ABALONE, also known as Ear Shell, is found in warm tropical waters off the coasts of California, South America, Japan and China. This shell is commonly used for decorative purposes in jewellery. Some American Indians use the shell to hold spirit offering such as tobacco and blue corn. It also makes a great holder for burning sage, sweetgrass and cedar. Abalone may be helpful to build and protect the heart muscle as well as aid the digestion.
Crystal system: Tetragonal. Cell salt: Titanium dioxide, often with substantial amounts of iron. Colour: Red, reddish brown, black. Energy: Electric. Element: Fire and earth. Planet/sign: Mars-Pluto/Aries; Saturn/Capricorn. Uses: Rutile both disciplines and structures our approach to life. It filters out painful memories and may be used when investigating the shadow side of the self.
is a stone of the lower world of soul. This stone was once popular among crystal gazers. It can be used when praying to heal ancestors and may be carried by people undergoing chemotherapy and radiation therapy due to the high radium content in the stone. Usually, however, it is best to avoid the heavily irradiated crystals, not because they are dangerous, but because the internal integrity of the stone is affected as a result of this form of microwave heat-processing. Natural smoky quartz crystals absorb and neutralize harmful influences … Continue reading
also known as crystal or as white crystal, is the most popular form of quartz. Shamans have used Rock Crystal for hundreds of years because it grants them the power to rise to the sky, or fly to the top of the World Tree! This stone amplifies whatever influences are present in a particular person, place, or thing. It is a dedicated healer and may be used to remove physical, emotional, mental and spiritual blockages. It directs energy into sluggish auric and body areas to accelerate the healing process. Rock … Continue reading
Crystal system: Hexagonal. Cell salt: Silicon dioxide. Colour: Colourless and transparent (Rock Crystal); clear with rutile inclusions (Rutilated); clear with black inclusions (Tourmalinated Quartz); purple (Amethyst); pink, rose-red (Rose Quartz); clear yellow (Citrine); pale brown to black (Smoky Quartz); milk-white (Milky Quartz); glistening green with mica or hematite inclusions (Aventurine); opalescent with asbestos inclusions (Cat’s Eye); lustrous yellow to brown (Tiger’s Eye). Energy: Electric. Element: Fire and air. Planet/sign: Sagittarius (exact cell salt equivalent); Mercury/Virgo. Uses: Many spiritual practitioners, from traditional shamans to contemporary healers, have the versatile Quartz crystal … Continue reading
Crystal system: Orthorhombic. Cell salt: Magnesium iron silicate. Colour: Yellow-green; dark yellow-green (Olivine). Energy: Electric. Element: Earth and fire. Planet/sign: Venus/Taurus; Sun/Leo; Mars-Pluto/ Scorpio. Uses: Peridot is both a receiver and transmitter of healing energy. It is a helpful agent in clearing emotional and physical congestion. There is a connection between Peridot and the digestive, assimilative and eliminatory systems and it may be used to bring light into the dark, hidden regions of the bowel. While Peridot is strong and resistant, it has been known to sustain damage if the … Continue reading
Crystal system: Obsidian is an amorphous solid of glass substance formed from volcanic lava. Cell salt: Spherulites of feldspar fibres with crystalline silica. Colour: Generally black with smoky, translucent to transparent edges; also black mixed with grey, reddish brown, mahogany, dark green, forming thin bands or marbled. Energy: Magnetic. Element: Earth and fire. Planet/Sign: Saturn; Mars-Pluto. Uses: Round spheres of Obsidian are still sold in Mexico today. Use them in place of clear quartz crystal for divinatory purposes. Obsidian can aid the decision-making process. It is capable of both attracting … Continue reading
Crystal system: Monoclinic. Cell salt: Potassium aluminium silicate, sometimes with large amounts of sodium. Colour: Transparent; opalescent; moon-like, silvery white light. Energy: Magnetic. Element: Water. Planet/sign: Moon; Venus-Neptune/Pisces. Uses: Due to the moving spirit-light inside the stone, moonstone is a trance-inducing gem and may be used for hypnotherapy, scrying and all manner of divinatory work. As in earlier times, the moonstone may be used to instill tender passion in the hearts of lovers. Place moonstone in your mouth during a full moon to read what the future holds for your … Continue reading
Crystal system: Hexagonal. Cell salt: Moldavite falls into a subgroup of stones called tektites, which are silica based, or glassy meteorites. Colour: Translucent olive green. Energy: Electric. Planet/sign: Mercury/Virgo: Jupiter/Sagittarius. Uses: Moldavite allows us to reach the deeper levels of conscious awareness. I have found it to be a more effective medicine for those who have practised some serious form of self-discipline, such as martial arts or spiritual pathwork. The Otherworld quality of Moldavite mesmerizes and quietens the senses. Use it to increase your knowledge of the relationship between heaven … Continue reading
Crystal system: Tetragonal. Cell salt: Potassium phosphate. Colour: Yellow. Energy: Electric. Element: Fire. Planet/sign: Mars-Pluto/Aries (exact cell salt equivalent); Saturn/Capricorn. Uses: Meta-ankoleite is difficult to obtain. However, should you get your hands on it, its healing energy resonates predominantly within the body-earth, as it purifies the blood and strengthens the central nervous system through the cellular groups in the head, heart and sacral areas.
