Based upon the Crystal Awareness Guide
by Legion of Light

This was a bulletin file on a local Pagan BBS years ago.
Unfortunately, we don't know where it came from or who wrote it.

Within this guide, a variety of crystals and stones, describing
their uses and associated chakras, are explained.

AGATE: A variety of chalcedony. Tones and strengthens body and mind.
Imparts a sense of strength and courage. Facilitates ability to
dicsern truth and accept cicrumstances. Grounding, but energetic.
Powerful healer. Works with chakras and attitudes according to color
of stone.

ALEXANDRITE: A variety of chrysoberyl. Aids internal and external
regeneration. Has positive influence on nervous system, spleen,
pancreas. Helps to align mental and emotional body. Spiritual
transformation and regeneration. Reflects highest potentials of
unfoldment. Joy, oneness with life. Chakra: Crown.

AMAZONITE: A variety of feldspar. Soothes nervous system.
Strengthens heart and physical body. Aid alignment of mental and
etheric body. Brings joy and upliftment. Creative expression.
Facilitates clearer vision of one's own harmful tendencies, making
them easier to release. Chakra: Throat.

AMBER: Fossilized resin from prehistoric pine trees. Exerts positive
influence on endocrine system, spleen, heart. Healing, soothing,
harmonizing. Electrically alive with solidified golden light.
Stabalizes kundalini awakening. Activates altruistic nature.
Spiritualizes the intellect. Chakras: Navel, Solar Plexus, Crown.

AMETHYST: A variety of quartz. Strengthens endorcrine and immune
systems. Enhances right brain activity and pineal and pituitary
glands. Power blood cleanser and energizer. Helps mental disorders.
Purification and regeneration on all levels of conciousness,
Transmutes one's lower nature into the more highly efined aspects of
their higher potentials. Physical representative of the Violet Ray
of alchemy and transformation. Cuts through illusion. Enhances
psychic abilities. Excellent for meditation. Aids channeling
abilities. Calming, strong protective qualities. Healing, divine
love, inspiration, intuition. Chakras: Third Eye, Crown.

AQUAMARINE: A variety of beryl. Calms nerves, reduces fluid
retention. Strengthens kidneys, liver, spleen, thyroid. Purifies
body. Enhances clarity of mind, aids creative self-expression.
Physical/Emotional/<WBR>Mental balancer. Helps banish fears and phobias.
Excellent for meditation. Inspiration, peace, calmness, love.
Chakras: Throat, Solar Plexus.

AVENTURINE (Green): A variety of quartz. Purifies mental, emotional,
and etheric bodies. Aids in releasing anxiety and fear. Stimulates
muscle tissue. Strengthens blood. Emotional tranquility, positive
attitudes towards life. Brings one into alignment with their center.
Independence. Health, wellbeing. Chakra: Heart.

AZURITE: Enhances flow of energy through nervous system (because of
copper content). Helps body utilize oxygen. Strengthens blood.
Facilitates clear meditation. Cuts through illusion. Enhances
psychic abilities. Initiates transformation. Cleanses mental body.
Inspiration, creativity, intuition. Chakras: Third Eye, Throat.

BLOODSTONE: A variety of chalcedony. Strengthens and oxygenates
bloodstream. Enahnces physical/mental vitality. Strengthens heart,
spleen, bone marrow. Aids in balancing iron deficiencies. Reduces
emotional/mental stress. Powerful psychic healer. Stilmulates
movement of kundalini. Links root chakra with heart. Inner guidance,
altruism, idealism. A highly evolved mineral. Chakras: Root, Heart.

CALCITE: Aids kidneys, pancreas, spleen. Balances male/female
polarities. Alleviates fear, reduces stress. Emotional balancing.
Grounds excess energy. Increases capacity for astral projection.
Joy, lightness. Works with chakras and attitudes according to color
of stone.

CARNELIAN: A variety of chalcedony. Very higly evolved mineral
healer. Energizes blood. Aids kidneys, lungs, liver, gallbladder,
pancreas. Aids tissue regeneration. Vitalizes
physical/emotional/<WBR>mental bodies. Aligns physical and etheric
bodies. Enhances attunement with inner self. Facilitates
concentration. Opens heat. Warming, social, joyous. Chakras: Navel,
Solar Plexus, Heart.

CELESTITE: Enhances thyroid functions. Reduces stress. Relaxingm
peace of mind. Accelerates growth. Aids personal creative
expression. Helps one adjust to higher, more rarefied states of
awareness. Truth, reliability. Clear speech. Chakra: Throat.

CHRYSOCOLLA: Aids in preventing ulcers, digestive problems,
arthritic conditions. Strengthens lungs and thyroid gland. Enhances
metabolism. Excellent for female disorders. Alleviates fears, guilt,
tension. Helps clear subconscious imbalances. Activates feminine
qualities. Amplifies throat chakra - creative expression, power,
communication. joy, emotional balance. Chakras: Heart, Throat.

CHRYSOPRASE: A variety of quartz. Balances neurotic patterns. Eases
depression and sexual imbalance. Fertility. Calming, balancing,
healing for phsyical/emotional/<WBR>mental bodies. Helps one see clearly
into personal problems. Brings out inner talents. Lightheartedness,
joy. Chakra: Heart.

CITRINE: A variety of quartz. Good for kidneys, colon, liver,
gallbladder, digestive organs, heart. Tissue regeneration.
Detoxifies physical/emotional/<WBR>mental bodies. Enhances body's healing
energy. Diminishes self-destructive tendencies. Raises self-esteem.
Powerful alignment with High Self. Lightheartedness, cheerfulness,
hope. Warming, energizing. Attracts abundance. Chakras: Navel,
Crown.

COPPER: Influences flow of blood. Supplies strong energy to
body/mind. Aids metabolism. Helps detoxify body. An aid for
exhaustion and sexual imbalance. Aligns physical/emotional bodies.
Raises self-esteem. Strong conductor of energy.

DIAMOND: Enhances brain functions. Aids alignment of cranial bones.
Breaks up blockages in crown chakra and in the personality. Master
healer. Dispels negativity. Purifies physical/etheric bodies.
Reflects will and pwer aspects of God. Enhances full spectrum of
energies in body/mind/spirit. Alignment with High Self. Abundance,
innocence, purity, faithfulness. Chakras: All.

DIOPTASE: Strengthens cardiovascular and central nervous systems.
Excellent aid for ulcers, nervous stomach, heart troubles, blood
pressure. Vitalizes, blances, tones body/mind. Emotional stability,
Peace of mind. Excellent for use with healing and affirmations.
Adundance, prosperity, progress, health, well being. Chakra: Heart.

EMERALD: A variety of beryl. Strengthens heart, liver, kidneys,
immune system, nervous system. Tonic for body/mind/spirit. Aids
alignment of subtle bodies. Enhances dreams, meditation, deeper
spiritual insight. Represents the potential of divinity within us.
Prosperity, love, kindness, tranquility, balance, healing, patience.
Strong emotional balancer. Chakras: Heart, Solar Plexus.

FLOURITE: Strengthens teeth and bones. Improves absorption of vital
nutrients. Beneficial for blood vessels and spleen. Grounds excess
energy. Excellent for advancement of mind, greater concentration,
meditation. Helps one grasp higher, more abstract concepts.
Facilitates interdimensional communication. Powerful healer. Works
with chakras and attitudes according to color of stone.

GARNET (Red): Strengthens, purifies, vitalizes and regenerates
bodily systems, especially the bloodstroom. Has strong affinity with
root chakra, helping to harmonize the potent forces of the
kundalini. Stimulates pituitary gland. Aligns subtle bodies. Love,
compassion. Enhances imagination. Chakras: Root, Heart.

GOLD: Purifies and energizes physical body. Improves circulation,
strengthens nervous system. Balances and develops heart chakra.
Balances hemispheres of the brain. Aids tissue regeneration.
Attracts positive energy into aura. Amplifies thought forms. Aids
personal illumination. Solar energy, male aspect. Chakras: Navel,
Heart, Crown.

HEMATITE: Has positive effect upon bloodstream. Activates spleen.
Increases resistance to stress. Helps circulate oxygen throughout
the body. Strengthens physical and etheric bodies. Energizing,
vitalizing. Enhances personal magnetism, optimism, will, courage.
Slightly grounding. Powerful stone for those attracted to it.

HERKIMER DIAMOND: A type of quartz crystal. Cleanes subtle bodies.
Reduces stress. Balances and purifies energy within body and mind.
Similar qualities as clear quartz. Powerfil amplifier. Enhances
inner vision. Increases awareness of dreams - "dream crystal."
Stores thought forms and information. Chakras: All.

JADE: Strengthens jeart, kidneys, immune system. Helps cleanse
vlood. Increases longevity and fertility. Aids eye disorders and
female problems. Power emotional balancer. Radiates divine,
unconditional love. Clarity, modesty, courage, justice, wisdom.
Peaceful and nurturing. Dispels negativity. Healing affinity will
correspond to particular color of stone.

JASPER (All colors): A variety of chalcedony. Strengthens liver,
gallbladder, bladder. Powerful healer; main impact on physical body.
Represents earth element. Works with chakras and attitudes according
to color.

KUNZITE (Pink Spodumene): High lithium content makes Kunzite
beneficial to individuals with addictive behavior. Strengthens
cardiovascular system. Aids manic depression. Excellent balancer for
physical/emotional/<WBR>mental bodies. Powerful stone for opening/healing
heart. Helps one surrender to Higher Self. Enhances self-esteem.
Tolerance, acceptance. Soothing, calming. Chakra: Heart.

KYANITE: Strengthens throat chakra. Enhances creative expression,
communication, truth, loyalty, reliability, serenity. Connection to
casual plane. Facilitates astral/interdimensi<WBR>onal travel. Chakras:
Throat, Third Eye.

LAPIS LAZULI: Strengthens skeletal system. Activates thyroid gland.
Releases tension and anxiety. Energizes throat chakra. Augments
strength, vitality, virility. Facilitates opening of chakras. Mental
clarity, illumination. Enhances psychic abilities and communication
with Higher Self and Spirit Guides. Creative expression. Chakras:
Third Eye, Throat.

LEPIDOLITE: Aids muscles, strengthens heart, beneficially influences
blood. High lithium content aids emotional/mental balance and
stability. Aids sleep. Enhances expression of one's inner light and
joy. Chakra: Heart.

MALACHITE: Aids functions of pancreas and spleen. Reduces stress and
tension. Aids tissue regeneration. Strengthens heart, circulatory
system, pineal and pituitaru glands. Aids sleep. Vitalizing for
body/mind. Reveals subconscious blocks. Excellent balancer on all
levels. Chakras: Heart, Solar Plexus.

METEORITE: Helps reveal past lives frlom other plantes and galaxies,
Enhances connection with extraterratrial energies. Expands
awareness. Similar to obsidian, but denser. Chakra: Root.

MOLDAVITE: A deep green, silica based tektite (meteorite) that fell
to Earth about 15 million years ago. Aids alignment with Higher
Self. Balancing and healing for physical body/mind. Aids in
channeling extraterrestrial and interdimensional sources. Chakras:
Heart, Third Eye.

MOONSTONE: Has healing affinity with stomach, spleen, pancreas,
pituitary gland. Unblocks lymphatic system. Relieves anxiety and
stress. Aids birthing process, helps female problems. Emotional
balancer; helps lessen tendency to over react emotionally.
Flexibility in attitudes. Aligns emotions with High Self. Chakra:
Heart.

OBSIDIAN: Beneficially influences stomach and intestines. Connects
mind and emotions. Slightly masculine energy. Grounds spiritual
energy into physical plane. Absorbs and disperses negativity.
Reduces stress. Helps clear subconscious blocks. Brings and
understanding of silence and "the void." Detatchment, but with
wisdom and love. Powerful healer for those attuned with it. Chakra:
Root.

ONYX: A variety of chalcedony. Relieves stress. Balances male/female
polarities. Strengthens bone marrow. Aids detatchment. Enhances
emotional balance and self control. Higher inspiration. Works with
chakras and attitudes according to color of stone.

OPAL: Stimulates pineal and pituitary glands. Aids eyesight.
Emotional balancer. Enhances intuition. The full spectrum of colors
resonates with all chakreas. Helps conscious connection with highest
aspects of being. Chakras: Heart and others, depending on color.

PERIDOT (Olivine): Balances glandular system. Aids tissue
regeneration. Has beneficial influence on heart, pancreas, spleen,
liver, adrenals. Purifies body. Enhances bloodstream. Overall
balancer and tonic for body/mind. Aligns subtle bodies. Increases
intuitive awareness. Reduces stress. Stimulates mind. Accelerates
personal growth, opens new doors of opportunity. Chakras: Navel,
Solar Plexus, Heart.

PYRITE: Aids digestion, improves circulation. Strengthens and
oxygenates blood. Enhances brain functions. Influences a more
positive outlook on life. Enhances emotional body, strengthens will.
Helps one's ability to work with others harmoniously. Practicality.
Chakras: Root, Solar Plexus, Heart.

QUARTZ CRYSTAL (Clear): Enhances the crystalline properties of the
blood, body and mind. Activates and enhances pineal and pituitary
glands. Emotional balancer. Stimulates brain functions. Amplifies
thout forms. Full spectrum energy activates all levels of
consciousness. Dispels negativity in one's energy fields and in
environment. Receives, activates, stores, transmits and amplifies
energy. Excellent for meditation. Enhances interdimensional
communication and communication with Higher Self and Spirit Guides.
Chakras: All.

RHODOCHROSITE: Aids spleen, kidneys, heart, pituitary gland and
circulation of blood. Enhances memory and intellectual power.
Emotional balancer. Helps heal emotional wounds and traumas. Aligns
subtle bodies. Red/pink color helps to blend courage/will/<WBR>passion
aspects of lower chakras with loving expression of the heart. Divine
love, acceptance of self and life. Powerful healer for those attuned
to this stone. Chakras: Root, Heart.

RHODONITE: Aids central nervous system, thyroid gland, body
reflexes, pituitary gland, pancreas. Strengthens immunity,. Improves
memory. Eases physical/emotional trauma. Reduces stress, calms mind.
Aligns root and heart chakras for bringing love into action and
manifestation (red and black variety). Self esteem, confidence.
Enhances energy levels in body/mind. Pink variety (without black)
helps impart understanding of strength within vulnerability. Great
stone for light workers serving in cities. Chakras: Root, Heart.

ROSE QUARTZ: Aids kidneys and circulatory system. Increases
fertility. Eases sexual/emotional imbalances. Helps clear stored
anger, resentment, guilt, fear, jealousy. Reduces stress and
tension, cools hot temper. Enhances self confidence and creativity.
Aids development of forgiveness, compassion, love. "Love stone."
Chakra: Heart.

RUBY: Aids regeneration of physical/spiritual heart. Enhances
ciculation. Vitalizes blood and entire body/mind system. Strengthens
immunity. Activates sluggish or dormant conditions on
physical/spiritual levels. Refines lower passions. Courage,
integrity, selfless service, joy, spiritual devotion, power,
leadership. Helps banish sense of limitation. Chakras: Root, Heart.

RUTILATED QUARTZ: Regeneration of tissue throughout body. Enhances
life force. Strengthens immune system. Stimulates brain functions.
Eases depression, facilitates inspiration. Increases clairvoyance.
Highly electrical, more intensity that clear quartz. Pierces through
layers of physical/emotional/<WBR>mental density. Transmutes negativity.
Enhances communication with Higher Self and Spirit Guides. Very
powerful healer. Chakras: All.

SAPPHIRE: Strengthens heart and kidneys. Activates pituitary gland,
thereby aiding entire glandular system. Aligns body/mind/spirit.
Stimulates psychic abilities, clarity and inspiration. Creative
expression, loyalty, love. Aids connection with Higher Self/Spirit
Guides. Strengthens will. Expands cosmic awareness. Dispells
confusion. Excellent for meditation. Chakras: Throat, Third Eye.

SELENITE (Gypsum): Strengthens bones, teeth. Soothes nerves. Has
positive effect on brain, aiding power of concentration and clarity.
Enhances willpower. Grounded white light. Chakra: Crown.

SILVER: Enhances mental functions. Aids circulation. Strengthens
blood, physically and etherically. Strengthens pineal and pituitary
glands. Relieves stress. Relates to the moon, subconscious, female
aspect. Emotional balance. Speech improvement. Excellent energy
conductor.

SMOKY QUARTZ: Strengthens adrenals, kidneys, pancreas. Increases
fertility, balances sexual energy. Aids depression. Mildly sedative
and relaxing. Initiates movement of kundalini. Dissipates
subconscious blocks and negativity on all levels. Grounding,
centering. Excellent for meditation. Enhances dream awareness and
channeling abilities. Chakras: Root, Navel, Solar Plexus.

SODALITE: Aids pancreas, balances endocrine system, strengthens
metabolism and lymphatic system. Balances male/female polarities.
Alleviates fear. Calms and clears the mind. Slightly sedative,
grounding. Cuts through density and illusion, bringing clarity and
truth. Enhances communication, creative expression. Similar
qualities as lapis lazuli. Chakras: Throat, Third Eye.

SUGILITE (Royal Azel): Enhances functions of pineal, pituitary and
adrenal glands. Activates and balances brain hemispheres.
Strengthens heart. Airds physical healing and purification of bodily
systems. Emotional balancer, reduces sress. Brings higher spiritual
awareness into physical reality. Enhances sensitivity. Strong
protective qualities. Excellent for meditation. Enhances channeling
abilities. Chakras: Third Eye, Crown.

TIGER EYE: Variety of chalcedony (quartz). Beneficial for spleen,
pancreas, digestive organs, colon. Emotional balancer. Enhances
connection with personal power and will. Grounding, centering. Helps
soften stubbornness. Enhances clear perception and insight. Slightly
masculine energy. Chakras: Navel, Solar Plexus.

TOPAZ: (Gold) Tissue regeneration. Strengthens liver, gallbladder,
spleen, digestive organs, nervous system. Detoxifies body. Warming,
awakening, inspiring. Abundance. Chakras: Navel, Crown.
(Blue) Tissue regeneration. Strengthens thyroid gland, enhances
metabolism. Emotional balance. Cooling, soothing, peace,
tranquility. Creativity, self expression. Enhances psychic
perception, communication with Higher Self/Spirit Guides. Chakras:
Heart, Throat, Third Eye.

TOURMALINATED QUARTZ: Clear quartz with black tourmaline crystals
inside. Balances male/female polarities. Aids in balancing extremes.
GRounding, very protective, dissipates negativity. Combines forces
of clear quartz and black tourmaline. Chakras: Root, Crown.

TOURMALINE (All colors) Aids balance of endocrine system. Aids
sleep. Strengthens, vitalizes body/mind. Activates and enhances
crystalline properties of body/mind. Aligns subtle bodies. Dispels
fear and negative conditions. Strong protective influence.
Concentration, inspiration. Enhances sensitivity and understanding.
Powerful healer, highly electromagnetic. The various color will
activate and align corresponding chakras.

(Black Tourmaline/Schorl) Root chakra.
(Watermelon Tourmaline/red/<WBR>green) Root, Heart chakras.
(Green Tourmaline) Heart chakra.
(Blue Tourmaline/Indicoli<WBR>te) Throat, Third Eye chakras.
(Red/Pink Tourmaline/Rubellit<WBR>e) Root, Heart chakras.

TURQUOISE: Tones, strengthens entire body. Tissue regeneration. Aids
circulation, lungs, respiratory system. Vitalizes blood, nervous
system. Aligns chakras. Enhances meditation. Creative expression,
peace of mind, emotional balance, communication, friendship,
loyalty. Chakras: Throat.

VARISCITE: Soothing, calming, blanceing for body/mind. Aids blood,
heart. Emotional stability. Helps one recall past lives. Self
confidence. Abundance. Chakras: Heart, Solar Plexus.

ZIRCON (Hyacinth): Strengthens the mind. Aids bowel problems.
Balances pituitary and pineal glands. Aligns subtle bodies.
Emotional balance, self esteem. Aids sleep. Simliar properties as
diamond and quartz crystal. All around healer. Chakras: All.