Agate
(variety of colours)
Powers include strength, courage, longevity, gardening, love, healing, and
protection. Worn on the arm or carried while gardening, the agate
increases fertility and ensures a bountiful harvest.
Amber (golden yellow or brown)
This is actually fossilized tree sap, not a stone. Its powers include
luck, healing, strength protection, and love. Amber is believed to give
magicians more power, and it symbolizes life since insects and other small
animals that were caught in it for all time can often be found in it.
Amethyst (purple)
Makes the wearer geode and amiable. Its powers include: dreams, overcoming
alcoholism, healing, psychism, peace, love, protection against thieves,
courage, and happiness.
Aquamarine (blue)
Calms nerves and relaxes the body; aids eyesight and reduces fluid
retention. Purifies. Ensures safety when traveling over sea.
Aventurine (green)
Worn to strengthen the eyes, stimulate creativity, and enhance
intelligence. Its powers include: mental powers, eyesight, gambling,
money, peace, healing, and luck.
Carnelian (deep red or orange)
Worn on the hand in ancient Egypt to still anger, jealousy, envy, and
hatred. It also promotes peace and harmony, and dispels depression. Its
powers include: protection, peace, eloquence, healing, courage, and sexual
energy.
Citrine (yellow)
Its powers include anti-nightmares, protection, and psychism. It is worn
at night to remove fear, prevent nightmares, and to ensure a good night's
sleep. It also facilitates psychic awareness.
Coral (various colours)
For safety when traveling. Balances physical energy and cools tempers.
Helps protect against upper respiratory infections and increases physical
stamina.
Crystal Quartz (clear, variety of colours)
Its powers include healing, protection, and psychism. It is symbolic of
the intellect of human beings. It was called the "glass of
heaven" by the American Indians.
Fluorite (purple)
Works with the conscious mind, and is useful for straightening out
thoughts, and reducing emotional involvement in a situation in order to
gain a more accurate perspective. It strengthens the wearer's analytical
mind.
Garnet (deep red)
Its powers include healing, protection, and strength. A healing stone, it
is often worn to relieve skin conditions, especially inflammations. It
also regulates heart and blood. In the past, garnets were exchanged
between parting friends to symbolize their affection, and to ensure they
meet again.
Hematite (silvery gray)
Believed to be powerful in drawing illness from the body. Also said to
make the wearer alert and ensure sexual impulse.
Iolite (blue/purple) Intensifies the thinking process and mental
powers.
Jade (green and yellow)
Jade is an ancient love-attracting stone. Wearing the stone is believed to
help kidney, heart, and stomach problems. The Chinese believed jade
prolonged live.
Jasper (red, brown, green) It’s powers include healing,
protection, health, and beauty. American Indians used it in rain
ceremonies. Worn to promote mental processes and restrain dangerous
desires.
Limestone
(off white though sometimes dyed different colours) Sometimes referred to
as a fossil stone, limestone is made up of in accumulation of fossils,
because it contains the remains of ancient sea creatures. It is believed
to have the powers of protection and longevity.
Labradorite
(opalesent)
For deep thought and inspiration ideas. Revives and clears the mind.
Lapis Lazuli (blue)
Strengthens the physical body during spiritual awakening. Intensifies
creativity, wisdom, insight and truthfulness.
Malachite (shade of green)
It’s powers include: power, protection, love, peace, and business
success. Worn to detect impending danger, and breaks into pieces when
danger approaches. It is the traveler's guardian stone.
Moonstone (varies)
Lifts spirits, refines the senses and clears the mind of confusion.
Reunites lovers and enhances compassion.
Obsidian (streaks of black, gray & white)
It’s powers include protection and peace. It is made of lava that cooled
so fast, the minerals contained inside did not have time to form, so it is
a naturally occurring glass.
Onyx (black)
Its powers include protection. It was often worn in ancient battles to
protect against danger.
Pearl (white, pink, beige)
Cultured or Freshwater Pearls have the powers of love, money, protection,
and luck. Pearls were dedicated by the Romans to Isis and they were worn
to obtain her favor. In early Chinese myths, pearls fell from the sky when
dragons fought among the clouds.
Peridot (green)
Its powers include protection, health, wealth, and deep. Used to mt love
and calm anger. It also soothes nerves, and dispels negative emotion.
Rhodonite (reddish stone, with veins of black)
Worn to calm, and cast off doubt, confusion, and incoherency.
Quartz (varies)
Rejuvenates. Revitalizes the skin and helps cure bad habits. Reduces
fevers and glandular swelling and relieves pain. Generates positive energy
in the self and increases endurance.
Serpentine (milky coloured)
Seals made of serpentine were carried in ancient Assyria so the gods and
goddess would send double blessings. Worn around the neck by nursing women
to regulate their milk supply. Guards against poisonous creatures.
Sodalite (blue)
It’s powers include healing, peace, meditation, and wisdom. Used to heal
emotionally related diseases or those caused by stress, nervousness, anger
or fear. Worn to relax the body and mind.
Tiger's-Eye (streaks of brown, black and gold)
Its powers include money, protection, courage, energy, and IucL Roman
soldiers wore tiger's-eye for protection in battle.
Topaz (light blue)
Believed to protect and heal the wearer, help with weight loss, and bring
money & love.
Tourmaline (varies)
Induces tranquil sleep. Brings success, love and new friends. Transfers
energy between individuals who are important to each other.
Turquoise (shades of blues and greens)
Its powers include: protection, courage, money, love, friendship, healing,
and luck. Placed in Native American tombs to guard the dead. Some tied
turquoise to bows to ensure accurate shots.
Gold
Its powers include: healing, protection, wisdom, money, and success. When
worn it promotes your personal power.
Stimulates and activates.
Silver
Its powers include: love, dreams, peace, protection, travel, and money. It
is the Moon's metal. Silver is the metal of emotions, the psychic mind,
love, and healing. Encourages self improvement. Stabilizes and secures.