helpful for grounding during mediatation. It has been used to treat disorders of the throat, eyes and the reproductive system. It can help improve night vision. It can also be used strenghten the spinal column and broken bones. 

Tiger Iron

In addition to the healing properties of hematite, tiger eye and red jasper, tiger iron can be helpful for the assimiliation of B complex vitamins. It is known to help increade white/red blood cells. It can help strengthen production of steroids and muscular structure.

Titanium Druzy

Titanium Druzy can be used in meditation to stimulate the movement of the Kundalini to the crown chakra, aligning all the chakras. Some people use it to assist in contacting the ancient Greek civilizations during meditation. It also has the same healing properties of quartz.

Topaz 

Topaz has been used to enhance creativity and awareness. It can be useful for manifesting as topaz acts as a conductor. In meditation, topaz can help with visualizing. In faceted form, the facets provide negative and positive currents which is very different from quartz. When used with amethyst, it can give and receive energy from amethyst. Amethyst further provides a soothing, clearing, grounding effect. The combo of the two can be very useful for healing. Topaz has been used to manifest health, correct disorders in the body, treat sense of loss of taste and heal wounds.

Tourmaline 

Tourmaline can help clear, maintain and stimulate all chakras. Is is known to help diminish fears, encourage self confidence and attracts inspiration. It has balanced energies and protects one from danger. It has been used to balance the left and right sides of the brain, enhance creativity and healing.  

Tourmaline, Rubellite

In addition to the healing properties of tourmaline, rubellite topaz can help one to stimulate and activate the base chakra, providing a direct path between the base and heart chakras. It can help provide physical energy and vitality. It is known to treat disorders of the digestive system, heart, lungs, pancreas and reproductive systems. It can help activate the healing qualities of the heart and balance in the structure of blood vessels and veins.

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Water Sapphire/Iolite 

Water Sapphire can be useful to balance male & female aspects of ones character, to eliminate disruption in relations and to release discord from ones life. It can help one to eliminate debts, facilitate acceptance of responsibility and manage money. It had been used to treat malaria, fever prodicing disorders, protect and improve conditions of the liver. It has also been used to lessen fatty deposits and rid the body of toxins. 

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Zoisite

Zoisite can transform negative energy into positive energy. It has been used to dispel laziness. It can stimulate the crown chakra. Zoisite can stimulate and amplify psychic abilities. It has been used to treat disorders associated with the heart, spleen, lungs and pancreas. It has been used by healers in Asian countries for diagnostic healing and communicating with spirits.