Fluorite and its properties
Physical properties of fluorite:
Fluorite can be found in a wide variety of colors, from clear to nearly black, and in red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet. It is often fluorescent under ultraviolet light. Fluorite has a glassy luster.
Fluorite has a hardness of 4 on the Mohs' scale, and a specific gravity of 3.18. | |  | | |
Metaphysical properties of fluorite: ... (see Note on Properties)
Fluorite is said to be beneficial to those seeking greater spiritual awareness. Its subtle energies can help you connect with forces beyond the physical. It aids intuition and can help increase psychic development.
Fluorite, especially purple fluorite, is an aid to meditation. It can bring inner peace and calm, aid concentration, and help you to focus. It also can help you to gain an understanding of abstract concepts.
Fluorite's energies help balance the mental, physical, spiritual, and emotional aspects of yourself. It can help you feel more whole.
This stone, especially green fluorite, sooths and clears the heart chakra. It can help you to rekindle your sexual appetite, but this effect is subtle, allowing you to remain in control.
Physically, fluorite is said to help those suffering from rheumatism, arthritis, or spinal problems. It benefits the teeth and bones (many municipalities add fluoride to their water supplies).
Fluorite and synergy:
Fluorite is a good stone for those born during The Moon of Brisk Winds - (19 Feb - 20 Mar). Fluorite can help those born during this time of the year be more in tune with the non-physical forces of the spiritual realms. This can free them from the bonds of normal physical realities and allow them to become more flexible.
Fluorite is a good stone for people with the zodiac sign of Pisces.
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Physical properties of garnet:
Garnet is a group of differently colored minerals with similar chemical composition. The common red types of garnet are almandine (red with a violet tint) and pyrope (red with a brownish tint).
Garnet has a hardness of 7 to 7 1/2 on the Mohs' scale, and a specific gravity of 3.65 to 4.20. | |  | | |
Metaphysical properties of garnet: ... (see Note on Properties)
Garnet can help to clear and open the base chakra. This is said to increase the flow of earth energies into the body. This can be grounding and energizing.
Garnets can help unlock hidden memories of past lives. When used in conjunction with the third eye chakra, (place them in the center of the forehead) they can help clear the residual negativity that blocks these memories from emerging.
Garnet is a calming stone. Its soothing energies are especially helpful in developing the patience and consistency needed to succeed in the business world. Garnet is also said to aid the orderly mental processes and foster the imaginative solutions that business requires.
Red garnets promote love. Their subtle energies can help you become more moral while also allowing you to gain control of your sexuality. Red garnets can help you tune into the energy of the heart, rekindling passions and feelings. They can also increase fertility and are said cleanse the blood and the blood rich organs.
Green garnets are healing stones. They benefit the heart, circulatory system, spleen, and lower extremities.
Garnet and synergy:
Garnet is well suited to those born during The Moon of Renewal - (22 Dec- 19 Jan). Its soothing and energizing qualities can allow those born during this period to relax, unwind, and gather strength for future trials.
Garnet is a good stone for people with the zodiac sign of Capricorn.
| Hematite and its properties
Physical properties of hematite:
Hematite is a form of iron oxide. When cut into thin slabs, hematite is red and transparent, but looks black or dark gray in its normally seen state. Hematite polishes to a high shine.
Hematite has a hardness between 5.5 and 6.5 on the Mohs' scale, and a specific gravity of 4.95 to 5.15 | |  | | |
Metaphysical properties of hematite:
Hematite is said to be closely tied to the blood, probably due to its iron content. It is said to aid the kidney's blood cleansing function, speed tissue regeneration, and contribute to the overall better health of the blood. This can, in turn, help with the overall health and energy levels of your entire body.
Hematite is a protective stone. It's energies are grounding, and can help you to connect with the Earth and its beneficial properties. Hematite can help bolster low self-esteem, allowing you to feel more comfortable and allowing you to feel better about yourself.
Hematite has historically been used as an aid to astral projection. Use this stone during meditation to help you escape the illusionary chains of this physical reality and become more connected to your true, spirit self.
Hematite and synergy:
Hematite is a good stone for those born during the Moon of Renewal - (22 Dec- 19 Jan.) Its grounding and soothing energies can help you relax and unwind both physically and mentally. Hematite's renewing qualities also make this stone an excellent match for those born during this time of the year, but everyone can benefit from this stone.
Hematite is a good choice for those born under the zodiac sign of Virgo.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jade and its properties
Physical properties of Jade:
Jade (Jadeite) has a fibrous, felt-like structure that makes it a very tough and resistant stone. It is found in black, brown, violet, reddish, yellow, and white, as well as the better know green.
Jade has a hardness of 6 1/2 - 7 on the Mohs' scale, and a specific gravity of 3.30 to 3.36 | |  | | |
Metaphysical properties of jade: ... (see Note on Properties)
Jade is sometimes called "the dream stone" for its ability to help one access the non-physical spirit realms. It is a protective stone, and acts as a ward against negative energies.
Jade facilitates peace and harmony between the mental, physical, spiritual, and emotional aspects of your life. It is considered to be a lucky stone. When the mental, physical, spiritual, and emotional aspects operate in harmony and balance, goals become easier to reach.
This stone can help you attain your goals, installing resourcefulness, and allowing you to see past your limitations and manifest your ideas in the physical world. It allows one to actualize aspirations and attain limitless achievements.
Jade is said to promote courage, justice, compassion, humility, generosity, wealth, and longevity. Its use can lead to a richer, more fulfilling life.
Jade is said to stimulate kidney function, and has been used as a cure for kidney stones for centuries. This stone is also said to be beneficial to the heart, the nervous system, and to promote health in the organs that purify blood.
Jade and synergy:
Jade is a universal stone. It is well suited to people born at any time of the year.
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Jasper and its properties
Physical properties of japer:
Jasper is a member of the chalcedony family, part of the quartz group. It is found in a wide variety of shades of red, yellow, green, and brown. Mixtures of two or more colors are also sometimes seen.
Jasper has a hardness of 6 1/2 - 7 on the Mohs' scale, and a specific gravity of 2.58 - 2.91. | |  | | |
Metaphysical properties of jasper: ... (see Note on Properties)
Jasper's energies are subtle, and work slowly over time. This quality insures that you will not be over stimulated by jasper. Because of this, it is suggested that jasper be worn or carried for long periods of time. Many people carry or wear jasper all the time.
All colors of jasper are said to unify and balance all aspects of your life. Its subtle energies can help restore a continuity of spirit and body that can improve both work and play.
Jasper is said to aid quickness of thought, allowing your mind to function with less distractions and aiding clearness of thought. It is also said to help dispel negative energies and reduce stress. These qualities make jasper an excellent choice for executives and others in the business world.
The different colors of jasper also are said to have specific qualities of their own:
Brown Jasper is attuned to the energies of the Earth. This quality can help you find stability and balance. It is said to help your body cleanse itself from the negative effects of environmental pollutants and other toxins. This cleansing effect is said to improve the skin and also stimulate the cleansing organs such as the liver and kidneys.
Wearing this color jasper can also help you become more in tune with the Earth. This quality can lead to greater environmental awareness and help remind you to strive to lower the amount of pollution you generate. This quality of brown jasper makes it a good choice for those wishing to quit smoking.
Brown jasper is said to retain memories of the past, making it an excellent choice for those wishing to relive past events through regression or analysis. By reliving these events, the negative energies associated with them can be dispelled, allowing you to overcome them and move forward with your life.
Green Jasper is said to help balance the factors in your life. Its subtle energies allow you to stop concentrating on one aspect of life at the expense of the others. It can serve to remind you that the whole is a result of all of the parts.
Green jasper is especially beneficial to the heart and upper torso, the digestive tract, and the cleansing organs. Its energies work slowly, over time to help restore harmony to these areas.
Red Jasper is closely tied to the blood and circulatory system. Its gentle energies are said to aid in detoxifying the blood and liver. Its subtle energies are stimulating, and an excellent aid to overall health.
Red jasper is also thought to increase awareness of problems, allowing you to take action before these problem become a real threat.
Yellow Jasper is said to be helpful to the endocrine glands and the cleansing organs. It can make you feel more energetic, stronger, and in better physical condition. Yellow jasper is said to amplify positive energies, and this can help your thoughts assume a more positive light. Thoughts can and do have a dramatic effect on your overall physical and mental well being.
Jasper and synergy:
Jasper, and especially red jasper, is a good choice for those born during the The Moon of Growth - (20 Apr - 20 May.) Those born during the moon of growth often find themselves in situations of rapid change, and jasper's grounding and balancing abilities can help them cope with these influences.
Jasper can also help those born during this period see all sides of an issue, often helping them take the appropriate action before a minor problem becomes a major one.
Jasper is a good stone for those born under the zodiac sign of Taurus.
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lapis Lazuli and its properties
Physical properties of lapis lazuli:
Lapis lazuli is a composition of several minerals. It is mostly lazurite, but contains small amounts of augite, calcite, mica, pyrite, and other minerals. It is a deep blue color, often with flecks of pyrite.
Lapis lazuli has a hardness of 5 to 6 on the Mohs' scale, and a specific gravity of 2.40 to 2.90. | |  | | |
Metaphysical properties of lapis lazuli: ... (see Note on Properties)
Lapis is said to help your ability to communicate. Its subtle energies amplify your natural talents for speaking and to allow them to develop.
Lapis lazuli's energies can amplify mental ability. It is said to help filter out the distractions that can keep you from remaining focused. It can also aid you to harmonize body and mind, resulting in a more balanced state.
Lapis lazuli can also help you achieve spiritual enlightenment. By calming the mind and soothing the body, it allows you to be more open to the subtle messages of the spirit world. Lapis lazuli can help you understand how to apply these spiritual lessons to your life.
Lapis lazuli can help you see the positive aspects of negative situations. It will help you let go of fears based upon past experience and leave you open for a richer, more meaningful life. It is said to clear negative karmic patterns.
In meditation, lapis lazuli's calming energies will help you enter the meditative state more easily. It is also used to facilitate astral projection.
Lapis lazuli is beneficial to the respiratory system, especially the lungs and throat, the nervous system, and the cleansing organs. It is also said to be beneficial for its ability to purify the blood and boost the immune system. It can help eliminate problems associated with the thyroid and skeletal system.
Lapis lazuli and synergy:
Lapis lazuli is well suited to those born during The Moon of Growth - (20 Apr - 20 May). Its ability to amplify mental activity can help overcome the problems that those born during this period experience because of their tendency to make rapid changes in their lives.
Lapis lazuli is also well suited to those born during the The Moon of Cleansing - (20 Jan - 18 Feb). Lapis lazuli can help these people tap into their creative powers to unlock new areas of exploration and allow them to plan for changes in their lives.
This stone is also a good choice for those born during The Moon of Long Nights - (23 Nov - 21 Dec). It can help people born during this period communicate their ideas to others, but it can also help them see their own history with a new perspective.
Lapis lazuli is a good stone for people with the zodiac signs of Taurus, Aquarius, and Sagittarius.
| | Diamond and its properties
Physical properties of diamond:
Diamond is a pure form of carbon produced under intense heat and pressure, It is the hardest substance known. It can be found in clear, yellow, brown, and sometimes blue, reddish, black, or green.
Diamond has a hardness of 10 on the Mohs' scale, and a specific gravity of 3.47 to 3.55. | |  | | |
Metaphysical properties of diamond: ... (see Note on Properties)
Diamonds are at the peak of perfection in the mineral world. They can be seen as the purest expression of earth energies. Diamonds are also connected with the non-physical planes, as evidenced by their unparalleled ability to refract light of all colors. Thus the diamond is a bridge or link between the physical and spiritual realms.
Diamonds are able to amplify energies. In use, they are often combined with other stones and crystals to increase the effectiveness of the other stones.
Diamond is a universal amplifier, and has the ability to amplify negative as well as positive energies. For this reason, it should never be worn or carried when you are under the effects of negative energy or feeling less than positive about yourself.
For those in a positive state of mind, diamonds are an excellent choice. They can help you achieve balance between the mental, physical, spiritual, and emotional aspects of yourself. This balance, once achieved, will make your life seem effortless... a dance of joy.
Diamonds can help open your crown chakra, allowing you to connect with the pure unfiltered love of the universe. In this use, it is a very energizing stone, and can lead you to accelerated spiritual growth. Its use will aid you in aligning with your true higher purpose.
Physically, diamonds are said to energize and help heal the eyes, sexual organs, brain, heart, and to cleanse and remove energy blockages in all of the chakras.
Diamond and synergy:
Diamonds are a universal stone, and are well suited to people born at any time of the year.
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Physical properties of emerald:
Emerald is the most valuable stone of the beryl group. Its color is very stable against heat, and is due to trace amounts of chrome or vanadium. Colors can range from yellow-green to dark green.
Emerald has a hardness of 7 1/2 to 8 on the Mohs' scale, and a specific gravity of 2.67 to 2.78. | |  | | |
Metaphysical properties of emerald: ... (see Note on Properties)
Emerald is one of the most powerful healing stones. Wearing (or carrying) emerald can help you obtain physical, mental, and emotional balance. Its soothing energies are calming, helping you reach a relaxed state more easily.
Because of this, emerald is a good stone for people who meditate. Its calming energies are said to improve psychic abilities, allow you to reach a meditative state more readily, and raise consciousness. They can also enhance dreams, memory, and insight.
Emeralds dispel negative energies. Their energies are grounding and closely tied to Mother Earth. This stone can be used by anyone without fear of ill effects., and is said to shield its user from negativity directed at them from external sources.
Emeralds bring wisdom from the mental plane. It also stimulates the heart, and helps its user express love and share the wisdom they have gained.
It is said to benefit the heart, liver, kidneys, and immune system. They are also said to help strengthen the backbone and alleviate problems associated with sugar diabetes.
Emerald and synergy:
Emerald is a good choice for those born during The Moon of Long Days - (21 Jun - 21 Jul). Emerald's ability to enhance wisdom can help those born during this time of year to maximize their potential.
Emerald is also a good choice for those born during The Moon of Growth - (20 Apr - 20 May). Its calming and stabilizing energies can help those born during this period cope with the rapid changes in their lives.
Those born during The Moon of Falling Leaves - (22 Sep - 22 Oct) can also benefit from emerald's energies. Emerald's energies can allow those born during this period to examine and learn to rely on their own inner strengths.
Emerald is a good stone for people with the zodiac signs of Cancer, Taurus, or Libra.
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