Crystal system: Hexagonal.
Cell salt: Beryllium aluminum silicate, frequently with sodium, lithium and cerium.
Colour: Brilliant green (Emerald); blue, green-blue (Aquamarine); bright yellow (Golden Beryl); yellow- brown (Heliodor); red, pink (Morganite); white and colourless (Goshenite).
Uses: In general, Beryl increases psychic awareness and heightens human potential by expanding the mind to grasp the laws of Nature. It quickens the mind, cures inertia and rekindles romantic love in marital relationships. Its lordship is assigned to Venus and Mars.
This stone may also be used to enhance prophetic vision and to converse with water spirits.
There are many varieties of Beryl crystal, usually categorised according to colour. In all cases, Beryl should be set in a silver necklace, or set in silver and worn on the left ring finger.
AQUAMARINE crystal fosters acceptance of the transient nature of physical existence. The deep oceanic shades of aqua are best for transmutative purposes and may ease us through the process of death. This stone offers protection and courage. Pale blue or blue-green stones provide the wearer soothing calm.
Aquamarine is the ultimate water divination stone. Place it in a crystal bowl filled with pure, natural spring water. Gaze deeply into the bowl and allow the images engendered through the stone to flow freely into consciousness.
Drink Aquamarine water as a tonic to enhance psychic awareness and mental clarity.
EMERALD is perhaps the most popular and highly prized Beryl crystal. Brilliant green Emerald is an Earth Mother stone, a stone of Nature and therefore heightens our ability to be ecology-conscious.
Creative imagination, prosperity, protection, love and fertility are increased by Emerald crystal. Wear an Emerald ring on the index finger of your receptive hand to relieve or prevent disease, or against the throat to gently calm and balance all seven-spirit energy centres at once.
Gaze at the Emerald to soothe tired eyes, or keep Emerald crystal in the northernmost corner of the home to keep out evil spirits.
The best Emerald crystals are found in India. Choose specimens that are coloured medium to dark transparent green or blue-green. Inclusions are common and do not negatively affect the quality of the stone.
GOLDEN BERYL stimulates the heart, clears the mind and promotes genuine feelings of love and affection when worn in a ring on the third finger of the Sun or the fourth finger of Mercury on the receptive hand.
GOSHENITE is a memory stone. White Goshenite may be used to clear long-held emotional patterns lingering in the psyche; colourless Goshenite crystal assists in bringing the spirit of the cosmos to earth- plane consciousness.
Use Goshenite to remember past lives and bless the ancestors. Hold Goshenite in the open palm of your
receptive hand. Breathe deeply and focus your attention behind you. Begin to pray for your relatives—first the living, then the dead. Follow the ancestral stream, allowing the images of family members to appear in your mind’s eye. Bless and forgive each image that arises to the surface. Now hold the stone against your solar plexus as you bless and forgive yourself.
HELIODOR crystal may be used as an aid to concentration in work to achieve a specific goal. Put raw, yellow-brown heliodor at the base of your favourite trees and shrubs and watch the plants grow tall and strong.
MORGANITE may help resolve painful sexual issues regarding abuse and gender orientation. The purple- red stones accelerate self-forgiveness and self-love.