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Gemology: The Meaning of Crystals


Each Crystal and Stone has their own unique properties that can be used for healing on all levels. I have listed below some of the stones that I commonly use within my art, Reiki practice, and in my everyday life, along with their very special meanings. Several crystals in special, pre-arranged combinations are available for purchase from the Chi Customs Online Store.


Crown Chakra

Quartz:
- Realigns body, mind and spirit
- Facilitates meditation, spiritual development and healing
- Brings energy of the stars to the soul
- Amplifies body energy and thoughts

Kyanite:
- Deflects negative energy
- Cuts through fears and blockages
- Calms and brings tranquility
- Aligns the chakras
- Facilitates meditation

Brow Chakra

Amethyst:
- Balances intellectual, emotional and physical bodies
- Clears aura and brings peace
- Treats insomnia and promotes dreaming

Lepidolite:
- Activates the intellect
- Brings energies of universal light, hope and acceptance
- Assists with openness and honesty
- Good for business pursuits


Howlite:
- Brings Awareness, reasoning and patience
- Eliminates pain and stress
- Encourages spiritual growth

Throat Chakra

Blue Lace Agate:
- Ignites higher state of awareness
- Helps to reach high states of spirituality
- Aids in communication
- Instills calm and peace

Sodalite:
- Encourages self esteem and trust in oneself and others
- Enhances authenticity in emotions
- Allows one to recognize and verbalize true feelings

Heart Chakra

Aventurine:
- Activates, clears and protects the heart chakra
- Enhances creativity and balances yin yang energies
- Reinforces decisiveness and amplifies leadership skills

Chrysocolla:
- Releases emotional heartache and brings balance
- Increases ones capacity to love
- Gives balance in communication
- Diffuses negativity and promotes harmony
- Produces inner strength

Jade:
- Allows one to share unconditional love
- Provides confidence
- Releases suppressed emotions through dreams

Unakite:
- Balances emotional body
- Gently releases blockages that inhibit personal growth
- Facilitates a rebirthing process

Rose Quartz:
- The Love Stone
- Brings gentleness, forgiveness and raises self esteem
- Allows one to feel unconditional love for oneself and all beings
- Balances the emotions and heals emotional wounds.

Solar Plexus

Citrine:
- Dispels and transmutes negative energy
- Aligns chakras on the ethereal plane
- Energizes Solar plexus and brings creativity and personal power
- Brings comfort and optimism

Moss Agate:
- Calms, stabilizes and grounds the entire body
- Increases optimism
- Helps one to recognize his/her own self worth
- Eases emotional stress

Sacral Chakra

Carnelian:
- Protects against envy, fear and rage
- Banishes sorrow
- Stabalizes energy in the home and workplace

Tigers Eye:
- Promotes intuitive impressions
- Synthesizes energies of the Sun and Earth
- Helps to attain oneness with the universe
- Encourages stability and dynamic beauty

Root Chakra

Red Jasper:
- Gently energizing and supportive
- Grounds and protects the body
- Promotes belief in oneself and brings courage
- Provides protection

Garnet:
- Stone of commitment
- Stimulates the development and movement of kindulini
- Provides protection and calming
- Allows acceptance of ones emotions

Onyx:
- Allows one to recognize ones personal strengths
- Balances yin yang energies
- Brings inner stillness

Obsidian:
- Draws in earths energy to stabilize and strengthen the system
- Brings clarity, focus and healing
- Protective Stone

Jasper:
- Supreme nurturer
- Sacred stone used for protection
- Brings grounding
- Sustains physical energy levels

Recommended readings:
“Love is in the Earth” by Melody
“The Book of Stones” by Robert Simmons and Naisha Ahsian