Metaphysical Crystal Properties (A)
African Turquoise (Jasper)
African Turquoise assists you in trusting your inner wisdom as you make decisions welcoming positive change in your life. African Turquois is a trade name for jasper mined in Africa. This stone allows you to tap into and awaken the innate knowledge of your “true self” in order to ultimately follow the path leading to your life purpose. As you keep this beautiful stone close, remember, one step at a time culminates positive, amazing change.
Amazonite
Amazonite is a peaceful and calming stone. It encourages you to overcome self-limiting behavior intended to avoid conflict or negative opinions from others. This release allows for you to align more flawlessly with your true self and realize your fullest potential. Amazonite assists you in objectively seeing the truth in your interactions, while also working with your throat chakra and guiding you to lovingly speak your truth. In addition to encouraging external discernment, it compels you to recognize your own internal truths, and to fully embrace your genuine self without personal judgement. A powerful heart chakra stone, it serves to help in overcoming loneliness while also strengthening relationships. Additionally, the energy of Amazonite serves to repel negativity in the form of electromagnetic smog, often received from today’s technology.
Amethyst
Amethyst works with you to overcome emotionally traumatic experiences, promoting healing on all levels. With its calming energy, Amethyst encourages positivity, inspiring peace and relaxation. Working with the third eye chakra, the vibrational frequency of this stone assists you in strengthening your intuition and connection to other realms. Embrace the energy of Amethyst during meditation as you accept healing and focus on positivity.
Also known as the “sobriety stone”, Amethyst assists you in letting go of addictions or anything else which simply no longer serves you, allowing you to gain strength in detoxifying and moving forward. Amethyst serves to protect you psychically and mentally, and is an excellent talisman to be used for added protection during travel.
Amethyst (black)
Beautiful Black Amethyst contains a greater iron content, along with some hematite inclusions, making it appear a deeper color. Due to these unique qualities, in addition to the regular properties of Amethyst, Black Amethyst has an even greater protective aspect, as well as grounding capabilities. As traditional Amethyst resonates with the upper chakras, these added inclusions provide balance and connection between the upper and lower chakras.
Ametrine
Ametrine, a combination of Amethyst and Citrine, assists you in tapping into your claircognizant (all knowing) strengths as well as connecting to both your masculine and feminine energies. This stone plays a dual role in allowing you to enhance your spiritual growth while reminding you of your physical connection to this earth plane.
Ammolite
Ammonites were ocean-dwellers who lived millions of years ago. Today, we are left with their amazing spiral fossils and beautifully colorful fossilized shells, known as Ammolite.
The energy of this breathtaking stone encourages you to live in harmony with your environment and Mother Earth. Resonating with the root chakra, it is grounding and very protective. It serves to eliminate negativity by transmuting it to positivity, which makes it a beneficial stone to anyone working through depression. Its energizing nature is also thought to give your metabolism a boost and keep you feeling upbeat throughout the day.
As is the case with most water resonating stones, Ammolite allows your deepest emotions to surface, encouraging you to work through past grief or trauma and reach a deep, peaceful understanding and acceptance of yourself.
Although primarily a water element stone, its multitude of colors are said to represent a balance between metal, fire, wood, water and earth, promoting harmony in both the environment and within.
Ammonite (fossil)
Sometimes it is necessary to go with the flow to expand your horizons. Ammonite is a gentle reminder that life is as ever changing as you are. Ammonites lived millions of years ago, leaving behind these beautiful fossils we see today. Ammonite fossils are known for their abilities to activate Kundalini energy and chi energy within. They exude exceptionally powerful earth energy and work to promote a sense of optimism and good fortune by transmuting negativity into positivity. This uplifting stone assists you in maintaining a high level of energy and longevity, as you travel on your own spiritual path.
Amphibole Quartz
Amphibole Quartz, also referred to as Angel Wing Phantom Quartz, is comprised of a combination of four minerals. Hematite, Limonite, Lithium, and Kaolinite combine to form its beautiful inclusions. Together their energies combine to form a stone with a wide array of properties. Its energy can be grounding, as well as empowering and uplifting. It encourages you to step into your personal power and find confidence in embarking on new endeavors. Amphibole Quartz reminds you of your worthiness for success and prosperity, offering reassurance during times of self-doubt. It can also be beneficial for heart chakra expansion and promotes increased creativity.
Angel Aura Quartz
Angel Aura Quartz begins as regular quartz and undergoes a bonding process with precious metal to give it its stunningly colorful surface. This gorgeous stone is excellent for use during meditation, as it can resonate with all chakras and carries an extremely calming and relaxing energy. It assists you in cleansing your aura and raising your frequency to more easily connect to your angels. While in a relaxed, meditative state, envision a beam of light similar to that shining on the surface of your Angel Aura Quartz. Allow the beam of cleansing light to permeate your being, traveling from head to toe and removing all blockages in its path.
Angel Aura Quartz also carries with it a playful energy, encouraging you to connect with your inner child and remember the importance of play and laughter.
Angelite
The soothing energy of Angelite serves as a direct connection to your guardian angels, guides and deceased loved ones. Tap into its gentle energy and allow it to provide guidance as you connect to those loving beings beyond the physical plane. Angelite resonates with your throat chakra, encouraging you to clearly and calmly articulate your thoughts and messages in a way that is lovingly received.
Apatite (Blue)
Blue Apatite works to increase your sense of independence, and is said to encourage attention to detail. Additionally, it resonates with the third eye and throat chakras to ease communication and promote comprehension. It is considered an excellent stone for past life recall, and for understanding karmic energy brought into your current reality from previous lifetimes. If looking to manage eating habits or to boost your metabolism, Blue Apatite may be beneficial in providing assistance. It is considered by some to have extraterrestrial ties, and is also excellent for enhancing memory, mental stimulation, and accepting forgiveness in all aspects of your life.
Aqua Aura Quartz
This colorful crystal begins as clear quarts and undergoes a bonding process with precious metals to give it the beautiful coloring you see here. Allow the wonderful energy of this bright stone to serve as your direct link to Divine universal energy. You possess the ability to tap into so much more than that which meets the human eye. Resonating with your third eye chakra, this stone assists you in tapping into your potential so that you may hone these abilities. Aqua Aura Quartz protects from negativity, strengthening your auric field, while enhancing psychic abilities and assisting with clear communication. Emotionally, it is very cleansing and calming, eliminating stress and anxiety. This serves to assist you along your path of spiritual growth and exploration.
Aquamarine
Picture the gentle flow of energy from this stone in the same way you imagine water flowing down stream. The water stays on path, heading in a forward motion regardless of what rocks, twists, or trees stand in its way. Even blockages wear over time and the water finds a way to continue onward, despite the perceived obstacles in its path. Allow the flowing energy of this peaceful stone to guide you along your path regardless of the ups and downs of life.
In addition to being the birthstone for March, Aquamarine carries a gentle water energy, resonating with your throat chakra to encourage you to always lovingly speak your truth. Overall soothing and relaxing, the energy of your pendant encourages you to go with the flow, trust in your path, and tap into your strength.
* The Aquamarine pictured is shown growing with Muscovite.
Astrophyllite
Astrophyllite is a stone of growth, inspiring you to continue moving forward in a positive direction. It is energetically protective and extremely powerful in strengthening psychic abilities and deepening your connection to other realms, as it works with the crown chakra. Simultaneously keeping you rooted in reality on the earth plane. The stone itself is ethereal, looking as if autumn has been encased in a wintery wonderland.
Aventurine (Green)
Green Aventurine, the “Good Luck Shamrock” of the mineral kingdom, allows you to carry a bit of luck with you wherever you go. Inspiring abundance, prosperity, and overall happiness, this stone also works with the heart chakra to assist with the realization of your greatest potential for your best and highest good. It is said to help neutralize anger and negativity, and to assist in keeping your emotions even and balanced. With a strong connection to Mother Earth, this beautiful stone also urges you to embrace your connection to nature.
Aventurine (Peach)
This soothing stone is excellent for calming the mind and eliminating anxiety, as it works with you to overcome negative thoughts, especially those pertaining to yourself. By silencing the negativity of your internal narrative, you are able to focus on boosting yourself up and raising your self-confidence. Resonating strongly with the sacral chakra, its joyful energy also helps spark creativity, playfulness, and imagination. It serves to clear stagnant energy and blockages from the lower chakras, releasing trauma experienced in the area of the sacral chakra, and promoting healing.
Aventurine (Yellow)
Yellow Aventurine is most strongly associated with the solar plexus chakra. It is excellent for growing your self-esteem and inspiring confidence. It can aid in the decision making process, guiding you toward the path that will best suit your life purpose. Its sunny energy guides you to recognize your personal power, while urging you to abandon any pursuance of unnecessary control. It encourages you to fearlessly step out of the shadows to be seen. Tap into its frequency when seeking level-headedness and emotional balance for a bit of extra assistance.