Gemstone of the Day

Obsidian

Gemstone of the Day

Topaz

(Clear, blue, brown, orange, gray, yellow, green, pink and reddish pink)

CRYSTALS AND GEMSTONES FOR HEALING

AGATE – Good for transmutation; helps with the emotion of acceptance; gives a mellow, blended aspect; beneficial in stomach area.

AGATE/BOTSWANA – Use with high-pressure oxygen therapy; smoke inhalation.

AGATE/FIRE – Master healer with color therapy; enhances all essences; grounds and balances; sexual & heart chakra binder; burns energy.

AGATE/MOSS – Emotional priorities; mental priorities; colon, circulatory, pancreas & pulses; blood sugar balance; agriculture.

AGATE/PICTURE – L & R brain imbalances; i.e. epilepsy, autism, dyslexia; visual problems; blood circulation to the brain; apathy is eased.

ALEXANDRITE – Low self-esteem & difficulty centering imply need; central nervous system disorders; spleen & pancreas.

AMBER – Memory loss; eccentric behavior; anxiety; inability to make decisions; thyroid, inner ear & neural-tissue strengthener; activates altruistic nature; realization of the spiritual intellect.

AMETHYST – Headaches; blood sugar imbalance; L brain imbalances; edginess; facilitates healing; inner peace; psychic insight; stimulates third eye; aid for meditation, spiritual opening & internal surrender

ANHYDRITE – Heavy metal maism is alleviated.

AQUAMARINE – Fluid retention; coughs; fear; thymus gland; calms nerves; problems with eyes, ears, jaw, neck, stomach, teeth; Mental clarity; meditation.

ATACAMITE – Genitals; VD; thyroid; parasympathetic ganglia.

AVENTURINE – Eliminates psychosomatic ills, fear; skin diseases; nearsightedness; positive attitude; creative insight.

AZURITE – Arthritis & joints; surfaces psychic blocks that form physical blocks; helps one let go of old belief systems; dissolves fear & helps transform it into understanding.

AZURITE-MALACHITE – Skin diseases; anorexia; calms anxiety; lack of discipline; powerful healing force to physical body;emotional release.

BERYL – Laziness; hiccoughs; swollen glands; eye diseases; bowel cancer.

BLOODSTONE/HELIOTROPE – Circulation; all purpose healer & cleanser; stomach & bowel pain; purifies bloodstream; bladder; strengthens blood purifying organs.

CARNELIAN – Grounding; stimulates curiosity & initiative; focuses attention to the present moment; use with citrine on lower 3 chakras; digestion.

CHALCEDONY – Touchiness; melancholy; fever; gallstones; leukemia; eye problems; stimulates maternal feelings & creativity. release.

CHRYSOCOLLA – Emotional balance & comforter; alleviates fear, guilt & nervous tension; facilitates clairvoyance; arthritis; feminine disorders; eases labor & birth; thought amplifier.

CHRYSOLITE – Inspiration; prophecy; toxemia; viruses; appendicitis.

CHRYSOPGRASE – Gout; eye problems; alleviates greed, hysteria & selfishness; VD; depression; promotes sexual organ strength.

CITRINE QUARTZ – Heart, kidney, liver & muscle healer; appendicitis; gangrene; red & white corpuscles; digestive tract; cleanses vibrations in the atmosphere; creativity; helps personal clarity; will bring out problems in the solar plexus & the heart; eliminates self-destructive tendencies.

CLEAR QUARTZ – Transmitter & amplifier of healing energy & clarity; balancer, channeler of universal energy & unconditional love; all purpose healer; programmable.

DIAMOND – All brain diseases; pituitary & pineal glands; draws out toxicity, poison remedy.

DIOPSITE & ENSTATIATE – organ rejection; heart, lung & kidney stimulation; self-esteem.

ELIAT STONE – Tissue & skeletal regeneration; detoxification; antidepressant; karmic life acceptance.

EMERALD – Radiation toxicity; all mental illness; circulatory & neurological disorders; transmits balance, healing & patience; increases psychic & clairvoyant abilities;meditation; keener insight into dreams.

FLOURITE – Bone disorders; anesthetic; hyperkenesis; ability to concentrate; balances polarities; 3rd eye
center; mental capacity & intellect.

GARNET/RHODOLITE – Capillaries; skin elasticity; protection from pre- cancerous conditions.

GARNET/SPESSARTINE – Bad dreams; depression; anger; self esteem; hemorrhages; hormone imbalances; inflammations; sexual disease.

HEMATITE – Blood cleanser & purifier; self esteem; augments meridian flows; aids in astral projection.

HERKIMER DIAMOND – Enhances dream state; helps alleviate stress; draws toxicity from physical form; balances polarities; increases healing ability; develops ability to “give”.

JADE – Kidney, heart, larynx, liver, parathyroid, spleen, thymus, thyroid & parasympathetic ganglia healer; strengthens body; longevity.

JASPER/GREEN – Constipation; ulcers; intestinal spasms; bladder, gallbladder & general healer; clairvoyance; balances healer’s auric field.

JASPER/PICTURE – Skin, kidneys, thymus & their neurological tissues; betters the immune system; past life recall; overactivity in dream state & hallucinations show a need for it.

JASPER/RED – Liver; stomach troubles & infections.

JASPER/YELLOW – Endocrine system tissue; thymus; pancreas; sympathetic ganglia stimulation; etheric body alignment.

JET – Feminine disorders; teeth; stomach pain; glandular swelling;fevers; hair loss; alignment of lower spine.

KUNZITE – Alcoholism; anorexia; arthritis; epilepsy; gout; headaches; colitis; retardation; memory loss; schizophrenia & manic-depression; phobias; emotional equilibrium; thyroid malignancy; gums; pain; self-esteem.

LAPIS – Neuralgia; melancholy; fevers; inflammations; penetrates subconscious blockages; throat chakra; sore throat; energy focuser for teachers, lecturers & speakers, mental & spiritual cleanser; used on 3rd eye for meditation;eliminates old & negative emotions; use with other healing stones; thought form amplification; helps in creating mantras.

LAZULITE – Frontal lobe stimulation; hypertension; liver diseases; immune system.

MALACHITE – Draws out impurities on all levels; balances L & R brain functions; mental illness; co-ordination and vision; radiation eliminator; evil eye protector; all purpose healer, especially in solar plexus & good for healers.

MOONSTONE – Soothes & balances the emotions; helps eliminate fear of “feeling”; encourages inner growth & strength; aids peace & harmony & psychic abilities; aligns vertebrae; digestive aid.

ANITE – Larynx; lungs; thyroid; parasympathetic nervous system; major muscle tissues.

NATROLITE – Color; lower intestines; thyroid; sciatic nerve; parasympathetic nervous system.

OBSIDIAN – Protects the gentle from being abused; stabilizer; stomach, intestine &I general muscle tissue healer; bacterial & viral inflammations.

ONYX – Objective thinking; spiritual inspiration; control of emotions & passions, help eliminate negative thinking, apathy, stress & neurological disorders; also used as a heart, kidney, nerve, skin, capillary, hair, eye and nail strengthener.

OPAL/CHERRY – Red corpuscle & blood disorders; depression; apathy; lethargy; intuition & joy.

OPAL/DARK – Reproductive organs; spleen & pancreas; filters red corpuscles & aids white corpuscles; bone marrow; depression, esp. of sexual origin; balances; amplifies creative & intuitive thought; grounds radical emotional body.

OPAL/JELLY – Spleen & abdominal diseases; cellular reproductive problems; helps absorb nutrients; minimizes wide mood swings; mystical thought amplifier.

OPAL/LIGHT – Balances L & R brain hemispheres for neural disorders; stimulates white corpuscles; helps bring the emotions to mystical experiences; aids abdomen, pituitary & thymus problems.

PEARL – Eliminates emotional imbalances; helps one master the heart chakra; aids stomach, spleen, intestinal tract & ulcer problems.

PERIDOT – Protects against nervousness; helps alleviate spiritual fear; aids in healing hurt feelings & bruised egos; incurs strength & physical vitality; aligns subtle bodies; amplifies other vibrational energies & positive emotional outlook; helps liver & adrenal function.

PYRITE – Helps purify the bloodstream and upper respiratory tract; upper intestines; digestive aid; nervous exhaustion; grounding.

QUARTZ/SOLUTION – Lymphatic cancer & circulatory problems; helps the psychologically inflexible.

RHODOCHROSITE – Narcolepsy & narcophobia; poor eyesight; extreme emotional trauma; mental breakdown; nightmares & hallucinations; astral body; kidneys; clears solar plexus of blocked energy; unconditional love & forgiveness; evil eye protection; helps one utilize the creative power of the higher energy centers.

RHODONITE – Inner ear; alleviates anxiety; confusion & mental unrest; promotes calm, self worth, confidence & enhanced sensitivity.

RHYOLITE – Balances emotions; self worth; enhances capacity to love; aligns emotional & spiritual bodies; stimulates clarity of self statement.

ROSE QUARTZ – Heart chakra opener; love & self-acceptance healer for emotional wounds; dissipates anger & tension.

ROYAL AZEL (SUGALITE or LUVALITE) – L & R hemisphere balance; opens crown chakra; heart statement; increases altruism, visions & general understanding; protects against negative vibrations; helps one gain power to balance the physical body

RUBY – Heart chakra; balances love & all spiritual endeavors; self-esteem; strengthens neurological tissues around the heart; prevents miscarriages.

RUTILE – Alleviates blockages within the psyche from childhood pressures.

SAPPHIRE – Spiritual enlightenment; inner peace; colic; rheumatism; mental illness; pituitary; metabolic rate of glandular functions; anti- depressant; aids psychokinesis, telepathy, clairvoyance & astral projection; personal statement; also for pain.

SARDONYX – Mental self control; depression; anxiety & especially for grief.

SMITHSONITE – Eases fear of interpersonal relationships; merges astral & emotional bodies; balances perspective.

SMOKY QUARTZ – Stimulates Kundalini energy; cleanses & protects the astral field; draws out distortion on all levels; good for hyperactivity & excess energy; grounding.

SODOLITE – Oversensitivity; helps intellectual understanding of a situation; awakens 3rd eye; cleanses the mind.

SPINEL – Leg conditions, when worn on solar plexus; powerful general healer; detoxification aid.

TIGER’S EYE – Mind focuser; helps purify the blood system of pollution & toxins; psychic vision; grounding.

TOPAZ – Balances emotions; calms passions; gout; blood disorders; hemorrhages; increases poor appetite; general tissue regeneration; VD; tuberculosis; reverses aging; spiritual rejuvenation; endocrine system stimulation; releases tension; feelings of joy.

TOURMALINE- Dispels fear & negativity & grief; calms nerves; concentration & eloquence improve; genetic disorders, cancer & hormones regulated; raises vibrations; charisma; universal law; tranquil sleep.

TOURMALINE/BLACK – Arthritis; dyslexia; syphilis; heart diseases; anxiety; disorientation; raises altruism; deflects negativity; neutralizes distorted energies, i.e. resentment & insecurity.

TOURMALINE/RUBELLITE – Creativity; fertility; balances passive or aggressive nature.

TOURMALINE/GREEN – Creativity; opens heart chakra; immune system; psychological problems with the father; blood pressure; asthma; balancer; eliminates conflict within.

TOURMALINE/BLUE (INDICOLITE) – Lungs, larynx; thyroid; parasympathetic nerves.

TOURMALINE/WATERMELON – Heart chakra healer; imparts sense of humor to those who need it; balancer; eliminates guilt; nervous system; integration, security & self-containment.

TURQUOISE – Master healer; protects against environmental pollutants; strengthens anatomy & guards against all disease; improved absorption of nutrients; tissue regeneration; subtle body alignment & strengthening; eye disorders.

Gemstone of the Day

Sapphire

Crystal of the Day

Angelite

Gemstone of the Day

Fluorite  

Projective and Receptive Energies In Crystals and Gemstones

 

One particularly helpful tip for becoming more adept at tuning in to your crystals is to know whether their particular energies are projective or receptive.

Like the concept of yin and yang in Chinese philosophy, these two seemingly opposite types of energy are fundamental to the makeup of the Universe, and each serves equally important purposes in healing and spellwork.

Just as we do magical work with the energies of night and day, sun and moon, God and Goddess, and other forces of polar opposites, the particular type of energy a stone brings is significant to the spell being worked.

Learning to feel these energies physically helps you strengthen your relationships with your crystals, and gain a more instinctive sense of which stones best serve any given purpose.

Projective Stones

Projective energies can be likened to the yang energy of the Chinese system.

These are masculine energies, often characterized as being or feeling strong, bright, physical, active, electric, and hot. The colors of projective stones tend to be associated with strong sunlight – red, yellow, orange and gold. They often emit a “charged” feeling, which can range from subtle to quite “buzzy,” depending on the type of stone and the level of receptivity of the person holding it.

Projective stones are ideal for magic involving healing and protection from negative energy. They are associated with the masculine Elements of Fire and Air, making them also good choices for working for vitality, courage, and intellectual power. Projective stones affect the conscious mind, and are great to carry with you when you’re feeling a need for strength, determination, will power, or self-confidence. Some popular projective stones include amber, bloodstone, carnelian, citrine, garnet, red jasper, onyx, and tiger’s eye.

Receptive Stones

Receptive energies can be said to correspond with the yin energy of the Chinese system, and are described as feminine energies, which may be experienced as calm, inward, spiritual, passive, magnetic, and cold.

Colors of receptive stones are cooler colors, such as green, blue, purple, silver, and grey. (Pink stones, although they are toward the beginning of the color spectrum, are also generally receptive, as the color is more calming than energizing when compared to red or orange.)

Holding a receptive stone in your hand is almost guaranteed to make you feel calmer, as if the stone is absorbing anxiety from your body. As with projective stones, this effect will vary from stone to stone and person to person.

Associated with the feminine Elements of Earth and Water, receptive stones are great for meditation and emotional and physical grounding, as well as promoting psychic abilities.

They are good for working on the subconscious mind, and may be used in spellwork for love, compassion, peace, and spiritual development. Some receptive stones include jade, lapis lazuli, malachite, moonstone, opal, rose quartz, and turquoise.

 

 

—Lisa Chamberlain, Wicca Crystal Magic: A Beginner’s Guide to Practicing Wiccan Crystal Magic, with Simple Crystal Spells (Wicca Books Book 4)

 

Gemstone of the Day

Silver

Crystal of the Day

Dolomite    

Gemstone of the Day

Thomsonite

Tidbits On Crystals – Jet & Amber

 

 

Traditionally, Witch’s necklaces were often made from a combination of jet and amber. Although they are usually listed with gemstones, neither of them is actually a stone.

Jet is fossilized wood and amber is fossilized resin. They are both very, very old, which may be part of their mystique. In fact, amber is said to be the oldest form of adornment worn by humans, and beads made out of the resin have been found in graves going back as far as 8000 BCE.

Amber is a clear yellowy orange, and jet is a glossy black. Together, they represent the god and goddess, and they are reputed to increase the magickal power of the wearer. They are both used to absorb negativity and increase health.

Everyday Witch A to Z
An Amusing, Inspiring & Informative Guide to the Wonderful World of Witchcraft
Deborah Blake

 

Incorporating Crystals into Your Life

So you’ve acquired a new crystal, and cleaned, cleared, and charged it.

Now what?

It’s very unlikely to just start working magic in your life without any effort on your part.

In order to learn to use the energy of this gift from the Earth, you need to get acquainted with it. This can be accomplished through a variety of different practices. Start where your intuition tells you to, and don’t be afraid to experiment.

After awhile, you’ll develop your own ways of relating to your crystals and stones, and they will become simply part of your daily life.

The first way of getting to know your crystal is to simply hold it in your hands, as you may have done when selecting it from the shop. Sit with it for a few minutes with your eyes closed, and just notice the sensations in your body and mind as they arise. If you have a regular meditation practice, incorporate crystals into it by either holding them or placing them near you as you meditate. Some stones are particularly well-suited for meditation, such as ametrine and just about any variety of quartz. These stones can help you clear your mind as you strengthen your connection with them.

Another easy way to develop a relationship with your crystals is to place them strategically in your living space. Many Witches keep crystals on their altars or elsewhere in their sacred space, and you can also simply place them in areas of your home that feel energetically “flat” or are otherwise in need of “sprucing up.” You can find plenty of information on crystal placement using a feng shui approach, and/ or experiment on your own.

Some Witches prefer to keep their magical stones in a soft velvet or silk pouch, keeping them only for use in ritual and spellwork. This does keep the stones protected from exposure and any unwanted energy in their surrounding environment.

However, if you can, try to leave your crystals in plain view, at least for awhile after you’ve acquired them. The more you see them, the more you remember them, which helps you keep growing your connection with them.

You may still wish to keep a select few stones put away for spellwork only, but if you have none in your immediate environment, it can be easy to forget that you have any at all, which can lead to missed opportunities to enhance your life.

Finally, wear and carry your crystals as much as possible. Many crystal retailers sell wire pendants that you can place your favorite stone in, and of course many stones are available as jewelry in the first place.

You can also keep crystals and stones in your pockets, your purse, anywhere that keeps them close to your body at all times.

Be careful not to scratch them— many stones are actually quite softer than you might imagine, so avoid carrying stones in the same pocket as your keys or any other object tht can damage the surface. Cloth pouches are also handy for this reason, and are also usually available where crystals and stones are sold.

 

 

Wicca Crystal Magic: A Beginner’s Guide to Practicing Wiccan Crystal Magic, with Simple Crystal Spells (Wicca Books Book 4)

Lisa Chamberlain

Various Crystals and Their Healing Properties

 

There are many crystals which can be used in magical workings. This is a brief list of some well-known ones which you may like to use. The list also gives some of the correspondences that are most often used in healing spells in particular. This is because it is much easier to charge a crystal with healing energy as tangible evidence within the physical plane of an intent. Many people do not wish it to be known that they are using healing energy on behalf of others, and this is an easy way of doing so unobtrusively.

 

As you become more practiced in spell making, you will discover for yourself that certain crystals resonate for you more than others.

 
AGATE

A member of the quartz family, it is a general healer, especially good for the self-esteem.

 
AMETHYST

A crystalline quartz, it helps with creative thinking and is also a protector against blood diseases, grief, neuralgia and insomnia. It is said to deal with drunkenness.

 
AQUAMARINE

A clear silicate, it is good for the eyes and helps against nerve, throat, liver, and stomach troubles.

 
BLOODSTONE

A dark green quartz flecked with red jasper, bloodstone strengthens the will to do good.

 
CARNELIAN

A translucent red or orange, carnelian makes the voice strong and is helpful when dealing with rheumatism, depression and neuralgia.

 
CITRINE

A form of crystalline quartz, citrine may bring greater control over the emotions and help blood circulation.

 
EMERALD

This dark green precious stone is a silicate. It improves the intellect and memory and may also help with insomnia.

 
GARNET

 

This is the name given to a group of gemstones of varying composition, ranging from a deep blood red through to orange. It protects against depression and helps with self-confidence and self-esteem.

 
JADE

Nephrite jade is a silicate with a green colour. It is beneficial when dealing with kidney complaints.

 
JASPER

A mixed type of quartz that can occur in various colours. It improves the sense of smell and helps liver, kidney and epileptic problems.

 
LAPIS LAZULI

A mixture of minerals having a deep blue colour, it often contains particles of ‘fool’s gold’. This is an ancient stone and is useful for heart and vascular conditions.

 

MOONSTONE

A silicate, this stone has a milky sheen, the best stones containing a blueish colour. Moonstone gives inspiration and enhances the emotions.

 
ONYX

A type of agate often coloured jet-black and highly polished. It helps with concentration and is an important healing agent in certain ear diseases.

 
OPAL

A hydrated silica, opal helps in lung conditions.

 
ROCK-CRYSTAL

A colourless pure quartz, it is an important healing stone and helps improve intuitive powers.

 
ROSE QUARTZ

A translucent quartz, this sparks the imagination and calms the emotions.

 
RUBY

A precious stone, ruby is an oxide of aluminium coloured red by chromium. It improves mental ability.

 
SAPPHIRE

The same composition as ruby but is usually a rich blue colour due to traces of iron and titanium. The stone of friendship and love, it gives devotion, faith and imagination.

 
SMOKY QUARTZ

An attractive crystalline which has a smoky grey to black colour, smoky quartz is used to give good luck.

 
TIGER’S EYE

A quartz mineral, tiger’s eye is worn for clearer thinking.

 
TOURMALINE

A complex silicate, tourmaline attracts inspiration, goodwill and friendship.

 
TURQUOISE

An opaque stone given blue-green colour by copper, turquoise is a good protector, and so is an ideal stone to give as a gift.

Preparing for Crystal Magic

 

Generally, the instructions below assume that you have already cleaned, cleared, and charged your crystals for use in magical work. Remember that charging is best done right after clearing, and this process is best done as close to the actual spellwork as possible.

However, since many of the most effective methods for clearing and charging take a few to several hours, planning ahead will be important. Most of the workings below involve an additional charging for the specific purpose of the work, though you may be able to “double up” and streamline this step if you’ve just cleared the crystal before using it in your spellwork.

It’s always important to remember to believe in and respect the effects of magic. If you are in a state of doubt about the effectiveness of a particular spell, you are almost certainly weakening, if not obliterating, the potential power of the work being done.

If you are unclear about your purpose when performing the work, you may get unexpected and / or inconvenient results. For example, you might work a spell for increased abundance, and then receive a promotion at your job that you really don’t actually want due to the extra pressure.

That’s why it’s always best to add two “conditions” to any spellwork: with harm to none and for the good of all.

Specifying your intention in this way ensures the best possible results. “Harm to none” means that no negative effects will befall anyone inadvertently as a result of the Universe realigning reality to meet your request, while “for the good of all” ensures that what you’re asking for is also truly in your best interest, as well as the best interests of anyone else who may be involved in your situation.

Of course, it is definitely ill-advised to perform spellwork that would attempt to harm or even manipulate another person. The three-fold law of Witchcraft states than any work you do will come back to you three times over, so make sure you’re working for positive results only!

Even so-called “love spells” performed with a specific person in mind often tend to backfire, blocking rather than creating a connection between the spell caster and the object of his or her desire. In fact, it’s best to avoid working magic on another person’s behalf without first obtaining permission.

Finally, be sure to prepare yourself mentally, emotionally, and spiritually for magic.

Spells worked in a hurry without sufficient time to get in the right frame of mind are unlikely to be successful. Take time beforehand to clear your mind of any mundane distractions. Try meditating, taking a hot bath, doing some yoga, or any other way to wind down that you prefer.

Likewise, avoid working spells when you are emotionally agitated— particularly if you are angry or upset. Take some deep breaths and wait until you’ve calmed down. If you’re not mentally and emotionally clear, then you’re not spiritually clear either, and this will have a weakening effect on your personal magical power.

If you’re new to spellwork, you may find that any noticeable effects from magical workings are subtle at best. It takes time to learn how to truly connect with yourself as a power source and to focus that energy effectively as you send it out into the Universe. Don’t be discouraged! All practitioners of magic have to spend time developing and strengthening their skills. So practice, persist, and don’t be afraid to experiment with these and any other magical workings to see what works best for you. And of course, you can always invent your own spells! The ideas below can provide you with a template as you branch out on your own path of magical discovery.

 

Wicca Crystal Magic: A Beginner’s Guide to Practicing Wiccan Crystal Magic, with Simple Crystal Spells (Wicca Books Book 4)

Lisa Chamberlain

 

Crystal of the Day

Gemstone of the Day

Garnet

Gemstone of the Day

Benitoite

Crystal of the Day

Sapphire