In the series The Secret Circle, Melanie Burke was the coven's crystal expert. She knew everything about gem stone magick. Here's a quick reference guide to gems stones as Melanie would give us.
AGATE: Balancing, stabilizing, protecting , courage physical and emotional security , alleviates stress.
Types of Agate:
BANDED AGATE: strength and confidence in communications.
BLUE-LACE AGATE: Calming to the mind and soothes fiery emotions, creativity and self-expression
MOSS AGATE: Cleanses the immune system, alleviates stress.
AMAZONITE: Strengths heart and physical body, creative expression, soothes the nervous system.
AMBER: life giving, love, balancing male and female aspects, disinfectant,antiseptic effect, a favorite stone of the gypsies.
AMETHYST: Increases wisdom and emotional harmony, healing stone, intuition, spiritual awareness , calms emotional violence and anger - purifying, regenerating - good for meditation, saves from drunkenness, love..
AVENTURINE: Lifts enthusiasm, love, energy and happiness, opens heart to broader horizons, purifies mental and emotional bodies, releasing anxiety and fear, emotional tranquility, positive attitudes to life.
BLOODSTONE: Serves to strengthen circulation and detoxify blood, enhances physical and mental vitality
CARNELIAN: facilitates concentration, arouses sexuality and passion - activating,revitalising, strengthens liver and cleanses blood. Sacred to Isis.
CITRINE: Warming, comforting, energising and life-giving ,lightheartedness, cheerfulness and hope.
FLUORITE: excellent for advancement of mind and greater concentration, strengthens teeth and bones, disspells excess energy.
HEMATITE: Helps lower stress, enhances personal magnetism, will and courage - positive effect on bloodstream.
JADE: powerful emotional, physical cleanser,strengthens heart and immune system, helps clarity of thought, wisdom, promotes long and prosperous life. Chinese lucky stone.
JASPER: Grounding and protecting
LAPIS LAZULI: spiritual stone, good stone for divination , protects against psychic attack and depression, enhances wisdom, inner vision and mental clarity, truth and integrity .
MALACHITE: truthfulness , releases suppressed emotions, good for reducing stress and tension, strength, aids sleep.
OBSIDIAN (SNOWFLAKE): Absorbs and disperses negativity, protective, healing
ONYX: Stabilises and strengthens the will and body, protection, self control.
QUARTZ CRYSTAL (Clear): enhances inspiration and creativity, clarifies thought processes, increases confidence, receives, activates, stores, transmits and amplifies energy, meditation.
ROSE QUARTZ: opens the heart, releases past pain,helps create harmony in an environment or relationship, compassion, love
SMOKY QUARTZ: Builds strength and physical stamina, relieves depression and fatigue, rids one of negativity
SODALITE: Calms and clears the mind, - eases subconscious fear and guilt, slightly sedative/grounding .
TIGER EYE: courage, energy, good luck, wisdom, perceptiveness and insight.
TURQUOISE: Amplifies healing energy ,love, protection, harmony.
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