Stone: Agate (Black and White)
Color: Black and white banded
Energy: Receptive
Properties:
The ancients believed that black and white agate could guard
against physical dangers. This powerful stone can help protect
you, relieve stress, and increase courage. If you live or
work in a stressful situation, black and white agate can not
only boost your courage, but also soothe and calm you. When
you wear this stone, you can become more even-tempered and
cautious.
Real life situations where black and white agate can help:
If you suffer from minor health problems -- especially those
caused by stress -- carry black and white agate. It can replenish
energy and help you maintain balance, relaxation, and calm.
Fashion tip:
The banding of black and white agates is enhanced when shown
on a deep red background. Pin this stone on a deep maroon
tie, or wear it on a necklace against a burgundy blouse or
suit.
Stone: Amethyst
Color: Light Violet to Purple
Energy: Receptive
Properties:
The Greeks and Romans valued amethyst for its powers to fight
drunkenness and protect against evil. Jewish priests wore
it for spiritual reinforcement. Because amethyst exudes pure,
peaceful, and loving vibrations, it is one of the most favored
gemstones. It can raise your hopes, reinforce your resolve
to overcome addictions, and sharpen your mental processes.
Wear amethyst, and enjoy its soothing calm. Decisions made
while wearing this stone come from deep levels of intuition
and insight. Amethyst helps you assume dignity and serenity
in stressful situations.
Real life situations when wearing amethyst can help:
To bring cleansing energy into a room, hang an amethyst stone
in a sunny window. If you are overly tired or have suffered
from nightmares or insomnia, a piece of amethyst under your
pillow can bring restful sleep. Wearing the stone next to
your skin may help you avoid nervous tension. When you need
to be sharp -- really sharp -- in situations that call for
wisdom and insight, wear amethyst to insure that your decisions
are fair and from the heart.
Fashion tip:
Wear amethyst as a tie pin or in a ring to show your availability
and interest. Men who wear amethyst may attract women. Women
can show the stone to its best advantage as a pendant or bracelet
with an off-white, pale pink, or royal purple outfit.
Stone: Aquamarine
Color: Blue
Energy: Receptive
Properties:
Aquamarine has long been associated with the sea. Ancient
sailors (beginning with Roman fisherman) used the stone to
increase the size of their catch and to calm the waters. The
ancients also believed that aquamarine facilitated heart and
immune system functioning. They carried it to reduce thymus
problems and respiratory allergies. Some use aquamarine today
for protection while traveling over water and to help calm
the nerves.
Real life situations when wearing aquamarine can help:
Exchange a piece of aquamarine to smooth communication in
relationships. While traveling over water, carry a piece of
aquamarine to calm jittery nerves and protect against storms.
If job interviews often leave you tongue-tied, wear aquamarine
to enhance your clarity and intellect.
Fashion tip:
Wear an emerald-cut aquamarine in a white-gold setting while
dining by candlelight. Every movement of your hand will give
off a little sparkle of light. Aquamarine stone is never too
big or too flashy to wear.
Stone: Aventurine
Color: Green
Energy: Projective
Properties:
Aventurine (Indian jade) has no specific healing powers but
the ancients considered it a good luck stone; they used it
to strengthen eyesight and heal vision disorders. This gemstone
can open one's eyes to new opportunities. Tibetans used aventurine
for the eyes of their statues; it can bring serenity and calm
to the home. When worn as a talisman, aventurine may enhance
intelligence and creativity. Gamblers and risk-takers carry
aventurine for good luck.
Real life situations when wearing aventurine can help:
When you need to make a serious decision, wear aventurine.
Wear this stone to broaden your professional options. If money
is a problem, carry a piece of aventurine -- you may be more
aware of opportunities to attract and retain monetary resources.
Carrying aventurine can also increase your chances of impressing
a date. Add a stone to your bath water -- the ancients believed
aventurine could soothe minor skin irritations when used in
this fashion.
Fashion tip:
Show off the sparkly inclusions (tiny pieces of crystal) in
your aventurine by wearing it in dangling earrings. When on
a date, wear an aventurine pendant close to your heart. An
aventurine stone in a gold tie or lapel pin makes a striking
addition to a solid-color tie or suit.
Stone: Bloodstone
Color: Green with red flecks
Energy: Projective
Properties:
Bloodstone is often seen carved into the shape of a heart
and for good historical reasons. Its curative and purification
properties center on the blood. The ancients used it as a
strong detoxifier of organs, like the kidneys and liver. They
believed that bloodstone helped with birthing, anemia, blood
disorders, and stomach pain. Wearing bloodstone can ease the
mental distress of those suffering from a psychosomatic or
depression-related illness. Bloodstone energizes and imparts
vitality as it cleanses the body and soul.
Real life situations when wearing bloodstone can help:
While facing a difficult situation, bloodstone can give you
courage and keep you safe. Its ability to positively direct
your thoughts can help with clarity and ease the symptoms
of psychosomatic illness or depression-related conditions.
Fashion tip:
Suspend a carved bloodstone heart from a long chain and wear
over your heart center, or wear a brooch of carved bloodstone
with any outfit that contrasts with and picks up the red flecks
of the stone. A short necklace of small round stones adds
a splash of color to a dressy, white outfit with an open neckline.
Stone: Carnelian
Color: Red to brown
Energy: Projective
Properties:
Carnelian is a legendary good luck stone symbolizing the warm,
vitalizing energies of the earth. Frequently found in Egyptian
tombs, the stone was highly prized by ancient civilizations.
When illness threatened, the ancients believed carnelian could
restore health by assisting with circulation and digestion;
they also used it as a tonic for female reproductive processes
and to enhance fertility.
Carnelian has no energy itself; rather, it uses what is already
within you -- empowering your efforts and bringing forth motivation
and strength. When used with visualization, carnelian can
either attract or repel specific kinds of energies. This stone
can inspire courage in the wearer. Associated with the Empress
card of the tarot, carnelian can also enable you to summon
and marshal powers for creative projects.
Real life situations when wearing carnelian can help:
While facing a situation where your temper could get the best
of you, wear carnelian. Its grounding properties will anchor
your emotions, reduce your anger, and help you maintain self-control.
If you have to give a speech before a large audience, wear
carnelian for eloquence and confidence. When undergoing stress,
especially as a result of overwork, wear carnelian to focus
your healing powers and restore balance.
Carnelian can also help you overcome lethargy if you find
yourself in a rut. If you're hoping for a new situation --
either romantic or on the job -- wearing carnelian will open
new opportunities. To benefit fully from carnelian's powers,
wear it over the throat. Chokers composed of this stone are
particularly striking and effective.
Fashion tip:
Often carved with words or symbols, the carnelian scarab exudes
power. To show this red stone to its best advantage, wear
an engraved pendant against fabrics of gold or white. Men
can wear a carnelian tie pin against a dark blue or burgundy
print background.
Properties:
Citrine can help prevent nightmares and soothe fears. It stimulates
communication -- especially public speaking. Citrine works
with the power energy center of the body; it facilitates psychic
awareness, opens the way to higher intuition, and promotes
strong personal power. It can help with a lack of energy,
low self-esteem, self-conscious behavior, confusion, or insecurity.
Citrine is valuable for actors, attorneys, and others who
need to project a strong physical presence before a demanding
audience. When facing tense situations, wear a piece of citrine
to boost your self-image.
Real life situations where citrine can help:
Citrine can help in circustances requiring public or personal
exposure -- when trying out for a part in a play, asking for
a raise, or anytime you need to project strength. Wear citrine
on job interviews to be remembered as a candidate with excellent
communication skills. Wear or carry citrine to help ground
yourself during times of confusion or insecurity.
Fashion tip:
Wear a pendant of citrine on a thin gold chain with a deep
purple blouse. Add other thin chains for a truly elegant effect.
Dinner rings with citrine as the center stone, in a circle
of garnet chips, add sparkle to any dressy outfit. Men can
wear citrine as a tie pin or as large stone set in yellow
gold.
Stone: Coral
Color: Pale pink and white
Energy: Receptive
Properties:
Folklore holds that coral, a gift from the sea, protected
those traveling over water. The soothing nature of the ocean
is evident in coral's ability to calm the emotions and restore
harmony. The ancients wore coral on the body -- where it could
clearly be seen --to guard against violence, accidents, and
thefts. Uncut or unpolished coral brings good luck to a home
when hung in a visible location.
Real life situations where coral can help:
Place a piece of coral under your pillow to help produce restful
sleep. Wear it to relax after a long day, or when you're facing
a tense situation. Coral is said to dispel nervousness, panic,
and fear. For creativity and planning, coral can aid in visualizing
goals. Hold a piece of coral in your hands during meditation
for increased centeredness and peace.
Fashion tip:
Coral can be fashioned into many types of jewelry, but it
is most often worn as dangling earrings or pendants. To bring
out the subtle variations in the coral, wear coral with complimentary
dark colors, such as royal blues or hunter greens.
Stone: Crystal
Color: Clear
Energy: Receptive and Projective
Properties:
Crystals have a long history of use in rituals and spells.
Believing it to be solidified ice, the ancients thought the
sun's power came through crystals. They also believed that
rubbing crystals over the body during magical rituals could
cure disease. Crystal can magnify healing energies and psychic
abilities. Reputed to be the perfect gem, crystals are used
as energy conductors. They absorb and refract light -- producing
rainbows -- and amplify energy.
One need only look into a crystal to feel its calming effects.
Crystals enhance the process of meditation. Think of the fascination
any crystal holds for a child. A crystal or a cluster of crystals
restores the clarity, openness, and wonder of child mind.
Real life situations when wearing crystal can help:
In work situations requiring personal interactions, wear or
carry crystal to enhance insight and communication. The energy
it imparts to you -- and the advice you give others -- will
be suffused with warmth and clarity. If you live or work in
a tense situation, crystals can help you dispel negative energy.
Hang crystals in a sunny window to splash prisms across your
walls. Focus on the crystal and its light to help you collect
your thoughts.
Fashion tip:
Wear a crystal pendant on a silver chain with anything. This
clear stone not only goes with everything but also enhances
your outfits with eye-catching sparkle.
Stone: Garnet
Color: Deep red
Energy: Projective
Properties:
The deep red garnet is known as a potent protective stone.
If you're facing a challenge, it can help give you courage
and uplift your mood or attitude. The ancients believed that
garnet helped to combat depressive feelings and adjusted one's
thinking. Working with the natural energy centers in the lower
part of the body, this projective gem is known to stimulate
libido and sex drive, in turn, increasing creative energies.
Garnets are considered lucky stones. Worn close to the body,
garnet can raise self-esteem to its highest level -- especially
in business dealings. Garnets can also affect the success
of new endeavors. A garnet gem, when given as a gift, encourages
fidelity in love and loyalty in business. Garnet promotes
good health and can protect your physical endurance.
Real life situations when wearing garnets can help:
If you're trying to make something new, giving a presentation,
or putting together a business plan, the lower-body, birthing
energy of garnet can help to bring anything new into being
and ensure your creation a glorious reception into material
reality.
Wear garnet to increase popularity and encourage others to
work harmoniously with you. Wear it in an amulet to boost
your energy.
Fashion tip:
Because garnets are semi-precious, just about anyone can afford
to adorn themselves with this dramatically beautiful gemstone.
They make wonderful earrings, necklaces, bracelets, or tie
pins. They'll bring out the deep red in mixed prints and add
a rich, color accent to black, navy, or gray ensembles.
Stone: Golden Beryl
Color: Yellow
Energy: Receptive
Properties:
Ancient mariners believed golden beryl protected against storms.
It can cure "droughts" of all kinds, especially those within
relationships. Its powers of optimism inspire confidence and
allow you to open new doors in romance. Golden beryl clears
physic pathways by warding off mental and spiritual intrusions.
Golden beryl can increase the mind's ability to retain and
recall information. You may be less susceptible to manipulation
when you carry it.
Real life situations when wearing golden beryl can help:
If the excitement has gone out of your love relationship,
exchange pieces of golden beryl with your partner to inspire
new levels of intimacy and trust. If you're not involved,
this stone can help to stimulate your romantic affairs. Carry
a piece of golden beryl to boost your attractive energies
and increase your receptivity to others around you -- and
their love.
Fashion tip:
Golden beryl is often cut with many facets, attracting the
eye to its sparkle. Wear your stone where it can be seen!
A brooch or tie pin of golden beryl compliments any outfit
of dark blue or hunter green.
Stone: Jade
Color: Green
Energy: Receptive
Properties:
Jade is a stone of many powers. The ancients believed jade
brought good luck and protected against accidents -- especially
those caused by inattentiveness. With its soothing, healing
vibrations, jade gives an excellent overall balancing energy
to the body.
Because jade can aid in problem solving, carry or wear it
to help situations work out or go your way. Holding it during
meditation opens channels of wisdom. With your thoughts focused,
you can much more easily reach your goals. Wear jade as a
pendant or ring to enhance your ability to attract and retain
material resources -- visualize yourself receiving and using
desired goods. When given as a gift, jade is said to attract
love and solidify commitments.
Real life situations where jade can help:
At work, place a piece of jade on your desk. If it's a jade
Buddha, rub its tummy for good luck before difficult meetings;
slip a smaller piece into your pocket before meetings with
a testy boss.
If it looks like you'll run out of money before you run out
of month, hold a piece of jade and visualize yourself writing
checks. Your increased awareness helps you to efficiently
allocate your money and to act upon financial opportunities
as they arise.
While gardening, wear jade to help promote healthy plant growth.
Fashion tip:
Jade is the perfect all-purpose accompaniment. Whether it's
a tiny Buddha pendant, a smooth stone set in yellow gold,
or a tie pin. Just as green stems go with flowers of all shades,
jade goes with everything.
Stone: Lapis Lazuli
Color: Blue with golden flecks of pyrite
Energy: Receptive
Properties:
The history of lapis lazuli begins with priests of ancient
Egypt who appreciated its strong spiritual and universal powers.
Egyptians valued it as much as they did gold. Crushed lapis
was used as the first eye shadow and paint. In medieval and
renaissance paintings, artists used lapis as a base for blue
hues. The amount of this vivid -- and expensive -- color in
frescos and paintings constituted the standard by which patrons
measured and showed off their wealth, power, and influence.
Today lapis is used for spiritual healing and purification.
Lapis can enhance meditation by pointing the way to enlightenment.
Lapis' power isn't intrusive; the wearer must seek out its
subtle qualities. Holding or wearing the stone can improve
spiritual and emotional conditions and impart gentleness to
the wearer. Wearing a necklace of lapis may also increase
your intuitive powers and trigger psychic abilities. Listen
closely to your instincts when you wear this stone.
Real life situations when wearing lapis lazuli can help:
Give a stone to the one you love -- lapis can strengthen your
bond. If facing a long, difficult period, wear lapis daily
to tap into your instincts and increase your psychic awareness.
Because lapis works with the throat's energy center, wear
it to bolster confidence and clarity in public speaking situations.
People in powerful positions can depend on lapis to help with
judgments and decisions.
Fashion tip:
Solid, blue lapis is expensive and rare, but the stones containing
the golden flecks of pyrite are more beautiful by far. Suspended
from a gold chain, a simple pendant of lapis will enhance
any outfit. Choose clothing colors that reflect or contrast
with the colors of the stone. Let it be your only gem; stones
worn with lapis tend to deplete its power.
Stone: Rose Quartz
Color: Pink
Energy: Receptive
Properties:
Rose quartz is known for its healing powers -- especially
in matters of the heart. A receptive crystal, rose quartz
attracts goodwill, friendship, and romantic love. The ancients
believed that this stone brought relief from frequent headaches
or migraines. Rose quartz opens the eyes to beauty and brings
forth trusting, harmonious feelings. Use it to enhance your
love of others and of yourself. It is especially helpful in
meditation, where the goal is to ease suffering caused by
trauma or emotional neglect.
Real life situations when wearing rose quartz can help:
Wear rose quartz while on a diet or if you struggle with weight
problems -- your self-esteem can benefit. Use rose quartz
to soothe your anxieties and reduce stress. If breaches of
trust have brought anger or tension to your love relationship,
let rose quartz enhance compassion and forgiveness between
you and your sweetheart.
Fashion tip:
A heart-shaped pendant of rose quartz beautifully complements
any outfit -- the effect is more striking with clothing that
accents the subtle color of the stone. Dangling earrings that
catch the ambient light will bring a healthy glow to your
face.
Stone: Sard
Color: Red-brown
Energy: Projective
Properties:
Sard is a clear agate found in colors from pink to brown --
the most popular being the red-brown. The ancients used sard
for medical conditions such as rashes, wounds, and inflammation
(anything to do with the skin). The midwives of antiquity
held a piece of sard against the abdomen of a baby with colic
or a woman in childbirth. The stone's soothing energies were
thought to relax the spasms and contractions. The ancients
also believed that sard soothed self-image issues, increased
appetite
