Spiritual Meanings Flashcards
Agate
A grounding stone Soothing and calming (but works slowly) Facilitates self-acceptance Overcomes negative emotions and bitterness Heals inner anger Improves concentration, perception and analytical abilities Useful for any emotional trauma Brings balance and stability
Amazonite
A feel better stone
Soothes and calms a troubled mind
Alleviates worry and fear
Helps to see both sides of a problem and different points of view
Protects against electromagnetic pollution
Good for creativity
Amethyst
Strong healing and cleansing powers - good for overall protection Helps meditation Focus on tranquility Facilitates decision making Helps insomnia and brings restful sleep
Aventurine
Promotes a feeling of well being
A comforter
Helps leadership qualities and decisiveness
Restores control
Promotes empathy and compassion
Calms anger and irritation
Enables the sight of alternatives and possibilities
Blue Lace Agate
A grounding stone Brings balance and stability Soothing, cooling and calming (Works slowly) Improves communication Neutralises anger Counteracts feelings of being judged Counteracts mental stress Helps the verbal expression of thoughts
Bloodstone
An excellent grounding and protecting stone
An revitalise the mind when mentally exhausted
Brings courage including when to strategically retreat
Helps you to adjust to the unexpected
Helps you to act in the present moment
Believed to have magical properties e.g. Controlling the weather
Said to give off sounds as a means of guidance
Carnelian
A feel better stone
Motivates and inspires
Helps you to trust yourself and overcome negativity
Encourages steadfastness
Good for meditation
Sharpens concentration and removes extraneous thoughts
Protects against envy, rage and resentment
Dispels apathy and stimulates energy
Chrysocolla
A feel better stone
Can help mend a broken heart
Revitalises and stabilises rocky relationships
Helps you to accept with serenity constantly changing situations
Imparts sensitivity and confidence
Enables you to keep a cool head
Reduces mental tensions
Promotes truth telling and impartiality
Helps you to discern when to keep silent
Good for creativity
Angelite
Good for awareness and communication Enhances communication with the spirits Helps compassion and self acceptance Creates a feeling of peace and tranquility Good for mathematics
Citrine
Money stone - brings wealth and abundance A feel better stone Helps self esteem and decision making A happy generous stone Makes you less sensitive to criticism It's optimistic and motivating
Black Tourmaline/ Schorl
Protects from negativity and electromagnetic energy
Disperses tensions and stress
Promotes a laid back attitude and objective rational neutrality
It encourages a positive attitude (no matter what the circumstances)
Stimulates altruism and practical creativity
Chrysoprase
A feel better stone
Promotes hope and personal insights
Draws out talents and stimulates creativity
Combats feelings of arrogance and superiority
Calming and non egotistical
Encourages openness, especially to new situations
Enables exploration of egotistical motives
Opposes judgmental-ism
Encourages acceptance of self and others
Useful for forgiveness and compassion, security and trust
Prevents nightmares
Diamond
A symbol of purity Enhances love Encourages fearlessness and fortitude Good for new projects Brings clarity of mind Cleanses the aura Helps recovery from poisons and negative emotions
Emerald
A stone of inspiration and infinite patience
Has a calming effect on the emotions
Helps alleviate bad temper
Strengthens the character
A wisdom stone
Promotes truth and inner knowledge
(Worn constantly can trigger negative emotions)
Fluorite
Highly protective Cleanses electromagnetic stress Overcomes disorganisation Promotes unbiased impartiality Overcomes chaos Dissolves fixed ideas and fixed patterns of behaviour Reduced narrow mindedness Helps to absorb new information - an excellent learning aid
Garnet
A protective talisman
Can warn of approaching danger
Balances energy and emotions
Inspires love and devotion - a stone of commitment
Useful in a crisis - it fortifies, activates and strengthens the survival instinct
Brings hope
Sharpens perceptions
Helps you to let go of unhelpful behaviours
Bestows self confidence
Howlite
Calming
An excellent antidote for insomnia caused by an overactive mind
Teaches patience
Helps to reduce anger
Reduces tendencies to criticise and being selfish
It calms emotions caused by old hurts
Hematite
Grounding and protection
Good for legal situations
Boosts self esteem
Dissolves negativity
Aids overcoming compulsions and addictions
Stimulates concentration and focus (good for maths and technical problems)
Helps you to see mistakes as learning experiences not disasters
Good for insomnia
Don’t use for long periods of time
Jet
A talisman Alleviates unreasonable fears A stone of protection Protects finances and business Balances mood swings Alleviates depression Can be used to treat migraines
Peridot
A feel better stone
A protective cleanser
Helps to clear out burdens, guilt and obsessions
Helps you to let go of the past and outside influences
Alleviates jealousy, resentment, spite and anger
Helps to banish lethargy
Enhances assertive confidence
Lapis Lazuli
A feel better stone that brings wisdom
Releases stress
Brings deep spiritual peace and self awareness
Encourages honesty, compassion and uprightness
Encourages objectivity and clarity
Protective- has spirit guardians
Teaches the value of truth and active listening
Dissolves martyrdom and cruelty
Alleviates migraines and insomnia
Good for relaxation
Malachite
A powerful stone and should be handled with caution
It’s toxic
It amplifies both positive and negative energies
It absorbs negative energy and pollutants
A stone of transformation and endurance
Life is lived more intensely under its influence
It teaches how to take responsibility for ones actions, thoughts and feelings
It develops empathy
Makes you more observant
Facilitates emotional healing
Hawk’s Eye
A stone of protection
Used by travellers, particularly for flying
Good for sight and vision
Relieves stress
A shamanic stone - good for spiritual quests
Moonstone
Offers protection to travellers
Brings good luck and a happy home
A stone of new beginnings
It calms emotions- like the moon, everything waxes and wanes
Promotes intuition and empathy
At the full moon it encourages lucid dreaming
Calms over-reactions to situations
Labradorite
Allows magic to happen - lets you see many possibilities
Helps insecurity, anxiety and stress
It strengthens faith in self and trust in the universe
It calms an overactive mind
It helps imagination, inspiration, contemplation and introspection
Imparts strength and perseverance during change
Jade
A symbol of purity and serenity Calming Protects the wearer from harm Attracts good luck A dream stone - aids insightful dreams Can harmonise dysfunctional relationships
Green Jasper
Sustains and supports in times of stress
Balancing
Encourages assertiveness
Helps to achieve goals
Nurtures and supports
Promotes organisational abilities and seeing projects through
Red Jasper
Protects Rectifies unjust situations Brings problems to light before they get too big and Provides insights Use a a worry bead
Quartz
A healing crystal
A feel better stone
Makes you feel happier
It focuses the mind, aids meditation and relieves negativity
It can filter out distractions (in meditation) and helps concentration
Rhodonite
A useful emotional first aid stone
Enhances mantra-based meditation
Helps forgiveness and prevents retaliation
It’s calming
An emotional balancer
Helps deal with 21st century stress and inconsistency
Sodalite
Deepens meditation Brings harmony and solidarity of purpose Stimulates trust and group work Reduces mental confusion Helps verbalisation of feelings Calms the mind Enhances self esteem
Turquoise
A purification stone A protective stone Dispels negative energy Protects from pollutants Changing colour warns of danger Protects travellers and property Brings inner calm Helps with exhaustion and depression Helps emotional balance and meditation It strengthens and reduces feelings of martyrdom
Rose Quartz
The stone of unconditional love and peace
Calming - excellent for use in a crisis
Replaces negative energy with loving vibes
Strengthens empathy, sensitivity and acceptance of change
A fine healer of bruised emotions
Encourages self forgiveness
Magnifies creativity - art, music and writing
Good for migraines and headaches
Topaz
Directs energy where it is most needed Soothes, stimulates, heals, recharges and re-motivates Strengthens faith and optimism Bestows confidence and charisma while remaining open-hearted Cuts through doubt and uncertainty Enables you to "be" rather than "doing " A stone of love and good fortune Excellent for inducing relaxation
Smokey Quartz
Helps dissipate negativity, anger, depression, despair and grief
A superb antidote to stress
Helps you to move forward in life
Gently dissolves negative emotions
Assists in tolerating difficult situations and fortifying ones resolve
Sunstone
Brings strength, energy and vitality
Offers protection from evil spirits and helps with fear and stress
Helps you to stand up for yourself and say no
Lifts dark moods
Increases self worth and confidence
Encourages optimism
Tourmalinated Quartz
A good grounding stone
Releases tensions
Harmonises disparate elements
Turns negative thoughts into positive ones
Watermelon Tourmaline
Instils patience and teaches tact and diplomacy
Assists in understanding situations and expressing intentions clearly
Alleviates depression and fear - promoting inner security
Beneficial for relationships
Dumortierite
Promotes detachment
Enables you to take life less seriously
Alleviates headaches
