African Jade is actually a form of Green garnet. Considered good for general healing & improving relaxation.  Associated with bringing peace, pureness of thought, unobscured mental capacity, & creativity.  Said to aid in the purification of all body systems, & were exchanged between friends to insure they would meet again.

African Opal calms the emotional body. It is known for cleansing and re-balancing of the charkas.

Agates in general have been known for centuries as powerful healers & bringers of wealth & good fortune. Believed to help with improving self confidence, courage, memory & physical strength, among other things. Good for general healing & grounding.

Amazonite was a sacred stone highly valued by the ancient Egyptians. Soothing to the mental state & good for spiritual growth. A calming stone. Strengthens body’s energy currents. Reduces anxiety.

Amber is used to tap into the power of the Sun, & is good for success, abundance, healing, & happiness. A powerful stone, Amber is also used for healing of the physical body. It carries a negative electrical energy charge & therefore is good to draw power & energy into its bearer.

Ametrine is a mix of Amethyst & Citrine, found only in the Anahi Mine located in Bolivia. It is thought to be a very powerful money stone, aids in meditation, relieves tension, disperses negativity & helps to eliminate prejudice. It is said to bring serenity & calm, give strength & mental stability, & to enhance one's ability to assimilate new ideas.

Amethyst is a stone of psychic power, enhancing & increasing the abilities of the bearer. Aids in increasing spiritual awareness & helps in the attainment of your spiritual goals. Wear amethyst to dispel fear & heighten intuitive powers. It aids in dreaming, dispelling nightmares, protection & helping to break bad habits. Called the "sobriety stone".

Autumn Jasper  (aka Epidot, Mayflower Jasper) protects against negative energy & is a strengthening stone. Red jaspers are considered protective, green have general healing abilities, & yellow help mental processes.

Azurite-Malachite – these 2 stones are often found together, & help reach deeper states during meditation. Blue Azurite is the “Stone of Heaven” said to stimulate the pursuit of the heavenly self, & green Malachite is the “Stone of Transformation” & helps to bring ease during times of change and the insight needed for spiritual growth. Helps reduce vanity and excessive feelings of self importance.

Bamboo Leaf Agate is a stone of creativity. It balances yin & yang, instills harmony, increases intellect, memory, energy, strength & longevity. It is a good stress reliever &  increases courage & self confidence. Also known as Russian Lace Agate, Silver Needle Agate, or Sagenite Agate.  

Black/Banded Agate is a stone for grounding & centering energies. Use for self control, resilience, quiet power, peace from anxiety. Considered a receiving stone used for calming, soothing, meditation & reflection. Represents the element earth & is therefore related to our survival instincts, sense of grounding & connection to our bodies & the physical plane.

Blue Aventurine is commonly used as a good luck stone. Carries the healing powers of the green Earth. Aids circulation & communication.  Increases spiritual truth. All-around healer. Stimulates creativity & expression.

Blue Goldstone is a man-made stone & is made by adding Copper Salts to glass in a furnace. It is a gently uplifting stone, & helps to reduces stomach tension. The copper pyrite in Goldstone brings with it relief from pain & inflammation. It is gently uplifting, protects the psychic & empathic sensitivities, & is effective in the transmission of healing energies from the heart, throat & third eye.

Blue Lace Agate is a gentle, calming stone that lessens anger & calms nervousness. It can help bring stronger intuition & inner knowing. Considered a stone of communication, it can ease the harsh edge off communication, enhance public speaking, & smooth discussions. As with all agates, it is a protective stone, particularly when calling upon angels for protection.

Blue Peruvian (Andean) Opal is mystically known as a stone of courage & ingenuity. It is said to improve self-esteem & self-love. It is also said to be an aid to creativity & communication of all types. It is reputed to help one find a confidant. Peruvian blue opal is also said to help with stress reduction, fatigue, & weight loss.

Blue topaz brings leadership ability to anyone who wears or carries it. It also enhances & improves psychic knowledge, spiritual growth, & psychic insight. It lends an air of tranquility to those endeavors. It  is said to enhance one's communicative abilities, helping to more easily & clearly express oneself.

Blueberry Quartz has beautiful, deep-blue needles dispersed throughout the clear glass of this manmade gemstone. Made from glass melted in a furnace then combined with a colouring agent to produce the swirling inclusions or “needles” that give it its unique look. The glass is then cooled, cut, and polished like a gemstone.

Bone represents our connection to the animal kingdom, Earth & support.

Botswana Agate is recommended for anyone who comes in regular contact with excessive amounts of heat or smoke (eg. Firefighters). Helpful for anyone who wants to quit smoking. Beneficial to the circulatory system, the skin, & the brain. Soothes depression.  Stimulates attention, alertness, detail observation. Helps against toxins.

Brazil agate was sacred to Native Americans. Said to promote stability in ceremonial activities, balance body, mind, emotions & spirit, eliminate negativity, & help connect to one’s spiritual side. A grounding stone, good for healing.

Brecciated Jasper has the qualities of enhancing organizational abilities, relaxation, & a sense of wholeness. It balances the yin-yang, physical & emotional. It is a stone of protection, encourages attunement & communication with animals & can help with animal & other allergies. It brings happiness & a good outlook on life & eases stress. It can help increase physical endurance & ward off dehydration. It is also a good stone for grounding oneself.

Brown jade is a stone that connects us to the earth. A good stone to use to help settle matters of the home or to adjust to a new environment. Spiritual healers attribute different abilities to each color of jade. They recommend brown when entering a new phase in life. Brown is the color of the Earth, and is very comforting, nurturing, fertile, and stable.

Canadian Jade is nephrite jade, which can be mottled or more subdued than the jadeite varieties. Has been treasured for thousands of years for its beauty and durability. It's said to help concentration & development of psychic potential. Helps achieve a high mysticism level, discover obscure aspects of the personality & realize one’s  potential.

Carnelian protects from envy, fear, rage & sorrow. Is a healing & protecting stone. Governs creativity, inquisitiveness, intuitiveness, & compassion. Enhances courage & willpower.

Chalcedony is a sub-set of quartz. During the 1700’s it was believed to banish evil spirits & nightmares. Sailors carried it to protect against drowning. Brings love & comfort, dispels anger, balances ego, promotes awareness, relieves nervousness.

Charoite was discovered in Russia in 1978. Found only in the Murun mountains. Charoite is a soul stone with deep physical & emotional healing energies. It is a stone of transformation & is used to overcome fears. It can be used to overcome obsessions & compulsions. It grounds the spiritual self & lifts energy when the body is exhausted.  Put charoite beneath your pillow, especially if you are prone to disturbed sleep or fears which surface in dreams. In combination with amethyst, it will help to release these fears.

"Cherry Quartz" is a beautiful manmade glass from China, a mixture of clear glass and swirls of deep pink. It is made from glass melted in a furnace then combined with a colouring agent to produce the swirling inclusions or “needles” that give it its unique look. The glass is then cooled, cut, & polished like a gemstone. It has been said to attract love.

Chrysocolla is a stone of harmony, & can be used to purify a place or remove negativity from a person. It is a very gentle stone which can help ease fear, anxiety, & guilt. Helps one feel more comfortable speaking the truth, & develop personal confidence. Similar to Turquoise, its high conductivity from copper draws out pain & heat (fevers, inflammations, arthritis.)

Chrysoprase is soothing & eliminates stress. Governs compassion, friendship & fidelity, eloquence, joy & happiness. Aids in meditation. Balances Yin /Yang, & is a protecting stone.

Coffee Jasper, like all brown jaspers, helps one find stability & balance. Boosts the immune system & assist in extracting pollutants & toxins from the body. Helps one become more ecologically aware. Well suited for use by people who wish to relive past events through regression or analysis.

Copper is considered a mineral of energy & mental agility. It has a positive influence on blood circulation & metabolism, & is an excellent conductor of energy, thus it is said to enhance & transmit thoughts, even over long distances. Physically, copper is used in traditional folk remedy to bring in additional energies for all types of healing, treatment of arthritis, relieving pain of broken bones, & low energy. Aids in detoxifying the body.

Coral is a stone of organic origin. Coral can be used to reconnect with nature and its variety of wonders. Coral also attracts love and prosperity, particularly red coral, which is a stone of passion. Creativity and optimism are also qualities that coral brings out. Emotionally, coral brings inner peace, strength, and understanding of purpose.

Country agate –  agates in general have been known for centuries as powerful healers and bringers of wealth & good fortune. Believed to help with improving self confidence, courage, memory & physical strength, among other things. Good for general healing & grounding.

Crazy Lace Agate is also known as Mexican Agate. In ancient times was worn to placate the gods & give courage. Helps improve the ego & self-esteem, & is a symbol of the spiritual love of good. Helps banish fear. Renews strength, balances physical energies, relieves emotional pain. Illuminates your mind, allows more eloquence. Provides insight.

Dalmatian Jasper helps us to see our own strengths & weaknesses & can help us when we are feeling disillusioned. It brings a sense of fun to our lives. It is also particularly good for healing those people who have trouble relaxing &/or having fun. It is a stone of protection from nightmares, depression, & negative thinking. Dalmatian Jasper is also a good stone for relationships in general & particularly good for long term relationships. It is said to both increase loyalty & to aid memory too.

Denim Lapis is a love, protection, healing, & power stone. It enhances spiritual development, brings mental clarity, emotional healing, & the gift of strength, self-assurance & increased sensitivity to your higher power. Illuminates the mind & opens the heart to love and beauty. Changes negative views of reality to positive outlooks.

Desert Jasper – From ancient times the jaspers were cherished for their beauty & mystical properties. Believed to bring good health, courage & wisdom, & to be a grounding stone. Yellow jaspers were used to assist & protect during times of travel.

Dragonskin Jasper has delicate veining in high-contrast greens. It brings tranquility, comforting & wholeness by reducing your insecurities, fears, & guilt. It is sometimes called the nurturing stone for its nurturing & protective energies. Green Jasper is healing, worn to ward off ill health. Worn to become more sympathetic to others mental & emotional states. Brings about balance between various aspects of your life, also provides grounding & gives connection to the earth.

Dumortierite can reduce problems with scattered mind & disorganization, & bring mental clarity. It also helps one to see & accept reality, & react to it intelligently, & is sometimes mentioned as useful in treating addictions & compulsive/impulsive behaviors.. It can lift depression & replace it with peace & happiness, & can help reduce stubbornness & emotional tension. Good for releasing old negativity.

Fancy Jasper varies in colour from burgundy to forest green & gold. Red jaspers are considered protective, green have general healing abilities, & yellow help mental processes. These 3 are combined in Fancy Jasper. Provides a sense of well-being & helps one “lighten up.”

Feldspath is a name given to a group of minerals, silicates of alumina, that are closely related in crystalline form. They occur in crystals & crystalline masses, & are vitreous in luster. It is a stone of strength & creativity, & helps find havens of refuge when danger is perceived. Good for assertiveness, artistic talents,  healing, protection, & joy.

Flower Jade – Jade is thought to be a stone of serenity & calming effect. Flower jade enhances confidence & self-assuredness, helps one gain knowledge from dreams, & assists in getting in touch with one’s spiritual side.

Fossil Coral helps quiet the emotions & bring the body back into a state of peace. It can help one to clearly communicate from a calm, cool state of expression. It is a good meditation or visual aid, has healing power energies, soothes fears & tensions, & prevents ill fortune. Coral strengthens self-esteem, facilitates intuition, & assists with clearing judgement, frustration & resentment at being told what to do. It helps bring a more positive approach in ones’ emotional outlook & expression, so it is a good depression aid.

Fluorite (rainbow fluorite) ranges from greens to lilacs, clear to purples. Reduces mild emotional trauma. Eliminates negativity. Stabilizes physical, mental & emotional, & spiritual systems. Brings spiritual peace & wholeness. Used as a calming, centering influence for meditation.

Fossil Jasper, aka Turitella,  is considered to extend the life, or give longevity. The whorls & eye patterns are thought to "absorb" stress, emotional pain, toxins into themselves. Thought to bridge the gap between earth & water. Thought to enhance "earthy" qualities such as practicality & common-sense.

Garnet is a stone of high vitality & energy, & lends vitality, strength, & sensuality. Given as a gift, garnet symbolizes true & never-ending love & devotion. Garnet releases one’s creative ability & inner fire.

Gaspeite is a recently discovered stone in the western hemisphere, found in 1966, & was a discarded byproduct of nickel sulfide mining. It reduces distress & brings assurance,  helps attract friends & friendship. Known for helping to bring spirituality into everyday life. It brings good fortune & helps prevent loss. Primarily related to the heart chakra.

Geodes can have different crystals, such as quartz, amethyst, or citrine. Geodes can help you to see the whole picture, & help with coming to a decision before things get out of hand. They can help one have the ability to shape one's own future. They bridge communications with the Higher Deity & assist in communicating with people that are in the healing fields. They are good tools for meditating, & can be good for soothing & de-stressing. Aid in spirituality.

When you need to turn on the charm, wear Gold Lace Agate to promote friendliness & a contagious happiness. This stone is also said to help relieve depression. It can help you to feel more grounded & practical & increase your understanding of how different life forms can work together to achieve practical results.

Golden Horse Jasper  varies in colour from greens & golds to burgundy & grey. Red jaspers are considered protective, green have general healing abilities, & yellow help mental processes. A grounding stone & a stone of earth consciousness, of responsibility, caring for, & saving our planet.

Golden Labradorite increases creativity, inner strength, vitality, courage, mental clarity, endurance, spiritual focus, intelligence & purpose. It helps to calm the emotions, & helps one to forgive. It is useful for detaching from undue influence or manipulation by others, & especially for treating codependency or an enabler who is unable to let the person learn their own lessons in life or who unconsciously wants to prolong dependency. Its energies are male & solar in tone, & it can be used to activate the ‘male’ aspects of the self, in both men & women (traits of assertiveness, self-confidence, creativity, self-expression in language, physical activity and extroversion.) For those who feel tentative, unfocused, passive or weak, it can be a helpful ally.

Goldstone is said to be a Master Healer, stabilizing emotions & aiding in staying calm.  It is an energy generator & is a good deflector of unwanted energies, so is a protection stone. It reminds us to set goals that are lofty and work to attain them. Thought to increase the healing energies emanating from the hands, & is often used for long distance healing.  A man-made stone, however it contains copper, which is extremely helpful in increasing blood flow and reducing inflammation.

Green Amber has an energy like new sap rising from a tree in springtime, green amber is a wonderful stone for healing & energizing the body & lifting the spirit. As a stone of manifestation, it brings wealth & prosperity to the wearer, empowering them with success. Green amber clears the heart chakra, filling the heart with love & radiant joy.

Green Aventurine is called “The Healer of the Heart & Soul”. Grounds emotionally, allowing thought free of fear, indecisiveness & anxiety. Energizes, inspires, motivates. A stone for leaders, protectors, & counselors. Stimulates healing, creativity, & good luck. Protective for traveling.

Green Banded Agate enhances channelling,  emotional security & energy. It acts as a shield,  facilitates self-diagnosis during meditation, helps deal with stress & irritability, & facillitates telephathy.

Green jasper is especially suited to tempering aspects of your life that have taken on too great an importance. Works as a gentle daily reminder that the whole is only the result of all the parts. Helps with expression, especially of your heart’s desire. Jasper is used primarily to help bring about change. Like all Jaspers, it has the ability to foster & nurture, & its energy is used for grounding & protection. Assists in quick thinking, & helps one to endure stress.

Grey Banded Agate, like all agates, is very grounding & helps to bring us into balance, centering & stabilizing our physical energy. Helps with self-acceptance, mental function, & to overcome negativity. Place variegated & banded agates under your pillow at night to relieve insomnia & bring good dreams.

Hematite is very grounding & balancing, allowing one to release negativity. It is healing & cleansing for disorders of the blood, & allows one to release harmful emotions. Calming, transforms negativity & said to aid in high blood pressure, muscle cramping, nervous disorders & insomnia.

Horn increases spiritual protection & is thought to have healing properties.

Hsiu Jade is a type of Serpentine, so-called because the mottled surface resembles a snake’s skin, & was originally thought to protect from snake bites. The brown colour is achieved by heating. Good for enhancing meditation. A nurturing stone, helps to ground with earth energy, & protects from negative energy.

Indian Agate is a great aid for meditation, & a powerful healing stone. Indian agate gives physical strength & emotional security. It is also a good protection stone.

Iolite is a wonderful stone for soothing & balancing psychic energies; while enhancing the abilities of the bearer, it also assists in grounding & clearer thought/vision. Iolite is one of the best stones to use in psychic, healing, & spiritual activities.

Jade is the stone of the heart, said to aid in self-healing, harmony, and serenity. Helps to eliminate negativity in your life. A sacred stone in many cultures. The Chinese believe it brings prosperity. Very beneficial to the heart in both physical and spiritual senses. Thought to have a gentle, steady pulse of healing energy.

Jadeite . Jade is actually two different stones, Jadeite & Nephrite. Jadeite contains Aluminum & is rarer & hence more valuable than Nephrite. Although famous for its green, pure jade is actually white, with impurities forming green, red, yellow, pink, white, violet, orange, blue-green & brown. Most valued is the pink or lilac Jadeite. Helps get in touch with the emotions, beneficial to people who have been hurt by love or need to discover the gentleness within themselves, & can help one learn restraint & subtlety in matters of emotional importance.

Jasper is a stone of gentleness & relaxation. It is said to provide protection, & to have a calming effect, giving stability & security. Jaspers are considered the patron stones of Counselors & Therapists. It has the ability to foster & nurture, & its energy is used for grounding & protection. Jasper is used primarily to help bring change, & for balance & grounding.

Jet is a form of petrified wood similar to coal, though much harder. Especially useful for people who have unreasonable fears that limit their lives. Helps control mood swings & fights deep depression. Jet is grounding & balancing, &, as it carries a negative electrical charge, is good for drawing power & knowledge to the bearer.

Kambala Jasper calms the emotions & provides insight into difficult situations. It is often referred to as the “Supreme Nurturer”, as it provides support through life’s stressful events & is an excellent stone to wear to help alleviate worry. It is grounding & absorbs negative energy, protecting the wearer from psychic attack. Shamans wear Jasper, as it is believed that it holds the protection of solar energy & is used during journeying. It helps those who have obsessions by helping to bring balance to the emotions while promoting rational thinking.

Kiwi Jasper is a pale seafoam green color with black & clear crystal spotting effect throughout the stones.  It’s a nurturing stone, a good stone for the healers to use on the behalf of others. A good stone for people in counseling or therapy, who want to overcome addictions or compulsive behavior, & gather up their strength for the battles ahead. (emotional) A power stone for those who stand for justice & fair play.

Kyanite brings loyalty, honesty & tranquility, & diminishes anger & confusion. Enhances psychic images, foresight, consciousness, meditation, & communication. Kyanite aids in creative expressions such as art, dance, writing, etc., strengthens the truth in a person, makes one more reliable, & brings serenity. Kyanite does not retain negative energy & never needs energetic cleansing. It aligns & balances all chakras.

Labradorite assists in understanding one’s destiny & purpose in this life. Taps into inner knowledge & wisdom, enhances understanding of energies & intuitive flashes. Magnifies a person’s strength, originality & relationships with others. Opens energy flows to centers most in need.

Lapidalite Jasper, aka Chinese Charoite or Flower Suglite, soothes the soul & gives off a peaceful & calming energy. It assists those of a sensitive nature to become more in tune with their heart chakra, aligned with the energy of the Earth, & more aware of Gaia energy. By working with this stone, our ability to communicate with other non-human life forms will also increase. Those who already have the intellectual understanding of our unity with the planet & an awareness of the oneness of all creation will gain the most benefit from this stone.  It opens one up for unconditional love & the balance that it brings in one`s life. It is a stone of acceptance, precision, & focus.  

Lapis Jade is a peaceful & passive energy source. Helps people who meditate to relax & open their minds to the inner peace within them. It has a steady energy & is given to people who feel overwhelmed or under tremendous stress in their lives.  Believed to foster serenity, wisdom, longevity, success & abundance.

Lapis Lazuli  is the ‘Stone of Egypt’.  It is a powerful healing stone that brings inner power to the wearer & is often used as a protection stone for physical & psychic attacks. Heightens one's awareness, insight & intellect - a good stone for helping to lift depression. Assists in communication, & helps to increase wisdom & gain knowledge. Used for growth & new beginnings, dreaming, women's healing, insomnia.

Larimar brings the tranquility of water,  sea  & air to heart & mind. It represents peace & clarity, emitting healing  & love energy. Soothes & uplifts hurt, fear, depression, pain of life, & changes with love. Assists with self-expression, patience, willingness to accept, simplicity, & creativity.  Uplifts the heart, eases stress & gives a sense of serenity, love & peace.

Leopard Skin Jasper is associated with spiritual discovery, & assists in self-healing. A protection stone, especially for travel. Balances the body’s energies. Helps eliminate negativity. Considered sacred to the Native Americans.

Lepidolite is a stone of calm, trust, & acceptance. Calms, relaxes, gently eases intensity of feelings, stress, mood swings, depression, manic-depression, self-criticism, anxiety, addictions & worrying. It brings hope & is a stone of transformation that helps one get through transitions with trust that everything will ultimately turn out for the best. For many, this stone heals fear at its source in this or past lifetimes, & helps one discover the spirit in everyday life.

Magnetic Hematite helps reduce stress, provide grounding, & improve blood circulation, while magnetic fields balance the bioenergy in the body in natural ways, aiding healing, reducing pain, & boosting the immune system.

Mahogany Jasper is, like all of the red jaspers, good for increased grounding & protection. It is believed in general to stabilise the aura and cleanse it, eliminating negative energy,  is thought to have powers to sustain us, is good for someone who has been weakened by a long illness or stay in hospital, & is used to calm nerves.  It is believed in general to stabilise the aura and cleanse it, eliminating negative energy.

Malachite is a stone of transformation & helps with change & spiritual evolution. A stone of good fortune & prosperity. A protective stone, especially for protection from evil, during pregnancy & childbirth, for children, & during flying & other travel. Using this stone, one can counteract self-destructive romantic tendencies & help encourage true, pure love. Malachite is also good for enhancing emotional stability & balance in general.

Millefiori is Italian for "1000 flowers." This type of bead is made using slices of multicolored glass rods (canes), pressed smooth while hot into the surface of a core piece of glass.

Mongolian Jade is a Nephrite jade, & is a stone of the heart good for emotional balance & stability. A protective stone against illness, & for psychic protection. It is a stone of fidelity & generosity & very helpful as a stone of abundance.

Mookite (Moukaite, Mookaite) (also called Australian Jasper) A type of jasper found in western Australia & China. Enhances luck & success. Good for willpower, courage & self-confidence. Governs eloquence, studying, communications, travel, & wisdom.

Moss Agate is grounding, connecting to the earth, protective & healing energy. Relieves exhaustion. Provides emotional balance & strengthens positive personality traits. Draws new friends. Encourages you to see the beauty before you in daily life. Green agates are the colour of healing & hope.

Moss Jasper helps balance emotional energy, helps the user to let go of anger & bitterness so the emotions are balanced, strengthens in times of stress. Green Jaspers have general healing abilities.

Mother of Pearl signifies faith, charity, and innocence, enhances personal integrity, and helps to provide focus to ones attention. The pearl has been known as a stone of sincerity, bring truth to situations and loyalty to a cause. It has been used to inhibit boisterous behaviour, and to provide a reflection of the self such that one may see the manner in which one appears to others.

Muscovite is a type of mica & is a stone of angelic contact & can bring awareness of the higher self. It is said to increase one's understanding & perception, & to enhance one's reflective abilities. This stone is very useful for a person whose wish it is to contact their spirit guide. It allows one to reflect on their past & present situations & gives one the opportunity to both acknowledge & eliminate any traits one wishes to detach from.

Nephrite Jade. Jade is either Jadeite or Nephrite. Nephrite Jade is a deeper, richer green, less translucent, & the more commonly found variety. It is a stone of the heart & has a beneficial effect on all love relationships. It is also considered to be good for emotional balance & stability. Good for building confidence & self-assuredness, calming & soothing to the heart, & is a very protective stone, particularly good protection for children, against illness, & for psychic protection.

Norwegian Moonstone (Larvikite) is said to stimulate & enhance inner vision, psychic abilities, past life recall, remote viewing of the past, & inter-dimensional travel. It is also said to be excellent for connecting with nature spirits, renewing & maintaining vitality & youthfulness, as well as brain maintenance & healing. It is said to help one read between the lines to understand what others mean on both a conscious & unconscious level. Working with Larvikite will help you to see behind the faces that people wear, & it will help keep you on track.  

Ocean Jasper is produced from only one mine in Madagascar located at the edge of the ocean. The stone can only be collected at low tide. Technically called "Orbicular Jasper". Helps one to accept responsibilities, develop patience & help with circular breathing during meditation. Said to improve digestion & assist in detoxification & elimination.

Olive Wood from Israel. Olive wood is a symbol of knowledge & wisdom, & also a symbol of peace (extend an olive branch). Trees must be pruned every year to keep them healthy, & the beads are made from the pruned branches.

Olivine Jade usually comes from China, & has a lighter colour with more yellowish cast than some of the other types of jade. The Chinese believe that jade brings prosperity.  It aids in self-healing, harmony & serenity, & helps eliminate negativity from your life.

Onyx - Black  is excellent for grounding negativity and releasing stress. Black Onyx can be worn for protection, to banish grief, and to encourage happiness and good fortune.

Onyx -Banded(Sardonyx) has a calming effect, which can be used to balance excitability & a quick temper.  It grounds & concentrates energy while helping to cleanse & purify. It quietens powerful emotional states, & encourages stillness & introspection. Recommended for use with depression & in matters of love. It aids thinking, imagination & decision- making.

Opal carries both the sun and the moon's energy, helps open up our mystical side. Encourages intuition & insight. Opals balance the psyche, sharpen the memory, attract good fortune, & give healing power to the wearer. Black opal is considered to be one of the luckiest gemstones in the world for all twelve signs of the zodiac.

Opalite is called the Stone of Sea & Fire. In healing it is believed to stabilize mood swings & purify the blood & kidneys.  When placed on the Crown Chakra in meditation is said to enhance psychic abilities & induce visions. Used in meditation & for improving communication on all levels, especially the spiritual. Also noted to help in overcoming fatigue.

Orange Agate offers courage, balance, endurance to body, mind, & spirit. It smoothes & stabilizes the aura, & helps you achieve precision of inner sight. A classic grounding stone for higher energies. Orange agate is the stone of determination, persistence & right action. It helps strengthen one's sense of ease, one's consciousness, one's will & endurance, & helps a person to be successful in all kinds of exams: it helps with better verbal expression.  

Orange Aventurine stimulates creativity & enhances personal power. Enhances intellectual powers & promotes communication. Useful when feeling limited, inhibited, or confined, especially within one’s own thoughts.

Oyster Opal Agate – agates have been used for thousands of years as gemstones and ornaments. They are said to bring strength & protection to the wearer, & to bring God’s favour. Also thought to bring pleasant dreams.

Paintbrush Jasper is named for its play of dark lines, "paint splotches" & dotted "splatters" on a lighter background, which look as though they were made by a human hand. It is one of the Picture Jaspers. Natural healers consider Jaspers useful as overall healing gemstones. Wearing Jasper was believed to provide protection, have a calming effect & give stability & security. It is thought to balance one's physical, emotional & intellectual states.

Paua Shell is found only in the sea around New Zealand. Its iridescent colors make the paua shell unique among the world's nearly 130 abalone varieties. Paua Shell has been associated for centuries with Solace, love, beauty, gentleness, caring, comfort, peacefulness & delight. From ancient times the Maori have regarded them as good luck charms, & it is widely believed that they have the power to ward off misfortune while attracting & welcoming health & prosperity.

Peach Aventurine helps with decision making & can boost creativity. Wearing Peach Aventurine Jewelry is considered beneficial for shyness & persons who worry too much. Thought to help quiet critical self-talk. Called the Whisper Stone, Peach Aventurine is sometimes used to help reach the quiet state necessary for meditation. It carries the healing powers from Mother Earth, & is good for healing the heart & releasing emotional stress.

Peach Quartz is a calming, gently warming  stone, brings balance & peace to the emotions in everyday experiences. Enhances sensitivity to others’ feelings, relieves stress and tension.  Self-love, love of others, self-confidence & compassion.

Pearls are calming & centering, & give purity & promote faith, charity, & integrity, truth & loyalty. Pearls attune the wearer to ebb & flow of life. They help one connect with the Goddess. Ancient legend says that pearls were thought to be the tears of the gods & the Greeks believed that wearing pearls would promote marital bliss & prevent newlywed women from crying. Traditional properties are innocence, focus, wisdom, spirituality, sincerity, & fertility.

Peridot governs personal freedom, calmness, & expression of past lives. Reduces depression, stress, rage & jealousy. Cures grudges, hurt egos & helps repair deteriorated relationships. A powerful amulet against evil.

Petrified wood consists of ancient trees that were covered with mineral-rich water & then transformed into a "stone." Can be used to calm down survival based fears, helps to make one feel safe & secure, helps one feel ageless. It is a stone that is good for stabilizing emotions, has ties with the deep past, & this makes it an excellent stone for past life work. A good, all-purpose energy balancer, & is beneficial physically for the bones, backaches, skin & hair.

Picasso Jade has colour variations of grays, giving it a subtle beauty. Of the nephrite variety of jade, which can be grayish, mottled or more subdued than the jadeite varieties. Represents harmony, peace, fidelity, & confidence. A wonderful dream stone.

Picasso Jasper resembles a Picasso print with its variety of colours and stripes, dots and patches. It assists in the development of creativity, as well as engendering strength & self-discipline, grounding & calmness. Black Jaspers are considered important in absorbing negative energy. Believed to be a protective gemstone, especially for women during childbirth. All Jaspers are considered important to counselors & psychiatrists. Picasso Jasper's message is to celebrate life.

Picture Jasper is a stone of earth consciousness, of responsibility, caring for, & saving our planet. It is a calming stone, & good for clearing the mind. It gives you a powerful sense of who you are. Attracts healing energy. Good for meditation. Can help you harmonize yourself with your surroundings (especially nature).

Pink Peruvian Opal is a gemstone of love and gentleness. Wearing it is thought to aid in achieving the calm required to mediate, especially when in the midst of difficult love relationships. A gemstone of the Heart Chakra, Pink Opal is used to help heal inner turmoil relating to problems in relationships. It also brings inspiration, imagination and creativity, can help release inhibitions, and brings happy dreams. It raises one’s spirit, and elevates the mood.  

Poppy Jasper is very grounding & protecting, like all of the red jaspers. Encourages a deep connection with the life of the Earth. Inspires a positive, joyful attitude, & gives motivation & energy to take creative action. Awakens & enlivens areas of the body where energy flows are ‘stuck’.

Purple Agate is a good stone for self expression & creativity. Also said to ease throat tension, immune system & thyroid. It assists in allowing trust with your own intuition. Used to stimulate empathy and compassion for others.  

Purple Jade helps one get in touch with the emotions. Beneficial to people who have been hurt by love or need to discover the gentleness within themselves. Can help one learn restraint and subtlety in matters of emotional importance.

Pyrite is a powerful protection stone, & is very grounding, shielding from negative energies. A conducting & energizing stone. Clears the mind making way for clear focus, & fosters intelligence, logic, psychic development, & creativity. It allows one to unfold their unique talents & abilities.

Quartz is the “Master Healer” and the “stone of power”. Clear Quartz is thought to amplify both body energy & thoughts. It can assist in the creation of power, clarity of thought, meditation, cleansing, clearing the aura, spiritual development & healing. Pure white light passes through it easily, leaving all the colors of the spectrum unaltered & giving substance to the argument that Clear Quartz crystals can help balance all the elements needed to make us whole & fulfilled.   

All colors of Rainbow Jasper will help balance the vibrations of the body. It helps us to focus without overanalyzing, &provides us the focused attention we need in our own lives so we can concentrate on things that are important to us rather than being distracted by unimportant things. Carry rainbow jasper to feel relaxed and secure. Putting a rainbow Jasper in a glass of water for 3 days & then drinking the water is considered a tonic for good health.

Rainforest Jade brings serenity to the mind, releases negative thoughts. Alleviates anxiety & fear – a calming stone. Helps one realize the needs of others. Enhances confidence & self-assuredness. Chinese considered it a stone of prosperity.

Red agate  (often banded, may also contain white) is for vitality, energy & confidence. Enables one to be more adventurous  & take on challenges. A grounding stone, helps to improve physical & emotional balance. Worn in Ancient Rome to guard against insect bites, heal the blood, & promote peace.

Red Dumortierite benefits those needing organization & self-discipline. Dumortierite is also believed to promote harmony, courage, trust, understanding, & control. It is an excellent stone for patience & elimating stubbornness. It also stimulates verbalization of spiritual ideas.

Red jasper is called a stone of fairness & justice because it is said to decrease unjustness & help in unfair situations. It is also said to enhance responsibility, choice, & compassion, & assist in protection & rescue from danger. Said to have a stabilizing effect and helps one use their energy in a balanced way. A very protective & grounding stone – a good stress reliever.

Red Leopardskin Jasper – Jasper is one of the oldest known gemstones. Red jaspers in particular are considered protecting stones. Leopard jasper is associated with spiritual discovery. Balances the energy, & is grounding and protecting.

Red Obsidian is formed by rapidly cooling lava with no crystalline structure. Obsidians are grounding and protecting minerals. Stimulates physical energy. Mixed with black, helps one feel their connectedness with the rest of humanity. Helps attract gentleness & awaken dormant qualitites. Shields against negativity.

Red Stripe Jasper is a powerful healer. It helps people express themselves, and is considered to be a stone of justice & fairness, protection & healing. It strengthens the physical body. Enhances responsibility, choice & compassion, & helps one to use their energy in a balanced way.

Rhodonite is a stone of abiding love & inner balance, & helps us to become more aware of our purpose. Enhances the ability to grasp & understand new concepts.  It calms & feeds the soul through the heart.  Promotes self-assuredness, helps achieve greatest potential & relieves heartache, stress, & loss.

 Rhyolite represents change, variety, creativity, progress, insight, strength, & self-realization. Aids in resolving things from the past, focusing on the present, & clearing the way for the future. Rhyolite is a stone of resolution. This stone has been used to help contact loved ones who have passed over. It is also said to help in attracting your animal guide.

Rose Quartz emits a calming energy which gently removes negativity. It is the stone of self-love. Helpful for balancing emotions & healing emotional wounds. Healing & calming to the heart. Balances yin yang energies, promotes peace & nurturing. Increases feelings of self-worth.

Ruby Quartz is a crimson glass-like crystal that absorbs vast amounts of solar energy. It is a stone of passion & vitality. It is protective, wards off aggression & violence, & is used in healing the back, feet, hips, spine & legs. Ruby Quartz is a stone that radiates great balanced love energy.

Ruby Zoisite is for trust in the universe, & releasing fears. A powerful protective stone, setting up a "grid" like energy field that repels negativity & brings inner security. Aids in communication between the conscious thinking mind & the subconscious.

Russian Jade is found near Lake Baikal in Russia. Thought to be a virtue stone. Jade is a symbol of serenity, purity & wisdom. It is protective, & attracts good luck & friendship. It stimulates ideas, soothes the mind, & releases negative thoughts.

Serpentine is also called New Jade. Serpentine is considered a protective stone that is especially good against snakebite, poison, & venom. It is an excellent stone for meditation. It will help with emotional cleansing, psychic powers, & attract love and money. It also protects against negativity & helps to ground with earth energy.

Sesame Jasper has black dots. It is connected to the heart chakra & is protective of the heart & heart conditions.  It brings positive energy & happy thoughts. Jasper is known as the “Supreme Nurturer”, & is used for protection, against negativity,  & to help one be grounded to the stabilizing energies of the earth. It balances the yin-yang energy (masculine-feminine), & brings energy to the wearer.

The shark’s tooth is believed to bring good luck, as the spirit of the shark holds protective & healing powers. It is believed that the shark’s tooth brings a long & prosperous life!

Shells symbolize boundless growth, being discarded when the creature needs a larger home. Used since the Stone Ages as decoration & holders during religious ceremonies to invoke boundless energies, wearing Shell has also been said to improve fertility, help with decision-making by providing the sensitivity, imagination & insight needed. Rules motherhood, all containers and also water, & is often associated with the astrological signs of Cancer and Pisces.

Silvermist Jasper is found in neutral colours, with bands of gray, tan & cream. Some Silvermist Jasper is more green, with gray & tan-coloured bands, while some has more warm tones of cream & brown with a reddish tint. Red Silvermist Jasper is believed to encourage good luck & protect the wearer from harm.

Silver Leaf Jasper sustains & keeps energy high. Protects against negativity. Helps to balance the spiritual, mental, physical & emotional.  A grounding & protecting stone. Thought to bring protection from drowning. Encourages willpower.

Sky Blue Quartz – Millions of tiny mineral particles scatter light, reflecting back a beautiful blue colour. Grants spiritual insight & enlightenment. Allows you to open yourself to love, & helps with deep meditation.

Smoky quartz is an excellent stone for removing negativity & negative energy & transforming them to positive energy. It is a very protective & grounding stone. It enhances survival instincts, engenders cooperation & helps with creativity, prioritizing needs & wants, & wisdom. It is a stone that brings abundance, prosperity, & good luck. It is excellent for elevating moods, overcoming negative emotions, & relieving depression. It relieves stress, fear, jealousy, anger & other negative emotions by transforming them into positive energies. It is very comforting & calming, & can be considered a stone of serenity. It can, therefore, be very helpful in relieving grief.

Snowflake Obsidian is a stone of balance & inner harmony.  Grounding & balancing, helps release negative emotions & lift depression. Said to dispel bad dreams & anxieties. Called “the stone of purity”.  The black is volcanic glass, the “snowflakes” are flakes of ash from the volcano.

Sodalite helps eliminate confusion & stimulates the intellect. Helps one verbalize their true feelings, & encourages self-esteem & trust. Assists clear, logical thinking. Helps you identify your emotions, verbalize them, & see the truth in them. Encourages self-esteem.

Synthetic Fire Opal is a man-made gemstone, as the name implies. Natural opals are fragile (not to mention extremely costly!), & synthetics are much more durable, while still possessing much of the beauty of the originals.

Tiger Eye – Many legends say that wearing Tiger Eye is beneficial for health & spiritual well-being. Helps keep you balanced, focused, centered & grounded. Uplifts your spirit in times of depression. Helps bring together scattered details & thoughts.

Tiger Iron is a naturally occurring mixture of & has the healing properties of Tiger Eye (which stimulates energy production), Red Jasper (heart/circulation), & Hematite (pain). Wearing it is widely thought to promote self-confidence & self-assurance, improve stamina & be especially important for those whose daily lives require a lot of physical exertion.Thought to help one find refuge when danger is close. It is also a stone of clarity, particularly clarity of knowledge, enabling one to see the truth below the apparent surface of issues.

Topaz is a balancing & calming stone that balances emotions, releases tension, & can bring joy.

Tree Agate is said to have similar properties to moss agate. In addition to those properties, tree agate, is also said to help provide stability and a sense of "grounding or being rooted". This makes it easier to look at things without the intense emotion that can rule human nature.

Turquoise absorbs negativity, promotes honest & clear communication from the heart & is an excellent grounding stone. Good for healing the spirit & soul, it is known as a master healer stone. It improves the mental state overall by increasing all of the following positive mental characteristics: serenity, creativity, empathy, positive thinking, sensitivity, intuition, happiness & wisdom, all of which result in a calmer state that leads to greater self-realization. It is also considered a stone of friendship.

Turtle Shell Jasper is mottled Jasper that looks like a turtle's shell, with shades of brown, mahogany, gold, peach & orange-red. Like all Jaspers, it is a protective stone with a calming effect, grounding & nurturing. It can help to bring change, & its energy is used for attracting luck & protection. Turtle Shell Jasper is stabilizing, & will help to reduce insecurity, fear and guilt. Helps repel negativity. Not good for animals or small children.   

Unakite is said to help balance the emotions & aid in personal growth. Helpful in the steady release of feelings long held in. Helps in taking charge of your life, & is good for protection & leadership. Healing attributes: supposed to balance weight distribution to desired places. Helps release conditions which have been inhibiting personal growth.

Volcano Cherry Quartz is a type of Cherry Quartz, which is a beautiful manmade glass from China, a mixture of clear glass and swirls of deep pink.  Volcano Charry Quartz also has swirls of yellows & browns which give an appearance of flames in the beads. It is made from glass melted in a furnace then combined with a colouring agent to produce the swirling inclusions or "needles" that give it its unique look. The glass is then cooled, cut, & polished like a gemstone. It has been said to attract love.

White Jade is actually a natural form of jade without impurities present. White jade represents wisdom & the destruction of negativity. White or Cream Jade is used to direct ones energy & assist in concentration, by filtering out unwanted distractions.  White & cream jade has long been used to boost energy & to ascertain what the highest outcome for a given situation will be.  It is good for problem-solving, & fosters practical application of spirituality. Energizes the Crown Chakra. 

White Lace Agate is often called "the happy stone". It is reputed to bring optimism, elevate thoughts & guard against physical danger. It helps with attitude, eases despair & depression, encourages, & supports. Increases one’s spirituality, & helps one tune into one’s highest mind & the universal power.

Wood Agate has a grounding force that increases peace & wisdom as well as longevity to the wearer. It is often thought of as a general protector of health, increasing longevity & hardiness. Petrified Wood Agate is often associated with helping recall past lives. It  is also associated with "akasha" or heaven.

Wood Jasper: Creates a positive attitude, reduces the inclination to be arrogant, self-deprecating, greedy, self-destructive, victimized, impatient or stubborn. Centering & grounding, bring calm & tranquility.

Yellow jade – Jade is thought to be a stone of serenity & calming effect. Yellow jade helps bring dreams into reality, governs ambition & achievement, & enhances analytical wisdom.

Yellow Jasper is grounding & protecting stone like all of the jaspers. Balances the Yin Yang energies. Rejuvenates. Gives courage & wisdom. Relieves pain & suffering. Clears the mind & helps the mental processes. Called “the protection stone”. Jasper is mentioned in the Bible several times.

Yellow Turquoise is a jasper or serpentine that is yellow with brown, green & red within. The black webbing that appears throughout this stone is hematite. Turquoise is an all-purpose balancing & healing stone. Good for creative expression, peace of mind, emotional balance, communication, friendship, & loyalty.

Zebra Jasper is a nurturing, strengthening & protecting stone. It promotes meditation & centering, relieves stress, & increases appreciation for joy of life.

Zoisite  helps to amplify the aura & aids a person in realizing their inner talents. Useful to help increase your awareness of & connection to your higher self, & in the release of deep seated fears - leading to a more secure feeling & a peaceful happiness. Good for vitality, the reproductive organs & the adrenal glands, & also used to strengthen the heart. This stone can be used to dispel laziness & idleness, & facilitate advancement.

The Zuni Bear symbolizes the most powerful animal, the bear: Guardian of the Earth. The Zuni believe that if you place a small button filled with corn meal under the nose of the Zuni Bear when you leave your home it will protect it while you’re away. Its strength and well being are passed on to the owner.

The elephant is a symbol of energy, strength, stature, wisdom, courage & power. Elephant statues are often viewed as a source of luck & good fortune especially those with raised trunks. In the East, the elephant was historically used to carry princes and noblemen and became associated with status and foresight.

Cats are an image of a merging of the physical & spiritual, the psychic & the sensual. Traits attributed to cats include curiosity, nine lives, independence, cleverness, unpredictability, & healing.