AGATE ‘The Fire Stone’ so called because it builds a ‘fire in the loins’ bringing a sense of courage and fortitude to discover and face the truth.  It’s a strong healing stone, earthing and energetic - aiding the colon, circulatory system, lymphatics, pancreas and the pulses. 

ALEXANDRITE This ‘Love Child’ aids the rebuilding of the body, mind and spirit after most modern trauma.  Very passive effect on the nervous system, spleen and pancreas. Helps bring about mental and emotional balance.

AMAZONITE The ‘Thinker’ Soothes the emotional processes and balances extreme moods having a calming effect. It soothes all chakras – particularly rejuvenating to the heart centre and throat chakra; it enhances communications concerning love.  A lovely stone to carry or wear!

AMBER The ‘Mindful One’ so called because it not only remembers the past centuries but also helps with simple absent-mindedness. Amber, the fossilised resin of ancient trees, has a beneficial influence on the endocrine system, spleen and heart.  It helps you find the kindness within you and the mind to find its soul.

AMETHYST The ‘Elevator’ Opens up our spiritual centre, quietening the mind.  It enhances divine love, and helps find the deep inner peace and wisdom within us.  It can help overcome addictive behaviour and ease tension, headaches and migraines.  The Romans used it as a hangover tonic!  Amethyst lends support in times of sadness and grief and clarifies the inner world of dreams.

 Birthstone for February.

AMETRINE

A wonderful stone! Dispels negativity from every level of the body and the aura.  Encourages optimism and joie de vivre.  Brings harmony and an inner feeling of well-being that will not disperse even when there is great stress from outside. Enhances creative and spiritual abundance. 

ANGELITE is a tremendous healing stone.  It has the most wonderful way of imparting deep peace and inner tranquillity.  A stone par excellence for raising psychic awareness. Angelite - as the name suggests- is a very spiritual stone, it is believed to facilitate contact with the angel realm, assist with astral travel and enhance telepathic communication.  It is a stone full of compassion, gentleness and deep peace.

Angelite is good for aiding the treatment of stomach ulcers, sunburn, repairing tissues and blood vessels, balancing body fluids and as an aid for weight loss.  It is particularly good for the throat and balances the thyroid.

APACHE TEAR (OBSIDIAN)

Comforting in times of grief.  Provides energy to stimulate analytical capabilities and precision. Promotes a forgiving attitude and a release of grievances against another.  Stimulates spontaneity and helps remove self-limiting barriers.  Enhances the assimilation of vitamins C & D to aid in the elimination of toxins from the body and to alleviate muscle spasms.

APATITE is often referred to as 'The Dieters' stone because it is believed to curb the appetite and raise the metabolism   It helps increase motivation and builds up energy reserves.  Draws off negativity and eases sorrow and anger.  Apatite stimulates creativity and the intellect.

AQUAMARINE ‘The Serene One’, it helps to calm the nerves and reduces fluid retention.  Good for strengthening kidneys, liver, spleen, thyroid and cleaning the body.  Aids clarity of mind and creativity helping reduce fears and phobias.  A fabulous mental, emotional and physical balancer it’s great for inspiring meditation, love, peace and serenity.

Aragonite (Sputnik) Brown Aragonite clusters - A New Age Stone associated with the Earth Goddess.  Strongly linked to the Earth, this stone is believed to clear ley lines and relieve geopathic stress.  Aragonite is a very warming gemstone, good for the treatment of Reynaud's disease.  It aids the healing of bones and of calcium absorption, strengthens the immune system and relieves night time twitches leading to a more restful sleep.

AVENTURINE GREEN ‘The Delver’ increases your perception of what makes you happy or unhappy.  A stone to enhance relaxation and aid insomniacs; it stimulates dreams and make them come true working as a gamblers’ stone for luck!  Calming, it helps to relieve anxiety and inspires independence and individuality.

AZURITE ‘The Decision Maker’ – a powerful aid for meditation – it cuts through illusion and enhances one’s unconscious abilities to allow stronger mental control over decision making.  It inspires creativity, intuition and physical well-being. In assisting the flow of energy through the nervous system, it strengthens the blood by helping the body utilise its oxygen

BLUE LACE AGATE - Quite a powerful stone.  It balances our auras and the energy body and in this way it has a protective effect, is harmonising and stabilizes health.   Said to be particularly good for arthritis.

BLOODSTONE Toughens and oxygenates the bloodstream enhancing physical and mental vitality.  It aids the heart, spleen, bone marrow and iron deficiency.   A powerful stone, it reduces stress, centering you, inspiring intuition, creativity and spiritual strength.

BLACK ONYX This colour-intensified agate is also supposed to relieve stress by enhancing balance and self-control, aiding detachment and inspiring serenity.  Black Onyx is used to help one change habits.

BOTSWANA AGATE Stimulates the crown chakra and energises the auric body.  It can be used to stimulate the exploration of the unknown  and further ones quest towards the enlightened state. It enhances creativity and helps release emotional nuances that have been repressed.  It helps one to look toward the solution rather than dwell on the problem.

CALCITE ‘The Balancer’ is a variably coloured stone benefiting the pancreas, spleen and kidneys.  Alleviates fear and stress, balances the emotions and inspires joy.   (orange  and clear calcite)

BLUE CALCITE: As well as the general properties of calcite, this gemstone has the additional benefits of being a stone for recuperation. It is believed to lower blood pressure, ease anxiety and dispel negative emotions. Used on the throat chakra, blue calcite will aid communication.  It is believed to absorb energy, filter it and return it to the sender in a beneficial form.

CARNELIAN Increases your energy level and helps turn your ideas into actions.  Balances your yin-yang energy.  Brings joy, sociability and warmth.

CELESTITE ‘The Stone of Heaven’ is a stress reducer in that it aids relaxation and peace of mind.  It promotes spiritual growth by helping expand creative expression, knowing your higher self and other forms of divine awareness.  Brings clarity of thought and speech and reveals truth.

CHALCEDONY This beautiful stone is believed to banish fear, hysteria, depression, mental illness and sadness. Chalcedony reduces fever. Wearing chalcedony is believed to be excellent for eyes.   Chalcedony helps against feelings touchiness and melancholy. Worn by many to promote calm and peace it also stimulates creativity.

CHAROITE Beneath your pillow, in combination with amethyst, it helps release fears which surface in dreams. Helps with the cleansing and purification of one's aura as well as for the transmutation of negative energies within oneself.  It facilitates the release of fear and dissolution of negative energies encountered in the process of aligning with your soul's purpose.   Charoite aids the connection between the heart and crown chakra, and helps you to walk your spiritual path with awareness, and manifest your soul's wisdom and light in daily life.   The purple colour of Charoite, among its other roles, helps to bring us closer to spirit by showing us that everything, even the thoughts we hold as true, can be dissolved and replaced with more empowering energies.  The colour black in this stone grounds the purple ray, and enables us to explore the nature of our fears; while white represents the connection to spirit.

CHRYSOCOLLA ‘The Woman’s Friend – Excellent for feminine problems.  Aids arthritic conditions, digestion, lungs and thyroid glands enhancing metabolism.  Alleviates feelings of guilt, tensions and phobias whilst inspiring creativity, personal power, joy and serenity.

CHRYSOPRASE A ‘Joy’ stone, it balances neurotic patterns and enhances insight thereby easing sexual frustration and depressions. It underlines joy, light heartedness and your inner talents by helping you look inwards to calm and balance mental healing.

CITRINE The ‘Cuddle quartz’ assists self-esteem, cheering, bringing warmth, hope and abundance!  A powerful cleanser and regenerator. Carrying the power of the sun, this is a super beneficial stone.  It absorbs, transmutes, dissipates and grounds negative energy and so is extremely protective of the environment.  An aura protector it has the ability to cleanse and balance the subtle bodies aligning them with the physical.

COPPER Boosts energy and helps clean out toxins, has a very strong influence on blood flow.  Balances the physical and emotional self.   General ‘feel good’ factor.

DALMATION JASPER

DIAMOND A ‘Master Healer’, it dispels negativity, purifies the body and spirit and reflects the desires of the highest consciousness.   Amplifies the full spectrum of energies in spirit, body and mind, inspiring purity, faithfulness, abundance and serenity.

DIOPTASE ‘The Seer’ A toner and balancer for body and mind.  Helps strengthen cardiovascular and nervous systems.  An all-round healer it engenders abundance, prosperity and well-being.

EMERALD The ‘Unconditional Love’ Stone has great power.  It aids the strengthening of the heart, liver, kidneys and immune system.  Helps those who seek deeper spiritual insight and introduces the higher self to the divinity within, inspiring kindness, love, prosperity, tranquillity, balance, patience and the power to heal.

FLUORITE The ‘Gatherer’. Another powerful healer!  It is said to stimulate regeneration of the skin and strengthen teeth and bones, improving mobility and stiffness in joints including arthritis.  It is excellent for meditation and has an emotionally stabilizing effect, gives self-confidence and clears up confusion.

GARNET A lovely stone!  It helps regenerate the whole body, particularly the blood.  A classical stone for crises -said to fortify the inner flame and help in situations where there is 'no way out'. It's excellent for depression or S.A.D. and promotes self-confidence, strength of character and joie de vivre!

GOLD This mineral is more precious than understood.  A powerful mind balancer, it opens the mind and allows acceptance of love.   It helps strengthen the nervous system, purifies and energises the entire body, promoting tissue regeneration and the attraction of positive energies.

GOLDSTONE A man-made (but universally recognised) gemstone from Victorian times.  A transmitter stone which cause light to pass through you in order to convey or receive, as a medium, openness, relaxation and sharing.

GREEN TREE AGATE Helps relieve tensions or fears and as with other agates it is a powerful healing stone.

HEMATITE Strengthens the will and bestows vitality and dynamism.  It helps promote self-awareness and focus for those with their head in the clouds!  It assists in overcoming fear and in coping with stress. It is also said to be good for anaemia because of its iron content.

HERKIMER DIAMOND The ‘Harvester’ similar to clear quartz, is so-called because of its ability to draw out toxins.  A powerful amplifier, it is used by healers to assist in stress reduction and balance body and mind energy to aid inner vision and increase the awareness of dreams.

HOWLITE – WHITE If a busy life is robbing you of your sleep, then tuck a piece of Howlite under your pillow!  It will calm a turbulent mind, still anger and promote patience.  On a spiritual level, it stimulates the desire for knowledge and prepares the mind to accept this wisdom and knowledge, making it a wonderful stone for meditation.  It is very good for insomnia, calcium balancing and aids teeth and bones.

JADE The ‘Virtuous One’ has a subtle and smooth vibration which aids the heart, kidneys, and immune system, cleans blood and helps with eye disorders.  Said to help feminine problems.  Radiating Divine unconditional love, it engenders courage, justice, wisdom, clarity, modesty and nurturing.

JASPER - YELLOW Reduces insecurities, fears and guilt.  Helps regulate the metabolic energies of the body and provide a balance.  Reduces insecurities, fears and guilt.  Helps regulate the metabolic energies of the body and provide a balance. 

JASPER - RED

KUNZITE – ROUGH An excellent balancer for physical, emotional and mental compulsives.  Soothing and calming it opens up the healing heart and enhances self-esteem, tolerance and acceptance by surrendering to the higher self.

KYANITE The ‘Faithful One’ so-called because it encourages devotion, truth, loyalty, reliability, serenity and pragmatism.  It helps with throat problems particularly the voice by enhancing creative expression.

LABRADORITE a beautiful iridescent stone is very good protector of the aura. It raises the consciousness and stimulates intuition and psychic abilities and astral projection.  It also helps to release fears and insecurities, restores faith in one's self and the world around you.  Labradorite treats disorders of the eyes and used for boosting the immune system, purifying blood, cleansing organs and respiratory system.

LAPIS LAZULI Brings vitality and general relaxation to the body. It bestows wisdom and honesty making us aware of our own inner truth.  Inspires greater creative expression and augments the psychic abilities. 

LARIMAR is a very spiritual stone, helping you to connect with the angelic realms.  It is a very good emotional stabiliser, ironing out the highs and lows - a nice crystal for bi-polar conditions.  It is a very earth- healing stone, strongly connected to the Earth Goddess and believed to relieve geopathic stress (GS).  Larimar stimulates the third eye, heart, throat and crown chakras and is a very good crystal for joints and cartilage problems. It also helps throat conditions and promotes self healing.

LEPIDOLITE Similar to Kunzite, it is a great balancer aiding a gentle withdrawal from compulsive behaviours.   Helps the heart muscle and blood flow and allows expression to your innate joy and inner light.

MAGNESITE is a bringer of deep peace and relaxation.  It imparts a tolerance of situations or people, without the need to change them. Wonderful as an aid in meditation - use on the third eye.

MAHOGANY OBSIDIAN Mahogany is one of the gentler obsidians, working more slowly at bringing problems to the surface.  It helps us to face are alter ego, confront it and integrate it fully into our lives. 
This is a stabilising stone that protects and offers us strength in times of need.  Mahogany Obsidian relives pain and improves circulation.

MALACHITE A healing stone, it aids the function of the pancreas and spleen, tissue re-generation, circulatory system and helps a good night’s sleep. A good balancer it also nurtures visualisation.

MOLDAVITE This is a Meteorite. It is also a good balancer of mind and body and assists in meditation aligning you with your higher self.  A general all round tonic.

MOOKITE is a motivator. It imparts the desire to try new experiences, whilst providing the calm to see it through.  It opens the mind to all possibilities and assists in making the right choices in life.  Boosting the immune system, it assists in healing and purifies the blood.

MOONSTONE Enhances intuition encourages lucid dreaming and bestows depth of feeling.  A ladies' stone in that it balances hormone cycles with nature's rhythms. In this way, the moonstone it is said aids fertility as well as menstrual problems after childbirth.

MORGANITE awakens a love of life and for all living things.  It helps to reduce stress and the pressure to succeed, encouraging instead a sense of well being and a desire for some personal space and time.  It relieves conditions caused by stress.  Surrounding yourself in a circle of the crystals will quickly reduce stress and promote a sense of calm and peace.

ONYX is used as a strengthener for heart, kidney, nerve, capillary, hair, eye and nails.  It is said to aid sleep and to help eliminate apathy, stress and neurological disorders.  Eliminating negative thinking, it is also believed to sharpen the wits of the wearer.  Onyx is said to bring spiritual inspiration. It is of great assistance in holding emotions and passions under control.   

OPAL The ‘Rainbow Stone’ said to stimulate the pineal and pituitary glands, aid balance, eyesight and enhance intuition.  However, its main benefit is to induce a conscious connection within you to your higher self, inspiring self esteem and contentment.

PEACOCK ORE  is a wonderful stone to help give direction in life; the iron content makes it useful for treatment of circulatory problems.

PEARL eliminates emotional imbalances. They help one master the heart chakra, aid stomach, spleen, intestinal tract & ulcer problems.
Pearl is said to help one see oneself and help improve self-worth.  As an emblem of modesty, chastity and purity, the pearl symbolizes love, success, and happiness.

PERIDOT was used for healing 2000 years before the birth of Christ!  It is said to have a strong detoxifying effect and stimulate the liver and metabolism.  It reduces stress and helps alleviate stored up anger.  It increases strength & physical vitality and protects against nervousness and aids in healing hurt feelings. It is also thought to protect lungs, sinuses and wrists from illness and injury.

Peridot is used to help dreams become a reality. This very popular stone is believed to attract love and the deep green hue also suggests a connection in wealth-attracting.   It is also useful to dispel negative emotions, and is believed to promote sleep when worn to bed.

PREHNITE is useful in the treatment of the kidneys, bladder, thymus gland, shoulders, chest and lungs.  It helps with gout and blood disorders, repairs connective tissue and can stabilize malignancy.  Beneficial for hyperactive children. Stimulates the metabolism of fats and accelerates the removal of toxins and also stimulates the regenerative systems of the body.  Used to lower blood pressure and control hypertension.  Is recently believed to balance meridians and also to activate (balance) acupuncture and acupressure points.

PYRITE Said to aid digestion and circulation it also influences a more positive outlook on life giving mental and emotional enhancement and strengthening the will.  Inspiring leadership qualities it helps you work practically and in harmony.

RHODOCHROSITE Represents selfless love and compassion.  It expands consciousness and integrates the spiritual with material energies.  This stone imparts a dynamic and positive attitude.  It’s excellent for the heart and relationships especially for those who feel unloved.  It clears the solar plexus and base chakras; mentally enlivening; enhances dream states and creativity; lifts a depressed mood.

RHODONITE Is said to help improve the memory, calming the mind and reducing stress by encouraging confidence and self esteem.  Similar to Rhodochrosite, it helps you understand and balance the pressures of day to day living.

ROCK CRYSTAL QUARTZ Said to have almighty powers – the king of gems!  Wonderful for all parts of the body.  It is an amplifier and as such is highly regarded by healers and mediums.  Place in a glass of drinking water overnight as an energy booster or perk up cut flowers in a vase.  It removes all negativity so is ideal to put near electrical equipment - e.g. TV, microwave etc.  As one of the best and most powerful crystals its limitations are only bound by our lack of vision.

ROSE QUARTZ Brings comfort and inner-peace.  The 'mother' of all crystals.  Helps to bring back self-worth and self-love especially when we are feeling down.  It's an all round gentle healer and as a love stone it strokes the heart of forgiveness, releases stored anger and is said to aid fertility.

RUBY The ‘Servant of the Servants’ is used to preserve the body and improve mental health.  It is an emblem of affection, passion, power and majesty.  It removes obstacles and promotes tranquillity, strengthening immunity it is also a great tonic for body and soul.  Very much a ‘heart’ stone, it encourages integrity, selfless service and spiritual devotion.

RUTILATED QUARTZ

A very powerful healer - it can sometimes cause a headache if one is not used to it. Is said to give us' new hope ' and transmit independence and spiritual greatness.  A mood-lifter, it has an anti-depressive effect and frees us from anxiety and emotional blockages.  Said to help with chronic respiratory problems and stimulate energy flow.

SAPHIRE The ‘Loyalty’ stone – activates the psychic abilities to gain a strong connection with the higher self through balancing emotional influences for clarity and inspiration.  It enhances willpower and faith in one’s judgement.

SARDONYX is believed to bring lasting happiness to relationships and marriage. It strengthens willpower and increases stamina. Sardonyx improves perception and helps to assimilate information.
It boosts the immune system, aids the absorption of nutrients and encourages the elimination of waste products.

SELENITE The ‘Rejuvenator’ is said to help with loss of fertility and sex drive, can enhance elasticity of the skin for a more youthful look.  Relieves stress and strengthens willpower.

SERPENTINE is a very earthing crystal. It helps to heighten psychic abilities and is an excellent gemstone for past life exploration. Light Green Serpentine helps to clear all left over emotional imbalances from past relationships and resolve past life outstanding issues.

Physically: Serpentine aids calcium and magnesium absorption and is believed to help treat hypoglycaemia and diabetes. Light Green Serpentine is especially good for pain relief caused by menstrual or muscular aches and cramps.

SHIVA LINGHAM stones are all collected from a sacred river site in India. The stones have been attributed with mystical powers for centuries and are particularly good for Dowsing, Feng Shui and for balancing the Chakras.

SILVER The ‘New Beginning Ore’  This metal has many qualities that can induce a breakthrough for the individual who ‘hangs onto’ mental issues and traumas by strengthening the faith in one’s higher self and promoting the desire for change.  A good emotional balancer and speech improver, this popular metal has value beyond its beauty.

SMOKY QUARTZ An anti-stress stone - helps us to cope more easily with hard times. Encourages concentration and careful thinking and is said to alleviate pain and cramps.

SODALITE Through the alleviation of fear one can find clarity and truth.  Calming and clearing the mind, this stone also strengthens the metabolism and lymphatic system bringing balance to mind and body, improving communication insight.  Similar to Lapis this benefits the higher self encouraging the flowering of creative expression.

SPIRIT QUARTZ The stones came on the worldwide market in 2001. They were found in southern Africa - the mother of all nations, and named by the tribe that found them. They have an astonishing sparkle and appear in multiple colours of amethyst, citrine, white and smoky quartz.

SUGILITE The ‘Heart Stone’ adds strength to physical healing and purification of all body systems.  Also a good brain balancer, it strengthens willpower by giving you ‘heart’ to cope with life’s difficulties. It has a great protective influence promoting bravery and fortitude.

SUNSTONE

SUPER SEVEN - STONE OF EARTH HEALING Super Seven contains seven minerals and emits ethereal and auric light. Opens up all the senses and can help you see auras.  Stone for healing the earth that allows you to see intellectual and spiritual truths.  Increases self-awareness and understanding. This stone does not need clearing as other stones. 

The Archangel associated with this stone is Michael.

TIGER GOLD In the darkest moments helps preserve courage and a spark of trust in God. It can also help bring out your confidence and assist with wise decisions and wealth accumulation. It is good for grounding and wonderful for the digestive system and helps with sexual problems.  Softens the ‘bloody mindedness’ of the over brave.

TIGER EYE RED

TOPAZ The ‘Abundant One’ is the antidote for the 21^st century.  This beautiful stone acts as a detoxifier for the body.  It warms, awakens and inspires abundance of health by assisting tissue regeneration, almost every organ and gland.  It soothes and tranquilises and gives creativity and self expression that will cooperate with the higher self.

TOURMALINE The ‘Aquarian’ is said to be the special stone for connecting to the ‘New Age’ consciousness.   It offers a protective quality in its various colours, enhancing sensitivity and comprehension by dispelling fear and negativity.  A powerful healer for mental disorders it helps find peace and rest but acts positively to help one meet new challenges and change.

TURQUOISE

UNAKITE Relieves you from negative energy and strengthens your talents to control your own destiny.

ZIRCON Healing ability: Zircon relieves pain. It is said to whet one's appetite. Zircon also prevents nightmares and ensures a deep tranquil sleep.

Mystical power: Zircon supposedly helps one be more at peace with oneself. Zircon is believed to provide the wearer with wisdom, honour and riches. The lost of lustre on a Zircon stone is said to warn of danger.
Jacinth helps rising one's self-esteem.

ZOISITE