Category: Crystals/Gems

Gemstone of the Day for June 12 is Spinel

Gemstone of the Day

Spinel


                                                             (Red, green, blue, purple, brown, and black)

                The name spinel is derived from the Greek “spinther”, which means sparkling.

Hardness: 8               
Specific Gravity: 3.5 – 4.1                      
Chemistry: MgAl2O4 Magnesium Aluminum Oxide 
Class: Oxides                     
Crystallography:
Isometric; 4/m bar 3 2/m                         
Cleavage: none
Fracture: conchoidal                              
Streak: white                               
Luster: vitreous


Healing: In general, Spinel is used to treat issues with joints, muscles and bones.Red, Blue and Green spinel is used to alleviate stress and to treat depression. Black Spinel is used to get to the source of ones dis-ease.

Magical Workings: In general, Spinel is a stone that can bring high energy to all efforts and all realms. Spinel is used to attract money, wealth and prosperity. It is also said to be a “Stone of Immortality”. It is said to help improve physical appearance, and help improve physical vitality.
Black Spinel is considered to be one of the top three protection stones. the other two are Blue Amber and Gel Sugilite. It is also helpful for those with issues of rage.
Blue Spinel is used to soothe and calm, bringing peace and transcendence.
Red Spinel is used to energize and strengthen.
Green Spinel  facilitates healing, communication and wisdom.
Orange Spinel is used to inspire optimism.
Violet Spinel is used to enhance communication between the generations and to avoid being victimized.
Brown Spinel helps to dispel negative energies, atachments or entities from one’s Etheric body. It also reflects  negative energy back to it’s original source.

Depending on its color, Spinel is associated with the astrological signs of: 
Red – Scorpio and vibrates to the number of 3
Blue – Gemini and vibrates to the number of 7
Brown – Cancer and vibrates to the number of 3
Black – Taurus and vibrates to the number of 5
Colorless – Sagittarius and vibrates to the number of 7
Green – Libra and vibrates to the number of 7
Orange – Aries and vibrates to the number of 9
Dark Blue – Sagittarius and vibrates to the number of 5
Violet – Virgo and vibrates to the number of 5
Yellow – Leo and vibrates to the number of 5 

Chakra Applications: All spinel colors are used to raise the Kundalini energy.
Red spinel is most effective on the Root and Heart chakras.
Blue spinel is effective on the Third Eye chaka.
Brown Spinel connects to the Earth Star chakra, and allows one to be protected and grounded.
Black Spinel is effective with the Root, Spleen and Solar Plexus chakras.
Colorless spinel is used to re-energize one’s energetic fields as well as the whole chakra system.
Green spinel connects to the Heart chakra, it helps with emotional issues allowing one to feel love, compassion and forgiveness for oneself and others.
Orange spinel connects to the Sacral chakra stimulating sexual and creative energies.
Violet is effective on the Crown chakra.
Yellow spinel connects to the Solar Plexus chakra and helps one remain focused mentally, and aids in manifesting abundance on all levels.

Foot Notes: Spinel and ruby are chemically similar. Spinel is magnesium aluminum oxide and ruby is aluminum oxide.The Black Prince’s Ruby (Prince Edward’s) set in the British Imperial State Crown is actually a spinel. The Spinel Group contains over twenty members, but only a few are considered common. These are;
Chromite (Iron Chromium Oxide)
Franklinite (Zinc Iron Manganese Oxide)
Gahnite (Zinc Aluminum Oxide)
Magnesiochromite (Magnesium Chromium Oxide)
Magnetite (Iron Oxide)
Minium (Lead Oxide)
Spinel (Magnesium Aluminum Oxide)
The red color of spinel is dependent in large on the amount of iron content.
In the middle ages  it was believed that if you touched with this gem the four corners of a house, orchard, or vineyard, they would be protected from lightning.

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Author: Crick

Gemstone of the Day for June 6th is Gypsum

Gemstone of the Day

Gypsum 


(Color: white, colorless or gray, but can also be shades of red, brown and yellow.)



Hardness: 2                   
Specific Gravity: 2.3
Chemistry: CaSO4-2(H2O), Hydrated Calcium Sulfate          
Class: Sulfates             
Crystallography: monoclinic
Cleavage: good in one direction and distinct in two others      
Fracture: uneven but rarely seen
Streak: white                           
Luster: vitreous to pearly

Healing: Used as an elixir to increase fertility. Also used to produce strong bones.

Workings: Graphite is associated with the element of Water and its energy is receptive. Its astrological sign is Aries and it vibrates to the number 2. Use for channeling and meditation. Gypsum is called the “Good Luck” stone and is used in workings of prosperity.

Chakra Applications: Use Selenite (clear gypsum) to energize the chakras. Helps one to connect with the Heart chakra.

Foot Notes: Gypsum is one of the more common minerals in sedimentary environments. It is a major rock forming mineral that produces massive beds. Selenite is the clear, transparent form of the mineral gypsum. The ancient carving material called alabaster is another variety of gypsum. It is a common mineral and is found in Mexico, Italy, the United States, and throughout the world.
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Author: Crick

Charmed, I’m Sure: “Lapis Lazuli Lift”

THE MAGIC EYE *
Charmed, I’m Sure: “Lapis Lazuli Lift”

If you are feeling blue and want to give yourself a boost both physically and mentally, try making this simple charm:

In a blue cloth or bag, place a piece of lapis lazuli and some lavender. Take a piece of paper and draw a smiley face on it while visualizing yourself feeling happy and healthy. Put the paper in the bag with the lapis (if you are using a cloth, tie a piece of string or yarn around it to hold it closed). Then hold the bag in your hands and spend a few minutes filling it with positive energy.

Say: “Lavender lovely and lapis blue, health and harmony through and through.” Put it on your altar or under your pillow, be sure to take it out and hold it for a few minutes every day. You should be feeling better in no time!
 

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Everyday Witch A to Z
Deborah Blake

Gemstone of the Day for May 31st is Galena

Gemstone of the Day

Galena



Hardness: 2.5+                     
Specific Gravity: approximately 7.5+                    
Chemistry: PbS, Lead Sulfide                            
Class: Sulfides                      
Crystallography: isometric                     
Cleavage: perfect in four direction forming cubes        
Fracture: uneven and rarely seen because of the perfect cleavage         
Streak: lead gray           
Luster: metallic to dull

Healing: Galena is called a Stone of Harmony. Excellent for use in grounding. Galena reduces inflammation and increases circulation of the body. Used to increase the assimilation of selenium and zinc. 

Do not use as an elixir.

Workings: Astrological sign is Capricorn. Vibrates to the master number 22 Use during meditation.

Chakra Applications: used to align the chakras

Foot Notes: Galena is the most important ore and the principal source of lead. It is found throughout the world. In the United States it is found in Missouri, Idaho, Iowa, Wisconsin, and Utah as well as in Australia, Canada, England, France, and Mexico. Galena specimens tarnish when exposed to air becoming dull in luster. Galena from certain regions is rich in silver.
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Author: Crick

Gemstone of the Day for May 17th is Emerald

Gemstone of the Day

  Emerald


                                          (Color: deep green, can have slightly yellowish or bluish tones)


Hardness: 7.5 – 8.0                     
Specific Gravity: hexagonal; 6/m2/m2/m                     
Chemistry: Be3Al2(SiO3)6                     
Class: cyclosilicates                  
Crystallography: hexagonal; 6/m2/m2/m
Cleavage: poor basal cleavage is seldom visible on {0001}              
Fracture: conchoidal producing smooth brilliant surfaces   
Streak: White                          
Luster: vitreous
Birthstone for the month of May

The name emerald is thought to be of the Ancient Greek word “smaragdos” meaning “green stone” which was originally applied to a variety of green colored minerals.

Healing: It is good for the eyes and eyesight, it cures snakebites, encourages and preserves chastity, cures dysentery, prevents epilepsy, promotes cleverness, courage, eloquence, honesty, prosperity. Also used in the treatment of the spine, lungs and heart. Astrological signs of emerald are Taurus, Gemini and Aries. Vibrates to the number 4.

Workings: Emerald is a symbol of immortality. It is used as a talisman to protect against physical danger and evil. It is also used for divination. Emerald is also known as the “stone of successful love”. Its element is Earth and it is ruled by the planet Venus. Its energy is receptive. The Greeks associated this stone with the Goddess Venus.

Chakra Applications: It is used to activate and stimulate the Heart chakra.

Foot Notes: Emerald is the green variety of the mineral beryl. Emerald’s precious green color is caused by small amounts of chromium and enhanced by traces of iron. Emerald occurs most often in mica schist’s of metamorphic-hydrothermal origin wherein the schist’s and other associated host rocks formed by chemical interaction between granite rocks or pegmatites and the enclosing basic (silica-deficient) rocks. Best field indicators are its color, form, hardness and specific gravity.

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Author: Crick