~ Healing Properties ~

This is a list of the healing properties ascribed to the various materials I use in my jewelry making.
Abalone

Abalone may be helpful in protecting the heart muscle and it has been used by many tribes to hold spirit offerings.

Adventurine

Adventurine is a good luck stone and may help with creativity, intelligence and perception.

Agate

Agate provides for the balancing of yin/yang energy, as well as balance of our emotional and intellectual selves.  Agate can also be used to stimulate intellectual and creative abilities and it may help with courage, self confidence and energy.

Amazonite

This mineral provides for pacification and elimination of aggravation.  It sooths the emotion process, and eases worries and fears.

Amber

Amber is tree resin that solidified and fossilized millions of years ago. It allows the body to heal itself by absorbing and transmuting negative energy into positive energy.  It helps one manifest dreams into reality. It may help with protection from negativity and is a powerful chakra cleanser.

Amethyst

Amethyst is said to be a stone of "spirituality and contentment".  It facilitates the transformation of lower energies into the higher frequencies of both the spiritual and ethereal levels.

Ammonite

Ammonite is a protective stone, giving stability and structure to one's life.

Apatite

Apatite can be used to stimulate the intellect and to promote realization of one's own strength.  It is related to service, and to the realization of goals.

Aquamarine

This is said to be a "stone of courage".  It encourages the innate ability to be aware of one's surroundings, and to act accordingly in the face of life's challenges.

Aventurine

Aventurine assists to balance one's male and female energies, and to honor both. 

Azurite

This stone is used frequently in meditation, as it enhances creativity and mellows the intellect with love, allowing one to communicate through the heart space.

Bloodstone

Bloodstone is a grounding stone.  It has a very powerful energy, allowing one to rise above petty concerns and to see strength in unity and forgiveness.  Wearing this stone helps to enhance friendships, and the feeling of "oneness" with others.

Bone

Bone has been used by tribal people for healing ceremonies and purification rituals.

Calcite (Calsilica)

Calcite is said to be a "world teacher".  It is a very helpful stone for studying science and the arts.

Carnelian

Carnelian has some very powerful energies.  It protects against envy, fear and rage, and helps to banish sorrow from the emotional structure.

Cat's Eye

Cat's Eye is said to enhance intuitive abilities and to provide physical protection to the wearer.

Chalcedony

This stone is considered sacred in many Native American teachings.  It has often been used to facilitate ceremony and manifest intention.

Chrysocolla

This is a lively mineral, revitalizing the heart chakra, easing emotional instability, and helping one realize the connection with the Universe while remaining solidly grounded here on Earth.

Citrine
(Smokey Quartz)

Citrine has unusual properties, as it is one of only two minerals on the planet that does not hold or accumulate negative energy - it will draw the energy out, and then dispel it.   Hence, it is a very useful stone in meditation and ceremony. Citrine improves self esteem and energy.

Coral

Coral has numerous assistive properties, which explains its popularity over the years.  It facilitates intuition, imagination, and visualization, and assists in communication. It is used in almost all cultures for reasons pertaining to magic, religion and health.

Cowrie

Cowrie is a natural sea shell which I use often in my work.  It is useful in supporting the assimilation of learning and knowledge, and helps one retain important information while disposing of information that does not serve one's highest and best interests.

Dinosaur Bone

As you might imagine, Dinosaur Bone is extremely assistive in allowing one to understand natural patterns, and the role of evolution on Earth.

Feldspar

Feldspar is a great stone for allowing one to release the "baggage" from past wounds and hurts, moving forward into the blessings of the Now.

Flint

Flint helps to alleviate shyness, and allow one's self to shine through to others.

Flourite

I like to call Flourite the "perfectionist's stone".  It helps to manifest ideal health of mind, body, and spirit, and helps one to recognize false information when presented by others. Flourite focuses the will and balances the psyche.

Fossil

Fossils are great in business!  They can help supplement one's accomplishments and to instill quality and excellent within one's environment.

Garnet

Garnet is said to be a "stone of health", extracting negative energy from the chakras and transmuting the energy to the beneficial state.

Geode

Got a decision to make?  Let Geode guide you.  The geode allows one to both recognize and analyze the total picture when making decisions.

Goldstone

Goldstone is uplifting and reduces tension and stomach problems.

Granite

Granite is best known for allowing one to maintain balance in relationships, whether personal or professional.  It's also said to help one manifest abundance!

Hematite

Hematite's most well-known property is its ability to enhance mental capabilities.  It can also help the body to remain cool.  Wear it on a hike!

Howlite

This stone is often referred to as White Buffalo Turquoise, and contains many of the properties listed below for Natural Turquoise.

Iolite

Iolite is famous for its healing properties, and for allowing one to release discord from one's life.  This energy allows for progression toward the highest aspects of Self.

Ironstone

This is a heavy and powerful stone.  It's often used to balance inner-body chemistry, and to heal maladies of the blood and internal organs.

Jade

Jade has so many beneficial qualities.  It's often referred to as the "dream stone" and as the "stone of fidelity".  Its most powerful property is that it can help you to realize your higher purpose. It also calms the nervous system and channels passion. Jade is protective and lucky when worn as jewelry.

Jasper

Jasper calms a troubled mind. It is known as the "supreme nurturer".  It acts a a reminder that one is not here on this physical plane just for oneself, but here to bring joy and substance to others.  This stone is highly protective in nature, aligns the chakras when worn regularly, and balances yin/yang energies.

Kunzite

Kunzite is great for removing barriers in one's life.  Anything that blocks the free flow of creativity of the mental & emotional processes can be eliminated through regular wearing of Kunzite.

Labradorite

Labradorite symbolizes the moon which is emotion.  Among its many energies, Labradorite can help one to hear the messages of the higher self.

Lapis Lazuli

Lapis is said to have existed "before time was born".  It is a stone that can assist you to understanding the mysteries of life, and enhancing wisdom.

Marcasite

Having difficulty understanding the way others perceive you?  Wear marcasite.  This stone helps one to see oneself through the eyes of others, and to understand our our actions and words are interpreted by those around us.

Meteorite

The meteorite is considered sacred by many traditions.  Above all, it represents the energies of worlds outside of our Earth.

Mookaite Jasper

Mookaite Jasper may impart both a desire for new experiences and a deep calm in which to face them.

Moonstone
Moonstone is good to take with you on a journey or road trip.  It is used for protection against the perils of travel, and to arouse tenderness and acceptance of self. Moonstone also opens the spirit to feminine aspect.
Mother-Of_Pearl

Mother-of-pearl shell may help with mood disorders and calcium deficiencies.

Obsidian

Obsidian comes in many colors and forms, all of which possess energies that dispel negativity and facilitate healing on mental, physical, and spiritual planes.

Ocean Jasper

Ocean jasper is found in Madagascar when the tide rolls out. It may help with a troubled mind.

Onyx

Onyx is a centering and balancing stone, and helps to sharpen the senses and instincts.

Opal

Opal is a great memory stone.  Studying for a test?  Wear opal for a few days before, and during the exam!

Opalite

Opalite helps awaken pychic intuition.

Peace Stone

Peace stones may help bring tranquility to your life.

Pearls

Pearls may be worn to purify the blood and to regulate body rhythms. They can be a soothing influence, helping to overcome difficult obstacles.

Peridot

The warmth of the peridot is hard to ignore.  Above all, peridot is known for assisting to regulate life's cycles - physical, mental, emotional, intellectual and spiritual cycles are aided by this stone.

Petrified Wood

Petrified Wood is best known for its grounding properties, and carries energies of the trees.  It's a great enhancer of strength - physical and emotional.

Pietersite

Pietersite is such an amazing stone!  It allows one to remain open to new experiences and turns on the path.  If you're feeling stuck on your journey, open up your mind and heart by wearing this stone.

Pink Opal

Pink opal may help with muscle tension.

Pyrite

Wearing Pyrite will afford you strong defense against negative energies carried by others.

Quartz (crystal)

Quartz is said to bring the energy of the stars into the soul.  It is considered to be a connecting stone between the physical dimension and the dimensions of the mind.  It's a great communicator!

Rhodonite

Rhodonite is a stone for activating love energies in oneself and others. It is said to clear and activate the heart chakra, to dispel tension and anxiety & to help one establish inner balance. It is sometimes refereed to as the 'stone of peace.

Ruby

Probably best known as the "stone of nobility", Ruby can improve success in disputes, encouraging gentleness and discouraging violence.  It is extremely helpful in safeguarding against psychic attack, and helps one to rise above pettiness and martyrdom.

Seashells

Seashells symbolize boundless growth. Shell may help with mood disorders and calcium deficiencies.

Silver

Sterling Silver brings one the advantage throughout life.  It is an excellent support for communication, allowing one to be heard and understood by others.  It provides for a strong connection between the physical and astral planes.  As a framework for jewelry, silver assists in directing the energies of the other minerals used in a piece, toward the highest benefit of the wearer.

Smoky Quartz

Smoky quartz is a grounding stone that has the power to neutralize negative vibrations. (See Citrine above)

Sodalite

This stone is best known for its ability to support work in groups, and to enhance truthfulness in emotions and communication.

Sugalite

The energy of sugalite flows from the crown to the base chakra, and is especially active in the Heart chakra, being known as the "love stone" for this age.

Sunstone

Sunstone is both a cleansing and healing stone, clearing out stale and stuck energies, and enlivening the body, mind, and spirit. Sunstone instills good nature and heightens intuition.

Tanzanite

Tanzanite is all about the actualization of personal power, transforming one's own energies into the realization of dreams manifested.

Tiger Eye

Tiger Eye is very well known for enhancing vision on the mental and physical planes.

Tiger Iron

Tiger Iron is a strong and creative energy, and extremely protective.  It has strong appeal for men.

Topaz

Topaz supports individuality and success on all levels.  It is not only a Love stone, but a stone of clarity and of action.

Tourmaline

Tourmaline relieves feelings of victimization and helplessness.  Rather than through power, this stone brings strength through forgiveness and acceptance.

Tsavorite

Tsavorite's message is quite simple:  Know Thyself.  If you're operating under self-delusion, wearing tsavorite will bring great clarity.

Turquoise

Turquoise may attract friendship, luck, and happiness. Turquoise has been used as a stone of ornamentation in numerous cultures.  It is extremely useful during meditation, helping to prevent one from losing touch with the conscious mind during deep trance states.  Turquoise is a healer of spirit, and aids all types of spiritual work.

Unakite

Unakite promotes balance and emotional stability. It helps to facilitate a sort of "rebirthing" process, and remove blockages brought in by past hurts.

Zoisite

Zoisite is an energy amplification stone that can energize the entire field of one's body. It is used for psychic ability and empowerment, as well as altered states of consciousness. Ruby in Zoisite stimulates the crown chakra. Physically, it is beneficial for heart disorders, and physical vitality.