Stones for Imbolg

This is a traditional time to collect stones for new magick circles and general magickal use. Some stones you may want to consider collecting are:

· Quartz - healing, altering consciousness, stimulating psychic abilities, increases inner awareness and concentration.

· Citrine - removes fear, prevents nightmares, and facilitates psychic awareness.

· Tourmaline (green) - draws money and success, stimulates creativity.

· Rose Quartz - takes away fears, resentment and anger and gently replaces them with a feeling of higher self-esteem and confidence. Brings healing to the heart and allows one to love and trust to again.

· Hematite - grounding and stabilizing. Draws illness from the body.

· Lodestone - strengthens loyalty, used in bindings, used for attraction and emotional healing.

· Ruby - increases body's warmth, protects against plague and famine, strengthens psychic defense.

· Garnet - used for healing, protection, and strength. Said to regulate heart and blood.

· Pearls - lengthens life, promotes fertility, preserves health, instills courage and lends physical strength.

· Zircon (red) - vitalizes the body, guards against injury, lends energy in stressful times, and draws pain from the body.