Gemstone Meanings

What are the Gemstone Meanings?

The information below is a brief summary of the gemstones' healing properties.

These are our most popular stones, not all Gemstones are listed.

Agate

Agate is an excellent stone for rebalancing and harmonizing body, mind and spirit. It cleanses and stabilizes the aura, eliminating and transforming negativity. Agate enhances mental function, improving concentration, perception and analytical abilities. It soothes and calms, healing inner anger or tension and creates a sense of security and safety.

Agate; Banded

Black Banded Agate helps with cleaning your body from negative energy and negative thoughts giving you the opportunity to prosper.

Agate; Dragon Vein

Dragon Vein Agate can help bring out one’s hidden talent and natural gifts. Not only that, but this stone can also provide the self-confidence needed to manifest these talents and gifts. Emotionally, this stone prevents the owner from holding back their true emotions and wishes. Dragon Vein Agate supports you and your dreams because it helps you get a hold of what you truly wish for in this life. It’s also said to be particularly helpful in finding your soulmate.

Agate; Gray

Grey Agate has a very calm, gentle and steady presence, which encourages us to be more conscious of our thoughts and feelings and their effect on our long-term well being.

Agate; Moss

Moss Agate is a stone of new beginnings. Refreshes the soul and enables you to see beauty in all you behold. Moss Agate reduces sensitivity to weather and environmental pollutants. It attracts abundance in wealth and improves self-esteem, develops strength and the ability to get along with others, and inspires new ideals after periods of stagnation. Moss Agate promotes self-expression and communication, balances the emotions, releasing fear and stress, and encourages trust and hope.

Amazonite

Amazonite is a soothing stone. It calms the brain and nervous system and aids in maintaining optimum health. Amazonite helps you to see both sides of a problem or different points of view and helps alleviate worry and fear. It also dispels negative energy and protects against electromagnetic pollution and absorbs microwaves.

Amethyst

Amethyst is a powerful and protective stone. It guards against psychic attack, transmuting the energy into love and protecting the wearer from all types of harm, including geopathic or electromagnetic stress and ill wishes from others. Amethyst is a natural tranquiliser, it relieves stress and strain, soothes irritability, balances mood swings, dispels anger, rage, fear and anxiety. Alleviates sadness and grief, and dissolves negativity.

Angelite

Angelite facilitates conscious contact with the angelic realm. It enhances out-of-body journeys to take place while still maintaining contact with everyday reality and is a powerful stone for healers because it deepens attunement and heightens perception. Angelite provides protection for the environment or the body. It has also been used to enhance astrological understanding. Angelite creates a deep feeling of peace and tranquility. It helps connect to universal knowledge and raises awareness. Angelite facilitates the rebirthing process, stimulates healing, and opens psychic channeling.

Apatite

Apatite is a stone of manifestation and promotes a humanitarian attitude, inclining toward service. Apatite is attuned to the future, yet connects to past lives. It develops psychic gifts and spiritual attunement, deepens meditation, raises the kundalini, and aids communication and self-expression on all levels. Psychologically, Apatite increases motivation and builds up energy reserves.

Aquamarine

Aquamarine a stone of courage, its calming energies reduce stress and quiet the mind. Aquamarine has an affinity with sensitive people and can invoke tolerance of others and overcomes judgementalism, giving support to those overwhelmed by responsibility. Clarifies perception, sharpens the intellect and clears confusion. Useful for closure on all levels. Promotes self-expression. Soothes fears and increases sensitivity.

Aventurine; Pink

Pink Aventurine is all about being heart-centered and happy. It fights depression, anxiety, and other negative emotions, replacing them with confidence in ourselves and the sure knowledge that we are capable of creating a happier future. It is particularly helpful for overcoming fear and grief after a negative romantic experience.

Black Labradorite

Black Labradorite, also known as Larvikite, is a protective and grounding stone. It allows us to see the past, providing clarity to visions of past life recall. Black Labradorite repels negative energy, increases our security in the strength of our own intellect and stimulates creativity. It also teaches patience and helps us make decisions that are rational, and not based upon our emotions.

Garnet; Red

Red Garnet is the birthstone of January. It cleanses and re-energises the chakras, as well as revitalizes, purifies and balances energy, bringing serenity or passion as appropriate. Inspires love and devotion. Garnet balances the sex drive and alleviates emotional disharmony. It activates and strengthens the survival instinct, bringing courage and hope. Garnet sharpens perceptions of oneself and others. It also opens the heart and bestows self-confidence.

Howlite; White

Howlite is an aid to insomnia, especially when caused by an overactive mind. Formulates ambitions and aids in achieving them. Howlite strengthens memory and stimulates desire for knowledge. A calming stone, Howlite calms communication, facilitates awareness and encourages emotional expression.

Jade

Jade is a symbol of serenity and purity. It signifies wisdom gathered in tranquility. It increases love and nurturing. A protective stone, Jade keeps the wearer from harm and brings harmony. Jade attracts good luck and friendship. It stabilizes the personality and promotes self-sufficiency. Soothes the mind, releasing negative thoughts, while stimulating ideas. A “dream stone”, Jade brings insightful dreams. It aids emotional release, especially of irritability. Jade encourages you to become who you really are. Jade aids the body’s filtration and elimination organs.

Jade; Blue Grey

Blue Grey Jade calms and restores, like a veil of slow moving clouds covering the moon. Blue is excellent for the throat chakra and will assist with communication and speaking your truth.

Jade; White

White Jade helps us to connect to higher vibrational energies, increasing our insight and helping us to act intuitively. It protects from negative energies and keeps the wearer from harm and brings harmony. Jade attracts good luck and friendship. It soothes the mind, releasing negative thoughts.

Jasper; Blue Spot

Blue Spot Jasper sustains and supports through times of stress, and brings tranquility and wholeness. Jasper is known as the “supreme nurturer” and provides protection, while absorbing negative energy. It balances yin and yang. Jasper clears electromagnetic and environmental pollution, including radiation. It encourages honesty with one's self. Provides courage to assertively tackle problems. Prolongs sexual pleasure. Blue Spot Jasper Emits slow and constant energy, allow you to be “in the moment” in the physical body but conscious of your surroundings. Promotes courage, builds inner strength, and brings an air of calmness.

Jasper; Pink Zebra

Known as the “supreme nurturer”. It sustains and supports through times of stress, and brings tranquility, love and calmness. Jasper provides protection and absorbs negative energy.It clears electromagnetic and environmental pollution, including radiation. It encourages honesty with one's self. Provides courage to assertively tackle problems.

Jasper; Zebra

Zebra Jasper sustains and supports through times of stress, and brings tranquility and wholeness. Jasper is known as the “supreme nurturer”and provides protection, while absorbing negative energy. Jasper clears electromagnetic and environmental pollution, including radiation. Zebra Jasper is a stone that brings contentment. It helps you to have compassion and understanding for others. It provides you with courage and motivation, helping you to face the challenges and to solve the problems you may have in life. It gives you the determination needed to see things through. Zebra Jasper stimulates physical energy, providing stamina and endurance, making it a wonderful stone for athletes.

Labradorite

Labradorite is a highly mystical and protective stone, a bringer of light. It raises consciousness and connects with universal energies. Labradorite deflects unwanted energies from the aura and prevents energy leakage. It forms a barrier to negative energies shed during therapy. Psychologically, Labradorite banishes fears and insecurities and the psychic debris from previous disappointments, including those experienced in past lives.

Lapis Lazuli

A stone of protection that may be worn to guard against psychic attacks, Lapis Lazuli quickly releases stress, bringing deep peace. It brings harmony and deep inner self-knowledge. Encourages self-awareness, allows self-expression and reveals inner truth, providing qualities of honesty, compassion and morality to the personality. Stimulates objectivity, clarity and encourages creativity. Lapis Lazuli assists to confront and speak one’s truth and inspires confidence. It bonds relationships, aiding in expression of feelings and emotions.

Lava

Lava is a grounding stone that strengthens one's connection to Mother Earth and can be very calming. It gives us strength and courage, allowing us stability through times of change. It provides guidance and understanding in situations where we may need to "bounce back". Apply aromatherapy oils to the bead and it will act as a diffuser.

Mother of Pearl; White

Mother of Pearl is a protection stone and brings the gentle calming and soothing healing power of the sea. It is also a stress and fear relieving stone. Mother of Pearl relaxes, soothes our emotions, as it provides harmony and balance. It also aids with clarity in decision making and is helpful for endurance and organization.

Obsidian; Black

Black Obsidian is truth-enhancing. A strongly protective stone, it forms a shield against negativity. It blocks psychic attack and absorbs negative energies from the environment. Obsidian draws out mental stress, tension and provides support during change. It repels negativity and disperses unloving thoughts, while releasing imbalanced energy.

Obsidian; Rainbow

Rainbow Obsidian gives you back strength to help overcome these heartaches, so that you may begin to heal. Once one has accepted what has happened, only then can they move on and begin to heal and rejuvenate their energies.

Obsidian; Silver

Silver Obsidian is also useful for grounding, it is especially good for anyone who finds themselves in trouble or dissatisfied with their life, or suffering with anxiety or depression.

Onyx; Black

Onyx gives strength and promotes stamina. Imparts self-confidence, helping you to be at ease in your surroundings. Onyx banishes grief, enhances self-control and stimulates the power of wise decision-making. It encourages happiness and good fortune.

Prehnite

Prehnite is considered a stone of unconditional love and the crystal to heal the healer. It enhances precognition and inner knowing. Enables you always to be prepared. Prehnite calms the environment and brings peace and protection.

Clear Quartz

Clear Quartz is known as the "master healer" and will amplify energy and thought, as well as the effect of other crystals. It absorbs, stores, releases and regulates energy. Clear Quartz draws off negative energy of all kinds, neutralizing background radiation, including electromagnetic smog. Clear Quartz aids concentration and unlocks memory, it also stimulates the immune system and brings the body into balance.

Quartz; Tourmalined

Tourmalined Quartz combines the properties of Tourmaline and Clear Quartz Crystal. Tourmaline purifies ones own energies and protects from negativity, while Quartz amplifies energies focused through it. This combination makes Tourmaline Quartz a powerful shield-stone that can convert the negative energy into positive energy for the wearer.

Rhodonite

Rhodonite is an emotional balancer that clears away old wounds and scars. It grounds energy and aids in achieving one’s highest potential. It also aids with emotional shock and panic, self-destruction, co-dependency and abuse. Rhodonite encourages unselfish self-love and forgiveness. Promotes remaining calm in dangerous or upsetting situations. Builds confidence and alleviates confusion.

Rhyodacite

Rhyodacite is all about self-love, its radiant energy infusing your spirit with pure joy. This volcanic rock radiates warm, fuzzy vibes that are associated with love, hope, and aids in depression. Rhyodacite also helps to recognize your highest potential and go after your dreams with a renewed sense of energy and zest. With its cheerful and uplifting vibes in your energetic field, it clears away self-doubt and replaces it with a confident "I've got this" attitude. This stone also has strong cleansing and detoxifying action and can help cleanse the body of toxins.

Rose Quartz

Rose Quartz is the stone of universal love. It restores trust and harmony in relationships, encouraging unconditional love. Rose Quartz purifies and opens the heart at all levels to promote love, self-love, friendship, deep inner healing and feelings of peace. Calming and reassuring, it helps to comfort in times of grief. Rose Quartz dispels negativity and protects against environmental pollution, replacing it with loving vibes. It encourages self forgiveness and acceptance invoking self trust and self worth.

Smoky Quartz

Smoky Quartz besides the generic healing properties of Quartz, Smokey Quartz is an excellent grounding stone. It gently neutralizes negative vibrations and is detoxifying on all levels, prompting elimination of the digestive system and protecting against radiation and electromagnetic smog. Smokey Quartz disperses fear, lifts depression and negativity. It brings emotional calmness, relieving stress and anxiety. Promotes positive thoughts.

Sodalite

Sodalite brings order and calmness to the mind. It encourages rational thought, objectivity, truth and intuition, along with verbalization of feelings. Sodalite brings emotional balance and calms panic attacks. It enhances self-esteem, self-acceptance and self-trust. Sodalite balances the metabolism, boosts the immune system and assists with insomnia.

Tiger's Eye; Blue

Blue Tiger's Eye is calming, releases stress, anxiety and hot tempers. Overall, Tiger's Eye is stone of protection, Tiger's Eye also brings good luck to the wearer. It has the power to focus the mind, promoting mental clarity, assisting us to resolve problems objectively and unclouded by emotions.

Tiger's Eye; Red

Red Tiger's Eye is a stimulating stone, it overcomes lethargy and provides motivation. It is also excellent for the Root Chakra. Overall, Tiger's Eye is stone of protection, Tiger Eye may also bring good luck to the wearer. It has the power to focus the mind, promoting mental clarity, assisting us to resolve problems objectively and unclouded by emotions.

Tiger Eye's ; Yellow

Tiger's Eye is a stone of protection and attracts good luck. It has the power to focus the mind, promoting mental clarity, assisting us to resolve problems objectively and unclouded by emotions. Particularly useful for dispelling fear and anxiety. Useful for balancing and energizing the emotional body, Tiger Eye stabilizes mood, promotes courage and self-confidence, and releases tension.

Tourmaline; Black

Black Tourmaline is a master protective stone as can be used to both repel and protect against negativity. It is excellent for deflecting radiation energy. It enhances ones physical well being by providing an increase in physical vitality, emotional stability, and intellectual acuity. Black Tourmaline also promotes self-confidence and diminishes fear, enhances energy and removes energetic blockages.

For more information on gemstones or other stones not listed, please refer to the original source of information; The Crystal Bible by Judy Hall.

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