Co-existing with the animal, human and plant kingdoms, is the vast family of gemstones and minerals. In truth, this is the largest, and most influential of all the kingdoms upon the various planets. The mineral kingdom breaks down into several different categories or aspects. Each group of minerals and gemstones has a purpose or function. Some of the functions of the individual minerals are rather broad, such as the metallic mineral known as iron. Iron is one of the most important substances upon this world. It is the carrier for the magnetic fields within the Earth's crust. It is an essential mineral for all plant life to grow and flourish. Each mineral and gemstone, likewise, performs or assists with some function of life here. Some stones are more polarized to the spiritual levels, such as Lapis; and others, such as Hematite (an iron bearing gemstone), are more attuned to the physical levels. All gems have their niche that they fulfill and support, in some unique way.Like the plant and animal kingdoms, the gemstone world is filled with life-force energy. Crystals and minerals grow as the other species of lifeforms do, but on a totally different level of reality. Gemstones and minerals grow very slowly, and often take hundreds of thousands, to millions of years to develop. The gemstone realm is a living one, full of a vast variety of colors, forms, and sizes. Those who have worked closely with crystals and gemstones may have sensed or experienced their 'living' energy within them. Each family of stones is a separate collective consciousness or unit of awareness. The mineral world is supported by the devic realm, in that each gemstone has a connection with a particular Deva. This is also true of the plant kingdom. The devas energetically support and help to maintain the balance within the mineral realm. Devas are often thought of as the fairies and elementals of mythology, but are an unseen presence that has supported life in the physical worlds, since the beginning.
The two kingdoms of the Crystal Realm and the worlds of human beings are very closely related, and have evolved side by side. The gemstone and crystal species have always existed to support us in our evolution and journey upon Earth. Many metaphysicians believe that the mineral and crystal world, has had direct influence upon our development and growth. It is also held by some, that many of the gemstones found upon the Earth, had originally been brought here from other worlds millions of years ago. This was done to assist with the development of life here. Aquamarine, Emerald and the other members of the Beryl gemstone group, are believed to have first come from Venus, and then been seeded here to aid with spiritualizing the consciousness. The 'seeds' of these, and other gems, were placed within the ground to grow and replicate themselves.
The mineral and gemstone kingdom have been revealing and releasing several new stones into the pantheon of spiritual gems. Sugilite is one such gemstone that has appeared just over 30 years ago. It is a deep purple-violet color that is similar in intensity to Lapis. It is one of the carriers of divine love and understanding needed in the world today. The idea of new species of gemstones and minerals might seem unusual to some, but in reality is a part of the natural processes that take place within the earth. Often many years go by before a new variety of mineral or gem is recognized, and then it slowly becomes part of the collective consciousness.
As you work with the gemstone and crystal kingdom, you can develop a larger picture of the interrelationship between gemstones and humanity.
James McKeon is co-author of AORA Gemstone Oracle Cards which provides an opportunity to explore and experience the various aspects of spiritual and physical energy systems, as they relate to stones. It is designed to give the individual a glimpse into the unseen life that crystals possess. See for more information at http://www.viktara.com
Overview of Gems and their Vibrational Qualities
By Debra Floyd, 1987 - Posted by Mike Adamzek
Turquoise is a stone of good luck and fortune, and also protection and healing. I had a small turquoise stone that I carried with me always for some time. AFter a prolonged illness some years ago, I was in the hodpital and had a mis-medication that resulted in coronary arrest, I recovered, but after my stay, I remembered I had taped the turquoise to my wrist so that it wouldn't be lost while in the hospital. When I removed it, I was flabberghasted; The color had turned completely yellow! To this day, I know that the stone alchemically transmuted the mis-medication in my body that caused the illness, and saved my life. I always have turquoise on my body now!
- Agate :
- Earth, For grounding & balance. Used as an elixir stone for healing, (place in water to charge for a few hours and then drink), also Agate is very helpful in focusing the mind and itellectual abilities, it's very good to have around the desk at work, or wherever you need to be clear thinking and grounded. Agate is magically used for manifestation and abundance, in it's colors are the riches of the earth, and so you may carry it to help attract prosperity.
- Amber :
- Mercury. High electrical charge for positive energy. Harmonizes Yin and Yang. Amber carries the energy of the SUN and solar aspects within its golden glow. It absorbs and transmutes negetive energy and is a powerful protection stone, actually transmuting the darker energies into light. It assists you in bringing your Divine Blueprint into form, moving your Spirit into a state of perfection within the physical body. It's a stone of vows, and can be used to assure promises.It purifies mind, body and spirit, and was used in ancient times as a sort of penecillin-type of healing elixir.
- Amethyst :
- Jupiter, Pluto. Eases compulsive/obsessive behavior (desire for food, tobacco, drugs, alchol, etc) calms an overactive mind, increases self-esteem, aids sleep.
Amethyst is a stone of transformation, it helps change the negetive aspects of ourselves into higher spiritual energies of love. It provides a clear connection between Earth and other worlds. It provides protection from psychic attack, since ancient times, it has been used to support sobriety, and freedom from addictive behaviors.
- Apache Tears :
- Pluto. Grounding. Transforms and aids in the release of lower emotions. Used to comfort and heal in times of grief and pain. It is also said to protect against snakebite.
- Aquamarine :
- Neptune. Tranquility, sooths the heart, inspires compassion. This is known as the Stone of Courage, it is a protective shield around out aura, stabilizing and strengthening in times of need. It's very good for those who live in polluted cities, to wear aquamarine, as it will help strengthen the fields against pollutants and toxins in the environment. It's a channeling stone, helping to activate the throat chakra to speak the highest truth.
- Aventurine (Green Quartz) :
- Venus, Uranus. Joy, balance, clarity. This is a good leadership stone, and enhances balancing male and female, intellect and intuition. A powerful healer, it's been used in Native American ceremonies as a heart-stone, and may be used with the heart chakra for healing and clearing, and connection with the Angels and guides.
- Azurite :
- Saturn. Developement of intuition, understanding and communication of Universal Law. This stone helps in aligning with your Higher Self and Angels, and awakens your psychic abilities quite rapidly. For those who cannot decide on courses of action, this stone helps to clear that cloudiness and worry, leaviig a feeling of peace. A very good creative stone, it was used my the Mayans as psychic awakener and to transmit ancient wisdoms. It's also good for manifesting out hiest path, and removing any barriers on that path. For healing, it's been used in treatment of tumors and growths in the body, and well as circularoty problems and to purify the blood of toxins.
- Bloodstone :
- Earth. Physical healer, mental balancer, removes toxins from blood, aligns energiues along spinal column.
This is a powerful blood purifying stone. It can be used to clear the body of toxins by laying on of stones, to clear the mind of wild or erratic thoughts that prevent peace and clarity, and to clear the energy of accumulated toxins of emotional distress.
- Blue Celestite :
- Neptune. Opens one up to the angelic realms. For detachment, clear perspective, divine inspiration.
This is a stone of the Angelic realms. It can provide contact with and information from the Angels, and is great to facilitate astral-travel into the Angelic planes. Celestite has such a beautiful energy of love about it, when you wear it or use it, you really feel a connection to the angels through the vibration of this stone. It seems to take whatever is in your fields and just transmutes it into love and light!- Blue Topaz :
- Mercury, Uranus. High electrical charge. Focuses and clears the mind, opens one ti inspiration. I have used blue Topaz successfully for assistance in communication and business, it seems to bring a clarity of the mind, and increase in energy when it is worn. It brings a state of feeling "beautiful" and supported by the universe in daily activities.
- Carnelian :
- Saturn, Earth. Sacred to Isis. Protective, aids concentration. Access to past life data. (orange in color) THis is a marvelous stone of many uses. It is a stone of love and the sacred Tantric energies, used for oaths of love and manifestation of love and lovers. It's also good for purification, in keeping unwanted "boogies" out of your home, and stabilizing the energies around the house, and grounding them. It's a good balancer of the sexual energy with that of spiritual energy. A necklace of carnelian can assist in attracting a lover...I have tried this and it's pretty amazing how it works! Just remember it stimulates your energies and kundalini fire, so be aware of it's powerful effects on some people!
- Citrine :
- Mercury, Mars. Bridge between higher and lower consciousness; transmutes fear. This stone is invaluable in it's use when you are feeling run down or ill, and the Solar Plexus chakra is blocked or groggy, by laying on of citrine, it can transmute this energy, and stimulate the solar plexus into bringing in the needed energy for renewal and healing. It's very good for communications, having it in the home is helpful in maintaining peace and understanding among the household members. It also is very activating upon the crown chakra, and in awakening to higher path and truths within.
- Coral :
- Venus, Neptune. Love and harmony. i found coral to be a stone of love, giving me a feeling of being in harmony with the Goddess and all sea creatures, especially. While in the islands, I found a piece of Coral with a natural hole in it, and my guides said this was a protective stone to guard against drowning, shark attack etc.. as it harmonizes you with the Ocean energies. It is also a stone of the Goddess, and wearing it is a symbol of Priestesshood, and the connection with the ancient forces of our planet.
- Emerald :
- Venus. Heart stone. Great harmonizer. Love, balance, undertanding. The Emerald is the stone of Mystical knowledge, attuning to it can open the record of the Halls of the Akashic records, and of the Mysteries of the Emerald Tablets, the Alchemical Laws. Wearing it also brings out a sense of Spiritual and physical beauty, helping the beauty within to radiate out into the physical. Emerald is one of the "etheric" stones, meaning it is one of the stones that is often etherically within our energy fields, containing the knowledge of our souls, and we can access this information when we are ready.
- Flourite :
- Neptune. Opens wearer to influence of other stones. Grounds excess energy.
I've found flourite to be excellent for maintaining mental clarity and control in stressful situations, and also it is a powerful protector. I had a large pied of flourite actually shatter in tow, sacrificing it self, to protect me froma violent negetive psychic attack once. I was able to get out of the situation and into safety, while the stone absorbed the full brunt of the attack. Flourite is this kind of unselfish devotion and protection. Honor your flourite stone, it may very well save your life one day!- Garnet :
- Pluto, Mars. Aids kundalini to ascend in proper channels. Aids circulation.
Garnet has been very useful for me in clering the sexual centers of the body, to awaken the kundalini, and for use in attracting pure love into my life. It stands as a reminder of the purest red ray, along with ruby and is a symbol of love as well. It's also said to be good luck for musiness women to carry a garnet or wear a garnet on their hands.
- Hematite :
- Saturn. Grounding, focus, self discipline. Hematite is my protective friend! The mirror-like surface acts as a reflector of anything not within the highest vibration of love and truth, reflecting it back and out of your fields. I reccoment also carrying some Amber or another transmutation stone so that the reflected energy will be transformed into love first. It's also a great blood purifyer, and I've placed it under the matress to assist in de-toxitying at night.
- Herkiner Diamond :
- Uranus. Releeases stress, cleanses subtle bodies. Stumlates clairvoyance, dream work. Crown chakra.
This is a very powerful stone! It is a channeling stone, bringing through a connection to Higher Self and the higher planes of existance. It seems to awaken the pranic flow within the body, and clears the pranic pathways and nervous system.- Jade :
- Venus, Neptune. Cooling, water element. Soothing, healing. A stone of healing and beauty. Jade is also a stone of comapassion, attuning one to All That is. It's excellent for treatments of the kidneys, heart and spleen.
- Jet :
- Pluto. Sacred to Pan. Helps to confront darker aspects of self and nature.A transmutation stone. Helps us to encounter our shadow side, and then transform it and integrate it into wholeness. It wonderful to wear in the city, where you encounter a lot of wild energy, as it transforms them into light energy as you come in contact with them, and keeps you grounded in times of flightiness.
- Kyanite :
- Neptune, Pluto. Aligns chakras and subtle bodies.
This is one of the most POWERFUL cleansing stones I have ever used!!!!! By waving kyanite through the energy fields around the body,m it instantly transmutes anything that is held there into pure light and love, at the same time balancing the etheric bodies into a state of perfection! It's really amazing and I reccoment it to everyone, problem is, I can't keep mine, as I always meeting someone who needs it and giving it away! I have even used kyanite to treat skin breakouts byt waving it around my face and visualizing it acting as a type of etheric antibiotic. In my opinion, everyone who is a healer should carry this stone,m both for clients use and their own. After energy owrk, it is excellent for clearing and resotring my balance, and unlike many stones that become cloudy and ned cleansing and rechargning with time, jyanite seems to always maintain clarity.
- Labradorite/Spectrolite :
- Uranus, Pluto, Neptune. Opens heart chakra. A stone of higher planes, facilitates extraterrestrial contact and communications, and is also a powerful Akashic Records key.
- Lapis Lazuli :
- Venus, Neptune. Throat chakra. STone of teachers. Clarity and ease of expression of higher wisdom. Lapis is also a good blood purifier, and although most texts list it as a throat chkra stone, I have had amazing meditations with it at my third eye!
- Malachite :
- Venus. Solar plexus. Emotional balance. Strengthens physical and etheric eyes. This is the "heavy" emotional stone. Your deepest issues can be brought up and then cleared using malachite over the place in the body where they are stored.
- Moldavite :
- Pluto, Mercury, Moon. Astral Projection, access to akashic records, wider perspectives. Wow. THis is a celestial and galactic stone formed from meteors, and is only found in Checkoslovakia. A small aount of this stone is enough for most people, as it rapidly stimulates your growth, path and awakening, access to higher planes and your Divine Blueprint for this lifetime. It will assist you in removing blockages that are in your way, emotional or otherwise, and when you aquire Moldavite, beware! Change is coming, so be ready to embrace it with open arms, for it will be change that is in you highest good!
- Moonstone :
- Moon. Sacred to the Goddess, moonstone may be used to enhance the feminine, strengthen psychic abilities, and increase sensativity to natural cycles.
- Obsidian :
- Pluto. Transforms energy and emotions in a very powerful way. Not to be worn as jewelry. Also a powerful grounding stone.
- Onyx (black) :
- Saturn. Stabilizing. Mirrors all aspects of the self, dark as well as light. Transformative.
- Opal :
- Mercury. Links physical body to higher bodies, allowing greater access to cosmic consciousness.
- Paua Shell :
- Neptine. Aids one in accessing the subconscious for emotional and artistic inspiration. I have also found paua shell is being useful for raidating colors of light into the fields for healing, and to stabilize emotional fields, allowing them to "flow" without becoming stuck on issues.
- Pearl :
- Venus. Purity, chastity, emotional clarity.
- Peridot :
- Mercury. Creates feeling of protection, allowing heart to open. Unblocks congestions.
- Pyrite :
- Mars. Vitality, strengthening of Will. Improves circulation.
- Quartz :
- Uranus. Purifier, protector, spiritual awakener. Raises Vibratory rate. I could write an entire book on Quartz crystals, but I will instead try to get a good overview on the site soon.
- Rhodochrosite :
- Mercury, Venus. Holds any force field. Draws white light into the physical body.
- Rose Quartz :
- Venus. Self love, friendship. For Healing all types of heart-pain and emotional trauma. Alignes your energetic fields and body with the vibratin of unconditional love.
- Ruby :
- Sun, Mars. Heart Chakra. Compassion, leadership, heals relationship to father. Carrier of the Ruby Ray, the purest form of love. A stone that can seal promises and vows of love, and help transform troubeld relationships, or maintain relationships in alignment with unconditional love.
- Rutilated Quartz :
- Sun, Uranus. High electrical charge. Powerful healer. I have found this to be a useful "creative" stone, placing it around my art areas seems to facilitate a higher vibration that awakens my creative side. Connection to higher self and creative self is stronger and flows more easily.
- Sapphire :
- Neptune. Aids spiritual understanding.
- Selenite :
- Moon. Soothing, nurturing, inspirational. I have not read of Selenite being used in this way, but for me a large selenite crystal serves as a "gateway", a interdimensional portal to higher realms. Placing it over the heart chakra sends me into the higher planes of awareness.
- Sodalite :
- Venus, Pluto. Opens throat chakra. Physical healer. Transformative. (Blue speckled stone).
- Smoky Quartz :
- Mercury, Earth. One of the best grounding stones. Balancing.
- Tigereye :
- Mercury, Earth, Mars. Sacred to Bast and Sekhmet. Helps one to distinguish between actual need and false desire.
- Topaz :
- Mercury. Bridge between higher and lower consciousness. Assimulation of abstract information.
- Tourmaline :
- Black - deflects negativity. Very protective.
Green - refines, strengthens, directs will.
pink - love and sacrifice, devotion.
watermellon - corrects imbalances, eases guilt.
- Tourmalinated Quartz :
- Pluto, Uranus. Deflects and eliminates negative conditioning patterns.
- Turquoise :
- Venus, Moon. Symbol of the sky. Works on respiratory system, helps manifest spiritual qualities on the physical plane.