Spirtual and Healing Properties of Minerals and Crystals
Many people feel that stones, crystals, and minerals have spiritual, healing, or metaphysical properties that can help them focus their energies, connect more easily to the natural world around them, and act as aids to meditating. We use the minerals and crystals listed below in our jewelry, and also as accents for many of our clothing accessories.
Amazonite (Feldspar) – Balance; dispels negative energy; clarity.
Amber – Good luck,; dispels negative energy; cleansing.
Amethyst (crystal family) - The stone of spirituality and contentment.
Carnelian – Heals sorrow; protects against envy, fear & rage.
Chalcedony – Balance; generosity; growth; alleviates hostilities, melancholy & irritability.
Chrysoprase – Loving energy.
Citrine – Wealth; comfort; optimism.
Copper – Optimism; independence; luck.
Coral – Protection; attainment of goals; peace, wisdom.
Crystal – Clarity of thinking, harmony; balance; creativity ; calmness; spiritual development; healing.
Feldspar – Detaching from the old; goal attainment; self-awareness; self-love; intuition. Stones in the Feldspar family include Albite, Adularia, Amazonite, Azulcite, Labradorite, Moonstone, Oligoclass, Orthoclase, Paracelsian and Sunstone.
Fluorite – Stability; objectivity; concentration; order.
Garnet – Commitment; health; creativity, balance.
Goldstone – Purity; Understanding; optimism; independence.
Iolite – Elimination of debt; harmony in relationship.
Jasper – Joy; protection; balance.
Kunzite – Peace; love; centering; stimulates sensitivity & sensuality; protection from negative influences; wisdom.
Labradorite (Feldspar family) –Intuition; strength; perseverance.
Moonstone (Feldspar family) – “new beginnings”; intuition; insight; protection against perils of travel.
Pearl – Faith; charity; innocence; enhances personal integrity; compassion; purity.
Peridot – Protection; growth; delight in life; growth and understanding, especially in times of change; a healing stone.
Pyrite – Protection. This is a major protective shield; healing.
Tanzanite – communication; protection & safety; personal power; self-actualization.
Turquoise – Strength; cleansing&healing; protection; grounding; peacefulness.
Unakite (Feldspar family) – Rebirth & growth.
Zoisite (with ruby inclusions) – Healing; awareness; communication.
