Iolite

 Violet blue to purple gemstone with extraordinary optical property. Changes colors depending upon which angle it is viewed from.  Referred to as a "Water Sapphire".

Vibrates to 2   Energy=4

Astrological: Libra  Sagittarius Taurus

Chakras:  third eye, crown, heart 

 Hardness: 7-7.5 

From the stone history: Iolite, known as the Vikings' compass, due to it's ability to determine the direction of the sun on overcast days. When the legendary Viking mariners sailed the wide ocean, they used thin pieces of iolite as the world's first polarizing filter. Looking through an iolite lens, they could determine the exact position of the sun, and navigate safely.

Mystical: Increase spiritual insight. See the truth in both sides of an issue more clearly. Meditation, inner vision.  Allows one to work with symbolic or archetypical thinking and to see the humor in all situations. Inner child, illumination, new perspectives. Window to past lives as well as future possibilities.   Harmony, enjoy each moment, help face and deal with changes  easily, without associated worry.

Healing Properties: Thought to help the body release toxins, therefore important for the liver.

Essential Oil Singles:  Birch, Champaca, Clove, Blue cypress, Coriander, Davana, German Chamomile, Katafray, Myrrh, Ravensara, Rosalina, Yarrow

Essential oil Blends:  Anasazi, Captivating, Emerald Pool, Enchantment, Moon Watcher, Serenity’s Child, Sitalpu, Symphony, Tree of Life

Chrome Diopside

  Recently-discovered gemstone boasts a mesmerizing deep green. Gets its color from the mineral chromium. It ranges in color from light, bright green to almost black, with color growing darker as the gem size increases.  Clarity  ranges widely, from transparent to opaque. Hardness: 5 to 6

Mystical: believed to have several spiritual meanings and healing properties, particularly related to the heart chakra. Associated with promoting love, emotional healing, and connecting with nature, concentration and creative vision. Helps to boost cognitive abilities and inspire a drive to learn. Reduces wrath and stubbornness while also promoting commitment.  Helps to clear energetic blockages and connect with nature and the healing energy from Mother Earth.  Heals and rejuvenates the heart after heartbreak and loss.  Helps gain insight into thought processes and emotional triggers, creating a pathway for personal evolution and growth.  Particularly beneficial for those working through challenges like addiction, self-sabotage, or limiting beliefs.  

Physical: Thought to heal the heart, lungs, and circulatory system. Believed to aid with mental problems and weaknesses.  Helps individuals recuperate after surgery, trauma, or a serious illness.   physical weakness, acid-alkaline balance, and hormonal equilibrium. Inflammation, muscular aches and spasms, stress, the kidneys, and the hear. relieve headaches and brain fog, help stabilize your blood pressure.   Powerful healing for surgery and trauma.  ♡ Supports overall healing of the body.

Astro: Pisces, Libra, Virgo

Element: Earth

Number : 8

Essential oil singles: Amyris, Carnation, Copaiba, Elemi, Galbanum, Kunzea, Ledum, Marjoram, Melissa, Spruce, Tansy

Blends:  Anahata, Arrowhead, Captivating, Emerald Pool, Crown Prince, Green Tourmaline, High Rain, Kaibab Canyon, Mesa Verde, Opal, Pine Creek, Point Sublime, Sacred Rim, Timberline, Way of the Leaf, Zuni

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Seraphinite

  Dark green to gray/silver in color, has chatoyancy, hardness between 2 and 4 on the Mohs scale.    Also known as the "angel wing stone.” It’s usually found with high flash chatoyancy in raw form and becomes incredibly shiny when polished.  Usually seen in a very dark green color that almost resembles deep Emerald or even black. The fibers have a likeness to silver, feathery wings flying within a gem of deep forest green.Considered a “high vibration” stone.  Needs to be cleansed daily.

Mystical/Emotional: believed to facilitate spiritual connection and healing and enhance communication with angels.  Associated with themes of love, wholeness and promotes a sense of spiritual connection. Bring the physical self into harmony with the emotional self.  Stabilize the spirit and bring peace to daily life. Aid in releasing emotional patterns and attachments that no longer serve you.  Excellent to have in the house, workplace, or automobile, where it may radiate its protecting, heavenly qualities into the environment.   Promotes forgiveness, and restore a sense of emotional well-being.  Intuition and intellect heighten, all while maintaining a clear and level head. Balance chakras.

Zodiac sign Sagittarius or Taurus and is linked to the heart chakra. 

Planet:  Earth

Physical;   believed to aid in physical detoxification.

Essential Oil blends: Anahata, Angel's Landing, Circle of Light, Dancing Angels, Emerald Pool, Green Tourmaline, Jade, Kaibab Canyon, Kolob Trail, Mesa Verde, Moss Agate, Navajo Mountain, Point Sublime, Sacred Rim, Spruce Mesa, Zuni

Essential Oil singles: Amyris, Cajeput, Champaca, Davana, Fir, Helichrysum, Ledum, Melissa, Spruce

Sunstone

 

Rare and difficult to find, sunstone is a naturally occurring sparkly and flashing orange-red semi-precious gemstone.  Color ranges from peachy pink to bright orange or even light red.   The State gemstone of Oregon.

Hardness 6-7

Chakras:  Navel and Heart

Character:  Joyful; Good-natured; Regenerative; Optimistic; Confident; Enthusiastic; Benevolent

 

Mystical properties: 

v Restore sweetness, happiness and sense of pleasure in your life.     

v Strengthens the life force and vitality.

v Said to protect the wearer from destructive forces and remove "hooks" from other people (whether in the chakras or aura.)Beneficial in "tie-cutting" and helping to say "no" when appropriate.

v Remove co-dependency and facilitate self-empowerment.

v Effective in seasonal affective disorder, lightening the darkness of winter.

v Dissipates fear and stress.

Physical Properties:

o   Helpful to the liver and kidneys, digestion, autonomic nervous system and cartilage problems.

o   Harmonizes all the organs.

o   Helpful in treating chronic sore throats, stomach ulcers and general aches and pains.

Suggested essential oils:  Bergamot, Cajupet, Cardamom, Cedar, Cinnamon, Clove, Davana, Ledum, Mandarin, May Chang, Melissa, Myrtle, Orange, Ravensara, Ylang-Ylang

Suggested aromatherapy blends:  Sunstone, Carnelian, Cinnamon Bears, Circle of Light, Dreamsicle, Forever Christmas, Palomino, Red Jasper, Splendor, Sunrise, Symphony, Vanilla Pie Spice, Citrine, Opal

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Chrysocolla

Hydrated copper silicate that ranges from blue to green, sometimes brown to black.

There is “gem silica’"(quite rare and fairly expensive with a hardness of 7) that is often referred to as chrysocolla. It is not, but actually is chalcedony colored by the same mineral salts.   Druzy chrysocolla has a crust of small sparkling quartz crystal in small cavities.

 Hardness=2-4 (A very soft stone)

 Chakras:  Base, Navel, Solar, Heart and Throat

v  Gentle, water-like energy. Gives renewed strength & balance.

v  Inner strength, Harmony, understanding. 

v  Purifies home & environment.

v  Antidote to anxiety, depression, heartache or disappointment.  Wash away negative emotions and thoughts.

v  Help communicate with authenticity.

v  Find joy, confidence, transformation, inner security, tolerance, truth, inner balance, creativity and motivation.

v  Release patterns of sarcasm and criticism.

• Helpful for pancreas,  blood sugar balance, arthritis, bone disease, muscle spasms, stomach ulcers, carpal tunnel,  blood or lung disorders.
• Strengthen physical vitality,  muscular structure of legs, arms, back, abdomen and the body's resistance to disease. Lower blood pressure.
• Detoxifies liver, kidneys and intestines.  Fortifies liver functions including fatty buildup.
• Helps regulate thyroid and adrenals.
• Excellent for sore throats, laryngitis.
• Keep it close at hand before dental work or surgery.  Reduces bleeding and inflammation.

 

Associated Essential oils of:  German Chamomile,  Ledum, Melissa, Blue Tansy, Helichrysm, Muhuhu, Blue Cypress, Yarrow

Essential oil blends of: Brave Heart, Cairn, Desert Lapis, Five Powers, Outback Blue, Silverado, Splendor, Symphony, Turquoise, Valiant,

Onyx

 Onyx is in the chalcedony family and comes in a wide range of colors. Some onyx is evenly colored while some is banded. Onyx is easily dyed, so beware of the more unnatural looking colors, such as bright blue, etc. Onyx with red or black and white bands is sometimes referred to as "Sardonyx". Carnelian is sometimes considered as Sardonyx, but this generally applies to the orange variety. The type called flint is grey, smoky-brown, or brown-black.  A type of onyx called “Chert” (similar to Flint) is grey to black. 

Hardness: 6.5-7.0.

Chakras:  Root and Sacral

Mystical/Emotional:

v  Eliminates negative thinking, and sharpen the wits of the wearer.

v  Grounding and a great assistance in holding emotions and passions under control.

v  Yellow or "honey" onyx is said to help in knowing when to keep silent.
Used to assist in memory during daily routine or lookback at lives.

v  Help find lost items.

v  Protective energies and  helps dispels negativity especially from places.

v  Eliminate apathy, stress and neurological disorders

Physical Healing : Used as a heart, kidney, nerve, capillary, hair, eye and nail strengthener. Said to help with insomnia, chemical imbalances, circulatory problems, allergy reactions, and decrease fatty deposits.  Encourages determination and resolve to act in a health conscious way.  Yellow onyx is said to benefit lung problems. Like a thick blanket that soothes and warms.

Essential oils:  Cypress, Birch, Helichrysm, Bay, Black Pepper, Copaiba, Clove, Fir, Galbanum, Opopanax, Ravensara

Suggested aromatherapy blends:  Onyx, Dark Horse, Obsidian, Terra Cotta, Silverado, Desert Lapis, Kolob trail, Valiant, Wood Badge

Black Onyx (Chert, Flint)

• Draws all the color rays, is used to help one change habits.
• Associated with regeneration and new beginnings.
• Protective qualities, making it advantageous to carry when one is traveling.
• Useful in fighting basic fears and in helping create the opportunity to move beyond bad relationships--and to heal old emotional wounds.
• The Romans associated it with courage and it is thought to be useful when one is defending  in defending and protecting during any battle or conflict, as well as provide protection from psychic attack.
• Helps with compulsive, self-defeating habits (especially when used with Snowflake Obsidian).  Shifts may take place that will take the “fun” out of bad habits.
• Helpful for focusing.  Learn from the past and intuitively sense danger.  Teaches restraint and clear thinking, empathy.
• Useful for victims of abuse and trauma.  Helps us assimilate change.   

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Apatite

The "neon" or "swimming pool" blue is the most famous, but comes in a whole range of colors--green, brown, softer or dark blues, gray, white and violet.  the chemical composition is mostly phosphate, the same material that makes up the teeth, bones, horns, tusks, antlers and hooves of various animals. Wear as jewelry or place in purse or pocket.  It is a softer stone.

Hardness:  5

Chakras:  Heart (green) Throat (blue)  Balances all.

Mystical:  Manifestation, see things clearly. Boost your motivation to succeed.

Help with visualizations and connections with animals, birds and sea creatures.

Helpful for hyperactivity.  May ease teething problems and growing pains in children.

Increase motivation.  Balances physical, emotional, mental and spiritual.

Can reduce irritability and aggression and overcome emotional exhaustion. Helps you to communicate your feelings clearly without becoming overly emotional. Draws off negativity.  Clears away confusion and apathy.

Physical:  Beneficial in matters to do with bones, cartilage and teeth, including combating  arthritis and osteoporosis, digestive system and central organs. Encourages formation of new cells.  Can speed up the metabolic rate and suppress hunger pangs.

Blue Apatite is especially for the immune system, high blood pressure, to strengthen muscle tissue and sharpen motor skills.  Good for eye problems and vertigo or dizziness. Facilitates public speaking.  Stimulating to the mind.

Green Apatite stimulates the physical heart.  Useful for heart attack recovery and other illnesses based on stress.

Yellow Apatite is the hunger suppressor.  Great eliminator, especially of toxins.  Treats chronic fatigue and poor digestion.  Stimulates endocrine system.  Lends a sunny energy to the aura.

Associated Essential Oils:  Blue=Blue Tansy, German Chamomile, Grapefruit, Palmarosa, Sandalwood, Yarrow, Blue Cypress

Green=Cajeput,  Fir, Galbanum, Juniper, Lime, Melissa, Myrtle, Pine, Rose

Yellow=Bergamot, Citronella, Grapefruit, Laurel, Lemon, Lemon Eucalyptus, Lemongrass, May Chang, Orange, Tuberose, Ylang-Ylang, Yuzu

Essential Oil Blends: Carnelian, Circle of Light, Citrine, Dreamsicle,  Green Tourmaline, Jade, Key Lime Pie, Kolob Trail,  Legend, Lemon Meringue, Marzipan, Mother of Pearl, Opal, Palomino, Rose Spirit, Silverado, Sunrise, Tropical Trail, Yellowstone

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