Precious. semiprecious and even ordinary stones can be used in magic. the properties of a stone or gem can be activated through prayer, charming, or ritual. Some feel that simply thinking about one's intention and rubbing the stone will work. Activation, then, depends on the personality and skill of the user. Many of the properties of the stones listed below are common to several of the crystals. And while they bless a spell with these properties, again, the way in which they may do so is certain to differ from user to user.
AGATE - strength, courage, love, healing and protection
ALEXANDRITE - love, luck, spiritual transformation, joy
AMAZONITE - awaken heart and throat chakras, joy, success, encourage self-expression
AMBER - luck, healing, strength, protection, beauty and love
AMETHYST - dreams, overcoming alcoholism, healing, psychism, peace, love, protection against thieves, and happiness
APACHE TEAR - protection and luck
AQUAMARINE - used for chakra awakening, self-expression, purification
AVENTURINE - mental powers, eyesight, money, peace, healing, luck, open the heart chakra
AZURITE - divination, psychism, concentration
BERYL - love, energy opens chakras in the base of the spine, belly, solar plexus and breastbone
BLOODSTONE - halting bleeding, healing, victory, courage, wealth, strength, legal and business success, agriculture and gardens
CALCITE - money and banishing fears
CARNELIAN - protection, peace, saying the right thing at the right time, courage
CELESTITE - untie a tied tongue, aid growth, compassion
CHRYSOPRASE - friendship, happiness, prosperity, luck healing
CITRINE - anti-nightmare, protection, psychism
CORAL - healing, regulating menstruation, gardening, protection, peace and wisdom
CROSSED STONES - magic, working with the elements, luck
QUARTZ CRYSTAL - healing, psychism, power, success, speaking with the deceased, spiritual attainment
DIAMOND - courage, strength, health,
EMERALD - meditation, prosperity
FLUORITE - mental agility, technology, past-life regression, healing emotional upsets
FOSSILS - working with the elements, past-life regression, protection, longevity
GARNET - energy, healing, protection, brings compassion, opens crown chakra
GEODES - meditation, helping in child birth
HEMATITE - healing, grounding, divination
HOLEY STONES - anti-nightmare, protection, healing, psychism, projection of any kind, eyesight
JADE - love, healing, wisdom, protection, gardening, prosperity, money
JASPER-brown - grounding and centring especially after magic, protection from physical harm
JASPER-green - healing, restful sleep and general health
JASPER-red - courage, guard against poison and fevers
JET(nickname: Witch's armour) - protection, anti-nightmare, luck, divination, health
KUNZITE - creativity, relaxation, calming, restores balance, communication
LEPIDOLITE - anti-nightmare, restores emotional balance, peace, psychism
MALACHITE - power, protection, love, peace and business success
MARBLE - protection and success
MOONSTONE - love, divination psychism, sleep, gardening, protection, youth, dieting
MOONSTONE-rainbow - unconditional love, magic, personal power, protection, spirituality, speaking to the dead and public speaking, teaching
OBSIDIAN - protection, grounding, divination, peace
ONYX - protection, defensive magic
OPAL - prosperity, luck, power, psychism
PERIDOT - intuition, protection, wealth, sleep, health
ROSE QUARTZ - emotional healer, happiness, love
RHODOCHROSITE - balance, mental activity, calming
RUBY - sweet dreams, joy, integrity, wealth
SAPPHIRE - psychism, protection, power, prosperity, calming, inspiration
SMOKEY QUARTZ - healing, absorbing, negative energies
SODALITE - healing, peace, meditation, wisdom
SUGILITE - psychism, spirituality, healing, wisdom
SUNSTONE - protection, energy, healing cancer, health in general
TIGER-EYE - money, protection, courage, energy, luck, divination, to find the truth of a matter
TOURMALINE - sleep, energy, business success, opens third eye chakra
TURQUOISE - protection, courage, money, love, friendship, healing, luck, success
ZIRCON - protects from theft, intensifies mental alertness
